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Enter to win a pair of tickets to the performance on Friday, July 28.
Iris Hall as Eve Mason in The Symbol of the Unconquered, 1920. USA. Directed by Oscar Micheaux | Courtesy of the California African American Museum
In the first half of the 20th century, black women were largely relegated to playing mammy and jezebel roles. A new exhibition reveals how as early as 100 years ago, independent black filmmakers presented complex portrayals of women of color. 
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Enter to win a pair of tickets for opening night, August 2 at 8 p.m. at the Ahmanson Theatre.
9 Peaceful Protest Helmets - James Berson | Courtesy of James Berson
Arts entrepreneur Cribb intentionally spearheaded the city’s artistic renewal. While gentrification is often controversial, Cribb and his supporters ultimately prevailed, leaving some satisfied and others troubled.
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Just across from the Golden Gate Bridge, Marin County beckons every city dweller north to its open spaces, pristine beaches, and scenic drives.
Steve Rubin, Author of Various Bestsellers on WWII Movies, Scheduled to Attend Q&A
sutro baths
The Sutro Baths stood as a testament to the Gilded Age, but it also harbored an injustice hidden within this lavish gift to the people of San Francisco. 
Prema Sampat with Melissa Ip and Ramdasha Biceem surfboard realness
“Sea Sick in Paradise” is an exhibition of 46 creators, some better known as artists, others as surfers, but all with an appreciation for the ocean.
Pilgrimage Play (1922), Salome before Herod | Los Angeles Public Library
The 2017 season opening at the Ford Amphitheater will bring with it new renovations and additions to the space. With the renovation comes a renewed interest in this outdoor venue's unusual history. 
A local resident at the Poe Park Visitor Center participating in the community visioning activity. | Courtesy of VisionArc
Visualization is often used to make the facts of the world visible, but at VisionArc visualization is used as a way of making new interactions, discussions and actions possible.
Frogs Ticket Giveaway
Take your family on an adventure and discover 11,000 animals from the biggest ocean in the world. KCET is giving away tickets to the new Frogs: Dazzling and Disappearing exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific. 
Boarded-Up Farm House - Color/Infrared Exposure - Bishop, CA - 2016 | Osceola Refetoff
When pioneer farmers got to Inyo County from the Midwest, most of them had to master a new way of farming in arid lands. These farmers ultimately learned irrigation techniques and built two hundred miles of unlined canals.
Coffeehall Chinatown | Aldo Lihiang
Coffee, community and endless ping-pong — that’s what CoffeeHall Chinatown offers to visitors and locals.
Psi Com singer Perry Farrell and drummer Aaron Sherer,  Desolation Center: Mojave Auszug, 1984 | Mariska Leyssius
Here on the West Coast, it seems like gigantic festivals have always been associated with the desert. But who was the first promoter to stake a claim out in the great, wide open, and how did others follow suit?
James and Paula Coburn Foundation Executive Director Lynda Erkiletian and James Coburn’s Daughter-in-Law Robyn Coburn Scheduled to Attend
Exterior of NuMu
NuMu, located in Guatemala City, is shaped like an egg and, at most, accommodates up to four visitors. But for those unable to travel to Central America, an exact replica of NuMu will be making its own pilgrimage.
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