The City of Oakland has announced its hotly anticipated homecoming party for Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu. The celebration gets underway at noon on Thursday, March 12, at Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland. As one of the rare uniting sources of joy ... See more
Bruce Springsteen announced The Land of Hope and Dreams Tour on Tuesday, with a stop at San Francisco’s Chase Center right around the corner — on Monday, April 13. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 20 at noon, Pacific Time. Marketing materials for the tour ... See more
F irst things first: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the Castro Theatre is not, strictly speaking, a “film event.” It’s a film, sure. But it’s also the Castro Theatre’s long-awaited reopening after a two-year closure. It’s a celebration. It’s not Stalke... See more
San Francisco Opera announced its 2026–27 season on Tuesday, including repertory fare like Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and Puccini’s Tosca alongside lesser-performed works like Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra and Massanet’s Manon. In preparation for a 2028 m... See more
Boots Riley’s upcoming film I Love Boosters is due out May 22, and the trailer for the film just dropped. Fortunately, it includes all the clever dialogue, exaggerated body suits and subversion of capitalism we’ve come to expect and love from the Oakland ... See more
