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SUMMARY:Breakfast 4 Dinner Reading
DESCRIPTION:**THE INCOMPARABLE CLAIRE STRINGER IS COMING 2 TOWN** \n& u know what that means: we’re eating breakfast 4 dinner \nsweet readings & savory bites\nsavory performances & sweet treats\nwrite a waffle eat some poems hug claire while you can \n& if you want to read\, perform etc. let us know!!! lineup tba / v open / we just wanna hear all our friends’ poetry & cry or laugh or whatever u want we want it all \nxoxo \n(PS please invite folks who love claire / sweeties who are cute & cool & nice)
URL:https://litseen.com/event/breakfast-4-dinner-reading/
LOCATION:E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore\, 410 13th Street\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Andrew Lawler
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Lawler\n\n\n\n\npresents The Secret Token: Myth\, Obsession\, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke\, a sweeping account of America’s oldest unsolved mystery\, the people racing to unearth its answer\, and the sobering truths–about race\, gender\, and immigration–exposed by the Lost Colony of Roanoke. \n“A fascinating account of one of our country’s great historical mysteries. Fast-paced and wonderfully written\, with plenty of surprising turns along the way\, The Secret Token is a delight.”–Nathaniel Philbrick \nTo reserve your seat in advance\, purchae a copy of The Secret Token by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website. \n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, August 2\, 2018 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 1587\, 115 men\, women\, and children arrived at Roanoke Island on the coast of North Carolina. Chartered by Queen Elizabeth I\, their colony was to establish England’s first foothold in the New World. But when the colony’s leader\, John White\, returned to Roanoke from a resupply mission\, his settlers were nowhere to be found. They left behind only a single clue–a “secret token” carved into a tree. Neither White nor any other European laid eyes on the colonists again. \nWhat happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke? For four hundred years\, that question has consumed historians and amateur sleuths\, leading only to dead ends and hoaxes. But after a chance encounter with a British archaeologist\, journalist Andrew Lawler discovered that solid answers to the mystery were within reach. He set out to unravel the enigma of the lost settlers\, accompanying competing researchers\, each hoping to be the first to solve its riddle. In the course of his journey\, Lawler encounters a host of characters obsessed with the colonists and their fate\, and he determines why the Lost Colony continues to haunt our national consciousness. \nThrilling and absorbing\, The Secret Token offers a new understanding not just of the first English settlement in the New World but of how its disappearance continues to define–and divide–America. \nAndrew Lawler is the author of the highly acclaimed Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?. He is a contributing writer for Science\, a contributing editor for Archaeology Magazine\, and has written for The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, National Geographic\, Smithsonian\, and Slate. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/andrew-lawler/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Shannon Wheeler Book Signing!
DESCRIPTION:Shannon Wheeler Book Signing!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, August 2\, 7:30pm\nPegasus Books Downtown \nNew Yorker cartoonist and multiple Eisner Award-winner Shannon Wheeler signs his brand new book Memoirs of a Very Stable Genius (Image Comics) and hosts a short slide show on the history of cartooned political satire. \n    \nABOUT \nNew Yorker cartoonist and multiple Eisner Award-winner Shannon Wheeler (Too Much Coffee Man\, Sh*t My President Says\, God is Disappointed in You) debuts MEMOIRS OF A VERY STABLE GENIUS this July from Image/Shadowline Comics. \nMEMOIRS OF A VERY STABLE GENIUS is an irreverent book of personal short stories and gags featuring Shannon Wheeler’s critically acclaimed humor\, pathos\, and honesty—including a 40-page full-color section! \n“Books are like children. It’s with pride I send this one out into the world to fend for itself\, have its heart broken\, take a job that will slowly erode all self-respect\,” said Wheeler. “That said\, this is the best book I’ve ever done.”\n– See more at: https://imagecomics.com/content/view/memoirs-of-a-very-stable-geniusan-irreverent-and-entertaining-new-book-from#sthash.4tf3WwsM.dpuf
URL:https://litseen.com/event/shannon-wheeler-book-signing/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Poetry Flash presents Martin Espada\, Lauren Marie Schmidt\, and Gary Soto @ 7:30pm
DESCRIPTION:Martin Espada’s new book of poems is Vivas to Those Who Have Failed. Sandra Cisneros calls him “the Pablo Neruda of North American authors.” Recent collections include The Trouble Ball\, The Republic of Poetry\, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize\, and Alabanza\, whose title poem has been widely anthologized and performed. In all\, he’s published fifteen books as poet\, editor\, essayist\, and translator. A former tenants lawyer for the Latino community of the greater Boston area\, he’s received a Shelley Memorial Award\, a Guggenhein Fellowship\, and he’s just won the prestigious 2018 Ruth Lilly Prize for lifetime accomplishment. \nLauren Maris Schmidt’s new book of poems is Filthy Labors. Previous collections include Two Black Eyes and a Patch of Hair Missing\, Psalms of the Dining Room\, and The Voodoo Doll Parade\, winner of the Main Street Rag Author’s Choice Chapbook Series. Among her prizes are the So to Speak Poetry Prize\, Neil Postman Prize for Metaphor\, and The Janet B. McCabe Prize for Poetry. \nGary Soto’s a poet\, essayist\, and novelist. His new book of poems is a revised\, updated edition of The Elements of San Joaquin\, his first collection\, originally published in 1977\, about which La Bloga had said\, “The poet has an impeccable memory for capturing the music and sounds of his childhood. He carries a heavy sense of nostalgia with…grace…” He has since published twelve poetry collections\, including New and Selected Poems\, which was a National Book Award finalist as well as three novels and a memoir among other books. He has also received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-flash-presents-martin-espada-lauren-marie-schmidt-and-gary-soto-730pm/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Poetry Flash: MARTÍN ESPADA\, LAUREN MARIE SCHMIDT & GARY SOTO
DESCRIPTION:Martín Espada‘s new book of poems is Vivas to Those Who Have Failed. Sandra Cisneros calls him “the Pablo Neruda of North American authors.” Recent collections include The Trouble Ball\, The Republic of Poetry\, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize\, and Alabanza\, whose title poem has been widely anthologized and performed. In all\, he’s published fifteen books as poet\, editor\, essayist\, and translator. A former tenants lawyer for the Latino community of the greater Boston area\, he’s received a Shelley Memorial Award\, a Guggenhein Fellowship\, and he’s just won the prestigious 2018 Ruth Lilly Prize for lifetime accomplishment.\n\nLauren Marie Schmidt‘s new book of poems is Filthy Labors. Previous collections include Two Black Eyes and a Patch of Hair Missing\, Psalms of the Dining Room\, and The Voodoo Doll Parade\, winner of the Main Street Rag Author’s Choice Chapbook Series. Among her prizes are the So to Speak Poetry Prize\, Neil Postman Prize for Metaphor\, and The Janet B. McCabe Prize for Poetry.\n\nGary Soto‘s a poet\, essayist\, and novelist. His new book of poems is a revised\, updated edition of The Elements of San Joaquin\, his first collection\, originally published in 1977\, about which La Bloga had said\, “The poet has an impeccable memory for capturing the music and sounds of his childhood. He carries a heavy sense of nostalgia with…grace…” He has since published twelve poetry collections\, including New and Selected Poems\, which was a National Book Award finalist as well as three novels and a memoir among other books. He has also received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation.\n\nlearn more\n\nContact: books@telegraphbooks.com\n\n7:30pm\n\n\nMoe’s Books \n2476 Telegraph Ave\n94704 Berkeley\, California
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-flash-martin-espada-lauren-marie-schmidt-gary-soto/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:OAKLAND FIRST FRIDAYS AT NOMADIC PRESS!
DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! Join us at Nomadic Press as we celebrate Oakland First Fridays! Featuring readings by 4-5 Nomadic Press authors in our intimate space amongst the hustle at 23rd and Telegraph Avenue. Come early and catch our authors reading on a street stage just down the block at 6:30 PM. This month features readings by TBD and music by TBD. \nTo help pay for our space and our artists and ensure that we can continue our robust programming series\, we are asking for suggested donations of $10-15 at the door\, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds (NOTAFLOF). Nomadic Press books\, as always\, will be for sale at the event. \nWine and Red Bay coffee will be available.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/oakland-first-fridays-at-nomadic-press-4/
LOCATION:Nomadic Press: Uptown\, 2301 Telegraph Ave.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:Thor Hanson
DESCRIPTION:Thor Hanson\n\n\n\n\nPresents Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees\, a natural and cultural history of the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round. \n “A wondrous\, action-packed journey to discover the secret lives of bees\, flowers\, and the unconventional men and women who study them. This book really is the buzz about bees\, and it’s destined to become a natural history classic.”–Stephen Buchmann\, author of The Reason for Flowers\n\nTo reserve your seat\, purchase a copy of Buzz by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website.\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, August 3\, 2018 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nBees are like oxygen: ubiquitous\, essential\, and\, for the most part\, unseen. While we might overlook them\, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds. In Buzz\, the beloved Thor Hanson takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago\, when a wasp first dared to feed pollen to its young. From honeybees and bumbles to lesser-known diggers\, miners\, leafcutters\, and masons\, bees have long been central to our harvests\, our mythologies\, and our very existence. They’ve given us sweetness and light\, the beauty of flowers\, and as much as a third of the foodstuffs we eat. And\, alarmingly\, they are at risk of disappearing. \nAs informative and enchanting as the waggle dance of a honeybee\, Buzz shows us why all bees are wonders to celebrate and protect. Read this book and you’ll never overlook them again. \nAuthor and biologist Thor Hanson is a Guggenheim Fellow\, a Switzer Environmental Fellow\, and winner of the John Burroughs Medal. His books include The Impenetrable Forest\, Feathers\, The Triumph of Seeds as well as the illustrated children’s favorite\, Bartholomew Quill. Honors for Thor’s writing include The Phi Beta Kappa Award and two Pacific Northwest Book Awards. Hanson lives with his wife and son on an island in the Pacific Northwest. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/thor-hanson/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Bay Area Poets Coalition
DESCRIPTION:STRAWBERRY 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-6/
LOCATION:Strawberry Creek Lodge\, 1320 Addison Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:The Diesel Readers Book Group discuss THE CONSPIRACY
DESCRIPTION:East Bay Booksellers invites you to The Diesel Readers Book Group’s discussion of The Conspiracy\, by Israel Centeno\, on Monday August 6th at 7pm. \nWhen leftist revolutionary Sergio’s sniper shot misses the President of Venezuela\, he’s thrown into a sudden tailspin. As he attempts to escape the increasingly militarized regime\, he winds up taking residence in a bohemian beachside commune\, where he keeps a low profile until Lourdes\, his former comrade\, the object of his desire\, and his possible betrayer\, turns up one evening. Pursued by their former trainer in guerrilla warfare on the orders of the newly appointed Minister of the Interior\, the two team up with unlikely partners to hatch a new plan for their survival. This poetic thriller\, the second in Phoneme Media’s City of Asylum imprint\, challenges the origin myth of South America’s radical left\, resulting in its author’s exile from Venezuela. \n\n** The Diesel Readers is an ongoing group\, and is open to all. ** \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nMonday\, August 6\, 2018 – 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/the-diesel-readers-book-group-discuss-the-conspiracy/
LOCATION:East Bay Booksellers\, 5433 College Avenue\, Oakland\, 94618
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180808T180000
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SUMMARY:Undertone Mag Issue 002 Preview & Reading
DESCRIPTION:Undertone Mag is celebrating the launch of its second issue\, “On Body\,” with a reading at E.M. Wolfman Books. Come by on August 8th for performances from local artists and a sneak peek at Issue 002! \n“On Body” explores the thoughts and feelings women of color have about their bodies. Performers on the 8th include Maya Simone and Valentina de Roca Fuerte. \nCome hang with us! ♥
URL:https://litseen.com/event/undertone-mag-issue-002-preview-reading/
LOCATION:E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore\, 410 13th Street\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Brenda Hillman\, Matthew Zapruder\, and Robert Hass
DESCRIPTION:DATE & TIME:\n\n\nThursday\, August 9\, 2018 – 7 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLOCATION:\nBooks Inc. 1491 Shattuck Ave Berkeley\, CA 94710\nView a map and get directions.\n\n\n\nDESCRIPTION:\n\n\nJoin Books Inc. in Berkeley for an evening celebrating poetry and prose with Pushcart Prize-winner Brenda Hillman reading from her enchanting new collection\, Extra Hidden Life\, Among the Days; Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winner Robert Hass discussing his illuminating new work\, A Little Book on Form: An Exploration Into the Formal Imagination of Poetry; and American Academy of Arts and Sciences Prize-winner Matthew Zapruder sharing his impassioned and refreshing literary criticism\, Why Poetry.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/brenda-hillman-matthew-zapruder-and-robert-hass/
LOCATION:Books Inc. Berkeley\, 1491 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94710\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Saint Mary's MFA in Creative Writing":MAILTO:writers@stmarys-ca.edu
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SUMMARY:Zines on desire // reading & release party
DESCRIPTION:to celebrate our printing and release of read this when hungry\, we’re hosting a reading and sale !! \nincluding other zines on desire:\nsymbiotic sexting\nsun spots (printed by floss editions)
URL:https://litseen.com/event/zines-on-desire-reading-release-party/
LOCATION:E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore\, 410 13th Street\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180813T190000
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SUMMARY:R.O. Kwon presents THE INCENDIARIES (w/ Nayomi Munaweera)
DESCRIPTION:EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is very excited to welcome one of our dear friends\, R.O. Kwon to discuss her debut novel\, The Incendiaries\, on Tuesday\, August 14th at 7pm. Joining her in conversation tonight is Nayomi Munaweera (What Lies Between Us). \nFirst … check out this advance praise! \n“The Incendiaries is a God-haunted\, willful\, strange book written with a kind of savage elegance. I’ve said it before\, but now I’ll shout it from the rooftops: R. O. Kwon is the real deal.” —Lauren Groff\, author ofFates and Furies and Florida \n“Every explosive requires a fuse. That’s R. O. Kwon’s novel\, a straight\, slow-burning fuse. To read her novel is to follow an inexorable flame coming closer and closer to the object it will detonate—the characters\, the crime\, the story\, and\, ultimately\, the reader.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen\, author of The Sympathizer and The Refugees \n“The Incendiaries probes the seductive and dangerous places to which we drift when loss unmoors us. In dazzlingly acrobatic prose\, R. O. Kwon explores the lines between faith and fanaticism\, passion and violence\, the rational and the unknowable.” —Celeste Ng\, author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You  \nA powerful\, darkly glittering novel about violence\, love\, faith\, and loss\, as a young Korean American woman at an elite American university is drawn into acts of domestic terrorism by a cult tied to North Korea. \nPhoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet their first month at prestigious Edwards University. Phoebe is a glamorous girl who doesn’t tell anyone she blames herself for her mother’s recent death. Will is a misfit scholarship boy who transfers to Edwards from Bible college\, waiting tables to get by. What he knows for sure is that he loves Phoebe. \nGrieving and guilt-ridden\, Phoebe is increasingly drawn into a religious group–a secretive extremist cult–founded by a charismatic former student\, John Leal. He has an enigmatic past that involves North Korea and Phoebe’s Korean American family. Meanwhile\, Will struggles to confront the fundamentalism he’s tried to escape\, and the obsession consuming the one he loves. When the group bombs several buildings in the name of faith\, killing five people\, Phoebe disappears. Will devotes himself to finding her\, tilting into obsession himself\, seeking answers to what happened to Phoebe and if she could have been responsible for this violent act. \nThe Incendiaries is a fractured love story and a brilliant examination of the minds of extremist terrorists\, and of what can happen to people who lose what they love most. \n* * * \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nR. O. Kwon is a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow. Her writing is published or forthcoming in The Guardian\, Vice\, Buzzfeed\, Time\, Noon\, Electric Literature\, Playboy\, and elsewhere. She has received awards from Yaddo\, MacDowell\, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference\, Omi International\, the Steinbeck Center\, and the Norman Mailer Writers’ Colony. Born in South Korea\, she has lived most of her life in the United States. \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nMonday\, August 13\, 2018 – 7:00pm to 8:30pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nEast Bay Booksellers\n5433 College Avenue\n\nOakland\, CA 94618
URL:https://litseen.com/event/r-o-kwon-presents-the-incendiaries-w-nayomi-munaweera/
LOCATION:East Bay Booksellers\, 5433 College Avenue\, Oakland\, 94618
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Anil Ananthaswamy discusses Through Two Doors at Once
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, August 14\, 7:30pm\nPegasus Books Downtown \nAnil Ananthaswamy discusses Through Two Doors at Once: the intellectual adventure story of the “double-slit” experiment\, showing how a sunbeam split into two paths first challenged our understanding of light and then the nature of reality itself–and continues to almost 200 years later.\n    \nMany of the greatest scientific minds have grappled with this experiment. Thomas Young devised it in the early 1800s to show that light behaves like a wave\, and in doing so opposed Isaac Newton’s view that light is made of particles. But then Albert Einstein showed that light comes in quanta\, or particles. Quantum mechanics was born. This led to a fierce debate between Einstein and Niels Bohr over the nature of reality–subatomic bits of matter and its interaction with light–again as revealed by the double-slit experiment. Richard Feynman held that it embodies the central mystery of the quantum world. Decade after decade\, hypothesis after hypothesis\, scientists have returned to this ingenious experiment to help them answer deeper and deeper questions about the fabric of the universe. \nHow can a single particle behave both like a particle and a wave? Does a particle\, or indeed reality\, exist before we look at it\, or does looking create reality\, as the textbook “Copenhagen interpretation” of quantum mechanics seems to suggest? How can particles influence each other faster than the speed of light? Is there a place where the quantum world ends and the familiar classical world of our daily lives begins\, and if so\, can we find it? And if there’s no such place\, then does the universe split into two each time a particle goes through the double-slit? \nThrough Two Doors at Once celebrates the elegant simplicity of an iconic experiment and its profound reach. With his extraordinarily gifted eloquence\, Anil Ananthaswamy travels around the world\, through history and down to the smallest scales of physical reality we have yet fathomed. It is the most fantastic voyage you can take. \nAnil Ananthaswamy is an award-winning journalist and former staff writer and deputy news editor for the London-based New Scientist magazine. He has been a guest editor for the science writing program at the University of California\, Santa Cruz\, and organizes and teaches an annual science journalism workshop at the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bengaluru\, India. He is a freelance feature editor for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science’s Front Matter. He contributes regularly to the New Scientist\, and has also written for Nature\, National Geographic News\, Discover\, Nautilus\, Matter\, The Wall Street Journal and the UK’s Literary Review. His first book\, The Edge of Physics\, was voted book of the year in 2010 by Physics World\, and his second book\, The Man Who Wasn’t There\, won a Nautilus Book Award in 2015 and was long-listed for the 2016 Pen/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/anil-ananthaswamy-discusses-through-two-doors-at-once/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Jason Heller presents STRANGE STARS (w/ Nick Mamatas & Richard Kadrey)
DESCRIPTION:EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Jason Heller to discuss his book Strange Stars: David Bowie\, Pop Music\, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded\, on Wednesday\, August 15th at 7pm. Joining him in conversation will be Nick Mamatas and Richard Kadrey. \nAs the 1960s drew to a close\, and mankind trained its telescopes on other worlds\, old conventions gave way to a new kind of hedonistic freedom that celebrated sex\, drugs\, and rock ‘n’ roll. Derided as nerdy or dismissed as fluff\, science fiction rarely gets credit for its catalyzing effect on this revolution. \nIn Strange Stars\, Jason Heller recasts sci-fi and pop music as parallel cultural forces that depended on one another to expand the horizons of books\, music\, and out-of-this-world imagery. \nIn doing so\, he presents a whole generation of revered musicians as the sci-fi-obsessed conjurers they really were: from Sun Ra lecturing on the black man in the cosmos\, to Pink Floyd jamming live over the broadcast of the Apollo 11 moon landing; from a wave of Star Wars disco chart toppers and synthesiser-wielding post-punks\, to Jimi Hendrix distilling the “purplish haze” he discovered in a pulp novel into psychedelic song. Of course\, the whole scene was led by David Bowie\, who hid in the balcony of a movie theater to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey\, and came out a changed man… \nIf today’s culture of Comic Con fanatics\, superhero blockbusters\, and classic sci-fi reboots has us thinking that the nerds have won at last\, Strange Stars brings to life an era of unparalleled and unearthly creativity–in magazines\, novels\, films\, records\, and concerts–to point out that the nerds have been winning all along. \n* * * \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nJason Heller has written for publications including the New Yorker\, Rolling Stone\, Pitchfork\, NPR\, and The AV Club. His latest book was Taft 2012.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jason-heller-presents-strange-stars-w-nick-mamatas-richard-kadrey/
LOCATION:East Bay Booksellers\, 5433 College Avenue\, Oakland\, 94618
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Ingrid Rojas Contreras presents FRUIT OF THE DRUNKEN TREE
DESCRIPTION:EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Ingrid Rojas Contreras to discuss her novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree on Thursday\, August 16th at 7pm. \nSeven-year-old Chula and her older sister Cassandra enjoy carefree lives thanks to their gated community in Bogot \, but the threat of kidnappings\, car bombs\, and assassinations hover just outside the neighborhood walls\, where the godlike drug lord Pablo Escobar continues to elude authorities and capture the attention of the nation. \nWhen their mother hires Petrona\, a live-in-maid from the city’s guerrilla-occupied slum\, Chula makes it her mission to understand Petrona’s mysterious ways. But Petrona’s unusual behavior belies more than shyness. She is a young woman crumbling under the burden of providing for her family as the rip tide of first love pulls her in the opposite direction. As both girls’ families scramble to maintain stability amidst the rapidly escalating conflict\, Petrona and Chula find themselves entangled in a web of secrecy that will force them both to choose between sacrifice and betrayal. \nInspired by the author’s own life\, and told through the alternating perspectives of the willful Chula and the achingly hopeful Petrona\, Fruit of the Drunken Tree contrasts two very different\, but inextricable coming-of-age stories. In lush prose\, Rojas Contreras sheds light on the impossible choices women are often forced to make in the face of violence and the unexpected connections that can blossom out of desperation. \n* * * \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nIngrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá\, Colombia. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books\, Electric Literature\, Guernica\, and Huffington Post\, among others. She is the book columnist for KQED Arts\, the Bay Area’s NPR affiliate.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/ingrid-rojas-contreras-presents-fruit-of-the-drunken-tree/
LOCATION:East Bay Booksellers\, 5433 College Avenue\, Oakland\, 94618
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:D. Wystan Owen presents OTHER PEOPLE'S LOVE AFFAIRS
DESCRIPTION:EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes D. Wystan Owen to discuss his story collection\, Other People’s Love Affairs\, on Tuesday\, August 21st at 7pm. \nIn the ten luminous stories of D. Wystan Owen’s debut collection\, the people of Glass\, a picturesque village on the rugged English coast\, are haunted by longings and deeply held secrets\, captive to pasts that remain as alive as the present. Each story takes us into the lives of characters reaching earnestly and often courageously for connection to the people they have loved. Owen observes their heartbreaks\, their small triumphs\, and their generous capacity for grace. \nA young nurse\, reeling from the disappearance of her mother\, forges an unlikely friendship with a local vagrant. A young boy is by turns dazzled and disillusioned by a trip to the circus with a family friend. A widower revisits the cinema where\, as a teenager\, he and an older woman shared trysts that both thrilled and baffled him. A woman is offered fragile\, uneasy forgiveness for a cruel act from years ago. And in the title story\, a shopkeeper’s vision of the woman she loved is upended by the startling revelation of a secret life. Surprising and powerful\, and in the classic tradition of fiction by James Joyce\, William Trevor\, and Elizabeth Strout\, Owen’s interconnected stories strike a deep and resounding emotional chord. \n* * * \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nD. Wystan Owen holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His fiction and essays have appeared in A Public Space\, the American Scholar\, Literary Hub\, and the Threepenny Review. A dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom\, he now lives in Northern California.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/d-wystan-owen-presents-other-peoples-love-affairs/
LOCATION:East Bay Booksellers\, 5433 College Avenue\, Oakland\, 94618
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:GET LIT #39 (MUSIC BY TBD)
DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! An amazing gathering of 12-15 writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute time limit. \nFeatured lineup of writers TBA \nSuggested donations of $10-25 will be kindly requested at the door\, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds (NOTAFLOF). \nBeer made by Ale Industries on site and wonderful food by Guadalajara Restaurant & Tequila Bar just down the block. All ages are welcome\, though profanity will be present. \nGet beer. Get lit. Then Get Tacos.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/get-lit-39-music-by-tbd/
LOCATION:Ale Industries\, 3096 E 10th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94601\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180822T200000
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SUMMARY:Queer Authors read other Queer Authors
DESCRIPTION:Queer authors Natasha Dennerstein\, Gar McVey-Russel\, Anand Vedawala\, Vernon Keeve III\, and Luiza Flynn-Goodlett read from their favorite Queer authors.\nLaurel Bookstore will be closing at the end of August\, and this is our final event there.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/queer-authors-read-other-queer-authors/
LOCATION:Laurel Book Store\, 1423 Broadway\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180823T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180823T213000
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SUMMARY:Martha Nussbaum: The Monarchy of Fear
DESCRIPTION:KPFA Radio 94.1FM & St. John’s Presbyterian Church present \nMARTHA NUSSBAUM\nTHE MONARCHY OF FEAR \nFor decades Martha C. Nussbaum has been an acclaimed scholar and humanist\, earning dozens of honors for her books and essays. In The Monarchy of Fear she turns her full attention to the terrible political standoff that has polarized America since the Trump election. Although today’s atmosphere is heavily marked by partisanship\, divisive rhetoric\, and the seeming total inability of two halves of the country to communicate with one another\, Nussbaum focuses on what so many pollsters\, journalists and pundits have overlooked. She sees a simple truth at the heart of the problem: the political is always emotional. Globalization\, automation and the high costs of higher education have produced feelings of utter powerlessness in millions of people in the U.S. Similar issues trouble European unity. \nThat sense of powerlessness and a pervasive underlying fear bubble into resentment and blame: blame of immigrants\, blame of Muslims\, blame of other races\, blame of cultural elites. While this politics of blame played a hefty role in the election of Trump – and the vote for Brexit\, Nussbaum argues that it can in fact be found on all sides of the political spectrum-confusingly intertwined\, however\, with reasonable arguments aiming at greater justice. She insists that retribution is always a bad response to fear\, and she articulates a clear politics of constructive work and hope. \nMartha C. Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics\, appointed in the Philosophy Department and the Law School of the University of Chicago. She has written more than twenty books. \nadvance tickets: $12: T: 800-838-3006 Books Inc/Berkeley\, Pegasus Books (3 sites)\, Moe’s Books\, Walden Pond Bookstore\, Mrs. Dalloway’s\, East Bay Books\, $15 door\, KPFA benefit more info: kpfa.org/events\, wheelchair access
URL:https://litseen.com/event/martha-nussbaum-the-monarchy-of-fear/
LOCATION:St. John’s Presbyterian Church\, 2727 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, 94705
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180824T210000
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SUMMARY:TELEGRAPH OPEN MIC (FEATURES: TBD AND TBD)
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 23rd and Telegraph in Oakland for a six-slot open mic alongside two amazing features. This month’s show features TBD and TBD! Music by TBD! \nTelegraph Open Mic takes place every fourth Friday from 7-9:00 PM at our Uptown location. It will have six open-mic slots open to the public. Spots are filled on a first-come\, first-serve basis and the list opens at 7:00 PM sharp. As is the case with our musicians and features at all events\, open-mic readers from the community will be held to the Nomadic Press Safe Space Statement. Please see below. \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. \nCome early to sign up for the open mic and share your latest work! Curated and emceed by Rene Vaz. \nTo help pay for our space and our artists and ensure that we can continue our robust programming series\, we are calling for $10 at the door (plus whatever else you may be able to give)\, but no one turned away for lack of funds. Nomadic Press books\, as always\, will be for sale at the event. \nWine and Red Bay coffee will be available.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/telegraph-open-mic-features-tbd-and-tbd-2/
LOCATION:Nomadic Press: Uptown\, 2301 Telegraph Ave.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:Katie Henry Launch for Heretics Anonymous
DESCRIPTION:Katie Henry\n\n\n\n\nLaunch for Heretics Anonymous\, her hilarious debut YA novel about a band of misfits who set out to challenge their strict Catholic school\, one nun at a time. \n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, August 24\, 2018 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen Michael walks through the doors of Catholic school\, things can’t get much worse. His dad has just made the family move again\, and Michael needs a friend. When a girl challenges their teacher in class\, Michael thinks he might have found one\, and a fellow atheist at that. Only this girl\, Lucy\, isn’t just Catholic . . . she wants to be a priest. \nLucy introduces Michael to other St. Clare’s outcasts\, and he officially joins Heretics Anonymous\, where he can be an atheist\, Lucy can be an outspoken feminist\, Avi can be Jewish and gay\, Max can wear whatever he wants\, and Eden can practice paganism. \nMichael encourages the Heretics to go from secret society to rebels intent on exposing the school’s hypocrisies one stunt at a time. But when Michael takes one mission too far–putting the other Heretics at risk–he must decide whether to fight for his own freedom or rely on faith\, whatever that means\, in God\, his friends\, or himself. \nKatie Henry grew up in the Elmwood and now lives in New York City. She received her BFA in dramatic writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and is a published playwright\, specializing in theater for young audiences. Her plays have been performed by high schools and community organizations in over thirty states. Visit her at www.katiehenrywrites.com. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/katie-henry-launch-for-heretics-anonymous/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Kids 10 & up! Pablo Cartaya
DESCRIPTION:Presenting Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish. One boy’s search for his father leads him to Puerto Rico in this moving middle grade novel\, for fans of Ghost andSee You in the Cosmos. \nTo reserve your seat\, purchase a copy of Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website. \n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, August 25\, 2018 – 4:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarcus Vega is six feet tall\, 180 pounds\, and the owner of a premature mustache. When you look like this and you’re only in the eighth grade\, you’re both a threat and a target. \nAfter a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension\, Marcus’s mom decides it’s time for a change of environment. She takes Marcus and his younger brother to Puerto Rico to spend a week with relatives they don’t remember or have never met. But Marcus can’t focus knowing that his father–who walked out of their lives ten years ago–is somewhere on the island. \nSo begins Marcus’s incredible journey\, a series of misadventures that take him all over Puerto Rico in search of his elusive namesake. Marcus doesn’t know if he’ll ever find his father\, but what he ultimately discovers changes his life. And he even learns a bit of Spanish along the way. \n\nPablo Cartaya’s novels explore identity\, place\, and the spaces in-between. His debut novel about a boy standing up for his community\, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora\, received three starred reviews. When Pablo isn’t writing\, he’s spending time with his family or dreaming of his next visit to Puerto Rico. Learn more about Pablo at pablocartaya.com and follow him on Twitter @phcartaya.\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/kids-10-up-pablo-cartaya/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:BOOK RELEASE: BLACK STEEL MAGNOLIAS BY JAMES CAGNEY
DESCRIPTION:Join us at our Uptown\, Oakland\, location for the much-anticipated release of James Cagney’s first full-length poetry collection\, Black Steel Magnolias in the Hour of Chaos Theory! \nIt’s going to be an amazing evening of readings\, live music\, gnosh / refreshments\, and friends of Nomadic Press as we launch this treasure of a book into the universe. \nReadings by TBA\, pop-up surprise Nomadic Press readers\, and of course\, the star of the evening\, James Cagney. Books will be available for purchase and there will be a signing following the event ($12 each). Music by TBA! \nHope to see you there!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/book-release-black-steel-magnolias-by-james-cagney/
LOCATION:Nomadic Press: Uptown\, 2301 Telegraph Ave.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Saturday Night Special\, An East Bay Open Mic Presents: Nighttime
DESCRIPTION:As school starts back up and summer slides to its close\, SNS celebrates “Nighttime.” Give us stars\, dreams\, darkness\, a night on the town—Feel free to interpret our theme in any way that suits your fancy. \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 fabulous featured readers for August are: Heather June Gibbons & Rohan DaCosta \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\, August 25\, 2018\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 \nHeather June Gibbons was born in Utah and grew up on an island in Washington. She is the author of the poetry collection Her Mouth as Souvenir\, winner of the 2017 Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize (University of Utah Press). She is also the author of two chapbooks\, Sore Songs (Dancing Girl Press)\, and Flyover (Q Avenue Press). Her poems have appeared widely in literary journals\, including Blackbird\, Boston Review\, Drunken Boat\, Gulf Coast\, Indiana Review\, jubilat\, New American Writing\, and West Branch. She received an MFA in Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, where she held a Callen Graduate Scholarship\, and she has been the recipient of a Full Fellowship Residency from the Vermont Studio Center\, the Pavel Strut Poetry Fellowship from the Prague Summer Program\, the Agha Shahid Ali Scholarship from the Fine Arts Work Center\, and the Harold Taylor Prize from the Academy of American Poets. Heather teaches creative writing at San Francisco State University\, and in the community. She lives in San Francisco. \nRohan DaCosta is a multi-disciplinary artist from the city of Chicago\, working primarily through photography\, writing\, and song. Often approaching his work with great emotional sensitivity\, Rohan explores complex dilemmas\, and frequencies found in lovers\, in families\, in ecosystems\, and in places. In his candid street photography and in his poetry\, Rohan keenly examines intimacy and relativity\, often finding the personal angle to political problems. In verse\, he expresses the profound joy and quandary of black life in America. He is the founder of and curator for GRACEGOD The Collective\, which celebrates the unique work of artists\, craftsmen\, and activists from all over the world. His work in graphic design and clothing has been featured as limited edition merchandise at The Koppel Project in London. His photography has been featured at The Flight Deck Gallery as a solo exhibition titled Ordinary People (2018). His photography has also been featured at Root Division Gallery as part of a group exhibition titled Let Me Be a Witness (2018). His book of photography\, poetry\, and song\, The Edge of Fruitvale\, was published by Nomadic Press on April 28\, 2018.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/saturday-night-special-an-east-bay-open-mic-presents-nighttime/
LOCATION:Nick’s Lounge\, 3218 Adeline St.\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94703\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:DANIEL J. SIEGEL\, M.D. presents AWARE: The Science and Practice of Presence With an introduction by DACHER KELTNER
DESCRIPTION:Berkeley Arts & Letters and The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley co-present an evening with Daniel J. Siegel\, M.D.\, for his new book Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence–The Groundbreaking Meditation Practice. \nAware provides practical instruction for mastering the Wheel of Awareness\, a life-changing tool for cultivating more focus\, presence\, and peace in one’s day-to-day life. \nAn in-depth look at the science that underlies meditation’s effectiveness\, this book teaches readers how to harness the power of the principle “Where attention goes\, neural firing flows\, and neural connection grows.” Siegel reveals how developing a Wheel of Awareness practice to focus attention\, open awareness\, and cultivate kind intention can literally help you grow a healthier brain and reduce fear\, anxiety\, and stress in your life. \nWhether you have no experience with a reflective practice or are an experienced practitioner\, Aware is a hands-on guide that will enable you to become more focused and present\, as well as more energized and emotionally resilient in the face of stress and the everyday challenges life throws your way. \nWith an introduction by Dacher Keltner\, Ph.D\, founder and director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. \n— \nDr. Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. He is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute which focuses on the development of mindsight\, which teaches insight\, empathy\, and integration in individuals\, families and communities. \nDr. Siegel has published extensively for both the professional and lay audiences. His four New York Times bestsellers are: Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human\, Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain\, and two books with Tina Payne Bryson\, Ph.D: The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline. His other books include: The Developing Mind (2nd Ed.)\, Mindsight\, The Mindful Brain\, The Mindful Therapist\, The Yes Brain (also with Tina Payne Bryson\, PH.D)\, and his upcoming book Aware (2018). Dr. Siegel also serves as the Founding Editor for the Norton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology which contains over sixty textbooks. \nDacher Keltner\, Ph.D\, is a founder of the Greater Good Science Center and its director. After receiving his Ph.D. from Stanford University\, Dacher has devoted his career to studying the nature of human goodness\, conducting ground-breaking research on compassion\, awe\, laughter\, and love. He is also a leading expert on social intelligence\, the psychology of power\, and the emotional bases of morality. He has written more than 100 scientific papers and two best-selling textbooks\, Social Psychology and Understanding Emotions. More recently\, he is the author of the best-selling book The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence and Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life\, and a co-editor of the Greater Good anthology\, The Compassionate Instinct. Dacher is an outstanding speaker who has received several national research and teaching awards. Wired has rated the podcasts of his Human Emotion course as one of the five best academic podcasts in the country. He has twice presented his research to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as part of a continuing dialogue between the Dalai Lama and scientists\, and his work is featured regularly in major media outlets\, including The New York Times\, CNN\, and NPR. In 2008\, the Utne Reader named him as one of 50 visionaries who are changing our world. \nPlease note: \nPresentation to be followed by a Q&A. Important signing details to follow. \nThis 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. If the cost of admission would be a financial hardship that might prevent you from attending\, please let us know.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/daniel-j-siegel-m-d-presents-aware-the-science-and-practice-of-presence-with-an-introduction-by-dacher-keltner/
LOCATION:Berkeley City Club\, 2315 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:BAY AREA GENERATIONS #60
DESCRIPTION:BAY AREA GENERATIONS #60\nAugust in Oakland\, California at Joyce Gordon Gallery\n\nGuest Curator:  David Brehmer;   Board Curator: Marise Phillips\n\nREADERS\n\nTasha Mini + Susan Nordmark\nBronwyn Emery + Fred Dodsworth\nCarol Dorf + Grace Grafton\nLaura Fanning + Erica Peck\nJohn McNulty + Heidi Benson Stagg\nDaniel Ari + Jon Sindell\nLeah Markos + Don Markos\nLibra Kaplan + Robin Heyden\nPeggy Simmons + Xochtil Larios\nMaurisa Thompson + Avotjca\nTobey Hiller + Maw Shein Win\nSheryl J. Bize-Boutte + PW Covington\n\nMUSICAL GUEST\n \nTBA\n\nGet tickets now! \nBAY AREA GENERATIONS\, EDITION #60\nMonday\, August\, 2018\nat Joyce Gordon Gallery in Oakland\, CA\n*Free on-street parking after 6pm\n* Just Steps from 14th St. BART * Refreshments\n* On major transit lines\n6:30 pm –  Doors Open with Writers Mixer\n7:30 pm  – Show Starts\nSuggested Donation\n$10 (admission + souvenir chapbook)\nNo one turned away for lack of funds\nGet Tickets! RSVP Today!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bay-area-generations-60/
LOCATION:Joyce Gordon Gallery\, 406 14th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:H O L L O W A Y : R E A D I N G : S E R I E S Annual Faculty Reading\, with Cecil Giscombe\, Robert Hass\, Lyn Hejinian\, Geoffrey G. O’Brien\, John Shoptaw\, and Sara Nicholson
DESCRIPTION:Annual Faculty Reading\, with Cecil Giscombe\, Robert Hass\, Lyn Hejinian\, Geoffrey G. O’Brien\, John Shoptaw\, and Sara Nicholson\nREADINGS ARE FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
URL:https://litseen.com/event/annual-faculty-reading-with-cecil-giscombe-robert-hass-lyn-hejinian-geoffrey-g-obrien-john-shoptaw-and-sara-nicholson/
LOCATION:Maude Fife Room\, UC Berkeley\, 2000 Carleston Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94720\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Joe Clifford in conversation with David Corbett
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, August 29\, 7:30pm\nPegasus Books Downtown \nMystery authors Joe Clifford (Broken Ground) and David Corbett (The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday) discuss their most recent works.\n  \nA former homeless junkie\, Joe Clifford has dedicated his life to education and the craft of writing and helping other ex-junkies find a voice and a platform for their creative energies. He is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University and holds an MFA degree from Florida International University. He is the acquisitions editor for Gutter Books and the producer of Lip Service West\, a gritty reading series in Oakland\, California. Clifford is the author of several acclaimed books―two of which were Anthony Award nominees: Lamentation\, his first novel in the Jay Porter series\, and his anthology (editor) Trouble in the Heartland. Broken Ground is the fourth novel in his Jay Porter series. In all his Jay Porter novels\, Clifford uses the backdrop of drug abuse to shine a light on the misunderstood and marginalized\, while weaving personal tragedies into narratives that compel and transcend as well as entertain. Clifford lives with his wife\, Justine\, and two sons in the San Francisco Bay Area.\n \nDavid Corbett worked as a private investigator for fifteen years before becoming the widely acclaimed author of multiple novelsincluding The Devil’s Redhead\, Done for a Dime (a New York Times Notable Book)\, Blood of Paradise (nominated for numerous awards\, including the Edgar)\, and Do They Know I’m Running. David’s short fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies\, with two stories selected for Best American Mystery Stories. He has taught at the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program\, 826 Valencia\, Chuck Palahniuk’s LitReactor\, and the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/joe-clifford-in-conversation-with-david-corbett/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Tim Burkett: Zen in the Age of Anxiety
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 11\, 7:30pm\nPegasus Books Downtown \nTim Burkett discusses Zen in the Age of Anxiety: Wisdom for Navigating Our Modern Lives. \nABOUT ZEN IN THE AGE OF ANXIETY \nZen wisdom for identifying the causes of mental and emotional anxiety epidemic in today’s world and for finding the path to a peaceful heart in the midst of them–a path that leads directly though the center of the anxiety we’re trying to escape. \nWrestling with fear doesn’t have to be a negative experience. This book offers an approach to life that unlocks a new way of thinking and being in the world\, one that leads directly through the center of the anxieties we seek to avoid. Written in the style of an owner’s manual\, a guide to being human\, Burkett focuses on areas of pain and anxiety as they tend to manifest for modern people: feelings of unworthiness\, and issues surrounding sex\, money\, failure\, and even death. Providing wisdom from Zen (channeled through his many experiences as a psychotherapist) and using language and metaphors from popular culture\, he takes anxiety and teaches us to turn those fears into the building blocks of a fulfilling life. \nTIM BURKETT \nTim Burkett began practicing Zen Buddhism in San Francisco in 1964 with renowned teacher Shunryu Suzuki (author of Zen Mind\, Beginner’s Mind). Tim’s first book\, Nothing Holy About It\, discusses how Zen’s core teachings unfold within the ordinary comedies and tragedies of everyday life. In his books\, as in his life\, Tim reveals how to live in the world with a deep joy that comes from embracing the work and play of this very moment. Tim is the former CEO of the largest non-profit organization in Minnesota for individuals with mental illness. He is a psychologist\, a Zen Buddhist priest\, and the Guiding Teacher of Minnesota Zen Meditation Center. \n\nPRAISE\n“This is a book imbued with love and wisdom\, full of passages of fluid prose\, woven in with carefully chosen Zen stories\, poetry\, and relevant research findings. It includes clear explanations of the power of diligent meditation practice to transform our various human difficulties into clear seeing\, equanimity\, and ease\, followed by practical exercises about how to go about this work. This is a book about the substance and beauty of Zen practice\, a book I will happily read and recommend to my own students.”—Jan Chozen Bays\, author of Mindful Eating and How to Train a Wild Elephant \n“I gained so much from reading Tim’s book\, especially about how to hold and handle my own anxieties. Here is an encouraging handbook on how Buddhist values and practices can increase our sense of connectedness and foster inner—and outer—peace. I especially liked Tim’s Nine Keys that can open any of us to healing powers in life events and in ourselves too.”—David Richo\, author of The Five Things We Cannot Change and How to Be an Adult in Relationships \n“With an artless simplicity born of deeply integrated and compassionate wisdom\, Tim Burkett speaks to the beginner’s mind in each one of us.”—Cynthia Bourgeault\, author of The Heart of Centering Prayer \n“Now the guiding teacher at the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center in Minneapolis\, Burkett uses his teacher’s advice to frame a thoughtful life manual for modern seekers and meditators—especially those who\, like Burkett\, lean away from the rigidity of formal religion. For Burkett\, the Buddhist precepts are gifts\, not rules\, that frame a wholesome life. Zen in the Age of Anxiety can help nontraditionalists find their way with those gifts in hand.”—Tricycle: The Buddhist Review  \n“Through companionable wisdom and focused practice\, Zen in the Age of Anxiety is a guidebook for applying Zen principles to our troubled and harried lives. The book explores the paradox of the centered peace of Zen beliefs in the chaos of modernity. As both a psychologist and a Zen Buddhist priest\, Tim Burkett’s vocations pair a broad knowledge of human behavior with the compassion\, humor\, and openness of Zen.”—Foreword Reviews \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nTuesday\, September 11\, 2018 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nPegasus Books Downtown\n2349 Shattuck Ave\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94704
URL:https://litseen.com/event/tim-burkett-zen-in-the-age-of-anxiety/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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