Lou Fancher, Author at 48 hills

Music

Kronos Fest still waves in the new, with meta needle drops and play-along apps

June 19, 2023

Its '50 for the Future' project complete, Kronos Quartet leaps onward with three days of cutting-edge music

Music

That big, bold, brassy sound is coming from Melba’s Kitchen

June 15, 2023

Appearing at Yoshi's, the 14-piece all-woman jazz ensemble celebrates 20th century Black trailblazer Melba Liston

Culture

Massive Mamenchisaurus and full-sized friends await at Academy of Sciences

June 1, 2023

Museum director explains why their dino-girth is truly significant sizing.

Lit

Lasting lit: The enduring issues of ZYZZYVA

May 22, 2023

How does a 1985-born lit journal live on? Editors spill its secrets.

Arts + Culture

Throwing out a rope to creatives: Rainin Fellowship announces 2023 grantees

May 17, 2023

"I’ll be able to think about what happens when I’m 85."

Culture

A Mother’s Day lament (and celebration of all who nurture)

May 10, 2023

A reflection on the recent loss of my mother, and the wider circle of those who help us through life

Lit

From ‘Vagina Monologues’ to ‘Reckoning,’ V still fights for women’s voices and dreams

May 3, 2023

'We’re living in the karmic sludge of so much un-apologized-for behavior in the world,' says renowned activist, appearing at Bay Area Book Fest

Lit

Bay Area Book Fest turns the page to a new era—but first, a weekend worth a million words

May 1, 2023

'The festival’s not a flippant, celebrity event. Our authors have something significant to give,' says outgoing director Cherilyn Parsons

Lit

Social psychologist Brian Lowery looks for the true you in ‘Selfless’

April 24, 2023

The Stanford professor's accessible and well-researched book makes a strong case for fluidity.

Culture

34th annual Bioneers conference will tap young and old for big answers

March 26, 2023

Structural "othering" and the intelligence of animals take the fore at Berkeley thinker's ball.

Lou Fancher

Kronos Fest still waves in the new, with meta needle drops and play-along apps

That big, bold, brassy sound is coming from Melba’s Kitchen

Massive Mamenchisaurus and full-sized friends await at Academy of Sciences

Lasting lit: The enduring issues of ZYZZYVA

Throwing out a rope to creatives: Rainin Fellowship announces 2023 grantees

A Mother’s Day lament (and celebration of all who nurture)

From ‘Vagina Monologues’ to ‘Reckoning,’ V still fights for women’s voices and dreams

Bay Area Book Fest turns the page to a new era—but first, a weekend worth a million words

Social psychologist Brian Lowery looks for the true you in ‘Selfless’

34th annual Bioneers conference will tap young and old for big answers

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