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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190801T193000
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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
URL:https://litseen.com/event/j-ryan-stradal/
LOCATION:Novel Brewing Company\, 6510 San Pablo Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94608
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190806T200000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190806T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190806T213000
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190807T213000
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T210000
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T213000
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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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ORGANIZER;CN="Moe's Books":MAILTO:owenmoes@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190811T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190811T160000
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SUMMARY:The Affinities: An online literary journal
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-affinities-an-online-literary-journal/
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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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190823T210000
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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
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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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