The best the Bay Area has to offer, from the writers and editors of KQED Arts & Culture.

Critics’ Picks

A Jewel From the World of Black Film Arrives at YBCA

Jul 10

A Golden Age of Moviegoing Returns at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre

Jul 10

Mildred Howard’s Red-Tinted Retrospective Wows at OMCA

Jul 9

Bay Area Open Studios to Visit During National Craft Weekend

Jul 6

Hiero Day Announces San Francisco Lineup, Expansion to LA and Canada

Jul 2

A Huge, Free ‘Future of Us’ Fest Wants to Spark San Francisco’s Imagination

Jul 1

It's No Secret: ‘The Lunchbox’ Continues to Pack ’Em in for a Reason

Jun 26

Sorting Through the Wreckage of an Immigrant Father’s Death

Jun 25

‘Ask E. Jean’ Reframes a Tabloid Figure in Feminist History

Jun 25

The Only Ukrainian Restaurant in Wine Country Pops Open for One Month This Summer

Jun 24

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