Do you love the Barenaked Ladies and Ben Folds? Of course you do! Do you love wine? Of course you do! Do you want to celebrate summer with all 3 of those things you love? Then look no further than the Last Summer on Earth with the Barenaked Ladies and Ben Folds at The Mountain Winery!
But wait! There's more! We've got tickets! All you have to do to enter our contest is answer the following question:
Where are the Barenaked Ladies from?
Email us your answer and full name and address to giveaway@kqed.org and from all correct entries, we'll randomly select 5 winners for 1 pair of tickets each. Deadline to enter is Wednesday, June 12 at9am.
Value of each ticket: $69. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.
Yo La Tengo is one of the most beloved and respected bands in America. For nearly thirty years, Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley, and James McNew have enjoyed success entirely on their own terms -- playing the world's best concert halls, museums, and dives, dominating critics' lists, doing a Simpsons' theme, playing the Velvet Underground in 'I Shot Andy Warhol,' sharing stages with some of the most important musicians of our time, and even creating a tradition onto themselves with their yearly series of Hanukkah shows at Hoboken, New Jersey's Maxwells, from which they've donated hundreds of thousands to charity. Doors open at 8pm.
Want to see them play The Fillmore TOMORROW NIGHT, May 10? We've got tickets! All you have to do to enter our contest is email us your full name for Will Call to giveaway@kqed.org and from all correct entries, we'll randomly select 1 winners for 1 pair of tickets . Deadline to enter is Thursday, May 9 at4pm.
Value of each ticket: $60. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.
artMRKT San Francisco, the Bay Area’s premier contemporary and modern art fair, relocates to beautiful Fort Mason Center this May 16–19, piquing the interest of both active collectors and new with artworks from approximately 70 established and innovative up-and-coming galleries from around the country. The weekend also includes special artist presentations, talks by Bay Area curators, and the return of the popular MRKTworks auction.
Just email your full name and address to giveaway@kqed.org and from all entries, we'll randomly select 10 winners for a pair of 1-Day Passes. Deadline to enter is Thursday, May 9 at 9am.
Value of each ticket: $40. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.
ICMA Foundation, in collaboration with Stanford University, brings you a unique cross-platform, cultural experience! Accomplished North Indian classical vocalist Mahesh Kale teams up with Professor Anna Schultz (Department of Music, Stanford University) to explore a powerful devotional song and storytelling tradition of western India - the Kirtan. Originating from the region of Maharashtra, with deep roots in devotion and the communitarian experience, the Kirtan has withstood the test of time, emerging as a powerful simultaneous medium for art, expression, spirituality and identity.
In this audio-visual presentation, you will witness videos clips by eminent personalities in the field, experience dazzling renditions of Kirtan and Abhang performed by Mahesh Kale and group, with accompanying artists - Suryaksha Deshpande (Tabla) and Anand Karve (Harmonium) - while Prof. Anna Schultz will walk you through the historical landscape of this ancient art form.
All you have to do to enter our contest is answer the following question:
What does ICMA stand for?
Email us your answer and full name and address to giveaway@kqed.org and from all correct entries, we'll randomly select 5 winners for a pair of tickets each. Deadline to enter is Monday, April 29 at 9am.
Value of each ticket: $20. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.
The 56th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 25–May 9 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, the Castro Theatre and New People Cinema in San Francisco and the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley. Held each spring for 15 days, the International is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country’s most beautiful cities, featuring 200 films and live events, 14 juried awards and $70,000 in cash prizes, upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests and diverse and engaged audiences with more than 70,000 in attendance.
So, want to go? We've got tickets to whichever show you want to see!
All you have to do to enter our contest is answer the following question:
What movie are you most excited to see?
Email us your answer and full name to giveaway@kqed.org and from all correct entries, we'll randomly select 4 winners for 1 pair of tickets each. You will be emailed a code to use to get a ticket online for any film you wish. Deadline to enter is Friday, April 26 at9am.
Value of each ticket: $15. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.
NPR'sWait…Wait Don’t Tell Me is coming live to the big screen! The news-quiz show has announced that comedian Steve Martin and musical guest Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings will join host Peter Sagal and official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell on Thursday, May 2 in the show’s live big screen debut.
Want to win a pair of tickets for the screening at Century 9 San Francisco Centre with XD? All you have to do is answer the following question:
What is the title of Peter Sagal's first book?
Email us your answer and full name and address to giveaway@kqed.org and from all correct entries, we'll randomly select 3 winners. Deadline to enter is Monday, April 29 at9am.
Value of each ticket: $22. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.
2013 GRAMMY Winner Chick Corea reinvents himself — again. With all new music — and an all new band. Plus, fresh arrangements of Corea Classics. From sublime acoustic to brilliant electric.
Featuring the bass phenom, Hadrien Feraud. Creative force Marcus Gilmore on drums (carrying on the lineage of jazz from his grandfather, Roy Haynes). Saxes, flute, bass clarinet and innovation from Tim Garland. And a rising-sun (although from the west coast), guitarist Charles Altura.
Email us your answer and full name for Will Call to giveaway@kqed.org and from all correct entries, we'll randomly select 1 winner for 1 pair of tickets and a meet and greet. Deadline to enter is Tuesday, April 23 at9am.
Value of each ticket: $58.50. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.
Dead Can Dance (sometimes referred to as DCD) are an ethereal neoclassical world music duo which formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1981. DCD comes to Davies Symphony Hall in a rare live performance. The band's mainstays are Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. Their 1996 album Spiritchaser reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top World Music Albums Chart. Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described Dead Can Dance as having an ambient style of world music that "constructed soundscapes of mesmerising grandeur and solemn beauty... with African polyrhythms, Gaelic folk, Gregorian chants, Middle Eastern mantras and art-rock."
Email us your answer and full name for Will Call to giveaway@kqed.org and from all correct entries, we'll randomly select 3 winners for 1 pair of tickets each. Deadline to enter is Friday, April 5 at9am.
Value of each ticket: $55. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.
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