Keep the Conversation Going KQED Perks KQED Member Days at the De Young’S ‘Summer of Love Experience’ Free Admission on June 6 and 7
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Member Magazine JUNE 2017 Keep the Conversation Going KQED Perks KQED Member Days at the de Young’s ‘Summer of Love Experience’ Free admission on June 6 and 7 Iconic rock posters, interactive lightshows, photographs of legendary musicians, out-of-this-world clothing. The Summer of Love Experience: Art, Fashion, and Rock & Roll at the de Young immerses you in the sights, sounds, and cultural achievements of a summer that rocked the world. Be a part of this exhilarating 50th anniversary celebration. KQED members and one guest can see the exhibition free on Tuesday, June 6, and Wednesday, June 7 — just show your KQED MemberCard or membership info from On Q magazine and a valid ID. (Maximum two free admissions per member. Subject to availability.) deyoungmuseum.org A Magical Experience at the Conservatory of Flowers Visitors young and old(er) can’t get enough of the magical experience of Butterflies and Blooms, so the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park is extending the popular exhibit through January 7, 2018! See pupae emerge from their chrysalis stage and walk among a variety of brightly colored blossoms while hundreds of free-flying butterflies flit from flower to flower in a fascinating demonstration of plant pollination in action. Throughout the month of June, show your KQED MemberCard for one free kids admission (ages 5–11; kids 4 and under get in free) with each paying adult. ConservatoryofFlowers.org San Jose’s Music in the Park Concert Series Downtown San Jose’s 2017 Music in the Park concert series at Plaza de Cesar Chavez kicks off with New Zealand reggae band Katchfire on Friday, June 23. On Thursday, July 20, hear Grammy Award–winning psychedelic rockers Blues Traveler (pictured), and a popular soon-to- be-announced headliner on Thursday, August 3. The final concert, on Friday, August 25, features multiplatinum-selling, Latin/funk legends War, known for such classics as “Why Can’t We Be Friends” and “Low Rider.” Use promo code “KQED” to receive $5 off tickets to each show. sjdowntown.com/music-in-the-park Photos: (cover and page 3) Pablo Sanchez. (page 2, top to bottom) courtesy Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Conservatory of Flowers; courtesy Denise Truscello. On Q June 2017 KQED wouldn’t be possible without the support of people like you. This month we’re celebrating supporters who have inspired us with their heartfelt messages about what KQED means to them. KQED Public Radio Katherine from Petaluma has been listening to KQED for 30 years. She’s particularly fond of The California Report, Forum, Masterpiece and PBS NewsHour, among other programs. “We’re living in a time where so many people KQED Public Television are frightened and angry,” she says. For her, KQED is important because it “focuses on clear, strong, intelligent, focused, true news, deep dialogue and the willingness to engage with people from all over the spectrum. If anything is going to heal, it’s going to be that kind of conversation.” Get magazine online: kqed.org/OnQ Adris from Oakland has been familiar with KQED since he was “a kid in diapers” watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and Julia Child. Adris lauds KQED for “bringing different perspectives and different energies to the table” and “giving people information and inspiration they need to keep moving in these rough times.” He says he’s always talking about KQED, whether about food, culture or politics. A youth counselor who spends long hours in his car, Adris is often tuned in to KQED Public Radio. And at home, he watches KQED television programming with his two young daughters. “KQED is something my kids are growing up on too. I want it to be here for them.” KQED.org Help KQED keep the conversation going! Visit kqed.org/talktous and let us know what KQED means to you. 3 News The Trials of Marvin Mutch A KQED digital feature film presentation Marvin Mutch spent more than 40 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit. Accused and convicted of a murder in Union City in 1974, Mutch was sentenced to seven-years-to-life in prison based on little more than accounts that put him in the area of the victim on the day of the crime. Described as a “model prisoner” who became an advocate for prisoner rights, Mutch spent three decades futilely arguing for his release in front of California parole boards. “All of my life, I’ve had this desire to fix things that were wrong. There’s nothing noble about it. It’s part of my disease.” — Marvin Mutch In order to create this special digital feature presentation, KQED reporters Adam Grossberg and Alex Emslie spent the past year reinvestigating the crime and Mutch’s questionable conviction; his long and hard-won fight for parole; and his re-entry back into society. Mutch’s story, stretching from his arrest as an 18-year-old to the prison gates on the day of his release, sheds light on a strained criminal justice system; the often subjective Join KQED and the Oakland Museum and indiscriminate nature of parole hearings; and recent changes to try to improve of California for a free screening of them. The Trials of Marvin Mutch also follows Marvin through his first six months of The Trials of Marvin Mutch. freedom, from the excitement of his first-ever apartment to his wedding day, as he re- Thursday, June 1 enters society and tries to find purpose after so many years behind bars. In addition to 1000 Oak St., Oakland the digital feature film, Mutch’s story inspired a new Q’ed Up podcast series. Reception: 5-6pm Film screening and conversation: 6-8pm Watch the film and download Q’ed Up podcast episodes at trialsofmarvinmutch.org. Please register to attend: https://trialsofmm.eventbrite.com Photos: (top) Adam Grossberg/KQED; (bottom) courtesy Marvin Mutch. KQED News is supported by the James Irvine Foundation, the Cal Endowment, the San Francisco Foundation, the Westly Foundation and the members of KQED. 4 Science On Q June 2017 KQED Public Radio KQED Public Television (l.) Folsom Lake on October 26, 2015. (r.) Folsom Lake on January 14, 2017. (courtesy Planet) The View From Space Sweepstakes KQED partnership brings new perspective Winners to our science reporting. Awe-inspring. Beautiful. Fragile. — has launched more than 150 satellites Eleven lucky people were winners in KQED’s 2016 Sweepstakes. Prizes Humbling. NASA’s images of Earth have and is capturing 85 percent of Earth’s land included $20,000 cash and dream trips enabled ordinary citizens to contemplate every week. It’s pretty cool we get access to Hawaii and Tahiti, as well as vacation our terrestrial existence in a new light. to those images.” packages to destinations closer to home — in Mendocino and San Diego. As part of our efforts to bring a new “Before and After: The Rain’s Impact Congratulations to: perspective to our stories, KQED has, at on Three California Reservoirs” — the times, relied on satellite imagery for our first story KQED published using a F. Adam Salinas reports, which garnered marked interest series of satellite pictures from Planet — A Canaan Oakland from the public. As a result, KQED’s quickly became the most popular online A. Faut Concord Get magazine online: kqed.org/OnQ J. Field San Francisco science unit recently formed a media KQED Science article of all time. It was I. Glidden San Rafael partnership with Planet, a San Francisco viewed more than 350,000 times and was C. Johnson Alamo company founded by three former shared by The New York Times, Los Angeles J. Kusmierz San Francisco NASA scientists, with the goal Magazine, the Weather Channel and NPR. S. Loh San Francisco R. Santucci San Jose of making high-resolution satellite Additional stories using Planet M. Wade Castro Valley imagery available to the public. KQED imagery include “See How One Year’s J. Windrem Lakeport is the third media organization, after Snowpack Buried the California Drought” The New York Times and the Washington and “Here’s What California’s Wildflower Check your mailbox for your 2017 Sweepstakes packet and return your Post, to enter into this type of media ‘Super Bloom’ Looks Like From Space.” entries by mail or enter online for your collaboration with Planet. New science reports using Planet satellite chance to win one of our next round of “It’s amazing,” said KQED Science imagery are in the works. exciting prizes. reporter Lindsey Hoshaw. “This startup — that’s walking distance from KQED kqed.org/science Visit kqed.org/sweepstakes to view this year’s prizes and complete rules. KQED.org Donations are not necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. Photos: (top) Adam Grossberg/KQED; (bottom) courtesy Marvin Mutch. Funding for KQED Science is provided by the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the Dirk and Restrictions may apply. Charlene Kabcenell Foundation, the Vadasz Family Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the members of KQED. 5 Arts A New Season of Films Celebrating California KQED’s documentary series Truly CA: and aging that focuses on a group of gay Our State, Our Stories is back with a new men living long-term with HIV in Palm season and a new air time, Fridays at Springs. The new season also features 8pm, beginning June 16. The series, original content from public media which showcases films from all across the station KCET in Los Angeles, including Golden State, begins its 12th season with documentaries on migrant chefs and what an award-winning local documentary. it means to be an Afrofuturist.