EXCLUSIVE: Marshawn Lynch writes a love letter to Oakland in new graphic novel Beast Mode 510

Marshawn Lynch is taking his Beast Mode persona from the football field to the comic book page. Beast Mode 510, a new graphic novel from AWA Studios inspired by the Oakland native and Super Bowl champion, arrives in stores tomorrow, Tuesday, October 6. Rolling Out has the first look at the foreword Lynch wrote for the book, a direct and unfiltered message to readers about why this story matters to him and to his hometown.

Black Panther Party for Self Defense – 60th Anniversary

On today’s show, -October 1966 marks the birthplace of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense in Oakland, CA. This year, the Party is commemorating 60 years since its inception. Emory Douglas is the former Minister of Culture and Revolutionary Artist for the Black Panther Party. Emory helped define...

This San Francisco theater is throwing a daylong block party

Brava Theater in the Mission District is celebrating multiple milestones including the 100th anniversary of the venue itself, a former movie palace.

This Bay Area superstar turned a concert into one big family reunion

At Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Kehlani’s hometown concert blended R&B spectacle, family reunion energy and a moving finale.

Judy Collins is saying farewell to touring — sort of — with Bay Area show

At 87, Judy Collins is winding down her life as a full-time touring artist but continues to record, write and perform, bringing her farewell tour to Berkeley on Oct. 18.

Men’s Golf Finishes 10th at Wabash College Invitational

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Ohio Wesleyan University men's golf team played their penultimate tournament of the fall 2026 season on Monday and Tuesday, competing in the Wabash College Invitational at Broadmoor Country Club. After 72 holes, the Battling Bishops settled into 10th place in the 16-team field with 896...

Creed from ‘The Office' hits the stage in Napa, Felton

The Kehlani World Tour: A dynamic but disjointed homecoming

Editor’s Note: This article is a review and includes subjective thoughts, opinions and critiques. On Saturday, Kehlani came home. In front of a 20,000-person crowd, the Oakland native and R&B artist returned to the Bay Area to close out the North American leg of “The Kehlani World Tour.” Held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, it was the tour’s biggest stop yet.

Billy Strings Links With Les Claypool & Plays Dead In The Bay Area

Billy Strings turned 34 on Saturday in Oakland, CA, and for a present, Les Claypool put the guitarist’s name in a classic Primus song. October 3rd was also late Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow‘s birthday, and Billy seemed to mark the occasion with a rare performance of the Dead’s “Cassidy.”

Pleasant Hill to welcome new Harvest Festival Oct. 10

Children’s “Stampede” and community food drive will open a day of live music, family activities and fall festivities in Downtown. Pleasant Hill’s youngest residents will lead the way into a new community tradition on Saturday, October 10, when the Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce presents the inaugural Pleasant Hill Harvest Festival on Crescent Drive in Downtown Pleasant Hill.

From the Editor: Celebrating Community

It has been a pleasure to celebrate the Autumn Moon Festival with you all this past month, in both the Richmond and Sunset districts. Congratulations to those organizers on fantastic events throughout the month of September. Speaking with both long-time readers and folks who are just discovering the papers is...

REVIEW: Jon Batiste makes movement the message at Berkeley’s Greek

BERKELEY — Jon Batiste brought New Orleans to the Greek Theatre on Saturday night. It was a balmy evening that felt more like the Crescent City than the East Bay, and for the final stop of his U.S. run, Batiste turned the bowl into something between a piano recital, a religious experience and a drum circle.

Photo exhibit at Vallejo’s Autonomous Gallery to showcase rarely-seen side of Gaza

VALLEJO – A photography and film exhibit opening soon at a Vallejo art gallery will show Gaza as those who’ve never lived there seldom see it. Starting Friday, Autonomous Gallery will be exhibiting Lara Aburamadan’s Remains in Memory - تبقى ذكرى, a collection of eight photographs and a six-minute film which depict daily life in Gaza between 2012 and 2016. The show runs through Nov. 7.

‘The Fall Show’ review: This is the weird, wonderful Bay Area theater we need more of

Local director and choreographer Erika Chong Shuch created Shotgun Players’ production with renowned collagist playwright Charles Mee.

THROUGH THE FIRE: The Luminous Spirit of Bea Tam Dong

It has been a month since the passing of Bea Tam Dong. Bea had an indescribable inner light that radiated from her presence. She lived a life of hope and optimism for the betterment of people, and her life leaves an unforgettable legacy of a revolutionary spirit. At Oakland High...

ArtWalk returns to downtown Livermore this weekend

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More than 200 craftspeople will display and sell their art, pottery, jewelry, garden decor and more this Saturday at the 35th annual Livermore ArtWalk. The free event, organized by Livermore Valley Arts, runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. downtown. Artist booths will be set...

Richmond Art Center celebrates 90 years, welcomes new executive director

Fifteen years after volunteering at the Richmond Art Center as an emerging artist, Vicky Chen returned as its executive director, joining the center’s 90th anniversary gala in September, just four days into the job. “I was a volunteer, but always dreamed of becoming an art class manager to lead...