Lou Fancher, Author at 48 hills

Dance

Century-old Martha Graham Dance Company proves the future of the art is in good hands

February 18, 2026

Elegant, forceful reimaginings of legendary choreography hit their mark.

Art

Manet, Morisot, and the language of the eyes

February 17, 2026

Two French masters living gender-differentiated realities are hung side-by-side at the Legion of Honor.

Lit

Tip-top tomes: Our favorite books of 2025

December 16, 2025

Oakland community history, knockout African folklore, Julian Brave Noisecat's debut... Here's what got us through the year

Lit

In ‘Vera,’ Gary Shteyngart depicts growing up in a world becoming ever more cruel

November 1, 2025

The writer draws on his Soviet childhood—and watching his own son today—for latest novel about a wondrous little girl.

Onstage

‘Hills of California’ aims to sing with real-life family harmony—and discord

October 27, 2025

Director Loretta Greco brings decades-hopping story of four sisters and their ambitious mother to Berkeley Rep.

Dance

Paris Opera Ballet’s ‘Red Carpet’ reveled in the garishness of glamour

October 23, 2025

Chanel costumes and undeniable pedigree made for exuberant, if uneven, spectacular.

Art

At the de Young, a vibrant refresher of Indigenous art

October 11, 2025

New four-gallery "Rooted in Place" displays gorgeous diversity of Native California peoples.

Art

Blues musician Mike Henderson enjoys the ride, right on through to solo art show

October 11, 2025

At Haines Gallery, Cabin Fever bandmember's multimedia expressions of Black life crackle with humor and insight.

Music

Victoria Shen transduces quantum mechanics into Kronos Quartet universe

October 3, 2025

Her needle-tipped bows, laser-cut vinyl—even acrylic nails—create their own sonic physics with legendary players at Zellerbach Hall.

Arts + Culture

Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Fantastic Negrito

September 25, 2025

Oakland-raised singer-songwriter refuses to rest on laurels, turning in a painfully introspective album with 'Son of a Broken Man.'

Lou Fancher