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  • Tom Raworth (1938–2017): A Celebration of His Life and Work

    Maude Fife Room, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Join us as we remember poet and friend Tom Raworth, with readings and tributes, at UC Berkeley's Maud Fife Room in Wheeler Hall. Miles Champion, poet...

    Free

  • Bay Area Poets Coalition

    Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    BAPC OPEN POETRY READING Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2018:   March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2 3:00 - 5:00 PM STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE...

    Free

  • Lone Glen: Poetry w/Chernoff/Edgerton/Gibbons

    Temescal Art Center 511 48th Street, Oakland

    Join us at Temescal Art Center in Oakland for our first Lone Glen of the season at 8 pm on Saturday, April 7th to celebrate...

    $5 – $10

  • Mills College MFA Alumnae Reading & Reception

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Reception at 5:15 pm for newly admitted graduate students, followed by readings

    Free

  • Andrea Abi-Karam

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Andrea Abi-Karam is an Arab American genderqueer punk poet cyborg. Their first full-length book Extratransmission is forthcoming from Kelsey Street Press in early 2018. Abi-Karam’s previous work,The...

    Free

  • Michelle Cruz Gonzales

    Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United States

    Michelle Cruz Gonzales is the author of The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band. Before attending Mills College, Gonzales played drums...

    Free

  • Steve Zolno: The Future of Democracy

    Rockridge Branch 5366 College Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    What is democracy and where did it come from? Is it a new development or was it always present in human society? And perhaps the...

    Free
  • The Black Aesthetic

    A Talk with The Black Aesthetic

    Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive 2155 Center St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    A Talk with The Black Aesthetic Wednesday / 4.11.18 / 12:00 Free, no ticket needed. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC --- The Black Aesthetic...

    Free

  • Angel Dominguez and Kit Schluter

    Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive 2155 Center St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Two renowned poets, Dominguez and Schluter read their work.

    Free

  • Michael Hoerman

    Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Michael is touring to share a selection of earlier and never-heard-before poems in his new chapbook, Disoriented Fascinatio.

  • Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

    Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United States

    Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series Lyrics and Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is...

    Free

  • Drag Queen Story Hour Featuring Yves St. Croissant

    Oakland Main Library 125 14th St, Oakland, CA, United States

    Created by Michelle Tea and RADAR Productions in San Francisco, Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) is just what it sounds like—drag queens reading stories to...

    Free

  • Jacqueline Winspear

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Jacqueline Winspear reads from her new Maisie Dobbs mystery, To Die But Once. To reserve your seat, purchase a copy of To Die But Once by calling the...

    Free

  • Full Color: A Staged Reading

    Studio Grand Oakland 3234 Grand Ave, Oakland , CA, United States

    Full Color: A Staged Reading Afro Urban Society and Studio Grand present 'Full Color', a short story written by Itoro Udofia that has been adapted for the stage...

    Free

  • BAY AREA GENERATIONS #56

    Joyce Gordon Gallery 406 14th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    BAY AREA GENERATIONS, EDITION #56 Monday, April 23, 2018 at Joyce Gordon Gallery in Oakland, CA *Free on-street parking after 6pm * Beautiful location *...

    $10

  • Journal Release: Nomadic Journal 2017: Wonder (Retro!)

    Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for the much-anticipated release of Nomadic Journal 2017 (Retro!): Wonder! It's going to be an amazing evening of...

  • Get Lit #36 (Music by Michael Also)

    Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

    Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! An amazing gathering of 12-15 writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts)...

    $10 – $25

  • Your Art Will Save Your Life launch at Wolfman Books

    E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United States

    Wednesday, April 25, 2018 7:00 PM  9:00 PM Celebrate the launch of YOUR ART WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE with Beth Pickens and Tammy Johnson! “I’ve already...

  • Brynn Saito

    Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United States

    Originally from Fresno, CA, Saito is the Distinguished Visiting Writer in Poetry at Saint Mary’s College.

  • Book Talk: Figuring Korean Futures

    Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Book Talk: Figuring Korean Futures: Children’s Literature in Modern Korea April 26 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 180 Doe Library Speaker: Dafna Zur, Stanford University Moderator:...

    Free

  • Yang Huang

    Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Yang Huang reads from her short story collection, My Old Faithful, winner of the 2017 Juniper Prize. Showing both the drama of familial intimacy and the...

    Free