KQED Celebrates Pride with Free Event at the Castro Theatre

What:

As part of the LGBT Pride Month, KQED will host a free double feature screening at the historic Castro Theatre on Tuesday, June 28 at 7pm. On the anniversary of the dramatic event that launched a worldwide rights movement, Stonewall Uprising: American Experience will explore the police raid of New York’s Stonewall Inn in 1969. The award-winning film Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria, which aired as part of KQED’s independent film series Truly CA, follows. It tells the lesser-known story of the local act of assertion at San Francisco’s Compton's Cafeteria – three years before the Stonewall riots.

 

When:             

Tuesday, June 28 at 7pm (Stonewall Uprising: American Experience) and 9pm (Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria)

 

Where:

Castro Theatre

429 Castro Street

San Francisco, CA 94114

 

More info:        Seating is limited; visit kqed.org/stonewall for more information and to reserve seats for the films.

 

About KQED

KQED (kqed.org) has served Northern California for more than 50 years and is affiliated with NPR and PBS. KQED owns and operates public television stations KQED 9 (San Francisco/Bay Area), KTEH 54 (San Jose/Bay Area), and KQET 25 (Watsonville/Monterey); KQED Public Radio (88.5FM San Francisco and 89.3FM Sacramento); the interactive platforms kqed.org, kteh.org, and KQEDnews.org; and KQED Education. KQED Public Television, one of the nation's most-watched public television stations, is the producer of local and national series such as QUEST; Check, Please! Bay Area; This Week in Northern California; Truly CA; and Essential Pépin.  KQED's digital television channels include 9HD, Life, World, Kids, and V-me, and are available 24/7 on Comcast.  KQED Public Radio, home of Forum with Michael Krasny and The California Report, is one of the most-listened-to public radio stations in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service delivering more than eighteen local newscasts daily.  KQED Interactive provides KQED’s cross-platform news service, KQEDnews.org, as well as offers several popular local blogs, video and audio podcasts, and a live radio stream at kqed.org. KQED Education brings the impact of KQED to thousands of teachers, students, parents, and the general public through workshops, community screenings, and multimedia resources.

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Media Contact: Meredith Gandy

(415) 553-2116 or mgandy@kqed.org