30 Years of Street Sheet
Street Sheet 280 Turk St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesWe invite you to our new office to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Street Sheet newspaper! For three decades Street Sheet has been documenting...
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An Evening with Michael Eric Dyson
Commonwealth Club of California 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, United StatesMichael Eric Dyson Ph.D., Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times; Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University; Author, JAY-Z: Made in America This program is part of...
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Performance | 2019 Poets-in-Residence
Museum of the African Diaspora 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us for the culminating event of our 2019 Poets-in-Residence program. Tonya Foster and Alan Peláez López will perform their poetry at a reading to...
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Last Voz of 2019!
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEnd 2019 right with an amazing night of poetry! As usual we will have snacks, drinks, three features, and an open mic!
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Terry Tempest Williams
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesTerry Tempest Williams reading from her new book Erosion: Essays of Undoing published by Sarah Critchton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux Fierce, timely, and unsettling essays...
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Ibram X. Kendi
Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIBRAM X. KENDI in conversation with Jelani Cobb Thursday, December 12, 2019 7:30 pm Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater TICKETS To purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears...
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YG2D: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes…
The Lost Church 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThursday, December 12, 2019 7:30 PM 10:30 PM The Lost Church (map) You're Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes... Open Mic at The Lost Church...
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Kelsey St. Press 45th Anniversary Celebration: Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Ching-In Chen, Andrea Abi-Karam
McRoskey Mattress Company, Inc 1687 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Poetry Center joins Kelsey St. Press for a public celebration of the press's 45th Anniversary, with readings by poets Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Ching-In Chen, and Andrea Abi-Karam. Kelsey Street Press was...
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2019 Michael Rubin Book Award Release Party!
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin Fourteen Hills press to celebrate OPPRESSORFACE, the 2019 Michael Rubin Book Award winning book of poetry written by Rob Hendricks. There will be drinks,...
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Lyrical Opposition: Unplugged
483 14th St, San Francisco, CA 94103You’re cordially invited to join us for an intimate showcase of socially-conscious, acoustic hip-hop music. Based in Bay Area, CA, Lyrical Opposition creates safe platforms...
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The Fire Thieves in the Gallery
San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries 401 Van Ness Ave, Ste 126, San Francisco, CA, United StatesOrganized by Kim Shuck, San Francisco Poet Laureate in consultation with Pam Peniston, artistic director of the Queer Cultural Center. The SFAC is pleased to...
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Jeff VanderMeer: Dead Astronauts
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJeff VanderMeer joins us to discuss his new novel, Dead Astronauts. Praise for Jeff VanderMeer “Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy was an ever-creeping map of the...
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Vera Polozkova in San Francisco | presented by M.ART
Marine's Memorial Theater 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco// For English please scroll down // M.ART представляет премьеру поэтического концерта Веры Полозковой «Высокое разрешение» в Сан-Франциско на сцене театра Marines' Memorial. Билеты в...
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FeaturedInstead of Your Office Party: Quiet Lightning’s 10 Year Anniversary
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesSave the date: Our 10-year anniversary party is Saturday, December 14! Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ The Bindery, 7-10pm 10 years to the date of our first...
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Writers With Drinks
Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAlvin Orloff (Disasterama! Adventures in the Queer Underground) Olga Zilberbourg (Like Water and Other Stories) Megan E. O'Keefe (Velocity Weapon) FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST HOST Maggie...
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Music Release Party and Solstice Celebration with Mat Callahan and Yvonne Moore
The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMat and Yvonne will serenade us with some of the songs on their new album, discuss the companion book and we'll toast the coming of...
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Anna Wiener with Alexis Madrigal
Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesTICKETS To purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears in the series Special Events Anna Wiener is a contributing writer to The New Yorker, covering Silicon Valley,...
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Zora Neale Hurston: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
Museum of the African Diaspora 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesBuy Tickets Co-presented by Litquake and MoAD In 1925, Barnard student Zora Neale Hurston—the sole black student at the college—was living in New York, “desperately...
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My Life, My Stories / Real life. Told by SF seniors.
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesJoin us for an evening of learning and listening, hosted by My Life, My Stories! The theme is FAMILY. My Life, My Stories is a...
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Radar Productions / Show Us Your Spines: November Resident Reading
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIn collaboration with RADAR Productions and the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center at the SF Public Library! QTPOC writers who were participants of the Show...
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Martinis & Writers with Literary Speakeasy
Martuni's 4 Valencia St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesCome raise a glass at Literary Speakeasy and celebrate the closing of another year! We have five amazing artists for you this month, including poet...
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Zora Neale Hurston | Stories from the Harlem Renaissance
Museum of the African Diaspora 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCo-presented by MoAD & Litquake In 1925, Barnard student Zora Neale Hurston—the sole black student at the college—was living in New York, “desperately striving for...
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GhostTourSF’s “Memories of Glen Park”: Zine Release
Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesGhost Tour: San Francisco is an ongoing art project charting collective memories of San Francisco neighborhoods. The third section focuses on Glen Park. The upcoming...
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Vi Ruggiero + Lauren Napier
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin Vic Ruggiero and Lauren Napier as they return to the Beat Museum for an evening of melodies.
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Quiet Lightning at the Balboa Theater
Balboa Theater 3630 Balboa St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesJanuary 6, 2020, 7pm at The Balboa Theatre Curated by Sophia Passin and Kathleen Torrez, all selected authors will be paid and published in sPARKLE & bLINK 103, featuring cover...
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Aaron Cohen / Move On Up
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesAaron Cohen discusses the subject of his new book Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power published by the University of Chicago...
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EJ Koh: The Magical Language of Others
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesE.J. Koh discusses her new memoir The Magical Language of Others. Praise for The Magical Language of Others "The Magical Language of Others is an exquisite, challenging,...
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Funeral Game
Potrero Stage 1695 18th Street, San Francisco, CABread & Butter Theatre presents the world premiere of Funeral Game, by Lana Palmer. Two sisters return to the family cabin to decide its fate....
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Joan Didion: The 1960s & 70s
Mechanics Institute 57 Post St 4th Floor Boardroom, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEditor David L. Ulin in conversation with Oscar Villalon, Managing Editor, ZYZZYVA Cosponsored by Alta Magazine Cool, dispassionate, and incisive, Joan Didion’s voice is electric...
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Open Mic Night!
Simple Pleasures Cafe 3434 Balboa St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesIt's open mic night at Simple Pleasures! Join us for an evening of music and story-telling at our favorite neighborhood cafe. Sign up is at...
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