Just Released: Chance of Alcatraz Podcast
The much-anticipated Chance of Alcatraz podcast is now ready for Cultural Currents readers. James McKee of Earwax Productions made the compelling mix working with the … Read more
No Ferry on the Tiber….
The Tiber’s water level in the winter may be so high as to overflow its embankment. In the summer, it’s so dry hardly any boats … Read more
Race Track Bugler and Trumpet Master Champions New Jazz Documentary: “Harlem of the West”
Bay Crossings first became familiar with David Hardiman at the legendary thoroughbred race track Golden Gate Fields, where he presides as the bugler. As a preamble … Read more
San Francisco Ballet Announces 2021 Reperatory Season: “Leap of Faith”
Our last report from the San Francisco Ballet came on March 11th as the City announced at intermission that this would be the last performance … Read more
San Francisco Opera Continues Streaming of Classics
San Francisco Opera continues streaming performances as part of its Opera is ON initiative with Gioachino Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Cinderella) on July 18 and Leoš Janáček’s Věc Makropulos (The Makropulos Case) … Read more
The Girl with the Leica Tells a Complex Story of Courage
We discovered another new author at Libreria Pino, the jewel box of a bookstore in North Beach. The Girl with the Leica, by Helena Janeczek, … Read more
UC Press Produces Another Mythic Masterpiece: The Decisive Network
Bay Crossings readers realize that much of our content is reliant on photojournalism and seizing the “decisive moment.” Thanks to UC Press we have a superb … Read more
San Francisco Ballet Streams Cutting Edge Work Tonight
The San Francisco Ballet announced further free weekly streams on SF Ballet @ Home, featuring commissioned works from the 2018 Unbound festival and other notable ballets … Read more
Ferry Riders in SF Bay and NYC Enjoy “Tunnels of the Mind”
Attention ferry riders, still waiting for a boat. San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), in association with ZAZ Corner, presents Tunnels of the Mind, a selection … Read more
Opera is ON: Our Own SFO Streams Masterpieces From Past Seasons
Even if all ferries are not yet riding on tidal flows in The Bay, virtual passengers can access virtual performances via state-of-the-art streaming services. San … Read more
Book Review: The Holy Sinner Worth Revisiting
We are reading The Holy Sinner by Thomas Mann, and observe that its narrative and plot is similar to Chance of Alcatraz. It is set … Read more