| Hip-Hop Herstory: Celebrating Bay Area Women | | Thursday, September 14 | 7 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, Alien Mac Kitty, and Tia Nomore. | | |
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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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| | | SFJAZZ | Latin GRAMMY-winning vocalist Lila Downs is one of the most celebrated singers of her generation. She brings a special night of music to the historic Paramount Theatre in Oakland on October 15th, celebrating Día de los Muertos, Mexico’s Day of the Dead, featuring folklorico dancing, a mariachi band, stunning visual projections and more.
Learn more at sfjazz.org
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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 Bay Area rapper/producer Trackademicks and comedian Natasha Muse 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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| Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi | Tuesday, October 10 | 7 PM
Location TBA
In Person: $20 | Livestream: Free |  |
| | | House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joins Political Breakdown co-hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos for a conversation that delves into Pelosi’s recently announced reelection bid, the 91 criminal charges former President Trump is facing and their potential impact on the 2024 presidential election, the legal roadmap provided to prosecutors by the House committee she named to investigate the January 6th insurrection, and how she plans to help Democrats regain control of the House. | | |
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| | The hit podcast Spooked comes to life onstage in Oakland as host Glynn Washington and guests celebrate Friday the 13th with a night of Snap Judgment live storytelling magic.
Join us for amazing, true-life supernatural stories from people who can scarcely believe they lived them. Come decked out in full Halloween costume for a chance to win the Spooked Live best-dressed prize! | | |
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| Paseo Artistico: Somos Esenciales / We Are Essential | Saturday, October 14 | 6 PM
In Person: Free | Livestream: Free |  |
| | | KQED and Acción Latina present a bilingual, multimedia performance by local theatermaker Paul S. Flores and local researcher Adriana Camarena that celebrates Latino labor and self-determination by sharing stories of Latinx essential workers through poetic monologues, conversation with City health workers and policy makers, dance and music performed by local artists. | | |
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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 live@kqed.org.
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