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SUMMARY:Whistlestop Writers Reading
DESCRIPTION:Another Whistlestop Writers Open Mic at Swirl on the Square is rolling into town. The event is open to writers of all genres (and lit lovers).
URL:https://litseen.com/event/whistlestop-writers-reading/
LOCATION:Swirl on the Square\, 21 S Livermore Ave\, Livermore\, CA\, 94550\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170628T190000
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SUMMARY:Pride Poetry Palooza!
DESCRIPTION:Perfectly Queer East Bay presents its annual celebration of Queer pride >>Pride Poetry Palooza!<< with amazing LGBTQ poets MK Chavez\, Thea Matthews\, Baruch Porras-Hernandez\, David Welper\, Arisa White\, and Shelley Wong Wednesday\, June 28\, 7-8:30pm at Nomadic Press: Uptown\, 2301 Telegraph Ave. in Oakland. Baruch leads a discussion of writing Queer poetry after the readings. Book signing\, door prizes\, and free donuts–the poetic fuel of the gods! As-you-will door donation helps keep the doors open at Nomadic Press: Uptown.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/pride-poetry-palooza/
LOCATION:Nomadic Press: Uptown\, 2301 Telegraph Ave.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170630T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170630T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
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SUMMARY:Truong Tran + Farah Amezcua
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an excellent Uptown Fridays featuring readings by Truong Tran and Farah Amezcua. Emceed and curated by Reńe Vaz and music by TBD. \nSuggested donations of $5-25 collected at the door\, but no one turned away for lack of funds. \nRed wine and Red Bay coffee will be available. \nInformation about the performers: \nFarah Amezcua is going through it\, but at least she has at least one good friend. She has no cats but she imagines that she wants one. Her veins are filled with marinara sauce and her hair smells like hookah. She currently lives with a spider\, a snake\, and a piece of trash. Get ready. \nTruong Tran is an artist and writer living in San Francisco. His books include Placing the Accents\, Dust and Conscience\, The Book of Perceptions\, Within The Margins\, Four Letter words\, I Meant To Say Please Pass The Sugar and the Children’s book Going Home Coming Home. His works have been translated into Dutch\, French\, Spanish and Vietnamese. He has been twelve years a lecturer at SFSU and is currently The Visiting Assistant Professor at Mills College where he teaches writing workshops at the intersection of poetry and the visual arts. His Latest body of exploration entitled “The Book of Others” will be forthcoming in 2018.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/truong-tran-farah-amezcua/
LOCATION:Nomadic Press: Uptown\, 2301 Telegraph Ave.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170701T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170701T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
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SUMMARY:Bay Area Poets Coalition First Saturday Readings
DESCRIPTION:BAPC OPEN POETRY READING\n\n\n \n\n\n\nUpcoming First Saturday Readings in 2017:\n \nJune 3\, July 1\, August 5\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/bay-area-poets-coalition-first-saturday-readings/
LOCATION:Strawberry Creek Lodge\, 1320 Addison Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170703T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170703T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
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SUMMARY:Connie Post
DESCRIPTION:Connie Post served as Poet Laureate of Livermore\, California (2005 to 2009). Her work has appeared dozens of journals\, including Calyx\, Comstock Review\,Cold Mountain Review Slipstream\,Spillway Spoon River Poetry Review\, Valparaiso Poetry Review and Verse Daily. She has written seven books of poetry. Her first full length Book “Floodwater” (Glass Lyre Press 2014) won the Lyrebird Award. Her other awards include the Caesura Award and the 2016 Crab Creek Review Poetry Award.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/connie-post/
LOCATION:Himalayan Flavors\, 1585 University Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94703\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170706T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170706T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170620T224454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170628T122750Z
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SUMMARY:Wayne + Rick's Big Oakland Publication Party
DESCRIPTION:Wayne Goodman and Rick May celebrate the publication of their new books Friday\, July 7\, 7pm at Laurel Bookstore\, 1423 Broadway in Oakland with friends Natasha Dennerstein and Hilary Zaid. Goodman’s new novel Better Angels is a retelling for modern readers of the first known American Gay novel\, Joseph and His Friend by Bayard Taylor\, published in 1869. May’s new book is the paperback edition of his short-story collection Inhuman Beings: Monsters\, Myths\, & Science Fiction. Dennerstein reads from her two latest books\, Seahorse and Triptych Caliform\, and Zaid reads from her prose chapbook The Dark Between the Stars. Free refreshments\, door prizes\, and party favors! Signing by all four authors follows the readings.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/wayne-ricks-big-oakland-publication-party/
LOCATION:Laurel Book Store\, 1423 Broadway\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170709T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170709T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170622T015051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170622T015051Z
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SUMMARY:Susan Cohen + Mary Pacifico Curtis
DESCRIPTION:The Bay Area Writing Project presents a musical and literary performance by poet\, novelist\, and editor Diane Frank and poet Ellaraine Locke\, Tripping with the Top Down\, open mic follows\, light refreshments available.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/susan-cohen-mary-pacifico-curtis/
LOCATION:Expressions Gallery\, 2035 Ashby Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94703\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170709T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170709T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170619T135437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170621T011328Z
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SUMMARY:Don Bogen + Joseph Di Prisco
DESCRIPTION:DIESEL\, A Bookstore in Oakland hosts another installment of Poetry Flash on Sunday\, July 9th at 3pm. The featured guest poets will be Don Bogen and Joseph Di Prisco. \nPoetry Flash readings are wheelchair accessible; ASL interpreters may be requested one week in advance from editor@poetryflash.org. Visit Poetryflash.orgfor more events and reviews!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-flash-with-don-bogen-and-joseph-di-prisco/
LOCATION:DIESEL\, A Bookstore\, 5433 College Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94618\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170710T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170710T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170622T013844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170622T013844Z
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SUMMARY:Nadine Lockhart
DESCRIPTION:Nadine Lockhart received her MA and MFA from Arizona State University. She is currently working toward her PhD; for which she received the Lattie and Elva Coor Fellowship for Building Communities toward her research on the ability of poetry to transform into continued relevancy through hybridity and cultural relativism. This is serious stuff. Lockhart is an editorial assistant for Poetry Flash\, a Berkeley-based literary review and calendar.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/nadine-lockhart/
LOCATION:Himalayan Flavors\, 1585 University Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94703\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170711T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170711T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170712T030436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170712T030436Z
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SUMMARY:Publication Party! Shani Raviv discusses and signs "Being Ana"
DESCRIPTION:Shani Raviv is a struggling adolescent living in an eccentric female household in Johannesburg\, South Africa. At fourteen\, influenced by her clique\, she gets hooked on dieting. Over the next decade\, she tries to find self-worth in sex\, happiness in drugs and alcohol\, comfort in cutting\, and above all\, salvation in starving. A spiritual epiphany one night awakens her to the fearful realization that she has lost her sense of self to anorexia (Ana)— and has to decide whether to surrender and risk losing Ana to go in search of nourishment and her true self in a sober world. \nBeing Ana is an exploration into the soul and psyche of a young woman wrestling with anorexia’s demons—one that not only exposes the real horrors of a day in the life of an anorexic girl but also reveals the courage it takes to stop fighting and find healing. \nShani Raviv is a published writer\, writing coach\, copywriter/content producer\, and speaker who was born and raised in South Africa. She disputes the belief that an anorexic mindset is a life sentence and considers herself fully recovered. She lives in the Bay Area with her son.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/publication-party-shani-raviv-discusses-and-signs-being-ana/
LOCATION:DIESEL\, A Bookstore\, 5433 College Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94618\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170711T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170711T213000
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SUMMARY:Sylvia Brownrigg w/ Peggy Orenstein
DESCRIPTION:discussing Brownrigg’s new novel\, Pages for Her\, the story of two women\, Flannery and Anne\, each at a personal turning point\, and the circumstances that lead to their reunion. \n“Brownrigg . . . approaches her characters with clarity and sensitivity\, capturing the nuances in the women’s relationships to the people they love–as mother\, daughter\, sister\, friend\, wife\, or lover–and the power they give those people to define and inspire them . . . Brownrigg considers motherhood\, romance\, identity\, and the changes brought by time in this tender\, insightful novel.”–Kirkus Reviews (starred review) \n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, July 11\, 2017 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nTwenty years after their brief but passionate affair\, chronicled in Brownrigg’s earlier novel\, Pages for You\, Flannery has the chance once again to meet Anne\, who opened young Flannery up to the possibility of love–then left her heartbroken. \nHaving long ago put their love behind them\, they live now on opposite coasts. Anne has been in a deep\, childless partnership with a fellow scholar\, Jasper\, who recently left her. Flannery\, to her own surprise\, married a charismatic artist named Charles\, with whom she has a young daughter. Submerged by her husband’s demands and personality and her adjustment to motherhood\, Flannery has lost sight of her self and her work. When the two women meet at a conference\, they find that the passion and understanding between them has endured\, though it has been hidden. In rediscovering each other\, they are able to rediscover themselves. \nPages for Her is an exhilarating\, passionate work that explores marriage\, sexuality\, and the transformative power of love over time. \nSylvia Brownrigg is the author of several acclaimed works of fiction: four novels– Morality Tale\, The Delivery Room\, winner of the Northern California Book Award\, Pages for You\, winner of the Lambda Award\, and The Metaphysical Touch–and a collection of stories\, Ten Women Who Shook the World. She lives in Berkeley. \nPeggy Orenstein is the author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter\, Waiting for Daisy\, Flux\, Schoolgirls and\, most recently\, Girls & Sex.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/sylvia-brownrigg-in-conversation-with-peggy-orenstein/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170713T213000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170713T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170709T123053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170709T123053Z
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SUMMARY:Nick Jaina
DESCRIPTION:Red Light Lit returns to The Octopus Literary Salon with Nick Jaina! Join us for an evening of live music\, storytelling and poetry set to a live score. Featured readers include Allyson Darling\, Ryanausitn Dennis\, Christine No\, and Amos White. \n$10 at the door. \nNick Jaina (www.nickjaina.com) is a musician and writer from Portland\, Oregon. He has recorded many albums and composed music for ballet and film. His book Get It While You Can is an Oregon Book Award finalist.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/nick-jaina/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170714T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170714T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170622T015248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170622T015248Z
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SUMMARY:Eliza Shefler\, Tureeda Mikell\, + Susan Newman
DESCRIPTION:Last Word Reading Series presents a performance by singer/songwriter/pianist/artist Eliza Shefler\, poet\, song writer\, sacred dancer\, and QiGong energy therapist Tureeda Mikell\, and poetry singer Susan Newman\, plus open reading\, hosted by Dale Jensen\, Nefeli Caffe\, 1854 Euclid Avenue\, near Hearst\, Berkeley\, 7:00.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/eliza-shefler-tureeda-mikell-susan-newman/
LOCATION:Nefeli Cafe\, 1854 Euclid Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170717T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170717T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170712T023749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170712T035826Z
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SUMMARY:Rose Mark Features at Poetry Express
DESCRIPTION:Rose Mark’s curiosity has led her into many worlds. Food\, travel\, behavioral shaping\, interior design and erotica are just some of topics she has explored in her writing. In her book “Tasting Life”\, published by Redhead Press\, readers can enter into her love life with food through stories\, poems and recipes. Her poems have been included in “Oakland Neighborhoods” and “Dirty Old Women”. Her latest book\, “Interior Design for Small Dwellings” published by Routledge is slated to be on the shelf in 2018. \nNo charge except for any optional restaurant purchases. Open Mic before and after feature.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/rose-mark-features-at-poetry-express/
LOCATION:Himalayan Flavors\, 1585 University Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94703\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170718T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170718T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170515T233343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170515T233343Z
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SUMMARY:Get Lit #26
DESCRIPTION:An amazing gathering of writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute time limit. \nThe emcee for the night will be the one and only NO ‘HARE (Isobel O’Hareand Christine No.) \nFeatured lineup of writers include:  and more TBA! \nMusical Guest: \nBeer made by Ale Industries on site and coffee by our good friends next door\, Red Bay Coffee. \nDonations will be kindly requested\, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds. All ages are welcome\, though profanity will be present.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/get-lit-26/
LOCATION:Ale Industries\, 3096 E 10th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94601\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170719T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170719T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170622T015519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170622T015519Z
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SUMMARY:John Burroughs
DESCRIPTION:John Burroughs a.k.a. Jesus Crisis is a dynamic performer whose poetry books include Water Works\, Electric Company\, Beat Attitude\, It Takes More Than Chance to Make Changeand The Eater of the Absurd. He co-founded the annual Snoetry: A Winter Wordfest and hosts sundry events around Cleveland. Since 2008\, he has served as founding editor of Crisis Chronicles Press\, publishing superb writers from around the world.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/john-burroughs/
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:20170719T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170719T210000
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CREATED:20170720T044520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170720T044520Z
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SUMMARY:John Burroughs aka Jesus Crisis
DESCRIPTION:John Burroughs a.k.a. Jesus Crisis is a dynamic performer whose poetry books include Water Works\, Electric Company\, Beat Attitude\, It Takes More Than Chance to Make Changeand The Eater of the Absurd. He co-founded the annual Snoetry: A Winter Wordfest and hosts sundry events around Cleveland. Since 2008\, he has served as founding editor of Crisis Chronicles Press\, publishing superb writers from around the world.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/john-burroughs-aka-jesus-crisis/
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:20170719T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170719T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170718T034423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170718T034423Z
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SUMMARY:July Lyrics & Dirges: Duende!
DESCRIPTION:A sizzling summer reading with Lorca’s Duende as the theme. Come hear Youssef Alaoui\, Vida Felsenfeld\, Florencia Milito\, Norma Liliana Valdez\, Joshua Adam Anderson!!! \nFree refreshements and bookstore cats!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/july-lyrics-dirges-duende/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170720T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170720T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170720T045418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170720T045418Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Flash: Noah Blaustein\, Kathryn Nuernberger\, + Jacques J. Rancourt
DESCRIPTION:Noah Blaustein’s book of poems is Flirt. Christopher Merrill says\, “Like all great lovers\, he promises the world—and then delivers\, in poems that…address the central issues of the heart: how we flirt before we think—and how we then discern order in the new dispensation in which we find ourselves.” Widely published in literary journals\, he is the editor of the anthology Motion: American Sports Poems\, which was an editor’s pick of National Public Radio and a Librarian’s pick of the New York Public Library. \nKathryn Nuernberger’s latest book of poems is The End of Pink. Aimee Nezhukumatahil says\, “The remarkable designs of a landscape created by Kathryn Nuernberger give us such a stamp of hoof\, wonder\, and wit…This is an unforgettable collection of sly-sexy poems of desire\, grief\, and motherhood.” Her first collection\, Rag & Bone\, won the 2010 Elixir Press Antivenom Prize. She is the director of Pleiades Press and has received fellowships from the American Antiquarian Society and the Bakken Museum of Electricity in Life to research aspects of the history of science and medicine. \nJacques J. Rancourt’s debut book of poems is Novena\, winner of the Lena-Miles Wever Todd Prize from Pleiades Press. D. A. Powell says\, “Jacques Rancourt is a votary of desire and a faithful disciple to memory…This is a holy book\, a pilgrim’s progress of erotic\, mystical and terrifying beauty.” A former Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University\, his poems have been widely published in literary journals\, including Kenyon Review and Best New Poets 2014.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-flash-noah-blaustein-kathryn-nuernberger-jacques-j-rancourt/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170724T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170724T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170622T014002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170622T014002Z
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SUMMARY:Elaine Brown
DESCRIPTION:Elaine Brown – “E Spoken”\nI have been writing ever since my Mother and siblings taught me how to hold a pen. I grew up listening to the stories my Grandmother and Mother would tell me about my family and their struggles wondering how I could change things. So\, history and writing became my passion. I have been writing Free Style Poetry for almost 30 years combining past and present issues that affect our daily lives; motivating people to change their mindsets.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/elaine-brown/
LOCATION:Himalayan Flavors\, 1585 University Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94703\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170726T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170726T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T213604
CREATED:20170712T021032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170712T021032Z
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SUMMARY:Perfectly Queer-East Bay: YOU Are the Author!
DESCRIPTION:If you are a queer-identified author and would like to read at our event\, write us at: PerfectlyQueerSF@gmail.com\nYou will have 5 minutes to talk about your work and read. The number of total readers is limited\, so we will take those who respond first.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/perfectly-queer-east-bay-you-are-the-author/
LOCATION:Nomadic Press: Uptown\, 2301 Telegraph Ave.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170726T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170726T213000
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SUMMARY:Literary Pachanga
DESCRIPTION:Literary Pachanga showcases three Chicano authors and a singer-songwriter \nPegasus Books celebrates Mexican American Literature with a Literary Pachanga for the community on Wednesday\, July 26. Chicano writers Alan Chazaro\, Sara Campos\, Christine Granados and Northern California singer/songwriter Alyssa Granados will perform from their collective works. The event is free and open to the public. \nAlan Chazaro is a first-generation Chicano with roots in the San Francisco Bay Area and Veracruz. His poetry has been featured in the Intro Journals Project from the Association of Writers & Writing Programs and has also appeared or is forthcoming in Iron Horse Review\, Huizache\, BorderSenses\, Pilgrimage Magazine\, and other publications. He continues to teach high school in California\, and likes to doodle while travelling new cities.\nhttp://agchazaro.wixsite.com/poetry \nSara Campos has published fiction\, poetry and nonfiction articles in numerous publications including\, St. Anne’s Review\, Rio Grande Review\, Literary Mama\, 580-Split\, Colorlines\, and the San Francisco Chronicle. She is the recipient of the Letras Latinas Fellowship\, an Elizabeth George Foundation grant\, residencies with Hedgebrook\, the Anderson Center and fellowships with Macondo and VONA. She co-directs the New American Story Project\, an online storytelling project on unaccompanied immigrant children from Central America.\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-campos-83571218/ \nChristine Granados has been a Spur Award finalist and received Sandra Cisneros’ literary prize the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation Award in 2006 for her first book of fiction Brides and Sinners in El Chuco\, published by the University of Arizona Press and her stories have been in many anthologies. She will read from and discuss her second book\, a novella and short stories about strong Mexican American women who live along the border\, titled Fight Like a Man and Other Stories We Tell Our Children.\nhttp://christinegranados.com \nAlyssa Granados’ diverse catalog of guitar styles come from a range of influences spanning from folk to dub. She is half of the Electronic Funk duo Dreamers Paradise out of Boise\, ID.\nhttps://soundcloud.com/cadence_boise
URL:https://litseen.com/event/literary-pachanga/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170729T110000
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SUMMARY:ARC Youth Fest 2017
DESCRIPTION:ARC Youth Fest is the only outdoor summer art festival put on for youth by youth artists. Artists range from 13 to 24 years old. \nARC Youth Fest takes place on Saturday\, July 29th in front of Oakland’s City Hall. From 11AM to 5PM some of the hottest aspiring and emerging artists will perform and showcase their work. \n\nMusic\, DJs and MCs\, dance\, visual arts\, fashion\, culinary arts\, film/TV production\, health/wellness and fitness\, including a Kids Zone and more.FEATURES: \nCatch the Turf Inc dance battle\, iVisionary music competition\, two fashion shows\, free makeovers and haircuts\, free food samples and much more! We will have live performances by last year’s youth stars\, along with emerging artists Neah Rose and Mani Draper and band. Last year we also featured IAMSU and Netta Brielle. \nPARTNERS: \nThis year\, our partners include City of Oakland Parks and Recs\, Clorox\, EOYDC\, Flight Deck\, Trap Art\, Oakland Tech Fashion Art and Design Academy and more. \nAdmission is free to students or bring donated food items for free entry. \nFor more info\, go to www.arcyouthfest.com. \n#sooaklandweekend  #foryouthbyyouth  #arcyouthfest
URL:https://litseen.com/event/arc-youth-fest-2017/
LOCATION:Oakland City Hall\, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaze\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
ORGANIZER;CN="ARC Oakland":MAILTO:events@arcoakland.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170729T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170729T213000
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SUMMARY:Saturday Night Special\, A "Freedom" Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:In the patriotic month of July\, in honor of our 6th Anniversary\, Saturday Night Special is celebrating “freedom.” Freedom of self expression\, stories about freedom\, poems about liberty lost\, a lack of supervision\, a pet named Freedom you once loved\, a pot-bellied pig\, perhaps? Put on your party hat and bring us your true\, personal\, political\, confessional\, hilarious\, surreal\, and/or fictional accounts of FREEDOM. \nAs always\, we’d love to hear your (three-minute) poems\, stories\, comedic sketches\, songs\, or dances\, on our optional theme (or any topic). \nOur July features are: Bronwyn Emery and René Vaz\n— \nFirst come first served. Sign-up starts at 7pm and closes when it fills up or when the reading starts\, so get there early if you want to read! (Note: Sometimes the list is full by 7:03pm) \nEach reader will have 3 minutes maximum. For prose writers this is about one and a half double-spaced pages. \nPLEASE NOTE: We are strict about the 3 minute max. When you reach your time limit at SNS\, we turn on the disco lights! So\, please plan ahead. Practice your piece out loud. Time yourself! \nAfter the reading\, stick around for karaoke starting at 10pm \nSaturday\, July 29th\, 2017\n7 – 9:30 pm \nNick’s Lounge (21+)\n3218 Adeline Street\, Berkeley\, CA\n1 block south of Ashby BART\nBetween Fairview St & Martin Luther King Jr Way \nFREE!\nBut bring CASH if you want to buy drinks (which you sort of have to\, because there’s a 1-drink minimum!) \nHosted by Hollie Hardy \nPlease help out by liking our FB page\, where you can also find more details and photos from past events: \nhttps://www.facebook.com/Saturday-Night-Special-an-East-Bay-open-mic-112174188880786/ \nBIOS \nBronwyn Emery is the founder and facilitator of To Live and Write in Alameda\, a writing community that exists on Facebook and IRL. She is a former columnist and Our Town editor at the Tracy Press\, and ghostwriter for self-help gurus. She has mentored new writers since 2002 and is currently a writing coach\, developmental editor\, novelist\, and co-host of the monthly Story Slam at Books\, Inc. Alameda. \nRené Vaz is a Bay Area writer. He curates the reading series Voz Sin Tinta and Uptown Fridays. He is a lecturer at San Francisco State University and is committed to providing space for POC/ marginalized voices. His book\, “The Planet of the Dead”\, is forthcoming from Nomadic Press.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/saturday-night-special-a-freedom-open-mic/
LOCATION:Nick’s Lounge\, 3218 Adeline St.\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94703\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170730T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170730T160000
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SUMMARY:Poetry & Place Reading
DESCRIPTION:Our Summer Poetry & Place reading will be on 6/30 featuring Robert Hass & Michelle Lin. All ages open mic. Hope to see you at the Arlington Clubhouse!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-place-reading/
LOCATION:Arlington Clubhouse\, 1120 Arlington Blvd 94530\, El Cerrito\, CA\, 94530\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170730T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170730T160000
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SUMMARY:Howell\, Millar\, + Laux
DESCRIPTION:DIESEL\, A Bookstore in Oakland hosts another installment of Poetry Flash on Sunday\, July 30th at 3pm. The featured guest poets will be Christopher Howell\, Joseph Millar and Dorianne Laux. \nChristopher Howell’s new book of poems is Love’s Last Number. Laura Kasischke says\, “In these gemlike meditations on love and time and the human condition—and so much more—Christopher Howell’s vision is nearly mystical\, his music almost entirely uncanny…There is a distance in this tone that is all about clarity\, and a proximity that is all about intimacy\, humility.” He has published ten collections\, most recently Gaze and Dreamless and Possible\, a volume of new and selected poems. His honors include two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, two Washington State Book Awards\, and three Pushcart Prizes. \nJoseph Millar’s new book of poems is Kingdom. Marie Howe says\, “If this is a kingdom then Joe Millar may be one of the kings. He’s lived enough to be both man and woman now\, and he’s learned to sing so sweet a song it might be rising from the broken branches and the bones of the lost horses\, or the desert stars\, or the scars of the middleweight boxers who finally went home.”  He’s published three previous books of poems\, most recently Blue Rust\, and he’s won fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. \nJoseph Millar and Dorianne Laux will be reading from their new chapbook of poems about music\, Duet\, as well as from their own books. \nDorianne Laux’s fifth book of poems is The Book of Men\, winner of the Paterson Prize. Alan Shapiro says\, “The Book of Men could just as easily have been called The Book of Empathy\, or The Book of Negative Capability\, or The Book of Intimate Awareness of Who We Are and How We Got To Be This Way. Whether she is writing about men or women\, the powerful or the powerless\, the present day or the past\, Laux observes\, evokes and meditates with profound compassion and understanding for the delicate complexities of the human heart.” Her previous collections are Awake\, What We Carry\, finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award\, Smoke\, and Facts About the Moon\, which won the Oregon Book Award. Among her other honors are a Pushcart Prize\, two appearances in Best American Poetry\, two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts\, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-flash-with-christopher-howell-joseph-millar-and-dorianne-laux/
LOCATION:DIESEL\, A Bookstore\, 5433 College Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94618\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170803T210000
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SUMMARY:Robert Moor
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning journalist Robert Moor discusses his critically-acclaimed book\, On Trails: An Exploration. Winner of the Pacific Northwest Book Award and named One of the Best Books of 2016 by The Boston Globe\, The Seattle Times\, Booklist\, and more\, On Trails is a wondrous exploration of how trails help us understand the world–from invisible ant trails to hiking paths that span continents\, from interstate highways to the Internet.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/robert-moor/
LOCATION:Books Inc. Berkeley\, 1491 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94710\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170805T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170805T170000
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CREATED:20170616T115924Z
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SUMMARY:BAPC First Saturday Reading
DESCRIPTION:Come and enjoy a friendly and informal read-around — 3-5 minutes per poet/reader\, or “just listening” is fine too.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bapc-first-saturday-reading/
LOCATION:Strawberry Creek Lodge\, 1320 Addison Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Poetry Flash w/ Cassandra Dallett + Bruce Isaacson
DESCRIPTION:DIESEL\, A Bookstore in Oakland hosts another installment of Poetry Flash on Sunday\, August 6th at 3pm. The featured guest poets will be Cassandra Dallett and Bruce Isaacson. \nPoetry Flash readings are wheelchair accessible; ASL interpreters may be requested one week in advance from editor@poetryflash.org. Visit Poetryflash.orgfor more events and reviews!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-flash-with-cassandra-dallett-and-bruce-isaacson/
LOCATION:DIESEL\, A Bookstore\, 5433 College Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94618\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170807T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170807T213000
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SUMMARY:Justin McFarr
DESCRIPTION:Moe’s welcomes first time novelist Justin McFarr as we help him launch The Bear Who Broke the World. \nJustin McFarr grew up in the Bay Area during the 70’s and 80’s as a latchkey kid. He is a proud graduate of both UCLA and the MPW program at USC\, and has attended the New York State Summer Writers Institute at Skidmore College and the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley. His short stories have been published in numerous magazines and online journals\, and will be collected in the forthcoming Controlled Chaos: Stories from Wheeler Street Press. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his family. The Bear Who Broke The World is his first novel. \nAbout The Bear Who Broke the World: \n1976. Berkeley\, California. 11-year-old Daedalus Stephen O’Neill and his 6-year-old brother Demian spend the Bicentennial summer struggling to find normalcy and refuge from the dangerous indifference of the adults that surround them. With an impetuous mother\, an unpredictable boyfriend\, and a menacing neighbor to protect themselves against\, the brothers are forced to navigate their own way through an unrestrained world of drugs\, alcohol\, and sexual activity.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/justin-mcfarr/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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