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| Discover Fanny, the Groundbreaking, Little-Known ’70s Rock Band |  |
| | | Touring with famed bands and amassing a dedicated fan base of legendary musicians, including David Bowie, Fanny was the first all-female rock band to release an album on a major label. Founded by two Filipina sisters from Sacramento, the group’s groundbreaking impact on rock was written out of history. Now, 50 years later, the bandmates have reunited with a new record deal. Hear their music and discover their story this Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Fanny: The Right to Rock, which airs on Monday, May 22, at 10pm on KQED 9, or stream it on the PBS App or KQED Passport. | | |
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| Find Treasures with the Travelling Auctioneers |  |
| | | Join antiques expert Christina Trevanion and craftsman Will Kirk as they discover extraordinary treasures in family homes, use their know-how and knowledge to increase the value and put the items under the gavel at their mobile auction house. Watch an episode on Thursday, May 4, at 9pm on KQED Plus. You can also stream all episodes on KQED Passport. | | |
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| Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month at KQED |  |
| | | KQED is proud to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and has curated documentaries, series and shows this May. The television programming lineup includes Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March; Meet and Eat at Lee’s Garden; Thousand Pebbles on the Ground; and much more. | | |
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| | | de Young museum | Ansel Adams in Our Time brings more than 100 works from this self-described “California photographer” and places him in dialogue with 23 contemporary artists who are engaging anew with the landscapes and environmental issues that inspired Adams.
Learn more at FAMSF.org.
Ansel Adams, "The Tetons and Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming”, 1942. Photograph, gelatin silver print. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Lane Collection. Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. ©️ The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. Exhibition organized by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in partnership with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
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| Your Favorite Podcast Has a Book! |  |
| | | KQED’s award-winning Bay Curious podcast is a fun, quirky guide to the secret stories of the Bay Area. Now it’s also a book. Bay Curious: Exploring the Hidden Stories of the San Francisco Bay Area includes popular episodes from the podcast and brand-new, never-before-heard stories plus fun illustrations and irresistible trivia sidebars. On May 2, join us for a KQED Live book launch party featuring storytelling, performances, food, interviews and more with Oliva and the team behind the book, which you can pre-order now. | | |
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| KQED Partners with Snap Judgment to Present Spooked |  |
| | | KQED is partnering with Snap Judgment to help Spooked, the acclaimed podcast exploring the unexplained through real-life supernatural tales hosted by creator Glynn Washington, bring its catalog of heart-pounding episodes free to listeners across all major podcast platforms. New episodes and archival favorites will be released every Friday. You can start listening today by searching for Spooked wherever you get your podcasts. And sign up for our monthly pop-up Spooked newsletter launching in June to stay informed on exclusive Spooked content, episode teasers, KQED stories with an eerie spin, and spine-tingling observations from Spooked listeners far and wide! | | |
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