Joan Baez finds new ways to protest: 'I'm too (expletive) old to go to jail'

"For her latest trick, the 84-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is joining the cast of the Vau de Vire Society for "The Soiled Dove." The circus-infused dinner-theater experience, which draws from the talents of 30-plus circus performers, dancers and other artists to transport viewers back to San Francisco's Barbary Coast in the 1890s, runs Fridays and Saturdays Sept. 5-Nov. 1 at Radium Runway at Alameda Point. For tickets, visit www.thesoileddove.com."

"Turning her focus toward other creative endeavors, Baez put much effort into her ongoing series of "Mischief Makers" paintings, documenting a wide range of subjects - from Patti Smith and Jackson Browne to Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi - who have fought to bring about social change. She also released her first book of poetry, 2024's "When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance," and was the subject of the acclaimed documentary film " Joan Baez: I Am a Noise" in 2023."

"Yet the longtime Bay Area singer-songwriter-guitarist - who ranks as one of the most important folk music artists of all time - pretty much hasn't slowed down since. Turning her focus toward other creative endeavors, Baez put much effort into her ongoing series of "Mischief Makers" paintings, documenting a wide range of subjects - from Patti Smith and Jackson Browne to Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi - who have fought to bring about social change."

Joan Baez retired from touring in 2019 but has remained creatively active. She pursued 'Mischief Makers' paintings of cultural and social-change figures. She released her first poetry collection, 2024's "When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance," and was the subject of the 2023 documentary "Joan Baez: I Am a Noise." The film 'A Complete Unknown' reintroduced her and her relationship with Bob Dylan to a new audience, and Monica Barbaro received a 2025 Oscar nomination for portraying Baez. At 84, Baez joins the Vau de Vire Society in 'The Soiled Dove,' a circus-infused dinner-theater running Sept. 5–Nov. 1 at Radium Runway in Alameda Point.

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