Plus a preview of "Harbor from the Holocaust"
Mrs. Vera's Daybook
Virtual Red Carpet Premiere | | Monday, July 27 | 8:00 pm | | |
| | | Join KQED Truly CA on the virtual red carpet to celebrate the launch of a new independent documentary Mrs.Vera's Daybook.At a time when SF Pride was fueled by the grief and rage of the AIDS epidemic, artists David Faulk and Michael Johnstone discover an unlikely joy through the creation of Mrs. Vera, an outrageous costumed collaborative art project that takes on a life of its own.Featuring fabulous runway costumes and a discussion with director Robert James, Joshua Grannell a.k.a. Peaches Christ, David Faulk and Michael Johnstone, and other stars from the film. | | |
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| Calling BS: How to Spot Data Misinformation | | Tuesday, August 11 | 3:00 pm | | |
| | | Making sense of data has never been more important. “Big data” in healthcare, education and the economy influences policies that affect billions. In this webinar with Jevin West (Co-author, Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World) and KQED, you’ll learn to spot misinformation in charts, graphs and other data visualization, and hear about West’s work with students to navigate our data-driven world. | | |
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Dear Homeland
Virtual Screening | | Wednesday, August 12 | 6:00 pm | | |
| | | Join us for the virtual screening of the KQED-produced documentary Dear Homeland, which follows the story of Bay Area-based singer-songwriter Diana Gameros as she finds her voice as an artist and fights to define home for herself as an undocumented immigrant. The screening will be followed by a special livestream, featuring special guests in live conversation with the film’s director, Claudia Escobar and a live musical performance by Diana Gameros. | | |
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| | | Once Upon a Time…Publishing | | Do you have a story you want to publish? Then come to Once Upon a Time... Publishing: a program that teaches kids and teens how to write and publish professional books that get sold for money (that you get to keep) in a bookstore in San Francisco. | | |
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| Harbor From The Holocaust: Virtual Screening | | Tuesday, August 25 | 6:00 pm | | |
| | | Join KQED, PBS affiliate stations, and community partners for a preview screening of Harbor from the Holocaust, a film depicting the flight of nearly 20,000 Jewish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe to the Chinese port city of Shanghai during World War II. Take a deeper look into the acculturation of a new society through an intimate look at survivors’ families, their shared recipes, and historical context for the resettlement of Jewish communities during the Holocaust. | | |
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| StoryCorps Mobile Tour | | Wednesday, July 29 | 10:00 am | | |
| | | Want to share your most important experience? Capture a meaningful conversation with a friend or loved one? StoryCorps wants to tell your own story. StoryCorps is a nonprofit oral history project that has preserved more than 65,000 interviews with everyday Americans in the Library of Congress. This summer they are partnering with KQED to record stories from across the Bay Area with a virtual residency on its cross-country Mobile Tour. Reservations for recording sessions open at 10:00am on July 29 for Bay Area residents, with recording sessions starting on August 12. Sign up here for a reminder for the opening of the reservations calendar because appointments are limited! | | |
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