Hilary Zaid discusses PAPER IS WHITE (w/ Jane Mason)
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandMore info to come
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Mallory Ortberg reads from The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesMallory Ortberg, co-creator of The Toast, reads from her new book, The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror. A collection of darkly playful stories based on classic folk and...
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Divining Triptychs: Printmaking, Dance, and Poetry Across Millennia
berkeley art center 1275 Walnut Street, BerkeleyWorks by Robert Woods, Lucinda Weaver, and Alan Bern Live performances: Friday, March 16, at 7:30 pm Saturday, March 17, at 4:30 pm Doors open...
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Divining Triptychs: Printmaking, Dance, and Poetry Across Millennia
Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut Street, BerkeleyLucinda Weaver, who danced with the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, and poet Alan Bern have performed together for fifteen years as PACES: dance & poetry. Bern...
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Berkeley Talks: W. Kamau Bell
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley 101 Zellerbach Hall #4800, Berkeley, CA, United StatesCultural commentator, radio and television host, and comedian W. Kamau Bell combines humor with astute social commentary. The Berkeley resident and self-proclaimed "blerd"--or, black nerd--...
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The Wu-Tang Clan’s “U-God” Hawkins discusses RAW
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandMore info to come
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Get Lit #34 (Music by TBD)
Ale Industries 3096 E 10th Street, Oakland, CA, United StatesDoors 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)...
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Michael David Lukas: The Last Watchman of Old Cairo
Pegasus Books on Solano 1855 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesMichael David Lukas reads from The Last Watchman of Old Cairo -- the spellbinding new novel from the author of the internationally bestselling, The Oracle of Stamboul. ABOUT THE...
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The Afternoon Series Welcomes Brynn Saito on “Intimate Ecologies: Crisis, Community, and the Poem”
Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United StatesIntimate Ecologies: Crisis, Community, and the Poem This talk will inquire into the limits, complexities, and possibilities of community-based poetry and poetics in this moment...
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Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA, United StatesLyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series Lyrics and Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is...
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Graduate Student Reading Series
Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United StatesCurated and hosted by a committee of graduate students, the Graduate Student Reading Series showcases the dynamic and welcoming arts community here at Saint Mary’s College....
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InsideStoryTime: Symptoms
The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United StatesTeadings from Pola Oloixarac (Savage Theories), Raina Leon (Profeta Without Refuge), Anne-christine d'Adesky (The Pox Lover), Eryk Salvaggio (Antlers), and Faruk Ates.
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Michael David Lukas
Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United Statesreads from his new novel, The Last Watchman of Old Cairo. "A beautiful, richly textured novel, ambitious and delicately crafted."-- Rabih Alameddine Thursday, March 22, 2018...
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Two Languages / One Community w/ Poets Chun Yu and Michael Warr
Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA, United StatesOver the course of three workshops, participants will be guided by the authors through structured exercises, individually, and in small groups, with the goal of...
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Gearbox Poetry
Gearbox Gallery 770 nW. Grand, OaklandPlease join us for an afternoon of poetry! We meet the fourth Saturday every month. Gearbox Poetry Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Gearbox Gallery 770...
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Book Release: Nomadic Press’ Spring 2018 Chapbook Collection
Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United StatesJoin us at our Uptown, Oakland, location for an amazing evening of readings, live music, gnosh / refreshments, and friends of Nomadic Press as we...
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Fady Joudah
Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United StatesFady Joudah's fourth poetry collection is Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance.
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THERE
The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United StatesNEXT THERE: THERE 22 – Friday, April 20, 2018, with award-winning Oakland author Nayomi Munaweera, local novelist Yang Huang, East Bay writer Stevan Cavalier and the debut...
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Ally Carter at the Livermore Public Library
Livermore Public Library 1188 S. Livermore Ave., LivermoreJoin us as we welcome Ally Carter to the Livermore Public Library for an author talk and book signing! Ally Carter is the author of...
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Perfectly Queer East Bay Reading “Lesbian Romance Novels”
Laurel Book Store 1423 Broadway, Oakland , CA, United StatesPerfectly Queer East Bay presents "Lesbian Romance Novels," 4 authors reading from new books, Wednesday, March 28, 7pm Laurel Book Store, 1423 Broadway, Oakland. Free...
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Norman Finkelstein: Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom
First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesKPFA Radio 94.1 FM present NORMAN FINKELSTEIN GAZA: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert Advance tickets $12, available at T: 800-838-3006 or...
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Artist Self-Care Guide Workshop in March
Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United StatesThe Artists Self-Care Guide workshop empowers artists with safe and effective tools and strategies for managing daily stress. In this workshop artists will gain greater...
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Saturday Night Special, an “Ekphrastic” open mic
Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United States"Ekphrastic poems focus on works of art—usually paintings, photographs, or statues. And modern ekphrastic poems have generally shrugged off antiquity’s obsession with elaborate description, and...
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Tananarive Due
Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United StatesTananarive Due is a screenwriter, award-winning novelist, and leading voice in black speculative fiction. Her most recent book, Ghost Summer, won a British Fantasy Award and...
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Pandemonium Press: Whan That Aprile . . .
The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United StatesFeatured readers: Judy Wells, Kirk Lumpkin, Mary Mackey, Rafael Jesús González. Late Night Open Mic follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open...
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Shanthi Sekaran
Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United StatesHer latest novel, Lucky Boy, was named an Indie Next Great Read and an Amazon Editors' Pick.
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Matthew Zapruder
Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesMatthew Zapruder is the author most recently of Sun Bear and Why Poetry, a book of prose about poetry.
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Curtis White discusses Lacking Character
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandFree -
Tom Raworth (1938–2017): A Celebration of His Life and Work
Maude Fife Room, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesJoin us as we remember poet and friend Tom Raworth, with readings and tributes, at UC Berkeley's Maud Fife Room in Wheeler Hall. Miles Champion, poet...
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Bay Area Poets Coalition
Strawberry Creek Lodge 1320 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesBAPC OPEN POETRY READING Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2018: March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2 3:00 - 5:00 PM STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE...
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