Lou Fancher, Author at 48 hills

Arts + Culture

Cole Swensen’s ‘Veer’ swerves towards the limits of language

May 12, 2026

Poems that dare to go into the minds of crows, up tree trunks, or daringly close to the sun.

Music

Lara Downes gathers friends to reflect on musical resilience of ‘This Land’

May 5, 2026

As country's 250th birthday approaches, acclaimed pianist is joined by Judy Collins, more for genre-spanning, resonant concert.

Onstage

The world is large! 8 must-sees at SF International Arts Fest

April 27, 2026

Korean tango, Canadian food prep cirque, improv hip-hop, deconstructed drag, a 'Lesbitarian Church,' more from border-erasing event.

Stage Review

Joffrey Ballet plunged into bizarre and wondrous ‘Midsummer’s Night Dream’

April 25, 2026

Gags, puns, allusions, and bodies flew as storied company literally made hay with beloved fantasia.

Dance

Alvin Ailey’s annual Berkeley run brought further ‘Revelations’

April 14, 2026

Revered African American dance company set sail for 'Jazz Island,' tackled a table-top 'Embrace,' and renewed a stone classic.

Art

YBCA’s ‘Conjuring Power’ grounds hope for LGBTQ+ future in shared history

February 27, 2026

Ester Hernández, Serge Gay Jr., Crystal Mason, Tanya Wischerath, and others carry on distinctly SF practice of world-building.

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.

Lou Fancher