Arts & Culture

Martín Perna creates space for collective music-making

He started as an alto. Not a baritone, not a tenor. An alto. In the chorus of a Philadelphia elementary school, singing parts he was told to sing, performing repertoire he found corny and sometimes worse. He liked music. He did not like what they were doing with it. That...
Bay Area musicians organize benefit for Palestinian relief

Bay Area musicians organize benefit for Palestinian relief

While I do not practice the religion, I grew up in a Jewish family. I attended temple with my great grandmother, mostly for high holidays like Purim, Passover and Hanukkah but sometimes on a random weekend as...
Social Eyes: Week of May 28-June 3

Social Eyes: Week of May 28-June 3

This week's calendar picks feature Stella Cole, Daisychain, The Neighborhood Kids, Jovino Santos Neto Trio, Alabama Shakes, Doug Gillard, The Darts, 'The Kids Are Alright' Bay Area Girls Rock Camp fundraiser, Pradabagshawty, and Apocalyptica.
Free Will Astrology: Week of June 3

Free Will Astrology: Week of May 27

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the weeks ahead, simply being right won’t necessarily lead to success. Having strength, intelligence, wealth or connections might help, though not as much as usual. But a different approach will work well...
Cheryl Dunye builds space for Black queer cinema

Cheryl Dunye builds space for Black queer cinema

Cheryl Dunye, an Oakland-based Liberian-American filmmaker, director and producer, says telling stories about Black queer identity, history and culture is energizing. “I’ve always worked in the space where identity gets complicated,” she says. “That’s not new for me....
San Francisco's lucky break turns heartbreak into a debut album

San Francisco’s lucky break turns heartbreak into a debut album

The first album by Emma Gerson, the artist who goes by the name of lucky break, was made it! Gerson said she used lowercase letters for her musical pseudonym and the album title because she didn’t want...
Social Eyes: Week of May 21-27

Social Eyes: Week of May 21-27

This week's calendar picks feature Chad Price and Scott Reynolds, Oakland Theater Project's 'The House of Bernarda Alba,' Ramblin’ Jack Elliott & Friends, Vernaculars play the music of Francis Wong, The Zeros, Shotgun Players' 'Continuity,' The Beths, Telehealth, The Last Dinner Party, and Miguel Zenón.
Free Will Astrology: Week of June 3

Free Will Astrology: Week of May 20

Welcome to Gemini season!
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