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The Damned cancel California tour dates after members fall ill

British punk icons the Damned said they have been hit by “one virus after another” since leaving the U.K., forcing them to cancel their remaining November shows in California.

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

CBS San Francisco

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Cupertino brings Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall to town for Veterans Day

While other Bay Area communities commemorated Veterans Day with patriotic music and speeches, the city of Cupertino had a more somber, but perhaps more meaningful, experience with the display of a scale model of the Vietnam War Memorial Wall.

Cupertino, CA · 23h

oaklandside.org

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New Parish space will be a hub for live music once again

Oakland’s music fans were in mourning late last year, when The New Parish, the iconic music venue on San Pablo Avenue that had helped launch the careers of artists from Kendrick Lamar to Fantastic Negrito to Bomba Estereo, announced that the venue had closed. Now it turns out the...

Oakland, CA · 1d
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San Francisco Chronicle

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Robin Williams, Metallica, Nancy Pelosi named to California Hall of Fame

The 20th class also includes Barry Bonds, Dominique Crenn, Shepard Fairey, Maxine Hong Kingston and Susie Tompkins Buell.

California · 3h

San Francisco Chronicle

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A new PBS series asks whether America’s approach to punishment works

After a screening at San Quentin, where Polly Klaas’ sisters appeared, Lynn Novick and Rahsaan Thomas are bringing their Ken Burns collaboration “Crime and Punishment in America” to PBS.

San Quentin, CA · 14h

SFGate

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Popular Oakland nightclub Crybaby announces abrupt closure

Crybaby is set to close at the end of the month.

Oakland, CA · 2d

contracosta.news

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2026 Veterans Day Events Around Contra Costa County

A rundown of 2026 Veterans Day events around Contra Costa County for November 11 along with highlighting several businesses who are offering specials on Veterans Day. California State Parks: Invite U.S. military veterans and their families to enjoy free admission to 145 state parks on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 — more info.

Contra Costa County, CA · 2d

East Bay Express

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Social Eyes: Week of Nov. 12-18

Isaiah Rashad might be one of the most underrated rappers in modern hip-hop. He rose to recognition in 2012 after making his way to the top in the Chattanooga, Tennessee, area. The next year he signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and toured or collaborated with label mates like Schoolboy-Q, Ab-Soul and Kendrick Lamar. Rashad blends smooth R&B beats with his brand of conscious and quick rapping for a sound that can be almost otherworldly at times while still maintaining a vibe that gets people on the dance floor. Earlier this year he released his fifth studio album, It’s Been Awful, a sentiment shared by many in 2026. — Mat Weir.

Oakland, CA · 2d

Pleasanton Weekly

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Oakland’s G-Eazy to perform at this summer’s Alameda County Fair

Bay Area rapper G-Eazy and a musical tribute to the Netflix smash hit “KPop Demon Hunters” will be among the featured performers at this summer’s Alameda County Fair, which returns to the Pleasanton fairgrounds June 18. The Oakland-based artist and “Moonlight Princesses: A Tribute to Demon Hunters”...

Pleasanton, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Beloved Bay Area music venue announces permanent closure

After five years hosting live music and events across the street from Fox Theater, Oakland’s cherished nightlife venue Crybaby plans to close its doors for good.

Oakland, CA · 2d

bayareatelegraph.com

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An Improv Comedy School Just Opened at a Highly Unusual Spot in Orinda

ORINDA, CALIFORNIA — Most people head to Orinda Theatre Square to catch a movie, grab dinner or meet friends for a drink. But now, there’s another reason to visit the downtown shopping center: learning how to make people laugh. Lamorinda Improv Theater, known as LIT, has opened a...

Orinda, CA · 3d

NBC Bay Area

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Chantel Brooks' family hosts concert in Vallejo to raise funds for search

Chantel Brooks’ family is hosting a benefit concert in Vallejo on Sunday evening to raise money for the search. Performances start around 6 p.m. at Noble Studios on Solano Avenue. Chantel Brooks was last seen in a Fairfield CVS parking lot back in July. Police suspect foul play but...

Vallejo, CA · 4d

contracosta.news

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Contra Costa County Scholars Bring Holiday Magic to the Stage in The Urban Nutcracker

PITTSBURG, Calif. — A holiday classic gets a vibrant new twist as Aspire Youth Engagement Programs presents The Urban Nutcracker: A Modern Holiday Classic, December 11–12, 2026, at the California Theatre in downtown Pittsburg. Featuring a 125-member cast of Contra Costa County scholars in kindergarten through 12th grade,...

Contra Costa County, CA · 4d

KTVU FOX 2

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New collection of works from elusive artist Banksy makes world premiere at this Bay Area venue

OAKLAND, Calif. - A newly curated exhibition featuring works by the elusive and internationally acclaimed anonymous street artist Banksy is making its world debut in Oakland this week. The Banksy Art Exhibit will open in a newly activated space at the historic Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts. "Known...

Oakland, CA · 3d

San Francisco Examiner

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Handel oratorio, never performed in U.S., comes first to Bay Area

As his opera career was unraveling, George Frideric Handel composed an oratorio in London in the mid-18th century, inspired by John Dryden’s poem “Alexander’s Feast.” He traveled to Dublin shortly thereafter and created another version of the opus that premiered in 1742, though much of that score was lost to history. Until recently, there has been no Dublin version of “Alexander’s Feast” to perform due to its previously incomplete score, and the piece has never been seen in this country. But that will change this week when Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale presents the U.S. premiere of the Dublin version at Stanford’s Bing Concert Hall, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre and Berkeley’s First Congregational Church. It took of years of intensive research and work by two men — renowned musicologist and leading Handel scholar Donald Burrows and PBO Music Director Peter Whelan — to recreate the score used for the Dublin version. Their painstaking work included the meticulous reconstruction of a lost aria that appears in the third part of the oratorio. “Handel’s conducting score, with revisions, inserted movements and singers’ names penciled in, plus the printed word-book from Dublin, existed only as layers of evidence,” said Whelan, who led the

San Francisco, CA · 3d

Alameda Post

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Alameda High School Brings a Delightful ‘Emma’ to the Stage

My personal Jane Austen fantasy is that I get to wear an empire-cut dress, have ribbons woven into my hair, dance with grace, spit wit, then win the love of my life and retire to a countryside estate with a killer garden. In place of that, what I actually do get to do is see others live that life, most recently onstage, in the wonderful production of Emma, the fall play of the Alameda High School Drama Department, directed by Anneka Fagundes.

Alameda, CA · 2d

tricityvoice.com

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Remember the fallen at Chanticleers Theatre

Plato once famously said, “Only the dead have seen the end of war,” and such is the message of Chanticleers Theatre’s painfully relevant production of “First Day in December.”. Based on the play of the same name by Richard Fouts, director Christine Plowright’s fall season show...

Castro Valley, CA · 2d

KTVU FOX 2

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Oakland Diwali festival celebrates South Asian culture, diversity and community

The Oakland Diwali festival brought hundreds together for a colorful celebration of South Asian culture, featuring dance performances, music and free food. Produced by City Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, the growing Festival of Lights aims to celebrate diversity and create a sense of belonging for people of all backgrounds.

Oakland, CA · 4d

bayareatelegraph.com

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A Big Disney Musical Is Coming to the Tri-Valley, With a Special Sing-Along Performance

LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA – One of Disney’s biggest musicals is coming to the Tri-Valley, and for one special performance, the audience is invited to be part of the show. Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical opens Friday, November 6, at the Bankhead Theater in downtown Livermore, with seven performances scheduled through November 15.

Livermore, CA · 6d