Cosplayers, artists and up to 7,500 fans packed Faction Brewing for the fourth annual Cape & Cowl Con, thrown by an award-winning Oakland comic shop.

About 15 Bay Area theaters pair all four original Star Trek films with classic episodes, starting Friday.

Witnesses say the “My Name Is Earl” star touched a wedding guest and cursed on the phone before security stepped in.

Jesse Hughes fronts the band without Josh Homme as they replay their 2006 breakout at San Francisco's storied Fillmore.

Free screenings of Inside Out and The Parent Trap packed the Presidio and Marina Green, with each night raising food for the SF-Marin Food Bank.

Four live acts, dog-friendly seating, and El Alambre tacos await this Saturday at the free JFK Promenade garden bar.

Tickets start at $1,500 as the Salesforce benefit concert honors a 24-year-old nursing student with the Colin Powell Medal of Courage.

More than 400 people are expected at Long Branch Saloon & Farms this Saturday for the third annual hoedown, complete with mini-golf and a slingshot range.

Santa Clara police issue a traffic advisory as the R&B Tour balloons to three nights, including a rare Tuesday show.

A $7 million dome complex is rising at Pier 70, and Dogpatch's first big waterfront rave lands next month.

Summer Champ, Eva Jay Fortune and Great Willow hit the Civic Center stage back-to-back, with food trucks joining the free lineup this season.

The Curran Theatre hosts a comedy holiday show November 22, with a Nickelodeon voice star leading the laughs.

The punk legends hit Oakland Sept. 29 with Descendents in tow, playing rare deep cuts after a 15-year album gap.