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CrosscurrentsWe explore the tight-knit community of San Jose’s lowriders, the history of California’s “No Cruising” ban, and meet the people challenging assumptions about lowriding.
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CrosscurrentsA community in Berkeley finds joy and connection through group improvisation, continuing the tradition of Circlesinging started by the legendary Bobby McFerrin more than 30 years ago.
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In Club Fugazi, a historic theater in North Beach, there’s a show that encourages audiences to celebrate San Francisco.
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Out here, the Bay Area’s Beaches are nestled in the city and along cliffsides. Northern California waves are cold and wild. Two Bay Area surfers are taking hold of that wildness, and the possibilities it opens up.
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A quienceñera is a traditional celebration that marks the end of childhood and the introduction of womanhood. Today, quienceñeras look a lot different than they used to. A bridal shop owner walks through the ever-changing culture of the quienceñera.
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One neighborhood in San Francisco has an annual event dedicated to celebrating its past. Today, we meet the Director of the Potrero Hill Archives Project and listen in on their Annual History Night.
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CrosscurrentsIn an era of digital media, it’s rare to come across a treasure trove of print materials. But that’s precisely San Francisco’s Prelinger Library’s purpose.
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A young Oakland woman from Sudan is digitizing old music cassettes for a new diaspora generation. What it means to preserve culture in a time of war.
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As Oakland continues to change, DIY spaces around the city are disappearing. But Lower Bobs is a holdout in the East Bay — at least for the time being.
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CrosscurrentsPickup soccer is a crucial aspect of a thriving soccer scene. Today, drop-in pickup games can be harder to find. A pair of Oakland residents keeps pickup culture alive Thursday mornings in San Antonio Park.
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In this installment of Culture Keepers, we get a glimpse into a local Goth scene and learn what makes it very Bay Area. Reporter Paul C. Kelly Campos brings us into the late night world of baby bats and banshees.
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The culture of American tattooing has shifted over the last couple of decades. It’s gone from subculture to pop culture.