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  • May 2020

  • Fri 1

    Afternoon Craft Conversation with Cyrus Cassells

    May 1, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm PDT

    DATE & TIME: Friday, May 1, 2020 - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: Online https://stmarys-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/vpIodOGgpzsvFenKBZqv9D_MiH5zQ9SndA DESCRIPTION: THE TRANSLATED WORLD: CRAFTING GLOBAL POETRY INTO DYNAMIC...

    Free
  • Fri 1
    Heaven by Emerson Whitney

    Release of Emerson Whitney’s HEAVEN, with Melissa Febos

    May 1, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

    1Emerson Whitney will be reading from Heaven, followed by a conversation with Melissa Febos, author of Whip Smart. Join the conversation and help us celebrate this beautiful...

    Free
  • Fri 1

    Ignatian Release Party

    May 1, 2020 @ 5:00 pm PDT

    Great news! Not only will the Ignatian still be hosting a release party for this year’s issue, but it will be a virtual event so...

    Free
  • Fri 1

    Zoom Forward! #6 with Chuck Atkinson, Barbara Bloom, Dane Cervine

    May 1, 2020 @ 5:00 pm PDT

    Phren-Z, The Hive Poetry Collective, and Bookshop Santa Cruz present Zoom Forward! #6 with Chuck Atkinson, Barbara Bloom, Dane Cervine part of the Zoom Forward...

    Free
  • Fri 1

    Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #7

    May 1, 2020 @ 6:00 pm PDT

    FREE AND ALL WELCOME! All forms of your support matter. One of those forms is financial. Money = energy to us, and donating sends one...

    Free
  • Fri 1
    Vote At Home with Amber McReynolds and Jesse Wegman

    Vote At Home with Amber McReynolds and Jesse Wegman

    May 1, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Moderated by Ian Haney Lopez Program will air Friday May 1st, 7:00 PM PST Register (for free) to watch this program’s debut As highlighted by...

    Free
  • Sat 2
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    Segue: Steven Seidenberg & Darcie Dennigan

    May 2, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

    This Saturday! A reading that shall knock the very hills into the sea, by Darcie Dennigan & Steven Seidenberg! Darcie Dennigan is a poet &...

    Free
  • Sat 2
    Livestream Reading--Donald Revell, Joseph Lease, David Blair

    Livestream Reading–Donald Revell, Joseph Lease, David Blair

    May 2, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

    Livestream reading via ZOOM/Facebook--Donald Revell, Joseph Lease, David Blair, reading from Nevada, California & Massachusetts. https://www.facebook.com/LitBalm/

    Free
  • Sat 2
    Relic by Elizabeth Costello

    Two-Way Mirror reading: Relic by Elizabeth Costello

    May 2, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm PDT

    Join Two-Way Mirror Books for pre-release online event celebrating RELIC, the new chapbook by Elizabeth Costello with: Marina Lazzara Jess Rowland Stephanie Baker Ava Koohbor Mary...

    Free
  • Sat 2

    VIRTUAL: An Evening with Mikel Jollett / Hollywood Park

    May 2, 2020 @ 7:00 pm PDT

    Join Mikel Jollett on his Hollywoord Park book tour: an exclusive, online event series. Mikel will discuss his remarkable life story, perform exclusive material from the...

    Free
  • Sat 2
    Coming Together When Things Fall Apart: Giving Voice to Emotional Truth in our Times

    Coming Together When Things Fall Apart: Giving Voice to Emotional Truth in our Times

    May 2, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Featuring Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize winning author of All the Light We Cannot See and The Shell Collector; R.O. Kwon, bestselling author of The Incendiaries; and Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize winning...

    $40
  • Sun 3
    My Shadow is My Skin virtual book reading

    My Shadow is My Skin virtual book reading

    May 3, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am PDT

    My Shadow is My Skin (University of Texas Press) is a new nonfiction anthology exploring the meaning of being Iranian-American. The collection brings together thirty-two...

  • Sun 3

    PCSJ Appreciation Party

    May 3, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm PDT

    A special on-line reading featuring Connie Post and Kelly Grace Thomas open mic to follow! REGISTER HERE FOR LINK (Free) This is a special event...

    Free
  • Sun 3

    Write Now! SF Bay Presents: “Stand Up and Be Counted”

    May 3, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT
    Zoom

    .Interactive reading on Creativity and Activism by 30 Bay Area writers of color and allies. Health care providers, educators, and community activists will share prose and poetry...

    Donations welcome
  • Sun 3

    Virtual Bazaar Writers Salon

    May 3, 2020 @ 6:00 pm PDT

    Bazaar Writers Salon goes virtual! Sunday, May 3rd, 6:00 p.m. Readings by Sterling HolyWhiteMountain, Jennifer Lewis, and Kendra Tanacea Hosted by Peter Kline Full details...

    Free
  • Sun 3
    Shedding Light…

    Shedding Light, Vanquishing Fear: End-of-Life Planning with the Experts: BJ Miller, MD, Katy Butler, and Shoshana Berger

    May 3, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Moderated by Sunita Puri, MD Program will air Sunday May 3rd, 7:00 PM PST Register (for free) to watch this program’s debut In a time where...

    Free
  • Mon 4
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    Escape From Quarantine Reading – a weekly online thing

    May 4, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    a weekly digital gathering and poetry reading. join our weekly zoom chat to meet with friends without having to leave your house. this is a...

    Free
  • Mon 4
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    Virtual Quiet Lightning!

    May 4, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT

    Virtual Quiet Lightning, Monday May 4, 2020 We’ll be streaming at this link. Doors at 7pm. Readings at 7:15pm. Other ways to connect: Meeting ID:...

    Free
  • Tue 5
    Queens of Mystery: Writer to Writer with Meg Gardiner and Rachel Howzell Hall

    Queens of Mystery: Writer to Writer with Meg Gardiner and Rachel Howzell Hall

    May 5, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Moderated by Laurie King Program will air Tuesday May 5th, 7:00 PM PST Registration (for free) to watch this program’s debut “Suspense is like a woman,”...

    Free
  • Wed 6

    V. E. Schwab, Maggie Tokuda-Hall And Charlie Jane Anders For Books Inc.

    May 6, 2020 @ 12:00 pm PDT

    Fundraising Goal: $2000 It’s a tough time for local bookstores, what with the social distancing and the sheltering in place. So we’re raising funds to...

    Free – $100
  • Wed 6

    Afternoon Craft Conversation with Marie Mutsuki Mockett

    May 6, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm PDT

    DATE & TIME: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: Online https://stmarys-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/vp0qde6upz8sb00VbumXa71hDPDicEk64A DESCRIPTION: THEN WE CAME TO THE END Whether your...

    Free
  • Wed 6

    HOW HAVE I NOT READ THIS! A Virtual Book Club

    May 6, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Book Club Discussion of Alfred Camus The Plague featuring Emily St John Mandel, Laura Marris and Alice Kaplan Sponsored by Alfred Knopf and City Lights **This is a virtual event that...

  • Wed 6

    Readings at City Lights Bookstore: Emerson Whitney

    May 6, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    This is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights on the Zoom platform. You will need access to a computer or other...

  • Wed 6

    Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane

    May 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
    A Great Good Place for Books 6120 La Salle Ave., Oakland, California

    Join us on Zoom on Wednesday, May 6 at 7 PM Pacific for a virtual book chat about one of Kathleen's favorite books of the...

  • Wed 6

    Reading at a Distance / Tanea Lunsford Lynx and Mmakgosi Anita Tau

    May 6, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    We've partnered with the Headlands Center for the Arts to bring you a series of distanced literary readings with Headlands Artists, curated by Emily Wolahan (AFF '16–'19). Join Tanea Lunsford...

  • Thu 7
    My Virtual Book Launch Happy Hour on May 7th at 5PM

    My Virtual Book Launch Happy Hour on May 7th at 5PM

    May 7, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT

    My dear friends and readers, I am inviting you all to the launch of my book Only the River. I hope you can attend. I...

    Free
  • Thu 7

    YOU’RE GOING TO DIE: POETRY, PROSE & EVERYTHING GOES… ONLINE!

    May 7, 2020 @ 7:00 pm PDT

    GLOBALLY(map) Google Calendar ICS You’re Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes Online! an ONLINE Open Mic w/Ned Buskirk, the You're Going to Die...

    $10 – $15
  • Thu 7
    Unrigging the Rules for the Rising American Electorate: David Daley and Steve Phillips

    Unrigging the Rules for the Rising American Electorate: David Daley and Steve Phillips

    May 7, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT

    Moderated by Rebecca Nagle Program will air Thursday May 7th, 7:00 PM PST Register (for free) to watch this program’s debut Who holds America’s future in...

    Free
  • Thu 7

    JIA TOLENTINO & JENNA WORTHAM

    May 7, 2020 @ 7:30 pm PDT

    Watch the upcoming webcast on our YouTube channel → You can support the cost of this public webcast by making a tax-deductible donation. Thank you...

    Free
  • Thu 7
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    Eves at the (Virtual) Beat: Womxn Reading w/Ruth Crossman

    May 7, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm PDT

    During 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...

    Free
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