Plus: Bay Area Comics: Drawing from Life | Russell City Blues
| Bay Area Comics: Drawing from Life | Thursday, August 31 | 7 PM
In Person: $15 | Livestream: Free | | |
| | | Join us for a live, illustrated storytelling and a crash course in the history of our vibrant local comics scene withs cartoonist Justin Hall, Rina Ayuyang, Fred Noland and Julia Wertz. The lobby will have a zine and comics fest before and after the show! | | |
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| Reclaiming Curanderismo Featuring Author Ingrid Rojas Contreras | Thursday, September 7 | 7 PM
In Person: $15 | Livestream: Free | | |
| | | Join National Book Award finalist Ingrid Rojas Contreras for a reflection on the cultural practices of curanderismo — a pre-colonial system of healing traditions in the Americas passed through the generations, including herbal medicine, massage, prayer, and other spiritual practices — and learn about ways to start your own healing journey from Bay Area practitioners. | | |
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| Russell City Blues with the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District | | Friday, September 8 | 7 PM
Morrisson Theater - Hayward, Ca
In Person: $18 | | |
| | | Celebrate the history and uncover the joy of Russell City, a lost Bay Area community, through on-stage storytelling with the people who lived there and a live band, honoring the musical legacy of the town where the blues thrived until the bulldozers rolled in. Presented in partnership with the Hayward Recreation & Parks District at the newly renovated Douglas Morrisson Theater. | | |
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| | | Stanford Continuing Studies | “Shaping America’s Future” starts October 2. Dive into the core of democracy led by James Steyer of Common Sense Media. Explore climate change, responsible AI, and other issues in the run-up to the 2024 elections. Speakers: Condoleezza Rice, Gen. Jim Mattis, US Representative Jamie Raskin, Jane Fonda & more.
Enroll today at continuingstudies.stanford.edu!
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| Hip-Hop Herstory: Celebrating Bay Area Women | Thursday, September 14 | 7:30 PM
In Person: $10 | Livestream: Free | | |
| | | MCs, DJs, promoters, journalists — women have helped build hip-hop culture since its foundation. Nastia Voynovskaya, co-editor of KQED’s Bay Area hip hop history series That’s My Word series, is joined by MCs Kimmie Fresh and RyanNicole, with music sets by Stoni and Alien Mac Kitty. | | |
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| | | Join us for a bilingual, family-friendly day with live entertainment from local Bay Area educational performers, educational activities and episodes of PBS Kids series designed to support social-emotional learning and literacy. Also, some favorite characters will be brought to life in person. | | |
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| Science is a Piece of Cake: A Geology Cake-Off | Thursday, September 28 | 7 PM
In Person: $20 | Livestream: Free | | |
| | California Academy of Sciences and local bakers will host a cake bake-off where rocks serve as visual prompts. Enter the competition as a beginner, intermediate or advanced baker, or participate as a member of the audience and eat delicious cake! Hosted by KQED’s Check, Please! Bay Area Producer Cecilia Phillips.
Enter in the bake-off competition via this form! | | |
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| The Crossword Show | Saturday, September 30 | 7 PM
In Person: $29 | | |
| | | In THE CROSSWORD SHOW, Zach Sherwin (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Epic Rap Battles of History,” MAD Magazine) hosts a panel of guest comedians as they solve an actual crossword puzzle live onstage, with everything displayed on a big screen so the audience can follow along. As the solvers decipher the various clues, Zach takes the show down rabbit holes of comedy, music, wordplay, and trivia, all inspired by the answer words. | | |
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COVID-19 Safety Policy | Guests are encouraged to wear masks inside the building. To provide the safest possible experience for our guests, performers, volunteers and staff, KQED recommends that ticket holders continue to wear masks inside the building and when in close proximity to other guests.
This policy is subject to change. Please visit our Plan Your Visit page for the most up-to-date COVID-19 safety policy. Questions: Email [email protected].
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