Choreographer Vincent Paterson created defining moves for stars like Michael Jackson and Madonna, yet has remained off the public radar - by choice. The San Francisco Dance Film Festival will screen The Man Behind the Throne, an engaging documentary by Swedish director Kersti Grunditz that incorporates fascinating rehearsal footage from Paterson's private collection. The screening also includes STAND, a short doc about Krump in South Central LA. Mr. Paterson, dancers and directors will be in attendance at this screening, and we've got two pairs of tickets to give away! 

To be in with a chance of winning, just send an email to giveaway@kqed.org with the subject "Dance film" that contains your full name.

From all entries we'll randomly select two winners to receive a pair of tickets (worth $15 each.) Deadline to enter is Friday, October 31 at 9am. Winners will be notified by e-mail on Friday, and tickets will be held at Will Call. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.

San Francisco Dance Film Festival: The Man Behind the Throne + STAND
Saturday, November 8 at 7.30pm
Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
415) 641-7657

The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling, with public StorySLAM events that are broadcast each Saturday at 10pm on KQED Public Radio (88.5.) We've got five pairs of tickets to give away to their November 10 StorySLAM (theme: "Last Minute") at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco!

To be in with a chance of winning them, just send an email to giveaway@kqed.org with the subject "Moth Last Minute" that contains your full name and address.

From all entries we'll randomly select five winners for a pair of tickets (worth $16 per pair.) Deadline to enter is Friday, October 31 at 9am. Winners will be notified by e-mail on Friday, and tickets will be held at Will Call. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.

The Moth Live
8pm, Monday November 10
Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 861-2011

Bertolucci: A Film Series is bringing back-to-back screenings of four of the most acclaimed movies by master filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci to San Francisco's Castro Theatre on Saturday (October 18.) We've got two tickets to the second film -- The Sheltering Sky (1990) -- to give away!

John Malkovich and Debra Winger in 'The Sheltering Sky' (1990)

To be in with a chance of winning, just send an email to giveaway@kqed.org with the subject "Sheltering Sky" that contains your full name.

From all entries we'll randomly select a winner to receive these two tickets (worth $24.) Deadline to enter is Thursday, October 16 at 9am. Winners will be notified by e-mail on Thursday, and tickets will be held at Will Call. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.

The Sheltering Sky (Bertolucci: A Film Series) 
3pm, Saturday October 18
Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 621-6350

Disney on Ice is bringing new show Worlds of Fantasy to San Jose's SAP Center this week — with dazzling skating, special effects and beloved characters from Disney/Pixar's Cars, The Little Mermaid and Toy Story. Best of all: we've got two sets of 4-ticket family packs to give away for performances on Wednesday, October 15 and Thursday, October 16!

 To be in with a chance of winning them, just send an email to giveaway@kqed.org with the subject "Disney on Ice" that contains your full name and mailing address.

From all entries we'll randomly select two winners for four tickets each. Deadline to enter is Tuesday, October 14 at 9am. Winners will be notified by e-mail on Tuesday, and tickets will be mailed out. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.

Disney on Ice's Worlds of Fantasy
SAP Center at San Jose
Wednesday, October 15 and Thursday, October 16: 7.30pm
525 W Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 287-7070

KQED is a proud media sponsor of this year’s 18^th annual Arab Film Festival in San Francicsco. The festival opens on Friday, October 10 with the San Francisco premiere of May in the Summer (2013,) Cherien Dabis' film about the familial and cultural conflicts that arise for a sophisticated New Yorker when she returns to her childhood home of Amman, Jordan for her wedding. 

We have three pairs of tickets for this opening night event at the Castro Theater! Want to go?

May in the Summer (2013)

To be in with a chance of winning these tickets, just send an email to giveaway@kqed.org with the subject "Arab Film Festival" that contains your full name and address.

From all entries we'll randomly select three winners for a pair of tickets (worth $25 per ticket.) Deadline to enter is Tuesday, October 7 at 9am. Winners will be notified by e-mail on Tuesday, and tickets will be mailed out. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.

18th Annual Arab Film Festival Opening Night
7.30pm, Friday October 10
Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 621-6350

BigPicture (Aug 1-Nov 2 2014) is the first major photography exhibit at California Academy of Sciences. It illustrates and celebrates the incredible diversity of life on Earth through 45 stunning works from professional-level nature and conservation photographers. Best of all: we've got four pairs of exhibit tickets to give away!

'Attack' by Pål Hermansen (winner of First Prize in the "Birds" category)

 To be in with a chance of winning them, just send an email to giveaway@kqed.org with the subject "Birds" that contains your full name and mailing address.

From all entries we'll randomly select four winners for a pair of tickets to the California Academy of Sciences that include exhibit admission (worth $34.95 per ticket, valid until November 11, 2014.) Deadline to enter is Monday, September 29 at 9am. Winners will be notified by e-mail on Monday, and tickets will be mailed out. You must be a California resident and 18 years or older to participate. Employees of KQED are not eligible to enter.

BigPicture at California Academy of Sciences
Aug 1-Nov 2, 2014
55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 379-8000