Arts and Culture

09 Jan 2025

Laughter Unscripted: Improv as Art Form

Improv Curious? The All Out Comedy Theater delivered a night of laughter and hijinks, elevating the improv art form up out of the basement. Walking into All Out Comedy Theater on a Saturday evening felt like stepping into a cozy artist’s living room. Located on Telegraph Avenue, the theater’s small,

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09 Jan 2025

Artists You Should Know: Kat Robichaud and Misfit Cabaret

Misfit Cabaret is more than a performance; it’s an experience — a dazzling, eclectic, and glittering celebration of some of the most talented performers the city has to offer. Kat Robichaud, Jordan Nathan and their cast of artists played to a sold-out crowd, their polished performances revealing the work of world-class craftspeople. This was live theater at its most unrestrained, and it was breathtaking.

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08 Jan 2025

couchdate: Downtown Oakland’s Latest Haven for Art and Music

BY CHRIS LEBOA  There is life in Downtown Oakland on a Friday night. Corvettes drive slow. Jerk salmon is sold. Metalheads in leather jackets wait for a show at the Fox. Walking down Broadway there is that corner spot that used to be called Slug Bar but now it’s now

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07 Jan 2025

Wonderful, Culturally Rich Events in SF

KQED is hosting a series of events in San Francisco this winter, including Fixit Clinics, Dungeons and Dragons Live, Chinese New Year Parade Viewing Party, Hella Asian: Bridging the Bay, and The Flavors of the Levant, all of which offer live journalism, performance art, and community-building activities.

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07 Jan 2025

Best Bay Area Events 1.7-1.27

Soberby Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor A virgin cheers to those partaking in Dry January. I tip my PBR (it barely qualifies as alcohol) to you. Luckily, there’s plenty of events around town to enjoy with or without imbibing. Here’s what I’m excited for the week of 1/7 and beyond.  Our Merch There’s

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02 Jan 2025

All The Cool Things Coming To Netflix In January 2025

No, January’s change in the White House’s occupancy is not the reason why Netflix scheduled director Lars von Trier’s acclaimed take on the end-of-the-world genre.  It’s also a coincidence that this month sees the premiere of a Norwegian biopic about their country’s greatest World War II hero, one who fought

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24 Dec 2024

Best Bay Area Events 12.24-1.13

All of My Love by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor Happy Holidays! Sending all of my love to you, but an extra special dose for those who are not celebrating, celebrating alone, grieving, or maybe not feeling so holly and jolly this year. I see you, I love you… I’m

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19 Dec 2024

Dungeons, Dragons, and Drag Queens: Let’s Ride

Not your average—if there is such a thing—game of D&D. These magical queens take things to the next level at Rockridge Improvement Club monthly. Roll for Shade  Rockridge Improvement Club  5515 College ave, Oakland CA December 8, 2024 It’s not every day you get to watch a drag queen wielding

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