In 1965, as President Lyndon B. Johnson signed an immigration bill at New York’s Liberty Island, he remarked that prior to that moment, “Only three countries were allowed to supply 70 percent of all ...

The orchestra approaches Mahler’s Seventh Symphony with admirable risk and excitement, if not the polish of performances ...

Geoff Sobelle pours wine into the glasses of the audience seated around an oversized dining table on the stage during “Food” at Stanford Live’s Memorial Auditorium in Palo Alto on Wednesday, Feb. 5.

The bizarrely Valentine’s Day-themed action comedy “Love Hurts” has no business being as good as it is. It’s a trifle, with a barely functional script, and yet it is filled with appealing performances ...

The filmmaker’s latest music documentary delves into the challenges faced by Sly and the Family Stone, exploring the burdens and triumphs of the funk music icon. San Francisco band Sly and the Family ...

The key to any Amy Schumer comedy is how often she gets to play self-delusion, embarrassment, fear and rage. As long as the emotions, terrors and humiliations are big, she’s funny, and her latest, ...

Davidsen, one of the Metropolitan Opera’s reigning divas, shows complete mastery in a varied recital at Berkeley’s Cal Performances. Soprano Lise Davidsen, left, gave her Bay Area debut in a recital ...

Five films with Bay Area ties are set to screen at the 27th San Francisco Independent Film Festival — and they could not be more different from one another. The 27th San Francisco International Film ...

Bill Gates isn’t prone to nostalgia. The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist has built a career and legacy on always looking forward, toward breakthroughs and solutions. Yet, after ...

The Grammy Awards have long been criticized over a lack of diversity, with a history of artists of color, women, and rap and R&B musicians being snubbed for top prizes. This year’s edition suggests ...

A few years ago, New York-based choreographer Miguel Gutierrez announced he was making “choreography for the end of the world.” If you’re familiar with Gutierrez’s body of intimate, riveting, ...

Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s “Uncle Vanya” marks its first play from the theatrical canon since Johanna Pfaelzer became artistic director in 2019. Hugh Bonneville stars in “Paddington,” based on the ...