Wanda's Picks Radio Week of Nov. 2-8

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Special Broadcast, Nov. 6, 3:30 PM

Sara Tavares' "Xinti" tour brings to SFJAZZ this evening (11/06) in concert at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco www.sfjazz.org; Gregory Maqoma/Vuyani Dance Theatre continues with "Beautiful Me" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts tonight and tomorrow evening. He is also on a panel (free) Saturday, November 7, 10 AM to 11:30 AM at CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission Street, SF.RSVP@ http://performingdisaporasymposium.event brite.com/


Wanda's Picks Friday, Nov.6, 8-10 AM

We celebrate the work and life of Amiri Baraka with Cecil Brown, who host a panel Sat., Nov. 7, at East Side Cultural Center in Oakland at Baraka's Birthday Party Celebration & Monday, Nov. 9, is on a panel at the Jazz Heritage Center in San Francisco, and Justin Desmangles, who hosts a discussion with Baraka at the San Francisco Main Library, Sun., Nov. 8, 1 PM. Baraka just turned 75 and is in town through Nov. 9; Fannie Lou Hammer Opera: "Dark River" Nov. 12-22 at Oakland Metro Opera, oaklandopera.org, with composer Mary Watkins, Taiwo Seitu-Kujichagulia, actress, and director; Michael Dailey is Prince Charming in Opera San Jose's production of La Cenerentola, Gioachino Rossini’s 1817 tender and madcap version of Cinderella. Eight performances are scheduled from November 14 through 29 at the California Theatre, 345 South First Street in downtown San José. Dailey performs Nov. 14, 19, 22, 24. We close with show with a conversation with Capo Verdean singer, Sara Taravares who appears at SFJAZZ tonight, 8 PM at the Herbst. Visit www.sfjazz.org (Check later for a special broadcast at 3:30 PM). Instead we had playwrights: Jack Foley & John Curl, along with directors, Michael Lange & Kim McMillon, all a part of "A Night of Short Plays Revisited: Video Screening, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, 3-6 PM, at Anna's Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA. Tickets are $5-7 at the door. For information call (510) 681-5652.

Justin didn't call in, and Cecil had the wrong number and couldn't call, so we will reschedule for another time in a couple of weeks.


Special Broadcast, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, 12:30 - 2:30 PM

This afternoon we will speak to the cast: Dwight Huntsman(Thami), Scott Coopwood (Johan), Peter Van Norden (Smith) of SJ Rep's production of Ian Bruce's "Groundswell" through Nov. 8; they are joined by Chike Nwoffiah, playwright, filmmaker, and artist, James Bowyer who has an exhibit in the upstairs lobby; Jack Foley, playwright shares insight on his latest play, The Boy, The Girl, and The Piece of Chocolate, a ten minute play apart of the PEN Oakland Writer's Theatre presents a Night of Short Plays Revisited at Anna's Jazz Island, Sunday, Nov. 8, 3-6 PM; we conclude with a conversation with Rom Flemons, a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, performing this weekend at SFJAZZ Sunday, Nov. 8, 3 & 7 PM at the Palace of Fine Arts. Visit sfjazz.org



Wanda's Picks Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, 6-7:30 AM

Sharon McGriff-Payne, "John Grider's Century: African Americans in Solano, Napa, and Sonoma Counties from 1845 to 1925; Lisa Marie Rollins, Ph.D. candidate, Founder and Director of AFAAD, Adoptee and Fostered Adult of the African Diaspora; Connie Galambos-Malloy, Strategic Planning and Development Director at Urban Habitat; Lisa Walker, Director of Cross Cultural Student Development at the UC Berkeley, addressing the: 2nd Annual Gathering from Adoptees and Foster Care Alumni of African Descent: Growing and Creating Together: Organizing Across Differences this weekend, Friday-Sunday, November 6-8, 2009, 8-5 with some evening events. We were looking to speak to Gregory Maqoma, choreographer, "Beautiful Me" at YBCA in San Francisco. His cell phone died and we rescheduled and broadcast the interview in a special broadcast, Nov. 6, 3:30 PM