Slam Jam!
The Marsh Berkeley 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley, California, United StatesSlam Jam! A series presenting original music and poetry featuring a rotating lineup of Bay Area Spoken Word Artists and Musicians. Held on the Cabaret...
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Richard Wolff: Understanding Socialism
First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley 2407 Dana St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesKPFA Radio 94.1 FM and Democracy at Work present: RICHARD D. WOLFF Understanding Socialism With Sabrina Jacobs advance tickets: $12: T: 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores,...
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Revolution Books 40th Anniversary Celebration
Revolution Books 2444 Durant Ave., Berkeley, California, United StatesJoin Sahar Delijani, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, Julia Scheeres and Andy Zee to Celebrate Revolution Books 40th Anniversary. 6pm Reception with wine and light refreshments 7pm...
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Saturday Night Special, A Disobedient Open Mic
Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesFebruary is the month of love and loneliness, Pisces and Leap Year. But we're doing our own thing. In honor of all that is wrong...
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Jenny Odell on How to Do Nothing
Kaleidoscope Coffee 109 Park Place, Point Richmond, California, United StatesCafe Society Presents Jenny Odell on her book How to Do Nothing, Resisting the Attnetion Economy. Jenny Odell is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Oakland whose...
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Book Release Party: A Nail the Evening Hangs On by Monica Sok
Eastside Cultural Center 2277 International Blvd, OaklandCopper Canyon Press presents… Book Release Party: A Nail the Evening Hangs On by Monica Sok Sat Feb 29, 7pm EastSide Cultural Center 2277 International...
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Joseph Lease and Hank Lazer Reading
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, BerkeleyJoseph Lease's critically acclaimed books of poetry include The Body Ghost (Coffee House Press, 2018), Testify (Coffee House Press, 2011), and Broken World (Coffee House Press, 2007). Lease’s...
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Holloway Reading Series: Magdalena Zurawski
Maude Fife Room, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesFree -
Fred Moten: Approaching Buenaventura
African American Museum and Library 659 14th St., Oakland, CAJoin Dr. Fred Moten in reflection and dialogue on his most recent journey towards Buenaventura, navigating the deep affinities and differences between Black and Indigenous...
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Berkeley Slam LAST Chance SLAM ft. Jada Imani!
The Starry Plough 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesTHE LONGEST RUNNING POETRY SLAM ON THE WEST COAST! Bringing you some of the best poetry from across the world every week since 1999, and...
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CANCELLED: Lunch Poems: Ocean Vuong
Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesOcean Vuong is the author of the internationally best-selling debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Penguin Press 2019). He is also the author of the critically...
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Colonize This! w/ Lexi Adsit, Sonia Guiñansaca, Rebecca Hurdis, Darice Jones, Luna Merbruja, Bhavana Mody, Natani Notah, Bushra Rehman.
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome contributors from the new edition of Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism on Friday, March...
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Steven Levy: Facebook: The Inside Story
First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley 2407 Dana St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesKPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents: STEVEN LEVY FACEBOOK: The Inside Story Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert advance tickets: $12:T: 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores, $15 door, benefits...
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Bay Area Poets Coalition
Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesSTRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE 1320 Addison St., Berkeley, CA Addison is one block south of and parallel to University Ave. between Acton & Bonar St. Parking on...
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Lisa Moore Ramée: “A Good Kind of Trouble”
Alibi Bookshop 624 Marin Street, VallejoLisa Moore Ramée will be in conversation with David William Hill and reading from her debut YA novel, "A Good Kind of Trouble." “Full of...
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A Night of Jazz and Spoken Word
Charles Blades Barber Spa 180 2nd St., Oakland, CA, United StatesCome join us for the second collaboration between Charles Blades Barber Spa and Pochino Press! Our feature for this edition is live jazz by the...
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Contemporary Writers Series: Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United StatesIngrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her first novel, Fruit of the Drunken Tree, was a silver medal winner in First Fiction...
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Jessica Lanyadoo & T. Greenaway: Astrology for Real Relationships
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Jessica Lanyadoo & T. Greenaway to read from their new book, Astrolody for Real Relationships: Understanding You, Me...
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Andy Weinberger presents An Old Man’s Game
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesLongtime bookseller Andy Weinberger reads and signs copies of his debut novel, An Old Man's Game. Beginning when a controversial celebrity rabbi drops dead over...
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Afternoon Craft Conversation with Cyrus Cassells
Soda Activity Center: Ordina Room 1928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA, United StatesDATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: Soda Activity Center: Orinda Room, 1928 St. Marys Road, Moraga, CA...
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Mark Greenside at Alameda Authors Series IV
Alameda Free Library, Stafford Room 1550 Oak Street, Alameda, caDetails: The fourth annual Alameda Authors Series, sponsored by, AAUW Alameda and the Friends of the Alameda Free Library, continues with best-selling author and chronicler...
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Gretchen Sorin: Driving While Black: African-American Travel & Road to Civil Rights
Kehilla Synagogue 1300 Grand Ave., Piedmont, CA, United StatesKPFA Radio 94.1 FM & Marcus Books present: GRETCHEN SORIN Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights With Sabrina Jacobs...
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Adam Hochschild
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United Statesreading from Rebel Cinderella: From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes. From the best-selling author of King Leopold's Ghost and Spain in...
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Judy Halebsky & Susan Briante at East Bay Booksellers
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome back our friends from Poetry Flash on Sunday, March 15th at 3pm. This month we will be joined by Judy Halebsky...
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Sierra Crane Murdoch: Yellow Bird w/Lauren Markham
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome Sierra Crane Murdoch to read from her new book, Yellow Bird:Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice...
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Get Lit #58 (Music by: TBA)
Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United States12–15 writers reading new work + live music + beer made on site + tacos just down the street: pure magical Get Litness. We're headed...
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Holloway Reading Series: Julian Talamantez Brolaski
Maude Fife Room, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesFree -
Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesLyrics & Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is to highlight various forms of writing...
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Graduate Student Reading Series
Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United StatesDATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...
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FeaturedNancy Au, Alexandra Mattraw, Tiff Dresson, Tomas Moniz Readings
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, BerkeleyNANCY AU’s essays and stories appear in many journals including Redivider, Gulf Coast, Foglifter, and Michigan Quarterly Review. She teaches creative writing (to biology majors!)...
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