The fundraiser will feature comedians Sheng Wang, Bassem Youssef, Mohanad Elshieky, Jenny Yang and Sabrina Jalees.

The Alexander String Quartet says that the challenges of sustaining a career in the Bay Area led to the decision to part ways ...

With plant chemistry and a passion for the environment, photographer Beatrice Thornton is creating sustainable images ...

Fans dressed as their favorite characters from Chris Columbus’ films as they competed for memorabilia signed by the director.

Yo La Tengo is set to perform at the Chapel May 9-13. Photo: Lorne Thomson / Redferns via Getty Images Yo La Tengo is a true rock ‘n’ roll love story. The New Jersey indie rock band was formed in 1984 ...

Adam KuveNiemann as Maks, left, and Lisa Ramirez as Darja rehearse Oakland Theater Project's "Ironbound." Photo: Adam Montanaro / Oakland Theater Project In the first scene, when Darja (Lisa Ramirez) ...

Cheryl Dunye and Trevor Paglen will be honored at the BAMPFA Art and Film Benefit on May 10. Photo: BAMPFA The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive will pay tribute to filmmaker and ...

Bonnie Tsui’s latest book is mosaiclike in its exploration of muscles and how they shape ideas on beauty and power. Berkeley author Bonnie Tsui’s latest book “On Muscle” is mosaiclike in its ...

This May, some truly fantastic stories are being told on streaming. One of the biggest science fiction literary hits of the last decade makes its long-anticipated debut. Meanwhile, “Star Wars” and ...

“The Legend of Ochi,” a scrappy and darkly whimsical fable about a misunderstood teenage girl on a dangerous quest, has the feeling of a film you might have stumbled on and loved as a kid. Something ...

Reading the newly released “Notes to John,” it’s hard not to wonder how the late author Joan Didion would feel about having her personal notes from a series of painful therapy sessions converted into ...