Beasts of Bourbon II
The Legionnaire Saloon 2272 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United StatesBeasts of Bourbon returns with a stellar lineup of kick ass writers poets and musicians to close out the New Year with it's second edition...
Free
30 events found.
East Bay
-
-
The Bushwick Book Club Oakland – – There, There
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome The Bushwick Book Club Oakland on Sunday, November 3rd, from 6:30-8 pm (doors at 6). **Please Note** This event will take...
-
Lunch Poems: Margaret Ross
Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesMargaret Ross is the author of A Timeshare. Her poems and translations appear in The New Republic, The Paris Review, and POETRY. Her honors include...
Free -
Dan Pfeiffer
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley 101 Zellerbach Hall #4800, Berkeley, CA, United StatesI'm incredibly grateful to be able to be part of something that I think makes a small bit of difference in helping people cope with...
$13 – $58 -
Wherever There’s a Fight: 10th Anniversary Reading
Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA, United StatesCome celebrate the 10th Anniversary Edition of Wherever There's a Fight, Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi's sweeping story of the social movements and activists who...
Free -
East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest
Omni Commons 4799 Shattuck Ave, Oakland, CA, United States2019 marks the 10th year of EBABZ! This year, we’re “Renewing Our Vows” with a gaudy, affectionate, wedding-themed fest. Whether you’re tabling, volunteering or browsing,...
Free -
Bay Area Poets Coalition Open Poetry Reading
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...
Free -
Eastwind’s End of Year Celebration!
Eastwind Books of Berkeley 2066 University Ave., Berkeley, CA, United StatesCelebrate the end of the year with friends at Eastwind Books of Berkeley! We would like to thank our dedicated volunteers, customers, and community members...
Free -
I Think About Your Hands – Belgium-based Poet Marina Kazakova
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesAs the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death is commemorated this year, a Belgium-based poet Marina Kazakova prepared a poetry programme inspired by and devoted to...
Free -
Ugly Beauty
The Beat Dance Studio 2560 9th St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesPoetry & Performance Art Open Mic
Free -
Mondo Bummer 10th Anniversary Non-Reading
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesJoin us in celebrating Mondo Bummer's 10th anniversary! Mondo Bummer started in 2009 as sort of a joke and grew into a small press /...
Free -
Poets Laureate on Social Justice in Vallejo
John F. Kennedy Library, Joseph Room 505 Santa Clara St, VallejoDate/Time Date(s) - 12/09/2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Location 505 Santa Clara St Joseph Room at the John F. Kennedy Library, Vallejo, CA, with:...
Free -
Silvia Federici, Jenny Brown and Dani Burilson
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEYMonday, Dec 09, 2019 7:00 PM Location: In the basement 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley Silvia Federici in conversation with Jenny Brown, author of Birth Strike:...
Free -
Open Mic at the Black Rep
Black Repertory Group Theater 3201 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesMusic, Comedy and Spoken Word Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday Sign-Ups @ 7:30 PM General Admission: $5 Per Person Tickets available online and at-the-door.
$5 -
The View from Somewhere: Reimagining local journalism in Oakland
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesJoin us for a conversation on journalism, objectivity and an equitable approach to local news in Oakland. Two months after the 2016 presidential election, radio...
Free -
The Berkeley Slam ft. Jason LaCour!
The Starry Plough 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesBringing you some of the best poetry from across the world every week since 1999, and third in the nation at the 2015 National Poetry...
$7 – $10 -
Fight the Tower! Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance
Eastwind Books of Berkeley 2066 University Ave., Berkeley, CA, United StatesAsian American women scholars experience shockingly low rates of tenure and promotion because of the ways they are marginalized by intersectionalities of race and gender....
Free -
Poetry by the Bay
Oddfellows Hall 342 Georgia St., Vallejo, CA, United StatesLongest running poetry open mic in Vallejo. Come. Everyone is welcome. 4 minutes per poet. Multiple rounds. Freedom of expression. 2nd Floor Oddfellows Hall. 342...
Free -
BPR Midterm Chapbook Release Party
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesBerkeley Poetry Review will be holding a release party for the third issue of our chapbook series: MIDTERM 3 - CIRCUITS, including poems from Leila...
Free -
Get Lit #54
Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United StatesHeading into its fourth consecutive year, Get Lit is a community gathering of 12–15 writers reading NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute...
$15 – $25 -
PEOM: Poetry Every Other Month
Julie's Coffee and Tea Garden 1223 Park St., Alameda, CA, United StatesJoin us every other month at 7pm for a featured poet, an open mic and great drinks and treats! Featured Poet: Gene Kahane (more dates/poets...
Free -
Speaking Axolotl Reading and Open Mic
Nomadic Press 2926 Foothill Blvd, Oakland , CA, United StatesA Latinx poetry reading series y open mic that happens every third Thursday (unless otherwise noted) in "The Chapel" at Nomadic Press.
Free -
The Southeast Asian Diaspora in Poetry & Memoir
Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA, United StatesJoin us for a reading that brings together the work of Laotian poet and dancer Krysada Phounsiri and Cambodian writer Sieu Sean Do. Krysada Phounsiri's...
Free -
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...
Free -
Walnut Creek Poetry Workshop [Meetup]
Eat and Cre-ate 313 North Civic Drive, Walnut CreekMonday night's Weekly Poetry Workshop at House of Sake in Walnut Creek.Bring one or two, at most, poems with copies to be passed out to...
Cost of Dinner for Attendee. -
Slam Jam! live at The Marsh Berkeley
The Marsh Cabaret Bar 2120 Allston Way , Berkeley , CA, United StatesSlam Jam is a monthly series featuring a rotating lineup of some of the SF Bay Area's most radical poets accompanied by the Noise All-Stars,...
$5 – $10 -
NewYearPoetBash! Freedman/AD/Heinemann/Samuels/Robinson/Townsend
E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore 410 13th Street, Oakland , CA, United StatesIt’s 2020! So let’s combine two poetry readings into one! And have a new year poetry extravaganza! Poets include Lewis Freedman, Clay A.D., Caspar Heinemann,...
Free -
The Berkeley Slam Ft Jarvis Subia!
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...
$7 -
Swerve Book Launch and Reading
Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, BerkeleyLocal award-winning author, Ellery Akers, will be launching her new book, Swerve: Environmentalism, Feminism, and Resistance on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 at Moe's Books. She will...
Free -
CB Follett and Joseph Zaccardi
The Fireside Room 240 Channing Way, San RafaelPoetry Connection reading series presents CB Follett and Joseph Zaccardi, hosted by Terry Lucas, Marin County Poet Laureate, open mic to follow, light refreshments, The...
Free