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• LA Theatre Works, Sunday, March 1 at 10:00 pm, Two One-Acts, Katori Hall's "The Mountaintop" and "Native Guard" by Natasha Trethewey

  Posted by Donna Walker at Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 2:35 PM

  On April 4th, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated outside of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. What happened inside room 306 on the evening of April 3rd is the subject of Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop. Hours after King’s final speech, punctuated by his immortal line, “I’ve been to the mountaintop,” the celebrated Reverend forms an unlikely friendship with a motel maid as they talk into the early hours of what will be his final day. Directed by Roger Guenveur Smith, starring Larry Powell and Aja Naomi King.
  Also in this broadcast, based on Natasha Trethewey’s collection of poems, The Alliance Theatre’s production of Native Guard is both an elegy to her mother and a journey into Mississippi’s Civil War history. In poetry and song, she reflects on her mother’s passing while contemplating the former slaves who became soldiers in a regiment known as the Native Guard. Trethewey’s work was the winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.

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• Pacifica Performance Showcase, Friday, February 27, 2-3:00 pm with guests Sam Clemmett ("Amadeus" at Pasadena Playhouse) and experimental clown artist Alex Tatarsky ("Sad Boys in Harpy Land" at Redcat)

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM

  In a special fund drive edition, hosts Donna Walker and Julio Martinez welcome actor Sam Clemmett ("Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"), currently starring as "Mozart" in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus" running at the Pasadena Playhouse through March 15; and Experimental Clown Artist, Alex Tatarsky, who "confronts anguish through humor in her absurdist solo show "Sad Boys in Harpy Land," described as "equal parts sad clown, demented cabaret, and extended crisis of meaning," playing at Redcat, March 19-21.

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• Phil and Ted's Boomer Show, Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 2:00 pm, with guest Kaylee Hawkins, Executive Director of Meals on Wheels West

  Posted by Donna Walker at Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 12:05 PM

  There are over a million seniors in the Los Angeles area, and many of them are socially isolated and lack proper nutrition. Meals on Wheels is an increasingly essential service for seniors and people with disabilities, and they are struggling under the pressure of federal budget cuts to feed those in need. Today’s guest, Kaylee Hawkins, is Executive Director of Meals On Wheels West, serving the west side area of Los Angeles and Santa Monica.

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• Remembering Bob Weir (1947–2026)

  Posted by Arnella Barbara at Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM

  Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead and a towering figure in American music, passed away on January 10, 2026. Arnella Barbara, host of Dark Star, Dead & Music on KPFK, shares a personal tribute reflecting on his life, his music, and what his passing means to Deadheads and listeners everywhere.

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