As we look forward to the year ahead, KQED will bring you live events that reflect on new agendas and ideas emerging from the Bay Area. Events that equip you with knowledge and fresh resolve to face persistent challenges. Events that inspire faith in the possibility of renewal through creative expression and communal responsibility. Some of the events shared here pay tribute to the foundations upon which we build, as we reflect on the history of the Black church and honor KQED’s own Michael Krasny as he retires. They may survey the paths in front of us, as our live podcast event with The Bay and Night of Ideas do. Still others, may seek to heal, nourish, and reinvigorate our spirits through music and food. But all represent the drive to renew. In the coming weeks you’ll hear more from the KQED events team about new programs, recurring series, and the future of convening with us.
Ryan Davis Events Director
KQED Events
What will Bay Area life be like in 2021?
Monday, January 25 | 6:00 pm
What will life in the Bay Area be like in 2021? Will 2021 be better than 2020 (please)? Through an evening of conversations with KQED reporters, Devin Katayama, host of KQED’s The Baypodcast will unpack pressing questions covering some of the biggest changes to life in the Bay Area.
After 28 years, renowned KQED radio host Michael Krasny, host of the popular Forumprogram, has announced that he will retire following his Forum broadcast on February 15, 2021, marking the exact anniversary of his first program in 1993. Join the Commonwealth Club and KQED for a special salute to Michael Krasny, and don't miss your chance to turn the tables and ask your own questions of this highly regarded interviewer.
After a year that has created or exacerbated so many kinds of distance -- physical and metaphorical -- among us, we've invited Bay Area thinkers, community leaders, and artists to share ideas and creative visions that can bring us closer together. How do we close the distances we face between each other? How do we close the distance toward a more just and vibrant Bay Area?
Hosted by KQED's Mina Kim, this virtual experience will feature keynotes, conversations, and performances - including a special conversation with San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed about leading through the recovery ahead, the role that artists and culture-makers have to play in renewing our civic bonds, and more.
PBS | The Black Church Sneak Peek and Discussion on Black Church History
Tuesday, February 2 | 6:00 pm
Join us for a sneak peek of PBS's new limited series The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song. Following the preview, KQED's Community Advisory Board Panelist, La Niece Jones, explores the history of the Black Church in the Bay Area and the effect of gentrification on former black enclaves. She'll be joined by special guests Dr. Martha C. Taylor, Allen Temple Baptist Church; Bishop Joseph Simmons, Greater St. Paul Church; and Bishop Bob Jackson, Acts Full Gospel Church.
At Tides, we believe in a world of shared prosperity and social justice. During these unprecedented times, we must take bold action together to ensure a world anchored in equity, human rights and economic empowerment, a sustainable environment, healthy individuals and communities, and quality education.
Beloved Bay Area chef and public television kitchen pioneer Martin Yan shares an exclusive live cooking class to help you equip you with the kitchen skills, confidence, and flavors to celebrate a fresh start in 2021! In this virtual class, he demystifies the fundamentals of cooking with the wok, knifework, and flavor balance and demonstrates three recipes that capture the festive Chinese New Year season: Red-Envelope Fish, Good Fortune Wrap, Firecracker Chicken with Sweet Basil. Join to cook along, ask your questions, and enjoy the always dynamic show of Martin Yan’s mastery in the kitchen.
Tuesday, February 23 | 8:00 pm Fort Mason Center | San Francisco, CA
Experience KQED's documentary When the Waters Get Deep at it’s first drive-in screening at Fort Mason! This film follows the story of Oakland band, SOL Development, as they use music to create healing spaces with mothers and families who've lost their loved ones to gun violence.
