Heather Zimmerman
Arts and Entertainment Editor, Embarcadero Media/Peninsula Division
About Heather
Heather Zimmerman has been with Embarcadero Media since 2019. She is the arts and entertainment editor for the group's Peninsula publications and an assistant editor for the Mountain View Voice and The Almanac. She writes and edits arts stories, compiles the Weekend Express arts newsletter, oversees the community calendar, helps edit stories for the Voice and Almanac and assists with assembling the Express newsletters for those publications.Previously, Heather worked at the Silicon Valley alternative weekly Metro, and for a decade, served as the arts reporter for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, a group of publications covering communities such as Sunnyvale, Los Gatos and Willow Glen.
Heather grew up in the South Bay and graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with a bachelor's degree in literature.
Stories by Heather
Peninsula Women's Chorus gives 'Voice' to resilience
The Peninsula Women's Chorus is reckoning with these complex times by delivering a message of resilience with their concert, "We Have a Voice!" which premieres online May 15.[Thursday, May 13, 2021]
Locally made film tackles a tough, timely topic
The Los Altos History Museum is hosting an online screening on May 7 of the feature film "The Valley," followed by a discussion with its director, Los Altos filmmaker Saila Kariat.[Thursday, May 6, 2021]
Virtual event invites families to 'Weave Your Own Story'
Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center is inviting families to try weaving a little creative magic at a virtual event on May 9, in which participants can learn the basics of weaving and make a personal artwork.[Tuesday, May 4, 2021]
Los Altos' Danny Holton says 'shello' from the road
Danny Holton has been traveling over the past year with the oversized peanut-shaped car known as the NUTmobile. During a Bay Area visit, he shared some of his experiences from across the U.S.[Monday, May 3, 2021]
Art Center's Virtual Friday Night opens 'The Black Index' show
The Palo Alto Art Center celebrates the opening of the exhibition "The Black Index" during its online event, Virtual Friday Night at the Art Center on April 30, with a gallery walkthrough, poetry activity and more.[Thursday, April 29, 2021]
Chorus uses new technology to make beautiful music together online
Ragazzi Boys Chorus presents its third online concert, "Joy, Awe, and Wonder," on May 2, 4 p.m. featuring a wide-ranging program of traditional and contemporary choral music.[Thursday, April 29, 2021]
At $135M, Woodside estate among world's most expensive listings
Woodside's Green Gables estate officially hit the market in February for $135 million -- or more than 37 times the town's median home value of $3.6 million.[Friday, April 30, 2021]
Local merchants celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with in-person, virtual events
Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 24, celebrates the hard work of independent booksellers nationwide. Local bookstores are marking the day with a variety of online and in-person activities.[Thursday, April 22, 2021]
Can California wildflowers survive climate change?
"Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change," on view at the Los Altos History Museum, features the work of photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter, who have captured images of our state's vanishing wildflowers.[Thursday, April 22, 2021]
Local nonprofit FabMo launches virtual Spring Artisan Showcase
FabMo, which rescues and repurposes discontinued designer fabrics and samples, hosts its first springtime Artisan Showcase, featuring artists who use the nonprofit's materials in their creations. The showcase is online through June 20.[Monday, April 19, 2021]
