Fixing Legal Cannabis | Wednesday, April 13 | 7 PM In Person: $10 | Livestream: Free | |
| Leafly Senior Editor David Downs in conversation with a slate of cannabis insiders on solutions to local bans, the answer to high taxes, and the future of this flowering industry. This event features live plants to smell from Oakland's Dark Heart Nursery, music and non-medicated refreshments. Attendees 21 and over will be eligible to win a $100 gift certificate to a Bay Area dispensary. | |
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Rocky Rivera with Rightnowish | Friday, April 15 | 7 PM In Person: $20 | Livestream: Free | |
| Rocky Rivera’s music is a journey into the spirit of resistance, blending social justice, feminism and West Coast-style hip-hop. Rocky brings her thought-provoking anthems with timeless appeal to the stage in concert with featured guest DJ Roza and in conversation with KQED host Pendarvis Harshaw. | |
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Wildfire from Space | Tuesday, April 26 | 7 PM In Person: $10 | Livestream: Free | |
| Join the KQED Climate desk for an immersive look at the startling spread of wildfires using satellite imagery from Planet Labs to show us what happens before and after a burn and understand its patterns. Learn how the latest in satellite technology helps agencies and communities mitigate the threat of fires and manage emergency response during burns. Featuring practical tips for how to prepare for fire season, no matter whether you live on the frontlines or urban spaces facing smoke and other secondary impacts. | |
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Axolotls and Hummingbirds: Animals of Mexico with Deep Look | Friday, April 29 | 7 PM Livestream: Free | |
| Join Deep Look, KQED’s wildlife series about small animals and plants, for a special virtual screening exploring these two very unique creatures and meet scientists who study them: Víctor M. Ortega-Jiménez, a biophysicist at Georgia Institute of Technology who studies the acrobatic flight of hummingbirds, and Luis Zambrano González of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, who studies axolotls and specializes in zoology and ecology, restoration and urban ecology. This event is bilingual in Spanish and English. The videos are narrated in English with subtitles in Spanish. Our host, Deep Look’s Coordinating Producer Gabriela Quirós, will moderate the discussion, including Q&A with our experts, in both Spanish and English. | |
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Carnaval San Francisco King & Queen Competition | Saturday, April 30 | 11:30 AM In Person: $30 | Livestream: $10 | |
| Carnaval San Francisco is a multicultural celebration of music, dance, and artistry that since 1978 has showcased Latin American, Caribbean and African Diasporics culture and the talents of Mission District residents in an atmosphere of harmony and revelry. Have you ever wondered how the King and Queen of Carnaval San Francisco are chosen? Meet this year’s fierce contestants as they dance to Latin rhythms while competing for their crowns and titles as King and Queen of this year’s Carnaval Festival! | |
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Creating the Future of Carnaval San Francisco | Saturday, April 30 | 7 PM In Person: $10 | Livestream: Free | |
| KQED en Español host Carlos Cabrera-Lomeli talks with new Carnaval San Francisco Executive Director Rodrigo Ehecatl Durán and current leadership Roberto Y. Hernandez, Martha Estrella, and Nancy Obregon about Carnaval's legacy of more than 40 years of uplifting diverse Latinx roots, this year's theme, "Colores de Amor," and the festival's vision for a future of inclusive family and community celebration. Then celebrate this year's newly crowned festival King and Queen, as they perform their triumphal dance! | |
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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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