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Eldridge, CA · Arts & Culture
lamorindaweekly.com
Pear & Wine Festival kicks off fall season in Lamorinda
On a beautiful sunny day with activities galore, hundreds of local residents celebrated the beginning of fall on Sept. 26 during Moraga’s annual Pear & Wine Festival at Commons Park. Held between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., things kicked off a bit earlier with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to honor...
lamorindaweekly.com
‘Mr. Burton’ at the Orinda Theatre
What is left in our collective memory of the Welsh American actor Richard Burton? Maybe his tumultuous relationship with Liz Taylor, some great films – and few remember that he was a Shakespearean actor. The movie “Mr. Burton,” presented in Orinda beginning Oct. 23, however, is about the youth and upbringing of the young man. Beyond his specific story, it is a wonderful reflection on what fatherhood and mentorship mean, on transmission, and on how much of a person’s destiny hinges on the people they meet and sheer luck.
KQED
Making Their House Into a Home Full of Black Art
Living rooms are often filled with family mementos, shelves full of books, or maybe a TV, turned on as background noise for rowdy conversations. Meanwhile, the walls inside the East Oakland home of Nyallah Muntaqim and Musa Bey are filled with art. On a recent visit, as Muntaqim sits on the green couch, a white painted hammer nearby looks as if it were smashed into the wall, with roots growing from it, by Antioch artist Tunmi da Silva.
martinezgazette.com
New book from Martinez resident Matt Sieger
Martinez resident Matt Sieger, whose previous book, The God Squad: The Born-Again San Francisco Giants of 1978, was published in 2023, has come out with a new book. As with his first book, the publishers of his new volume, In My Humble Opinion: Musings of a Sports Columnist are Eric and Peggy Johnson of Alive Book Publishing in Alamo. Serendipitously, Sieger and the Johnsons attend Creekside Church in Martinez, which is how he hooked up with them to publish his two books.
riffmagazine.com
Q&A: Ashley Cooke takes Pleasanton roots on the road as her country career takes off
Rising country star Ashley Cooke is in the middle of headlining large concert halls now, including an upcoming date at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. But after releasing her self-titled album in August, her first order of business was to pay tribute to the towns that helped raise her. Ashley Cooke.
Pleasanton Weekly
Life-size elephant statues stomp into Livermore
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A herd of 30 elephants arrived in downtown Livermore last week on a mission to amplify Indigenous culture and inspire the coexistence of people and wildlife. The life-size sculptures on display in Stockmen’s Park and Bankhead Plaza are part of “The Great Elephant Migration:...
rockandbluesmuse.com
Review: The Jimi Hendrix Experience ‘Magic Boy-The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live at Berkeley (First Show)’
Review: The Jimi Hendrix Experience ‘Magic Boy-The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live at Berkeley (First Show)’. It’s hard to believe that, at this late stage, with dozens of Jimi Hendrix live discs available, there is anything decent left to discover. But ‘Magic Boy-The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live at Berkeley’ (released Oct 16, Experience Hendrix label) proves that’s not the case.
KQED
For 20 Years, Threads of Black American Music Have Converged Here
It’s Halloween season, when some people dress up like skeletons, ghosts or witches. But when picking her costume, Dr. Angela Wellman isn’t like most people. “I could be Angélique Kidjo,” says the founder and CEO of the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music (OPC). “Or I could be Abbey Lincoln.”
piedmontexedra.com
This Friday: Movie in the Park + food trucks
Food Truck Friday, 5–8 p.m. Get dinner and dessert at the final Food Truck Friday of the year. Participating trucks this week include Bombzie’s BBQ, Rosie’s Mexican Food, MAD Creationz, Cousins Maine Lobster Truck, Curveball Sliders, and Pineapple Whips. Movie in the Park, 6:40 p.m. Wonka, sponsored...
im-musicmagazine.com
Salt-N-Pepa & TLC Bring “It’s Iconic” Tour To Charlotte
“It’s Iconic” The Tour wraps up tonight in Concord, California. The tour, which began on August 15th in Franklin, Tennessee, brought all of our very favorite 90’s girl groups to one absolutely iconic tour. Salt-N-Pepa along with TLC co-headlined the tour and brought along special guests, En Vogue. We were so excited for the chance to catch this tour when they rolled into Truliant Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC. Each group hit the stage multiple times, playing a few songs for each set. We loved that it just sounded like a medley of our favorite 90’s hits. This definitely kept the whole crowd on their feet, dancing, and singing along to every single track which was played through out the night. We had such a great time! Check out some pics from their sets that night taken by Associate Editor/Photographer Daphne McKinney.
mariajackson27magazine.com
Chalice Brings “Legends of Reggae” Show to Berkeley
Reggae Town Music presents Chalice, billed as the “Legends of Reggae,” in a live performance on Friday, October 23rd, 2026, at the Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center in Berkeley, California. The venue is located at 1317 San Pablo Avenue. The evening features special guest Prezident Brown, an...
SFGate
San Leandro: City Library Launches Children's Technology Center
The San Leandro Public Library has opened a new Technology Corner in the Children's Library at the Main Library, offering school-age children hands-on opportunities to explore coding, robotics, and creative problem-solving, according to city officials. The space was made possible by a donation from the Donna Reed Foundation to the...
bayareatelegraph.com
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day at an East Bay Museum, With a Very Cool Culinary Tie-in
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – A visit to the Lawrence Hall of Science this Monday could include Ohlone astronomy, a traditional stick-dice game and a chance to taste Ohlone cuisine — all with a connection to the people behind Berkeley’s Cafe Ohlone. The Berkeley science center will host a...
Prime Timer
"Change that nobody voted for": Matt Walsh reacts after report claims Al & robots are already capable of performing jobs covering 81% of US employment
Close-up of a person's hand holding an iPhone and using Google AI Mode, an experimental mode utilizing artificial intelligence and large language models to process Google search queries, Lafayette, California, March 24, 2025. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado) - Source: Getty Images Conservative commentator Matt Walsh criticized the technology industry after Anthropic published a report examining how robots and artificial intelligence could affect employment in the United States. Anthropic’s September 30, 2026, research paper, What work can robots do?, examined how current robots perform physica...
hoodline.com
Berkeley Singer Survived Ruptured Aneurysm, Now Returns to Stage at Jazzschool
Christelle Durandy’s October 17 performance at the Jazzschool in Berkeley centers on women composers whose work helped shape Latin American standards. It will also be her first stage performance since a ruptured aneurysm nearly killed her last year. The 52-year-old Bay Area Latin vocalist collapsed while working as music director on a La Mezcla production in San Francisco, spent almost two months in intensive care and underwent seven surgical procedures.