At Fan Expo San Francisco, a panel on Drag and Burlesque discussed the intersection of drag, burlesque, and pop culture, highlighting the importance of marginalized communities and the power of performance art to push boundaries and challenge traditional notions of gender, sexuality, and identity.

A nostalgic escape: Every Saturday morning, this Oakland cinema opens its doors to a group of us “grown-up kids” craving that sweet throwback with a modern twist. Cereal Cinema The New Parkway Theater 474 24th St, Oakland Every Saturday If you were a kid in the 80s or 90s, you

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The Oakland Symphony Chorus and Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir performed a rousing performance of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, accompanied by a full orchestra, at the Paramount Theater, leaving the audience on their feet in a standing ovation.

If you could be any kind of dead person, what kind would you be? Spoiler: you want to be a ghost, the kind that goes “hoo hoo hoo all night long.” So says the lyrics in “Any Kind of Dead Person”, one of the many catchy tunes in Oakland Theater

These women are neither sexualized objects or symbolically placed on a pedestal of virtue. They are simply living their life. Fierce experimentation and subtle challenges to societal norms such as the “Modern Madonnas” series pepper the show. This exhibition gave me a new understanding and respect for Mary Cassatt.

The first of its kind, the show immediately drew me into the world of sneakers. Featuring 15 top creators in the industry, the shoes on display ranged in style and form; while some emphasized their sustainable roots, others brought a more sculptural approach to the shelves.

Once, when I was a young, bright-eyed MFA student, a professor told the class to ​“look to the left of you. Look to the right of you. You should know that only one in five of you will still be making art in five years time. As the years go on, it will be even less.” In

Last Friday on a moonless night, Liz Willhelm and Dallas Smith, owners of Point Reyes Adventure Co. made my dream to see bioluminescence on Tomales Bay come true. Combining their love of adventure, fifteen years of guiding kayaking tours, and delicious food, these two curated a unique experience. I was