Bay Area political events: How to Make a Slave, documentary on Angela Davis
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Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted:
THURSDAY
‘How to Make a Slave’
: Jerald Walker on his new book about being a Black man in America, “How to Make a Slave and Other Essays.” Hosted by KPFA-FM. 7 p.m. More information is here.
FRIDAY
Rep. Jared Huffman: North Bay Democrat hosts town hall meeting on COVID-19 vaccinations, with Dr. Robert Rodriguez, a member of the Biden transition COVID-19 advisory board; Dr. Sundari Mase, Sonoma County public health officer; and Dr. Matt Willis, Marin County public health officer. 4 p.m. Submit a question in advance here; join meeting here.
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Do Nguyen Mai Khoi gave her new show the ironic title “Bad Activist.” But the Vietnamese celebrity, who’s currently living in self-imposed exile in Pittsburgh, also might have called it “Bad Pop Star.”
Mai performs in Bad Activist.
These days, she’s working on her music, studying English, and living with her husband in a house on the North Side courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh’s Scholars at Risk program. But just a few years ago, Mai Khoi, 37, was a star in Vietnam. In 2010, her patriotic tune “Vietnam” won a state-run broadcaster’s big contest, and she went on to record ballads, pop-country numbers, and dance tunes, sing and dance in splashy videos, and give live concerts. She even toured internationally.
Naima Shalhoub: Naima Shalhoub is a Lebanese Arab-American vocalist, composer, performing artist, and educator based in the Bay Area. Her multidimensional work explores the borderlands of belonging, remembrance, freedom, and the expansive quality of the voice - its power for healing and energizing social justice movements. Her first full-length studio album, Siphr, was released on August 6th, 2020.
Her debut album, Live in San Francisco County Jail, was recorded alongside an audience of incarcerated women with whom she had been facilitating weekly Music and Freedom sessions for one year (many of whom participated in the performance). Produced in solidarity with movements to end the prison-industrial complex, the recording embodies Naima s deeply-held belief that it is an artist s duty to reflect the times (Nina Simone).
Andrew Gilbert January 12, 2021Updated: January 15, 2021, 9:07 am
Musician Mai Khoi Photo: Diaspora Arts Connection
Banned. Censored. Arrested. Scorned. For some women raising their voice is more than an act of self-expression.
“Let Her Sing: A Celebration of Female Voices” is a yearly concert focusing on vocalists who defy patriarchal restrictions, state repression and cultural marginalization, and this latest installment has adapted to the necessities of social distancing. Recorded last month at Freight & Salvage, the online concert premieres Saturday, Jan. 16, and will be available to stream for a limited time after that date.
Co-presented with the Berkeley venue and streamed via its website, the fourth annual “Let Her Sing” concert is the latest production by Diaspora Arts Connection, the East Bay organization that champions North American musicians with roots in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Executive Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann / ArKtype
Pick up the phone. Someone is on the line. You don t know their name, and you still won t when the hour is over, but through this exchange - as you follow a thread of automated prompts - a portrait of your partner will emerge through fleeting moments of exposure. A THOUSAND WAYS takes a simple premise and turns it into magic (The New Yorker).
Under the Radar is thrilled to present A THOUSAND WAYS (PART ONE): A PHONE CALL, the first of an eventual three-part series by Obie Award-winning theatermakers, 600 HIGHWAYMEN, known for exhilarating performances that challenge the very definition of theater.