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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T120000
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SUMMARY:Jandy Nelson and Nina LaCour for A Great Good Place for Books
DESCRIPTION:Fundraising Goal: $2000 \nIt’s a tough time for local bookstores\, what with the social distancing and the sheltering in place. So we’re raising funds to help local Bay Area bookstores stay in business\, with a series of fundraisers. This event will be a discussion between Nina LaCour and Jandy Nelson. \nAll proceeds benefit A Great Good Place for Books. Shop online now! \n\nMay 20 at 12 PM\nRegister at Eventbrite\n\n\nWe use the conferencing system Zoom. After you sign up you’ll get an email with the Zoom access code. (Check that Eventbrite is using your current email address.) You don’t have to join with video\, but it’s nice to see faces.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jandy-nelson-and-nina-lacour-for-a-great-good-place-for-books/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T130000
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SUMMARY:Alta Asks Live: Peter Orner
DESCRIPTION:Where do Peter Orner’s characters come from? Will the global pandemic appear somehow in his future work? And what comes next for the award-winning author and Dartmouth College professor? Orner will join Alta Asks Live and host Heather Scott Partington on Wednesday\, May 20 at 12:30 p.m. PST to discuss his short story collection\, Maggie Brown & Others\, and much\, much more. REGISTER: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/alta-asks-live-peter
URL:https://litseen.com/event/alta-asks-live-peter-orner/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T180000
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SUMMARY:Todd Miller: Empire of Borders
DESCRIPTION:Todd Miller discusses his recent book Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the US Border around the World \nThis author presentation\, discussion and Q and A will stream here https://www.facebook.com/revbooksnyc/ \nThe United States is outsourcing its border patrol abroad—and essentially expanding its borders in the process. \nBuy the book at a special price here https://www.revolutionbooks.org/book/9781784785116 \nRegister today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/todd-miller-empire-of-borders-expansion-of-us-borders-around-the-world-tickets-105612824802 \nJournalist Todd Miller reveals in Empire of Borders\, the nature of US borders has changed. These boundaries have effectively expanded thousands of miles outside of US territory to encircle not simply American land but Washington’s interests. Resources\, training\, and agents from the United States infiltrate the Caribbean and Central America; they reach across the Canadian border; and they go even farther afield\, enforcing the division between Global South and North. \n*Empire of Borders* traces the rise of this border regime. It delves into the practices of “extreme vetting\,” which raise the possibility of “ideological” tests and cyber-policing for migrants and visitors\, a level of scrutiny that threatens fundamental freedoms and allows\, once again\, for America’s security concerns to infringe upon the sovereign rights of other nations. \nIn Syria\, Guatemala\, Kenya\, Palestine\, Mexico\, the Philippines\, and elsewhere\, Miller finds that borders aren’t making the world safe—they are the frontline in a global war against the poor.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/todd-miller-empire-of-borders/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T190000
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT: Stephanie Danler and Anna Wiener
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday May 20th at 5:00pm PDT on Instagram Live for a conversation between Stephanie Danler and Anna Wiener on her new memoir Stray. \nAbout Stray \nFrom the bestselling author of Sweetbitter\, a memoir of growing up in a family shattered by lies and addiction\, and of one woman’s attempts to find a life beyond the limits of her past. Stray is a moving\, sometimes devastating\, brilliantly written and ultimately inspiring exploration of the landscapes of damage and survival. \nAfter selling her first novel–a dream she’d worked long and hard for–Stephanie Danler knew she should be happy. Instead\, she found herself driven to face the difficult past she’d left behind a decade ago: a mother disabled by years of alcoholism\, further handicapped by a tragic brain aneurysm; a father who abandoned the family when she was three\, now a meth addict in and out of recovery. After years in New York City she’s pulled home to Southern California by forces she doesn’t totally understand\, haunted by questions of legacy and trauma. Here\, she works toward answers\, uncovering hard truths about her parents and herself as she explores whether it’s possible to change the course of her history. \nLucid and honest\, heart-breaking and full of hope\, Stray is an examination of what we inherit and what we don’t have to\, of what we have to face in ourselves to move forward\, and what it’s like to let go of one’s parents in order to find a peace–and family–of one’s own.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/virtual-event-stephanie-danler-and-anna-wiener/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T180000
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SUMMARY:Litquake on Lockdown: Ishmael Beah and Little Family
DESCRIPTION:From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Sierra Leone child-soldier memoir\, A LONG WAY HOME\, comes this powerful new novel about young people living at the margins of society. LITTLE FAMILY portrays the lives of five youth who have improvised a household in an abandoned airplane\, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together. Join us to celebrate release of this remarkable debut work of fiction from Ishmael Beah\, whom Vanity Fair has called “arguably the most-read African writer in contemporary literature.” FREE\, $5 suggested donation \nStreamed live on Crowdcast and Facebook Live!\nBooks are available from your favorite indie bookstores\, or order from bookshop.org!\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n \nIshmael Beah\nIshmael Beah\, born in Sierra Leone\, West Africa\, is the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier\, and the novel Radiance of Tomorrow. His newest novel\, Little Family\, is a profound and tender portrayal of the connections we forge to survive the… Read More →
URL:https://litseen.com/event/litquake-on-lockdown-ishmael-beah-and-little-family/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Alia Volz\, in conversation with Joe Loya\, discusses Home Baked: My Mom\, Marijuana\, and the Stoning of San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:During the ’70s in San Francisco\, Alia’s mother ran the underground Sticky Fingers Brownies\, delivering upwards of 10\,000 illegal marijuana edibles per month throughout the circus-like atmosphere of a city in the throes of major change. She exchanged psychic readings with Alia’s future father\, and thereafter had a partner in business and life.  Decades before cannabusiness went mainstream\, when marijuana was as illicit as heroin\, they ingeniously hid themselves in plain sight\, parading through town–and through the scenes and upheavals of the day\, from Gay Liberation to the tragedy of the Peoples Temple–in bright and elaborate outfits\, the goods wrapped in hand-designed packaging and tucked into Alia’s stroller. But the stars were not aligned forever and\, after leaving the city and a shoulda-seen-it-coming divorce\, Alia and her mom returned to San Francisco in the mid-80s\, this time using Sticky Fingers’ distribution channels to provide medical marijuana to friends and former customers now suffering the depredations of AIDS. \nExhilarating\, laugh-out-loud funny\, and heartbreaking\, Home Baked celebrates an eccentric and remarkable extended family\, taking us through love\, loss\, and finding home. (Houghton Mifflin) \nThis will be a live stream event on Crowdcast. The event is FREE and you can register here. 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/alia-volz-in-conversation-with-joe-loya-discusses-home-baked-my-mom-marijuana-and-the-stoning-of-san-francisco/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T203000
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SUMMARY:Red Light Lit
DESCRIPTION:Red Light Lit is having its first virtual reading series hosted by comedian\, Luna Malbroux. Featured readers include Peter Thomas Bullen\, Lara Coley\, Jenee Darden\, Ingrid C Keir\, Kar Johnson\, Thea Matthews\, Loria Mendoza\, Mackenzie Studebaker\, Kristina Sergeevna Ten and more. The show is curated by Jennifer Lewis and will have some special guests! If you are not in the Bay Area\, this is your chance to join us as we explore love relationships and sexuality in the time of quarantine. \nMake sure to log-on early\, the show will only hold 100-people. \nTHE SHOW IS FREE AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!!! \nHowever\, if you want to support Red Light Lit to ensure we can continue publishing emerging writers\, you can donate via Eventbrite up to 24-hours after the show. \nZOOM INFORMATION: \nMeeting ID: 948 0831 7020 \nPassword: 646053 \nJoin from a PC\, Mac\, Linux\, iOS or Android device: \nWeb Link: https://tinyurl.com/y87b3hwz \nOne tap mobile \n+12133388477\,\,94808317020#\,\,1#\,646053# US (Los Angeles) \n+16692192599\,\,94808317020#\,\,1#\,646053# US (San Jose) \nDial by your location \n+1 213 338 8477 US (Los Angeles) \n+1 669 219 2599 US (San Jose) \n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) \n000 800 040 1530 India Toll-free \n000 800 050 5050 India Toll-free
URL:https://litseen.com/event/red-light-lit-4/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T210000
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SUMMARY:Exploring Rumi to Make Sense of Ourselves
DESCRIPTION:“Quit being a drop. Make yourself an ocean.” Rumi’s inspiring and deceptively simple poems have been called ecstatic\, mystical\, and devotional. For writer and activist Melody Moezzi\, they became her lifeline. \nWith the help of her father\, who is a lifelong fan of Rumi’s poetry\, she immersed herself in Rumi’s rich body of work\, and discovered a 13th-century prescription for modern life. Melody’s latest book\, The Rumi Prescription\, follows her path of discovery as she translates Rumi’s works for herself\, gaining wisdom and insight in the face of a creative and spiritual roadblock. \nMelody addresses isolation\, distraction\, depression\, fear\, and many other everyday challenges we face—arguing that Rumi provides a roadmap for living with intention and ease\, embracing love at every turn—despite the divided and chaotic times we live in. By following her journey translating Rumi’s works\, Melody provides us a vivid reminder that we already have the answers we seek\, if we can just slow down to honor them. \nJoin Shoshana Simons\, Professor and Co-Chair of CIIS’ Expressive Arts Therapy Program\, for a conversation about Melody’s life and how the wisdom she found exploring Rumi can help us make sense of our modern lives. \nPLEASE NOTE: This event will be hosted live online. Instructions on how to join the webinar will be included in your event confirmation email. If you need additional assistance finding or joining the event\, please email publicprograms@ciis.edu.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/exploring-rumi-to-make-sense-of-ourselves/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T193000
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SUMMARY:Mary Karr & Kaveh Akbar
DESCRIPTION:Watch the upcoming webcast on our YouTube channel →\nYou can support the cost of this public webcast by making a tax-deductible donation. Thank you for your support! \nKnown for her bestselling memoirs\, Mary Karr is also a celebrated poet\, essayist\, and songwriter from East Texas. Her latest book of poetry\, Tropic of Squalor\, is in turns hilarious\, horrific\, tragic\, and soothing\, and infused with her characteristically deft brandishment of language. Karr’s other books include The Liar’s Club\, Cherry\, Lit\, and The Art of Memoir. She is also a regular contributor to The New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, and Poetry magazine. Karr is the Peck Professor of Literature at Syracuse University. \nKaveh Akbar is a poet\, and the author of Calling a Wolf a Wolf and Portrait of the Alcoholic. He is the founder of Divedapper\, a home for dialogues with the most vital voices in American poetry. Akbar also writes a weekly column for the Paris Review called “Poetry RX.” Previously\, he ran The Quirk\, a for-charity print literary journal. He has also served as Poetry Editor for BOOTH and Book Reviews Editor for the Southeast Review. \nAttention ticket holders: We hope you might consider donating your ticket to support the ushers\, technical staff and artists who have made this event possible\, as well as City Arts & Lectures’ mission of broad access to culture. We also understand if you would like a refund and will happily accommodate that. To request a refund\, email City Box Office. To receive acknowledgement of a tax-deductible contribution\, no action is required. \nPhotograph credit: Marlon James (right)
URL:https://litseen.com/event/mary-karr-kaveh-akbar-3/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T193000
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SUMMARY:Mary Karr & Kaveh Akbar
DESCRIPTION:TICKETSTo purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 \nThis event appears in the series\nSocial Studies \n\n\nKnown for her bestselling memoirs\, Mary Karr is also a celebrated poet\, essayist\, and songwriter from East Texas. Her latest book of poetry\, Tropic of Squalor\, is in turns hilarious\, horrific\, tragic\, and soothing\, and infused with her characteristically deft brandishment of language. Karr’s other books include The Liar’s Club\, Cherry\, Lit\, and The Art of Memoir. She is also a regular contributor to The New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, and Poetry magazine. Karr is the Peck Professor of Literature at Syracuse University. \nKaveh Akbar is a poet\, and the author of Calling a Wolf a Wolf and Portrait of the Alcoholic. He is the founder of Divedapper\, a home for dialogues with the most vital voices in American poetry. Akbar also writes a weekly column for the Paris Review called “Poetry RX.” Previously\, he ran The Quirk\, a for-charity print literary journal. He has also served as Poetry Editor for BOOTH and Book Reviews Editor for the Southeast Review. \n  \nPhotograph credit: Marlon James (right)
URL:https://litseen.com/event/mary-karr-kaveh-akbar/
LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T193000
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SUMMARY:Lyrics & Dirges Ether Edition: May Contagion
DESCRIPTION:Lyrics & Dirges continues its long-running reading series featuring the diverse voices of the East Bay. \nWith a reading by poets Tureeda Mikell and Sarah Kobrinsky\nand by fiction writer Michael Nava! \nLyrics & Dirges: Ether Edition is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \nTopic: Lyrics & Dirges: Ether Edition #4\nTime: Mat 20\, 2020 07:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/603664236?pwd=cW9tYldEdU0rb3YvNi9TSFR3alpRQT09 \nMeeting ID: 603 664 236\nPassword: LDEE\nOne tap mobile\n+13462487799\,\,603664236#\,\,#\,061152# US (Houston)\n+16699009128\,\,603664236#\,\,#\,061152# US (San Jose) \nDial by your location\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\nMeeting ID: 603 664 236\nPassword: 061152\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keB99ctCO4
URL:https://litseen.com/event/lyrics-dirges-ether-edition-may-contagion/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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