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SUMMARY:Alison Bechdel in conversation with George McCalman
DESCRIPTION:City Arts & Lectures presents: Alison Bechdel in conversation with George McCalman \n\n\nFriday\, May 7\, 2021\n6:00pm Pacific Time\nTICKETS \nAlison Bechdel‘s cult following for her early comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For grew wildly in response to her family memoirs\, the best-selling graphic memoir Fun Home\, adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical\, and Are You My Mother? She has become a cultural household name for the concept of the Bechdel Test\, a metric used when considering the representation of women in fiction. Bechdel has been named a MacArthur Fellow and Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont\, among many other honors. Her new memoir\, The Secret to Superhuman Strength\, delivers a deeply layered story of her fascination\, from childhood to adulthood\, with every fitness craze to come down the pike: from Jack LaLanne in the 60s (“Outlandish jumpsuit! Cantaloupe-sized guns!”) to the existential oddness of present-day spin class. \nGeorge McCalman is an artist and creative director based in San Francisco. His studio\, McCalman.Co\, designs brands for a range of cultural clientele. Additionally\, he’s a visual columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle\, featured in the “Observed” and “First Person” columns. His first book\, Illustrated Black History\, is due to be published by Amistad/Harper Collins Fall 2021. \nTicket includes a hardcover copy of Bechdel’s new memoir The Secret to Superhuman Strength. Books will be mailed the week of the event. \n\n\n 
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LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:San Francisco,Virtual
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SUMMARY:How to Dream the World You Want: Nnedi Okorafor and Jeff VanderMeer on Resistance and Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Forget the new normal. What we need right now is literature that turns the whole concept of “normal” on its head\, building worlds that put the status quo in the rearview mirror. Fantasy and sci-fi\, once relegated to “niche” status in the book world\, have become leading and widely-read literary genres that meet the historic moment we’re in\, centering diversity and disrupting complacency in ways no other form can do. If you haven’t read much in this genre\, there’s never been a better time to discover it. \n  \nAt the helm of this brave new era is novelist and Marvel Comics scribe Nnedi Okorafor\, whose groundbreaking Africanfuturism—including her latest novel\, Remote Control—demands big-screen renderings (fittingly\, two of her books are currently being adapted as series by HBO and Hulu). Nebula Award winner Jeff VanderMeer (Hummingbird Salamander)\, author of the bestselling Southern Reach trilogy that was adapted into the film Annihilation\, also is no stranger to meeting (and even anticipating) the moment: Esquire called him “the prophet of climate fiction.” In this “Writer to Writer” conversation\, you’ll meet two literary pioneers we need now: subversive\, audaciously imaginative\, and unafraid to steer us into uncharted territory. \nGet your Ticket
URL:https://litseen.com/event/how-to-dream-the-world-you-want-nnedi-okorafor-and-jeff-vandermeer-on-resistance-and-transformation/
LOCATION:online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nomadic Press' Virtual Open Mic #57
DESCRIPTION:90 minutes\n30 readers\n3 minutes each\nOn Zoom!\nFREE AND ALL WELCOME!\nSign up to read here:\nhttps://forms.gle/4nYSi5fLNyo229Lj9\nIf you enjoy spaces like this and can swing it in these tight times\, please consider supporting us via:\n1) the Cash App to $NomadicPress OR https://cash.app/$NomadicPress;\n2) donating via the “ticket” option here:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/…/nomadic-press-weekly…; OR\n3) donating through the website at www.nomadicpress.org/donate\nWe have a short goal for the evening of $150.\nPandemic times continue in 2021 and we continue to gather our community virtually across state and country lines. Join us to read\, join us to listen. All are welcome.\nHosted by Nazelah Jamison (with Tula Biederman on tech). It’s a continuing experiment\, and we hope you can join us!\nOur safe space process still applies to our collective virtual space\, so please read this by visiting https://www.nomadicpress.org/safespaceprocess.\nZoom Joining Info\nTopic: Nomadic Press’ Weekly Virtual Open Mic\nTime: Jan 1\, 2021 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\nEvery week on Fri\, until Dec 10\, 2021\, 50 occurrence(s)\nPlease download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.\nWeekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZcudeqoqjIiE9fnl7dxuB…/ics…\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83323049893\nMeeting ID: 833 2304 9893\nOne tap mobile\n+16699006833\,\,83323049893# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,83323049893# US (Houston)\nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\nMeeting ID: 833 2304 9893\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kvor64nsu
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SUMMARY:Soul Sister Revue w/ Yona Harvey\, Tarfia Faizullah\, Dante Micheaux & More
DESCRIPTION:Join Soul Sister Revue for its anniversary show as we turn 8 years strong and ask the question “What does Soul mean to you?” Readers include Yona Harvey (You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love)\, Tarfia Faizullah (Registers of Illuminated Villages)\, Dante Micheaux (Circus)\, CM Burroughs (Master Suffering)\, and Dimitri Reyes. The event is free\, but registration is required. Show Time: 7:00 pm EST\, 4pm PST\, 5pm MST\, or 6pm CST.
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SUMMARY:Words out Loud Spoken Word Series
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Angie Dribben and Ken Waldman reading from their poetry\, plus literary trivia quiz\, and open mic. \nAngie Dribben’s debut collection\, Everygirl\, a finalist for the 2020 Broadkill Review Dogfish Head Prize\, is out with Main Street Rag. She is Contributing Reviews Editor at Cider Press Review. Her poetry\, essays\, mixed media\, and reviews can be found or are forthcoming in Cave Wall\, EcoTheo\, Crab Creek Review\, Crack the Spine\, and others. Her poetry is widely-anthologized. \nKen Waldman combines Appalachian-style fiddling\, original poetry\, and smart storytelling for a performance uniquely his. Eighteen books include fifteen full-length poetry collections\, a memoir\, a creative writing manual\, and a children’s book. Nine CDs have received widespread radio airplay. Appearances include the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage\, Dodge Poetry Festival\, Woodford Folk Festival (Queensland\, Australia)\, plus concert series and clubs across America. He’s had work in Poet Lore\, Massachusetts Review\, and hundreds more. www.kenwaldman.com and www.trumpsonnets.com.
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