Fixit Clinics are community-based workshops where people work collectively to learn how to repair broken items. They are part of the the Right to Repair movement - and California is the latest state to pass a law meant to empower consumers to fix their own stuff. Led by KQED’s local news podcast The Bay, this panel discussion and workshop will help you learn how to fix your own items. Register your broken items for the workshop at this link. Your item will be chosen by lottery. This event is kid-friendly! Suitable for ages 8+
Dungeons & Dragons Live with Forum and Games of Berkeley
Tuesday, January 28 | 7 PM In Person: $24.38 | Livestream: Free
Join KQED’s Forum and Games of Berkeley for a night of live Dungeons & Dragons gameplay! Noted Bay Area players bring a thrilling Barbary Coast adventure to life onstage, weaving a story of mystery and daring strategy. Join our unlikely team of do-gooder vigilantes as they try to bring a nugget of justice to a gold rush era fantasy San Francisco. Secrets, Saloons, and Shipwrecks await you and our adventurers, as we play the world's greatest role playing game with a little home town flair!
Thursday, January 30 | 7 PM In Person: $18.67 | Livestream: Free
Fire Escape, a new podcast series, follows five incarcerated women who serve as firefighters. Their journeys challenge the stigma surrounding women in prison. Join host Anna Sussman and Spooked host Glynn Washington to hear how women are fighting fires behind bars. Co-presented by Snap Studios.
Don’t miss the acclaimed exhibition Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection, featuring paintings, sculptures, and textiles by pathbreaking women artists, at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Join BAMPFA on Saturday, 1/25 for an artist’s conversation exploring how technology has transformed the language of painting.
The San Francisco Opera: Behind the Aria
Tuesday, February 4 | 7 PM In Person: $41.52 | Livestream: Free
KQED Live pulls back the curtain on the San Francisco Opera with an intimate evening of conversation, film and live performance. Music Director Eun Sun Kim joins Forum's Mina Kim to share how she interprets timeless works, alongside behind-the-scenes production footage from filmmaker Elena Park and a selection of live performances by the Opera’s young resident artists. Together with General Director Matthew Shilvock they share the San Francisco Opera’s inspiring vision for the future of the art form.
Are there parts of our minds that are hidden from us? This question launched the Hidden Brain podcast ten years ago. Since then, the program has helped millions of listeners accomplish their goals, improve their relationships, and develop a deeper understanding of their emotions. Now, host and creator Shankar Vedantam brings seven key insights from the first decade of Hidden Brain to the stage. Whether you're new to the show or a longtime listener, this evening of science and storytelling will change how you think about yourself. Presented by APE and AGE, in partnership with KQED Live.
An ode to your body and soul. At this wellness experience market, you'll enjoy reiki, acupuncture, herbal consultations, massage therapy, and more from Indigenous wellness practitioners and healers at an affordable rate. The day is set up market style: You'll pay per session to indulge in 15 to 20-minute mini-healing services from the vendors/practitioners of your choice and explore various workshops.
Join KQED Live and The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco for an exclusive viewing party at the Portsmouth Square Bridge, where you’ll have a prime spot to enjoy the colorful and vibrant Chinese New Year’s Parade. The party will feature exclusive performances from the Rice Rockettes and delicious local bites.
As country music grows more diverse, new artists are finding their voice in the genre. Join us to meet the new faces of local country music like Kelvin Truitt and Noelle & The Deserters for a boot-stompin' evening of music, and to get you prepared, Stud Country will be teaching classic beginner line dances to get you ready for the night! Presented in partnership with KEXP.
