Arts & Entertainment Movies: ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka,’ ‘Heightened Scrutiny,’ ‘Cloud,’ Stanford theater summer fest By Anita Katz | Bay City News | July 28, 2025 Two exceptional documentaries about struggles for liberation are coming to Bay Area theaters, with filmmaker appearances.
Arts & Entertainment Sun Ra Arkestra descends into four-night stand at SFJazz By Anna Tran | Bay City News | July 28, 2025 Sun Ra Arkestra appears at 7:30 pm July 31-August 3 in Miner Auditorium, SFJazz Center in San Francisco.
Travel East Brother, can you spare a dime? Historic lighthouse in the Bay needs funds for repairs By Samantha Kennedy | Bay City News | July 27, 2025 It needs at least $750,000 to fund repairs to the pier and gangway to ensure access to East Brother Island.
animals Ready to rock and growl: Safari West welcomes newborn southern white rhino Ozzy By Finbar LaBelle | Bay City News | July 26, 2025 The name Ozzy is a respectful nod to the late music icon Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away on the same day as the calf’s birth.
Arts & Entertainment World War II-era Coast Guard tall ship back in San Francisco this weekend, with free tours By Audrey Tomlin | Bay City News | July 24, 2025 This is the second visit to San Francisco in as many months for the 295-foot Eagle.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Cupertino, Walnut Creek free concerts, Napa puppet fest, TheatreWorks’ new works fest, mezzo Nikola Printz, Music@Menlo By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | July 23, 2025 Ringing in the new.
Arts & Entertainment Retired Berkeley doctor Marc Sapir shares elders’ stories in ‘l’ll Fly Away’ By JL Odom | Bay City News | July 23, 2025 Marc Sapir appears at 5:30 pm July 23 at Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco.
Oakland ‘It’s about connection’: Free water shuttle from Alameda and Oakland expands service By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | July 23, 2025 The increase adds a total of 35% more weekly trips.
Food & Drink The Dish | Red Pepper Soup By Brynne Staley | July 22, 2025 A simple soup to enjoy chilled on a hot summer day, or hot on a foggy Bay Area summer day.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Shotgun Players stage rich, luminous ‘Magnolia Ballet’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | July 22, 2025 Shotgun Players’ “The Magnolia Ballet” continues through August 10 at Ashby Stage in Berkeley.