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Painter Cherisse Alcantara captures the vibrant SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District

Mary Corbin - December 11, 2022

The artist's most recent series explores the historic area's urban parks and gardens in vivid color

Culture

Win a pass to How Weird Street Faire!

48 Hills - September 3, 2021

The 22nd annual phenomenon is celebrating Sun/12 with eight music stages, and tons of art and entertainment.

Movies

From ‘Edge of Seventeen’ to ‘Swan Song,’ a queer director salutes Sandusky

Joshua Rotter - August 4, 2021

Rounding out a trilogy of semi-autobiographical Ohio tales, Todd Stephens' latest memorializes a senior drag legend.

Art

‘I don’t like rules’: Eddie Colla’s bold statements leap off walls

Mary Corbin - July 20, 2021

The East Oakland painter on Leo Sayer, the importance of flossing, and the power of art to challenge the world.

Art

The curious case of the Gray Lady and the Museum of Sentimental Taxonomy

Peter-Astrid Kane - March 5, 2021

The New York Times denies awareness of Kija Lucas's ongoing project as it launches a very similar feature. The artist calls BS.

Art

In Lisa Levine’s house photographs, an exploration of isolation and comfort

Mary Corbin - January 27, 2021

Alameda artist's 'Virtually No Place Like Home' series captures emblems of solitude, change, and personal identity

Cartoonist Tanna Tucker creates works of art to celebrate voices of incarcerated kids

Maddy Clifford - July 20, 2020

Last May, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a plan to close California’s state-run youth prisons, an initiative that has since been stalled. But San Francisco...

Let your mind take ‘a darling walk’ through Creativity Explored’s latest

Maddy Clifford - July 6, 2020

We’re more than halfway into 2020, and yet, many of us are still adjusting to major changes in our daily routines. For some of...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Help save bookstores, drag queens, Frameline, more

Marke B. - April 3, 2020

Let's start with something positive! And then some more things positive! We deserve it. Except those of you joggers still cutting me off on...

News + Politics

KQED says 48 Hills is a story of the decade

Marke B. - December 6, 2019

KQED released a beautifully designed, memory-triggering package yesterday called "Our Turbulent Decade." It's an in-depth, year-by-year look some of the most impactful events and...

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