(((NEW EPISODE ... DROP!)))

Check out Part 2 on the BAYVIEW OPERA HOUSE w/Programming Director Smiley:

* the history of the opera house, built in 1888
* how it became a hub for SF's Black community
* plans to demolish the building and Ruth Williams' efforts against it
* the many programs happening today at Bayview Opera House

BONUS: Hear from two folks who've been through BVOH's "Tools of the Trade" program: JOE KOOL and MISS WHITE: FIRST LADY OF FRISCO!

Link in bio/available on podcast apps!

Photos above:
1. Joe Kool, Miss White: First Lady of Frisco, Smiley photo by Jeff Hunt
2. Smiley
3. Newly renovated BVOH
4. Ruth Williams
5. Tools of the Trade grant writing cohort graduation
6. Space setting for the world premiere of 26 Ways of Looking at a Black Man featuring Sidney Outlaw

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+++NEW EPISODE FOR YOUR EAR HOLES+++

BAYVIEW OPERA HOUSE Programming Manager Smiley joins us to talk about:

* her family's history and migration to San Francisco
* discovering theater and live performance at a young age
* being empowered as a Black woman
* understanding the complexities of racism and anti-Blackness

Link in bio/audio at all the podcast apps

Photography by Jeff Hunt

#Texas #Chicago #Haiti #BayviewSF #HuntersPointSF #FillmoreSF #theater #spokenword #hiphop #LowellHighSchool #BravaTheater #BIPOC #WOC #BayviewOperaHouse #storytelling #SanFrancisco #SoundsofTheCity