The first completely CGI-animated “Transformers” movie has a winningly simple message of heroism under the direction of Livermore-raised Josh Cooley. Orion Pax (voice of Chris Hemsworth), left, and ...

The contemporary ballet company’s “Dance Series 1” takes the audience through an expressive program balancing mystery and solidarity — set to tour through three Bay Area cities through Oct.… The Smuin ...

Indian novelist Shobha De, left, participates in the 2023 South Asian Literature and Art Festival. This year's festival is set to take place at Stanford on Sept. 28 and 29. A group of celebrated ...

From speculative fiction to memoir to a casually queer punk poet’s ode to the often overlooked, these books celebrate all the shades of Latine/Latinx/Hispanic culture that’s all around us. National ...

Portrait of artist Leilah Babirye (2022). Photo: Mark Hartman/Courtesy Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York Contemporary Ugandan artist Leilah Babirye wields a chain saw with tender command ...

Jack Antonoff is responsible for most of the sad-girl pop music that has dominated the charts over the past decade, from Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poet’s Department” to Lana Del Rey’s “Norman F—ing ...

Kansas native Sarah Smarsh has long been an outspoken advocate for the white, rural working class. In 2018, “Heartland,” her memoir about growing up impoverished and disenfranchised on a ...

Sean Dorsey Dance at Dance Mission Theater in San Francisco. Dorsey is the first acclaimed transgender modern dance choreographer, and his company is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Photo: ...

For 50 years, Oakland art center Creative Growth has been home to a vibrant studio program and gallery for artists with developmental disabilities. Exhibiting locally and internationally, Creative ...

In a show about Dionysus, Trixxie Carr has staged a duet of sorts between two dildos set to Hall and Oates’ “One on One.” In a rock show about Salome, inspired by both the Oscar Wilde and Richard ...

Majesty Scott as Elle Woods, left, and Seth Hanson as Warner in Ray of Light Theatre’s “Legally Blonde: The Musical.” Photo: Jon Bauer/Ray of Light Theatre Chronicle readers frequently ask me why I ...

Surabhi Bharadwaj, artistic director of Siddhi Creative, plans to bring the world premiere of "The Maze" and "Finding Joy" to ODC Theater on Sept. 20. Photo: Provided by Kyle Adler and Siddhi Creative ...