Sustainable Cooking with Roasted and Raw + Shuggie's Trash Pie

Tuesday, April 4 | 7 PM
In Person: $20 | Livestream: Free

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Come and taste local food that's doing global good. Of course you want to change your diet for the good of the planet, but all that responsibility can be a little overwhelming, right? We'll help you get started in the easiest, most delicious way.

KQED climate reporter Laura Klivans and Check, Please! Bay Area producer Cecilia Phillips help you work out where and how to make changes that can move the needle. Chef Imani Greer of Oakland's Roasted and Raw and Shuggie's Trash Pie co-owners David Murphy and Kayla Abe will introduce us to ingredients and recipes you can try at home after you taste their sustainable and delicious creations!

Bay Area Boba

Thursday, April 13 | 7 PM
In Person: $15 | Livestream: Free

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Meet local boba makers whose mixtures of milk tea and chewy tapioca pearls range from subtle blends to over-the-top sweet explosions! Learn how their cultures and communities inspire their beverage innovations and sample some of their most inventive flavors.

Whether you’re a boba aficionado or boba-curious, come discover the many delicious ways that the Bay Area has put its spin on this popular drink, featuring Urban Ritual and more!

Radiolab: A Live Self-Help Show with Simon Adler

Thursday, April 20 & Friday, April 21 | 7 PM
In Person: $35 | Livestream: Free

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Do you want to be happier, healthier or wealthier, or simply want to reach your full potential? What if we told you that you have the power to do all these things and more?

Starting in the 1980s, phrases like these could be heard on cassette tapes and through headphones at a dizzying rate. It was the birth of self-help and the death of collective reality. WNYC Studios' Radiolab and Senior Producer Simon Adler present a live multimedia event exploring self-help, the power of these phrases, the cassette tapes that carried them, and the ideas embedded within.

SPONSORED BY

Alonzo King LINES Ballet

Collaboration with Lisa Fischer and Richard Misrach

Artistic visionary Alonzo King invites you to a premiere with his celebrated San Francisco-based contemporary ballet company. Experience King's heart-stirring choreography, live vocals by Grammy Award-winning singer Lisa Fischer, and visuals from acclaimed photographer Richard Misrach. Performances run April 16–23, 2023 at YBCA, with the Gala on Saturday, April 15.

For tickets, visit cityboxoffice.com/LINES.

Photography: Alonzo King LINES Ballet | Company Artists | Title: Ocean Ballet #1 (Reverse), 2022 | © Richard Misrach 2022

KQED Fest: Discover Together

Saturday, April 29 | 11 AM
In Person: Free

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Mark Your Calendars for KQED Fest!

Spend a spring Saturday with KQED, the Bay Area’s beloved public media station, for a block party and open house at our headquarters in San Francisco's Mission District.

Learn about your community with KQED shows live on stage.
Get to know our trusted journalists, who bring you local news and arts and culture reporting.
Go behind the scenes; take newsroom and studio tours.
Try being on mic or on camera with our producers and with media-making workshops.
Enjoy all-ages art and science activities.
Savor tasty local bites featured in KQED Food programs and series.
Groove to performances and live local music presented by Noise Pop's Homegrown Stage.

Experience all these ways and more that KQED informs, involves and inspires you every day, and gather with your community to discover together.

Bay Curious Made A Book!

Tuesday, May 2 | 7 PM
In Person: $15 | Livestream: Free

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Join us for a launch celebration with the team behind KQED’s new book, Bay Curious: Exploring the Hidden True Stories of the San Francisco Bay Area!

The night will feature live storytelling, performances, food, interviews and more. Come early for the preshow reception and stay after for a book signing with Bay Curious host Olivia Allen-Price and KQED journalists who contributed to the book.

Willie Brown with Political Breakdown

Tuesday, May 9 | 7 PM
In Person: $10 | Livestream: Free

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Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown joins KQED Senior Politics Editor Scott Shafer and Correspondent Marisa Lagos for an exclusive interview live onstage to reflect on his storied career as a longtime fixture of city and state government and on the political machine he built.

As the 2024 elections bring a change of guard to California, Brown's influence and legacy as a Democratic kingmaker and his unapologetic approach offer insights into the Golden State's political fortunes.

Game Recognize Game: A Bay Area Hip-Hop Trivia Night

Thursday, May 11 | 7 PM
In Person: $10

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From coining the term “player hater” to launching the careers of some of the most beloved players in hip-hop, the Bay Area is the home of game. We’re celebrating that by having a game night!

If you think you’ve got Bay Area hip-hop on lock, put it to the test when Rightnowish’s Pendarvis Harshaw and Marisol Medina-Cadena host a trivia night with games, a DJ and much more. Prizes will go to players who drop the most knowledge. And topping off the event is a special conversation between hip-hop historian Eric K. Arnold and Vallejo’s Mac Mall — co-writer with JT the Bigga Figga of the 1994 hit song, “Game Recognize Game.”

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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