animals Meet Cecil, the ‘chill’ new silverback gorilla leading his family troop at San Francisco Zoo By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | October 18, 2025 The zoo is hoping that Cecil will be a good candidate to mate with the other female gorillas in the future.
Arts & Entertainment Bandleader Alex Mendham revives Jazz Age in SF in Mark Hopkins’ Peacock Court By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | October 16, 2025 Catch the Art Deco Dance Series on October 25, November 22 and December 20 at the Mark Hopkins Hotel.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Berkeley Harvest Festival, Diwali in Walnut Creek, Oakland Symphony, Philharmonia Baroque, Vienna Teng By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | October 15, 2025 Bay Area "accordion soul" musician Andre Thierry is a featured performer at the Berkeley Harvest Festival on October 18.
Featured in Category Santa Rosa gardener squashes rivals with 2,346-pound pumpkin at Half Moon Bay weigh-off By Kathleen Kirkwood, Bay City News | October 15, 2025 Winner’s pumpkin outweighed the closest challenger by more than 300 pounds and brought in a prize of $21,114.
animals Contra Costa animal services offers free adoptions as shelter reaches capacity By Pete Young | Bay City News | October 14, 2025 More than 200 pets — including 140 dogs — need permanent or temporary homes.
Arts & Entertainment Movies: United Nations Association film fest, Blackfoot buffalo doc, ‘Urchin,’ Ghost Fest By Anita Katz | Bay City News | October 13, 2025 Human-rights documentaries, majestic buffalo and actor Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut merit top mention this week.
Arts & Entertainment Aura, a new interactive light-and-sound experience, opens in Grace Cathedral By Leslie Katz, Bay City News | October 10, 2025 Tickets are currently available through Dec. 31.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Manet & Moriset’ at Legion of Honor sheds new light on famed French painters By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | October 9, 2025 Featuring works by the pivotal Modernist and the female pioneer of the Impressionist movement, the exhibit runs through March 1, 2026.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Free Flyaway show, John C. Reilly, ‘McNeal,’ Gabriel and Jeffrey Kahane, SF Symphony Youth Orchestra By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | October 8, 2025 Music, theater, aerial performances, and more on tap this weekend around the Bay.
Arts & Entertainment Kronos Quartet explores Chinese-American experience in ‘Beyond the Golden Gate’ By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | October 8, 2025 Kronos Quartet appears in a Cal Performances presentation on October 11 in Zellerbach Hall.