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June 25, 2024
West Edge Opera Presents Its Summer of the Supernovas
Cellist Jacqueline du Pré died at 42 of complications from multiple sclerosis. But during her brief, brilliant life, she was “a supernova,” said Marnie...
April 22, 2024
Broc Cellars Does Wine, Naturally
Since 2002, when winemaker Chris Brockway established Berkeley’s Broc Cellars, the focus has been on using organically grown grapes, fermented with the yeast that...
February 23, 2024
‘The Carbonator’ Fights Wildfire Danger at East Bay Parks
The East Bay Regional Park District may have found the wildfire-fighter equivalent of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “The Terminator.”
The most recent California drought is over. But...
February 23, 2024
Ghosts and Angels: Oakland Theater Project’s Spirited 12th Season
The pandemic was hard on live theaters. Many small companies did not survive it. But innovative and scrappy Oakland Theater Project was able to...
December 27, 2023
Queer Rock Opera and Neo-Expressionist Dance Light Up Zellerbach Hall
Taylor Mac and collaborator Matt Ray's four-hour "rock opera meditation on queerness," featuring 55 songs from all genres of American music, will be presented at Zellerbach Hall in February, while Pina Bausch's dance to Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," first performed in 1975, will be presented by an ensemble of more than 30 dancers from 14 African countries in February.
October 24, 2023
Hedwig to Heartland
Talk about pent-up demand. The East Bay is truly bustin’ out all over this fall with arts and entertainment. From theater to touring musical...
August 24, 2023
Meeting Students Where They Are
The term “neurodivergent” encompasses autism, ADD/ADHD, non-verbal learning disorder (NLD), sensory processing disorder and other brain differences. Parents of neurodivergent children are always looking...
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August 23, 2023
Oh, the Places They’ll Go
The house on the corner of a quiet street in East Richmond doesn’t shout, “Artists within!” But during the pandemic, there was an event...