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

Critics’ Picks

Thrills and Spills Highlight the Cursed Mediterranean Cruise of ‘The Odyssey’

Jul 16

Roll Up, Roll Up: Celebrating All Things Bicycle at Shiny Side Up in San José

Jul 15

Oakland’s Temescal Alley Gets Its First Book Festival

Jul 15

Issa Rae Brings Her ‘Insecure’ 10-Year Anniversary Tour to Oakland

Jul 14

In ‘Wood Street,’ Encampment Residents Fight to Remain

Jul 13

30 Years After its Founding, Youth Speaks to Host National Poetry Slam Competition

Jul 13

West African Flavors Do Battle as Jollof Festival Returns to Oakland

Jul 13

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

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