Paul Kotapish

Paul Kotapish is the managing editor for SFCV. You can learn more here or at guitarfish.net.

Articles by this Author

August 1, 2020

Oakland Symphony Reaches Out With a Bountiful rePAST

BY Paul Kotapish

Catch an outstanding past performance for free every Friday at dinner hour.

August 1, 2020

2020 Audience Choice Award Nominations Close Wednesday, August 5

BY Paul Kotapish

Last chance to make your nominations in our sixth-annual SFCV readers’ poll.

July 27, 2020

Audience Choice Awards 2019–2020 Is Accepting Nominations

BY Paul Kotapish

The sixth-annual SFCV readers’ poll is now open for nominations.

July 21, 2020

2020 Audience Choice Award Nominations Coming Soon

BY Paul Kotapish

Nominations for our annual survey of your favorite artists and performances start next week.

July 14, 2020

NEA Provides Relief to Arts Organizations Hard Hit by the Pandemic

BY Paul Kotapish

Bay Area and Los Angeles music and dance groups are among those getting direct funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

June 22, 2020

Hewlett 50 Grants Support New Creative Work by Bay Area Dance Groups

BY Paul Kotapish

Ten local nonprofits will collaborate with world-class artists on fresh projects in the field of dance and movement-based performance.

June 16, 2020

California Arts Organizations Get a Shot in the Arm From NEA

BY Paul Kotapish

A second round of NEA grants provide much-needed funding to Bay Area and L.A. performers and presenters.

Feature Article

June 9, 2020

Downhome Streaming on the Folk Side

BY Paul Kotapish

From Appalachian fiddle tunes to Swedish nyckelharpa music: ten delightful performances featuring great folk music.

Feature Article

May 26, 2020

Music Doodles Just for Fun

BY Paul Kotapish

Here are some of our favorite interactive “Google Doodles” that explore music-making and history.

May 26, 2020

West Edge Opera Puts Its Annual Festival on Ice Until 2021

BY Paul Kotapish

The local company plans to preserve this year’s ambitious program and possibly build on it during the gap year.

May 19, 2020

New Relief Fund to Support Artists in the East Bay

BY Paul Kotapish

A public/private coalition will provide grants directly to artists and arts workers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Application deadline is June 5.

Feature Article

May 12, 2020

Serenading From a Safe Distance in Alameda

BY Paul Kotapish

Porch concerts provide live music for locals all over the “Island City” on Friday evenings.

April 14, 2020

San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Launches Digital “TV” Station

BY Paul Kotapish

The new platform features the debut of “Truly Brave” to honor health-care workers and first responders.

April 7, 2020

Young Women’s Choral Projects Earns Prestigious Honor

BY Paul Kotapish

The 2020 Margaret Hillis Award goes to Susan McMane’s YWCP for choral excellence.

April 7, 2020

San Francisco Ballet’s Debut Tour to Toronto Canceled

BY Paul Kotapish

Fears about the long-term impacts of COVID-19 prompt the National Ballet of Canada to make sweeping changes to their season.

April 7, 2020

How to Help Local Artists Stay Afloat

BY Paul Kotapish

With a season of gigs canceled and no income on the horizon, local musicians and arts organizations need help just to survive. Here’s how you can throw a life preserver.