Joan Baez retired from touring in 2019 , following one last round of dates on her aptly named Fare Thee Well trek.

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.

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.

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