Silent Book Club SF
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesBring a book, bring a friend, and join Silent Book Club for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books and all ages...
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San Francisco
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SF in SF with Juliette Wade, Tiffany Trent, and Mike Chen
American Bookbinders Museum 355 Clementina St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesPlease join us for an evening of reading and conversation with authors Juliette Wade, Tiffany Trent, and Mike Chen, in conversation with Bay Area writer,...
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John Sayles at City Lights Books
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesYellow Earth from Haymarket Books Rich layers of shale oil are discovered under Yellow Earth, North Dakota and the neighboring Three Nations Indian reservation. All...
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Megan Fernandes with Sam Sax
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMegan Fernandes reads from her new collection of poetry Good Boys published by Tin House Books In an era of rising nationalism and geopolitical instability,...
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Apogee Press at Lone Glen
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesPlease join us at 7 pm on Tuesday, February 25th for a night of poetry revelry at The Bindery in San Francisco. The Lone Glen...
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Emily Nemens: The Cactus League
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesEmily Nemens discusses her new novel The Cactus League. Praise for The Cactus League “Emily Nemens's magnificent debut is a masterwork of great empathy and detail,...
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The Evolving Universe with Brian Greene in conversation with Gina Pell
Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesBrian Greene is widely recognized for his groundbreaking discoveries in the field of superstring theory. Greene is co-founder and director of Columbia’s Institute for Strings, Cosmology,...
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Lit Flicks: Steven Soderbergh’s “Out of Sight”
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 2550 Mission Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesLit Flicks is a new monthly collaboration between Litquake and Alamo Drafthouse, presenting the best films adapted from written works, and introduced by special guests....
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The MFA in Writing Program presents Cristina García in conversation with Omar. F. Miranda
McLaren Complex - MC252, USF 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCristina García is the author of seven novels, including: Dreaming in Cuban, The Agüero Sisters, Monkey Hunting, A Handbook to Luck, The Lady Matador’s Hotel, King of Cuba, and, most recently, Here in...
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the system must be tried
Readers Bookstore Fort Mason Center, Building C, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSF writer Kevin Simmonds reads from the system must be tried, sponsored by the San Francisco Arts Commission.
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Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Around the World
World Affaris Auditorium 312 Sutter Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThis year marks the 25th anniversary of the UN Conference of Women in Beijing, but what kind of progress has really been made? One billion...
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Author visit and discussion with Anna Wiener, author of UNCANNY VALLEY
The Ruby 23rd and bryant street, san franciscooin us for a visit and discussion with local author Anna Wiener, author of UNCANNY VALLEY. Anna Wiener is a contributing writer to The New...
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Dean A. Strang in conversation with Lara Bazelon
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith hosts Dean A. Strang for his new book, Keep the Wretches in Order: America’s Biggest Mass Trial, the Rise of the Justice Department, and the Fall of the...
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The Golden Arches in Black America
JCCSF 3200 California St , San Francisco, CA, United StatesMarcia Chatelain In Conversation with Allyson Hobbs Hear the untold history of how fast food became one of the greatest generators of black wealth in...
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Karen Sherman – Brick By Brick
Book Passage 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA, United StatesKaren Sherman, author of Brick By Brick: Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Survivors Everywhere moved her family from Bethesda, Maryland to Kigali for a year in 2012...
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EVES AT THE BEAT: WOMXN READING AT THE BEAT MUSEUM
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United StatesDuring Women’s History month a constellation of events brought together a group of fabulous womxn+ writers. The meeting of these hearts and minds exploded into...
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Dodie Bellamy and Anthony Huberman in conversation
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statescelebrating the release of Dodie Bellamy Is on Our Mind Edited by Jeanne Gerrity and Anthony Huberman published by Semiotext(e) Books, distributed by The MIT...
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Suzanne Stein and Anne Lesley Selcer, reading and in conversation
The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin us for this reading and conversation with two poet/performers who each have worked and written extensively in relation to contemporary art practices. This event,...
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Beau Beausoleil: A Glyphic House at Alley Cat Books
Join us for a reading from Beau Beausoleil’s latest publication, A Glyphic House. This Day On The Calendar On this day we are trying to...
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You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes – The Healthcare Edition
The Lost Church 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesYou're Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes... - the Healthcare Edition an Open Mic at The Lost Church - San Francisco w/Ned Buskirk...
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Undocumented Black Poetics: Book Launch & Reading
Museum of the African Diaspora 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States(Un)documented Black Poetics: Book Launch & Reading with Immigrant Poets Former poet-in-residence, Alan Pelaez Lopez, will celebrate their debut book, Intergalactic Travels: poems from a...
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MONDAY – A JOURNAL OF POETRY, PROSE, AND ART
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United StatesLaunch party and reading event for a legendary underground literary publication founded in 1999 in the back of Covered Wagon Saloon, San Francisco. CONTRIBUTORS READ...
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Cafe Society Presents Jenny Odell
Kaleidoscope Coffee 109 Park Place, Point Richmond, California, United StatesJenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, will be in conversation with Art Table's Jan Wurm. "How to Do Nothing...
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Fellini Turns 100/ La Natura Morta De La Dolce Vita at City Lights Bookstore
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesOn the 100th birthday of Federico Fellini, with celebrations happening all over the world in 2020, the Leonardo da Vinci Society of San Francisco in conjunction with Consulate General...
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Kimberly Reyes: Running to Stand Still
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesKimberly Reyes reads from her new book, Running to Stand Still. Also featuring readings from Jennifer Lewis, Truong Tran, and Kar Johnson. Praise for Running to Stand...
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DirtyMinds/OpenHearts Open Mic/Spoken word
THE LAUNDRY 3359 26th Street, San FranciscoDirty Minds/Open Hearts Poetry Society will present an OPEN MIC/SPOKEN WORD event on Monday, March 2 at 7pm at The Laundry at 3359 26th Street...
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Quiet Lightning @ Old Devil Moon
Old Devil Moon 3472 Mission St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesMarch 2 @ Old Devil Moon, 3472 Mission St. @ Cortland, 7pm Gustavo Barahona-López Jyoti Arvey Nicole Henares Jennifer Lewis Kai Sugioka-Stone Emilie Osborn Keith Mark...
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Silent Reading Party
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesPresented by Lemony Snicket and Radio Silence. Bring a book to read to yourself in silence. Drinks and light snacks will be available. There is...
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Odd Salon SF: MONUMENTAL
Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United States~ Salon details and speakers to be announced ~ Tuesday, March 3 at Public Works, San Francisco Doors open for pre-salon cocktail hour at 6:30,...
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Opening celebration of the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network Center, featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen, Thi Bui, and others tba
Jack Adams Hall, César Chavez Student Center, SFSU SFSU, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us for this special Tuesday evening event celebrating the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network—directed by Isabelle Pelaud, writer and professor of Asian American Studies at SF...
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