Bay Area storyteller Ben Tucker shares his life story from Shreveport, La. to becoming a track star at San Jose State.

Prison-rights activist Sarah Shourd talks about her documentary, “The End of Isolation." The film is about a play she wrote on solitary confinement that she took on a 10-city U.S. tour. On various stops, viewers meet prison-rights activists making a difference in the prison systems of their area.

On today’s show, prison-rights activist Sarah Shourd talks about her documentary, “The End of Isolation." It's about a play she wrote on solitary confinement that she took on a 10-city U.S. tour. Then, Bay Area storyteller Ben Tucker shares his life story from Shreveport, Louisiana to becoming a track star at San Jose State University.

Frameline's Executive Director Allegra Madsen talks about the film festival celebrating its 50th anniversary, and their remaining events this week.

The sci-fi/fantasy convention BayCon is returning to the South Bay. This is the convention’s 42nd year and there will be an AfroFuturism Lounge you can check out. The lounge will feature screenings, interactive sessions, panel discussions about the genre and activities for youth.

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," drag queen and actress Mary Vice gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.

On today’s show, author and filmmaker Adam Nimoy, the son of “Star Trek” actor Leonard Nimoy, talks about his memoir, and how he and his father healed their relationship. Then, Oakland boxing legend Andre Ward on the personal battles he defeated from his youth, and forgiving his father. And, a touching movie by an Oakland filmmaker, about a father fighting a terminal illness while trying to care for his disabled son.

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," Golden Gate Park Band's music director and conductor German Gonzalez talks about three of the Golden Gate Park Band’s summer concerts.

On today's show, a feminist version of Dracula is giving audiences thrills and thoughts at the San Francisco Playhouse. Then, we’re jamming and jitterbugging with the Golden Gate Park Band’s conductor. And a beloved Black arts center in San Francisco is gearing up for a temporary closure, and fun events for Juneteenth weekend.

The “Sights + Sounds” team met several of the young poets from the anthology during a literary festival at La Escuelita Elementary School in Oakland.