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SUMMARY:Women Bike Book Club
DESCRIPTION:For our meeting in August\, we’ll be reading Cat\, by Freya North. This title is a bit of a departure from our past books\, and will be a blast to dissect and discuss! Author’s description: \nShe’s in for the ride of her life. \nHer career is stuck in a rut. \nHer love life has been a tangle. \nBut fortune favours the brave… \nWhen journalist Cat McCabe lands a job reporting on the Tour de France she’s confident it might give her stuttering career the boost it needs and provide a welcome distraction from a messy break-up. Or so she hopes. \nShe quickly realizes Le Tour is not just all about the bikes. Large bulges\, huge egos\, lashings of Lycra and plenty of sexy shenanigans play their part and\, soon enough\, her own life starts to mirror the high peaks and perilous lows of the race as she battles for more than just a scoop. \nWhatever happens\, it’s going to be the ride of her life.\nWith sex\, drugs\, and egos\, the soap opera that is the Tour de France unfolds\, with Cat’s life frequently mirroring the peaks and perils of the race. \nPick up a copy of Cat at Golden Gate! Please call 510-597-5023 or email esanders@oaklandlibrary.org to make sure copies are available.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/women-bike-book-club/
LOCATION:Oakland Public Library – Golden Gate Branch\, 5606 San Pablo Ave.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94608
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:J. Ryan Stradal
DESCRIPTION:J. Ryan Stradal\n\n\n\n\nreads from his much-anticipated The Lager Queen of Minnesota\, a novel of family\, Midwestern values\, hard work\, fate\, and the secrets of making a world-class beer\, from the author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest. Please join us for a festive evening of books and brews at Novel Brewing Company (www.novelbrewing.com). \n“Warm\, whimsical\, incredibly well-written and infused with Stradal’s signature sympathy for his characters–those everyday heroes we all know and love. . . a thorough delight\, from beginning to end.”–Nickolas Butler \nYou may order a copy of The Lager Queen of Minnesota in the store\, by clicking below\, or at the event. \n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, August 1\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nEdith Magnusson’s rhubarb pies are famous in the Twin Cities–they were named the third-best in the state of Minnesota and St. Anthony-Waterside Nursing Home has quickly become the hottest dinner ticket in town. Still\, she lies awake wondering how her life might have been different if her father hadn’t left their family farm to her sister Helen\, a decision that split their family in two. \nWith the proceeds from the farm\, her sister\, Helen Blotz\, built her husband Orval’s family soda business into the top selling brewery in Minnesota. She single-handedly created the light beer revolution and made their corporate motto ubiquitous: “Drink lots\, it’s Blotz.” But Helen dismisses IPAs as a fad\, and the Blotz fortune begins its inevitable decline. Soon\, though\, she finds a potential savior that’s surprisingly close to home. . . \nDiana Winter earns a shot at learning the beer business from the ground up just as the IPA revolution begins. The stakes couldn’t be higher: just as she’s launching her own brewpub\, she’s due to deliver a baby girl. When the unthinkable happens\, it’s up to Grandma Edith–and a delightfully surprising cadre of grandmother friends–to secure the next generation’s chances for a better future. Can Grandma Edith’s Rhubarb Pie In A Bottle Ale save Diana’s fledgling brewery\, and change their hearts and fortunes forever? \nJ. Ryan Stradal is a contributing editor at Taste Magazine. His bestselling debut\, Kitchens of the Great Midwest\, won the 2016 American Booksellers Association Indie’s Choice Award for Adult Debut Book of the Year and also the 2016 Midwest Booksellers Choice Award for debut fiction. Born and raised in Minnesota\, he now lives in Los Angeles. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nNovel Brewing Co.\n6510 San Pablo Ave\n\nOakland\, CA 94608
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LOCATION:Novel Brewing Company\, 6510 San Pablo Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94608
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Jenny Odell: How to Do Nothing
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Aug 06\, 2019 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nLocation:\nIn the basement of the store.\n2476 Telegraph Ave.\, Berkeley \nWebsite \nNothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity\, doing nothing may be our most important form of resistance. \nIn HOW TO DO NOTHING: Resisting the Attention Economy\, artist and critic Jenny Odell argues that our attention is the most precious –and overdrawn— resource we have. She dares us to question what we currently perceive as productivity\, then proposes that instead we do “nothing.” However\, that “nothing” is actually a plan of action and an act of political resistance. \nJenny argues that if we disengage from the attention economy –that endless cycle where communication is stunted\, time is money\, and our overstimulation is ever-present– we can re-route and deepen our attention to time and place\, allowing us to better connect with our environment and each other. \nAbout the Author: \nJenny Odell is an artist and writer who teaches at Stanford University. She has been an artist-in-residence at places such as the San Francisco dump\, Facebook\, the Internet Archive\, and the San Francisco Planning Department\, and has exhibited her art all over the world. She lives in Oakland\, California\, with her sometimes-pet crow.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jenny-odell-how-to-do-nothing-2/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, BERKELEY\, 94704-2322
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Jazz Stories: Live Jazz. Wonderful Stories.
DESCRIPTION:Jazz Stories: Live Jazz. Wonderful Stories.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, August 6\, 7:30 pm\nPegasus Books Solano \nPeople love hearing jazz…and hearing about it. Musicians like Miles Davis\, Charlie Parker and Buddy Rich were original\, colorful characters artists who said and did astonishing things. Fortunately their colleagues cared enough to document these moments in stories and pictures and we now have a rich repository of photos and anecdotes about these artists\, and about the American songwriters and composers who created the raw material of jazz. \nJazz Stories is a performance of the songs of jazz from its most creative periods intensified with illuminating\, funny and touching true stories of the time. \nCome hear music and jazz stories you probably have never heard…but will never forget. Hosted by Richard Leiter. \nThe first Tuesday of every month at Pegasus Books Solano.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jazz-stories-live-jazz-wonderful-stories-4/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books on Solano\, 1855 Solano Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94707\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Alexander Tilney in Conversation with Katharine Dion
DESCRIPTION:Alexander Tilney in Conversation with Katharine Dion\n\n\n\n\ndiscussing Tilney’s new novel\, The Expectations\, “a deeply resonant\, brilliantly nuanced meditation on privilege\, social ambition\, and the folly (and cruelty) of youth.”–Kate Walbert \n“Alexander Tilney applies supple\, panoramic prose to the deep interior of an exclusive Northeastern prep school\, with arresting results: at once anthropological and visceral\, The Expectations provides an authoritative glimpse into a rarefied world of privilege–and announces a dazzling new voice in American fiction.”– Jennifer Egan \nTo reserve your seat\, please purchase a copy of The Expectations by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below. \n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, August 7\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nSt. James is an exclusive New England boarding school known for grooming generations of leaders. Ben Weeks is a true insider–his ancestors helped found the school\, his older brother taught him all the slang\, and he’s just won a national championship in squash.\nBut after fourteen long years of waiting\, Ben arrives only to find that the reality of St. James doesn’t quite match up with his imaginings. At the same time\, his new roommate\, Ahmed Al-Khaled\, the son of a fabulously wealthy Emirati sheik\, can’t navigate the unspoken rules of New England blue bloods. Even as Ben and Ahmed struggle to prove themselves in the place they have revered for so long\, each of them must face losing it forever. \nThe Expectations is at once a finely drawn portrait of American privilege and a subtle exploration of class\, race\, and tradition. Above all\, it is a tender\, sharp\, and evocative debut about the pain and treachery of adolescence\, and the difficulty–wherever one finds oneself–of truly belonging. \nAlexander Tilney received an MFA from Warren Wilson College and has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony. He lives in New York with his partner\, theater artist Sarah Hughes. \nKatharine Dion is the author of The Dependents. She lives in Berkeley. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/alexander-tilney-in-conversation-with-katharine-dion/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Kids 8-12/ Susan Adrian in Conversation with Anne Nesbet
DESCRIPTION:Kids 8-12/ Susan Adrian in Conversation with Anne Nesbet\n\n\n\n\ndiscussing Adrian’s new book\, Forever Neverland\, a contemporary sequel to J. M. Barrie’s timeless classic Peter Pan. \n“A magical ode to childhood that updates the classic while keeping its flavor.”–Kirkus Reviews  \n“One of the best representations of autism in middle grade literature. A must purchase for all children who love magic and adventure\, especially those who have longed to see someone like Fergus on the page.”–Lizzie Huxley-Jones\, editor of Stim \nTo reserve your seat\, please purchase a copy of Forever Neverland by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below. Neurodiversity welcome. \n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, August 8\, 2019 – 6:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat if Peter Pan wanted to take you to Neverland? Would you go? \nClover and Fergus are the great-great-grandchildren of Wendy Darling (yes\, that Wendy). And now Peter Pan wants to take them to Neverland for the adventure of their lives! But Clover is a little nervous–she’s supposed to look after her brother. Fergus is autistic\, and not everyone makes him feel welcome. What will happen to him in this magical world? \nFergus isn’t nervous at all. To him\, Neverland seems like a dream come true! He’s tired of Clover’s constant mothering and wants some independence\, like Peter and the Lost Boys have. He wonders\, Why can’t the real world be more like Neverland? \nNeverland is fun and free\, but it’s also dangerous and even scary at times. Unfamiliar creatures lurk in the shadows\, and strange sounds come from the waters. And then the mermaids start to go missing. . . . \nIn an imaginative and thoughtful continuation of the story of Peter Pan\, Susan Adrian explores Neverland with a fresh perspective and indelible warmth\, offering a new adventure based on a beloved classic! \nSusan Adrian is a fourth-generation Californian who somehow stumbled into living in Montana. By day she is a scientific editor\, and by night she dreams up wild adventures that sometimes turn into books. She is the author of the holiday fantasy Nutcracked and two thrilling books for teens. Follow her on Twitter @susanadrian and visit her on the web at susanadrian.net. \nAnne Nesbet is the author of The Orphan Band of Springdale\, Cloud and Wallfish\, The Wrinkled Crown\, A Box of Gargoyles\, and The Cabinet of Earths. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/kids-8-12-susan-adrian-in-conversation-with-anne-nesbet/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Babar in Exile #19: A Family Affair
DESCRIPTION:Babar in Exile hosts an intriguing and unique lineup of readers for their 19th installment\, namely an entire family of poets resulting from the original series. You can often say that a reading series encourages new poets\, but rarely can you say that it’s created one. Back in the good ol’ 90s\, poet and songwriter Kimi Sugioka met writer and activist Richard Stone at the Café Babar\, and eventually collaborated to produce Kai Sugioka-Stone\, a fine piece of writing who is now a poet\, artist\, and world-changer himself. We are proud and excited to feature the one and only (known) family of poets that the Babar series\, however brusquely\, caused. \n  \nSo come on down to check out a slice of Bay Area poetry history\, now and in the making\, and make your way home with a bindle full of inspiration and a thimbleful more hope for the species. \n  \n  \nBabar in Exile #19: A Family Affair \na revival of the Cafe Babar\, Paradise Lounge\, and Club Chameleon reading series \n  \nfeaturing \nKimi Sugioka \nRichard Stone \nand Kai Sugioka-Stone \n  \nand you\, in our infamous open mic \n  \nHosted by Richard Loranger and Paul Corman-Roberts \n  \nPERFORMER BIOS \n  \nKimi Sugioka is a poet\, songwriter\, and educator who tries to confront and illuminate the cognitive dissonance she experiences at every turn in society\, politics\, and media. She has an MFA from The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. Publications include various anthologies: Standing Strong! Fillmore & Japantown and Endangered Species\, Enduring Values\, and Civil Liberties United. She has published a book of poetry\, The Language of Birds\, and\, soon to be published\, Wile & Wing. \n  \nAt 54\, Richard Stone is a 31-year-long resident of the Bay Area\, currently residing in a rent controlled shoebox in the heart of the Mission District in SF. He’s served on the Green Party County Council since 2008\, and is a postal delegate to the SF Labor Council. In addition\, Richard serves on the Community Advisory Board at KPFA\, the original public and flagship radio station of the Pacifica Network. Also\, in splitting his range between baritone and bass\, he sings the songs of a Leonard Cohen with the fabulous Conspiracy of Beards. And as a Transcendental Agnostic\, he believes the Oracle and the Architect will redesign the Matrix once the replacement parts are no longer delayed in shipment. \n  \nKai Sugioka-Stone is a writer\, musician\, photographer\, video editor\, and world traveler from the Bay Area. He is currently studying Music at Berkeley City College\, and he recently returned from internships in Brazil and Ecuador. The two trips were part of a gap year program he completed known as LEAPYEAR\, a college-level program that’s accredited through Naropa University in Colorado. He wishes to pursue his life as an artist in mixed media\, writing\, and meditation. Follow him on Instagram @mind.compassion. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/babar-in-exile-19-a-family-affair/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Maryann Price and Joshua Raoul Brody
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URL:https://litseen.com/event/maryann-price-and-joshua-raoul-brody/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:Poetry Flash presents Grace Marie Grafton and Judy Maher
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, Aug 08\, 2019 7:30 PM \nLocation: \nIn the basement\n2476 Telegraph Ave.\, Berkeley \nWebsite \nGrace Marie Grafton’s new book of poems is Lens. Tobey Hiller says\, “The book is a paean to the nature and majesty of California\, to the peoples and animals that have lived within her changing\, rich landscape\, and to the importance of knowledge\, contemplation\, and art.” She is the author of six previous books of poems\, includingJester; Whimsy\, Reticence and Laud; and Other Clues. Widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, she has also taught for thirty years through the California Poets in the Schools program\, winning twelve Artist in Residence grants from the California Arts Council for her teaching. She was awarded “Teacher of the Year” by the River of Words Poetry & Art Competition for K-12 students\, sponsored by Robert Hass. \n  \nJudy Maher’s debut collection is Dear Circus God. Her book is divided into four sections\, beginning with circus metaphors and ending at new starting points\, with poems of humor and compassion throughout. Born in Asheville\, North Carolina to a minister father\, she lived with her family in many temporary homes across the country; then she travelled more with her husband\, including a three-year adventure in Saudi Arabia. Having raised two children\, they’ve since settled in Oakland\, where she’s blossoming as a poet.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-flash-presents-grace-marie-grafton-and-judy-maher/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, BERKELEY\, 94704-2322
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190811T160000
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SUMMARY:The Affinities: An online literary journal
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LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190814T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190814T213000
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SUMMARY:Neil Shister in Conversation with Harley Dubois
DESCRIPTION:discussing Radical Ritual: How Burning Man Changed the World. \n“An all-in history of\, and love letter to\, this one-of-a-kind event. If you’ve been there\, or want to go\, you couldn’t possibly find better companions than Neil Shister and his engaging book.”–Daniel Okrent\, author of Last Call and The Guarded Gate \nTo reserve your seat\, please purchase a copy of Radical Ritual in advance by speaking to a bookseller or by clicking on the cover below. \n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, August 14\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough interviews with fabled Burning Man personages\, Radical Ritual traces the festival’s evolution from the first scrap wood bonfire on a San Francisco beach to the week-long extravaganza in Black Rock City. Written from Neil Shister’s perspective as a five-time participant\, journalist\, and student of American culture\, Radical Ritual presents Burning Man as vitally\, historically important\, a significant player in the avant-garde\, forging new social paradigms as liberal democracy unravels. Burning Man’s contribution to this new order is post-post modern\, a fusion of sixties humanism with state-of-the-art Silicon Valley wizardry. Shister is not alone in his opinion. Led by conservative activist Grover Norquist\, the Cato Institute recently held an event on what libertarians can learn from Burning Man. The festival intertwines conservative and progressive ideas. On one hand it is a celebration of self-reliance\, personal accountability\, and individual freedom; on the other hand it is based on strong values of inclusion\, consensual decision-making\, and centered\, collaborative endeavor. \nNeil Shister has been a correspondent with Time\, television critic for the Miami Herald\, and editor of Atlanta magazine. He’s taught at Hampshire College\, Boston University\, and The George Washington University. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Côte d’Ivoire (1968-1970). He lives in Washington\, D.C. \nHarley Dubois is a founding board member and chief transition officer\, Burning Man Project. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/neil-shister-in-conversation-with-harley-dubois/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Owen Dunkel + Greg Pond - featured readers followed by an open mic
DESCRIPTION:Owen Dunkel + Greg Pond – featured readers followed by an open mic
URL:https://litseen.com/event/owen-dunkel-greg-pond-featured-readers-followed-by-an-open-mic/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190820T190000
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SUMMARY:Get Lit Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:August: 20:\nSeptember 17:\nOctober: 15:\nNovember 19:\nDecember 17: \nSuggested donations of $10-25 will be kindly requested at the door\, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds (NOTAFLOF). \nSafe Space Statement \nNomadic Press events are safe spaces for those who have been silenced and marginalized. There is no room for racism\, misogyny\, homophobia\, or transphobia whether in the content of one’s reading or in one’s interactions with members of the community. We will protect the safety of this space by revoking a reader’s access to the microphone if we feel they have violated these guidelines\, and we encourage community members to come to us if someone has violated these guidelines away from the microphone. We are a community\, and we will work together to ensure that the safety of our most vulnerable members is prioritized above all else. \nGet beer. Get lit. Then get tacos. \nPast performers: \nApril 16 lineup: Jan Steckel\, Gary Turchin\, Barbara Saunders\, Anna Allen\, Yume Kim\, LadiRev\, Gamal Abdel Chasten\, Beverly Parayno\, Michael Gallagher\, Caesar Kent\, Josiahluis Alderete\, Gaia Thomas\, Charlie Getter\, Leticia Garcia Bradford\, and music by Kiva Uhuru. \nFebruary 19: Maggie Tokuda-Hall\, Ricardo Tavarez\, Jordan Wilson-dalzell\, Hilary Brown\, Jenee Darden\, Chad Koch\, Jeanne Lupton\, Lorenz Damuk\, Emily Podhorcer\, Becca Gomez Farrell\, Phyllis Oscar\, Esmerelda Mezcal\, Katie Aliferis\, Dee Allen.\, Kimi Sugioka\, Kai Sugioka-Stone\, Giavanna Ortiz de Candia “The Open Minds” (music)
URL:https://litseen.com/event/get-lit-reading-series-2/
LOCATION:Ale Industries\, 3096 E 10th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94601\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190821T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190821T213000
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SUMMARY:Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, August 21\, 7:30 pm\nPegasus Books Downtown \nLyrics & Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent\, emerging and beginning writers. It’s aim is to highlight various forms of writing in an effort to spotlight the diverse literary community of the Bay Area. Hosted and curated by Sharon Coleman and Mk Chavez. \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nWednesday\, August 21\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nPegasus Books Downtown\n2349 Shattuck Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94704\n\n\n\n\nEvent Category:\n\nShattuck Location
URL:https://litseen.com/event/lyrics-dirges-a-monthly-reading-series-11/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190823T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190823T210000
DTSTAMP:20260619T071737
CREATED:20190430T195233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T191035Z
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SUMMARY:Jan Dederick & John Rowe
DESCRIPTION:August 23: Jan Dederick & John Rowe\nJan Dederick has published two chapbooks\, including Ear to the Rail and Between a Rock and a Soft Place\, and a full length collection\, Hammer it into Horseshoes\, a Memory in Poetry.  She was for several years a co-host of the long-running\, weekly Berkeley poetry series\, Poetry Express\, and currently serves on the editorial board of Poetalk\, the journal of the Bay Area Poets Coalition.  Accolades include honors from the Soul Making Keats literary competition and the Dancing Poetry Festival. She is a practitioner of homeopathic medicine and Kairos therapy. \nJohn Rowe  is the author of Beyond Perspective(Finishing Line Press\, 2015)\, Winsome Losesome(Eventuality Press\, 2010)\, and At My Wit’s Beginning(Eventuality Press\, 2003/2007). His poems have appeared in various small press journals and anthologies. Honors include numerous prize-winning poems from the Artists Embassy International’s Annual Dancing Poetry Festival Contests\, and Grand Prize in the Bay Area Poets Seasonal Review Contest 2010. He is a co-host of the monthly Last Word Poetry Reading Series in Berkeley\, a co-editor of Poetalk\, and the long-time President of the Bay Area Poets Coalition. http://www.rowepoet.com  \nThe reading will begin at 7:00 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m. A limited open reading\, and a short interview with the featured readers will be included. This is a free event.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jan-dederick-john-rowe/
LOCATION:St. Alban’s Episcopal Church\, 1501 Washington Avenue\, Albany\, CA\, 94706
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190824T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190824T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T071737
CREATED:20190709T003359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190709T003359Z
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SUMMARY:Oakland Peace Festival
DESCRIPTION:WELCOME\nJoin us at the inaugural Oakland Peace Festival organized by Nomadic Press and hosted at the Oakland Peace Center for a celebration of all that is Oakland and peaceful through music\, art\, writing\, food\, guest speakers\, and community building. All are welcome\, and this is a kid-friendly event. The schedule is below and will be updated as performers are confirmed. \nThe event will take place on three Saturdays: July 27 (theme: Justice)\, August 24 (theme: Equity)\, and will culminate  on September 21 (theme: Peace)\, which is International Day of Peace. Food trucks\, art vendors\, a “Poet’s Corner” with poets reading and BadAss Bookworm podcasting\, beer\, and coffee will be present in the parking lot just off of Fairmount Avenue. The indoor programming will take place in the sanctuary: a DJ\, 5 poets\, a guest speaker series on peace building in community with a different speaker each event\, and live music by 2 local music groups. \nLanterns will be hung throughout the sanctuary as part of a three-month celebration of lights and peace and separate lanterns will be available for folks to hang with individually written messages of peace on them for a small donation toward future iterations of the festival. \nOutdoor programming is free. There will be a $10 ticket for indoor programming. We welcome anyone who can afford to purchase two or more tickets to pay for others to attend who otherwise may not be able to. \nThis event is organized by Nomadic Press with support from a large and loving community\, both old and new. All proceeds will go toward the production of this\, and future\, festivals. \nOUTSIDE PROGRAMMING (PARKING LOT — FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC) \n\n\n5 FOOD VENDORS \n\n\n18 GENERAL VENDORS \n\n\nMURAL UNVEILING IN POET’S CORNER + BADASS BOOKWORM PODCAST \n\n\nICED COFFEE BY NOMADIC COFFEE \n\n\nBEER BY ALE INDUSTRIES \n\n\nINSIDE PROGRAMMING (SANCTUARY — MIN CHARGE OF $10; VIP TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE) \n\n\n11:30–12:30 PM: DJ \n\n\n12:30–1:15 PM: POETS (6 min each) \n\n\n1:15–2:30 PM: GUEST SPEAKERS + Q&A \n\n\n2:45–3:15 PM: MUSICIAN (OPENER) \n\n\n3:30–4:30 PM: MUSICIAN (HEADLINER) \n\n\n4:30–5 PM: DJ \n\n\nSCHEDULE\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 27\, 12–5 PM\n(THEME: JUSTICE) \nDJ \nDJ XCairocitosX \nPOETS \nAyodele Nzinga\nTongo Eisen-Martin\nTony Aldarondo\nTureeda Mikell\nJames Cagney \nGUEST SPEAKER \nTBA \nMUSICIANS \nSamba Guisse \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAUGUST 24\, 12–5 PM\n(THEME: EQUITY) \nDJ \nDJ XCairocitosX \nPOETS \nJosiah Luis Alderete\nThea Matthews\nDarius Simpson\nDaniel B. Summerhill\nVernon Keeve III \nGUEST SPEAKER \nCat Brooks \nMUSICIANS \nNo Lovely Thing\nEarth Amplified \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSEPTEMBER 21\, 12–5 PM\n(THEME: PEACE) \nDJ \nDJ XCairocitosX \nPOETS \nTerry Taplin\nJevohn Tyler Newsom\nMadi Dangerously\nJoyce E. Young\nTBA \nGUEST SPEAKER \nSandhya Jha \nMUSICIANS \nAzuah\nImerald Brown
URL:https://litseen.com/event/oakland-peace-festival/
LOCATION:Oakland Peace Center\, 111 Fairmount Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94611
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190824T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190824T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T071737
CREATED:20190822T231720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190822T231720Z
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SUMMARY:Socialist Realism | Trisha Low\, Jane Gregory & Brandon Brown
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the launch of SOCIALIST REALISM (Emily Books/Coffee House\, 2019)! \nTRISHA LOW will read\, with special guests JANE GREGORY & BRANDON BROWN. \nThere will be cake.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/socialist-realism-trisha-low-jane-gregory-brandon-brown/
LOCATION:moe’s books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, Berkeley\, 94704
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Moe's Books":MAILTO:owenmoes@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190827T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190827T200000
DTSTAMP:20260619T071737
CREATED:20190707T190943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T190943Z
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SUMMARY:E.R. Ramzipoor:The Ventriloquists
DESCRIPTION:E.R. Ramzipoor is a writer based in California. She also works as a content marketer\, writing about cybercrime and online fraud. She studied political science at UC Berkeley\, where she researched underground literature in resistance movements and discovered the forgotten story of Faux Soir. Her writing has been featured in McSweeney’s and The Ventriloquists is her first novel. She lives with her partner and a terrier mix named Lada.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/e-r-ramzipoorthe-ventriloquists/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, Bekeley\, 94 704
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190828T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190828T193000
DTSTAMP:20260619T071737
CREATED:20190822T232042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190822T232042Z
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SUMMARY:Folkland Book Club: THE COMPLETE STORIES OF LEONORA CARRINGTON
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a monthly book club featuring titles from Small Press Distribution. Pick up a free copy of our August book at the July Book Club meeting on 7/31\, or at the Main Library Reference desk starting on 8/1 while supplies last. \nOur August Book Club Pick:\nTHE COMPLETE STORIES OF LEONORA CARRINGTON \nFiction. Surrealist writer and painter Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) was a master of the macabre\, of gorgeous tableaus\, biting satire\, roguish comedy\, and brilliant\, effortless flights of the imagination. Nowhere are these qualities more ingeniously brought together than in the works of short fiction she wrote throughout her life. \nWith a startling range of styles\, subjects\, and even languages (several of the stories are translated from French or Spanish)\, THE COMPLETE STORIES captures the genius and irrepressible spirit of an amazing artist’s life. \n“This definitive collection of Carrington’s short fiction is a treasure and a gift to the world. A stunning achievement.”—Jeff VanderMeer \n“Leonora Carrington has unswervingly followed the intensity of her own particular vision and way of being…Her work bristles with a fierce\, unconventional brand of feminism; anger gives it its final edge of irony and power.”—Angela Carter \n“Her delirious fantasy reveals to us a little of the secret magic of her paintings.”—Luis Buñuel \n“Carrington’s stories are optimistic and nihilistic\, beautiful and grotesque\, tender and cruel. She never contented herself with something simple or trite\, a philosophy of life that can be shortened and simplified and put in a fortune cookie.”—Sheila Heti \n“Her stories are vivid\, funny and surprisingly fresh…[combining] satire with surrealist situations to deftly mock the pomposity of organized religion\, sexual repression or the endless forms of bureaucratic hypocrisy and ineptitude.”—The New York Times
URL:https://litseen.com/event/folkland-book-club-the-complete-stories-of-leonora-carrington/
LOCATION:Oakland Public Library – Main Branch\, 125 - 14th Street\, Oakland\, 94612
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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