KQED Arts

06/18/2026

Lady Pink, a legend in the New York graffiti and street art scene, is in San Francisco’s Clarion Alley this week to mentor the next generation of artists on a new mural, expected to be unveiled Friday.

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06/18/2026

Although these days Eli’s Mile High Club in Oakland is mostly a punk and metal joint, when owner Matthew Patane took over in 2014, he was determined to honor its long and august tradition of the blues.

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06/17/2026

For more than three decades, until April 2023, Club Deluxe in Haight-Ashbury thrived as one of the city’s most welcoming jazz spots. On Thursday, June 18, the venue will officially reopen its doors.

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06/17/2026

For their Juneteenth-themed performance of ‘The Blackest Wrench,’ the SF Neo-Futurists had to face the reality of the Bay Area’s new demographics and bring in additional Black cast members from other parts of the country.

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06/16/2026

Vital Signs Film Series launched last month at Oakland’s Shapeshifters Cinema, a 40-seat theater best known for its experimental offerings. The series’ second offering screens this Sunday, June 21.

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06/16/2026

NPR talks to reading enthusiasts for their best tricks to read more this summer — like allowing yourself to read wherever, whenever.

NPR talks to reading enthusiasts for their best tricks — like allowing yourself to read wherever, whenever.

06/15/2026

A court ruling issued Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore signage at national parks that was taken down last year, including a sign at Muir Woods National Monument.

The interior department is considering an appeal as parks advocacy organizations celebrate the win.

06/15/2026

Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist deemed his country’s equivalent to Mozart by Nelson Mandela, died Monday in his adopted home of Germany after a short illness. He was 91 years old.

During the final years of apartheid, the pianist’s ‘Mannenberg’ was often called his country’s unofficial anthem.

06/15/2026

As the World Cup kicks off in the Bay Area, Oakland nonprofit Soccer Without Borders combines mental health and mentorship with the beautiful game to create community.

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06/15/2026

Oliver Tree, the 32-year-old Santa Cruz-born singer and comedian, has died Sunday morning in a helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro alongside 5 others, after performing in Sao Paolo.

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