City Arts & Lectures produces onstage conversation at the Herbst Theatre

Herbst Theatre

The Herbst Theatre is an auditorium in the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in Civic Center in San Francisco, United States. The 928-seat hall hosts programs as diverse as City Arts & Lectures, SF Jazz, and San Francisco Performances....

 in San Francisco. Founded by Sydney Goldstein in 1980, City Arts & Lectures produces more than fifty live events a year and records most events for edited and delayed broadcast on public radio. Co-produced by National Public Radio affiliate KQED

KQED-FM

KQED-FM is an NPR-member radio station owned by Northern California Public Broadcasting in San Francisco, California.KQED-FM was founded by James Day in 1969 as the radio arm of KQED Television. The founding manager was Bernard Mayes who later went on to be Executive Vice-President of KQED TV and...

 in San Francisco, the on air broadcasts are introduced by Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt is an American film, stage and television actress. After making her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye , Hunt portrayed Billy Kwan, her breakthrough performance in The Year of Living Dangerously...

and hosted by various appropriate interviewers and luminaries.

External links

• City Arts & Lectures official website
• Sydney Goldstein (San Francisco Chronicle article)