“Lay of the Land” features 14 Bay Area-based artists making work about the environment. Co-curated by Naomi Alessandra Schultz, Julianna Heller and Eleanor Scholz O’Leary, the show includes painting, ...

Empathy coach Sofia (Sam Jackson, front) struggles to work with employees (Max Forman-Mullin, from back left, Phil Wong and Joseph Patrick O'Malley) in Marin Theatre's "Do You Feel Anger?" Photo: ...

Years ago, Mia’s photojournalist mentor gave her some advice: Don’t look. In war-torn countries, she has to capture suffering — it’s what her editors and readers want — but if the horrors in the ...

The Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto will host a week of silent films from Monday-Friday, June 9-13, to celebrate the movie palace's 100th anniversary. Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle The Stanford ...

Toni Cannon, left, Lex Baesen, Ori Quesada and Yasmina Bourdais in People's Circus Theatre's "The Nightingale." Photo: Fernando Gambaroni / People's Circus Theatre You might assume artificial ...

"Guns, Beauty and Donuts" by Reniel Del Rosario on view at Gallery 16. Photo: Gallery 16 Ceramic artist Reniel Del Rosario loves to recast everyday objects, and everyday retail experiences, into ...

The indignities that dance hall hostess Charity suffers would turn other women cynical. She hides in a closet while the movie star she’s pursuing has sex with someone else. She gets stuck in an ...

Grace Jones is set to perform at the Meritage Resort and Spa on June 13. Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle From working as a high-fashion model and starring a James Bond villain to becoming a ...

Elvis Costello has always been surrounded by an abundance of musical influences. The son of a record shop worker and a jazz musician, the English singer was raised with a deep appreciation for and ...

“Rooted” features Bay Area-based Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander artists who explore themes of memory, migration, heritage and identity. The exhibition, curated by Jun Yang, is ...

A Netflix romantic comedy changed Ashe’s life and career forever. The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Ashlyn Rae Willson, was years into her music career without any mainstream success when her ...

"Lisa Jo: Ecology of Fear" runs May 22-July 12 at Gallery Wendi Norris. Photo: Glen Cheriton / Lisa Jo and Gallery Wendi Norris Los Angeles-born, Berlin-based artist Lisa Jo presents a new series of ...