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SUMMARY:Life Without Parole - Author Kenneth E. Hartman
DESCRIPTION:Kenneth E. Hartman’s sentence to live without parole was recently commuted by Governor Jerry Brown after he had spent 35 years in prison. He is now an activist for prison and sentencing reform\, as well as a writer.  This afternoon\, Mr.  Hartman will read from his book\, Mother California: A Story of Redemption Behind Bars\, the fierce and affecting memoir of a convicted murderer\, whose growing self-awareness enables him to understand his crime and achieve redemption. \nIn 1980\, Kenneth E. Hartman murdered a homeless man in a Los Angeles area park after a drug-fueled binge. Sentenced to life without the possibility of parole by the state of California\, Hartman was soon considered a potent force by the system’s most brutal convicts. To the hellish chaos of a maximum-security prison he brought his own limitless propensity for violence—he often spent months at a time in solitary confinement\, “the Hole.” \nAfter years in the cold embrace of the state prison system\, Hartman discovered a vocation for writing; he also met\, through a chance phone call\, the woman he would marry and have a child by. With poignancy and self awareness\, Hartman chronicles the anarchy and brutish moral code that rules in some of the world’s most infamous prisons\, where physical punishment is the only form of control. Over time\, Hartman evolves into a sentient being; follows his newly discovered spiritual and literary inclinations; and learns to deal with his demanding responsibilities as a family man. The final chapter describes his development of the Honor Program\, which helps motivated prisoners escape the ravages of incarceration. \nMother California is the story of a man who did not succumb to the darkness of the only world left to him. It offers definite proof that there is no such thing as a life beyond redemption.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/life-without-parole-author-kenneth-e-hartman/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190728T150000
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SUMMARY:Tucker Malarkey returns to present Stronghold: One Man's Quest to Save the World's Wild Salmon
DESCRIPTION:Tucker Malarkey\n\n\n\n\nreturns to present Stronghold: One Man’s Quest to Save the World’s Wild Salmon\, the story of Guido Rahr\, a passionate and eccentric environmentalist who has single-mindedly dedicated his life to saving the environment\, working to preserve the world’s last pristine stronghold for salmon in Russia’s Far East–a landscape of ecological richness and diversity that is rapidly being developed for oil\, gas\, minerals\, and timber in the Putin era. \n“A powerful and inspiring story. Guido Rahr’s mission to save the wild Pacific salmon leads him into adventures that make for a breathtakingly exciting read.”–Ian Frazier\, author of Travels in Siberia \nTo reserve your seat\, please purchase a copy of Stronghold by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website. \n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, July 28\, 2019 – 3:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nA high school drop-out and rebel more at home in the natural world among animals than among people\, Rahr is a passionate fly fisher. His preternatural ability to understand the fish he was catching led him to fear for their future. What he came to understand is that the fate of the salmon is linked with the fate of humanity\, as they contribute in essential ways to our own habitat. Deeply reported and beautifully written\, Stronghold reveals the astonishing natural history of the salmon\, while also providing a fascinating narrative that takes the reader to remote\, inhospitable terrain and into the world of Russian oligarchs\, corrupt officials\, and impenetrable bureaucracies–as well as bringing us as close as possible to an extraordinary species of endangered fish. It is also a personal book in that Malarkey is Rahr’s first cousin and spent her summers with him on their family’s cabins in the wilds of Oregon. She has accompanied Rahr on many of his expeditions and knows this elusive\, private\, brilliant man as few do. \nTucker Malarkey is the author of the novels An Obvious Enchantment and Resurrection. Stronghold is her first major work of nonfiction. She lives in Berkeley. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/tucker-malarkey-returns-to-present-stronghold-one-mans-quest-to-save-the-worlds-wild-salmon/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190728T170000
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SUMMARY:The Fight Against Monsanto's Roundup: The Politics of Pesticides
DESCRIPTION:Last year\, former Benicia Unified School District groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson won a settlement for the cancer he got as a result of using Round Up produced by Monsanto\, which was bought by Bayer. In his new book The Fight Against Monsanto’s Roundup: The Politics of Pesticides author Mitchell Cohen describes how the herbicide glyphosate has caused cancer in workers and members of our community at large. In the trial it was discovered that Monsanto had conspired to keep medical information secret which showed this was a dangerous substance\, and Johnson’s likely death will be the result of their negligence in pursuit of profits. Cohen looks at the politics behind the pesticide chemical industry\, and why it is not being held accountable.\n\n\nThe San Francisco Labor Council this year also passed a resolution calling on the California Attorney General to remove “Round Up” from the shelves in California. \n  \n Special appearance by Juror #4 from the landmark verdict against Monsanto in Dewayne Johnson’s trial in which the corporation was originally ordered to pay $289 million but after they appealed\, was reduced to $78 million.\n\n\n\nIn conjunction with LaborFest 2019.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-fight-against-monsantos-roundup-the-politics-of-pesticides/
LOCATION:The Green Arcade\, 1680 Market St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190729T080000
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SUMMARY:Children of Grass: A Portrait of American Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Photographer B.A. Van Sise discusses his new book\, Children of Grass: A Portrait of American Poetry. Also featuring readings by poets Jane Hirshfield and Dorianne Laux. \nPraise for Children of Grass \n“In Children of Grass\, books fly around Alicia Ostriker like birds\, Vijay Seshadri stands on a ladder propped against the air itself\, and Mark Doty is growing from the forest floor. B.A. Van Sise’s photographs of contemporary poets\, paired with their poems\, are inspired\, playful\, and absolutely gorgeous. The word for what this book is\, what this book gives me\, is pleasure.” —Maggie Smith\, author of Good Bones \n“Van Sise’s imaginative\, creative\, and humorous eye reveals the ‘person’ of the poet and deeper meanings of their poems in ways that sometimes startle\, but always feel truthful. That is the purpose of photography and poetry.” —David Hume Kennerly\, Pulitzer Prize winner and former chief White House photographer \n“Why do we desperately need books like this? At least for me\, it’s because we occasionally need to be reminded that there are still mysteries out there\, questions that have no answers. It is nice to be re-introduced to wonder.” —Arun Venugopal\, WNYC \nAbout Children of Grass \nWith this fascinating synthesis of word and image\, internationally renowned photographer B.A. Van Sise offers a visually stimulating anthology that will enchant lovers of both poetry and photography. At times whimsical\, surreal\, challenging\, enigmatic\, joyful and sobering\, these portraits— running adjacent to poems by each of their subjects—highlight some of the most influential poets of our time and celebrate creativity as only these poets in collaboration with Van Sise could convey. Children of Grass is also a timely homage to Walt Whitman—of whom Van Sise is a relative—and his masterpiece\, “Leaves of Grass\,” during this\, the 200th anniversary of his birth. Children of Grass\, will\, like the work of its literary grandfather\, stand as a lasting tribute to the vitality and creativity that flourishes in our country.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/children-of-grass-a-portrait-of-american-poetry-2/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:The End of the End of the World Literary Café Presents:  Benjamin Heim Shephard and Lynn Breedlove
DESCRIPTION:The End of the End of the World Literary Café Presents:\nBenjamin Heim Shephard and Lynn Breedlove\nHosted by James Tracy\, author of Dispatches Against Displacement (AK Press)\, Hillbilly Nationalists (Beacon Press) and the forthcoming (with Hilary Moore) No Fascist USA! The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee and Lessons for Today’s Movements (City Lights) \n  \nIlluminations on Market Street is a heartbreaking\, bitterly funny\, and revelatory look back at a time of crisis in San Francisco\, at the height of the AIDS epidemic. This roman à clef proves the personal is political. It was written with great insight and punishing honesty by veteran social justice and queer activist Benjamin Heim Shepard. The writer of several nonfiction books about politics and the counterculture\, Shepard mined the contents of a personal journal from 30 years ago to create a slightly fictionalized saga of a city under siege and the souls in freefall who populated it. \n45 Thought Crimes (Manic D Press) is Lynn Breedlove’s new book about spirituality for skeptics\, in the body of the beloved. It’s church at a punk show\, a letter to bees\, a map in a crisis\, a guidebook to histories\, to love in a riot. Compassionate table flipping\, commitment to the tactile\, a swipe at the inevitable. Breedlove is also the author of the novel Godspeed\, singer for the bands Tribe 8 / Homobiles / Commando\, and writer/performer of Lynnee Breedlove’s One Freak Show. His work won him the 2012 Harvey Milk LGBT Club Award for Activism.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-end-of-the-end-of-the-world-literary-cafe-presents-benjamin-heim-shephard-and-lynn-breedlove-2/
LOCATION:The Green Arcade\, 1680 Market St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190730T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190730T210000
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SUMMARY:Sarah Parcak: Archaeology from Space
DESCRIPTION:Sarah Parcak discusses her new book\, Archaeology From Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past. \nPraise for Archaeology From Space \n“This book is so much more than the memoir of a dedicated archaeologist—it’s an open invitation for all of us to become explorers. She has pioneered crowd source archaeology\, and shows how we can join her on the adventures of discovery that we’ve always dreamed about.” —Peter Jackson\, Academy Award-winning director \n“Divining clues about what’s hidden beneath the earth from satellites high above\, Parcak takes the reader on a worldwide adventure through our shared and ancient past. With delightful wit\, infectious wonder\, and a big dose of wisdom about where we’re headed\, she offers anyone with a computer the chance to become a virtual Indiana Jones.” —Juli Berwald\, author of Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone \n“Part memoir\, part pop-history\, Sarah Parcak’s writing bursts with enthusiasm and illuminates her pioneering research that seems more like science fiction than the hard science it is. Reading this book makes me want to become a space archaeologist!”—Steve Brusatte\, University of Edinburgh paleontologist and author of the New York Times bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs \nAbout Archaeology From Space \nNational Geographic Explorer and TED Prize-winner Dr. Sarah Parcak welcomes you to the exciting new world of space archaeology\, a growing field that is sparking extraordinary discoveries from ancient civilizations across the globe. \nIn Archaeology from Space\, Sarah Parcak shows the evolution\, major discoveries\, and future potential of the young field of satellite archaeology. From surprise advancements after the declassification of spy photography\, to a new map of the mythical Egyptian city of Tanis\, she shares her field’s biggest discoveries\, revealing why space archaeology is not only exciting\, but urgently essential to the preservation of the world’s ancient treasures. \nParcak has worked in twelve countries and four continents\, using multispectral and high-resolution satellite imagery to identify thousands of previously unknown settlements\, roads\, fortresses\, palaces\, tombs\, and even potential pyramids. From there\, her stories take us back in time and across borders\, into the day-to-day lives of ancient humans whose traits and genes we share. And she shows us that if we heed the lessons of the past\, we can shape a vibrant future.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/sarah-parcak-archaeology-from-space/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:#we - a talk and reading series of queer perspectives
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the fourth installment of #we\, a talk and reading series of queer perspectives hosted by Richard Loranger. Each event features two writers from various segments of the queer spectrum\, who each give a talk on their perspective on or experience of queerness\, followed by a reading of their creative work. For our fourth event\, experimental non-binary wordsmith Julian Mithra will deliver a talk titled “Hybrid Gender & Genre”\, and read selections of whatever they see fit\, and poet and performer Marvin R. Hiemstra will present his upcoming memoir\, Raven Knows: Your Smile Is Unique\, detailing his amorous evolution through much of the 20th Century both extemporaneously and through passages. Q&A and chat time will follow. \n  \nAbsolutely all are welcome to this sharing of perspectives. The venue is wheelchair accessible\, and ASL translation for the deaf is available on request\, with a two-week notice preferred. \n  \nHosted by Richard Loranger \n  \nfree of charge\, and a hat will be passed \n  \n  \nPERFORMER BIOS \n  \nJulian née Sara Mithra writes about things that haven’t happened and never could happen. If the Color Is Fugitive (Nomadic Press) was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award in Transgender Poetry. Read more experiments in The Lifted Brow\, Meow Meow Pow Pow\, Birds Fall Silent in the Mechanical Sea\, Storm Cellar\, Name and None\, and inside bags of Nomadic Coffee. \n  \nFounding Editor-in-Chief of Bay Area Poets Seasonal Review for eight years Marvin R. Hiemstra has published satires and poetic humor in North American Review\, The Satirist\, Amsterdam Quarterly\, Caveat Lector\, and elsewhere.  Dana Gioia called Marvin’s performance DVD\, French Kiss Destiny\, “superb work.”  The Tower Journal defined Poet Wrangler: Droll Poems: “Marvin R. Hiemstra\, profound humor and double-entendre\, offers sheer joy.”  “What I hold closest to my heart is Marvin’s constant reminder of the importance of human affection in this totally terrifying 21st Century!”  Shawn Pittard in The Great American Pinup.  Library Journal reported\, “Whimsical poet/humorist Hiemstra is a very agreeable addition to contemporary American literature.”  Leslie Hills at The Scotsman noted\, “Marvin R. Hiemstra’s A Turquoise Coyote Under Your Pillow is intense\, refreshing theatre.”  RAVEN KNOWS: YOUR SMILE IS UNIQUE   is Marvin’s book of anecdotes that will appear in 2020. Marvin’s talk will share the delightful and sometimes shocking details of his amorous evolution. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/we-a-talk-and-reading-series-of-queer-perspectives/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190731T193000
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SUMMARY:Sarah Rose Etter: The Book of X
DESCRIPTION:Sarah Rose Etter discusses her new novel\, The Book of X\, with Rita Bullwinkel. \nPraise for The Book of X \n“Etter brilliantly\, viciously lays bare what it means to be a woman in the world\, what it means to hurt\, to need\, to want\, so much it consumes everything.” –Roxane Gay\, author of Bad Feminist \n“I loved every page of this gorgeous\, grotesque\, heartbreaking novel.” –Carmen Maria Machado\, author of Her Body and Other Parties \nAbout The Book of X \nA surreal exploration of one woman’s life and death against a landscape of meat\, office desks\, and bad men. \nThe Book of X tells the tale of Cassie\, a girl born with her stomach twisted in the shape of a knot. From childhood with her parents on the family meat farm\, to a desk job in the city\, to finally experiencing love\, she grapples with her body\, men\, and society\, all the while imagining a softer world than the one she is in. Twining the drama of the everyday — school-age crushes\, paying bills\, the sickness of parents — with the surreal — rivers of thighs\, men for sale\, and fields of throats — Cassie’s realities alternate to create a blurred\, fantastic world of haunting beauty.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/sarah-rose-etter-the-book-of-x/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Women Bike Book Club
DESCRIPTION:For our meeting in August\, we’ll be reading Cat\, by Freya North. This title is a bit of a departure from our past books\, and will be a blast to dissect and discuss! Author’s description: \nShe’s in for the ride of her life. \nHer career is stuck in a rut. \nHer love life has been a tangle. \nBut fortune favours the brave… \nWhen journalist Cat McCabe lands a job reporting on the Tour de France she’s confident it might give her stuttering career the boost it needs and provide a welcome distraction from a messy break-up. Or so she hopes. \nShe quickly realizes Le Tour is not just all about the bikes. Large bulges\, huge egos\, lashings of Lycra and plenty of sexy shenanigans play their part and\, soon enough\, her own life starts to mirror the high peaks and perilous lows of the race as she battles for more than just a scoop. \nWhatever happens\, it’s going to be the ride of her life.\nWith sex\, drugs\, and egos\, the soap opera that is the Tour de France unfolds\, with Cat’s life frequently mirroring the peaks and perils of the race. \nPick up a copy of Cat at Golden Gate! Please call 510-597-5023 or email esanders@oaklandlibrary.org to make sure copies are available.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/women-bike-book-club/
LOCATION:Oakland Public Library – Golden Gate Branch\, 5606 San Pablo Ave.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94608
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190801T193000
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SUMMARY:J. Ryan Stradal
DESCRIPTION:J. Ryan Stradal\n\n\n\n\nreads from his much-anticipated The Lager Queen of Minnesota\, a novel of family\, Midwestern values\, hard work\, fate\, and the secrets of making a world-class beer\, from the author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest. Please join us for a festive evening of books and brews at Novel Brewing Company (www.novelbrewing.com). \n“Warm\, whimsical\, incredibly well-written and infused with Stradal’s signature sympathy for his characters–those everyday heroes we all know and love. . . a thorough delight\, from beginning to end.”–Nickolas Butler \nYou may order a copy of The Lager Queen of Minnesota in the store\, by clicking below\, or at the event. \n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, August 1\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nEdith Magnusson’s rhubarb pies are famous in the Twin Cities–they were named the third-best in the state of Minnesota and St. Anthony-Waterside Nursing Home has quickly become the hottest dinner ticket in town. Still\, she lies awake wondering how her life might have been different if her father hadn’t left their family farm to her sister Helen\, a decision that split their family in two. \nWith the proceeds from the farm\, her sister\, Helen Blotz\, built her husband Orval’s family soda business into the top selling brewery in Minnesota. She single-handedly created the light beer revolution and made their corporate motto ubiquitous: “Drink lots\, it’s Blotz.” But Helen dismisses IPAs as a fad\, and the Blotz fortune begins its inevitable decline. Soon\, though\, she finds a potential savior that’s surprisingly close to home. . . \nDiana Winter earns a shot at learning the beer business from the ground up just as the IPA revolution begins. The stakes couldn’t be higher: just as she’s launching her own brewpub\, she’s due to deliver a baby girl. When the unthinkable happens\, it’s up to Grandma Edith–and a delightfully surprising cadre of grandmother friends–to secure the next generation’s chances for a better future. Can Grandma Edith’s Rhubarb Pie In A Bottle Ale save Diana’s fledgling brewery\, and change their hearts and fortunes forever? \nJ. Ryan Stradal is a contributing editor at Taste Magazine. His bestselling debut\, Kitchens of the Great Midwest\, won the 2016 American Booksellers Association Indie’s Choice Award for Adult Debut Book of the Year and also the 2016 Midwest Booksellers Choice Award for debut fiction. Born and raised in Minnesota\, he now lives in Los Angeles. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nNovel Brewing Co.\n6510 San Pablo Ave\n\nOakland\, CA 94608
URL:https://litseen.com/event/j-ryan-stradal/
LOCATION:Novel Brewing Company\, 6510 San Pablo Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94608
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190802T193000
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SUMMARY:Simon Hanselmann: Bad Gateway
DESCRIPTION:Simon Hanselmann joins us to discuss his new graphic novel Bad Gateway\, the latest installment in the Megg and Mogg series. \nAbout Bad Gateway \nPerpetually intoxicated\, lovable degenerates Megg and Mogg have drifted through a consequence-free life full of raucous antics. But their heavy drug use\, once a gateway to adventure\, has begun to take a grim psychological toll. As her unstable lifestyle finally catches up to her\, Megg turns to her past to uncover the roots of the self-destructive habits that have led her down this dark path. Bad Gateway is the magnum opus that Simon Hanselmann’s previous work has been building towards\, careening into new psychological depths. \nSimon Hanselmann was born in 1981 in Launceston\, Tasmania. His New York Times best-selling Megg & Mogg series has been translated into thirteen languages\, nominated for multiple Ignatz and Eisner awards\, and won “Best Series” at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2018. He currently lives in Seattle with his wife and a rotating cast of small animals.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/simon-hanselmann-bad-gateway/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190803T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190803T170000
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SUMMARY:BAPC OPEN POETRY READING
DESCRIPTION:BAPC OPEN POETRY READING\n\n\n \n\n\n\nUpcoming First Saturday Readings in 2019:\n\n August 3\, September 7\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/bapc-open-poetry-reading-9/
LOCATION:Strawberry Creek Lodge\, 1320 Addison Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,North Bay
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190804T190000
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SUMMARY:Marc Huestis regales with readings from his long-awaited memoir Impresario of Castro Street
DESCRIPTION:Huestis’ book covers 45 years of San Francisco gay history\, starting in 1974 working with the fabled theatre group Angels of Light\, his volatile relationship with Harvey Milk\, co-founding Frameline (now the oldest and largest LGBTQ Film Festival in the world)\, creating first generation AIDS docs in the ’80s and ’90s including his award-winning Sex Is…\, and producing over two decades of legendary Castro extravaganzas feting such stars as Debbie Reynolds\, Ann Miller\, Jane Russell\, Karen Black\, Patty Duke\, and John Waters.  Fasten your seatbelts…
URL:https://litseen.com/event/marc-huestis-regales-with-readings-from-his-long-awaited-memoir-impresario-of-castro-street/
LOCATION:The Green Arcade\, 1680 Market St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190804T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190804T193000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073055
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SUMMARY:Oval Window - A Poetry & Music Listening Experience
DESCRIPTION:E.K. Keith presents: Oval Window – A Poetry & Music Listening Experience
URL:https://litseen.com/event/oval-window-a-poetry-music-listening-experience/
LOCATION:Adobe Books\, 3130 24th St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190805T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190805T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073055
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SUMMARY:Mahnaz Badihian + Youssef Alaoui - followed by an open mic
DESCRIPTION:“Life took me through many different experiences\, but art and poetry never left my side. “\nMahnaz Badihian is a poet\, translator and artist whose work has been published in multiple languages worldwide and presented in several exhibits. Her publications include several books of poetry in Persian and English\, and a Persian translation of Pablo Neruda’s Book of Questions\, which became an underground hit within Iran. Her most recent publication is a bilingual CD of poems by Rumi with Jack Hirschman called Like This!. “My brush and pen explain and explore life as it happens\,” says Badihian. Currently\, she resides in San Francisco\, California where she runs an online multilingual literary magazine\, MahMag.org and is a member of the San Francisco Revolutionary Poets Brigade. She had formal training in art under Master Nasr Esfahan in the ancient creative capital of Iran\, Esfahan. Her previous exhibitions have been in Baltimore\, MD; Iowa City\, IA; and London\, England. Most of her paintings are in private collections in the United States\, Europe and Middle East. “Without brush and pen\, I would be lost in the solitude and alienation that I found myself in since childhood. Whatever may affect me\, whether happiness\, war\, human suffering\, or raw creative impulse\, it has always been expressed by my brush and pen.” \nYoussef Alaoui is an Arab Latino. His family and heritage are an endless source of inspiration for his varied\, dark\, spiritual and carnal writings. He has an MFA in Poetics from New College of California. He is a quiet individual experiencing the swirling cosmos as it taps against his window in a house not far from the sea. His work has appeared in Exquisite Corpse\, Big Bridge\, 580 Split\, Dusie Press\, RIVET Journal\, Paris Lit Up\, and nominated for a Pushcart at Full of Crow.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/mahnaz-badihian-youssef-alaoui-followed-by-an-open-mic/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190805T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190805T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073055
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190708T015423Z
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SUMMARY:Josie Iselin\, The Curious World of Seaweed
DESCRIPTION:Bookshop welcomes Josie Iselin for a discussion and signing of her beautiful new book\, The Curious World of Seaweed—a deep dive and exploration into a somewhat neglected corner of our coastal natural history. Iselin brings together the contemporary and the historical into a fabulous volume that tells the tale of sixteen iconic seaweed and kelp. \nThe Curious World of Seaweed is a delightful exploration of the natural and cultural history of Pacific Coast marine algae\, from the collection and study of seaweed by Russian explorers inching their way down through the Pacific Northwest to the work of intrepid biologists\, many of them women\, dedicated to understanding this unappreciated but key element of marine ecosystems. This book builds upon Iselin’s previous book on seaweed to bring together  historical as well as contemporary imagery and seaweed specimen pressings. Addressing the particular life and form of such kelps as bull kelp and giant kelp to the particulars of coralline algae and sea grasses\, this book tells the tales of our near shore bounty from the algal point of view. Throughout the writings are historical botanical illustrations and Iselin’s signature\, Marimekko-like portraits of each specimen that reveal their vibrant colors–whether rosy\, “olivaceous\,” or grass-green–and whimsical shapes. Iselin posits that we can learn not only about the seaweeds but also from them: their resilience\, their resourcefulness\, their poetry and magic. \nJosie Iselin is the photographer\, author and designer of ten books\, with new projects in development in her San Francisco studio\, Loving Blind Productions. Her books focus on those forms in nature we find at hand and in particular\, at the beach. Her newest book is titled The Curious World of Seaweed: Stories from the Pacific Coast and features sixteen visually rich narratives of our iconic West Coast seaweeds and kelps. Josie’s mission is to produce enticing\, original and well-designed books that combine art and science\, leaving the reader with new information about\, and an appreciation for\, the world around them. Josie continues her research into the ecology of the seaweed and sea otter native to our Western oceans. Josie holds a BA in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard and an MFA from San Francisco State University. \n\nThis free event will take place at Bookshop Santa Cruz. Chairs for open seating are usually set up about an hour before the event begins. If you have any ADA accommodation requests\, please e-mail us at info@bookshopsantacruz.com by August 3rd\, 2019. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Curious World of Seaweed (Hardcover)
URL:https://litseen.com/event/josie-iselin-the-curious-world-of-seaweed/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190806T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190806T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073055
CREATED:20190708T005427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190708T005427Z
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SUMMARY:Jenny Odell: How to Do Nothing
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Aug 06\, 2019 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nLocation:\nIn the basement of the store.\n2476 Telegraph Ave.\, Berkeley \nWebsite \nNothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity\, doing nothing may be our most important form of resistance. \nIn HOW TO DO NOTHING: Resisting the Attention Economy\, artist and critic Jenny Odell argues that our attention is the most precious –and overdrawn— resource we have. She dares us to question what we currently perceive as productivity\, then proposes that instead we do “nothing.” However\, that “nothing” is actually a plan of action and an act of political resistance. \nJenny argues that if we disengage from the attention economy –that endless cycle where communication is stunted\, time is money\, and our overstimulation is ever-present– we can re-route and deepen our attention to time and place\, allowing us to better connect with our environment and each other. \nAbout the Author: \nJenny Odell is an artist and writer who teaches at Stanford University. She has been an artist-in-residence at places such as the San Francisco dump\, Facebook\, the Internet Archive\, and the San Francisco Planning Department\, and has exhibited her art all over the world. She lives in Oakland\, California\, with her sometimes-pet crow.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jenny-odell-how-to-do-nothing-2/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, BERKELEY\, 94704-2322
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Moe's Books":MAILTO:owenmoes@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190806T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190806T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073055
CREATED:20190606T022613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T191247Z
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SUMMARY:Diane di Prima reading and birthday celebration
DESCRIPTION:Diane di Prima reading and birthday celebration
URL:https://litseen.com/event/diane-di-prima-reading-and-birthday-celebration/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190806T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190806T213000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073055
CREATED:20190708T162549Z
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SUMMARY:Jazz Stories: Live Jazz. Wonderful Stories.
DESCRIPTION:Jazz Stories: Live Jazz. Wonderful Stories.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, August 6\, 7:30 pm\nPegasus Books Solano \nPeople love hearing jazz…and hearing about it. Musicians like Miles Davis\, Charlie Parker and Buddy Rich were original\, colorful characters artists who said and did astonishing things. Fortunately their colleagues cared enough to document these moments in stories and pictures and we now have a rich repository of photos and anecdotes about these artists\, and about the American songwriters and composers who created the raw material of jazz. \nJazz Stories is a performance of the songs of jazz from its most creative periods intensified with illuminating\, funny and touching true stories of the time. \nCome hear music and jazz stories you probably have never heard…but will never forget. Hosted by Richard Leiter. \nThe first Tuesday of every month at Pegasus Books Solano.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jazz-stories-live-jazz-wonderful-stories-4/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books on Solano\, 1855 Solano Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94707\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190807T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190807T213000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073055
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190708T010055Z
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SUMMARY:Alexander Tilney in Conversation with Katharine Dion
DESCRIPTION:Alexander Tilney in Conversation with Katharine Dion\n\n\n\n\ndiscussing Tilney’s new novel\, The Expectations\, “a deeply resonant\, brilliantly nuanced meditation on privilege\, social ambition\, and the folly (and cruelty) of youth.”–Kate Walbert \n“Alexander Tilney applies supple\, panoramic prose to the deep interior of an exclusive Northeastern prep school\, with arresting results: at once anthropological and visceral\, The Expectations provides an authoritative glimpse into a rarefied world of privilege–and announces a dazzling new voice in American fiction.”– Jennifer Egan \nTo reserve your seat\, please purchase a copy of The Expectations by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below. \n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, August 7\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nSt. James is an exclusive New England boarding school known for grooming generations of leaders. Ben Weeks is a true insider–his ancestors helped found the school\, his older brother taught him all the slang\, and he’s just won a national championship in squash.\nBut after fourteen long years of waiting\, Ben arrives only to find that the reality of St. James doesn’t quite match up with his imaginings. At the same time\, his new roommate\, Ahmed Al-Khaled\, the son of a fabulously wealthy Emirati sheik\, can’t navigate the unspoken rules of New England blue bloods. Even as Ben and Ahmed struggle to prove themselves in the place they have revered for so long\, each of them must face losing it forever. \nThe Expectations is at once a finely drawn portrait of American privilege and a subtle exploration of class\, race\, and tradition. Above all\, it is a tender\, sharp\, and evocative debut about the pain and treachery of adolescence\, and the difficulty–wherever one finds oneself–of truly belonging. \nAlexander Tilney received an MFA from Warren Wilson College and has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony. He lives in New York with his partner\, theater artist Sarah Hughes. \nKatharine Dion is the author of The Dependents. She lives in Berkeley. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/alexander-tilney-in-conversation-with-katharine-dion/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073055
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SUMMARY:Kids 8-12/ Susan Adrian in Conversation with Anne Nesbet
DESCRIPTION:Kids 8-12/ Susan Adrian in Conversation with Anne Nesbet\n\n\n\n\ndiscussing Adrian’s new book\, Forever Neverland\, a contemporary sequel to J. M. Barrie’s timeless classic Peter Pan. \n“A magical ode to childhood that updates the classic while keeping its flavor.”–Kirkus Reviews  \n“One of the best representations of autism in middle grade literature. A must purchase for all children who love magic and adventure\, especially those who have longed to see someone like Fergus on the page.”–Lizzie Huxley-Jones\, editor of Stim \nTo reserve your seat\, please purchase a copy of Forever Neverland by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below. Neurodiversity welcome. \n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, August 8\, 2019 – 6:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat if Peter Pan wanted to take you to Neverland? Would you go? \nClover and Fergus are the great-great-grandchildren of Wendy Darling (yes\, that Wendy). And now Peter Pan wants to take them to Neverland for the adventure of their lives! But Clover is a little nervous–she’s supposed to look after her brother. Fergus is autistic\, and not everyone makes him feel welcome. What will happen to him in this magical world? \nFergus isn’t nervous at all. To him\, Neverland seems like a dream come true! He’s tired of Clover’s constant mothering and wants some independence\, like Peter and the Lost Boys have. He wonders\, Why can’t the real world be more like Neverland? \nNeverland is fun and free\, but it’s also dangerous and even scary at times. Unfamiliar creatures lurk in the shadows\, and strange sounds come from the waters. And then the mermaids start to go missing. . . . \nIn an imaginative and thoughtful continuation of the story of Peter Pan\, Susan Adrian explores Neverland with a fresh perspective and indelible warmth\, offering a new adventure based on a beloved classic! \nSusan Adrian is a fourth-generation Californian who somehow stumbled into living in Montana. By day she is a scientific editor\, and by night she dreams up wild adventures that sometimes turn into books. She is the author of the holiday fantasy Nutcracked and two thrilling books for teens. Follow her on Twitter @susanadrian and visit her on the web at susanadrian.net. \nAnne Nesbet is the author of The Orphan Band of Springdale\, Cloud and Wallfish\, The Wrinkled Crown\, A Box of Gargoyles\, and The Cabinet of Earths. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/kids-8-12-susan-adrian-in-conversation-with-anne-nesbet/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T210000
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SUMMARY:InsideStoryTime
DESCRIPTION:InsideStorytime\, featuring Rachel Howard (The Risk of Us)\, Rosa del Duca (Breaking Cadence)\, and others\, will occur at Laundry Gallery\, 3359 26th Street\, San Francisco\, on Thursday August 8th\, 7-9 pm.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/insidestorytime-2/
LOCATION:THE LAUNDRY\, 3359 26th Street\, San Francisco\, 94110
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073055
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SUMMARY:Babar in Exile #19: A Family Affair
DESCRIPTION:Babar in Exile hosts an intriguing and unique lineup of readers for their 19th installment\, namely an entire family of poets resulting from the original series. You can often say that a reading series encourages new poets\, but rarely can you say that it’s created one. Back in the good ol’ 90s\, poet and songwriter Kimi Sugioka met writer and activist Richard Stone at the Café Babar\, and eventually collaborated to produce Kai Sugioka-Stone\, a fine piece of writing who is now a poet\, artist\, and world-changer himself. We are proud and excited to feature the one and only (known) family of poets that the Babar series\, however brusquely\, caused. \n  \nSo come on down to check out a slice of Bay Area poetry history\, now and in the making\, and make your way home with a bindle full of inspiration and a thimbleful more hope for the species. \n  \n  \nBabar in Exile #19: A Family Affair \na revival of the Cafe Babar\, Paradise Lounge\, and Club Chameleon reading series \n  \nfeaturing \nKimi Sugioka \nRichard Stone \nand Kai Sugioka-Stone \n  \nand you\, in our infamous open mic \n  \nHosted by Richard Loranger and Paul Corman-Roberts \n  \nPERFORMER BIOS \n  \nKimi Sugioka is a poet\, songwriter\, and educator who tries to confront and illuminate the cognitive dissonance she experiences at every turn in society\, politics\, and media. She has an MFA from The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. Publications include various anthologies: Standing Strong! Fillmore & Japantown and Endangered Species\, Enduring Values\, and Civil Liberties United. She has published a book of poetry\, The Language of Birds\, and\, soon to be published\, Wile & Wing. \n  \nAt 54\, Richard Stone is a 31-year-long resident of the Bay Area\, currently residing in a rent controlled shoebox in the heart of the Mission District in SF. He’s served on the Green Party County Council since 2008\, and is a postal delegate to the SF Labor Council. In addition\, Richard serves on the Community Advisory Board at KPFA\, the original public and flagship radio station of the Pacifica Network. Also\, in splitting his range between baritone and bass\, he sings the songs of a Leonard Cohen with the fabulous Conspiracy of Beards. And as a Transcendental Agnostic\, he believes the Oracle and the Architect will redesign the Matrix once the replacement parts are no longer delayed in shipment. \n  \nKai Sugioka-Stone is a writer\, musician\, photographer\, video editor\, and world traveler from the Bay Area. He is currently studying Music at Berkeley City College\, and he recently returned from internships in Brazil and Ecuador. The two trips were part of a gap year program he completed known as LEAPYEAR\, a college-level program that’s accredited through Naropa University in Colorado. He wishes to pursue his life as an artist in mixed media\, writing\, and meditation. Follow him on Instagram @mind.compassion. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/babar-in-exile-19-a-family-affair/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T213000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Flash presents Grace Marie Grafton and Judy Maher
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, Aug 08\, 2019 7:30 PM \nLocation: \nIn the basement\n2476 Telegraph Ave.\, Berkeley \nWebsite \nGrace Marie Grafton’s new book of poems is Lens. Tobey Hiller says\, “The book is a paean to the nature and majesty of California\, to the peoples and animals that have lived within her changing\, rich landscape\, and to the importance of knowledge\, contemplation\, and art.” She is the author of six previous books of poems\, includingJester; Whimsy\, Reticence and Laud; and Other Clues. Widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, she has also taught for thirty years through the California Poets in the Schools program\, winning twelve Artist in Residence grants from the California Arts Council for her teaching. She was awarded “Teacher of the Year” by the River of Words Poetry & Art Competition for K-12 students\, sponsored by Robert Hass. \n  \nJudy Maher’s debut collection is Dear Circus God. Her book is divided into four sections\, beginning with circus metaphors and ending at new starting points\, with poems of humor and compassion throughout. Born in Asheville\, North Carolina to a minister father\, she lived with her family in many temporary homes across the country; then she travelled more with her husband\, including a three-year adventure in Saudi Arabia. Having raised two children\, they’ve since settled in Oakland\, where she’s blossoming as a poet.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-flash-presents-grace-marie-grafton-and-judy-maher/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, BERKELEY\, 94704-2322
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Moe's Books":MAILTO:owenmoes@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190809T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190809T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073055
CREATED:20190603T143709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T191227Z
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SUMMARY:After Hours: Jason Rezaian
DESCRIPTION:After Hours: Jason Rezaian\nFriday\, August 9th | 7:00pm \nWine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. \nMarin County native Jason Rezaian\, former Tehran Bureau Chief for the Washington Post\, was detained on false charges in Iran and spent 544 days in prison. He will give a behind the scenes look at the ordeal including the high-stakes diplomacy and extraordinary efforts that led to his release from the notorious Evin prison. \nAdults and high school students only. \nRegistration recommended. Registration opens July 22nd. \nAdd to my:iCal/Outlook \nWhen:Friday\, August 9\, 2019 \nTime:7:00 PM – 9:00 PM \nWhere:Mill Valley Public Library – Main Reading Room\, 375 Throckmorton Ave\, Mill Valley\, California\, 94941 \nEvent Type:Library\, Adult \nContact:(415) 389-4292
URL:https://litseen.com/event/after-hours-jason-rezaian/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, Mill Valley Public Library\, 375 Throckmorton Ave\, Mill Valley \, CA\, 94941\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,North Bay
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mill Valley Public Library":MAILTO:abrenner@cityofmillvalley.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190809T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190809T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T073055
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SUMMARY:Matt Maiocco & Brad Mangin: Letters to 87
DESCRIPTION:Matt Maiocco & Brad Mangin discuss their new book\, Letters to 87: Fans Remember the Legacy of Dwight Clark. \nAbout Letters to 87 \nRare photos and heartfelt letters from fans of San Francisco 49ers hero Dwight Clark \nFeaturing essays by Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.\, Ronnie Lott\, Joe Montana\, Brian Murphy\, and Kelly Clark\, Letters to 87 offers rare photos and heartfelt letters from fans of San Francisco 49ers hero Dwight Clark. \nFootball fans will always remember “The Catch” as the moment a dynasty was born. When Dwight Clark received the touchdown pass that sent the 49ers to their first Super Bowl in 1982\, an indelible moment was etched into the history of the NFL. Later\, as Clark battled ALS\, he and sportswriter Matt Maiocco put out a call to fans\, asking them to share their memories of this moment. The letters that Clark and Maiocco received tell the story of how the man who wore number 87 brought together a city and a franchise through his sincerity\, his loyalty\, and his spirit for life and the game. \nAll royalties will go the the Golden Heart Fund\, a nonprofit arm of the 49ers that helps support former 49er players. Find out more at www.lettersto87.com. \nAbout the Authors \nMatt Maiocco\, beat reporter for NBC Sports Bay Area\, has covered the San Francisco 49ers for over a decade. Michael Zagaris\, legendary sports\, music\, and fashion photojournalist\, has served as team photographer for the San Francisco 49ers since 1973. Brad Mangin is a photographer who\, since 1987\, has captured the biggest stars in professional sports. All three reside in the San Francisco Bay Area.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/matt-maiocco-brad-mangin-letters-to-87/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Boots to Books Literary Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Bikes to Books for our newest iteration—a walking tour of literary North Beach! Finally a tour for all the folks who have told us “I’d love to come\, but I just don’t bike.” This one-mile excursion through literary North Beach visits some of our favorite Bikes to Books locations and authors and a bunch of new ones\, visiting over sixty years of literary history in a two-hour tour. We’ll be handing out complementary copies of our companion sixteen-page minizine and showing folks how to fold them as well! \nMeet OUTSIDE City Lights Books\, 261 Columbus Avenue\, SF\, at 12:45 PM \nTour ends in Jack Kerouac Alley\, next door to City Lights Books \nEvent is Free\, with maps and posters available for purchase.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/boots-to-books-literary-walking-tour/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190811T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190811T160000
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SUMMARY:The Affinities: An online literary journal
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URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-affinities-an-online-literary-journal/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T190000
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SUMMARY:Stacey Lee with Stephanie Garber
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the launch of Stacey Lee’s powerful\, compelling\, and critically acclaimed new novel\, The Downstairs Girl\, about family\, community\, and the importance of writing your own history. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*”Though society may try to push aside those it sees as different\, Jo demonstrates that everyone has a place and a story to be told. Unflinching in its portrayals of racism yet ultimately hopeful and heartfelt\, this narrative places voices frequently left out of historical fiction center stage.” —School Library Journal\, starred review \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBy day\, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady’s maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night\, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady\, “Dear Miss Sweetie.” When her column becomes wildly popular\, she uses the power of the pen to address some of society’s ills\, but she’s not prepared for the backlash that follows when her column challenges fixed ideas about race and gender. While her opponents clamor to uncover the secret identity of Miss Sweetie\, a mysterious letter sets Jo off on a search for her own past and the parents who abandoned her as a baby. But when her efforts put her in the crosshairs of Atlanta’s most notorious criminal\, Jo must decide whether she is ready to step into the light. \nStacey Lee is the author of Under a Painted Sky\, Outrun the Moon\, and Secret of a Heart Note and is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books. Stephanie Garber\, author of Caraval\, Legendary\, and Finale\, will be joining Stacey on stage.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/stacey-lee-with-stephanie-garber/
LOCATION:Kepler’s Books\, 1010 El Camino Real\, Menlo Park \, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T210000
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SUMMARY:Tim Murphy: Correspondents
DESCRIPTION:Tim Murphy discusses his new novel\, Correspondents. \nPraise for Correspondents \n“Murphy artfully connects multiple narratives to produce a sprawling tale of love\, family\, duty\, war\, and displacement. It is above all a stinging indictment of the ill-fated war in Iraq and the heavy tolls it continues to exact on its people.”–Khaled Hosseini\, author of The Kite Runner \nAbout The Correspondents \nThe world is Rita Khoury’s oyster. The bright and driven daughter of a Boston-area Irish-Arab family that has risen over the generations from poor immigrants to part of the coastal elite\, Rita grows up in a 1980s cultural mishmash. Corned beef and cabbage sit on the dinner table alongside stuffed grape leaves and tabooleh\, all cooked by Rita’s mother\, an Irish nurse who met her Lebanese surgeon husband while working at a hospital together. The unconventional yet close-knit family bonds over summers at the beach\, wedding line-dances\, and a shared obsession with the Red Sox. \nRita charts herself an ambitious path through Harvard to one of the best newspapers in the country. She is posted in cosmopolitan Beirut and dates a handsome Palestinian would-be activist. But when she is assigned to cover the America-led invasion of Baghdad in 2003\, she finds herself unprepared for the warzone. Her lifeline is her interpreter and fixer Nabil al-Jumaili\, an equally restless young man whose dreams have been restricted by life in a deteriorating dictatorship\, not to mention his own seemingly impossible desires. As the war tears Iraq apart\, personal betrayal and the horrors of conflict force Rita and Nabil out of the country and into twisting\, uncertain fates. What lies in wait will upend their lives forever\, shattering their own notions of what they’re entitled to in a grossly unjust world. \nEpic in scope\, by turns satirical and heartbreaking\, and speaking sharply to America’s current moment\, Correspondents is a whirlwind story about displacement from one’s own roots\, the violence America promotes both abroad and at home\, and the resilience that allows families to remake themselves and endure even the most shocking upheavals.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/tim-murphy-correspondents/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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