Lou Fancher, Author at 48 hills

Onstage

Dressing the dancing elephants (and the anthill) in ‘The Lion King’

December 8, 2023

Costuming wiz Quinto Ott lets us peek into the riotous jungle of puppets, masks, and intricate outfits of the touring production.

Onstage

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre stages Black women’s healing with joyful jeté

November 29, 2023

Artistic director Margo Hall celebrates company's mentorship opportunities and high-spirited holiday production 'Soulful Christmas.'

Lit

In ‘The Return,’ James Terry pens a lush, tragic ‘coming-of-old-age’ story

November 25, 2023

Novella's UC professor protagonist must brave modern cacophony, despite silent film obsession.

Music

Nearing 80, singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn angles into mortality on ‘O Sun O Moon’

November 16, 2023

'The songs are written from the view of an old guy,' says the legendary Canadian musician. 'I invited people to notice.'

Art Review

Do Yayoi Kusama’s candy-colored creations transcend a problematic past?

November 13, 2023

Recently reported racist writings in the towering 94-year-old artist's past raised questions about her blockbuster SFMOMA show.

Lit

Been here, done gone: Arhoolie Records’ Chris Strachwitz snapped our musical heritage

November 7, 2023

Beyond his precious recordings, a new book celebrates the documentarian's photos of essential roots musicians

Music

Soul legend Valerie Simpson is making joyful noise for Glide’s Holiday Jam

November 1, 2023

This year's stellar music program celebrates Reverend Cecil Williams' 60th anniversary with the essential community org

Art

Come hang (art): 800-plus artists welcome you to 49th Open Studios

October 18, 2023

ArtSpan's annual event has emerged from the cave-like years of the pandemic as a vibrant, sparkling beast of creativity

Lit

Booker winner Anne Enright: ‘I don’t play hide-and-seek, I play hide-and-hide’

October 15, 2023

The Dublin author on new 'The Wren, The Wren,' which centers the women left behind by a garrulous poet

Lit

‘Jeopardy!’ champ Amy Schneider does not want to be your favorite trans person on TV

September 29, 2023

On the eve of her appearance at Porchlight Storytelling's Litquake edition, the beloved game show guru and memoir author isn't holding back.

Lou Fancher