Arts & Entertainment

Technothriller: What a ‘Maligned Little Subgenre’ Tells Us About Our Tech Age

As Steven Spielberg once said, “All science fiction comes true. It just does.” That’s what the filmmaker had to say about the relationship between science fiction and reality in a recent interview he gave to promote his new film, Disclosure Day. It’s a provocative claim, and one that reminded me of...

Sacred Art, Stand-Up, Poetry and Summer Scenes

Still Swinging: Maria Muldaur Brings Vintage Jazz and...

Keep on Truckin’: Terrapin Roadshow Returns to Marin

The San Franciso Mime Troupe's 'Wreckage: A Musical Tragicomedy' tackles AI gone awry, economic anxiety, religious zealotry and political dysfunction.

Mimes Get Wrecked, School of Rock and Beatles in the Park

Jul 21, 2026

Mill ValleyGet Wrecked For 67 seasons, the Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe has proven that “mime” doesn’t mean silent....

Crush features North Bay art and cultural events, including the Gravenstein Apple Fair with its pie eating contest in Sebastopol.

Gravenstein Apple Fair, Young Talent Night and More

Jul 14, 2026

SebastopolLife of Pie The Gravenstein Apple Fair has always celebrated Sonoma County’s signature fruit, but this August the pie bakers...

ARC returns with its fourth annual staged reading series.

Outside the Box, Play Reading Series Continues in Marin

Jul 14, 2026

During the pandemic, a group of local actors gathered to read plays. “We started as the ‘Actors sitting around reading...

For promoter Brody Bass, DrunkMonkPresents… is less a side hustle than an extension of his years inside the Bay Area music scene.

Get Heavy: New Promoter Brody Bass Goes to 11 at Mac’s

Jul 7, 2026

There are promoters who book shows, and then there are musicians who know exactly what it means to haul...

Crush features North Bay art and cultural events, including contemporary bluegrass artist Laurie Lewis and her band performing in Petaluma on July 19.

Bluegrass Revival, Spaces Between, Library Celebrates 50, Indie-Folk at Smiley’s

Jul 7, 2026

PetalumaBluegrass Revival Few voices have shaped contemporary bluegrass quite like Laurie Lewis, and the Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and fiddler returns...