Vallejo Center for the Arts Reopens The Empress Theatre
The Empress Theatre has reopened after two long years as a darkened venue due to the COVID pandemic. On Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 7:30 … Read more
Local SF Writer Captures Romance of Ferry in “What’s Not to Like?”
What’s not to like? The ferry…are you joking? New York transplants (like myself) have a long and sentimental relationship with the Staten Island ferry. While … Read more
Wagner Society Closes Year with Holiday Celebration
The Wagner Society of Northern California recently closed out its year in style with the traditional Holiday Celebration – The Cosima Wagner Birthday/Holiday Celebration. Members … Read more
Couture Fantasy to Transform the Legion of Honor Next Year
Through exquisite craftsmanship, lavish embroidery, and unconventional dressmaking techniques, designer Guo Pei creates a couture fantasy that fuses the influences of China’s imperial past with … Read more
ACT’s Strand Theater to Stage “The Woman in Black”
The original London Production of “The Woman in Black” makes its San Francisco Bay Area premiere December 15, 2021 through January 16, 2022 at The … Read more
Trio of Conductors Make SF Symphony Debut Next Year
Three conductors will make their San Francisco Symphony orchestral series debuts February 17–19, 2022, on a program honoring late Oakland Symphony Music Director Michael Morgan. … Read more
Berkeley Rep Extends “Swept Away”
As we have noted in earlier posts, Berkeley Rep is roaring back. Due to overwhelming demand from enthusiastic theatregoers in 42 states, Berkeley Rep has … Read more
Chinese Culture Center Video Installation Tells Compelling Refugee Story
The Chinese Culture Center (CCC) and artist Sofía Córdova present a video installation at CCC’s 41 Ross gallery that is the culmination of a two … Read more
Libreria Pino Strikes Gold With Camilleri Classic
Andrea Camilleri, one of Italy’s most popular authors and creator of the Inspector Montalbano, did not begin to write mystery novels until he reached the … Read more
Final Performance of SFO’s “Cosi” Scheduled for This Week
Ferry riders alert: It’s not too late to catch one of the major cultural events of the season. Sung in Italian with English supertitles, the … Read more