This spring, as the war in Iran continues, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is hosting a series of Iranian films. ‘The Iranian Cinema: From Aesthetics to Politics’ runs through April 23. Details:
The multifaceted singer-songwriter/producer tracks the path from Tony! Toni! Toné! to ‘Sinners’.
On Thursday, Oakland City Hall is hosting a homecoming party for Olympic Gold Medalist Alysa Liu — and if you were lucky enough to snag tickets before they sold out, here’s what to know.
A little red building on the corner of 17th and Wisconsin Streets, San Francisco's Thee Parkside will soon close its doors for the last time after 26 years as a staple of the punk and underground music scene.
Americans need to party more — and these Bay Area hosts are here to help with some tips for your next gathering. (May we suggest an Oscars party on Sunday?)
San Francisco punk legend and former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra has been hospitalized following a hemorrhagic stroke caused by high blood pressure, according to a statement posted on his Facebook page.
If you happen to be in need of an escape — from the lingering grip of winter, say, or you know, [gestures expansively] all of this — it’s important to recall there are productive alternatives to doomscrolling. March offers these 10 new books:
Alysa Liu’s ‘raccoon’ hairstyle is inspiring copycat hairdos all over the world.
“Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of the Woodstock music festival, died Sunday. He was 84.
Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe’s new show is full of exquisite, perfectly-timed jokes.
If you’re looking for free things to do in the Bay Area, here are the no-ticket-needed walking tours that are definitely worth your time.
9jaGrills, a newish Nigerian spot near Oakland’s Jack London waterfront, is the spot in Oakland for Nigerian-style oxtails and jollof rice — and maybe the only spot where you can reliably score those dishes until midnight on the weekend.
At a San Francisco singing circle, people experiencing cognitive decline and their caregivers join together to lift their spirits and improve their lives.
Despite losing three pro sports teams in the past decade, a love for local teams is alive and well in Oakland. Fans Fest 2026 takes place Sunday, March 8 at Fruitvale Village.
The City of Oakland has announced its hotly anticipated homecoming party for Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu. The celebration gets underway at noon on Thursday, March 12, at Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland. Details:
Artists from the Bay Area’s jazz, rock, folk and hip-hop scenes collaborated on putting together the protest album, ‘Artists Against Apartheid,’ to raise money for humanitarian aid and grassroots organizing.
The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band sees the vocalist and her far-flung cast of young Indigenous collaborators blaze a new chapter in jazz history. The band performs on Friday, March 6, at Zellerbach Playhouse in Berkeley.
Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting point.
Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre, the movie palace just northeast of Lake Merritt, celebrates its 100th birthday this week. "While it’s a century-old building made for showing films, it’s the people who make the stories there," KQED's Pendarvis Harshaw writes.
A three-block stretch of San Francisco’s Chinatown will be renamed to honor Tien Fuh Wu, who spent half a century rescuing trafficked women and girls and taking care of them at 920 Sacramento St., then known as the Occidental Mission Home.
On Saturday, March 7, from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m., Suhoor Fest will return to its roots in the NewPark Mall parking lot in San José, with delicious offerings.
The irresistible ensemble includes the voices of Meryl Streep, Dave Franco, Ego Nwodim and Jon Hamm.
‘I Am An American: The Nisei Soldier Experience’ charts the journeys of the 120,000 Japanese Americans who were sent to remote, squalid concentration camps during World War II. It is on display through August 2026:
Outside Lands returns to Golden Gate Park Aug. 7–9, with headlining sets from 'Brat' hitmaker Charli xcx, dance music giants Rüfüs Du Sol and indie rock greats the Strokes.
See the full lineup:
Aside from their economic impact, independent venues have shaped San Francisco’s culture and global reputation. Yet at SF Music Week, panelist after panelist spoke about how San Francisco’s independent venues are struggling.
In a new interview, East Bay rapper Ruby Ibarra reflects on winning NPR's Tiny Desk Contest, repping the Bay Area, and juggling motherhood and her blossoming career.
Initially slated to perform a modern, AI-inspired rendition of the myth of Pandora titled ‘Mere Mortals,’ the San Francisco Ballet’s board voted to cancel its upcoming shows at Washington D.C.’s Trump-Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Built in 1902 to house an eccentric inventor’s rare plant collection, preserving this building in San Francisco has been a neighborhood labor of love.
