KQED hosts an Educators’ Workshop with filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick

What:

KQED, in association with Comcast, Integrated Archive Systems, and Reputation.com, invites your coverage of a conversation on Civility and Democracy with filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and author Daniel Okrent. Burns's and Novick's upcoming film Prohibition will air on KQED and PBS stations throughout the country October 2, 3, and 4. In San Francisco on July 28, the filmmakers will discuss the lessons of Prohibition with educators from the Bay Area at Slide, the location of an actual speakeasy during Prohibition called Café Dan’s. The event is part of a national conversation about Civility and Democracy.

 

When:             

Thursday, July 28 from noon-2pm

 

Where:

Slide

430 Mason Street, San Francisco

 

More info:

Space is limited. Educators can RSVP to 415.553.3330 or rsvpjuly28@kqed.org. Media please contact Meredith Gandy at 415.553.2116 or mgandy@kqed.org.

 

National funding is provided by Bank of America; Public Broadcasting Service; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; National Endowment for the Humanities; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; members of the Better Angels Society, including the Montrone Family through the Penates Foundation; and Park Foundation, Inc.

 

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), KQED Plus (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 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, KQED Life, KQED World, KQED Kids, and KQED 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