• Oakland First Friday Teen Poetry Open Mic

    Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    TEEN POETRY OPEN MIC (7-9pm) Bring your poems, verses, spoken word pieces and prose to share at our Teen Open Mic, hosted by Vice Oakland...

    Free
  • BAPC OPEN POETRY READING

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

    STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA   Addison is one block south of and parallel to University Ave. between Acton & Bonar St. Parking on...

  • Tess Brown-Lavoie, Leena Joshi, Victoria Ruiz and others!

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

    Come out for a night of poetry! Tess Brown-Lavoie writes and farms in Providence, RI. Lite Year, winner of the Fence Modern Poets Series, is her...

  • Elizabeth Treadwell, Charles Alexander, and Karen Randall

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Elzabeth Treadwell’s Penny Marvel & the book of the city of selfys is just out from Dusie. Her other books include LILYFOIL + 3 (O...

    Free
  • The Color of Law

    Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    The Color of Law Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse A forgotten history of how our government segregated America. Richard Rothstein is...

    $10
  • The Color of Law

    Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse A forgotten history of how our government segregated America. Richard Rothstein is a research associate of...

    $10
  • Left Margin LIT Reading at Novel Brewing in Oakland

    Novel Brewing Company 6510 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA

    We're partnering with Novel Brewing Company, the most literary brewery in the East Bay, to celebrate the sublime tandem of books and beer! Left Margin...

  • Robert B. Reich: The Common Good

    First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

    KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents Robert B. Reich The Common Good Hosted by Kathryn Horsley advance tickets: $12: T: 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores, $15 door,...

    $12 – $15
  • Ari Banias

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

    Ari Banias is the author of Anybody (W.W. Norton, 2016), which was named a finalist for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and the PEN Center USA Literary...

  • New Life Issue 4 Launch Party & Postcard Making Party

    UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film ArchiveUC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA

    Oakland-based bookstore and downtown community arts hub, Wolfman Books is pleased to announce the release of the latest issue of their art and culture magazine,...

  • Tell Your Story, Speak Your Truth: Make a Zine

    Oakland Public Library - Main Branch 125 - 14th Street, Oakland

    In this workshop, make a one-page zine of your own with staff and volunteers from SF Zinefest. Everyone is invited to write, draw, cut, paste,...

    Free
  • InsideStorytime SUBLIMATION

    THE LAUNDRY 3359 26th Street, San Francisco

    featuring Tongo Eisen-Martin (Heaven Is All Goodbyes), Anita Felicelli (Love Songs for a Lost Continent), Thea Matthews, Ant Fraser Fujinaga, and Albert Alexander, will be at Laundry Gallery and Cafe, 3359 26th Street,...

  • Jan Steckel at Works in Progress Women’s Open Mic

    Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church 424 Monte Vista, Oakland

    Jan Steckel will read from her new poetry book Like Flesh Covers Bone at Works in Progress, An Open Mic for Women (a WOMEN-ONLY event,...

    $7
  • The Diesel Readers Book Group – – Radio Free Vermont

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

    East Bay Booksellers invites you to The Diesel Readers Book Group's discussion of Radio Free Vermont by Bill McKibben, on Monday February 11th at 7pm. As the host of Radio...

  • Vandana Shiva and Vijaya Nagarajan: Women, Ritual, Ecology in India

    First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

    KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents VANDANA SHIVA + VIJAYA NAGARAJAN Women, Ritual, Ecology in India advance tickets: $12: :: T: 800-838-3006 or Pegasus Books (3...

    $12 – $15
  • Reimagining Labor Law

    Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Reimagining Labor Law Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse Transformation of work through the gig economy and through the decline of unions...

    $10
  • Reimagining Labor Law

    Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison St., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse Transformation of work through the gig economy and through the decline of unions presents unprecedented challenges...

    $10
  • Freud’s Bar – – All the Jazz w/Henry Markman, MD

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

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is pleased to host another installment of Freud's Bar on Wednesday, February 13th at 6:30pm. This week Henry Markmanwill present All That Jazz: The Therapy...

  • Then & Now: Diane Ward and Roberto Bedoya

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

    We’re really excited to host two amazing, accomplished, dynamic writers and thinkers, Diane Ward and Roberto Bedoya! Diane Ward was born in Washington, DC where...

  • Jan Steckel at Poetry Express

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

    Jan Steckel will read from her new poetry book Like Flesh Covers Bone at Poetry Express, hosted by Bruce Bagnell, with open mic.

    Free
  • David Marriott

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

    Tuesday February 19, 2019 | 5:30 pm | Mills Hall Living Room David Marriott is originally from the UK, but now lives in Oakland, California....

  • Dani Shapiro

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

    Dani Shapiro returns to Mrs. Dalloway's to present Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love. "Identity is frail business, and in her searing story, Dani...

    Free