Mexico Archives - 48 hills

Lit

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

Lou Fancher - November 25, 2023

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

The Agenda

The (other) big problems with APEC

Tim Redmond - November 12, 2023

Powerful CEOs and politicians meet in secret to promote global catastrophe. Plus: Judges, cops, and crime ... That's The Agenda for Nov. 12 to 19

Music

Tony Jay drifts through the fog with a painted face

Daniel Bromfield - November 9, 2023

'Dejected crooner of the quotidian' speaks about new record 'Perfect Worlds' and affinity for colder SF days

Onstage

Dan Hoyle’s ‘Border People’ demonstrates the radical empathy we need right now

Halim Madi - November 3, 2023

The long-running solo show channels 11 folks crossing identity-based and geographic borders, and remains a must-see

Art

Chuck Sperry screenprints rock history and the fight for equal rights, one poster at a time

Mary Corbin - November 1, 2023

A counterculture constant, from his work with Artist Television Access to Studio 4 and Bill Graham Presents

Movies

Screen Grabs: Doc Stories fest sheds light in these fact-challenged times

Dennis Harvey - October 31, 2023

Plus: King Crimson at 50, escaping North Korea in 'Beyond Utopia,' Robert Irwin's diaphanous art, more new movies

Stage Review

A dreamlike tale of anxious immigrant experiences in ‘Citizen’

Charles Lewis III - October 30, 2023

Word for Word stages Greg Sarris' story of a young Mexican-Native American man grappling with a unique identity

Onstage

In ‘Y Basta Ya!,’ NAKA Dance Theater reflects on healing circles of storytelling

Mary Carbonara - October 24, 2023

A long collaboration with Mujeres Unidas y Activas yields a deep look into empowering 'Circulos de Aprendizaje'

The Agenda

A (too) modest housing bond, the impacts of APEC security measures …

Tim Redmond - October 22, 2023

... and what's headed for the March ballot? That's The Agenda for Oct. 22-29

Music

Los Cenzontles pair twinkling, traditional Cuban and Veracruzan legacies on ‘Son Con Son’

Caitlin Donohue - October 22, 2023

Artists Kiki Valera and Mono Blanco came to the Bay Area to explore their birth countries' deep musical connection.

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