Catching Excellence
L. Peter Callender brings a no-holds-barred approach to the African-American Shakespeare Company.
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Little Museums, Big Missions
Learn a lot about your community’s everyday moments with a trip to one of these East Bay institutional gems.
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Born to Dance
Graham Lustig, the artistic director of the Oakland Ballet Company, positions the troupe as more than a dance venue. Meet up with him just in time for Oakland-esque and the annual OBC gala.
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Learning by Listening
John Anner of Albany, president of East Meets West, takes the grassroots nonprofit from its humble beginnings as an organization dedicated to improving medical care in Vietnam to become a global powerhouse.
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Knowing It All
If you’re an East Bay parent with a child-rearing developmental question, chances are you’ve either read the advice of Meg Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H., and a pediatric nurse practitioner, or seen her yourself. She’s the East Bay’s closest version of a Dr. Mom and has dispensed useful info for 30-plus years.
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Being a Long-Distance Caregiver
Experts say that when caring for an elderly parent who lives far away, the most important thing is to join a support group with people experiencing the same challenges.
In the Philanthropic Swim
Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.
My Father, My Lie
Oakland author Meredith Maran accused her father of the ultimate betrayal. Then she un-accused him. In this first-person essay, adapted from her new book, My Lie, she reveals how it all went down.