Also, Island City Waterways, Elephants, and Hills

Also Parov Stelar at the Fox, Earth Day events, and an Abba tribute.

The Boss is back, plus films in Albany, the Persian new year, and Brazilian Bacharach.

The Fremont-based composer and master of the dàn tranh brings her zither-play skills to the Notes from Vietnam series of the Oakland Symphony. Plus, the music Marais and Forqueray come to Berkeley, where to take in Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations, and Lin Hwai-Min’s Rice.

Editors picks this month include Merle Haggard, The Nutcracker, the Dickens Fair, the Accordion Revue Babes, art studio strolls, and Hanukkah events.

The Austin theater troupe The Rude Mechanics brings satire, mystery, and fable to Berkeley, and The Fishnet Follies and Circus Beyond the Ring create excitement in Oakland.

Plus geometric prints at Creative growth, Oakland Pride, Grace Jones, and the Garin Apple Festival

Burgerboogaloo promises a big trash mash-up on July 4 weekend.

Get down with D’Angelo, get your Bay Area comedy fix, and get out for Freedom Day parties.

Puppet masters, Cinco de Mayo, Nerd Nite, and a film and arts festival for and about sex workers are on tap this month.