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Kendra Paitz / University Galleries A Chicago-based artist ventured into the wild to gather inspiration for her latest exhibition. Plumbing the depths of lakes around the world, brainstorming with scientists and shadowing the footsteps of a renowned naturalist, she merged arts with science in an exploration of a fragile environment.  “The Canary in the Lake” features 40 new photographic, video and audio works by Alice Hargrave. The exhibition is currently on view at University Galle...

Springtime in S.F. brings surprise flowers, hope FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Aidan Fisher-Paulson poses with a sunflower he planted in the Bedlam Blue Bungalow.Courtesy of Kevin Fisher-PaulsonShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Mystery daffodils growing outside the Bedlam Blue Bungalow as spring starts to bloom in late February 2021.Courtesy of Kevin Fisher-PaulsonShow MoreShow Less My husband Brian earned a degree in dance from New York University and, as he tells the story, the only non-dance class he took...

As Bay Area schools reopen, an adjustment period leads to newfound hope FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Students at the MLK Bayside school attend 1st grade in Sausalito, Calif. on January 28th, 2021John Storey / Special to the ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Teacher Samantha Kelly helps Angelo Nuno in her 1st grade class. Students at the MLK Bayside school attend 1st grade in Sausalito, Calif. on January 28th, 2021John Storey / Special to the ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 3of3 Teacher Samantha Kelly h...

Ethnic communities must stand together FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Lisa Zhao (l to r), 7; Luna Alonso-Jojola, 6; Joseph Daniel, 7 and Ameer Elshaer, 5, stand atop a the Phoenix playstructure as they spot another playstructure at the Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground on Thursday, February 11, 2021 in San Francisco, Calif.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of3 (L-R) Sanan Wannachit, Monthanus Ratanapakdee, and husband Eric Lawson stand amongst the crowd as Lawson holds a photograph of...

Letters to the Editor: Trumps acquittal is a public disgrace San Francisco Chronicle readers FacebookTwitterEmail President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters the day they stormed the Capitol.Yuri Gripas / Abaca Press Regarding “ ‘Tragic and sad’: Bay Area lawmakers react to Trump’s acquittal” (SFChronicle.com, Feb. 13): The impeachment acquittal of former President Donald Trump was a public disgrace that emboldens his hotheaded supporters, and strips the GOP of any right to speak ...

Laura Kennedy / WGLT A venerable member of the Bloomington-Normal theater community is branching out with a new role that, on its surface, seems like something brand new. But at its heart, it’s a job with core values he knows very well.  Rhys Lovell is crossing cultural streams as he steps into a new role as curator at the McLean County Arts Center in downtown Bloomington. Lovell is a mainstay of the Twin City theater scene, having worked at Heartland Theater, where he is currently ar...

Letters to the Editor: Rep. Liz Cheney made the right call San Francisco Chronicle readers FacebookTwitterEmail In this Dec. 17, 2019 file photo, Republican Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Sen. Anthony Bouchard, of Cheyenne, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 accused Cheney of being “out of touch” with Wyoming for her vote to impeach President Donald Trump in announcing he will run against her.(Associated Press/J. Scott Applewhite) Rega...

Coyotes at the back gate: surprise or, better yet, mystery? FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 A female coyote that has been tagged and collared sits in a vehicle pullout where wildlife biologists have been conducting a study of coyotes that populate the area of the Marin Headlands in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near Sausalito, Calif., on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Seven local coyotes have been captured, tagged and collared so biologists can learn from their activity in the open space of t...

An exotic gift from a kind stranger...an eccentric and formidable grandparent...the jaw-dropping riches of another culture...  These are the memories that have informed the latest work from Twin City artist David Dow, now on view at the McLean County Arts Center in Bloomington. The exhibition is called “Unsteady Hands” and continues through Feb. 19.  For many years, Dow has delved into masks and what they mean to us. His latest works, richly adorned with glistening beads set in wax...

Illinois State University In a typical year, art collectors have just two days to snap up prints during the Annual Printmakers’ Exhibition and Sale at Illinois State University.  As we’ve all noticed, this is not a typical year.  So, the exhibition and sale have gone on--online, that is--and expanded the dates for the event into the new year. This is the 36th annual sale and exhibition that offers up the works of students, faculty and alums of the printmaking area of the Wonsoo...