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SUMMARY:East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest
DESCRIPTION:2019 marks the 10th year of EBABZ! This year\, we’re “Renewing Our Vows” with a gaudy\, affectionate\, wedding-themed fest. Whether you’re tabling\, volunteering or browsing\, we hope you can make it out to enjoy a fun\, festive day of zines!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/east-bay-alternative-book-zine-fest/
LOCATION:Omni Commons\, 4799 Shattuck Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94609\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Lightning Strikes: A benefit for Saint Mary's Rising Writers
DESCRIPTION:DATE & TIME:\n\nSaturday\, December 7\, 2019 – 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLOCATION:\nDolby Chadwick Gallery 210 Post St #205\, San Francisco\, CA 94108\, USA\nView a map and get directions.\n\n\n\n\nDESCRIPTION:\n\n\nLightning Strikes II is art catalogue\, art opening\, poetry reading and fundraiser that features 22 pairings of poets and visual artists. The 44 contributors are distinguished by their exceptional talent and often world-renowned reputations. This diverse group includes visual artists\, writers\, actors\, curators\, musicians\, editors\, a Buddhist priest\, and the Chief Attorney of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office. They have received impressive recognitions for their creative efforts\, including a Pulitzer Prize\, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame\, a Golden Globe\, Grammy awards\, Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards\, Guggenheim Fellowships\, a MacArthur “Genius” Grant\, roles as U.S.\, New York State\, and San Francisco Poet Laureates\, membership to the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, Pushcart Prizes\, National Book Awards\, a Pew Fellowship\, and a National Humanities Medal given by Barack Obama. \nThis event is open to ticket-holders only. \nWe greatly appreciate your contribution. 100% of the ticket proceeds goes to support the MFA in Creative Writing program scholarship fund at Saint Mary’s College\, founded by poets Brenda Hillman and Robert Hass. \nPlease note: Due to high demand and limited space\, many ticket-holders will need to stand during the reading. Thank you in advance for your patience\, and for your enthusiasm for this exciting event.  Lightning Strikes II is accompanied by a hard cover 68 page\, limited-edition fully illustrated catalogue of the same name. Each ticket-holder will receive a copy. \nLightning Strikes II features 22 pairings of poets and visual artists. The 44 contributors are distinguished by their exceptional talent and often world-renowned reputations. This diverse group includes visual artists\, writers\, actors\, curators\, musicians\, editors\, a Buddhist priest\, and the Chief Attorney of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office. They have received impressive recognitions for their creative efforts\, including a Pulitzer Prize\, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame\, a Golden Globe\, Grammy awards\, Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards\, Guggenheim Fellowships\, a MacArthur “Genius” Grant\, roles as U.S.\, New York State\, and San Francisco Poet Laureates\, membership to the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, Pushcart Prizes\, National Book Awards\, a Pew Fellowship\, and a National Humanities Medal given by Barack Obama. \nPoet and artist pairings: \nNaomi Shihab Nye and John DiPaolo \nDevorah Major and Mayme Kratz \nBilly Collins and Gary Ruddell \nPeter Coyote and Kai Samuels-Davis \nJane Hirshfield and Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann \nCharlie Pendergast and Alex Kanevsky \nBrenda Hillman and Vanessa Marsh \nTess Taylor and Ann Gale \nAda Limón and David Kelso \nTamsin Smith and Danae Mattes \nRenny Pritikin and Maria Porges \nKathleen Brennan and Lisa Russell \nErik Campbell and Éric Antoine \nDavid Whyte and Louise LeBourgeois \nDean Rader and Robert Kingston \nRobert Hass and Edwige Fouvry \nLouise Glück and Lisa McCutheon \nMatt Gonzalez and Ian Kimmerly \nTom Waits and Lou Ros \nSara Mumolo and Travis Collinson \nMatthew Zapruder and Elizabeth Fox \nJack Hirschman and Matt Gonzalez \nDolby Chadwick Gallery has been an ardent supporter of young and emerging creative talent since its founding more than twenty-three years ago. Since the galleries inception the promotion of the literary arts has been a meaningful complement to that of the visual arts. Lightning Strikes II continues in the spirit of this tradition\, championing burgeoning creative talent and fostering community relations through its support of the literary scholarship program at Saint Mary’s College. \n\n\n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS\n\n\n\nADD TO CALENDAR\n\n\nCONTACT:\n\n\nFor more information or questions\, write to writers@stmarys-ca.edu or call Krista Varela Posell at extension x4762
URL:https://litseen.com/event/lightning-strikes-a-benefit-for-saint-marys-rising-writers/
LOCATION:Dolby Chadwick Gallery\, 210 Post Street\, Suite 205\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Bay Area Poets Coalition Open Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE\n1320 Addison St.\, Berkeley\, CA\n \nAddison is one block south of and parallel to University Ave.\nbetween Acton & Bonar St.\nParking on the street (NOT in the S.C.L. parking lot)\n\nCheck in at the front desk and you will be directed to the meeting location\n(usually Movie Room\, or backyard garden)\n \nAll Ages Welcome\n\nCome and enjoy a friendly and informal read-around —\n3-5 minutes per poet/reader\, or “just listening” is fine too 🙂\n \n \n\n\n\n\nAfter the reading\, join us for dinner if you’d like at a nearby restaurant
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bay-area-poets-coalition-open-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Strawberry Creek Lodge\, 1320 Addison Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Eastwind's End of Year Celebration!
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the end of the year with friends at Eastwind Books of Berkeley! We would like to thank our dedicated volunteers\, customers\, and community members for all of the support they have given Eastwind throughout the year. Come for the fun\, raffle prizes\, food and entertainment. Stock up on holiday gifts and books tor the winter break. \nHappy Holidays and New Year from Eastwind Staff!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/eastwinds-end-of-year-celebration/
LOCATION:Eastwind Books of Berkeley\, 2066 University Ave.\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Babylon Salon: Jamel Brinkley and Chia-Chia Lin: Winter 2019
DESCRIPTION:presents our Winter Reading\nSaturday\, Dec 7\, 2019\, 6.00 pm \nat The Armory Club\n1799 Mission Street \n(downstairs performance space)  \n\n\nfeaturing\n\n\n\nJamel Brinkley\n(A Lucky Man)\nFinalist for the 2018 National Book Award in Fiction\n“A Lucky Man is just one of those collections that takes your breath away: the voices we hear\, the people we meet\, they scratch and pull and ache and rage\, revealing secrets we usually keep hidden. Every line is pitch perfect. Jamel Brinkley is a writer of extraordinary talent.” —Daniel Alarcón\, author of The King is Always Above the People\n\nChia-Chia Lin\n(The Unpassing)\nA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice\n“A singularly vast and captivating novel . . . What makes Lin’s novel such an important book is the extent to which it probes America’s mythmaking about itself.” –Brian Haman\, The New York Times Book Review\n \nand many more
URL:https://litseen.com/event/babylon-salon-jamel-brinkley-and-chia-chia-lin-winter-2019/
LOCATION:The Armory Club\, 1799 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:I Think About Your Hands - Belgium-based Poet Marina Kazakova
DESCRIPTION:As the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death is commemorated this year\, a Belgium-based poet Marina Kazakova prepared a poetry programme inspired by and devoted to the great artist and his gorgeous country. The hands drawn by da Vinci in his portrait paintings as well as his famous study of arms and hands probably represent the most exquisite visualisation of hands in the history of art. \nMarina will perform a selection of poems inspired by da Vinci’s works\, Italy and Russia. The selected poems reflect the scope of human emotion\, as well as relevant issues facing present-day world of Europe: hate crimes\, migrants\, discrimination\, body commodification. \n*** \nMarina Kazakova (b. Gorky\, Russia\, 1983) is a Belgium-based writer\, poet and audio-visual artist. Published internationally in magazines and journals (Three Rooms Press “Maintenant”\, “AntiNarrative Journal”\, “Crannog”\, “Duck Lake Books”\, “Writing in a Woman’s Voice”)\, Marina is a frequent performer\, she has been shortlisted at different poetry/ film-poetry competitions and was awarded various prizes. \nShe is author of verse novel “Tishe…Piano”\, the film adaptation of which was shortlisted for International Short Film Festival Leuven 2013\, Miami Indie Wise Festival 2018\, XpoNorth Festival 2018\, and got ’The Best Narrative Short’ Award at the International Film Festival behalf Savva Morozov in Moscow in 2015. \nHer literature works deal to a large degree with confrontation with the past and explore the challenges posed both by memory and grief. \nMarina holds a Master in Public Relations and in Transmedia. Currently\, she is PR Officer at ‘Victim Support Europe’ (Brussels) and working on her practice-based PhD in Arts “Lyric Poem. A research on how the unique characteristics of lyric poetry can be expressed in audio-visual medium” at Luca School of Arts (KULeuven).
URL:https://litseen.com/event/i-think-about-your-hands-belgium-based-poet-marina-kazakova/
LOCATION:E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore\, 410 13th Street\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Ugly Beauty
DESCRIPTION:Poetry & Performance Art Open Mic
URL:https://litseen.com/event/ugly-beauty/
LOCATION:The Beat Dance Studio\, 2560 9th St.\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94710\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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