Bazaar Writers Salon
Bazaar Cafe 5927 California St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesReadings by J. Bruce Fuller, Jason Labbe, Raina J. León, and Matt W. Miller Music by Armando Alcaraz Hosted by Peter Kline Armando Alcaraz's original...
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Quiet Lightning
StudioToBe 906 Washington St., Oakland, CA, United Statescurated by Sarah Carpenter and Gracie Malley! submissions are open through Apr 18 StudioToBe , 906 Washington St., Oakland free + all ages
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Jamel Brinkley / A Lucky Man
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith hosts the Bay Area launch for Jamel Brinkley and his debut book, A Lucky Man: Stories. Please join us in celebration! In the nine expansive, searching stories of A...
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Tessa Fontaine / The Electric Woman
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts Tessa Fontaine for her first book, The Electric Woman, in conversation with Molly Giles. Please join us! This astonishing memoir of pushing past fear follows the author on...
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Hazel Reading Series – May 2018 Edition
Join us at the Red Poppy Art House for the last Hazel Reading Series before summer break with our incredible line-up of women writers. Featuring:...
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EPIC
Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesTales of great undertakings and heroic deeds, world changers, story spinners, and tales passed down through time Curated by Isolde Honore Artwork by Imogen Speer Tuesday, May 8...
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Perfectly Queer SF Book Reading “Contrasts: Poetry & Prose”
Dog Eared Books Castro 489 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesPoets Susan Dambroff and David Hathwell and novelists Anne Raeff and Rob Rosen will read from new work at Perfectly Queer San Francisco's "Contrasts: Poetry...
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Rita Bullwinkel and Lisa Brown
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesRita Bullwinkel and Lisa Brown Rita Bullwinkel celebrates the release of Belly Up: Stories from A Strange Object Press Lisa Brown presents a sneak preview of an...
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Chronicle Chats: On Science
Herbst Theatre 01 Van Ness Avenue, Room 110, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe San Francisco Chronicle presents Chronicle Chats — an ongoing series of events featuring thought-leaders, influencers, newsmakers and trend-setters, discussing issues that affect the Bay...
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wordWind Chorus Live + Tongo Eisen-Martin
Institute Of advanced Uncertainty P.O. Box 460908, San FranciscoInstitute Of advanced Uncertainty hosts wordWind Chorus: Q.R. Hand Jr. Lewis Jordan Brian Auerbach With Tongo Eisen-Martin Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Doors: 6:30 p.m. Program:7:00 p.m. Free entry...
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Porchlight Open Door: Lesson Learned
Hemlock Tavern 1131 Polk Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesCome out on a Tuesday night to celebrate National Teachers' Day! Bring your five-minute story about teaching, learning, going to school, skipping class, mentors, bad...
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Launch for Nothing Short Of: Selected Tales from 100 Word Story
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts the launch for Nothing Short Of: Selected Tales from 100 Word Story, with editors Grant Faulkner,Lynn Mundell, and Beret Olsen. Please join us! Gems, shards,...
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Matt Miller
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMatt Miller reads from his new poetry collection, The Wounded for the Water. Also featuring readings by Mario Chard and Peter LaBerge. Praise for The Wounded for the...
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Ashley Dawson
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesdiscussing the subject of his new book Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change from Verso Books...
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Mae Boeve of 350.org and Rebecca Solnit – Rivers of Change and SF Global
McRoskey Mattress Company, Inc 1687 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThis September in San Francisco, the Global Climate Action Summit will bring together leaders from state, tribal, and local governments, business, and citizens from around...
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Roman Muradov
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesRoman Muradov discusses his new book, On Doing Nothing: Finding Inspiration in Idleness. Praise for On Doing Nothing “Roman Muradov’s whimsical, clever, and companionable book On Doing...
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Melissa Broder / The Pisces
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts an evening with So Sad Today author Melissa Broder reading from her anticipated debut novel, The Pisces. With her in conversation is The Millions editor, Lydia Kiesling...
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StageWrite presents: Drama, Trauma, Dance-O-Rama – Short Plays by Short People
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesCome see original plays written by fifth graders from SFUSD, inspired by works of visual art at the de Young Museum, and performed as staged...
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Voz Sin Tinta: Our monthly bilingual poetry series and open mic.
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSponsored by Alejandro Murguia, curated by Marguerite Munoz and Rene Vaz. Join Voz Sin Tinta for our May reading! 3 FEATURES as always and an...
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MARX NOW: Karl Marx @ 200 – A Reading & Discussion
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesOpening Statement by Jale Yoldas (Goethe Institut San Francisco) with guest appearances by Alan Black, Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, and Richard Walker. Moderator Frederick Young On the occasion of the 200th Anniversary of...
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Clemantine Wamariya / The Girl Who Smiled Beads
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts Clemantine Wamariya for her extraordinary debut, The Girl Who Smiled Beads, and her coauthor Elizabeth Weil, who collaborated intimately with Clemantine to write this luminescent book. Clemantine...
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Kent Harrington
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesKent Harrington discusses his new novel, Last Ferry Home, with Kevin Hunsanger. Praise for Kent Harrington "Strong, hard-edged stuff by a writer in complete control of...
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Reading – Eckes, Seidenberg, Spencer Smith
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEckes, Seidenberg, and Spencer Smith
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Book Release II: The Edge of Fruitvale by Rohan DaCosta
The Rite Spot Cafe 2099 Folsom Street, San Francisco, United StatesJoin us at The Rite Spot, a cozy Mission District dive in San Francisco that has been around for 60 years, as we celebrate the release...
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StageWrite presents: Drama, Trauma, Dance-O-Rama – Short Plays by Short People
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesCome see original plays written by fifth graders from SFUSD, inspired by works of visual art at the de Young Museum, and performed as staged...
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Writers With Drinks
Make-Out Room 3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAlexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (The Fact of a Body) Allegra Huston (Say My Name) Cyrus Farivar (Habeas Data) Maw Shein Win (Invisible Gifts: New and Selected Poems)...
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Poetry Event: GEARS TURNING w/ Kim Shuck
Adobe Books 3130 24th St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us for an afternoon of wonderful poetry by SF Bay Area based poets, artists, and musicians with your host Kim Shuck. To participate in...
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Virginia Eubanks talks about her book: Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor
The Green Arcade 1680 Market St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesVirginia Eubanks is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, SUNY. She is also the author of Digital Dead End: Fighting for...
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Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich / The Fact of a Body
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery hosts Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich for her murder-memoir ten years in the making, The Fact of a Body. Please join us! When she applied to Harvard Law School,...
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