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SUMMARY:MARY: A Journal of New Writing
DESCRIPTION:MARY: A Journal of New Writing is accepting submissions for our Fall 2018 issue. If you have poetry\, nonfiction\, or fiction you would like to share\, please send it our way! Authors of works selected for the Fall 2018 Issue will be offered a small honorarium. Submissions are open until November 7th. We look forward to reading your work! For more information about our submission guidelines\, please use the following link: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/MarySubmissionForm
URL:https://litseen.com/event/mary-a-journal-of-new-writing-3/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Tyehimba Jess
DESCRIPTION:Tyehimba Jess is the author of two books of poetry\, Leadbelly and Olio which won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize\, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award\, The Midland Society Author’s Award in Poetry\, and received an Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.  It was also nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award\, the PEN Jean Stein Book Award\, and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.  Leadbelly was a winner of the 2004 National Poetry Series and named one of the “Best Poetry Books of 2005” by both The Library Journal and Black Issues Book Review.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/tyehimba-jess/
LOCATION:Morrison Library\, UC Berkeley\, 2000 Carleston Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94720\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:great weather for MEDIA Book Party & Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the publication of great weather for MEDIA’s latest anthology\, Suitcase of Chrysanthemums and meet an indie press looking for new voices. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing contributors and special guests Cathyann Cusimano\, Cassandra Dallett\, Carol Dorf\, Heikki Huotari\, Kit Kennedy\, and Richard Loranger\, plus editors David Lawton and Jane Ormerod. \nWe start with a short open mic. Please arrive early to sign up. \nSuitcase of Chrysanthemums is an exhilarating collection of contemporary poetry and fiction from established and emerging writers across the United States and beyond. Submissions for our next anthology are open until January 15th 2019.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/great-weather-for-media-book-party-open-mic/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Robert Hass and Essy Stone Mill Valley Library
DESCRIPTION:This event is cosponsored by Poetry Society of America and the Mill Valley Library. This is sure to be a packed event\, so register on the Mill Valley Library website starting on October 15. \n \nRobert Hass\, former United States Poet Laureate\, has illumined the poetic landscape with his many books of poetry\, translation\, and essays. His honors include the National Book Award\, and the Pulitzer Prize. His celebrated books of essays include A Little Book on Form: An Exploration Into the Formal Imagination of Poetry and What Light Can Do: Essays on Art\, Imagination\, and the Natural World\, the recipient of the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. Hass translated many of the works of Czeslaw Milosz\, and he edited Selected Poems: 1954-1986 by Tomas Transtromer; The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho\, Buson\, and Issa; and Modernist Women Poets: An Anthology (with Paul Ebenkamp). His many honors include the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship\, the National Book Critics’ Circle Award (twice)\, and the Wallace Stevens Award. His poetry is deeply reflective of the California landscape\, domestic life\, and spiritual awareness. To hear him read or speak is transformative\, whether a Haiku from Issa\, a mediation from Miłosz\, or his own lyric work. \n\n\n\n\nEssy Stone is a PhD student in poetry at the University of Southern California. She holds an MFA from the University of Miami\, and recently completed a Wallace Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University. Her work has been published in the New Yorker\, 32 Poems\, and Prairie Schooner. Her first book\, What It Done to Us\, was awarded the Idaho Prize in Poetry and was published by Lost Horse Press in 2017. For much of her life she supported herself as a waitress. Her work reflects the East Tennessee culture in which she grew up\, an often oppressive world\, especially for women or minorities. The freshness of her language and imagery reflect and transform that environment just as she has transformed herself.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/robert-hass-and-essy-stone-mill-valley-library/
LOCATION:Falkirk Cultural Center\, 1408 Mission Ave\, San Rafael \, CA\, 94901\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,North Bay
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SUMMARY:ROSHI JOAN HALIFAX Standing At the Edge: Finding Freedom where Fear and Courage Meet
DESCRIPTION:KPFA Radio 94.1FM & St. John’s Presbyterian Church & Mindful Schools present \nROSHI JOAN HALIFAX\nStanding At the Edge: Finding Freedom where Fear and Courage Meet\nHosted by Gaetano Maida \nWheelchair access. Advance tickets: $12: T: 800-838-3006 Books Inc/Berkeley\, Pegasus (3 sites)\, Moe’s\, Walden Pond Bookstore\, Mrs. Dalloway’s. East Bay Books\, $15 door\, KPFA benefit more info: kpfa.org/events \nJoan Halifax has enriched countless lives of millions around the world through her work as a social activist\, anthropologist\, and Buddhist teacher. Over many decades\, she has also collaborated with neuroscientists\, clinicians\, and psychologists to understand how contemplative practice can be a vehicle for social transformation. This work led her to an understanding of how our greatest challenges can become the most valuable source of our wisdom-and how we can transform suffering for the benefit of others. \n“Roshi Halifax embodies what she teaches: equanimity\, dedication to benefiting others\, and putting compassion into action. Her no-nonsense approach to the emotions that push us to our edge-and can also propel our greatest good-truly inspires. In Standing At the Edge she offers us all a fascinating read and a practical roadmap to fulfilling our personal good work.”\n– Daniel Goleman\, author of Altered Traits and Emotional Intelligence \nRecounting the experiences of caregivers\, activists\, humanitarians\, politicians\, parents\, and teachers\, incorporating the wisdom of Zen traditions and mindfulness practices\, and rooted in Halifax’s groundbreaking research on compassion\, STANDING AT THE EDGE is destined to become a contemporary classic. \nRoshi Joan Halifax\, Ph.D.\, is a Buddhist teacher\, Zen priest and anthropologist. \nGaetano Kazuo Maida is the founder and executive director of Buddhist Film Foundation. \n$12 advance\, $15 door. \nPresented by KPFA Radio 94.1 FM.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/roshi-joan-halifax-standing-at-the-edge-finding-freedom-where-fear-and-courage-meet/
LOCATION:St. John’s Presbyterian Church\, 2727 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, 94705
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:BAPC OPEN POETRY READING
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2018:\n \nOctober 6\, November 3\, December 1\n\n3:00 – 5:00 PM\n\n\n\n \n \nSTRAWBERRY 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 🙂
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bapc-open-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Strawberry Creek Lodge\, 1320 Addison Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Poets Cody-Rose Clevidence\, Margaret Ross\, and Rohan DaCosta
DESCRIPTION:Hey! Poets! Friends of poets! People dragged to poetry readings for various personal and professional reasons! You know what time it is! It’s time for an amazing reading\, courtesy of Cody-Rose Clevidence\, Margaret Ross\, and Rohan DaCosta. \nCody-Rose Clevidence lives in the Arkansas Ozarks with their dog\, pearl. Their most recent book is FLUNG THRONE from Ahsahta (2018). Their first book\, Beast Feast\, also from Ahsahta\, was a finalist for the 2016 CLMP Firecracker award in poetry and their little chapbook\, Perverse\, All Monstrous\, is out from Nion Editions. \nMargaret Ross was born in New York City. She holds degrees from Harvard and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and has received fellowships from the Fulbright Program\, the Breadloaf Writers’ Conference\, Vermont Studio Center and Yaddo. She is currently a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. She has taught creative writing at the University of Iowa\, the International Writing Program and Yale. Her first book\, A Timeshare\, was selected by Timothy Donnelly for the Omnidawn 1st/2nd Book Prize. \nRohan DaCosta is a multi-disciplinary artist from the city of Chicago\, working primarily through photography\, writing\, and song. Often approaching his work with great emotional sensitivity\, Rohan explores complex dilemmas\, and frequencies found in lovers\, in families\, in ecosystems\, and in places. In his candid street photography and in his poetry\, Rohan keenly examines intimacy and relativity\, often finding the personal angle to political problems. In verse\, he expresses the profound joy and quandary of black life in America. He is the founder of and curator for GRACEGOD The Collective\, which celebrates the unique work of artists\, craftsmen\, and activists from all over the world. His work in graphic design and clothing has been featured as limited edition merchandise at The Koppel Project in London. His photography has been featured at The Flight Deck Gallery as a solo exhibition titled Ordinary People (2018). His photography has also been featured at Root Division Gallery as part of a group exhibition titled Let Me Be a Witness (2018). His book of photography\, poetry\, and song\, The Edge of Fruitvale\, was published by Nomadic Press on April 28\, 2018. He was recently awarded the Individual Artist Funding Grant by the City of Oakland for his upcoming show\, Trap : Trauma : Transformation.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poets-cody-rose-clevidence-margaret-ross-and-rohan-dacosta/
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:Book Launch: "Five Fingered Being" by Grace Rosario Perkins
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Growlery in San Francisco to celebrate Grace Rosario Perkins’ new book of paintings\, “Five Fingered Being”. The book is 52 pages\, 8×11″ and includes a short essay by Grace at the end. This book turned out so rad\, and we’re really excited to share it with you! We’ll have some drinks and snacks to share\, and Grace will be hanging some new work for the occasion. \nThe gallery at The Growlery itself will be open from 1 pm onward with the actual book launch 6-9 pm! \nCome hang out!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/book-launch-five-fingered-being-by-grace-rosario-perkins/
LOCATION:The Growlery\, 235 Broderick\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Clark Coolidge
DESCRIPTION:Clark Coolidge reads from Poet (Pressed Wafer) and other works. \nAuthor of more than twenty books of poetry\, Clark Coolidge has occupied a singular place in American letters since the mid-1960s. An unparalleled influence on the wider avant- garde—the Language Poets\, the second and third generation New York School\, and whole movements of visual artists\, musicians\, and linguists\, Coolidge is from Providence\, Rhode Island. Since 1997 he has lived in Petaluma\, California. \n“When I was a Poet / I had no doubt / knew the Ins & Outs of / All & Everything”–so wrote David Meltzer in the title poem of his 2011 collection\, When I Was a Poet. Clark Coolidge heard this poem many times\, in different versions\, over the years\, often as a result of giving readings with Meltzer. He began to ask himself\, What is a poet? Pressed Wafer is proud to present the fruits of Coolidge’s ruminations: a 310-page serial poem\, the bulk of which was written between 2014 and 2016\, titled POET and dedicated to Meltzer. “I give instructions in my poems / you must follow them to the ends of / tura lura independence platform / forget any leaden attempts along the way / this is fortissimo serious / there’ll be no popcorn.” Luckily for us\, “fortissimo serious” means altogether too exuberant to pay bashful court to the muse. These delightful–and frequently hilarious–meditations on the ontologically precarious condition of poethood could only have been written by someone who has spent a lifetime productively writing and reading poems–someone\, moreover\, who is as uninterested in self-regard as they are in penning a lifeless line. Coolidge follows the direction of the music\, keeping his poems just beyond him but within reach. “The poet steps to the beat of his own length.” And his pearls of advice are beyond price: “won’t get far with a title like / Heaven’s Penis.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/clark-coolidge-3/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Ave.\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Claire Grossman\, Terry Taplin\, Jacq Greyja
DESCRIPTION:Claire Grossman studies English literature at Stanford and is co-curator of Cantíl\, an Oakland-based reading series. \nTerry Taplin is an MFA in Creative Writing Candidate at Saint Mary’s College of California where he serves as an assistant poetry editor at MARY: A Journal for New Writing and is the inaugural Lambda Literary Fellow. He holds a Bachelor’s in Classical Languages: Greek and Latin. He is a former slam champion and is the recipient of the Ina Coolbrith Prize for Undergraduate Poetry (academic year 14-15). Terry lives in Berkeley\, is an instructional assistant in the English Dept. at Berkeley City College\, and is interning as a marketing assistant at Omnidawn Publishing. He is the author of fragmenta (Marigold 2016). \nJacq Greyja is a nonbinary writer from California. They are a graduate student in the Creative Writing MFA program at San Francisco State University\, where they are a William Dickey Poetry Fellow. Jacq’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in Hold: A Journal\, BAMPFA\, Bushel Collective\, Bettering American Poetry Vol. II\, Columbia Poetry Review\, Apogee\, Peach Mag\, Berkeley Poetry Review\, and elsewhere. Their first chapbook\,
URL:https://litseen.com/event/claire-grossman-terry-taplin-jacq-greyja/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Día de los muertos / Day of the Dead
DESCRIPTION:Featured readers: Rafael Jesús Gonzáez\, Jess Medina\, Jan Steckel\, Andrena Zawinski. Open Mic Night follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic Award’s Contest. Book & Broadside Giveaway. Free\, 7-9 pm. The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St.\, Oakland.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/dia-de-los-muertos-day-of-the-dead/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Samina Ali
DESCRIPTION:Samina Ali is an award-winning author\, activist and cultural commentator. Her debut novel\, Madras on Rainy Days\, won France’s prestigious Prix du Premier Roman Etranger Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award in Fiction. Ali’s work is driven by her belief in personal narrative as a force for achieving women’s individual and political freedom and in harnessing the power of media for social transformation. She is the curator of the groundbreaking\, critically acclaimed virtual exhibition\, Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices. Her current project\, a memoir of her near-death experience delivering her firstborn\, takes an unsparing look at gender bias and the crisis of preventable maternal deaths in the U.S. Ali is a former cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department and a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and Daily Beast. Her work has been featured in The New York Times\, The Economist\, The Guardian\, Vogue\, National Public Radio (NPR) and elsewhere.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/samina-ali/
LOCATION:Hagerty Lounge\, SMC\, 1928 Saint Mary's Road\, Moraga \, CA\, 94575\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Maxine Hong Kingston & Gary Gach: Pause\, Breathe\, Smile
DESCRIPTION:KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents \nMAXINE HONG KINGSTON + GARY GACH\nPause\, Breathe\, Smile: Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation Is Not Enough\nHosted by Kris Welch \nTickets: $12 advance\, 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores\, $15 door\, Benefits KPFA Radio\, Info: kpfa.org/events \nPause…breathe… smile Three small words each containing a universe of wisdom. With these words we are invited to bring the practice of mindfulness into every moment of our lives. This handbook by Gary Gach supports the cultivation of awareness\, compassion and joy. The awakening of mindfulness will be discussed by Gary and Maxine Hong Kingston. \nMaxine Hong Kingston\, daughter of Chinese immigrants\, is a poet\, memoirist\, and fiction writer who was born in Stockton\, California\, and educated at the University of California-Berkeley. \nHer honors include the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Medal\, the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Award in Literature\, the National Book Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award\, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asian American Literary Awards. \nWriting for students of all levels\, Gary Gach draws on 50-plus years of study and practice to present this elegant\, accessible demonstration of three central aspects of mindful living. This simple process will “water your own innate seeds of awakening to help you pave your own path to total fulfillment and peace.” \n“A lovely offering of wisdom\, practices\, and kindness to help foster a mindful life and a compassionate heart” – Jack Kornfield\, author of “No Time Like the Present” \nGARY GACH is a writer\, mystic\, and lifelong meditator who has engaged in many roles: actor\, bookstore clerk\, dishwasher\, hospital administrator\, office temp\, stevedore\, teacher and trypographer. Lay-ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh in 2008\, he has authored eight previous books\, including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Buddhism. \nKris Welch is a veteran\, very popular KPFA on-air host\, a mother\, and grandmother. \n$12 advance\, $15 door. \nPresented by KPFA Radio 94.1 FM.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/maxine-hong-kingston-gary-gach-pause-breathe-smile/
LOCATION:Hillside Club\, 2286 Cedar St\,  Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:Kim Stanley Robinson
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in celebrating the publication of Red Moon. Red Moon is a magnificent novel of space exploration and political revolution from New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/kim-stanley-robinson/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:InsideStorytime
DESCRIPTION:InsideStorytime will be at Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster Street\, Oakland\, Thursday November 15th\, 7-9pm. \ndetails TBA
URL:https://litseen.com/event/insidestorytime/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:INVASIONS: Calvin Gimpelevich
DESCRIPTION:Author Calvin Gimpelevich is touring the West Coast in support of INVASIONS: the debut short fiction collection\, just out from Instar Books! Come out to Wolfman Books at 7 p.m. on Thursday\, November 15\, for an evening of rad new trans fiction by Calvin\, as well as work from other local LGBT writers! \nMore on Invasions: http://www.instarbooks.com/books/invasions.html \n“Invasions blew my mind. Flipping between speculative worlds deeply rooted in realness and emotion and more familiar landscapes that tip on the edges of personal apocalypses\, Gimpelevich’s writing is strong and sure\, taking us places we really haven’t been. I’m hooked.”–Michelle Tea \nAbout Calvin: Calvin Gimpelevich was born in San Francisco and has lived around the West Coast. A recipient of awards from Artist Trust\, Jack Straw Cultural Center\, the Speculative Literature Foundation\, 4Culture\, CODEX/Writer’s Block\, and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center\, his work has appeared in Electric Literature\, Plentitude\, cream city\, THEM\, and other publications. He has cats. \nLocal featured readers TBA!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/invasions-calvin-gimpelevich/
LOCATION:E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore\, 410 13th Street\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181115T193000
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SUMMARY:Reese Erlich & Norman Solomon: The Iran Agenda Today
DESCRIPTION:KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents \nReese Erlich & Norman Solomon\nThe Iran Agenda Today: The Real Story Inside Iran and What’s Wrong with US Policy \nHosted by Sabrina Jacobs \nAdvance tickets: $12 at 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores\, $15 door\, benefits KPFA Radio 94.1FM info: kpfa.org/events \nBased on frequent\, first-hand reporting in Iran and the United States\, The Iran Agenda Today explores the turbulent recent history between the two countries and reveals how it has led to a misguided showdown over nuclear technology. Foreign correspondent Reese Erlich notes that all the major U.S. intelligence agencies agree Iran has not had a nuclear weapons program since at least 2003. He explores why Washington nonetheless continues saber rattling\, and he provides a detailed critique of mainstream media coverage of Iran. The book further details the popular protests that have rocked Tehran despite repression by the country’s own Deep State. Erlich offers insights on Iran’s domestic politics\, popular culture\, and diverse populations over this recent era. His analysis draws on past interviews with high-ranking Iranian officials\, the former shah’s son\, Reza Pahlavi\, and Iranian exiles in Los Angeles\, as well as his trip to Tehran with actor Sean Penn. In a starred review of Inside Syria\, Publisher’s Weekly wrote that Erlich’s “insights and conclusions are objective and valuable… essential reading for understanding the current turmoil in the Middle East.” \nNorman Solomon is the author of a dozen books including “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy\, where he coordinates the ExposeFacts.org program for whistleblowers and press freedom\, and co-founder of RootsAction.org. \nSabrina Jacobs is host and producer of the popular A Rude Awakening\, aired on KPFA\, Mondays 3:30-4pm. \n$12 advance\, $15 door. \nPresented by KPFA Radio 94.1 FM.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/reese-erlich-norman-solomon-the-iran-agenda-today/
LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Berkeley\, 2345 Channing Way\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore: Sketchtasy
DESCRIPTION:Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore presents Sketchtasy. Sketchtasy brings 1990s gay culture startlingly back to life\, as Alexa and her friends grapple with the impact of growing up at a time when desire and death are intertwined. With an intoxicating voice and unruly cadence\, this is a shattering\, incandescent novel that conjures the pain and pageantry of struggling to imagine a future. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEast Bay Booksellers \n\n5433 College Avenue\nOakland\, CA 94618
URL:https://litseen.com/event/mattilda-bernstein-sycamore-sketchtasy/
LOCATION:East Bay Booksellers\, 5433 College Avenue\, Oakland\, 94618
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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