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February 25, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – February 25, 2021
Bookwaves/Artwaves presents in-depth interviews with authors of fiction and narrative non-fiction, delving deeply into political and social issues, literary technique, and the life of the author, along with interviews devoted to theatre and film, and archive interviews from Bookwaves and Probabilities. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
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February 18, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – February 18, 2021
Bookwaves/Artwaves presents in-depth interviews with authors of fiction and narrative non-fiction, delving deeply into political and social issues, literary technique, and the life of the author, along with interviews devoted to theatre and film, and archive interviews from Bookwaves and Probabilities. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
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February 04, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – February 4, 2021: Charles Yu – Delroy Lindo
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events [1]
Bookwaves
Charles Yu, whose novel Interior Chinatown just won the 2020 National Book Award for fiction, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.
Interior Chinatown takes place in a meta-world in which Hollywood's Chinese stereotypes are portrayed by Asian immigrants and second-generation Asian Americans in films and TV shows. The book uses tropes from screenplays as well as prose fiction to illuminate these tropes, switching between narrative, entertainment history, and polemic in a highly original way.
Charles Yu is the author of two previous short-story collections and one novel, has worked as an attorney, and also has worked in the writers' room of several television shows, most notably during the first season of HBO's Westworld.
Complete 35-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast. [2]

Artwaves
Delroy Lindo, noted actor and theatre director, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded November 2008.
Delroy Lindo is a giant of American theatre, film and television. After two early film roles, he debuted on Broadway in Athol Fugard’s Master Harold and the Boys in 1982 and earned a Tony nomination for his role as Harold Loomis in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, directed by August Wilson.
He has carved an impressive career in film, appearing in such movies as Get Shorty and Cider House Rules and in television, where he is currently a regular on The Good Fight. He has appeared in four films directed by Spike Lee, Crooklyn, Malcolm X, Clockers and the new Netflix film, Da 5 Bloods.
In the fall of 2008, he directed a production of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at Berkeley Rep, and in this interview he discusses his direction of the play, his career and his affinity for the work of August Wilson. The interview originally aired on KPFA on November 14, 2008.
Radio Wolinsky podcast. [3]

Announcement Links
Bay Area Book Festival [4]Viet Thanh Nguyen, March 2, 7 pm. Dan Rather, March 9, 6 pm. New schedule coming in March.
Books Inc [5] Jacob S. Dorman, February 4, 5 pm; Lily King, February 18, 6 pm. Naz Beheshti, March 6, 12 pm.
Book Passage. [6] Chang-Rae Lee, February 6, 4 pm. Suleika Jaouad with Elizabeth Gilbert, February 9, 5:30 pm. Robert Reich, February 10, 6 pm. Vendela Vida with Tom Barbash, February 13, 4 pm. Jen Sincero, February 27, 1 pm. Anne Lamott, March 1, 6 pm. Isabel Allende, March 4, 6 pm. Jean Shinoda Bolen with Terry Tempest Williams, March 5, 4 pm. Kazuo Ishiguro with Pico Iyer, March 14, 1 pm. Jacqueline Winspear, March 23, 6 pm.
The Booksmith [7] Catana Chetwynd, February 4, 6 pm; Liat Berdugo, February 9, 5:30 pm. Dr. Euan Angus Ashley, February 23, 6 pm. Ed Frauenheim, February 25, 6 pm. Group poetry reading, March 4, 6 pm. See calendar for other listings.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [8] Kiese Laymon, February 4, 7 pm. Susan Choi, February 25, 6 pm.
Kepler’s Book [9]s Cassandra Clare with Holly Black, March 2, 6 pm. See calendar for other listings.
American Conservatory Theatre [10] Act Out Loud, Virtual Play Reading Series: Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, March 29 - April 4; Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, April 12-16, The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, April 26 - May 2.
Aurora Theatre [11]’s Streaming now: The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th.
Berkeley Rep [12] 10-episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, released weekly. First episode aired January 21. What's in a Play, [13] Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.
Brava Theatre Center: [14] Who's Your Mami comedy, February 18, 7 pm.
California Shakespeare Theatre [15](Cal Shakes) Truth and Meaning at Play, Dr. Martine Kai Green-Rogers, February 26, 5:30 pm. Truth and Meaning at Play, Finn Lefever, March 26, 5:30 pm.
Central Works [16] The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming through April 20. .
Cinnabar Theatre. [17] Mac Beth, an update of Shakespeare's play, adapted by Erica Schmidt, starts April 16.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre [18]The Last Five Years, February 12-15, 2021. Video on demand.
Curran Theater: [19] Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume May 30, 2021.
Custom Made Theatre [20] Undiscovered Works readings begin March 5, 2021.
42nd Street Moon [21]. You Can't Stop the Beat, virtual gala, February 28, 6 pm. Third Tuesday Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. [22] Last Hermanos by Exal Iraheta, February 4, 7 pm.
Marin Theatre Company [23] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, Jan 26 - Feb 28, 2021. Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [24] Virtual Open House, February 13, 10 am - 4 pm.
New Conservatory Theatre Center [25] Warplay, filmed 2017 dress rehearsal, Jan 26-Feb 23, streamed free. In Good Company, episodic series podcast streams on the website. Interlude by Harrison David Rivers streams March 1 - 24.
Pear Theater. [26]Fairfield by Eric Coble, streams through February 21.
Ray of Light: [27] See website for listings.
Remote Theater. [28] The Art of Sacrifice by Anthony Clarvoe. March 6, 4 pm; March 7, 12 noon. With Lauren English & Susi Damilano. Music by Paul Dresher.
San Francisco Playhouse [29]. Zoomlets: Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, February 8, 7 pm; Give Her God by Candrice Jones, February 15, 7 pm. Perfect Numbers by Diana Burbano, February 22, 2021, 7 pm. River's Message by Conrad A. Panganiban, March 1, 7 pm.
SFBATCO [30]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm. Black History Month teaser, February 5, 6 pm on Twitch TV.
Shotgun Players. [31] Swimming in the Shallows by Adam Bock, on demand streaming, February 1 - 15. 30th Season starts in March: Every Time I Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission.
The Breath Project. [32] Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: [33] Chansons, Stefanie Rummel's one-woman musical show, February 10, 7:30 pm. Runaway Princess by Mary Goggin, February 17, 7:30 pm
Theatre Rhino [34]Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays: February 4: Contemporary Art. February 11: Moon Shot. All previous performances available streaming.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [35]. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Before Fiddler, February 7, 5 pm; Puccini, March 14, 5 pm; Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021.
National, Misc:
Chamber Music San Francisco: [36] Five Concerts: February 13, March 6, March 20, April 10, April 24, all 7 pm.
Dance Mission Theatre. [37] Harriet's Gun: Shapeshifting Toward a Radically Imagined Black Future. Program A: March 5. 5 pm; Program B: March 13, 5 pm.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [38] Streaming now: Talking Back, a six part web series. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. [39] See website for listings.
Irish Repertory Theatre. [40] Home Winter Festival, See website for date and times (shows stream on different days and specific times). Free, with reservations: Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel; Yes, Reflections on Molly Bloom based on Ulysses by James Joyce; The Weir by Conor McPherson; Love, Noel; Belfast Blues by Geraldine Hughes; Give Me Your Hand: A Stroll Through England's National Gallery; A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill; On Beckett with Bill Irwin; Meet Me in St. Louis. Through February 23.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [41] Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you'll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [42]
[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-february-4-2021/#EVENTLINKS
[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/charles-wu-interior-chinatown/
[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/delroy-lindo-on-august-wilson-2009/
[4] https://www.baybookfest.org/
[5] https://www.booksinc.net/
[6] https://www.bookpassage.com/
[7] https://www.booksmith.com/
[8] https://www.clasanjose.org/
[9] https://www.keplers.com/
[10] https://www.act-sf.org/
[11] https://auroratheatre.org/
[12] https://berkeleyrep.org/
[13] https://berkeleyrep.org/whatsinaplay/index.asp
[14] https://www.brava.org/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=https%3A//d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20201027/72/27/90/b1/06aa7e5aaa3473a1c7496592_1280x212.jpg&utm_campaign=October%2028%2C%202020
[15] https://calshakes.org/
[16] http://centralworks.org/
[17] https://cinnabartheater.org/
[18] https://ccct.org/
[19] https://sfcurran.com/
[20] https://www.custommade.org/
[21] https://42ndstmoon.org/
[22] http://magictheatre.org/
[23] https://www.marintheatre.org/
[24] https://missionculturalcenter.org/
[25] https://www.nctcsf.org/
[26] https://www.thepear.org/
[27] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/
[28] https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zFd6kizJQXCTAI066DvoTw
[29] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/
[30] https://www.sfbatco.org/
[31] https://shotgunplayers.org/
[32] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/
[33] https://themarsh.org/
[34] http://therhino.org/
[35] https://theatreworks.org/
[36] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/
[37] https://dancemissiontheater.org/2021/01/26/march-5-13-d-i-r-t-festival-2021-harriets-gun/
[38] https://www.osfashland.org/
[39] https://atlantictheater.org/
[40] https://irishrep.org/show/irish-rep-online/theatre-home-winter-festival/?fbclid=IwAR3i6WjBewgD0-yuxX7bl-C5NOa7pLSiCzMKKWsLbY7hg9nLihSg86ghsFA
[41] https://playbill.com/
[42] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]
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February 04, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – February 4, 2021: Charles Yu – Delroy Lindo
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events
Bookwaves
Charles Yu, whose novel Interior Chinatown just won the 2020 National Book Award for fiction, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.
Interior Chinatown takes place in a meta-world in which Hollywood’s Chinese stereotypes are portrayed by Asian immigrants and second-generation Asian Americans in films and TV shows. The book uses tropes from screenplays as well as prose fiction to illuminate these tropes, switching between narrative, entertainment history, and polemic in a highly original way.
Charles Yu is the author of two previous short-story collections and one novel, has worked as an attorney, and also has worked in the writers’ room of several television shows, most notably during the first season of HBO’s Westworld.
Complete 35-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast.

Artwaves
Delroy Lindo, noted actor and theatre director, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded November 2008.
Delroy Lindo is a giant of American theatre, film and television. After two early film roles, he debuted on Broadway in Athol Fugard’s Master Harold and the Boys in 1982 and earned a Tony nomination for his role as Harold Loomis in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, directed by August Wilson.
He has carved an impressive career in film, appearing in such movies as Get Shorty and Cider House Rules and in television, where he is currently a regular on The Good Fight. He has appeared in four films directed by Spike Lee, Crooklyn, Malcolm X, Clockers and the new Netflix film, Da 5 Bloods.
In the fall of 2008, he directed a production of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at Berkeley Rep, and in this interview he discusses his direction of the play, his career and his affinity for the work of August Wilson. The interview originally aired on KPFA on November 14, 2008.
:The complete 38-minute interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast.

Announcement Links
Bay Area Book Festival Viet Thanh Nguyen, March 2, 7 pm. Dan Rather, March 9, 6 pm. New schedule coming in March.
Books Inc Jacob S. Dorman, February 4, 5 pm; Lily King, February 18, 6 pm. Naz Beheshti, March 6, 12 pm.
Book Passage. Chang-Rae Lee, February 6, 4 pm. Suleika Jaouad with Elizabeth Gilbert, February 9, 5:30 pm. Robert Reich, February 10, 6 pm. Vendela Vida with Tom Barbash, February 13, 4 pm. Jen Sincero, February 27, 1 pm. Anne Lamott, March 1, 6 pm. Isabel Allende, March 4, 6 pm. Jean Shinoda Bolen with Terry Tempest Williams, March 5, 4 pm. Kazuo Ishiguro with Pico Iyer, March 14, 1 pm. Jacqueline Winspear, March 23, 6 pm.
The Booksmith Catana Chetwynd, February 4, 6 pm; Liat Berdugo, February 9, 5:30 pm. Dr. Euan Angus Ashley, February 23, 6 pm. Ed Frauenheim, February 25, 6 pm. Group poetry reading, March 4, 6 pm. See calendar for other listings.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. Kiese Laymon, February 4, 7 pm. Susan Choi, February 25, 6 pm.
Kepler’s Books Cassandra Clare with Holly Black, March 2, 6 pm. See calendar for other listings.
American Conservatory Theatre Act Out Loud, Virtual Play Reading Series: Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, March 29 – April 4; Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, April 12-16, The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, April 26 – May 2.
Aurora Theatre’s Streaming now: The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th.
Berkeley Rep 10-episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, released weekly. First episode aired January 21. What’s in a Play, Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.
Brava Theatre Center: Who’s Your Mami comedy, February 18, 7 pm.
California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes) Truth and Meaning at Play, Dr. Martine Kai Green-Rogers, February 26, 5:30 pm. Truth and Meaning at Play, Finn Lefever, March 26, 5:30 pm.
Central Works The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau, streaming through April 20. .
Cinnabar Theatre. Mac Beth, an update of Shakespeare’s play, adapted by Erica Schmidt, starts April 16.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre The Last Five Years, February 12-15, 2021. Video on demand.
Curran Theater: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set to resume May 30, 2021.
Custom Made Theatre Undiscovered Works readings begin March 5, 2021.
42nd Street Moon. You Can’t Stop the Beat, virtual gala, February 28, 6 pm. Third Tuesday Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. Last Hermanos by Exal Iraheta, February 4, 7 pm.
Marin Theatre Company The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, Jan 26 – Feb 28, 2021. Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Virtual Open House, February 13, 10 am – 4 pm.
New Conservatory Theatre Center Warplay, filmed 2017 dress rehearsal, Jan 26-Feb 23, streamed free. In Good Company, episodic series podcast streams on the website. Interlude by Harrison David Rivers streams March 1 – 24.
Pear Theater. Fairfield by Eric Coble, streams through February 21.
Ray of Light: See website for listings.
Remote Theater. The Art of Sacrifice by Anthony Clarvoe. March 6, 4 pm; March 7, 12 noon. With Lauren English & Susi Damilano. Music by Paul Dresher.
San Francisco Playhouse. Zoomlets: Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, February 8, 7 pm; Give Her God by Candrice Jones, February 15, 7 pm. Perfect Numbers by Diana Burbano, February 22, 2021, 7 pm. River’s Message by Conrad A. Panganiban, March 1, 7 pm.
SFBATCO Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm. Black History Month teaser, February 5, 6 pm on Twitch TV.
Shotgun Players. Swimming in the Shallows by Adam Bock, on demand streaming, February 1 – 15. 30th Season starts in March: Every Time I Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission.
The Breath Project. Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: Chansons, Stefanie Rummel’s one-woman musical show, February 10, 7:30 pm. Runaway Princess by Mary Goggin, February 17, 7:30 pm
Theatre Rhino Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays: February 4: Contemporary Art. February 11: Moon Shot. All previous performances available streaming.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Before Fiddler, February 7, 5 pm; Puccini, March 14, 5 pm; Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021.
National, Misc:
Chamber Music San Francisco: Five Concerts: February 13, March 6, March 20, April 10, April 24, all 7 pm.
Dance Mission Theatre. Harriet’s Gun: Shapeshifting Toward a Radically Imagined Black Future. Program A: March 5. 5 pm; Program B: March 13, 5 pm.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Streaming now: Talking Back, a six part web series. On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. See website for listings.
Irish Repertory Theatre. Home Winter Festival, See website for date and times (shows stream on different days and specific times). Free, with reservations: Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel; Yes, Reflections on Molly Bloom based on Ulysses by James Joyce; The Weir by Conor McPherson; Love, Noel; Belfast Blues by Geraldine Hughes; Give Me Your Hand: A Stroll Through England’s National Gallery; A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O’Neill; On Beckett with Bill Irwin; Meet Me in St. Louis. Through February 23.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you’ll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected]
The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – February 4, 2021: Charles Yu – Delroy Lindo appeared first on KPFA.
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January 28, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 28, 2021: Carl Hiaasen – Alla Kovgan
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events [1]
Bookwaves
Carl Hiaasen is a novelist best known for writing humorous and satiric crime thrillers set in Florida. His latest novel, Squeeze Me, satirizes life in Palm Beach during the era of the last president, and features a thinly disguised Trump waddling through his digs at Mar a Lago, here called Casa Bellacosa. He is also a regular columnist for The Miami Herald, appearing every Sunday to discuss political and social issues. He is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.
In this in-depth interview, he discusses the writing of Squeeze Me and how difficult it has been to create satire during the Trump years, his views on the current Governor of Florida, and the process of writing comic thrillers. Complete 44-minute interview. [2]

Artwaves
Alla Kovgan, director and writer of the film "Cunningham," about the choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.
"Cunningham" takes us from the 1940s to early 1970s in the work and career of Merce Cunningham (1919-2009), with many of his dances recreated in 3D. In this discussion, Alla Kovgan talks about the difficulty of translating dance to film, and how this film came to be created.
Variety: "Shot in glorious 3D that makes the technical mode feel indispensable (like in Wim Wenders’ comparable dance documentary “Pina,” sure, but also Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” and even James Cameron’s “Avatar”), Kovgan’s ode to choreography master Merce Cunningham [3] is sensational in every sense of the word."
Currently, "Cunningham" is available streaming on Hulu, and can be rented via Amazon, Apple TV, and other streaming services.
Radio Wolinsky podcast. [4]

Announcement Links

Bay Area Book Festival [5]Dan Rather, Tuesday March 9, 6 pm.
Books Inc [6] Devon Price, January 28, 7 pm. Judd Winick, February 2, 5 pm.
Book Passage. [7] Sherry L. Smith & Peter Coyote, January 30, 4 pm. Alex Davies, January 31, 4 pm. Chang-Rae Lee, February 6, 4 pm. March 23, 6 pm: Jacqueline Winspear. April 10, 1 pm: Elizabeth George.
The Booksmith [8] Debut author panel, January 28, 6 pm, free RSVP.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [9] Kiese Laymon, February 4, 7 pm.
Kepler’s Book [10]s See webpage for listings.
American Conservatory Theatre [11] Place Here, Time Now: Conversations with artistic director Pam MacKinnon streaming.
Aurora Theatre [12]’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th.
Berkeley Rep [13] 10 episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, episode four drops February 2. What's in a Play, [14] Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.
Brava Theatre Center: [15] Events to be announced.
California Shakespeare Theatre [16](Cal Shakes) Truth & Meaning at Play: Faedra Carpenter [17] January 29, 5:30 pm
Central Works [18] Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming.
Cinnabar Theatre. [19] The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by James Lecesne, streams January 22-31, 2021.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre [20]The Last Five Years, February 12-15, 2021. Video on demand.
Curran Theatre: [21] To be announced.
Custom Made Theatre [22] Upcoming events to be announced.
42nd Street Moon [23]. Third Tuesday Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. [24] Virgin Play series: Unseen by Mona Monsour, January 7, 7 pm; Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You too, August Wilson) by Rachel Lynett, January 14, 7 pm. Artists Roundtable, January 21, 7 pm; Nanay by Molly Olis Krost, Janury 28, 7 pm.
Marin Theatre Company [25] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, Jan 26 - Feb 28, 2021. Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [26] new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more.
New Conservatory Theatre Center [27] Warplay, filmed 2017 dress rehearsal, Jan 26-Feb 23, streamed free. In Good Company, episodic series podcast streams on the website. Interlude by Harrison David Rivers streams March 1 - 24.
Pear Theater. [28]The Path Back to Me, two one-woman shows, Full Fathom Five by Annamarie MacLeod and Becoming Othello by by Debra Ann Byrd,.
Ray of Light: [29] See website for listings.
Remote Theater. [30] see website for listings.
San Francisco Playhouse [31]. Zoomlet:Funeral Attire by Lee Cataluna, February 1, 7 pm.
SFBATCO [32]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.
Shotgun Players. [33] 30th Season starts in March: Every Time I Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission.
The Breath Project. [34] Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: [35] International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm. Divine Madness by Lynne Kaufman, Saturday January 30, 7:30; Sunday January 31, 2 pm.
Theatre Rhino [36]The Review, or How to Eat Your Opposition by Donnetta Lavinia Grays, January 22-31, 2021, live stream 8 pm; Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays. January 28: Broke and Outta Work. Pride of Lions by Roger Mason, February 2, 7 pm, register for Zoom.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [37]. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Before Fiddler, February 7, 5 pm; Puccini, March 14, 5 pm; Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021.
National, Misc:
Juan Castro [38]. Pasek & Paul's Dogfight, zoom concert. January 30, 6 pm.
Chamber Music San Francisco: [39] Five Concerts: February 13, March 6, March 20, April 10, April 24, all 7 pm.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [40] On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. [41] African Caribbean Mixfest, thru January 29, 2021.
Irish Repertory Theatre. [42] Home Winter Festival, See website for date and times (shows stream on different days and specific times). Free, with reservations: Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel; Yes, Reflections on Molly Bloom based on Ulysses by James Joyce; The Weir by Conor McPherson; Love, Noel; Belfast Blues by Geraldine Hughes; Give Me Your Hand: A Stroll Through England's National Gallery; A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill; On Beckett with Bill Irwin; Meet Me in St. Louis. Jan 26 - Feb . 23.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [43] Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you'll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [44]
[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-january-28-2021/#EVENTLINKS
[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/carl-hiaasen-squeeze-me/
[3] https://variety.com/t/merce-cunningham/
[4] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/alla-kovgan-cunningham/
[5] https://www.baybookfest.org/
[6] https://www.booksinc.net/
[7] https://www.bookpassage.com/
[8] https://www.booksmith.com/
[9] https://www.clasanjose.org/
[10] https://www.keplers.com/
[11] https://www.act-sf.org/
[12] https://auroratheatre.org/
[13] https://berkeleyrep.org/
[14] https://berkeleyrep.org/whatsinaplay/index.asp
[15] https://www.brava.org/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=https%3A//d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20201027/72/27/90/b1/06aa7e5aaa3473a1c7496592_1280x212.jpg&utm_campaign=October%2028%2C%202020
[16] https://calshakes.org/
[17] https://calshakes.org/events/event/truth-meaning-at-play-faedra-carpenter/
[18] http://centralworks.org/
[19] https://cinnabartheater.org/
[20] https://ccct.org/
[21] https://sfcurran.com/shows/taylor-mac-holiday-sauce-pandemic/
[22] https://www.custommade.org/
[23] https://42ndstmoon.org/
[24] http://magictheatre.org/
[25] https://www.marintheatre.org/
[26] https://missionculturalcenter.org/
[27] https://www.nctcsf.org/
[28] https://www.thepear.org/
[29] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/
[30] https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zFd6kizJQXCTAI066DvoTw
[31] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/
[32] https://www.sfbatco.org/
[33] https://shotgunplayers.org/
[34] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/
[35] https://themarsh.org/
[36] http://therhino.org/
[37] https://theatreworks.org/
[38] https://www.facebook.com/events/434713347943946/
[39] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/
[40] https://www.osfashland.org/
[41] https://atlantictheater.org/
[42] https://irishrep.org/show/irish-rep-online/theatre-home-winter-festival/?fbclid=IwAR3i6WjBewgD0-yuxX7bl-C5NOa7pLSiCzMKKWsLbY7hg9nLihSg86ghsFA
[43] https://playbill.com/
[44] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]
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January 28, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 28, 2021: Carl Hiaasen – Alla Kovgan
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events
Bookwaves
Carl Hiaasen is a novelist best known for writing humorous and satiric crime thrillers set in Florida. His latest novel, Squeeze Me, satirizes life in Palm Beach during the era of the last president, and features a thinly disguised Trump waddling through his digs at Mar a Lago, here called Casa Bellacosa. He is also a regular columnist for The Miami Herald, appearing every Sunday to discuss political and social issues. He is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.
In this in-depth interview, he discusses the writing of Squeeze Me and how difficult it has been to create satire during the Trump years, his views on the current Governor of Florida, and the process of writing comic thrillers. Complete 44-minute interview.

Artwaves
Alla Kovgan, director and writer of the film “Cunningham,” about the choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky.
“Cunningham” takes us from the 1940s to early 1970s in the work and career of Merce Cunningham (1919-2009), with many of his dances recreated in 3D. In this discussion, Alla Kovgan talks about the difficulty of translating dance to film, and how this film came to be created.
Variety: “Shot in glorious 3D that makes the technical mode feel indispensable (like in Wim Wenders’ comparable dance documentary “Pina,” sure, but also Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” and even James Cameron’s “Avatar”), Kovgan’s ode to choreography master Merce Cunningham is sensational in every sense of the word.”
Currently, “Cunningham” is available streaming on Hulu, and can be rented via Amazon, Apple TV, and other streaming services.
:The complete 41-minute interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast.

Announcement Links

Bay Area Book Festival Dan Rather, Tuesday March 9, 6 pm.
Books Inc Devon Price, January 28, 7 pm. Judd Winick, February 2, 5 pm.
Book Passage. Sherry L. Smith & Peter Coyote, January 30, 4 pm. Alex Davies, January 31, 4 pm. Chang-Rae Lee, February 6, 4 pm. March 23, 6 pm: Jacqueline Winspear. April 10, 1 pm: Elizabeth George.
The Booksmith Debut author panel, January 28, 6 pm, free RSVP.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. Kiese Laymon, February 4, 7 pm.
Kepler’s Books See webpage for listings.
American Conservatory Theatre Place Here, Time Now: Conversations with artistic director Pam MacKinnon streaming.
Aurora Theatre’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th.
Berkeley Rep 10 episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, episode four drops February 2. What’s in a Play, Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.
Brava Theatre Center: Events to be announced.
California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes) Truth & Meaning at Play: Faedra Carpenter January 29, 5:30 pm
Central Works Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming.
Cinnabar Theatre. The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by James Lecesne, streams January 22-31, 2021.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre The Last Five Years, February 12-15, 2021. Video on demand.
Curran Theatre: To be announced.
Custom Made Theatre Upcoming events to be announced.
42nd Street Moon. Third Tuesday Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. Virgin Play series: Unseen by Mona Monsour, January 7, 7 pm; Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You too, August Wilson) by Rachel Lynett, January 14, 7 pm. Artists Roundtable, January 21, 7 pm; Nanay by Molly Olis Krost, Janury 28, 7 pm.
Marin Theatre Company The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, Jan 26 – Feb 28, 2021. Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more.
New Conservatory Theatre Center Warplay, filmed 2017 dress rehearsal, Jan 26-Feb 23, streamed free. In Good Company, episodic series podcast streams on the website. Interlude by Harrison David Rivers streams March 1 – 24.
Pear Theater. The Path Back to Me, two one-woman shows, Full Fathom Five by Annamarie MacLeod and Becoming Othello by by Debra Ann Byrd,.
Ray of Light: See website for listings.
Remote Theater. see website for listings.
San Francisco Playhouse. Zoomlet:Funeral Attire by Lee Cataluna, February 1, 7 pm.
SFBATCO Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.
Shotgun Players. 30th Season starts in March: Every Time I Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission.
The Breath Project. Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm. Divine Madness by Lynne Kaufman, Saturday January 30, 7:30; Sunday January 31, 2 pm.
Theatre Rhino The Review, or How to Eat Your Opposition by Donnetta Lavinia Grays, January 22-31, 2021, live stream 8 pm; Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays. January 28: Broke and Outta Work. Pride of Lions by Roger Mason, February 2, 7 pm, register for Zoom.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Before Fiddler, February 7, 5 pm; Puccini, March 14, 5 pm; Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021.
National, Misc:
Juan Castro. Pasek & Paul’s Dogfight, zoom concert. January 30, 6 pm.
Chamber Music San Francisco: Five Concerts: February 13, March 6, March 20, April 10, April 24, all 7 pm.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. African Caribbean Mixfest, thru January 29, 2021.
Irish Repertory Theatre. Home Winter Festival, See website for date and times (shows stream on different days and specific times). Free, with reservations: Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel; Yes, Reflections on Molly Bloom based on Ulysses by James Joyce; The Weir by Conor McPherson; Love, Noel; Belfast Blues by Geraldine Hughes; Give Me Your Hand: A Stroll Through England’s National Gallery; A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O’Neill; On Beckett with Bill Irwin; Meet Me in St. Louis. Jan 26 – Feb . 23.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you’ll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected]
The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 28, 2021: Carl Hiaasen – Alla Kovgan appeared first on KPFA.
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January 21, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 21, 2021: Chris Hedges – Ralph Steadman
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events [1]
Bookwaves
Chris Hedges is the author of several books on politics and dissent. In May, 2015, he gave a speech in Berkeley as a benefit for KPFA, discussing his latest book at the time,Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt. . Afterward, he was joined by host Richard Wolinsky for a Q&A that included questions by the host as well as by the audience. The Q&A is featured on today’s program, and is remarkable for its prescience. Shortly thereafter, Donald Trump announced his candidacy, and not even Chris Hedges could have predicted how quickly America changed.
Artwaves
Ralph Steadman is an illustrator and artist best known for his collaborations with the late Hunter S. Thompson in the two "Fear and Loathing" books. His latest work is a collection of his artwork, "Ralph Steadman: A Life in Ink," published by Chronicle Books. He is interviewed from England by host Richard Wolinsky.
Ralph Steadman got his start using a correspondence course before moving on to art school. After his first book, when he came to America, he was enlisted to work with Hunter S. Thompson and Rolling Stone magazine, and continued to work with Thompson over several years until Thompson's suicide. He's also worked on album jackets, and has illustrated several works, including "Alice in Wonderland," ""Treasure Island and even a collection of Breaking Bad portraits.
He is, of course, also known for his trenchant political cartoons, as above.
illustration copyright Ralph Steadman and used by permission.
Radio Wolinsky podcast. [2]

Announcement Links

Bay Area Book Festival [3]Julia Cameron and Judy Collins, Wednesday January 27, 7 pm. Dan Rather, Tuesday March 9, 6 pm.
Books Inc [4] Elaine Costillo, January 21, 5 pm. Mike Chen & Fonda Lee, January 26, 5 pm. Carl Hart, January 27, 6 pm. Devon Price, January 28, 7 pm. Judd Winick, February 2, 5 pm.
Book Passage. [5] Conversations with authors. January 23, 1 pm: Jen Sincero. January 26, 6 pm: Simon Winchester, Sherry L. Smith & Peter Coyote, January 30, 4 pm. Alex Davies, January 31, 4 pm. Chang-Rae Lee, February 6, 4 pm. March 23, 6 pm: Jacqueline Winspear. April 10, 1 pm: Elizabeth George.
The Booksmith [6] Roy Richard Brinker, January 26, 6 pm, free RSVP; Debut author panel, January 28, 6 pm, free RSVP.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [7] Kiese Laymon, February 4, 7 pm.
Kepler’s Book [8]s See webpage for listings.
American Conservatory Theatre [9] Place Here, Time Now: Conversations with artistic director Pam MacKinnon streaming.
Aurora Theatre [10]’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th.
Berkeley Rep [11] 10 episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, episode three drops January 26. What's in a Play, [12] Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.
Brava Theatre Center: [13] Events to be announced.
California Shakespeare Theatre [14](Cal Shakes) Truth & Meaning at Play: Faedra Carpenter [15] January 29, 5:30 pm
Central Works [16] Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming.
Cinnabar Theatre. [17] The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by James Lecesne, streams January 22-31, 2021.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre [18]The Last Five Years, February 12-15, 2021. Video on demand. Kitchen Table Conversation on Zoom, January 21, 7 pm.
Curran Theatre: [19] To be announced.
Custom Made Theatre [20] Upcoming events to be announced.
42nd Street Moon [21]. Third Tuesday Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. [22] Virgin Play series: Unseen by Mona Monsour, January 7, 7 pm; Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You too, August Wilson) by Rachel Lynett, January 14, 7 pm. Artists Roundtable, January 21, 7 pm; Nanay by Molly Olis Krost, Janury 28, 7 pm.
Marin Theatre Company [23] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, Jan 26 - Feb 28, 2021. Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [24] new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more.
New Conservatory Theatre Center [25] Warplay, filmed 2017 dress rehearsal, Jan 26-Feb 23, streamed free. In Good Company, episodic series podcast streams on the website. Interlude by Harrison David Rivers streams March 1 - 24.
Pear Theater. [26]The Path Back to Me, two one-woman shows, Full Fathom Five by Annamarie MacLeod and Becoming Othello by by Debra Ann Byrd,.
Ray of Light: [27] Tonight only: Virtual watch party, Lizzie. January 21, 6:30 pm. Full length showing of the 2015 production. Website for tickets.
Remote Theater. [28] see website for listings.
San Francisco Playhouse [29]. Frozen Foods by Ian August, SF Playhouse Zoomlet, January 25, 7 pm. Funeral Attire by Lee Cataluna, February 1, 7 pm.
SFBATCO [30]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.
Shotgun Players. [31] The Light extended to January 20, 2021. 30th Season starts in March: Every Time I Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission.
The Breath Project. [32] Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: [33] International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm. Divine Madness by Lynne Kaufman, Saturday January 30, 7:30; Sunday January 31, 2 pm.
Theatre Rhino [34]The Review, or How to Eat Your Opposition by Donnetta Lavinia Grays, January 22-31, 2021, live stream 8 pm; Official opening January 23.Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays. Thursday January 21: The Salamander. January 28: Broke and Outta Work. Pride of Lions by Roger Mason, February 2, 7 pm, register for Zoom.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [35]. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Before Fiddler, February 7, 5 pm; Puccini, March 14, 5 pm; Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021.
National, Misc:
Juan Castro [36]. Pasek & Paul's Dogfight, zoom concert. January 30, 6 pm.
Chamber Music San Francisco: [37] Five Concerts: February 13, March 6, March 20, April 10, April 24, all 7 pm.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [38] On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. [39] African Caribbean Mixfest, thru January 29, 2021.
Irish Repertory Theatre. [40] Home Winter Festival, See website for date and times (shows stream on different days and specific times). Free, with reservations: Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel; Yes, Reflections on Molly Bloom based on Ulysses by James Joyce; The Weir by Conor McPherson; Love, Noel; Belfast Blues by Geraldine Hughes; Give Me Your Hand: A Stroll Through England's National Gallery; A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill; On Beckett with Bill Irwin; Meet Me in St. Louis. Jan 26 - Feb . 23.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [41] Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you'll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [42]
[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-january-21-2021/#EVENTLINKS
[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/ralph-steadman/
[3] https://www.baybookfest.org/
[4] https://www.booksinc.net/
[5] https://www.bookpassage.com/
[6] https://www.booksmith.com/
[7] https://www.clasanjose.org/
[8] https://www.keplers.com/
[9] https://www.act-sf.org/
[10] https://auroratheatre.org/
[11] https://berkeleyrep.org/
[12] https://berkeleyrep.org/whatsinaplay/index.asp
[13] https://www.brava.org/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=https%3A//d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20201027/72/27/90/b1/06aa7e5aaa3473a1c7496592_1280x212.jpg&utm_campaign=October%2028%2C%202020
[14] https://calshakes.org/
[15] https://calshakes.org/events/event/truth-meaning-at-play-faedra-carpenter/
[16] http://centralworks.org/
[17] https://cinnabartheater.org/
[18] https://ccct.org/
[19] https://sfcurran.com/shows/taylor-mac-holiday-sauce-pandemic/
[20] https://www.custommade.org/
[21] https://42ndstmoon.org/
[22] http://magictheatre.org/
[23] https://www.marintheatre.org/
[24] https://missionculturalcenter.org/
[25] https://www.nctcsf.org/
[26] https://www.thepear.org/
[27] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/
[28] https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zFd6kizJQXCTAI066DvoTw
[29] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/
[30] https://www.sfbatco.org/
[31] https://shotgunplayers.org/
[32] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/
[33] https://themarsh.org/
[34] http://therhino.org/
[35] https://theatreworks.org/
[36] https://www.facebook.com/events/434713347943946/
[37] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/
[38] https://www.osfashland.org/
[39] https://atlantictheater.org/
[40] https://irishrep.org/show/irish-rep-online/theatre-home-winter-festival/?fbclid=IwAR3i6WjBewgD0-yuxX7bl-C5NOa7pLSiCzMKKWsLbY7hg9nLihSg86ghsFA
[41] https://playbill.com/
[42] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]
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January 21, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 21, 2021: Chris Hedges – Ralph Steadman
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events
Bookwaves
Chris Hedges is the author of several books on politics and dissent. In May, 2015, he gave a speech in Berkeley as a benefit for KPFA, discussing his latest book at the time,Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt. . Afterward, he was joined by host Richard Wolinsky for a Q&A that included questions by the host as well as by the audience. The Q&A is featured on today’s program, and is remarkable for its prescience. Shortly thereafter, Donald Trump announced his candidacy, and not even Chris Hedges could have predicted how quickly America changed.
Artwaves
Ralph Steadman is an illustrator and artist best known for his collaborations with the late Hunter S. Thompson in the two “Fear and Loathing” books. His latest work is a collection of his artwork, “Ralph Steadman: A Life in Ink,” published by Chronicle Books. He is interviewed from England by host Richard Wolinsky.
Ralph Steadman got his start using a correspondence course before moving on to art school. After his first book, when he came to America, he was enlisted to work with Hunter S. Thompson and Rolling Stone magazine, and continued to work with Thompson over several years until Thompson’s suicide. He’s also worked on album jackets, and has illustrated several works, including “Alice in Wonderland,” “”Treasure Island and even a collection of Breaking Bad portraits.
He is, of course, also known for his trenchant political cartoons, as above.
illustration copyright Ralph Steadman and used by permission.
:The complete 40-minute interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast.

Announcement Links

Bay Area Book Festival Julia Cameron and Judy Collins, Wednesday January 27, 7 pm. Dan Rather, Tuesday March 9, 6 pm.
Books Inc Elaine Costillo, January 21, 5 pm. Mike Chen & Fonda Lee, January 26, 5 pm. Carl Hart, January 27, 6 pm. Devon Price, January 28, 7 pm. Judd Winick, February 2, 5 pm.
Book Passage. Conversations with authors. January 23, 1 pm: Jen Sincero. January 26, 6 pm: Simon Winchester, Sherry L. Smith & Peter Coyote, January 30, 4 pm. Alex Davies, January 31, 4 pm. Chang-Rae Lee, February 6, 4 pm. March 23, 6 pm: Jacqueline Winspear. April 10, 1 pm: Elizabeth George.
The Booksmith Roy Richard Brinker, January 26, 6 pm, free RSVP; Debut author panel, January 28, 6 pm, free RSVP.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. Kiese Laymon, February 4, 7 pm.
Kepler’s Books See webpage for listings.
American Conservatory Theatre Place Here, Time Now: Conversations with artistic director Pam MacKinnon streaming.
Aurora Theatre’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th.
Berkeley Rep 10 episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, episode three drops January 26. What’s in a Play, Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.
Brava Theatre Center: Events to be announced.
California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes) Truth & Meaning at Play: Faedra Carpenter January 29, 5:30 pm
Central Works Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming.
Cinnabar Theatre. The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by James Lecesne, streams January 22-31, 2021.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre The Last Five Years, February 12-15, 2021. Video on demand. Kitchen Table Conversation on Zoom, January 21, 7 pm.
Curran Theatre: To be announced.
Custom Made Theatre Upcoming events to be announced.
42nd Street Moon. Third Tuesday Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. Virgin Play series: Unseen by Mona Monsour, January 7, 7 pm; Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You too, August Wilson) by Rachel Lynett, January 14, 7 pm. Artists Roundtable, January 21, 7 pm; Nanay by Molly Olis Krost, Janury 28, 7 pm.
Marin Theatre Company The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, Jan 26 – Feb 28, 2021. Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more.
New Conservatory Theatre Center Warplay, filmed 2017 dress rehearsal, Jan 26-Feb 23, streamed free. In Good Company, episodic series podcast streams on the website. Interlude by Harrison David Rivers streams March 1 – 24.
Pear Theater. The Path Back to Me, two one-woman shows, Full Fathom Five by Annamarie MacLeod and Becoming Othello by by Debra Ann Byrd,.
Ray of Light: Tonight only: Virtual watch party, Lizzie. January 21, 6:30 pm. Full length showing of the 2015 production. Website for tickets.
Remote Theater. see website for listings.
San Francisco Playhouse. Frozen Foods by Ian August, SF Playhouse Zoomlet, January 25, 7 pm. Funeral Attire by Lee Cataluna, February 1, 7 pm.
SFBATCO Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.
Shotgun Players. The Light extended to January 20, 2021. 30th Season starts in March: Every Time I Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission.
The Breath Project. Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm. Divine Madness by Lynne Kaufman, Saturday January 30, 7:30; Sunday January 31, 2 pm.
Theatre Rhino The Review, or How to Eat Your Opposition by Donnetta Lavinia Grays, January 22-31, 2021, live stream 8 pm; Official opening January 23.Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays. Thursday January 21: The Salamander. January 28: Broke and Outta Work. Pride of Lions by Roger Mason, February 2, 7 pm, register for Zoom.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Before Fiddler, February 7, 5 pm; Puccini, March 14, 5 pm; Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021.
National, Misc:
Juan Castro. Pasek & Paul’s Dogfight, zoom concert. January 30, 6 pm.
Chamber Music San Francisco: Five Concerts: February 13, March 6, March 20, April 10, April 24, all 7 pm.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. African Caribbean Mixfest, thru January 29, 2021.
Irish Repertory Theatre. Home Winter Festival, See website for date and times (shows stream on different days and specific times). Free, with reservations: Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel; Yes, Reflections on Molly Bloom based on Ulysses by James Joyce; The Weir by Conor McPherson; Love, Noel; Belfast Blues by Geraldine Hughes; Give Me Your Hand: A Stroll Through England’s National Gallery; A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O’Neill; On Beckett with Bill Irwin; Meet Me in St. Louis. Jan 26 – Feb . 23.
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you’ll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected]
The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 21, 2021: Chris Hedges – Ralph Steadman appeared first on KPFA.
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January 14, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 14, 2021: Neil Sheehan – Jan Morris
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events [1]
Bookwaves
Neil Sheehan, who died on January 7, 2021 at the age of 84, was one of the great American journalists. Known for having broken the Pentagon Papers in the New York Times, he was also the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning author of A Bright Shining Lie, a history of the American involvement in Vietnam, as told through the life of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann.
This interview with Neil Sheehan, conducted by host Richard Wolinsky, was conducted on October 12, 2009 while he was on tour for his book A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon, which focused on the nuclear stalemate between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the history of the Cold War.
While the central theme of the interview is A Fiery Peace in a Cold War, Neil Sheehan also discusses American involvements in Vietnam, both Iraq wars, and Afghanistan, and of course, the Pentagon Papers.
Complete 43-minute interview. [2]
Bookwaves
Jan Morris, who died on November 20th, 2020 shortly after her 94th birthday, was known as an historian and a travel writer. As James Morris, she accompanied Edmund Hillary on the first expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. Before and after her transition in 1964, Jan Morris wrote 18 travel books, six history books including a noteworthy three volume history of the British Empire, eight memoirs including the best-selling Conundrum, two novels, and twelve collections of essays.
This interview, conducted by Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky, was recorded at Book Passage bookstore in Corte Madera, California on August 8, 1999 while Jan Morris was appearing at a conference in the San Francisco Bay Area. There were would be a second interview in 2001, which will be digitized and posted in the future.
Jan Morris’s book, Lincoln: A foreigner’s quest, discussed in the interview, was published in 2001.
Radio Wolinsky podcast. [3]

Announcement Links

Bay Area Book Festival [4]George Saunders & Tobias Wolff, January 15, 7 pm.
Books Inc [5] Elaine Costillo, January 21, 5 pm.
Book Passage. [6] Conversations with authors. January 14, 6 pm: Rameshwar Das: Being Ram Das; January 17, 4 pm: What's Your Story? January 18, 1 pm: Life after Trump. January 19, 12 pm: Paraic O'Donnell. January 23, 1 pm: Jen Sincero. January 26, 6 pm: Simon Winchester. March 23, 6 pm: Jacqueline Winspear. April 10, 1 pm: Elizabeth George.
The Booksmith [7] Mary Ziegler with Becca Andrews, January 14, 6 pm. Roy Richard Brinker, January 26, 6 pm, free RSVP; Debut author panel, January 28, 6 pm, free RSVP.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. [8] Kiese Laymon, February 4, 7 pm.
Kepler’s Book [9]s This is Now with Angie Coiro: January 19: Simon Winchester.
American Conservatory Theatre [10] Place Here, Time Now: Conversations with artistic director Pam MacKinnon, episode 5 now streaming.
Aurora Theatre [11]’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th.
Berkeley Rep [12] 10 episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, episode one streaming; episode two drops January 19. What's in a Play, [13] Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.
Brava Theatre Center: [14] Events to be announced.
California Shakespeare Theatre [15](Cal Shakes) The Oresteia by Ellen McLaughlin, live reading, January 15, 2021, 5:30 pm, free. Registration required.
Central Works [16] Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming.
Cinnabar Theatre. [17] The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by James Lecesne, streams January 22-31, 2021.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre [18]The Last Five Years, February 12-15, 2021. Video on demand.
Curran Theatre: [19] To be announced.
Custom Made Theatre [20] Upcoming events to be announced.
42nd Street Moon [21]. Third Tuesday Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. [22] Virgin Play series: Unseen by Mona Monsour, January 7, 7 pm; Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You too, August Wilson) by Rachel Lynett, January 14, 7 pm. Artists Roundtable, January 21, 7 pm; Nanay by Mollly Olis Krost, Janury 28, 7 pm.
Marin Theatre Company [23] The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, Jan 26 - Feb 28, 2021. Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts [24] new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more.
New Conservatory Theatre Center [25] In Good Company, episodic series podcast streams on the website. Interlude by Harrison David Rivers streams March 1 - 24.
Pear Theater. [26]The Path Back to Me, two one-woman shows, Full Fathom Five by Annamarie MacLeod and Becoming Othello by by Debra Ann Byrd,.
Ray of Light: [27] Events to be announced.
Remote Theater. [28] see website for listings.
San Francisco Playhouse [29]. 2020-21 Virtual Season: Songs for a New World, streaming through January 15, 2021.
SFBATCO [30]Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.
Shotgun Players. [31] The Light extended to January 20, 2021. 30th Season starts in March: Every Time I Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission.
The Breath Project. [32] Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: [33] International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm. Divine Madness by Lynne Kaufman, Saturday January 30, 7:30; Sunday January 31, 2 pm.
Theatre Rhino [34]The Review, or How to Eat Your Opposition by Donnetta Lavinia Grays, January 22-31, 2021, live stream 8 pm; Official opening January 23.Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays. Thursday, January 14: Lone Mountain. Thursday January 21: The Salamander.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley [35]. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Before Fiddler, February 7, 5 pm; Puccini, March 14, 5 pm; Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021.
National, Misc:
Chamber Music San Francisco: [36] Five Concerts: February 13, March 6, March 20, April 10, April 24, all 7 pm.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: [37] On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. [38] She Persisted, the musical, streaming through Jan. 20, 2021,
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: [39] Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you'll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected] [40]
[1] https://kpfa.org/episode/bookwaves-artwaves-january-14-2021/#EVENTLINKS
[2] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/neil-sheehan-1936-2021-2009/
[3] https://kpfa.org/area941/episode/jan-morris-1926-2020-recorded-1999/
[4] https://www.baybookfest.org/
[5] https://www.booksinc.net/
[6] https://www.bookpassage.com/
[7] https://www.booksmith.com/
[8] https://www.clasanjose.org/
[9] https://www.keplers.com/
[10] https://www.act-sf.org/
[11] https://auroratheatre.org/
[12] https://berkeleyrep.org/
[13] https://berkeleyrep.org/whatsinaplay/index.asp
[14] https://www.brava.org/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=https%3A//d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20201027/72/27/90/b1/06aa7e5aaa3473a1c7496592_1280x212.jpg&utm_campaign=October%2028%2C%202020
[15] https://calshakes.org/
[16] http://centralworks.org/
[17] https://cinnabartheater.org/
[18] https://ccct.org/
[19] https://sfcurran.com/shows/taylor-mac-holiday-sauce-pandemic/
[20] https://www.custommade.org/
[21] https://42ndstmoon.org/
[22] http://magictheatre.org/
[23] https://www.marintheatre.org/
[24] https://missionculturalcenter.org/
[25] https://www.nctcsf.org/
[26] https://www.thepear.org/
[27] http://rayoflighttheatre.com/
[28] https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zFd6kizJQXCTAI066DvoTw
[29] https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/
[30] https://www.sfbatco.org/
[31] https://shotgunplayers.org/
[32] https://www.thebreathproject2020.com/
[33] https://themarsh.org/
[34] http://therhino.org/
[35] https://theatreworks.org/
[36] http://www.chambermusicsf.org/
[37] https://www.osfashland.org/
[38] https://atlantictheater.org/
[39] https://playbill.com/
[40] https://kpfa.orgmailto:[email protected]
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January 14, 2021 Bookwaves/Artwaves – January 14, 2021: Neil Sheehan – Jan Morris
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Links to on-line and streaming local theater & book events
Bookwaves
Neil Sheehan, who died on January 7, 2021 at the age of 84, was one of the great American journalists. Known for having broken the Pentagon Papers in the New York Times, he was also the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning author of A Bright Shining Lie, a history of the American involvement in Vietnam, as told through the life of Lt. Col. John Paul Vann.
This interview with Neil Sheehan, conducted by host Richard Wolinsky, was conducted on October 12, 2009 while he was on tour for his book A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon, which focused on the nuclear stalemate between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the history of the Cold War.
While the central theme of the interview is A Fiery Peace in a Cold War, Neil Sheehan also discusses American involvements in Vietnam, both Iraq wars, and Afghanistan, and of course, the Pentagon Papers.
Complete 43-minute interview.
Bookwaves
Jan Morris, who died on November 20th, 2020 shortly after her 94th birthday, was known as an historian and a travel writer. As James Morris, she accompanied Edmund Hillary on the first expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. Before and after her transition in 1964, Jan Morris wrote 18 travel books, six history books including a noteworthy three volume history of the British Empire, eight memoirs including the best-selling Conundrum, two novels, and twelve collections of essays.
This interview, conducted by Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky, was recorded at Book Passage bookstore in Corte Madera, California on August 20, 1999 while Jan Morris was appearing at a conference in the San Francisco Bay Area. There were would be a second interview in 2001, which will be digitized and posted in the future.
Jan Morris’s book, Lincoln: A foreigner’s quest, discussed in the interview, was published in 2001.
:The complete 38-minute interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast.

Announcement Links

Bay Area Book Festival George Saunders & Tobias Wolff, January 15, 7 pm.
Books Inc Elaine Costillo, January 21, 5 pm.
Book Passage. Conversations with authors. January 14, 6 pm: Rameshwar Das: Being Ram Das; January 17, 4 pm: What’s Your Story? January 18, 1 pm: Life after Trump. January 19, 12 pm: Paraic O’Donnell. January 23, 1 pm: Jen Sincero. January 26, 6 pm: Simon Winchester. March 23, 6 pm: Jacqueline Winspear. April 10, 1 pm: Elizabeth George.
The Booksmith Mary Ziegler with Becca Andrews, January 14, 6 pm. Roy Richard Brinker, January 26, 6 pm, free RSVP; Debut author panel, January 28, 6 pm, free RSVP.
Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. Kiese Laymon, February 4, 7 pm.
Kepler’s Books This is Now with Angie Coiro: January 19: Simon Winchester.
American Conservatory Theatre Place Here, Time Now: Conversations with artistic director Pam MacKinnon, episode 5 now streaming.
Aurora Theatre’s A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, streaming now. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, adapted for audio, starts on April 9th.
Berkeley Rep 10 episode audio series: Place/Settings: Berkeley, episode one streaming; episode two drops January 19. What’s in a Play, Mondays 6:30 & 8 pm. Zoom, Registration required. June, 2021: Swept Away, a new musical.
Brava Theatre Center: Events to be announced.
California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes) The Oresteia by Ellen McLaughlin, live reading, January 15, 2021, 5:30 pm, free. Registration required.
Central Works Bystanders by Patricia Milton, an audio play, currently streaming.
Cinnabar Theatre. The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by James Lecesne, streams January 22-31, 2021.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre The Last Five Years, February 12-15, 2021. Video on demand.
Curran Theatre: To be announced.
Custom Made Theatre Upcoming events to be announced.
42nd Street Moon. Third Tuesday Talks Over the Moon, 8 pm: Every other Friday at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia.
Magic Theatre. Virgin Play series: Unseen by Mona Monsour, January 7, 7 pm; Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You too, August Wilson) by Rachel Lynett, January 14, 7 pm. Artists Roundtable, January 21, 7 pm; Nanay by Mollly Olis Krost, Janury 28, 7 pm.
Marin Theatre Company The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, Jan 26 – Feb 28, 2021. Lauren Gunderson’s play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more.
New Conservatory Theatre Center In Good Company, episodic series podcast streams on the website. Interlude by Harrison David Rivers streams March 1 – 24.
Pear Theater. The Path Back to Me, two one-woman shows, Full Fathom Five by Annamarie MacLeod and Becoming Othello by by Debra Ann Byrd,.
Ray of Light: Events to be announced.
Remote Theater. see website for listings.
San Francisco Playhouse. 2020-21 Virtual Season: Songs for a New World, streaming through January 15, 2021.
SFBATCO Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm.
Shotgun Players. The Light extended to January 20, 2021. 30th Season starts in March: Every Time I Feel the Spirit by Noelle Vinas, a Zoom commission.
The Breath Project. Complete collection streaming on demand.
The Marsh: International Solo Fest, archived streaming. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm. Divine Madness by Lynne Kaufman, Saturday January 30, 7:30; Sunday January 31, 2 pm.
Theatre Rhino The Review, or How to Eat Your Opposition by Donnetta Lavinia Grays, January 22-31, 2021, live stream 8 pm; Official opening January 23.Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursdays. Thursday, January 14: Lone Mountain. Thursday January 21: The Salamander.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Hershey Felder live from Florence: Before Fiddler, February 7, 5 pm; Puccini, March 14, 5 pm; Anna and Sergei (Sergei Rachmaninoff), May 16, 2021.
National, Misc:
Chamber Music San Francisco: Five Concerts: February 13, March 6, March 20, April 10, April 24, all 7 pm.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: On-demand audio recordings of early plays; videos of Indigenous Peoples Day 2020, etc.
Atlantic Theatre Company. She Persisted, the musical, streaming through Jan. 20, 2021,
Playbill List of Streaming Theatre: Updated weekly, this is probably the best list you’ll find of national and international streaming plays and musicals. Each week has its own webpage, so scroll down.
If you’d like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write [email protected]
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