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On today's show we hear from a trio of young, Oakland musicians who recently performed at the Kennedy Center. Then, an exhibit that celebrates Filipino activism in San Francisco's SOMA district. We end with an East Bay comic book store hosting a big event in Alameda this weekend.

On today's show a musician from Walnut Creek makes it to the quarter finals on "America's Got Talent." Then, "Misfit Cabaret" celebrates 10 years of out-of-the-box fun on stage. And we look back at a documentary about women scientists trying to save little brown bats from extinction.

On today's show, we hear from a poet who honors her Louisiana Creole heritage in her new book, a playwright who works with a theatre company that presents plays from women and gender non-conforming artists over 40, and a drag parody of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'

Dorothy Lazard was the head librarian of the Oakland History Center at the city's main library for more than a decade, before she retired from that position in 2021. Her 2023 memoir “What You Don’t Know Will Make a Whole New World” was a Northern California Book Award Finalist.

On today's show, what it takes to put on a big music festival like Outside Lands, then a local DJ throws R&B parties and a documentary about the late blues/folk/jazz singer Barbara Dane.

On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," artists performing in "In the Name of Love: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." tell us more about the upcoming show.

On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," Oakland author Kat Croswell gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.

On today's show, a documentary about Oakland activists who travel throughout California after being inspired by Octavia Butler. Then listen to interviews from the Bay Area Book Festival. One is with an Oakland author who writes about social issues in Latinx horror. The other is a children's book author who writes about a little girl not wanting to move.

On today's show: an animation-filmmaker tells a folklore story from her native country Ukraine, then a visual artist inspired by MUNI drivers and a play that connects an ancient Aztec story to the present

Today, stories about dealing with stress and anxiety. First up, Sight and Sounds host Jenee Darden shares how support from her mother helped her cope with depression as a kid. And, what happens when the thing that helps you cope becomes part of the problem. We hear, personal perspectives on mental health.

On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," Emmy nominated actress and singer Parris Lane tell us more about the lineup for her upcoming show.

On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," poet Josiah Luis Alderete gives his book recommendations to read.