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Sculptures honoring first Africans in America may soon be installed at Golden Gate Park
The city hopes to unveil a new art installation in Golden Gate Park honoring the first Africans in America in time for Juneteenth. The installation — titled “Monumental Reckoning”...Read More
Mission District rings in Cinco de Mayo with Sunday event, benefit bike ride
Cinco de Mayo festivities planned for Sunday in San Francisco’s Mission District include an Aztec dance performance followed by a bicycle ride to benefit an organization serving culturally appropriate...Read More
Sunday Streets program relaunches in Chinatown, Hunters Point-Bayview
After a pandemic-canceled 2020, a program returns to San Francisco this month that promotes health and wellness by eliminating cars from some streets for a day. The Sunday Streets...Read More
Tilden Park steam train starts rolling again this weekend
The Redwood Valley Railway in Tilden Regional Park in the Berkeley hills will reopen Saturday after being closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Operating hours for the miniature steam...Read More
SF launches guaranteed monthly income program for struggling artists
San Francisco launched a six-month guaranteed income pilot program Thursday that will give monthly $1,000 payments to approximately 130 local struggling artists impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Applicants can...Read More
Santa Rosa offers $2,000 grants for musicians facing pandemic hardship
Santa Rosa’s musicians now can apply for $2,000 grants if they are facing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city announced Monday. The city’s Public Art Program...Read More
Oakland museum celebrates remarkable women in virtual exhibits
The Oakland Museum of California is celebrating Women’s History Month, highlighting the works of women artists by making available a collection of virtual exhibits. Although the museum remains closed...Read More
Whales, bad crab meat prompt Dungeness crab season delay
Commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed until at least mid-December, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. The original opening date of Dec. 1 is delayed to Dec....Read More
San Francisco Opera hosts virtual costume sale
Patrons of the arts, Burners, collectors and drag queens rejoice — the San Francisco Opera is having a sale! For the first time in six years — and the...Read More
Organizers cancel San Francisco’s famous Chinese New Year Parade
San Francisco’s world-renowned Chinese New Year Parade has been officially canceled for 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organizers announced Sunday. The parade, organized by the San Francisco Chinese...Read More
Independent bookstores to be honored as part of Heyday Harvest fundraiser
Heyday Books, an independent, nonprofit publisher in Berkeley, hosts its 14th annual “Heyday Harvest” fundraiser on Sunday. The event comes at a time, in the Covid-19 pandemic, when indie...Read More
Catch these must-see films in virtual 17th annual San Francisco Greek Festival
To show their gratitude for years of support, San Francisco Greek Film Festival organizers are offering their 17th virtual lineup for free. The annual celebration kicked off Saturday when...Read More
Coby Yee: Remembering the daring, glamorous life of a San Francisco dancing legend
From 1936 to 1970, San Francisco’s Chinese nightclubs were the epitome of Hollywood glamour — with a Bay Area twist: All of the performers were Asian American. The floor...Read More
Ocean Beach parking lots close after large crowd gathers to celebrate Burning Man
Parking lots at Ocean Beach in San Francisco are closed Sunday following a large gathering there on Saturday, Mayor London Breed announced on her Facebook and Twitter accounts, expressing...Read More
Burning Man kicks off on virtual playa, offers catharsis without dust
This same time last year, tens of thousands of Americans were determining what they wanted to bring to an unforgiving desert and set on fire. It could have been...Read More
Los Altos BLM mural on hold pending Public Arts Commission review
The Los Altos City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to remove a Black Lives Matter mural proposal off the agenda so that the application can go through the city’s Public...Read More
Zakat Foundation shows ‘humane empathy and mercy’ with 35,000-pound food distribution
The Zakat Foundation of America will deliver roughly 35,000 pounds of fresh produce to a mosque in East Oakland this weekend to support food-insecure families. The foundation will hold...Read More
Alameda County departments raise more than $20,000, nine tons of groceries for food bank
Twenty Alameda County departments raised more than nine tons of food and nearly $23,000 in donations from county employees to support the Alameda County Community Food Bank, county officials...Read More
Historic arcade calls for donations to keep business afloat through Covid-19 closure
The owner of the popular Musee Mecanique arcade and gaming museum at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf is trying to raise $250,000 to keep the business afloat amid its long-term...Read More
Marin County offers Virtual Fair fun sans ticket lines, corn dogs
With the cancellation of the Marin County Fair in July due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the county’s Department of Cultural Services has launched a Virtual Fair with weekly...Read More