Hormonal: The Hidden Intelligence of Hormones
Oshman Family JCC 3921 Fabian Way, Palo AltoDid you know women walk more, eat less, socialize more, meet more men, dance more and flirt more when they're ovulating? Or that PMS may...
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Norman Finkelstein: Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom
First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesKPFA Radio 94.1 FM present NORMAN FINKELSTEIN GAZA: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert Advance tickets $12, available at T: 800-838-3006 or...
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The Poetics of Identity with Cameron Awkward-Rich
CIIS Public Programs 1453 Mission St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin poet and scholar Cameron Awkward-Rich for a conversation on his life and poetry including selected readings of his work. His collection of poems, Sympathetic...
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Bruce Holbert in conversation with Suzanne Lang
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBruce Holbert in conversation with Suzanne Lang discussing his new novel Whiskey from Farrar, Strauss, Giroux/MCD Brothers Andre and Smoker were raised in a...
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Artificial Intelligence with Kate Crawford
Nourse Theatre 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIn Conversation with Indre Viskontas ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: The Trouble with Bias Kate Crawford is a leading researcher, academic and author who has spent the last decade...
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C. Dale Young / The Affliction
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesThe Bindery is thrilled to host acclaimed poet C. Dale Young reading from his debut novel in stories, The Affliction. Reading with him will be poet...
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Bruce Holbert in conversation with Suzanne Lang
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesdiscussing his new novel Whiskey from Farrar, Strauss, Giroux/MCD Brothers Andre and Smoker were raised in a cauldron of their parents' failed marriage and appetite...
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Veronica Gerber Bicecci and Christina MacSweeney
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesVeronica Gerber Bicecci discusses her new novel, Empty Set, with translator Christina MacSweeney. Sponsored by The Center for the Art of Translation. Praise for Empty Set "Verónica Gerber writes...
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Verónica Gerber Bicecci
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMexican visual artist who writes, Verónica Gerber Bicecci discusses her novel Empty Set, with critically acclaimed translator Christina MacSweeney, who brought it into English. A...
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Artist Self-Care Guide Workshop in March
Nomadic Press: Uptown 2301 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA, United StatesThe Artists Self-Care Guide workshop empowers artists with safe and effective tools and strategies for managing daily stress. In this workshop artists will gain greater...
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Saturday Night Special, an “Ekphrastic” open mic
Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United States"Ekphrastic poems focus on works of art—usually paintings, photographs, or statues. And modern ekphrastic poems have generally shrugged off antiquity’s obsession with elaborate description, and...
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Diana Khoi Nguyen
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesDiana Khoi Nguyen reads from her new poetry collection, Ghost Of. Also featuring readings by fellow poets, Jane Wong, Ingrid Rojas, Diana Arterian and Juliana Xuan Wang. About Ghost Of...
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Lunada Literary Lounge
Galería de la Raza 2857 24th Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesUnder the Blue Moon of March, on the final night of Mes Internacional de la Mujer, Lunada is honored to host award winning internationally renowned...
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Richard A. Walker
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesRichard A. Walker celebrating his new book Pictures of a Gone City: Tech and the Dark Side of Prosperity in the San Francisco Bay...
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Bazaar Writers Salon
Bazaar Cafe 5927 California St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesReadings by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Kara Krewer, Kim Magowan, and Brynn Saito Hosted by Peter Kline Poet, essayist, translator, and immigration advocate Marcelo Hernandez Castillo...
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Legacy of Poetry Festival: Javier Zamora
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library 150 East San Fernando Street Room 590, San Jose, CA, United StatesPoetry reading and conversation with Javier Zamora. Meet one of the most important younger poets emerging in the United States, Javier Zamora. Author of the...
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Tananarive Due
Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland , CA, United StatesTananarive Due is a screenwriter, award-winning novelist, and leading voice in black speculative fiction. Her most recent book, Ghost Summer, won a British Fantasy Award and...
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Kaya Press @ City Lights
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesKaya Press @ City Lights Sesshu Foster reads from City of the Future Max Yeh reads from Stolen Oranges about City of the Future Twenty-one years after Kaya Press...
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Curtis White
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesCurtis White reading from his new novel LACKING CHARACTER from Melville House The man Paul Auster called "a master of bewitchments" and a founder of...
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Sarah Andersen / Herding Cats
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBooksmith welcomes Sarah Andersen back for her new book, Herding Cats! Please join us. More #relatable comics from Sarah’s Scribbles! Please note: this is a free event,...
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Pandemonium Press: Whan That Aprile . . .
The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United StatesFeatured readers: Judy Wells, Kirk Lumpkin, Mary Mackey, Rafael Jesús González. Late Night Open Mic follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open...
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Michael Gazzaniga with Kara Platoni
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United StatesMichael S. Gazzaniga is the director of the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the...
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Elaine Castillo
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesElaine Castillo discusses her debut novel, America Is Not The Heart. Praise for America Is Not The Heart “Elaine Castillo’s entrancing and magnificent debut is set to...
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Facades Everywhere
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesOn Thursday, April 4, 2018, The Bindery will become a truth machine. Three writers, Devi S. Laskar, Claudia H. Long,Crystal Jo Reiss, and a surprise poet/novelist, will...
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Shanthi Sekaran
Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United StatesHer latest novel, Lucky Boy, was named an Indie Next Great Read and an Amazon Editors' Pick.
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‘Every Note Played’
Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto"Every Note Played" vividly depicts ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). As author Lisa Genova did in her previous New York Times bestselling novels, "Still Alice," "Inside...
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Matthew Zapruder
Morrison Library, UC Berkeley 2000 Carleston Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesMatthew Zapruder is the author most recently of Sun Bear and Why Poetry, a book of prose about poetry.
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SFJAZZ Poetry Festival w/ Genny Lim // SFJAZZ Center
SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesCurated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Genny Lim, this year's festival will again feature the greatest poets of the Bay Area and beyond, centered on the...
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Presidio Live – Western Hemisphereans
Presidio Officers' Club 50 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco, CAPRESIDIO LIVE – Thursday Evenings at 7 pm In Presidio Live, experience live music, theatre, dance, film, and dialogues that offer a contemporary take on...
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