Hot Summer Guide 2023Hot Summer Guide 2023

The KQED Arts & Culture team’s guide to concerts, exhibits, food and drinks — everything you need to keep you busy all summer long.

The covers of five novels, three in the back row, two in the front.

5 New Mysteries and Thrillers for the Start of Summer

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How to Celebrate Juneteenth 2023 in the Bay Area

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19 Summer Books That NPR Critics Are Excited About

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This Summer, a Return of the Return to the Movie Theater

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9 Bay Area Cocktails to Drink This Summer

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Get Lit: 8 Bay Area Events to Help You Discover Your Next Summer Read

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7 Ways to Keep Your Cool With Young Kids This Summer

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Korean barbecue beef short rib served over rice and japchae (noodles) in a plastic takeout container.

How to Put Together the Perfect Bay Area Picnic

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Larry June raps into the microphone on a big festival stage. He's wearing a bucket hat, designer sunglasses and a bandana and is smiling.

10 Bay Area Summer Concerts Not to Miss in 2023

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three people, a white woman, a Black man and a Japanese-American man in colorful outfits, perform on a stage with a fake animal skeleton of some kind

10 Hot Tickets to Bay Area Plays and Musicals This Summer

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