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• LA Theatre Works, Sunday, February 22 at 10:00 pm, Athol Fugard's "Master Harold and the Boys" Starring Keith David

  Posted by Donna Walker at Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 4:15 PM

  Academy-Award winner Athol Fugard, one of theatre’s most acclaimed playwrights, finds humor and heartbreak in the friendship of Harold, a 17-year old white boy in 1950’s South Africa, and the two middle aged black servants who raised him. Racism unexpectedly shatters Harold’s childhood and friendships in this absorbing and affecting coming of age play. The play, initially banned from production in South Africa, is a Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding New Play. Includes interviews with playwright Athol Fugard and author Rebecca Ginsburg.

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• Pacifica Performance Showcase/Arts in Review, Friday, Feb. 20, 2-3:00 pm with guests actress Reanne Acasio ("Here Lies Love"), Peter Baxter (Slamdance Film Fest) and Edgar Miramontes (CAP UCLA)

  Posted by Donna Walker at Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 3:55 PM

  In a special fund drive edition, host Donna Walker welcomes guests Reanne Acasio, starring as Imelda Marcos in "Here Lies Love," at the Mark Taper Forum. This celebrated Broadway musical created by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim is a disco fever dream charting the rise and fall of the Marcos regime in the Phillipines. In the second half, Slamdance co-founder Peter Baxter talks about this year's Slamdance Fest and Edgar Miramontes, Artistic Director of CAP UCLA on this year's offerings at the Nimoy and Royce Hall.

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• Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show, Tuesday, February 17 at 2:00 pm, with guest author/professor Edward Dunbar (The Psychology of Authoritarian Leaders: Strongmen, Crooks, and Celebrities")

  Posted by Donna Walker at Monday, February 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM

  Is the United States slipping into authoritarianism, and what can we do to combat it?  Edward Dunbar is a UCLA Professor and leading expert on Authoritarianism and author of the book, “The Psychology of Authoritarian Leaders: Strongmen, Crooks, and Celebrities.” 

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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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