Alonzo King LINES Ballet opened its spring season on May 10 with a powerful double bill. The evening featured the world premiere of The Beauty of Dissolving Portraits, a mesmerizing new work created in collaboration with Oakland-born jazz virtuoso Ambrose Akinmusire. It was paired with a revival of King’s 2009

Misfit Cabaret’s Cinephilia returned to San Francisco last Friday for the first time since its debut eight years ago and I was there for it. It was everything you’d imagine: a madcap homage to cult cinema and its gloriously strange and unhinged characters, including Alex DeLarge and his droogs from

It’s Springtime in San Francisco, which means it’s time to put your phone on silent for a while and step out into our fair city to sing, eat, and play with the wonderful people and programming on offer. Whether in the flesh or on a live stream, the journalists and

Armed with compassion and a wagon full of kibble, toys, and treats, Paul Crowell is changing the lives of homeless pets, one paw at a time.

Have you ever wanted to see the world through someone else’s eyes? At I Wish I Had a Window at Narrative Oakland, you can. This first-of-its-kind exhibition—featuring more than 500 works from 200 artists across seven progressive art studios nationwide—offers an intimate glimpse into the experiences, emotions, and creative visions