Plus: Spooked LIVE | Paseo Artistico
| | 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, including comedian Jen Kober, Dr. Raymond Christian, and CNN’s James Blake. Featuring performances by Coven Dance and music by Brijean Murphy and Doug Stuart. | | |
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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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| 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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| | | Stanford Law School | This year marks the 11th anniversary of the Bright Award, Stanford’s highest environmental prize given to individuals all around the world who are dedicating their careers to increasing sustainability and conservation. Learn about this year’s Bright Award recipient Valérie Courtois, an Indigenous conservationist from Canada.
Find out more at law.stanford.edu.
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| That's My Word: Bay Area Rappers Write Their Life Stories Co-Presented by Litquake | Thursday, October 19 | 7 PM
In Person: $15 | Livestream: Free | | |
| | Join legendary Bay Area rappers Black C and Mac Mall as they discuss gripping stories from their recently published memoirs.
In vivid, unflinching detail, Black C’s A Part of Survival and Mac Mall’s My Opinion shed light on the Bay Area’s street life, drug trade and pimp culture of the 1980s and 1990s—and how the resourceful artists turned their setbacks into widespread success during hip-hop’s Golden Age. | | |
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| ¿Dónde Está Mi Gente? at Lit Crawl | Saturday, October 21 | 7 PM
The Chapel
In Person: Free | | |
| | | Host Baruch Porras Hernandez brings his dynamic cabaret celebrating queer Latinx community, identity and experiences back for another magical night at this year’s Lit Crawl in the Mission, featuring comedian Ashley Monique, musician Dizzy Jenkins, and drag performer SNJV. | | |
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| Living Altars: Remembrance Across Cultures | Sunday, October 22 | 1 PM
In Person: Free | | |
| | Rituals honoring the dead vary across cultures but share sacred significance as rites of passage. Celebrate and learn how the the Bay Area’s Latino and Filipino communities commemorate lost loved ones and share your own tokens of remembrance at this live event.
Held at KQED, this will be a day of collaborative Día de Los Muertos altar-making and poetry created in partnership with Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts and the Filipino Service Providers Network. | | |
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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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