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ACT’s ‘Sweat’ asks: When does class solidarity end and racism begin?

Elaine Elinson - October 8, 2018

ONSTAGE The tavern setting is a familiar trope for American theater and television—think Langston Hughes’ Simple series, Casablanca, The Iceman Cometh, or Friends. It offers both an intimate...

Onstage

25 cheers for the Kinsey Sicks!

Marke B. - October 3, 2018

ONSTAGE Creamy voices, sharp tongues, bright dresses, and a whole lot of hairspray have been the calling cards of "dragapella" performance quartet the Kinsey Sicks...

Onstage

Power, corruption, and lust: A timely ‘Tosca’ at SF Opera

Emily Wilson - October 3, 2018

Shawna Lucey has strong feeling about Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca, which she directs for the San Francisco Opera October 3-30. “It’s the perfect opera,” she said. “It’s...

Culture

‘Uncharted’ fills Berkeley with adventurous voices

Emily Wilson - October 2, 2018

Lance Knobel, co-founder of online news site Berkeleyside, and Helena Brantley, of Red Pencil Publicity and Marketing, sat down together in January to start talking...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Mill Valley, SF Dance, Drunken Film Fests ….

Dennis Harvey - October 1, 2018

SCREEN GRABS It’s a starry as well as busy week in Bay Area filmgoing, with major openings including the new Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga A Star...

Movies

Ficks Pick at TIFF: Experimental cinema is where it’s at!

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - September 24, 2018

Our critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks caught this year's Toronto International Film festival. Read more of his coverage here. TIFF It was no small feat to watch...

Fall Arts aflame! The 50+ best things to do this season

Marke B. - September 20, 2018

FALL ARTS PREVIEW The light is deepening, the food is getting heartier, harvest is bringing much good grape and green, and fall arts season is...

Movies

Ficks’ Picks at TIFF: The grand masters return

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - September 19, 2018

48 Hills critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks reports from the Toronto International Film Festival. Read more of his on-the-ground reviews and impressions here. TIFF Hirokazu Kore-eda's Shoplifters which...

Movies

Ficks’ Picks at TIFF: Indian Cinema in full effect

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - September 18, 2018

Critic Jesse Hawthorne Ficks reports from the Toronto International Film Festival. Read his first report here. TIFF Working as an activist filmmaker for more than...

Making noise and empowering girls: 15 years of Women’s Audio Mission

Joanna Ladd - September 13, 2018

ALL EARS For 15 years, the sound engineers at SoMa neighborhood-based Women’s Audio Mission have been applying their skills to one of the field’s trickiest...

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ACT’s ‘Sweat’ asks: When does class solidarity end and racism begin?

25 cheers for the Kinsey Sicks!

Power, corruption, and lust: A timely ‘Tosca’ at SF Opera

‘Uncharted’ fills Berkeley with adventurous voices

Screen Grabs: Mill Valley, SF Dance, Drunken Film Fests ….

Ficks Pick at TIFF: Experimental cinema is where it’s at!

Fall Arts aflame! The 50+ best things to do this season

Ficks’ Picks at TIFF: The grand masters return

Ficks’ Picks at TIFF: Indian Cinema in full effect

Making noise and empowering girls: 15 years of Women’s Audio Mission

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