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Wanda’s Picks for May 2021 Wanda’s Picks for May 2021 May 10, 2021 A stunning radio play adaptation of the 50-year-old debut novel by Toni Morrison, “The Bluest Eye,” is epitomized in this painting. Protagonist Pecola Breedlove “is obsessed with Shirley Temple and a desire to have blue eyes,” according to the Aurora Theatre Company. The play explores “the emotional depths of Black girlhood, the poisonous effects of racism, and the heartbreak of shame.”Â...

Pam Grady April 21, 2021Updated: April 21, 2021, 7:18 am Scottish painter James Morrison at work in “Eye of the Storm,” screening at the Livable Planet Film Festival. Photo: Livable Planet Film Festival The virtual Livable Planet Film Festival, which begins streaming Thursday, April 22, is the latest event from Jeff Ross, whose growing portfolio of festivals includes SF Indiefest, DocFest and the genre festival Another Hole in the Head. A celebration of environmental films, it ...