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Music moved pianist Mona Golabek to tell the story of her mother, herself a pianist whose career was cut short when the Nazis occupied Austria.
Got your weekend plans yet? We have some cool ideas, from a great comedy fest to awesome pizza to a certain football game .... .
Over a thousand people have already signed onto a petition asking the city council to reconsider a July decision to remove about 10 apricot trees from the Orchard Heritage Park and allow the…
It has a "Blair Witch" vibe, but its backstory is touching rather than sinister.
Got plans yet for the first weekend of 2020? We have some ideas: from chocolate and ice cream indulgence to buzzworthy movies and Cirque du Soleil.
Pixar's "Onward," TV's "Little Fires Everywhere," a Frida Kahlo exhibit, Miranda Lambert are among reasons why we're excited for 2020.
Bay Area performer Dan Hoyle's solo show timely "Border People" plays through Jan. 18 in S.F.
The annual "The Big Fat Year End Kiss Off Comedy Show" has been rolling on for 27 years now, so it's going to take a little more than its headliner being out to derail this train. Bay Area p…
Caryl Churchill's powerful witch-hunt drama "Vinegar Tom," playing at Berkeley's Ashby Stage, speaks to the current political climate.
The holidays have been especially busy this year for Lori and Gary Thompson. The couple moved to Willow Glen over Thanksgiving weekend, then opened a fine art gallery Dec. 7 within walking d…
It's the lull between holidays -- and we've got seven fab ideas for how to spend them, from a musical "Groundhog Day" to Chinese pageantry, wintery hikes and more.
Bay Area clubs and theaters offer plenty of shows during the "dead week" between Christmas and New Year's.
'Shen Yun,' an epic pageant devoted to Chinese history and culture, stops in S.F. and San Jose on its annual Bay Area tour.
Unique Derique's "Fool La La" clown blends gentle humor with circus tricks, magic and other fun; it's playing at The Marsh Berkeley.
Legendary cheeky musical revue "Beach Blanket Babylon" tearfully prepares to close on New Year's Eve after 45 years as a San Francisco institution.
A fleet of X-Wings, TIE fighters and Star Destroyers will soon be departing Hyperspace Mountain after a limited-time run of the Star Wars overlay on the Tomorrowland roller coaster..
Sarah Ruhl's 'Becky Nurse of Salem' gets its world premiere at Berkeley Rep, stirring an overstuffed kettle of history, feminism and misogyny.
Yes, "Groundhog Day the Musical," getting its Bay Area premiere at SF Playhouse, is a worthy holiday show.
Brother Todd Fisher is lending rare items for the one-week Carrie Fisher Pop Up Museum.
Got your weekend plans yet? We have some nifty ideas, from "Nutcrackers" to Dungeness delights to great plays. And "Star Wars" too.
Cal Shakes, Shotgun Players, Marin Theatre Company, Berkeley Rep and ACT delivered some of the best Bay Area stage productions we saw in 2019.
Quantum Dragon in SF performs the West Coast premiere of a futuristic sci-fi comedy of manners, 'An Invitation Out.'
Oakland Ballet brings Graham Lustig's acclaimed adaptation to the Paramount Theatre Dec. 21-22.
Prize-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl returns to Berkeley Rep with "Beck Nurse," a comedy inspired by the Salem witch trials.
The 'Silicon Valley' star said he got in shape for Marvel's 'The Eternals,' in which he co-stars with Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kit Harington and Salma Hayek.
