Arts & Entertainment Olivia Kuper Harris’ personal journey fuels new SF musical ‘The Day the Sky Turned Orange’ By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | September 4, 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company’s “The Day the Sky Turned Orange” runs September 5-October 5 at Z Space in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Opera in the Park, NorCal Book Awards, Jane Lynch and Kate Flannery, Anthony Wilson, ‘My Fair Lady’ By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | September 3, 2025 Lots of freebies this week and a loverly musical.
Food & Drink The Dish | Gazpacho By Barbara Love | September 2, 2025 Nothing says end of summer like this chilled soup.
Arts & Entertainment Get tickets now for Oakland Magic Circle’s 100th Anniversary Gala Show & Dinner on Sept. 9 By Gary Meyer | September 2, 2025 Magic lovers of all ages are invited to celebrate this historic organization.
Arts & Entertainment September 2025 author events: NorCal Book Awards, John Doll, Vanessa Grubbs, Sister Helen Prejean, Mary Roach, Arundhati Roy, and more By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | September 1, 2025 Authors of historical fiction, stories with Bay Area settings, memoirs and other non-fiction make local appearances this month.
artists Historic Oakland mural depicting nude Ohlone man targeted for paint-over By Laura Casey | Bay City News | September 1, 2025 The Piedmont Avenue mural depicts the Ohlone Native Americans’ brutal annihilation by Spanish missionaries.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: Bernal Heights cinema, SF Symphony film series, ‘Twinless,’ ‘Lurker,’ “Love, Brooklyn’ By Anita Katz | Bay City News | September 1, 2025 Outdoor cinema, movies with the San Francisco Symphony and indie psychodramas are highlights this week.
Books Local Lit | Top tips for September By Lou Fancher, Exedra staff | August 29, 2025 A Fairyland book festival, poetry reading, cookbook stories, quilts, and more.
Environment East Bay Regional Park District buys 82 acres at Point Molate to create new shoreline park By Ruth Dusseault, Bay City News | August 29, 2025 The property includes Native American sacred sites, a historic Chinese fishing village, and Winehaven, once the world’s largest winery.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: Silk purse from a sow’s ear? Ian McEwan can do it By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News | August 28, 2025 Plus other new works on tap this month, including "Replaceable You," the latest from the Oakland-based writer Mary Roach.