These Art School ‘Artifacts’ Are More Than Meets the Eye

KQED.org (Arts & Culture) 1/31 4:31A Max Blue

Before last week, I had never heard of the State Art Academy in Zürich. Then, I saw the exhibition Artifacts from the SKZ , on view at Municipal Bonds in the Dogpatch, featuring student work from the now-defunct art school, alongside drawing...

Enclos brings a new era for Sonoma dining

The Bold Italic San Francisco 1/29 11:53P The Bold Italic

San Franciscans have long favored Healdsburg for Wine Country, but Enclos is a game-changer. Sonoma finally has a fine-dining spot of its own. Photo via Enclos’ Instagram . By Virginia Miller Healdsburg has long been the favored Sonoma town...

San Francisco Will Pay Stern Grove Festival a $225,000 Settlement

KQED.org (Arts & Culture) 1/28 10:44A Samantha Kennedy

Almost four years after a flood in a San Francisco park forced Stern Grove Festival to cancel one of its most anticipated performances, the producers of the summer concert series will receive a $225,000 settlement from the city. The San Francisco...

San Francisco’s UN Skate Plaza to Expand

KQED.org (Arts & Culture) 1/28 10:42A Pendarvis Harshaw

San Francisco is a city where skateboarding has both been celebrated and condemned. Home to a long list of influential skaters, legendary skate spots and Thrasher magazine, Frisco s also the place where dozens of teens were arrested in 2023 during...

Here Come the Sara Bareilles Awards

KQED.org (Arts & Culture) 1/28 6:59A Gabe Meline

If there’s anyone who knows the difference a high school theater program can make on a young person’s life, it’s Sara Bareilles. Insecure, teased about her weight and stuck in the small, remote Northern California city of Eureka, Bareilles...

‘Love + Basketball’ Opens in San Francisco Just in Time for the All-Star Game

KQED.org (Arts & Culture) 1/27 9:25A Pendarvis Harshaw

With bedazzled basketball court backboards and nets styled in the fashion of Egyptian jewelry, Ann Sole Sister Johnson s exhibition Love + Basketball: My Freedom Gotta Rim On It puts an eye-catching spin on San Francisco s NBA All-Star Game...

From Tartine to ‘It’s-It’ — these sweet icons define San Francisco dessert

The Bold Italic San Francisco 1/24 8:27P The Bold Italic

From Tartine to ‘It’s-It’ — these sweet icons define San Francisco dessert Whether you’re dodging fog or snapping selfies, these desserts are as much a part of the city as the Golden Gate Bridge. Photo via the It’s-It Instagram. By Courtney Muro...

Brave CBS News Team Breaks Into House to Rescue Three Dogs Trapped Inside During the Palisades Fire

Laughing Squid 1/24 4:09A Lori Dorn

While reporting on the Palisades Fire in Southern California , CBS News National Correspondent  Jonathan Vigliotti and his producer Christian Duran found out that three dogs , Hugo, Archie and Alma, were trapped inside a house and broke in (with...

The sci-fi foam party you didn’t know you needed

The Bold Italic San Francisco 1/21 6:35A The Bold Italic

San Francisco never looked so strange or entertaining. Michail Michailov’s ‘ Self-Brainwashing’ transforms Minnesota Street Project into a chaotic wonderland. Photos of Self-Brainwashing by Vita Hewitt for The Bold Italic. By Vita Hewitt If a...

SF EDM Star Zhu to Headline Daniel Lurie’s Free Inauguration Party

KQED.org (Arts & Culture) 1/7 4:24A Nastia Voynovskaya

Hot off headlining the massive Fresh Start party on New Year s Day, singer and producer Zhu will return to his hometown of San Francisco for a free live performance at the Chinatown Night Market. The Jan. 8 neighborhood block party doubles as the...

Made Any New Year’s Resolutions? 5 Tips to Make Them Stick

KQED.org (Arts & Culture) 1/2 7:54A KQED Arts

As the new year dawns, so too does the opportunity for change. Experts say January can be a good time to reflect on self-improvement, but acknowledge it takes work to make resolutions stick. Studies have shown that up to 70% of people who make...

2024 in Photos: NPR Photographers Share Memorable Moments From Around the US

KQED.org (Arts & Culture) 12/30 5:36A KQED Arts

Through the lenses of NPR s member and affiliate station photographers, we ve seen everything from protests unfold on college campuses , a total eclipse soar across the United States , one of the most important Election Days in our nation s...

Meet the San Francisco Influencer Getting Gen Z Girls Excited About Crab Fishing

KQED.org (Arts & Culture) 12/19 9:34A Luke Tsai

n a rainy, windswept afternoon in November, Kaitlyn Bui stands near the water’s edge on Ocean Beach, casting a reel into the sea. It’s a few weeks into the recreational crab fishing season here in the Bay Area, and at least a month before any...

SF Arts Space 500 Capp Street Announces New Collective Leadership

KQED.org (Arts & Culture) 12/19 8:44A Sarah Hotchkiss

Nonprofit arts space 500 Capp Street , located in David Ireland’s former Mission District home, will move forward as a collective, staff members announced on Tuesday. Under the new leadership structure — part of an effort to strive for “equity,...

A Monumental Mural by Ranu Mukherjee Opens a New SF Ballet Program

KQED.org (Arts & Culture) 12/18 4:00A Sarah Hotchkiss

The San Francisco Ballet and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have announced a new partnership to annually commission curtain drops from Bay Area artists. Earlier this year, Maria A. Guzmán Capron’s curtain appeared on stage before and between...