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FOB West soft opens at Prescott, a new Vietnamese spot hits Chinatown, and more openings
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BAMPFA Receives Landmark Bequest of 150+ Works by Women Artists
The gift consists of over 150 pieces of modern and contemporary art, all by women artists. The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive recently announced that it will receive a bequest of artworks from Berkeley-based collectors Penny Cooper and Rena Rosenwasser. The gift, which comes just in time to...
northbaystageandscreen.com
Review: “Into the Woods” in Napa
Napa Valley College has opened it’s two weekend (02/27- 03/08) run of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. The almost three-hour-long show tells the story of a baker (Gabriel Logan Reyes) and his wife (Lindsay Stark) who must go into the woods to gather the ingredients needed to lift a curse their next-door neighbor, the Wicked Witch (Christina Howell), has placed on their house. Interwoven are the stories of a girl named Cinderella (Lila Howell) who wants to go to a ball, a girl in a red riding hood (Sophia Passaris) on her way to her grandmother’s (Meredith Passaris) who gets distracted by a wolf (Leonardo Fitzpatrick), a boy named Jack (Giovonni Wilson) looking to sell a cow (Arch-Ivan Cruz), and a damsel with really long hair (Annemarie Eggers) stuck in a tower.
Pleasanton Weekly
Young Dublin singer Madison Lauren reflects on run to ‘Star Search’ finals
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “Ever since I was 6 years old, I’ve said that I wanted to sing for the world. Four and a half years later, I was able to sing on Netflix’s ‘Star Search’,” said young Dublin singer Madison Manlapaz, known by her stage name Madison Lauren.
bayareatelegraph.com
Abe’s Cafe in Lafayette; Everything to Know
Abe’s Cafe is a small, independently run cafe in the heart of downtown Lafayette that specializes in quick and delicious breakfast food–and surprisingy good cofee!. It is the new location of a beloved Berkeley spot, brought east over the hills with the same focus on hearty burritos, empanadas, and strong coffee.
KQED
Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ Gets a Hometown Premiere at SFFILM Festival
Boots Riley’s new film I Love Boosters hits theaters May 22, but the Bay Area gets to see it early. The Oakland director’s comedy-thriller about a high-fashion heist will have its West Coast premiere at the 69th annual San Francisco International Film Festival, with two back-to-back screenings April 28 at Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater.
oaklandside.org
Smoked duck sandwiches, chia seed pudding, and tater tots: Introducing the new Ohlone-crafted cafe at Lawrence Hall of Science
How do a smoked duck sandwich and chia seed pudding support the aims of The Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS), a UC Berkeley-affiliated museum dedicated to engaging learners and inspiring them with the power of science, as well as championing equity and social justice?. These traditional Ohlone dishes, now featured...
allamericanatlas.com
5 Best Burger Spots in Richmond, California that Locals Love
Richmond, CA sits in the East Bay orbit of Oakland and Berkeley, and while it doesn’t shout about its food scene, locals know where the good burgers are hiding. These are the spots that get name‑dropped most. 1. JJ Fish & Chicken / Local Burger‑and‑Fry Spots.
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Dublin's Cherie's Southern Kitchen, from corporate to crispy
With roots in Louisiana, Cherie grew up perfecting Southern recipes she always dreamed of sharing. In 2023, inspired by her son Bryce’s class business plan, she left her corporate career to open Cherie’s Southern Kitchen in Dublin.
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Review: Jimmy Smits, Wanda De Jesús power a gripping ‘All My Sons’ at Berkeley Rep
The third act of “All My Sons” is explosive. Actors Jimmy Smits and Wanda De Jésus (a married couple in real life as well as in the play) are firing on all cylinders. Actually De Jésus has been doing so throughout the entire play; her arrival toward the middle of an otherwise stilted first act is electrifying.
bayareatelegraph.com
A New, Elite Dance Studio Just Opened in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA – Some dance studios specialize in things like kids’ ballet recitals. In that case, it’s more about getting your child moving and in a structured activity than the dancing itself. Other studios, though, cater to talented amateurs to who want to take dancing to the...
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Louisiana Soul Storms Napa’s Main Street At Lil Sista’s
Downtown Napa has a new kind of weekend scene, and it comes with shrimp and grits. Lil Sista’s Goody’s, a full-service soul food restaurant opened by cousins Ann Groux and Sheneen Brown, is serving Louisiana staples like shrimp and grits, oxtails and a big Sunday buffet on Main Street. Diners and local reporters say the spot has quickly turned into a buzzy addition to the city’s dining map.
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Review: “Paranormal Activity” at ACT Toni Rembe Theatre
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Paranormal Activity” at ACT Toni Rembe (Geary) Theatre through March 22, 2026. In real life, we hate being scared, but in a theatre or on TV, there’s nothing quite like it. The slow burn of suspense, the shock of horror. Ghosts, demons, and the old cliché, things that go bump in the night.