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Drummer Eddie Marshall has been on the top rung of Bay Area jazz for more than 40 years. In 2000, he was the first recipient of the prestigious San Francisco Jazz Beacon award for lifetime achievement. It was awarded a bit prematurely, though, because at the age of 72, Eddie Marshall is still...
You may not learn this in Sunday School, but the Bible contains some pretty racy stuff. Using innocuous phrases like "to know" or "to lie with" someone, the Bible carries stories of incest, passion, and well, sex. Lots of sex.
Opera composer Mark Alburger saw the potential on this aspect of...
California's financial crisis has forced many people into homelessness and many people have abandoned their homes. The city of Stockton has one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the country. Forbes recently ranked it the second most miserable city in America.
When the foreclosure crisis hit...
The Asian American community here in San Francisco is incredibly diverse. To capture the many stories, histories and experiences of this community around the country, you can imagine that you’d need six theatres, ten days and over a hundred storytellers to get even close. That’s what’s promised at...
As a musician, you have to know how to deal with different types of crowds. Sometimes people aren't paying much attention to you, and they even talk while you're on stage. But other times, they give you standing ovations and beg for more.
Well, Chip Curry used to play in different bands his whole...
There may be spots of rain here and there this weekend, but there will still be plenty of opportunities to delight your senses AND stay dry.If you listened to my interview with author, chef, and Chinatown Walking Tour founder Shirley Fong-Torres, then you would know that Saturday is the day of the...
Aid agencies like the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders have already poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into the relief effort in Haiti. Those dollars from overseas, translate into medical supplies, clothes, and water on the ground, but what about laughter?
That's the...
A new film festival kicks off at the Castro Theatre this weekend. German Gems will feature films from Germany and Austria, playing back to back, all day long, this Sunday, Feb 28. KALW's Kevin Robinson spoke with the festival's founder, Ingrid Eggers, to give us a preview.
Who said San Francisco is an expensive city? Okay, maybe when it comes to housing and five-star cuisine, but if you're interested in spending little to no money on going out, every weekend there are events and destinations around the city that have YOU in mind.For instance, eclectic music-...
Battling the pull of "Fate" and "Destiny" has been a common pop culture storyline for centuries.
Over two thousand years ago, the story line included oracles, incest and murder in what could be considered the original Greek tragedy of Oedipus the King. If you don’t remember from high...
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