¿Donde Estan Mis Superheroes?

Thursday, June 23 | 7 PM
In Person: $10 | Livestream: Free

Who was your favorite superhero growing up? Writer and performer Baruch Porras-Hernandez explores the lives of queer people who walk on the wrong side of the tracks to do the right thing with his new graphic novel ¡ESPECTACULAR! Join us to experience this live-narrated multimedia adaptation packed with fantastic new queer Latinx superheroes! Come dressed in their own superhero-inspired costume!

Hella Asian

Thursday, June 30 | 7 PM
In Person: $35-$50 | Livestream: $25

Two speakers telling stories into a microphone

The Bay Area chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association and KQED Live present an evening of live storytelling by local Asian American and Pacific Islander community voices. With this year’s theme “The Comeback,” a lineup of Bay Area journalists, filmmakers, poets, and other storytellers will celebrate AAPI resilience and the joyful ways their communities thrive.Admission includes food and drink by local AAPI-owned culinary creatives at Dokkabier, El Chino Grande, Hobo Wines, Joodooboo, Ox & Tiger and VERVET.

Rebecca Solnit

Tuesday, July 12 | 7 PM
In Person: $15

Writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit joins KQED’s Alexis Madrigal to discuss her new project Not Too Late, a platform for addressing climate despair and how we can shape our climate future now with a spirit of hope.

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Stanford Continuing Studies

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Black Women in Pop Music: An Interview & Listening Party with Danyel Smith

Thursday, July 14 | 7 PM
In Person: $10

A personal and musical interview with music journalist Danyel Smith, author of Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop, hosted by KQED’s Ariana Proehl in our intimate top-floor lounge.

The U.S. & The Holocaust by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Bostein

Monday, July 25 | 7:30 PM
In Person: $23
The Castro Theater

The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival and KQED Live present a special preview of the new three-part documentary from PBS by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein, exploring America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history. Looking at the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States and race laws in the American South -- the series sheds light on what the U.S. government and American people knew and did and did not do as the catastrophe unfolded in Europe.

Ice Cream Social: Cultural Infusion

Thursday, July 28 | 7 PM
In Person: $20 | Livestream: Free

A variety of ice cream flavors displayed on a table

Taste local, small batch ice cream made by Bad Walters, Koolfi, and De La Creamery. Check, Please! Bay Area Producer Cecilia Phillips talks with the three chefs about how they infuse their own cultural backgrounds into their flavors.

COVID-19 Safety Policy

To provide the safest space possible experience for our guests, performers, volunteers and staff, KQED is requiring all ticket holders to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to wear a mask at all times while inside the building. Full vaccination is defined as completion of the Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine, plus the current recommended booster dose for the individual’s age cohort. To enter the building, please bring a photo ID and proof of vaccination. 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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