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September 10, 2015

COMING TO SAN LEANDRO!

SEVEN of the Bay Area's most critically-acclaimed, award-winning, and beloved solo shows from the Marsh, San Francisco Fringe Festival, and Berkeley Rep are coming to San Leandro!
 

Great entertainment for you, and a bonus for the San Leandro Education Foundation! When you buy your subscription to "The Best of San Francisco Solo Series" presented by Brian Copeland, click that you heard about the series from SLED and SLED will receive 10% of your purchase price.

Season Tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 8

SPECIAL: ALL GENERAL ADMISSION and SENIOR tickets only $150 if purchased by midnight Sunday 9/13!

 

Learn about Don Reed's upbringing in Oakland in EAST 14th STREET. Listen as Josh Kornbluth navigates love, taxes, and adulthood in his witty LOVE & TAXES.

In TIPPED & TIPSY, celebrate the traditions of American Bar Culture with Best of SF Fringe Festival Winner Jill Vice. Delve below the surface with NANTUCKET, the critically acclaimed drama by Mark Kenward. Embark on an exciting expedition with Jeff Greenwald in his STRANGE TRAVEL SUGGESTIONS. And join Bay Area legend Brian Copeland as he revives his long-running NOT A GENUINE BLACK MAN and its prequel THE JEWELRY BOX to explore the ways in which our upbringing make us who we are.

Note: Due to mature language and themes, this series is recommended for ages 15 and up.

All shows will be held at the San Leandro Main Library, 300 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro.
Shows are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. The schedule is subject to change. Please note that "The Jewelry Box" is only 12/26 and 12/27 with special running times. Seating is General Admission. 
Questions? Contact info@bestofsfsolo.com

THE SHOWS:

Mark Kenward photoMARK KENWARD: NANTUCKET
Nov. 19-22, 2015

It happened in an instant. On a gray winter's day, on an island thirty miles out to sea, 16-year-old Mark Kenward witnessed a violent act that would shatter his family and shock the local community. Thirty years later, Kenward has shaped his family's story of their migration from Normal, Illinois to island "paradise," into the critically acclaimed drama "Nantucket."

The Oakland Tribune hailed the show as "astounding, funny and breathtaking" and The Stark Insider marveled that "so powerful was his hold on the audience, the only evidence that anyone was even breathing was an occasional gasp."

 

Brian Copeland photoBRIAN COPELAND: THE JEWELRY BOX
Dec. 26-27, 2015

In this hilarious and heartwarming prequel to his hit show "Not a Genuine Black Man," beloved actor-playwright Brian Copeland recounts two memorable weeks in his youth when he took to the "mean streets" of Oakland to buy his mom the perfect Christmas gift. Rife with references to 1970s Oakland, "The Jewelry Box" follows six-year-old Brian's adventures as he scours the help-wanted ads, applies for jobs and collects bottles, inching his way toward the coveted present, a jewelry box at the Hegenberger White Front store.

"Destined to be a holiday classic!"
—SF Examiner

"'The Jewelry Box' is a gift in itself... it glitters with bright comedy, sharply observed local color and deftly drawn characters as well as genuine warmth."
—San Francisco Chronicle

 

Don Reed photoDON REED: EAST 14TH STREET
February 4-7, 2016

Don Reed (HBO/Showtime/Sprint) stars in this double nominated NAACP solo performance (Best Actor & Best Playwright) that chronicles the true story of young Don growing up in 1970's Oakland. His stepfather forced him to be a God-fearing, straight-A student. So he ran away to live with his real Dad. But he had no idea he was a pimp. He just thought he was really into hats. The show ran Off Broadway in New York the entire summer of 2008 and in the Bay Area for 3 years.

"Hilarious. Energetic. Enchanting... An irresistible presence... an underground hit! A graceful, genial performer... It's hard not to love 1970's funk and soul and Don Reed." 
—New York Times

 

Jeff Greenwald photoJEFF GREENWALD: STRANGE TRAVEL SUGGESTIONS
March 10-13, 2016

Audience members step onto the stage and spin a huge, colorful wheel. Round and 'round it spins, and where it stops—there are 30 travel-related "themes" on the Wheel—the story begins. Greenwald never knows which tales he is going to tell during any show, so the audience embarks on an expedition with him, from one spin to the next, as partner and companion.

"I love this show! Jeff could take a trip to Costco to buy socks, and I'd want to hear the story. Sixteen thumbs up!" 
—Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Gulp

"Funny, keen-eyed, utterly engaging. Wherever it leads, it adds up to quite a trip." 
—Rob Avila, SF Bay Guardian

 

Josh Kornbluth photoJOSH KORNBLUTH: LOVE & TAXES
April 14-17, 2016

Josh, a hapless slacker who hasn't filed his tax returns in seven years, meets Sara, a beautiful public school teacher. When Sara gets pregnant, she insists that they be married by the time their baby is born, but she won't marry Josh until he solves all his terrible tax problems! As Josh scrambles to get out of his tax mess, his problems only get bigger and bigger, until an unexpected twist. Now a major motion picture from the Kornbluth Brothers! Written in collaboration with director David Dower.

"...a dizzying maelstrom of tax problems that offers food for thought and a touching little love story as well."
—San Francisco Chronicle

 

Brian Copeland photoBRIAN COPELAND: NOT A GENUINE BLACK MAN
May 5-8, 2016

In 1971, Fair Housing advocates considered San Leandro was named one of the most racist suburbs in America. CBS aired a special in the situation. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights conducted hearings. The next year, eight-year-old Copeland and his African-American family moved in. In an evening of laughter, tears and sociology, "Not a Genuine Black Man" is a hilarious and insightful look at Bay Area history, and at the ways in which our upbringings make us who we are.

"Not a Genuine Black Man" broke records as the longest-running solo show in San Francisco history and brought Copeland critical acclaim as one of the city's most talented and engaging solo performers.

"A beautiful mix of wry humor and heartbreak, indignation and inspiration, a singular story of extreme isolation that speaks to anyone who's ever felt out of place."
—San Francisco Chronicle

 

Jill Vice photoJILL VICE: TIPPED & TIPSY
June 9-12, 2016

Come to HAPPY'S! Meet the bartender, Candy, three of her regulars, the lascivious bar owner and an assortment of other saloon denizens. Ponder the magic forces that keep a drunk on his bar stool! Honor acts of alcohol induced courage! Celebrate the traditions of the bar that transform a bunch of lonely drunks into a loving family! And mostly join Candy in her efforts to keep her favorite regular from drinking himself to death.

With her remarkable physical performance skills, Jill brings to life 14 characters in this hilarious and touching send up of American Bar Culture.

"With a love of the underdog and strong writing and acting at its core, 'Tipsy' breezes by, leaving a superlative buzz." 
—Rob Avila, SF Bay Guardian

Tickets are available at sfsoloseries.brownpapertickets.com 
or by calling 1-800-838-3006.

 

Don't Forget......When you buy your subscription, click on the drop down menu that you heard about the series from SLED and SLED will receive 10% of your purchase price!

 

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Eat Out For Education- Every Wednesday
Join us September 16, at one of the six participating restaurants to benefit the Wilson Elementary School PTA.  Each week, 20% of your meal purchase (dine-in or take out) will be donated back to one of the schools in the San Leandro Unified School District. 

You can download your coupon here.

You can view the menus by visiting sledfund.org. 

Eat Out for Education is a fundraising campaign to increase resources for our schools while bringing together the community and stimulating the San Leandro economy! SLED's Eat Out for Education campaign encourages individuals and families to designate Wednesday as a night to dine together at a San Leandro restaurant in order to benefit public schools within the San Leandro Unified School District.

 

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Enjoy performances at the beautiful theater at the Arts Education Center, located next to the main San Leandro High School campus. Check the theater's website for new opportunities to enjoy one of our school district's jewels!
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Board Meeting
Interested in learning more about what we do? Think you might want to get involved? Looking to give back to your community? Our Board of Directors meetings are open to the public and usually occur on the third Wednesday of each month. Our next meeting will be our Annual Meeting where we will be reporting to the San Leandro Unified School District Board of Education. It will be held on Tuesday, September 22 at 7pm. The location is TBD.
 

School Events  

  • Thursday, September 10 is Back to School Night for SLUSD elementary schools.
  • Thursday, September 17 is Back to School Night for SLUSD middle schools.
  • Thursday, September 24 is Back to School Night for SLHS.
For the district's complete calendar, click on the calendar icon.


 
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