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SUMMARY:Queeriosity: Writing + Performance Workshop (Youth Centered)
DESCRIPTION:Queeriosity: Writing and Performance workshops celebrates LGBTQQIA+ youth voices in the Bay Area. Taught by Youth Speaks poets including Sarah O’Neal and Janae Johnson. \nEvery Wednesday | March 20th – May 22\n5:00pm – 7:00pm\nat Qulture Collective\, 1714 Franklin St\, Oakland\, CA 94607 (near 19th Street BART) \nThis LGBTQIA+ centered workshop will explore personal and historical narratives that (re)frame perceptions of language\, sexuality & gender. Participants will be encouraged to write\, learn performance techniques\, and create the dopest space imaginable. \nSign-Up: https://goo.gl/forms/OWMXtikx5RvHzBnB3 \n**First time and/or experienced writers are encouraged to attend. This is intended to be a space where your authentic self is not only welcomed- it’s celebrated.** \nNote: This is a FREE youth-centered (13-19 years old) Workshop\, and anyone can join! 🙂
URL:https://litseen.com/event/queeriosity-writing-performance-workshop-youth-centered/
LOCATION:Qulture Collective\, 1714 Franklin Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free
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SUMMARY:Karen Russell and Michael Ray
DESCRIPTION:Karen Russell discusses her new story collection\, Orange World with Zoetrope editor Michael Ray. \n\nPraise for Karen Russell \n“Amidst the leading pack of talents Karen Russell writes the most like she’s on fire\, as in: this close to revelations. Orange World is her best collection yet. Her imagination’s baroque syntax has been planed down to the absolute essentials\, allowing the power of her vision to speak for itself…This is prophetic work written with clarifying fury.”–John Freeman\, Lit Hub \n“Hilarious\, exquisite\, first-rate.” —Joy Williams\, The New York Times Book Review  \n“From apparent influences as disparate as George Saunders\, Saki\, Stephen King\, Carson McCullers and Joy Williams\, [Russell] has fashioned a quirky\, textured voice that is thoroughly her own: lyrical and funny\, fantastical and meditative.” —Michiko Kakutani\, The New York Times  \n“One of the most innovative\, inspired short-story collections in the past decade. . . . There’s absolutely no living author quite like Karen Russell.” —Michael Schaub\, NPR \n\nAbout Orange World \nFrom the Pulitzer Finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove\, a stunning new collection of short fiction that showcases Karen Russell’s extraordinary\, irresistible gifts of language and imagination. \nKaren Russell’s comedic genius and mesmerizing talent for creating outlandish predicaments that uncannily mirror our inner in lives is on full display in these eight exuberant\, arrestingly vivid\, unforgettable stories.  In“Bog Girl”\, a revelatory story about first love\, a young man falls in love with a two thousand year old girl that he’s extracted from a mass of peat in a Northern European bog.  In “The Prospectors\,” two opportunistic young women fleeing the depression strike out for new territory\, and find themselves fighting for their lives.  In the brilliant\, hilarious title story\, a new mother desperate to ensure her infant’s safety strikes a diabolical deal\, agreeing to breastfeed the devil in exchange for his protection. The landscape in which these stories unfold is a feral\, slippery\, purgatorial space\, bracketed by the void—yet within it Russell captures the exquisite beauty and tenderness of ordinary life. Orange World is a miracle of storytelling from a true modern master. \nAbout Karen Russell \nKAREN RUSSELL won the 2012 and the 2018 National Magazine Award for fiction\, and her first novel\, Swamplandia! (2011)\, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She has received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship\, the “5 under 35” prize from the National Book Foundation\, the NYPL Young Lions Award\, the Bard Fiction Prize\, and is a former fellow of the Cullman Center and the American Academy in Berlin. She currently holds the Endowed Chair at Texas State University’s MFA program\, and lives in Portland\, Oregon with her husband and son. More at https://karenrussellauthor.com. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/karen-russell-and-michael-ray/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:THE RACKET!
DESCRIPTION:Details soon! \nHosted by Noah B. Sanders
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-racket-4/
LOCATION:Adobe Books\, 3130 24th St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Ruby Ray
DESCRIPTION:celebrating the release of \nRuby Ray: Kalifornia Kool / Photographs 1976-1982 \nIntroduction by Carl Abrahamsson \npublished by Trapart \n\n\n\nSpanning music\, art and literature\, the industrial and punk scenes of San Francisco in the late 1970s and early 1980s were diverse but united by a DIY\, anti-authoritarian attitude. Photographer Ruby Ray was there to capture it all in the same spirit. With her work appearing in the legendary punk zine Search & Destroy and its successor RE/Search\, Ray was at the epicenter of\, and a key participant in\, a vital cultural moment vibrant with provocation and creativity. A local experimental music and art scene supported artists like Bruce Conner and William S. Burroughs\, and attracted groundbreaking bands like Devo\, the Mutants\, Boyd Rice and the Dead Kennedys\, as well as established international bands like Throbbing Gristle\, the Clash and the Sex Pistols. Ruby Ray: Kalifornia Kool collects the photographer’s images from this time: live shots\, backstage parties\, apartments overflowing with youthful exuberance\, elegant portraits of key people and photographic experiments. Her work captures a time and a place where West Coast open-mindedness\, youth\, art\, music and electricity merged. \n\n\n\n“Late 70s\, early 80s… Ruby Ray and her camera\, capturing the movers and shakers of the San Francisco punk and industrial scenes… And then some… Performance art\, music\, literature\, photos\, videos made with a “fuck you” and “do it yourself” attitude. Ruby sees and Ruby captures… Knowns and unknowns\, winners and losers\, sane and insane\, constructive and destructive… William Burroughs with his gun\, Bruce Conner being fueled by punk energy\, Sex Pistols’ last ever gig in San Fran\, Throbbing Gristle\, The Cramps live at Napa Mental Hospital\, Search and Destroy Magazine\, and bands and gigs galore… Devo\, Mutants\, Slits\, Bags\, Dead Kennedys\, Cabaret Voltaire\, Roky Erickson\, Nico\, DOA\, Chrome\, Factrix\, Boyd Rice\, Z’EV\, Flipper… You name’em and there was Ruby Ray: the spectacularly talented lens of Kalifornia Kool. We should be grateful for her work. It’s invaluable\, evocative\, loud\, sexy and more inspiring now than ever before… Ruby’s images open up a portal to a mythic and frenzied scene and show that it’s true: all mythologies are real… Turn up the volume and dive into this one.” – Carl Abrahamsson\, from the Introduction
URL:https://litseen.com/event/ruby-ray/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Adam Morris and Chris Jennings
DESCRIPTION:Adam Morris discusses his new book\, American Messiahs: False Prophets of a Damned Nation with Chris Jennings. \n\nAbout American Messiahs \nA history with sweeping implications\, American Messiahs challenges our previous misconceptions about “cult” leaders and their messianic power. \nMania surrounding messianic prophets has defined the national consciousness since the American Revolution. From Civil War veteran and virulent anticapitalist Cyrus Teed\, to the dapper and overlooked civil rights pioneer Father Divine\, to even the megalomaniacal Jim Jones\, these figures have routinely been dismissed as dangerous and hysterical outliers. \nAfter years of studying these emblematic figures\, Adam Morris demonstrates that messiahs are not just a classic trope of our national culture; their visions are essential for understanding American history. As Morris demonstrates\, these charismatic\, if flawed\, would-be prophets sought to expose and ameliorate deep social ills—such as income inequality\, gender conformity\, and racial injustice. Provocative and long overdue\, this is the story of those who tried to point the way toward an impossible “American Dream”: men and women who momentarily captured the imagination of a nation always searching for salvation.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/adam-morris-and-chris-jennings/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Julie Moss / Crawl of Fame: Julie Moss and the Fifteen Feet that Created an Ironman Triathlon Legend
DESCRIPTION:The Bindery and Women Sports Film Festival hosts a special evening with Julie Moss for her new book\, co-written with Robert Yehling\, Crawl of Fame: Julie Moss and the Fifteen Feet that Created an Ironman Triathlon Legend. Please join us! \n  \nIn 1982\, Julie Moss ran the Ironman triathlon for her college senior research project. Her idea was quirky\, even crazy; only a handful of hardcore\, highly trained enthusiasts competed in the little-known\, 140.6-mile combination of swimming\, cycling\, and running. Julie brought no experience or appreciable training beyond running two marathons. She did bring a latent willpower that\, the world soon found out\, wouldn’t be denied. What happened next changed Ironman forever…. After becoming the unlikely leader during the marathon\, the final leg of the Ironman\, Julie fell and lost all bodily function fifteen meters (50 feet) from the finish. While on hands and knees\, she watched her rival pass her. Thirty seconds later\, she crawled across the line – stunning the millions who were watching on television. \n \n  \nAt age twenty-three\, Julie became the instant global icon\, and the public face of fitness and endurance sports – which exploded in popularity\, partly because of her inspiration. That this young co-ed would represent such a new sport was unlikely. That she would inspire millions to change the courses of their lives in the three decades since was unthinkable. Yet\, it happened. And keeps happening. In April 2017 Julie won her age group in the Ironman North American Championships – racing 25 minutes faster than her 1982 Ironman. How does a 58-year-old woman beat the time of her 23-year-old self? Crawl of Fame is the long-awaited release of her incredible story. Julie describes how she found her greater purpose while lying across the finish line at Ironman 1982 – and how that greater purpose as a woman\, athlete\, endurance sports symbol and\, now\, iconic figure has defined her life and inspired others since. Several endurance sports athletes have written memoirs\, but none have changed a sport so dramatically as Julie Moss. Now\, readers will join the inner and outer journey of one of the world’s most impressive athletes\, a woman who has already inspired millions – with millions more to come. \n  \n\n  \nJulie Moss is a member of the Ironman Hall of Fame\, U.S.A. Triathlon Hall of Fame and a ten-time Ironman competitor.  She was the 2012 Triathlon Business International Female Athlete of the Year and was the 2017 Ironman North American Champion in her age group. Julie has served as a commentator for ABC\, NBC\, CBS\, and the Goodwill Games. Julie is a member of the Hoka One One sports team\, which has been featured inPeople\, Sports Illustrated\, ESPN: The Magazine\, The New York Times\, and the Los Angeles Times.  She lives in San Diego\, California. \n  \n\n  \nPlease note: this event will be held at The Bindery\, 1727 Haight. \n  \nThis is an all ages event with mature themes. The bar opens at 7pm; event starts at 7:30pm. \n  \nAs with all of our events\, seating may be limited; you can guarantee a seat by pre-purchasing the book below — when checking out\, just be sure to include a note that you’d like to attend the event. If you cannot attend the event but would like to request a signed copy of Crawl of Fame\, order below and put your request in the comments field. \n  \nRSVP appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/julie-moss-crawl-of-fame-julie-moss-and-the-fifteen-feet-that-created-an-ironman-triathlon-legend/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Nick Estes & Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz Standing Rock vs Dakota Access Pipln
DESCRIPTION:KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents \nNICK ESTES with ROXANNE DUNBAR ORTIZ\nOur History Is the Future: Standing Rock vs the Dakota Access Pipeline\nand the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance \nadvance tickets: $12: T: 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores\, $15 door\, benefits KPFA Radio 94.1FM. co-sponsored by St. John’s Presbyterian Church \nIn 2016\, a small protest encampment at the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota\, initially established to block construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline\, grew to be the largest Indigenous protest movement in the twenty-first century\, attracting tens of thousands of Indigenous and non-Native allies from around the world. Its slogan – “Mni Wiconi” – Water is Life – was about more than just a pipeline. Water protectors knew this battle for Native sovereignty had already been fought many times before\, and that even after the encampment was gone their anti-colonial struggle would continue. In Our History is the Future\, Nick Estes traces traditions of Indigenous resistance from the days of the Missouri River trading forts through the Indian Wars\, the Pick-Sloan Dams\, the American Indian Movement and the campaign for Indigenous Rights at the United Nations. Estes also draws on personal observations from the encampments and from his own growing up as a citizen of Oceti Sakowin (the Nation of the Seven Council Fires)\, making this book a work of authentic history\, a personal story\, and a stirring manifesto for native liberation. \n“This book is a jewel-history and analysis that reads like the best poetry-certain to be a classic work as well as a study guide for continued and accelerated resistance.”\n-Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz\, author of An Indigenous People’s History of the United States \nNick Estes\, a citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe\, is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico\, and a co-founder of The Red Nation\, an organization dedicated to native liberation. \n$12 advance\, $15 door. \nPresented by KPFA Radio 94.1 FM.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/nick-estes-roxanne-dunbar-ortiz-standing-rock-vs-dakota-access-pipln/
LOCATION:St. John’s Presbyterian Church\, 2727 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, 94705
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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