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The downtown San Jose performance venue is raising money to add high-definition video equipment and train students to work as video crews.
East Oakland's Black Culture Zone is leading the way in collecting and curating the murals that sprang up during the #BLM protests spurred by the death of George Floyd at the hands of the po…
Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe page, for example, features a preview of "The Factory", an audio piece about Warhol's backstory, his work and how it made its way into Lego Art.
You won't find live fireworks shows this July Fourth, but we have found plenty of other things to do this weekend, from 'Hamilton' to virtual parades.
The coronavirus pandemic might have snuffed live fireworks, but there is plenty to see and do, from "Hamilton" to virtual parades.
An eccentric, sometimes unsettling, series of digital video productions make up Pear Theatre's new hodgepodge of vignettes called "This Street and the Next." Directed by the company's artist…
SJSU has run Hammer Theatre since 2016. "This has been such a successful model in so many ways," says Kerry Adams Hapner, San José director of cultural affairs.
We have some great ideas for the weekend, from Pride movies and music to celebrating Bay Area Black-owned restaurants to great movies, TV and music.
Groundbreaking musical will be available to stream in July
Stream these: 'Game of Thrones' star Gwendoline Christie in National Theatre of London's 'Midsummer Night's Dream'; Smuin Ballet, Ragazzi Boys Chorus.
EnActe is turning the spotlight on women performers and playwrights in a new series of virtual events, plays, readings and more. Women EnActe for Themselves, or WEFT, launches June 27 with a…
The Walnut Creek illustrator and painter talks about the power of art -- even coloring -- on the mind and soul, especially during times of uncertainty.
Watch Bay Area stage actor Aldo Billingslea delivers the Emancipation Proclamation in a new Juneteenth video for TheatreWorks SV.
British actor Ian Holm has died at the age of 88, according to a statement from his agent.
Got your weekend plans? We have a bunch of ideas, from Father's Day fun and deliciousness to a Junegteenth play to drinks with Sammy Hagar (sort of).
Bay Area theater companies and stage artists are joining Aldo Billingslea, PlayGround and others to unveil a new Black Lives Matter play -- and more.
From Valley of the Moon fest, to SF Girls Chorus to Oakland Symphony to Opera Paralléle to SF Opera, lots of great music is available online.
Jeffrey Boozer, an artist, graphic designer, illustrator and DJ, died May 30. He was 49. The cause was complications due to Type 1 diabetes, his family said.
Work by six artists examines the meaning of loneliness in "lone some," a new exhibition on display at bus shelters and billboards in communities including San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland.
Members of Los Cenzontles youth band perform in 'Front Porch Sessions' videos.
Your Bay Area weekend includes some outside options for a change, as well as a trippy literary adventure with an alternative Bay Area.
Contemporary Jewish Museum stunning exhibit "Predicting the Past: Zohar Studios" was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic but is now available online.
In scenes broadcast around the world, anti-racism protesters taking part in the global Black Lives Matter movement tore down the statue of Edward Colston on Sunday and threw it into Bristol …
Pear Theatre in Mountain View is moving ahead in today's virtual world with a season announcement/subscription kick-off party June 12. Pear Artistic Director Sinjin Jones will host the Pear'…
After several of unrest, artists have started to reclaim parts of Oakland by turning plywood that is used to protect windows as canvas for murals that tell the stories of the Black Lives Mat…
