| Forum on the Road: Live from Oakland Public Library | June 4, 2019
Oakland Public Library |  |
| | KQED Forum broadcasts live from the Oakland Public Library! Host Michael Krasny and guests will address the day's news and discuss the future of libraries. How is your local library staying relevant in the digital age? As new technologies make vast amounts of information instantly available, what roles will these public institutions play in matters of literary culture, digital equity, and critical media literacy? Join the conversation!
Support for Forum on the Road comes from:
• Your local independent booksellers. Pick up a copy of California Summer Reads, a catalog of great reads for lazy summer days.
• American Conservatory Theater, presenting Eugene Ionesco’s satirical masterpiece Rhinoceros at the Geary Theater, May 29 through June 23. Tickets at act-sf.org/rhino.
•Gagosian San Francisco, specializing in modern and contemporary art. Learn more about upcoming exhibitions and events at gagosian.com.
•Worldreader, a non profit shaping a relevant future for libraries across the globe using new technology, expert training and e-books in over 50 languages. Learn more at Worldreader.org. | | |
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| Truth Be Told Live | Thursday, June 13 | 6:00 pm
1544 Events |  |
| | Join us for cocktail hour and live show of Truth Be Told, KQED's new advice podcast by and for people of color. It’s like the friend you call after a long, exhausting day – the one who will laugh, cry, bitch and moan with you. If Miss Manners tells you how to blend in and behave, Truth Be Told explores how you can be your authentic self in a world that doesn’t always want you to be.
Host Tonya Mosley will unpack audience questions, digging into what it means not just to survive, but thrive— through conversations with wise ones from our community, performances by local artists, and solid advice. Got a question or issue you want to talk about? Submit it to Tonya, and you just might get people talking! | | |
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| Forum on the Road: Live from Whistlestop | Tuesday, June 11 | 9:00-11:00 am
Whistletop |  |
| | KQED Forum broadcasts live from the Jackson Cafe at San Rafael's Whistlestop Active Aging Center!
Host Michael Krasny and guests will address the day's news and discuss what aging means today. How we are reconceiving later life today as people are living and thriving longer than ever before? What impacts on our culture and social systems do we see as the Baby Boom becomes the elder generation? Join the conversation! | | |
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| | Mickey Mouse: From Walt to the World
The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio, San Francisco | | Celebrate Walt Disney's most famous character—Mickey Mouse—and his world-wide impact on culture, art, and entertainment through a special exhibition of original artworks, artifacts, and more. Learn more at waltdisney.org/mickey. |
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5th Anniversary Flower Piano at
San Francisco Botanical Garden | July 11-22
San Francisco Botanical Garden |  |
| | Don't miss the magic at the 5th Anniversary of Flower Piano this July 11-22, when music, nature, and community unite as the Garden transforms into an alfresco concert hall where everyone's invited to play and listen! Free with regular admission. And get tickets now for the popular Flower Piano at Night—July 18-20—as beautifully lit pathways lead to pianos aglow with performances and pianos to play, plus the NEW family-friendly Flower Piano at Sunset on July 12!
KQED Members receive discounts on Flower Piano special event tickets—use code kqedmember19. | | |
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