Arts & Entertainment Movies: Noir City at Grand Lake, Jim Jarmusch’s newest, and more By Anita Katz | Bay City News | January 12, 2026 It's the 23rd run of Noir City, with a line-up of 24 films and music as the guiding theme this year.
Bay Area Beloved alligator could live on in SF street name By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | January 8, 2026 Claude died in December, aged 30, and was one of an estimated 100 to 200 albino alligators in the world.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Chris Botti, great band cook at SFJazz By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | January 7, 2026 The trumpet great's annual residency wraps up this weekend.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Bowie Bash, Oaktown’s Most Wanted, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | January 7, 2026 Celebrating Bowie a decade after his death, rapper and comedian Spice 1, a belated holiday concert, and opera from home.
Arts & Entertainment Free SF concert honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | January 7, 2026 January 13 at 12:30 pm in Old St. Mary's Cathedral.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: 2025’s unsung little gems By Anita Katz | Bay City News | January 5, 2026 Also, Gus Van Sant’s dark hostage comedy and two Oscar-shortlisted Palestinian stories.
Books Local Lit Events | January 2026 By Lou Fancher | January 2, 2026 Poetry — including youth poetry — journalism, birding around the Bay, and local Wiki fun are all on tap this month.
Bay Area Tilden Fungus Fair: Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 By East Bay Regional Parks | January 2, 2026 View hundreds of local mushroom specimens on display and hear from guest speakers.
Arts & Entertainment Notable 2025 nonfiction by Bay Area authors By Linda Lenhoff | Bay City News | January 1, 2026 From incisive social histories to meditations on nature, 10 books from 2025 to add to reading lists.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Neil Diamond tunes, Chris Botti, Pacific Mambo Orchestra, ‘Into the Woods’ By The Artful Observer | December 31, 2025 A strong showing of theater and music performances to kick of 2026.