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Bay Area artists awarded for visual stories
Jan 21, 2025

Bay Area artists awarded for visual stories

Bountiful artistic talent in the Bay Area challenges SFMOMA curators selecting the annual SECA Award winners with a hefty task. Initiated in 1967, the...
No booze brings good news beyond Dry January in the East Bay
Jan 14, 2025

No booze brings good news beyond Dry January in the East Bay

Motivated by multiple factors, the non-alcoholic (NA) beverage movement has reached new levels of normal. People testing the terrain are inspired by Dry January,...
Caretaking and community inspire Marcus Gardley
Dec 17, 2024

Caretaking and community inspire Marcus Gardley

Award-winning Oakland-born playwright Marcus Gardley never knows where his writing is going. In an interview a week prior to the world premiere of his...
'Harmonica Wizard' DeFord Bailey honored at festival
Dec 10, 2024

‘Harmonica Wizard’ DeFord Bailey honored at festival

The DeFord Bailey Legacy Festival, Dec. 13-15 at Freight & Salvage, pays tribute to the legendary Black musician. Born in 1899 and short of stature...
Jocelyn Bioh weaves tales inspired by sitcoms
Nov 19, 2024

Jocelyn Bioh weaves tales inspired by sitcoms

Ghanaian-American playwright and actor Jocelyn Bioh grew up in New York City. Although by no means impoverished, her family didn’t have a lot of...
Local artisans craft gifts for all bodies
Nov 12, 2024

Local artisans craft gifts for all bodies

The premise was simple: Search out local artisans and makers to best complete the ellipsis-ended phrase, “When you love your body, you ...” We...
American Indigenous and Western classical music blends anew
Oct 29, 2024

American Indigenous and Western classical music blend anew

The Dover Quartet appears Nov. 3 at Hertz Hall in Cal Performances’ Illuminations: “Fractured History” series with impeccable timing. Featuring the work of Jerod...
Oakland Symphony welcomes Kedrick Armstrong as music director
Oct 15, 2024

Oakland Symphony welcomes Kedrick Armstrong as music director

When Kedrick Armstrong steps up to the podium Oct. 18 at the Paramount Theatre as the Oakland Symphony’s ninth music director, he will be...
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