Member Magazine DEC 2016 KQED Perks Skating Amid the Palms in San Jose Show KQED MemberCard for a discount. Enjoy ice skating under the stars — and palm trees — at Hawaiian Airlines/Kristi Yamaguchi Downtown Ice through January 16, 2017. Find out why thousands call downtown San Jose’s ice rink one of the most iconic on the planet. KQED member discount: $3 off adult admission with KQED MemberCard (limit 2 discounts per card). Cannot be combined with any other discounts or offers. For more information, visit downtownicesj.com. Exclusive for KQED Members: 35% Off Select Performances of SF Ballet’s ‘Frankenstein’ Liam Scarlett, the youngest choreographer ever to have a full-length ballet commissioned by The Royal Ballet, helms this darkly beautiful exploration of Mary Shelley’s Gothic classic. Lowell Liebermann, one of America’s most frequently recorded living composers, created the original score. Master designer John Macfarlane brings us sumptuous costumes. More a love story than a monster story, Frankenstein is a meditation on what it means to be human. San Francisco Ballet is pleased to offer KQED members 35 percent off tickets* to select performances of Frankenstein. KQED members also enjoy a 15 percent discount at The Shop at SF Ballet — show your KQED MemberCard at the register. (cover) A rarely-seen view from Sutro Tower (KQED). (page 2, top to bottom) Ice skating in downtown San Jose (D. Garcia); To purchase Frankenstein discount tickets, Steven McRae in Scarlett’s Frankenstein, visit sfballet.org/KQED. Enter promotional code © 2016 The Royal Opera House (Bill CREATURE when prompted and select one of Cooper). (above, clockwise from top l.) Bay the following performances: Curious host Olivia Allen-Price (courtesy Saturday, February 18, 2pm Vinnee Tong/KQED); A view from Sutro Tower (KQED); An illustration of early San Tuesday, February 21, 7:30pm Francisco, where old ships were converted Wednesday, February 22, 7:30pm into buildings (Library of Congress); Bay Curious explores the origins of the parrots Once the promo code is accepted, the ticket prices of San Francisco. shown will reflect your 35 percent discount. NOTE: Frankenstein deals with mature themes and subject matter. Not recommended for children under 12. Don’t delay — this offer expires December 30, 2016, and is valid only while supplies last. * This special offer is valid only for the performances listed above and excludes box seats. Online purchases only. Limit two tickets per member. KQED membership will be verified after purchase and nonmember orders will be declined. Offer subject to availability and cannot be combined with other offers or applied to previously purchased tickets. On Q December 2016 KQED Public Radio KQED Public Television KQED’s Newest Podcast Explores the Bay Area, One Question at a Time Get magazine online: kqed.org/OnQ If you live anywhere long enough, certain local quirks seem Join host Olivia Allen-Price, a Bay Area transplant normal. In the Bay Area, maybe it’s the unusual belted shape who’s fallen hard and fast for her new home, to explore the of Sutro Tower. Or the overwhelming noise of a BART train Bay Area, one question at a time. as it travels underneath the bay. Or the mere existence of Each week Bay Curious will answer questions like: those brightly colored parrots perched above San Francisco’s Why are there so many ships buried under San Francisco? Telegraph Hill. What is the origin of the word hella? What would it take to For most of us, these idiosyncrasies and mysteries are make Lake Merritt swimmable? like wallpaper: barely noticed and largely unquestioned. But If you’re as curious about the Bay as we are, subscribe to the what if we stopped to take a closer look? podcast and participate at BayCurious.org. KQED’s new podcast, Bay Curious, will get to the bottom of the under-the-radar mysteries and peculiarities that help give our region its unique identity. And we’ll do it with your help! You ask the questions. You decide what KQED.org Bay Curious investigates. And you come along to discover the answers. 3 News Art KQED Continues Coordinated Get our picks for holiday Homelessness Coverage gifts, events and outings. insecurity, living in cars and on couches, Are you looking for holiday gift ideas? Trying and facing eviction. And we’re proud to find a gift for that hard-to-shop-for family to share that the Northern California member? Stumped on what to get your Society of Professional Journalists artsy friend? Look no further! recently recognized the project with its KQED Arts has created an online gift 2016 Public Service Award. guide to help you make the most of your Wednesday, December 7, On June 29, more than 80 media On the time and budget while offering suggestions of outlets joined together in an collaboration will continue with another holiday gifts worthy of the people receiving extraordinary collaboration —the SF day of coordinated coverage, focusing them — from books for children and adults to Homeless Project. The idea: one day on accountability and follow-up. This musical ideas and craft fair recommendations. of coverage spotlighting the issue of time, KQED will tell the stories of If you’re looking for nonmaterial ways homelessness in the Bay Area. college students choosing to get an to celebrate the holidays, how about an KQED and The San Francisco education rather than pay rent because experiential gift that encourages you and Chronicle, which organized the they can’t afford to do both. Look and your loved ones to get outside for a hike or KQED collaboration, each produced more than listen for special editions of bike ride? Or you might consider a day trip Newsroom The California Report a week of coverage. KQED focused and to one of the Bay Area’s many museums on telling first-person stories to reveal during the week. and galleries. KQED is committed to providing the huge range of people living on our More ideas at kqed.org/HolidayGuide2016 streets. We also looked at the issue ongoing coverage of the housing crisis, from a regional perspective and told to help us all better understand the stories of the people living on the edge problems and explore solutions. Funding for KQED Arts is provided by the William of homelessness — facing housing kqed.org/homeless and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Yogen and Peggy Dalal, Helen Sarah Steyer, Diane B. Wilsey, the William and Gretchen Kimball Fund, Campaign 21 and the members of KQED. 4 Photo: courtesy Ken Fisher. On Q December 2016 ArtsFood KQED Public Radio KQED Public Television Get our picks for holiday Taste This: Cocktails to Bay Area Bites Is Your gifts, events and outings. Make the Season Bright Source for Festive Fare Taste Thishost Leslie Sobrocco celebrates the holidays with KQED’s food blog, Bay Area Bites, is preparing a host of a cocktail. Or three! new recipes to inspire you during the December holidays From the sophisticated Dark and Stormy and Moscow — from mouthwatering appetizers and side dishes to Wendy Goodfriend/KQED. Wendy Mule made at Spoonbar in Healdsburg to a new version delicious entrées and desserts. of traditional eggnog created with a San Francisco twist to Then check back with BAB in the new year for her own creations — the Stolen Spice and Sip ’N Pretty special-event menus, including for Super Bowl Sunday, — Leslie will be shakin’ it up this month with the best Bay Easter, the Fourth of July and more. Area mixologists and offering plenty of tips and ideas for kqed.org/bayareabites amateur forays into bartending. Get magazine online: kqed.org/OnQ And lest we forget the pain that comes from over-indulgence, watch for enlightening and energizing “cures,” or hair-of-the-dog remedies, for the morning after your celebration. Dust off the bottles and shine up your shaker — toast the 2016 holidays in style. kqed.org/tastethis Chocolate-Dipped Almond Crescents, Spinach and Gruyere Soufflé, Soufflé, Spinach and Gruyere Chocolate-Dipped Almond Crescents, Taste This is proudly sponsored by Integrated Resources Group, Oakland International Airport, European Sleep Works, Sutter CPMC KQED.org 2020, Walmart Global eCommerce and Safe Catch. Photo: courtesy Ken Fisher. Illustration: Kelly McLachlan/KQED. Photos: 5 We Appreciate Your Support KQED would like to extend an extra special end-of-year KQED Member Services “thank you” to all our donors and members. 415.553.2150 We hope you continue to enjoy our programming KQED Leadership Circle and will support our fundraising efforts during the Annual contributions of $150–$1,499. holidays. Please consider making an additional gift 415.553.2345 to KQED if it is within your means. 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