February 2016 - KQED On Q by KQED

KQED Perks The new Legion of Honor exhibition Pierre Bonnard: Painting Arcadia celebrates Bonnard as one of the defining figures of modernism in the transitional period between impressionism and abstraction. Several themes from Bonnard’s career emerge, including windows linking interior and exterior spaces and intimate scenes disclosing unexpected phantasmagorical effects. The exhibition runs February 6 through May 15. Admission to the Legion of Honor is free Saturday and Sunday, February 20 and 21, to KQED members who present a current KQED MemberCard and valid ID, for up to two admissions total. legionofhonor.org

Free Admission to See the Magnificent Magnolias at SF Botanical Garden Back by popular demand! Join KQED at San Francisco Botanical Garden to view this year’s Magnificent Magnolias in bloom. Enjoy one of the city’s most breathtaking annual natural spectacles as nearly 100 trees — many rare and historic — offer dazzling pink, magenta and white blossoms, filling the wintry garden with dramatic color and intoxicating scents. Admission is free Friday, February 26, to KQED members who present a current KQED MemberCard and valid ID at the Garden ticket booths, for up to two admissions total. The day also includes special discounts on Garden memberships, at the book store and at the plant arbor. Tickets are available in person, day of visit only. sfbotanicalgarden.org

Silicon Valley’s Cinequest Film Festival showcases premiere films, renowned and emerging artists, and breakthrough technology — empowering global connectivity between creators, innovators and audiences. This year — March 1 through 13 in San Jose — Cinequest presents more than 90 world and U.S. film premieres.

Cinequest is offering KQED members its $250 Mavericks Pass for $199. Tickets go on sale January 27. Use promo code “KQED” when ordering online. cinequest.org

Photos: (top to bottom) Pierre Bonnard, “Le grand jardin,” 1894-95. Oil on canvas. 168 x 221 cm. Musée d’Orsay © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris; Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ 2, Nancy Hwang.

KQED Member Days at Legion of Honor New exhibition celebrates Pierre Bonnard.

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution airs Tuesday, February 16, at 9pm on KQED 9.

Photos: (cover) Kathleen Cleaver, Oakland, 1968, courtesy Jeffrey Blankfort; (clockwise from top l. pages 2 and 3) Children walking to school, courtesy Stephen Shames; Black Panthers from Sacramento at Free Huey Rally at Bobby Hutton Memorial Park, Oakland, CA, courtesy Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch; Panthers march down the street, courtesy Stephen Shames.

On Q February 2016

The Black Panthers:

A new revolutionary culture was emerging, and it sought to drastically transform the system. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense would, for a short time, put itself at the vanguard of that change. Directed, produced and written by Stanley Nelson,The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its role in the cultural and political awakening of black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Master documentarian Nelson goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure trove of rare archival footage with the voices of the people who were there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and who left it.

In the Community Free Black Panthers screenings and discussions Monday, February 8 2-4pm — Free San Francisco State University Join KQED, San Francisco State University’s ethnic studies department and student leaders as they discuss an excerpt from the film. sfsubpp.eventbrite.com

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Change was coming to America, and the fault lines could no longer be ignored — cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and disputes raged over equality and civil rights.

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Vanguard of the Revolution

Wednesday, February 10 6-9pm — Free Grand Lake Theatre, Oakland Join KQED, ITVS and Pandora for a special preview film screening. oaklandbppfilm.eventbrite.com

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The Cute and the Deadly New videos journey to the edge of our visible world. Baby turtles, ladybugs and scorpions, oh my! New episodes of Deep Look, KQED’s award-winning YouTube science series, has both cute and deadly covered. First up is Deep Look’s episode about baby turtles. You may not know that turtles grow up without parents. This might sound lonely, but for threatened baby turtles raised in a zoo, it’s an advantage. Find out what happens when these ridiculously cute baby turtles get ready to leave their nursery in search of a little wilderness to call home. Next, love is in the air! Each year, ladybugs from the Bay Area fly in by the thousands to winter in our nearby mountain parks, where hibernation takes them underground. Before they depart in spring, these ladybugs take care of some unfinished business, like mating. Uncover just how these beetles home in on the same exact gathering spots every year. On the lethal front, travel to the desert where a highly venomous scorpion and a ferocious predatory mouse are locked in an evolutionary battle of chemical warfare. Plus, discover a deadly mushroom that is spreading in California. Deep Look’s three-minute videos are produced in ultra-high definition by KQED and presented by PBS Digital Studios’ YouTube network. Subscribe to Deep Look’s YouTube channel and see the unseen in new episodes released every two weeks.

Arts

A Ballerina’s Tale Film explores the triumphant rise of ballet dancer Misty Copeland. Few dancers make it to the highest levels of classical ballet. Of that already small number only a fraction of them are black women. Misty Copeland has pulled herself up the ladder at American Ballet Theater, from the studio company to the corps de ballet to soloist to the company’s first African American female principal dancer. A Ballerina’s Tale, airing Monday, February 8, at 10pm on KQED 9, is an intimate look at this artist during a crucial period of her life. In 2013, after more than a decade at American Ballet Theatre, Copeland was offered the lead role in Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird, to be performed at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, a major coup for a soloist. The night of her performance, she danced beautifully. But at the celebration afterward, she revealed she had been performing in great pain. Later, Misty found out that she had six fractures in her left shin. Without corrective surgery, the shin might one day break. Many doubted she would dance again.

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Funding for Deep Look is provided in part by PBS Digital Studios and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Deep Look is a project of KQED Science, which is supported by HopeLab; The David B. Gold Foundation; S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation; the Smart Family Foundation; The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation; and The Vadasz Family; and The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

In February, KQED proudly celebrates the diversity of our community with special Black History Month television and radio programming. kqed.org/heritage

Photos: (l. to r.) courtesy KQED; courtesy Urban Romances, Inc.

Science

Bay Area Life

On Q February 2016

News

A study published in 2010 in the journal Psychological Science found that people who spend more of their day having deep discussions and less time engaging in small talk seem to be happier. So, does talking about the stories heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered make KQED Public Radio 88.5 FM listeners happier? We wanted to find out. Next month we’re launching an awareness campaign for KQED News called Start the Conversation, which asks Bay Area citizens to engage in conversations that matter — on KQED.org and social media as well as via print and outdoor ads. Acclaimed street photographer Travis Jensen (pictured below) has been asked to capture images of diverse people from around the Bay Area talking about some of their favorite stories from KQED News. “What we loved about Jensen’s work,” said KQED Creative Director Zaldy Serrano, “is that his images tell a story in a very personal way, with a lot of integrity. It evokes vibe the I get listening to stories on the radio.” Watch video outtakes on our website of Jensen shooting for the Start the Conversation campaign.

Nothing says “I love you” like making someone a special dessert from scratch. Cookies are always appreciated, but if you’d like to up your game a bit, you can’t miss with cookies plus ice cream! Heart-Shaped Chocolate Cookie Strawberry Ice Cream Sandwiches from Bay Area Bites are sure to bring back childhood memories, or at least make you feel like a kid again. And if strawberry is not your thing, by all means use whichever ice cream you adore! Vanilla, chocolate, pistachio, peanut brittle, salted caramel. The world is your ice cream sandwich. Salted Pistachio, Candied Orange and Dark Chocolate Bark is an equally good way to someone’s heart. Dark chocolate gilded with bits of candied orange, tangy orange peel and salty-sweet pistachios, it is both gorgeously colorful and irresistibly delicious. You probably won’t be able to stop eating it. (But you really should, at some point.) Find these recipes (with helpful step-by-step photos) plus a lot more Valentine’s Day ideas on KQED’s food blog, Bay Area Bites. Search under the Holidays and Traditions tab at the top of the page.

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Sweets for Your Sweet Find Valentine’s Day inspiration.

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Photos: (top l. and bttom) courtesy Travis Jensen; (top r.) courtesy Wendy Goodfriend/KQED.

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Start the Conversation Can discussing KQED News stories make you happier?

Education

KQED Member Sweepstakes 2016 Enter to win $20,000 in cash or the vacation of a lifetime!

KQED’s online video series Art School recently set out on a mission to find out how artists develop their signature, distinctive styles. Recognizing that students and lifelong learners need concrete examples of how a unique artistic style is developed, Art School asked prolific Bay Area artists to tackle the compelling question “What’s your style?” Four artists distilled their style down to a mash-up of two main inspirational elements, which ranged from examples from historical artists like Francisco Goya to materials like buckets of house paint. Each artist

ended the interview with a call to action for students and any creatively curious person to take on challenges that will help budding artists define their own approach to art making. Meet fairy-tale shantytown sculptor Elisabeth Higgins O’Connor, punk rock quilter Ben Venom, thrifty expressionist painter Chad Hasegawa and folksy wordplay artist Evah Fan (pictured). After being inspired by the videos, show us your own personal style by sharing photos of your artwork on Twitter and tag @KQEDArtSchool. kqed.org/artschool

Funding for KQED Arts is provided by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Diane B. Wilsey, the California Arts Council, Helen Sarah Steyer and the William and Gretchen Kimball Fund. 6

This year’s Super Bonus Prize lets you explore the beauty of Vietnam’s Red River Delta on a relaxing ten-day cruise for two. Or you could win a week in Polynesian paradise or enjoy Hawaiian hospitality at its best. Enter the KQED Member Sweepstakes by March 7, 2016, and you might win the Early Bird Prize: an evening of fun with the San Francisco Giants, including Premier Field Club seats and an autographed jersey from National League MVP and three-time World Series champion Buster Posey. Watch the mail for your entry form and send it right away.

Donations are not necessary to enter or win. Limit of one entry per person per mailing for a maximum of four entries throughout the sweepstakes period. Open to legal U.S. residents of California or Nevada aged 18 or older. For official rules, entry details and prize descriptions, visit kqed.org/sweepstakes or call 415.553.2150. Void where prohibited. Restrictions may apply.

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Photo: (left) Artist Evah Fan, courtesy Jon Brown.

What’s Your Style? A dynamic series from KQED’s Art School.

The KQED Community Advisory Panel (CAP) is an all-volunteer board composed of local individuals who deeply value KQED public media and community engagement and who assist the Board of Directors to ensure that KQED serves the cultural and programming needs of its members.

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KQED Welcomes Six New Members to Community Advisory Panel

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We have assembled a CAP reflecting the diversity and depth of our KQED audience. This year’s panel members come from different regions, backgrounds and areas of interest — and all share a passion for meaningful and engaging community-driven content. We are deeply invested in developing innovative and inspiring programming at KQED. We look forward to building strong bonds with our community through outreach, special events and cultural celebrations. I am honored to be serving as chair of the advisory panel and ask that you share with us your programming thoughts, ideas and feedback.

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—Shadi Elkarra, CAP chair

Stevon Cook is a third-generation San Franciscan who serves as CEO of Mission Bit, a nonprofit education technology organization that teaches coding and computer science to low-income students and young adults of color.

Kenny Gong, a realtor with Paragon Real Estate Group, has been involved in community social justice work since he was a teenager and a member of the San Francisco Youth Commission. He has also been involved for many years in the leadership development of queer youth of color.

Chris Punongbayan is the executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus. He has been involved for more than 15 years in grassroots activism in Asian American, immigrant and LGBT communities across the country.

Guisselle Nuñez is director of marketing, public and government relations for the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. She approaches her volunteer activities from the lens of her passion for marketing and finds opportunities to share those skills whenever possible.

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Victor Vazquez serves as vice president and senior relationship manager for Bank of San Francisco. He is involved with Latino legal aid organizations San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Associations, California Rural Legal Assistance and La Raza Centro Legal.

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Jaqui Guzmán manages high-priority projects on behalf of Cupertino’s city manager and plays key roles on the city’s budget and labor negotiation teams. She serves on the board of Alpha Public Schools, in East San Jose, and Asian Americans for Community Involvement.

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On the Media

All Things Considered

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Latino USA

BBC World Service

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Marketplace Weekend

World Affairs City Arts & Council Lecture

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Radiolab KQED Newsroom Washington Week Evening Lectures/ Specials

Evening Lectures/ Specials

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Morning Edition 3-9am 4:00

Marketplace Morning Report 4:51 & 7:51am 5:00

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Commonwealth Club

Studio 360

Inside Europe

To the Best of our Knowledge

World Affairs Council

Living on Earth

The California Report 5:51, 6:51 & 8:51am KQED News 6:04, 6:30, 7:04, 7:30, 8:04 & 8:30am Science Mondays, 6:22 & 8:22am The Do List Fridays, 6:22 & 8:22am

Weekend Edition Perspectives: 7:36 & 8:36am

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Perspectives 6:43am, 8:43am & 11:29pm 8:00

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