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Entrancing ‘Testament of Ann Lee’ Relays the Shakers’ Saga in Song and Dance
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The Indian American Essayist Who Championed Social Justice and Feminism
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The Jewish ‘Red Angel’ Who Withstood Incarceration for Workers’ Rights
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The Palestinian Therapist, Teacher and Music Lover Who Built Cultural Bridges
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The Bay Showed Love to Messy Marv in 2025
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Unsigned and Hella Broke: The East Bay’s Dirt-Hustling 1990s Hip-Hop Subculture
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Spice 1 Talks Growing Up in Hayward, Running From Cops and Breakin’ at the Mall
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Meet San Francisco’s New Youth Poet Laureates

Youth Poet Laureate Karan Gupta and Vice Laureate Aisha Rae McCulloch, both 17, were announced Friday night.
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Here’s Who’s Canceled Their Kennedy Center Performances Since Trump Took Over

Renée Fleming is the latest to say they will not perform at the Kennedy Center.
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New Grammy Category Honors Album Covers and the Artists Behind Them

Album art for Wet Leg, Djo, Bad Bunny, Perfume Genius and Tyler, the Creator is nominated.
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Public Domain Contest Challenges Filmmakers to Remix Betty Boop and More

Nearly 280 filmmakers entered the annual contest celebrating creativity without copyright restrictions.
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Revisiting Smokehouse, a Berkeley Classic for Late-Night Burgers and Shakes

The Telegraph Avenue staple has been setting food on fire since 1951.
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One to Watch: Rabiah Kabir’s Jazz Flute Odyssey at the Black Cat

In a club date, the young instrumentalist and composer proved that jazz’s evolution is eternal.
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An Eclectic, Open-Call Art Show Returns to Works/San José

‘Super Hunger Anti-Valentine Bowl Games Part LX’ isn’t afraid to challenge viewers and push the envelope.
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