Joan Baez: Legendary Artist & Activist

Mon Jan 27 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC-08:00

The Commonwealth Club | San Francisco

The Commonwealth Club
Publisher/HostThe Commonwealth Club
Joan Baez: Legendary Artist & Activist
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Joan Baez reveals pivotal life experiences that shaped an icon, a never-before-seen look into the reminiscences & musings of a great artist.
About this Event

Joan Baez returns to Commonwealth Club World Affairs nearly 45 years after she came here to discuss “Human Rights in the Eighties.” She's coming back not for a performance but for an in-depth talk about her personal thoughts and life experiences—the person behind the stardom.

Baez has been writing poetry for decades, but she’s never before shared it publicly. Now in her book of poems When You See My Mother: Ask Her to Dance Baez shares poems about her contemporaries (such as Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, and Jimi Hendrix), reflections from her childhood, personal thoughts, and cherished memories of her family, including pieces about her younger sister, singer-songwriter Mimi Fariña. Speaking to the people, places, and moments that have had the greatest impact on her art, this collection is an inspiring personal diary in the form of poetry.

Join us in-person to hear her discuss how, for the first time ever, she has shared revealing pivotal life experiences that shaped an icon, offering a never-before-seen look into the reminiscences and musings of a great artist.

Post live music provided by CHAKANA.

SPEAKERS

Joan Baez, Artist; Activist; Author, When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance

Hosted by Robert Melton, Co-chair, Arts Member-led Forum, Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California

5:15 p.m. doors open & check-in
6–7 p.m. program
7 p.m. book signing
(all times Pacific Time)

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, United States

Tickets

USD 37.58

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