Molly Colin
Journalist Molly Colin writes about the arts and cultural trends.
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Upcoming Concert
April 12: 10 & 11:30 a.m.
The S.F. Girls Chorus joins the Berkeley Symphony for its annual “I’m a Performer” family concerts that are part of a three-step educational program to make music accessible to everyone.
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Upcoming Concert
Sun April 6, 2014 3:00pm
Storyteller David Gonzalez opens up the world to a child's imagination with his spin on Aesop's moral tales, set to music.
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Upcoming Concert
Sat March 22, 2014 11:00am
The Rolleo family band is part of the Bay Area Discovery Museum's Spring Kids Concert Series lineup of five performances that involve music for children age six months old and up.
More about Bay Area Discovery Museum »Feature Article
March 11, 2014
You can explore flamenco in its intricate variety all this week in Berkeley and San Francisco.
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Upcoming Concert
Sat March 8, 2014 4:00pm
This year's Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra free family concertfeatures a lively program of music, discussion, and a post-concert "petting zoo," where children can view period and historically accurate instruments up close.
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Upcoming Concert
March 2 at 2 p.m. & March 7 at 7 p.m.
Don't miss this yummy production of The Magic Flute, which has three upcoming performances and features free artisan waffles.
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Upcoming Concert
Sat February 22, 2014 10:00am
A Spaghetti Western, a comedy set on the frontier, features great music and silliness in a tale of characters blazing a path westward while chasing the American dream but leaving large piles of pasta in their wake.
More about Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse »
Upcoming Concert
Feb. 8 and 9
These family events, a creative introduction for young people to classical music in the Bay Area, offer three animal-themed concerts and an engaging example that music is for all ages.
More about San Francisco Chamber Orchestra »
Upcoming Concert
Sat February 8, 2014 3:00pm
What better musical way to ring in the Year of the Horse with the entire family than the San Francisco Symphony's 14th Annual Chinese New Year concert.
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Upcoming Concert
Sun January 19, 2014 7:00pm
Oakland’s annual musical tribute to Martin Luther King features new compositions by Marcus Shelby and much more.
More »Festival REVIEW
November 8, 2013
The Sixth International Body Music Festival moved its sonic rhythm party from Oakland to S.F., as its energetic performers tapped, swished, and Velcroed their way across a SFJAZZ Center stage to an enthusiastic audience.
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Upcoming Concert
Sun November 24, 2013 4:00pm
Welcome to Upside-Downton Abbey, a parody of the Masterpiece Theatre phenomenom Downton Abbey that is this year's gala by the Lamplighters Music Theatre.
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Upcoming Concert
2013-2014
Executive Director Wiley Hausam plots his first moves to attract a diverse audience for Stanford Live’s wide-ranging season offerings.
More about Stanford Live »Chamber Music REVIEW
June 21, 2013
Memories and music pour forth at the annual walk-through concert at Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland.
More about New Music Bay Area »
Upcoming Concert
Tue June 4, 2013 8:00pm
On June 4 clarinetist Brenden Guy performs Movements for a Clarinet Concerto, a long-awaited reconstruction of a Britten commission.
More about San Francisco Conservatory of Music »Feature Article
May 21, 2013
Small opera companies like Berkeley’s West Edge Opera, Walnut Creek’s Festival Opera, and Palo Alto’s West Bay Opera are finding ways to stay in business and to thrive artistically.
More "Survival Economics: Small Opera Companies Drive Change" »Chamber Music REVIEW
April 24, 2013
Mixing it up, Lara Downes brings adventurous music lovers up close and personal with performers, in a lively, jazz club setting.
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Upcoming Concert
March 24 2-10 p.m.
Genre-bending is the all-embracing category for the annual Switchboard Music Festival in San Francisco’s Mission District.
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Upcoming Concert
Feb. 7 — 10
Styles of Baroque dance are being brought back to life by a new dance ensemble, accompanied by veteran early-music instrumentalists.
More about Voices of Music »Dance REVIEW
February 1, 2013
Two acclaimed dance ensembles, from San Francisco and Chicago, blend their talents and creative visions.
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