Stay connected with the KQED community with these virtual screenings and events!
| Asian Americans | | Identity and History in California | | Tuesday, April 28 | 6:00 pm | | |
| | | Join KQED and PBS SoCal for the first online sneak preview of the new PBS Documentary series, Asian Americans. Following the preview, KQED Forum host Mina Kim will be joined by the Vice President of Race Forward Jeff Chang and poet Jason Bayani to discuss the role of Asian Americans in shaping California’s history and culture. | | |
| Local support generously provided by the Asian Art Museum. Engage with art at a distance through digital experiences that will keep your spirits up and the inspiration flowing. Bring the Asian Art Museum into your home by visiting asianart.org/museumfromhome. |
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| Austin City Limits: John Prine | | Sunday, April 26 | 2:00 pm | | |
| | Celebrate the life and music of legendary artist, John Prine! Spend your Sunday afternoon enjoying his poignant lyrics while chatting with fellow fans and the KQED community.
In this 2018 Austin City Limits performance, John performs songs from his critically acclaimed album The Tree of Forgiveness, as well as other unforgettable classics. | | |
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| Live from Jacques Pépin's Kitchen | | Wednesday, April 29 | 6:00 pm | | |
| | | Join us for a virtual event with beloved chef and public television cooking show pioneer Jacques Pépin, and stay connected through food. We're screening clips from Today's Gourmet, featuring Jacques' debonair presence in the kitchen. You can cook along, or just chat with fellow viewers and savor the fun. Then, Chef Pépin will join us following the screening for a livestream conversation to discuss some new recipes you make at home right now, to answer your questions about cooking with heart and soul, and to talk about community kitchen relief efforts. | | |
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| Truth Be Told | | Virtual Listening Party | | Thursday, April 30 | 5:30 pm | | |
| | | Truth Be Told is the advice podcast of your dreams, hosted by Tonya Mosley. We explore listener questions, reach out to Wise Ones for advice, and deliberately dig deep for honest, intersectional and healing guidance. We would not exist without listeners, your questions, and the willingness to help each other thrive. That’s why this season, Truth Be Told is hosting online Listening Parties! Come hangout with the Truth Be Told team on April 30th to listen to 4th episode of this season “Deportation Wounds” and chat about it after. | | |
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| Great Performances Presents Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" | | Friday, May 1 | 6:30pm | | |
| | | If you miss gathering for live performance, join us for a conversation with Cal Shakes artistic director Eric Ting and dramaturg Philippa Kelly about how the local theater community is navigating the coronavirus crisis and what Shakespeare can teach us about humor in the midst of upheaval. Then, we'll screen the Public Theater's production of the Bard's Much Ado About Nothing recorded live at Free Shakespeare in the Park for Great Performances. | | |
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| The Gene | | The Future of Genomics and COVID-19 | | Tuesday, April 28 | 6:00 pm | | |
| | | Join KQED for a virtual screening and discussion about the evolution of the science of genetics, the future of gene editing, and the role that genomics has to play in fighting COVID-19. We'll screen an excerpt from The Gene: An Intimate History, a major new four-hour documentary from Ken Burns and Barak Goodman, adapted from the award-winning book of the same name by Pulitzer Prize winning author Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee.After the screening we'll be joined by Kevin Doxzen of the Innovative Genomics Institute to discuss the lab's leading research into CRISPR-based genome editing, Bay Area efforts at sequencing coronavirus genomes, and how genomics labs are pivotal for developing diagnostics and treatment. | | |
Local support generously provided by:
Resolving biology to advance human health | | Accelerate the pace of discovery | |
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| Asian Americans | | Evolution of the Asian American Voice | | Tuesday, May 5 | 6:00 pm | | |
| | | Representations of Asian Americans in pop culture have a history - and present - of racist stereotypes and one-dimensional depictions. Join us to watch clips from the new PBS series, Asian Americans, followed by a discussion moderated by SoCal Wanderer host Rosey Alvero and featuring series producer S. Leo Chiang and sociologist/pop culture expert Nancy Wang Yuen. This conversation will look at the history of Asian American representation in pop culture and media, and how Asian Americans have fought against these depictions to craft their own narratives and define a complex Asian American identity. | | |
| Local support generously provided by the Asian Art Museum. Engage with art at a distance through digital experiences that will keep your spirits up and the inspiration flowing. Bring the Asian Art Museum into your home by visiting asianart.org/museumfromhome. |
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