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SUMMARY:BAPC OPEN POETRY READING
DESCRIPTION:BAPC OPEN POETRY READING\n\n\n \n\n\n\nUpcoming First Saturday Readings in 2019:\n \n June 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-7/
LOCATION:Strawberry Creek Lodge\, 1320 Addison Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Enrique Chagoya: Aliens
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, Jun 01\, 2019 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nLocation: \nUpstairs on the 4th floor\, at More Moe’s\n2476 Telegraph Ave.\, Berkeley \nWebsite \nPlease join us upstairs at More Moe’s as we celebrate the publication of Aliens (Kelly’s Cove Press\, paperback\, $25.00). Mr. Chagoya will speak and autograph copies of the book. \nAliens is a timely new monograph of art and pithy texts by the eminent San Francisco artist and Stanford professor Enrique Chagoya. The 128-page book features paintings\, drawings\, lithographs\, and twelve of Chagoya’s singular codices\, with sixteen foldout pages. \nAliens explores some of the artist’s pioneering themes: “Reverse Anthropology” and “Reverse Modernism\,” and is filled with the artist’s brash\, spot-on humor. Aliens is divided in halves\, with two front covers. One half proceeds from left to right and showcases single-page works\, while the other half unfolds from right to left\, in the traditional manner of codices. Although the book is printed on heavy stock in a wide\, landscape format\, it sells for twenty-five dollars. \nChagoya’s art reminds us that we are all aliens; it speaks directly to the absurd and horrifying return to tribalism in our time\, as many lives are threatened and numerous freedoms curtailed.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/enrique-chagoya-aliens/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, BERKELEY\, 94704-2322
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Ed Coletti poetry reading
DESCRIPTION:Ed Coletti poetry reading
URL:https://litseen.com/event/ed-coletti-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Poetry with Kit Robinson and James Sherry
DESCRIPTION:Kit Robinson’s newest book of poetry is Thought Balloon from Roof Books. Other works include Leaves of Class (Chax\, 2017)\, Marine Layer (BlazeVOX\, 2015)\, A Mammal of Style(with Ted Greenwald\, Roof\, 2013)\, Determination (Cuneiform\, 2010)\, The Messianic Trees: Selected Poems\, 1976-2003 (Adventures in Poetry\, 2009) and more than 20 other books. \nJames Sherry is the publisher of Roof Books\, and has published many books by Bay Area writers\, including Brandon Brown\, David Brazil\, David Buuck\, and Caleb Beckwith. \nHis recent books are Entangled Bank (Chax)\, an experiment in environmental poetics\, and\nThe Oligarch (Palgrave Macmillan)\, a rewriting of Machiavelli that addresses current global politics. He will read from his current work-in-progress\, Selfie.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-with-kit-robinson-and-james-sherry/
LOCATION:The Green Arcade\, 1680 Market St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190605T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190605T170000
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SUMMARY:Catherine deCuir and Robert Schoen present The Rabbi Finds Her Way
DESCRIPTION:About the Book: \n“This rabbi gig. People have no idea what it’s all about.” \nA year after graduating from rabbinical school\, Pearl Ross-Levy lands the job of her life. As Associate Rabbi at Lakeshore Temple in Oakland\, California\, Pearl begins to learn what being a rabbi is all about. \nThrough compelling\, inspiring\, and often funny episodes\, the young rabbi meets a cast of quirky characters and discovers what it means to become a leader in the synagogue community. As Pearl faces the challenges of her new role\, we witness her kindness and compassion as well as her resourcefulness and courage. \nWhether it is caring for her high school classmate (the victim of a serious car accident)\, struggling with the anguish of a man who believes he’s committed a murder\, or bringing the community together to help a lonely cancer patient feel not so alone\, the rabbi teaches us how a little love and caring can affect people in wonderful ways. \nThe Rabbi’s strength and faith grow as she continues to see that God does\, indeed\, work in strange ways. \nAuthor Bios: \nRobert Schoen is the author of On God’s Radar—My Walk Across America and the award-winning book What I Wish My Christian Friends Knew About Judaism. He lives in Oakland\, California. \nCatherine deCuir is a cantorial soloist\, jazz vocalist\, and fiction writer. She lives in Albany\, California. \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nThursday\, July 11\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nPegasus Books on Solano\n1855 Solano Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94707
URL:https://litseen.com/event/catherine-decuir-and-robert-schoen-present-the-rabbi-finds-her-way/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books on Solano\, 1855 Solano Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94707\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Poetry of Witness: Documenting what we see and feel
DESCRIPTION:Featured readers: MK Chavez\, Sharon Coleman\, Judy Bebelaar\, Mary Mackey. Late Night Open Mic follows the featured readers. Sign-up now. Book & Broadside Giveaway. Free\, 7-9 pm. The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St.\, Oakland. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-of-witness-documenting-what-we-see-and-feel/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190607T190000
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SUMMARY:Saretta Morgan and Asiya Wadud
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Jun 07\, 2019 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nLocation: \nIn the basement of the store\n2476 Telegraph Ave.\, Berkeley \nWebsite \nSaretta Morgan is the author of the chapbooks\, Feeling Upon Arrival (Ugly Duckling Presse\, 2018) and room for a counter interior (Portable Press @ Yo-Yo Labs\, 2017) as well as a forthcoming full-length collection Plan Upon Arrival (Selva Oscura/Three Count Pour\, 2020). Her work considers privacy and physical space in narrative. Her most recent writing considers Black migration to the southwest\, particularly as it relates to natural resource management\, indigenous erasure and contemporary border policies. She has received fellowships and residencies from the Jerome Foundation\, Arizona Commission on the Arts\, Headlands Center for the Arts\, the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council\, among others. She lives in Phoenix\, Arizona where she volunteers with Mariposas Sin Fronteras and No More Deaths Phoenix. She teaches creative writing at Arizona State University. \nAsiya Wadud is the author of Crosslight for Youngbird\, published by Nightboat Books in 2018 and recently completed a collaboration of songs and poems\, day pulls down the sky… a filament in gold leaf\, with Okwui Okpokwasili. Her book Syncope (Ugly Duckling Presse) will be out later this year and No Knowledge Is Complete Until It Passes Through My Body will be out in 2020. She teaches poetry at Saint Ann’s School and leads an English conversation class for new immigrants at the Brooklyn Public Library.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/saretta-morgan-and-asiya-wadud/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, BERKELEY\, 94704-2322
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Obi Kaufmann - - The State of Water
DESCRIPTION:EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Obi Kaufmann to discuss his new new book The State of Water: Understanding Californi’as Most Precious Resource on Friday\, June 7 at 7pm. \nObi Kaufmann\, author of the best-selling California Field Atlas\, turns his artful yet analytical attention to the Golden State’s single most complex and controversial resource: water. In this new book\, full-color maps unravel the braided knot of California’s water infrastructure and ecosystems\, exposing a history of unlimited growth in spite of finite natural resources–a history that has led to its current precarious circumstances. Yet this built world depends upon the biosphere\, and in The State of Water Kaufmann argues that environmental conservation and restoration efforts are necessary not only for ethical reasons but also as a matter of human survival. Offering nine perspectives to illustrate the most pressing challenges facing California’s water infrastructure\, from dams to species revitalization\, Kaufmann reveals pragmatic yet inspiring solutions to how water in the West can continue to support agriculture\, municipalities\, and the environment. Interspersed throughout with trail paintings of animals that might yet survive under a caring and careful water ethic\, Kaufmann shows how California can usher in a new era of responsible water conservation\, and–perhaps most importantly–how we may do so together. \n  \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nFriday\, June 7\, 2019 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nEast Bay Booksellers\n5433 College Avenue\n\nOakland\, CA 94618
URL:https://litseen.com/event/obi-kaufmann-the-state-of-water/
LOCATION:East Bay Booksellers\, 5433 College Avenue\, Oakland\, 94618
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190608T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190608T220000
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SUMMARY:Works in Progress Women's Open Mic (WOMEN-ONLY event)
DESCRIPTION:WORKS IN PROGRESS\, An Open Mic for Women\na WOMEN-ONLY event\nFeaturing singer/songwriter Karen Mullally \n$7 – $10 Admission includes a raffle ticket for one of 10 prizes\n6:30 – 7:30 Pot Luck –– Bring your favorite dish to share.\n7:30 – 10:15 Performance \nHosted by Feminist Author & Poet Linda Zeiser\, Produced by Linda Zeiser & Carolyn Stull Zeiser. To reserve your open mic slot\, contact Linda at (510) 701-1022\, ZeiserpoetMC@aol.com\, in advance. Poetry\, prose\, music\, performance art\, comedy\, all women welcome. Bathroom is unfortunately not accessible\, but the rest of the venue is. Scent-free event.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/works-in-progress-womens-open-mic-women-only-event/
LOCATION:Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church\, 424 Monte Vista\, Oakland\, 94611
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:Faith G. Harper: Unf#ck!
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, Jun 08\, 2019 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nLocation: \nIn the basement of the store\n2476 Telegraph Ave.\, Berkeley \nWebsite \nMoe’s welcomes Faith G. Harper\, author of Unf#ck Your Brain and Unf#ck Your Adulting\, as well as This is Your Brain on Anxiety and Depression\, and ( just out from Microcosm Publishing) Unf#ck Your Intimacy and Coping Skills. \nFrom the Author: \nHi\, I’m Faith. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and board supervisor in the State of Texas\, experienced with individual\, family\, and group work in both community mental health settings and partial hospitalization programs. I am also a certified sexologist and nutritionist. \nI adhere to both state regulations for Licensed Professional Counselors\, the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics\, and the NBCC Code of Ethics. \nMicrocosm Press has published many of my zines on various topics\, and they are also publishing my books UNF**K YOUR BRAIN and THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON ANXIETY. I also write for Dysfunksion Magazine and for Out in SA Magazine as the Intimacy Dr. I am also responsible for the TedX talk “Shame\, Sex\, and Silence\,” which can be found on YouTube. \nI am married to the writer Joseph E. Green. He likes fideo and bunnies.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/faith-g-harper-unfck/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, BERKELEY\, 94704-2322
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:New Literary Genre--Senior Adult--launches in Rossmoor
DESCRIPTION:With his 16th novel\, “The Third Half of Our Lives\,” Jon Foyt\, age 87\, will launch his book and with it a new literary genre for senior writers and readers–Senior Adult\, at the Historic Dollar Clubhouse in the 10\,000-population active adult retirement community of Rossmoor in Walnut Creek on June 10th at 5 PM. The Rossmoor Drama Club will  perform an extract.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/new-literary-genre-senior-adult-launches-in-rossmoor/
LOCATION:Stanley Dollar Clubhouse\, 1015 Rossmoor Parkway\, Walnut Creek\, 94595
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:Michael Chabon: Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, Jun 10\, 2019 7:00 PM \nLocation: \nIn the basement of the store\n2476 Telegraph Ave.\, Berkeley \nWebsite \nJoin us for a very special early Father’s Day event. Michael Chabon will read from “Pops”\, due out soon in paperback. \n“Magical prose stylist” Michael Chabon (Michiko Kakutani\, New York Times) delivers a collection of essays—heartfelt\, humorous\, insightful\, wise—on the meaning of fatherhood. \nFor the September 2016 issue of GQ\, Michael Chabon wrote a piece about accompanying his son Abraham Chabon\, then thirteen\, to Paris Men’s Fashion Week. Possessed with a precocious sense of style\, Abe was in his element chatting with designers he idolized and turning a critical eye to the freshest runway looks of the season; Chabon Sr.\, whose interest in clothing stops at “thrift-shopping for vintage western shirts or Hermès neckties\,” sat idly by\, staving off yawns and fighting the impulse that the whole thing was a massive waste of time. Despite his own indifference\, however\, what gradually emerged as Chabon ferried his son to and from fashion shows was a deep respect for his son’s passion. The piece quickly became a viral sensation. \nWith the GQ story as its centerpiece\, and featuring six additional essays plus an introduction\, Pops illuminates the meaning\, magic\, and mysteries of fatherhood as only Michael Chabon
URL:https://litseen.com/event/michael-chabon-pops-fatherhood-in-pieces/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, BERKELEY\, 94704-2322
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Michael Chabon: Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a very special early Father’s Day event. Michael Chabon will read from “Pops”\, due out soon in paperback. \n“Magical prose stylist” Michael Chabon (Michiko Kakutani\, New York Times) delivers a collection of essays—heartfelt\, humorous\, insightful\, wise—on the meaning of fatherhood.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/michael-chabon-pops-fatherhood-in-pieces-2/
LOCATION:moe’s books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, Berkeley\, 94611
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190612T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190612T210000
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SUMMARY:An evening with Ishmael Reed
DESCRIPTION:Time is a pendulum. \n  \n Not a river.  \n  \n More akin to what goes around comes around. \n  \n–Ishmael Reed\, Mumbo Jumbo \n  \nIshmael Reed has asked Theo Konrad Auer to organize a poetry reading with him\, and also to make it good. \nAuer has carefully thought about it and decided to have a group reading rather than just Reed and himself. Auer aims toward addressing the culture and decontextualizing history. With that in mind\, he has approached several leading lights from the fervent literary community\, those being Ishmael Reed\, Maw Shein Win\, Tongo Eisen-Martin\, Paul Corman- Roberts\, and some of Ishmael’s students. Among them\, there is a Guggenheim fellow\, a couple of laureates\, an American Book award winner and a guy who helped start the Art Murmur. \nThis group of people\, younger writers\, elders and those who are firmly mid-career\, hope to serve as an informal survey of this place and time. \nPro Arts & COMMONS is honored to co-host the group of intellectuals with Kalahati Projects. The poetry reading is on Wednesday\, June 12\, 7- 9 PM. It’s free and open to public. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/an-evening-with-ishmael-reed/
LOCATION:Pro Arts Gallery\, 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190613T193000
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SUMMARY:Louise Aronson
DESCRIPTION:Louise Aronson\n\n\n\n\npresents Elderhood: Redefining Aging\, Transforming Medicine\, Reimagining Life\, an essential\, empathetic look at a vital but little respected stage of life. \n“In the latter years there are possibilities for joy\, transcendence\, and meaning\, but also for just the opposite. Aronson writes like a memoirist while giving us scientific insight\, philosophical wisdom\, and wise counsel for a journey and destination we all share. Elderhood is a lovely and thoughtful exploration of this voyage.”–Abraham Verghese \nTo reserve your seat please purchase a copy of Elderhood by speaking to a bookseller or ordering through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, June 13\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more than 5\,000 years\, “old” has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That means most people alive today will spend more years in elderhood than in childhood\, and many will be elders for 40 years or more. Yet at the very moment that humans are living longer than ever before\, we’ve made old age into a disease\, a condition to be dreaded\, denigrated\, neglected\, and denied. \nReminiscent of Oliver Sacks\, noted Harvard-trained geriatrician Louise Aronson uses stories from her quarter century of caring for patients\, and draws from history\, science\, literature\, popular culture\, and her own life to weave a vision of old age that’s neither nightmare nor utopian fantasy–a vision full of joy\, wonder\, frustration\, outrage\, and hope about aging\, medicine\, and humanity itself. \nElderhood is for anyone who is\, in the author’s own words\, “an aging\, i.e.\, still-breathing human being.” \nLouise Aronson\, MD\, is the author of the story collection A History of the Present Illness and a geriatrician\, educator\, and professor of medicine at UCSF\, where she directs UCSF Medical Humanities. A graduate of Harvard Medical School and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College\, Dr. Aronson has received numerous awards for her medical work\, teaching\, educational research\, and writing. The recipient of a MacDowell fellowship and four Pushcart nominations\, her articles and stories have appeared in many publications\, including The New York Times\, New England Journal of Medicine\, Lancet\, and Bellevue Literary Review. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/louise-aronson-2/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190615T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190615T150000
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SUMMARY:Clearly Meant presents Adam David Miller
DESCRIPTION:Adam David Miller reads his poems\,\nfollowed by an interview and discussion \nAdam David Miller has worked in northern California for four decades as a teacher\, writer\, poet\, editor\, publisher\, and radio and television producer. He has won many awards\, including the Bay Area Writing Project’s Teachers as Writers Lifetime Achievement Award. Elise Peeples will be joining her husband for this presentation. \nA free chapbook is available at Berkeley Public Library branches. Please pick one up!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/clearly-meant-presents-adam-david-miller/
LOCATION:Claremont Branch\, Berkeley Public Library\, 2940 Benvenue Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Glenn Ingersoll":MAILTO:gingersoll@cityofberkeley.info
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190616T094500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190616T230000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190502T085015Z
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SUMMARY:Bloomsday with Thomas Lynch
DESCRIPTION:Bloomsday with Thomas Lynch\nreading from Chapter Ten of James Joyce’s Ulysses recalling Dublin on June 16\, 1904 . \nJoin us for Guinness\, Irish soda bread and cheer! \nSunday\, June 16\, 2019 – 9:45am\nEvent address:\n2904 College Avenue\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bloomsday-with-thomas-lynch/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190617T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190603T135213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T135213Z
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SUMMARY:Michael McClure and Juvenal Acosta
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this very special reading: Michael McClure in translation\, with Juvenal Acosta. Michael will read from new and selected work. Spanish translations will be read by Juvenal. \nTwo books in Spanish\, Agnosia and Neuronas del Espíritu available\, along with copies of Michael’s latest\, Persian Pony and books by Juvenal.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/michael-mcclure-and-juvenal-acosta/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 telegraph avenue\, Berkeley\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190618T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190618T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190603T144827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T144827Z
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SUMMARY:Get Lit #44
DESCRIPTION:Heading into its fourth consecutive year\, Get Lit is a community gathering of 12–15 writers reading NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute time limit. There is live music at every show\, beer made by Ale Industries on site\, and wonderful food by Guadalajara Restaurant & Tequila Bar just down the block. All ages are welcome. \nDoors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! \nPerformers: \nJune 18:\nJuly 16:\nAugust: 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) \n\nSee Less
URL:https://litseen.com/event/get-lit-44/
LOCATION:Ale Industries\, 3096 E 10th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94601\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190620T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190620T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190502T003129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190502T003129Z
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SUMMARY:Marcus Thompson on Kevin Durant
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, Jun 20\, 2019 7:00 PM \nLocation: \nIn the basement\n2476 Telegraph Ave.\, Berkeley \nWebsite \nWe are proud to present bestselling author of Golden\, Marcus Thompson. He joins us to read from and to sign copies of his new book\, KD: Kevin Durant’s Relentless Pursuit to Be the Greatest. \nJoin us on Thursday June 20th at 7pm.Golden State Warriors insider and bestselling author Marcus Thompson delivers the definitive biography of one of the most extraordinary basketball players in NBA history—Kevin Durant. As a sports columnist for The Athletic Bay Area\, and longtime beat reporter covering the Golden State Warriors\, Marcus Thompson is perfectly positioned to trace Durant’s inspirational journey. KD follows Durant’s underdog story from his childhood spent in poverty outside DC; to his rise playing on AAU teams with future NBA players; to becoming a star and hometown hero for the Oklahoma Thunder; to his controversial decision to play for the NBA rival Golden State Warriors; to his growth from prodigy into a man\, in the first true inside account of this superstar player. KD is a powerful\, moving biography of a modern-day legend and an essential read for all sports fans—or anyone who wants to know: what’s it like to shoot for greatness? \nMarcus Thompson II is a lead columnist at The Athletic\, covering the Golden State Warriors\, San Francisco 49ers and Giants\, and the Oakland Raiders and A’s. He was previously a sportswriter at the San Jose Mercury News and covered the Warriors exclusively as a beat writer for ten seasons. He lives with his wife\, Dawn\, and daughter\, Sharon\, in Oakland\, California. He is the author of the national bestseller Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry and KD: Kevin Durant’s Relentless Pursuit to Be the Greatest.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/marcus-thompson-on-kevin-durant/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, BERKELEY\, 94704-2322
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190625T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190625T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190502T001759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190502T001759Z
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SUMMARY:Thom Hartmann / The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment
DESCRIPTION:Berkeley Arts & Letters presents Thom Hartmann for his new book The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment. \n  \nWith mass shootings continually on the rise\, the call for gun control at a fever pitch\, and the House recently passing what could be the biggest change to federal gun laws in decades\, The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment is the kind of brief and brilliant analysis for which syndicated talk show host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann is justly renowned. \nOffering an in-depth\, historically informed view\, Hartmann examines how guns have played important roles throughout American history\, from early European settlement to the Revolutionary War and Manifest Destiny\, through the use of Slave Patrols in the Deep South (which became the “well-regulated militias” so debated in 1787)\, to the recent school massacres. He explores the brutal role of guns\, including in the enforcement of slavery and the racist post-Civil War social order\, and documents how inequality in America and the number of people killed in mass shootings have grown together over the last fifty years. \n  \nHe shows how the NRA and conservative Supreme Court justices used specious logic to invent a virtually unlimited individual right to own guns\, which has enabled the ever-growing number of mass shootings in the United States. \n  \nHartmann identifies common-sense and powerful solutions that would break the power of the gun lobby and restore the understanding of the Second Amendment that the Framers of the Constitution intended\, such as: \n  \n* getting money out of politics to get the National Rifle Association out of lobbying\n* passing laws that would treat gun ownership like car ownership (title\, license\, insurance)\n* addressing the social despair and economic inequality that drive violent crime and mass shootings \nA timely examination of the real history of guns in America\, The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment shows what we can do to limit both their lethal impact and the power of the gun lobby. \n\n  \nThom Hartmann is a progressive national and internationally syndicated talk show host. Talkers magazine named him America’s most important progressive host and has named his show one of the top ten talk radio shows in the country every year for over a decade. A four-time recipient of the Project Censored Award\, Hartmann is also a New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four books\, translated into multiple languages. \n  \n\n  \nPlease note: \n–  Duration of event is subject to author’s preference. \n–  Signing and additional details coming soon. \n–  This event is all ages. Accessibility is important to us! If you have special needs of any kind\, please write events AT booksmith DOT com and we will do our best to accommodate you. \n–  If you cannot attend the event but would like to request a signed copy of The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment\, and/or any of Thom’s books\, order below and put your request in the comments field. \n–  RSVP appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/thom-hartmann-the-hidden-history-of-guns-and-the-second-amendment/
LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Berkeley\, 2345 Channing Way\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190629T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190629T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190603T135421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T135421Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Words: Dispatches from Lesbian America
DESCRIPTION:Giovanna Capone\, Elana Dykewomon\, Lois Helmbold\, Bev Jo\, Lenn Keller\, and Dr. Bonnie Morris read their works published in “Dispatches from Lesbian America”
URL:https://litseen.com/event/queer-words-dispatches-from-lesbian-america/
LOCATION:Dimond Branch\, 3565 Fruitvale Avenue\, Oakland\, 94602
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190706T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190706T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190606T035851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T035851Z
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SUMMARY:BAPC OPEN POETRY READING
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2019:\n \nJune 1\, July 6\, August 3\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 🙂\n \n \n\n\n\n\nAfter the reading\, join us for dinner if you’d like at a nearby restaurant
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bapc-open-poetry-reading-8/
LOCATION:Strawberry Creek Lodge\, 1320 Addison Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190715T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190715T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190606T031607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T031607Z
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SUMMARY:Jasmine Guillory - - The Wedding Party
DESCRIPTION:EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome our friend Jasmine Guillory to celebrate the publication of her third novel\, The Wedding Party\, on Monday\, July 15th at 7pm. \nThe new exhilarating romance from The New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal\, a Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick! \nMaddie and Theo have two things in common: \n1. Alexa is their best friend\n2. They hate each other \nAfter an “oops\, we made a mistake” night together\, neither one can stop thinking about the other. With Alexa’s wedding rapidly approaching\, Maddie and Theo both share bridal party responsibilities that require more interaction with each other than they’re comfortable with. Underneath the sharp barbs they toss at each other is a simmering attraction that won’t fade. It builds until they find themselves sneaking off together to release some tension when Alexa isn’t looking\, agreeing they would end it once the wedding is over. When it’s suddenly pushed up and they only have a few months left of secret rendezvouses\, they find themselves regretting that the end is near. Two people this different can’t possibly have a connection other than the purely physical\, right? \nBut as with any engagement with a nemesis\, there are unspoken rules that must be abided by. First and foremost\, don’t fall in love. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nJasmine Guillory is a lawyer\, a graduate of Wellesley College and Stanford Law School\, and a Bay Area native who lives in Oakland\, California. She has been published in The Toast and The Hairpin\, has towering stacks of books in her living room\, a cake for every occasion\, and upwards of fifty lipsticks. She is The New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date and The Proposal. Visit her online at jasmineguillory.com and twitter.com/thebestjasmine. \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nMonday\, July 15\, 2019 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nEast Bay Booksellers\n5433 College Avenue\n\nOakland\, CA 94618
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jasmine-guillory-the-wedding-party/
LOCATION:East Bay Booksellers\, 5433 College Avenue\, Oakland\, 94618
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190716T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190716T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T145006Z
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SUMMARY:Get Lit Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:July 16:\nAugust: 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/
LOCATION:Ale Industries\, 3096 E 10th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94601\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190717T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190717T213000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190606T032134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T032134Z
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SUMMARY:Brandon Brown presents The Apollo Chronicles: Engineering America's First Moon Missions
DESCRIPTION:Brandon Brown\n\n\n\n\npresents The Apollo Chronicles: Engineering America’s First Moon Missions\, a uniquely earthbound story of space travel that follows a handful of surviving engineers from the time through their longest days\, tightest deadlines\, and most confounding challenges. \n[Brown] has captured the soul of what was arguably the most challenging and significant engineering accomplishment of the 20th century…a great read for all audiences…I learned things about ‘my era’ that I never knew!”–Gerry Griffin\, Former Director of the Johnson Space Center\, and former flight director for the Apollo Program \nTo reserve your seat\, purchase a copy of The Apollo Chronicles by speaking to a bookseller or ordering through our website. \n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, July 17\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nThe moon landing of 1969 stands as an iconic moment for both the United States and humankind. The familiar story focuses on the journey of the brave astronauts\, who brought home Moon rocks and startling photographs. But Apollo’s full account includes the earthbound engineers\, mounds of their crumpled paper\, and smoldering metal shards of exploded engines. How exactly did the nation\, step by difficult step\, take men to the Moon and back? \nIn The Apollo Chronicles\, fifty years after the moon landing\, author Brandon R. Brown\, himself the son of an Apollo engineer\, revisits the men and women who toiled behind the lights. He relays the defining twentieth-century project from its roots\, bringing the engineers’ work and personalities to bright life on the page. Set against the backdrop of a turbulent American decade\, the narrative whisks audiences through tense deadlines and technical miracles\, from President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 challenge to NASA’s 1969 lunar triumph\, as engineers confronted wave after wave of previously unthinkable challenges. \nBrown immerses readers in key physical hurdles–from building the world’s most powerful rockets to keeping humans alive in the hostile void of space–using language free of acronyms and technical jargon. The book also pulls back from the detailed tasks and asks larger questions. What did we learn about the Moon? And what can this uniquely innovative project teach us today? \nBrandon R. Brown is a Professor of Physics at USF. His research includes work on superconductivity and sensory biophysics. He enjoys writing about science for general audiences\, including articles and essays in New Scientist\, SEED\, and the Huffington Post\, as well as a biography\, Planck\, that won the 2016 Housatonic Award for Nonfiction. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/brandon-brown-presents-the-apollo-chronicles-engineering-americas-first-moon-missions/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190723T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190723T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190707T191802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T191802Z
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SUMMARY:Erik Davis: High Weirdness
DESCRIPTION:A study of the spiritual provocations to be found in the work of Philip K. Dick\, Terence McKenna\, and Robert Anton Wilson\, High Weirdness charts the emergence of a new psychedelic spirituality that arose from the American counterculture of the 1970s. These three authors changed the way millions of readers thought\, dreamed\, and experienced reality—but how did their writings reflect\, as well as shape\, the seismic cultural shifts taking place in America? \nIn High Weirdness\, Erik Davis—America’s leading scholar of high strangeness—examines the published and unpublished writings of these vital\, iconoclastic thinkers\, as well as their own life-changing mystical experiences. Davis explores the complex lattice of the strange that flowed through America’s West Coast at a time of radical technological\, political\, and social upheaval to present a new theory of the weird as a viable mode for a renewed engagement with reality. \nErik Davis is an author\, podcaster\, award-winning journalist\, and independent scholar based in San Francisco. His wide-ranging work focuses on the intersection of alternative religion\, media\, and the popular imagination. In addition to High Weirdness\, he is also the author of Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica (2010)\, The Visionary State: A Journey through California’s Spiritual Landscape (2006)\, a short critical volume on Led Zeppelin (2005)\, and the celebrated TechGnosis: Myth\, Magic\, and Mysticism in the Age of Information (1998). Erik’s scholarly and popular essays on music\, technoculture\, drugs\, and spirituality have appeared in scores of books\, magazines\, and journals\, and his writing has been translated into a dozen languages. Davis has spoken widely at conferences\, retreat centers\, and festivals\, and has been interviewed by CNN\, the BBC\, public radio\, and the New York Times. He explores the “cultures of consciousness” on his long-running weekly podcast Expanding Mind.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/erik-davis-high-weirdness/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, Berkeley\, 94611
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:20190723T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190723T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190707T192001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T192001Z
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SUMMARY:Dirty Old Women Read Erotica
DESCRIPTION:Older women: Wise enough to tell the truth about sex – what they want\, what they’ve done\, what makes them hot. Dirty Old Women celebrates erotic writing by self-identified older women of all flavors. On Tuesday\, July 23\, hear Beth Elliott and Christine Kammler. \nBeth Elliott is the author of four books\, two fiction and two non-fiction\, including her recently completed experimental erotic fiction collection The Smart Drug Masochists.  She is also a singer-songwriter who has released one album to date\, the “checkered career retrospective” Buried Treasure. Beth has written articles and reviews for Sisters\, Sapphire\, The Lesbian Tide\, and other women’s and lesbian publications.  She was the editor of Wavelength\, the newsletter for SapphSIG\, a Mensa lesbian special interest group\, and was a columnist for Telewoman and the weekly Bay Area Reporter newspaper. \nChris Kammler is a writer\, director\, performance artist and world traveler. Her work spans poetry\, fiction and drama. \nAs always\, we start with an open mic that’s open to all. Featured readings begin at 8 pm at Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster at 21st St.\, Oakland. This event is free\, inclusive and accessible!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/dirty-old-women-read-erotica-2/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Kuchinskas":MAILTO:susan@kuchinskas.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190728T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190728T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190606T032308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T032308Z
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SUMMARY:Tucker Malarkey returns to present Stronghold: One Man's Quest to Save the World's Wild Salmon
DESCRIPTION:Tucker Malarkey\n\n\n\n\nreturns to present Stronghold: One Man’s Quest to Save the World’s Wild Salmon\, the story of Guido Rahr\, a passionate and eccentric environmentalist who has single-mindedly dedicated his life to saving the environment\, working to preserve the world’s last pristine stronghold for salmon in Russia’s Far East–a landscape of ecological richness and diversity that is rapidly being developed for oil\, gas\, minerals\, and timber in the Putin era. \n“A powerful and inspiring story. Guido Rahr’s mission to save the wild Pacific salmon leads him into adventures that make for a breathtakingly exciting read.”–Ian Frazier\, author of Travels in Siberia \nTo reserve your seat\, please purchase a copy of Stronghold by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website. \n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, July 28\, 2019 – 3:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nA high school drop-out and rebel more at home in the natural world among animals than among people\, Rahr is a passionate fly fisher. His preternatural ability to understand the fish he was catching led him to fear for their future. What he came to understand is that the fate of the salmon is linked with the fate of humanity\, as they contribute in essential ways to our own habitat. Deeply reported and beautifully written\, Stronghold reveals the astonishing natural history of the salmon\, while also providing a fascinating narrative that takes the reader to remote\, inhospitable terrain and into the world of Russian oligarchs\, corrupt officials\, and impenetrable bureaucracies–as well as bringing us as close as possible to an extraordinary species of endangered fish. It is also a personal book in that Malarkey is Rahr’s first cousin and spent her summers with him on their family’s cabins in the wilds of Oregon. She has accompanied Rahr on many of his expeditions and knows this elusive\, private\, brilliant man as few do. \nTucker Malarkey is the author of the novels An Obvious Enchantment and Resurrection. Stronghold is her first major work of nonfiction. 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/tucker-malarkey-returns-to-present-stronghold-one-mans-quest-to-save-the-worlds-wild-salmon/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190731T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190731T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T020814
CREATED:20190726T145204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190726T145204Z
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SUMMARY:#we - a talk and reading series of queer perspectives
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the fourth installment of #we\, a talk and reading series of queer perspectives hosted by Richard Loranger. Each event features two writers from various segments of the queer spectrum\, who each give a talk on their perspective on or experience of queerness\, followed by a reading of their creative work. For our fourth event\, experimental non-binary wordsmith Julian Mithra will deliver a talk titled “Hybrid Gender & Genre”\, and read selections of whatever they see fit\, and poet and performer Marvin R. Hiemstra will present his upcoming memoir\, Raven Knows: Your Smile Is Unique\, detailing his amorous evolution through much of the 20th Century both extemporaneously and through passages. Q&A and chat time will follow. \n  \nAbsolutely all are welcome to this sharing of perspectives. The venue is wheelchair accessible\, and ASL translation for the deaf is available on request\, with a two-week notice preferred. \n  \nHosted by Richard Loranger \n  \nfree of charge\, and a hat will be passed \n  \n  \nPERFORMER BIOS \n  \nJulian née Sara Mithra writes about things that haven’t happened and never could happen. If the Color Is Fugitive (Nomadic Press) was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award in Transgender Poetry. Read more experiments in The Lifted Brow\, Meow Meow Pow Pow\, Birds Fall Silent in the Mechanical Sea\, Storm Cellar\, Name and None\, and inside bags of Nomadic Coffee. \n  \nFounding Editor-in-Chief of Bay Area Poets Seasonal Review for eight years Marvin R. Hiemstra has published satires and poetic humor in North American Review\, The Satirist\, Amsterdam Quarterly\, Caveat Lector\, and elsewhere.  Dana Gioia called Marvin’s performance DVD\, French Kiss Destiny\, “superb work.”  The Tower Journal defined Poet Wrangler: Droll Poems: “Marvin R. Hiemstra\, profound humor and double-entendre\, offers sheer joy.”  “What I hold closest to my heart is Marvin’s constant reminder of the importance of human affection in this totally terrifying 21st Century!”  Shawn Pittard in The Great American Pinup.  Library Journal reported\, “Whimsical poet/humorist Hiemstra is a very agreeable addition to contemporary American literature.”  Leslie Hills at The Scotsman noted\, “Marvin R. Hiemstra’s A Turquoise Coyote Under Your Pillow is intense\, refreshing theatre.”  RAVEN KNOWS: YOUR SMILE IS UNIQUE   is Marvin’s book of anecdotes that will appear in 2020. Marvin’s talk will share the delightful and sometimes shocking details of his amorous evolution. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/we-a-talk-and-reading-series-of-queer-perspectives/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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