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Apr 15Failed to save articlePlease try againInstallation view of Bob Miller's Sun Painting, 1970. Miller's early work at the Exploratorium led to the creation of the artist-in-residence program.  (Courtesy of the Exploratorium)For the first time in its 56-year history, the Exploratorium has announced an open call for its next artist in residence. The San Francisco science and art museum has hosted an artist-in-residence program since 1974, with alumni including Ruth Asawa, Brian Eno and Ned Kahn.

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Failed to save articlePlease try againA crowd gathers for IndieFest at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco. The nonprofit group that operates the Roxie Theater, the 112-year-old theater which for a half-century has shown arthouse and independent films in San Francisco, is on the verge of buying its Mission District building. The Roxie entered into an agreement last year with its landlord of 45 years to purchase the 16th Street property, a sale which is expected to close in 2025.

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Apr 11Failed to save articlePlease try againMarin Alsop, center, conducts the San Francisco Symphony on April 10, 2025 at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.  (Brandon Patoc)In the 1990s, the freestyle rapper Supernatural had a routine that always won over the club. He’d solicit suggestions for words or phrases from the audience, or even items from rap fans’ pockets or purses, and then tell the DJ to drop the beat.

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Failed to save articlePlease try again(L–R) DJ and producer Daghe appears in conversation with Soul Beat host Chuck Johnson on the premiere episode of ‘Soul Beat Now,’ broadcast on KTOP TV on April 4, 2025. Soul Beat will broadcast every Friday night from 7–9 p.m. on KTOP. Soul Beat, the groundbreaking Black-owned television network based in East Oakland, is back on the air in a limited capacity.

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Apr 4Failed to save articlePlease try againFans crowd the sidewalk for the ‘Freaky Tales’ special screening at the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland on March 19, 2025. The Grand Lake is one of many local sites used in the film.  (Gina Castro/KQED)The new Pedro Pascal movie Freaky Tales is a wild, over-the-top love letter to Oakland. It involves four interconnected stories, most of which actually happened in the East Bay in 1987. And it’s packed with landmarks, cameos and easter eggs for Oakland locals.