Free Admission to the Asian Art Museum and more late summer fun
| | Join KQED at the Asian Art Museum for member days, Friday, September 28, and Saturday, September 29. Discover the bold artistic vision of 17 contemporary artists whose success has brought economic growth and social transformation to the Mithila region of India. Painting Is My Everything: Art from India's Mithila Region features artists, many of them women, who work within a traditional painting style to express personal experiences and viewpoints.
Admission is free to KQED members plus one guest (total of two persons per current KQED MemberCard or membership information from On Q magazine and valid ID). Tickets are based on day-of availability only. | | |
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| | Gather family and friends to share magical memories at SF Ballet's Nutcracker. Swirl into the holiday spirit this December with an enchanted Nutcracker, a fearsome Rat King, a dashing prince and the timeless tradition of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
KQED supporters can jump to the front of the ticket line with this special offer to get early access to Nutcracker tickets — before they go on sale to the general public on September 4. Visit sfballet.org and select a specific ticket date to be prompted to enter the presale promo code KQEDNUT. This presale offer ends Monday, September 3. Popular dates and times sell out quickly, so order your tickets now for the best seats! | | |
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| | Listen to Bay Area authors and booksellers debate the merits of the 100 best-loved novels list from PBS' The Great American Read, at Mill Valley Public Library's Main Reading Room on Friday, September 7, 7-9pm. Michael Krasny, host of KQED's Forum, will lead a panel discussion on the everyone's favorite novels, thoughts on what was left off The Great American Read list and predictions for the top ten. Voted on by the public, the winning book will be revealed on the finale episode, airing on Tuesday, October 23 on KQED 9.
Registration for this free event is recommended. | | |
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| | Celebrate "The Great American Read" with a Books, Inc. Discount!
Get 15% off any book from The Great American Read list at any Books, Inc. location in the Bay Area. Just print this coupon and bring it in! See the whole list here. | | Print Coupon | View list | Vote | |
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| | | Visit KQED at our booth at the Luna Park Chalk Art Festival on Saturday, September 15 at Backesto Park in San Jose. This free event features artists, students and chalk enthusiasts creating more than 250 pieces of diverse art throughout the park's pathways, including original works, classical recreations, traditional Italian madonarri street painting, 3D realistic works, cartoons, modern abstractions, and more. | | |
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| | | Join Snap Judgement and KQED's The Bay for a special night of storytelling on Saturday, September 22 from the people at the center of the October fires. Emceed by Snap Judgment's Glynn Washington and hosted by The Bay's Devin Katayama, we'll look at what happened the night of October 8th, when the most destructive fire event in state history swept through Northern California. The event is part of the exhibition and climate festival COAL + ICE. Tickets are $15 per person. | | |
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| | | We’d like to hear from Bay Area residents who want to make this a better place to live and think news organizations can help them do that. Please tell us about yourself in this form on our website, including your availability for an in-person conversation (not for broadcast or a story) in September. What you share will help us with an exciting new idea. |
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