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SUMMARY:Laurie Halse Anderson\, SHOUT
DESCRIPTION:Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes New York Times bestselling\, award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson for a discussion and signing of her new book\, SHOUT – a searing poetic memoir for the #MeToo era. This offsite event is cosponsored by The Humanities Institute UC Santa Cruz\, and will take place at Cowell Ranch Hay Barn on the UCSC campus. \nREGISTER NOW HERE \n \nLaurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about\, and advocates for\, survivors of sexual assault. In 1999\, her groundbreaking\, award-winning novel Speak opened the door for a national dialogue about rape culture and consent. Now\, twenty years later\, she reveals her personal history as a rape survivor in a searing poetic memoir\, SHOUT. \nIn free verse\, Anderson shares reflections\, rants\, and calls to action woven between deeply personal stories from her life that she’s never written about before. Searing and soul-searching\, devastating and triumphant\, SHOUT is a denouncement of our society’s failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #MeToo and #TimesUp\, whether aloud\, online\, or only in their own hearts. \nIMPORTANT INFORMATION: \n·    This event is for mature audiences only; children under 13 will not be admitted. \n·    Attendees must purchase a copy of SHOUT from Bookshop Santa Cruz either in store or at the event to enter the signing line. \n\nLaurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author whose writing spans young readers\, teens\, and new adults. Combined\, her books have sold more than 8 million copies. She has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award three times. Two of her books\, Speak and Chains\, were National Book Award finalists\, and Chainswas short-listed for the prestigious Carnegie medal. Laurie was selected by the American Library Association for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award and has been honored for her battles for intellectual freedom by the National Coalition Against Censorship and the National Council of Teachers of English. \nIn addition to combating censorship\, Laurie regularly speaks about the need for diversity in publishing and is a member of RAINN’s National Leadership Council. She lives in Philadelphia\, where she enjoys cheesesteaks while she writes. Find out more about Laurie by following her on Twitter at @halseanderson\, Instagram at halseanderson\, Facebook at writerlady\, and Pinterest at halseanderson or by visiting her website.
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LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:BERKELEY ARTS & LETTERS: Nathan Englander / Kaddish.com
DESCRIPTION:Berkeley Arts & Letters presents Pulitzer finalist Nathan Englander for his new novel\, Kaddish.com. More information to come\, but save the date and join us! \n  \nPlease note: This event is ticketed\, and will take place at Hillside Club\, 2286 Cedar St.\, Berkeley. Tickets\, including discounted book bundles\, are available in advance here. Unless otherwise noted here\, general admission tickets will be available at the door. \nLarry is an atheist in a family of orthodox Memphis Jews. When his father dies\, it is his responsibility as the surviving son to recite the Kaddish\, the Jewish prayer for the dead\, every day for eleven months. To the horror and dismay of his mother and sisters\, Larry refuses – thus imperiling the fate of his father’s soul. To appease them\, and in penance for failing to mourn his father correctly\, he hatches an ingenious if cynical plan\, hiring a stranger through a website called kaddish.com to recite the daily prayer and shepherd his fathers soul safely to rest. \nThis is Nathan Englander’s freshest and funniest work to date: a satire that touches\, lightly and with unforgettable humor\, on the conflict between religious and secular worlds\, and the hypocrisies that run through both. A novel about atonement; about spiritual redemption; and about the soul-sickening temptations of the internet\, which\, like God\, is everywhere. \n  \n\nNathan Englander is the author of the novels Dinner at the Center of the Earth and The Ministry of Special Cases\, and the story collections For the Relief of Unbearable Urges and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank\, winner of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His short fiction has been widely anthologized\, most recently in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories. His play The Twenty-Seventh Man premiered at The Public Theater in 2012. He also translated the New American Haggadah and co-translated Etgar Keret’s Suddenly a Knock on the Door. He is Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at New York University and lives in Brooklyn\, New York\, with his wife and daughter.\n  \nPlease note\n– Duration of event is subject to author’s preference. \n– Signing and additional details coming soon. \n– This event is all ages. RSVP is appreciated but not necessary. \nAccessibility is important to us! If you have special needs of any kind\, please write events AT booksmith DOT com and we will do our best to accommodate you. \n– If you cannot attend the event but would like to request a signed copy of Kaddish.com\, and/or any of Nathan’s books\, order below and put your request in the comments field.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/berkeley-arts-letters-nathan-englander-kaddish-com/
LOCATION:Hillside Club\, 2286 Cedar St\,  Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:T Kira Madden and Pam Zhang
DESCRIPTION:T Kira Madden discusses her new memoir\, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls\, with Pam Zhang. \n\nPraise for Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls \n“Harrowing and beautiful. What seems most miraculous about Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls is the way T Kira Madden forges out of such achingly difficult material a memoir as frank and funny and powerful and surprising as this\, her utterly gorgeous debut.” —Lauren Groff\, author of FLORIDA and FATES AND FURIES \n“Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls is sad\, funny\, juicy and prickly with deep and secret thoughtful places. It is raucous and poignant at once and I recommend it highly.” —Mary Gaitskill\, author of THE MARE and SOMEBODY WITH A LITTLE HAMMER \n“I’ve never read such a gorgeous and raw depiction of girlhood\, the terrible vulnerability of adolescence\, and the humiliation that often goes hand in hand with desire. Madden is fearless about diving deep into the darkest aspects of herself and her past\, and that’s what makes her work riveting and urgent. An absolutely necessary book.” —Julie Buntin\,author of MARLENA \n“This open\, defiant memoir is the long-awaited daughter of Dorothy Allison’s Bastard Out of Carolina. Madden captures the dangers and longings of a perilous girlhood with prose so vivid and sensuous we feel her past in our bodies. A mesmerizing piece of art I won’t soon forget.” —Claire Vaye Watkins\, author of GOLD FAME CITRUS AND BATTLEBORN \n\nAbout Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls \nAcclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden’s raw and redemptive debut memoir is about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer\, biracial teenager amidst the fierce contradictions of Boca Raton\, Florida\, a place where she found cult-like privilege\, shocking racial disparities\, rampant white-collar crime\, and powerfully destructive standards of beauty hiding in plain sight. \nAs a child\, Madden lived a life of extravagance\, from her exclusive private school to her equestrian trophies and designer shoe-brand name. But under the surface was a wild instability. The only child of parents continually battling drug and alcohol addictions\, Madden confronted her environment alone. Facing a culture of assault and objectification\, she found lifelines in the desperately loving friendships of fatherless girls. \nWith unflinching honesty and lyrical prose\, spanning from 1960s Hawai’i to the present-day struggle of a young woman mourning the loss of a father while unearthing truths that reframe her reality\, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls is equal parts eulogy and love letter. It’s a story about trauma and forgiveness\, about families of blood and affinity\, both lost and found\, unmade and rebuilt\, crooked and beautiful. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/t-kira-madden-and-pam-zhang/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Lynn Breedlove
DESCRIPTION:reading from his new book \n45 Thought Crimes \nfrom Manic D Press \n45 Thought Crimes conveys a lineage of resistance and places the reader squarely in the driver’s seat of their own destiny. During the Reagan and Bush years\, author Lynn Breedlove tried to ignore the political climate to focus on his own self destruction. When that didn’t work\, he got sober and committed his life to art. After publishing his first two books and spending a career on tour\, life took an unexpected turn. Breedlove spent the next decade caring and grieving for his mother\, and founding / running a nonprofit to serve his LGBT community. But when the world threatens to end\, the only moment that matters becomes now. Breedlove began writing this book the morning after the 2016 election\, at the dawn of the coup. Newly in love and acutely aware of what was at stake\, he questioned and confirmed life lessons learned\, with Prince\, Bowie\, Leonard Cohen\, and his ancestors as muses. \nLynn “Lynnee” Breedlove is the author of the novel Godspeed\, was the singer for the band Tribe 8\, and was the writer/performer of Lynnee Breedlove’s One Freak Show\, a comic solo show on gender and the ensuing book\, which won the 2010 Lambda Literary Award in the transgender category. He is the entrepreneurial founder of Homobiles\, the indie non-profit startup that’s a ride service for the LGBTIQQ community and its allies\, which\, along with his creative work\, won him the 2012 Harvey Milk LGBT Club Award for Activism. \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/lynn-breedlove/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:April in Paris: Springtime in Blossom
DESCRIPTION:Featured readers: James Cagney\, Sara McAulay\, George Korolog\, Lucille Lang Day. Late Night Open Mic follows the featured readers. Sign-up now. Book & Broadside Giveaway. Free\, 7-9 pm. The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St.\, Oakland. \n\n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/april-in-paris-springtime-in-blossom/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:RACHEL KLEINFELD at Books Inc. Berkeley
DESCRIPTION:Senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Rachel Kleinfeld discusses her comprehensive work\, A Savage Order: How the World’s Deadliest Countries Can Forge a Path to Security. \nThe most violent places in the world today are not at war. More people have died in Mexico in recent years than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined. These parts of the world are instead buckling under a maelstrom of gangs\, organized crime\, political conflict\, corruption\, and state brutality. Such devastating violence can feel hopeless\, yet some places–from Colombia to the Republic of Georgia–have been able to recover. \nIn this powerfully argued and urgent book\, Rachel Kleinfeld examines why some democracies\, including our own\, are crippled by extreme violence and how they can regain security. Drawing on fifteen years of study and firsthand field research–interviewing generals\, former guerrillas\, activists\, politicians\, mobsters\, and law enforcement in countries around the world–Kleinfeld tells the stories of societies that successfully fought seemingly ingrained violence and offers penetrating conclusions about what must be done to build governments that are able to protect the lives of their citizens. \nTaking on existing literature and popular theories about war\, crime\, and foreign intervention\, A Savage Order is a blistering yet inspiring investigation into what makes some countries peaceful and others war zones\, and a blueprint for what we can do to help. \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nWednesday\, April 3\, 2019 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nBooks Inc.\n1491 Shattuck Ave\n\nBerkeley\, CA
URL:https://litseen.com/event/rachel-kleinfeld-at-books-inc-berkeley/
LOCATION:Books Inc. Berkeley\, 1491 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94710\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:MARGARET DUMAS at Books Inc. Palo Alto
DESCRIPTION:Local author Margaret Dumas shares the first book in her humorous mystery series\, Murder at the Palace: Movie Palace Mystery #1. \nWelcome to the Palace movie theater! Now Showing: Philandering husbands\, ghostly sidekicks\, and a murder or two. \nWhen Nora Paige’s movie-star husband leaves her for his latest co-star\, she flees Hollywood to take refuge in San Francisco at the Palace\, a historic movie theater that shows the classic films she loves. There she finds a band of misfit film buffs who care about movies (almost) as much as she does. \nShe also finds some shady financial dealings and the body of a murdered stranger. \nOh\, and then there’s Trixie\, the lively ghost of a 1930’s usherette who appears only to Nora and has a lot to catch up on. With the help of her new ghostly friend\, can Nora catch the killer before there’s another murder at the Palace? \n– – – – – – – – – – – – – \nMURDER AT THE PALACE by Margaret Dumas A Henery Press Mystery. If you like one\, you’ll probably like them all. \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nWednesday\, April 3\, 2019 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nBooks Inc.\n74 Town & Country Village\n\nPalo Alto\, CA
URL:https://litseen.com/event/margaret-dumas-at-books-inc-palo-alto/
LOCATION:Books Inc. Palo Alto\, 74 Town & Country Village\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:Dave Eggers
DESCRIPTION:A star at the heart of our literary constellations for decades\, from the bestselling A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius to McSweeney’s\, Dave Eggers returns to Kepler’s for the release of his latest fiction work\, The Parade. \nEggers is a staunch supporter of independent bookstores\, the founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia in San Francisco\, and a writer who consistently champions humanist ideals through empathetic literature. His characters– deeply realized\, flawed\, and driven by extremes– offer readers moral complexity alongside careful critique into modernity. Distinct\, meaningful\, enjoyable… Eggers is\, in short\, the perfect read\, noted for his postmodern and deeply sincere approach. \nJoin us on April 3rd to hear Dave Eggers speak about a powerful piece of new writing. \nThe Parade has already garnered positive reviews for its tight\, beautiful prose: a spare portrait of two very different men attempting to lay a roadway in an unnamed country long rent by civil war\, it uses specific characters in ambiguous yet familiar settings to highlight present-day concerns. For this style\, Kirkus describes Eggers as “the only living American writer for whom the term Hemingway-esque meaningfully applies.” \nHow often do we have the opportunity to hear the living embodiment of future western canon\, in person? \nAt least once\, on April 3rd at Kepler’s Books.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/dave-eggers-2/
LOCATION:Kepler’s Books\, 1010 El Camino Real\, Menlo Park \, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:South Bay
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SUMMARY:Lyrics & Dirges: A "Weekly" Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 3\, 7:30pm\nThis Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Downtown \nLyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Weekly Reading Series \nIn celebration of National Poetry Month\, our flagship reading series Lyrics & Dirges is going weekly! (For April only). \nLyrics & Dirges features a mix of prominent\, emerging and beginning writers. Currently in its ninth year\, its aim is to highlight various forms of writing in an effort to spotlight the diverse literary community of the Bay Area. Hosted and curated by Sharon Coleman and Mk Chavez. \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nWednesday\, April 3\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nPegasus Books Downtown\n2349 Shattuck Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94704\n\n\n\n\nEvent Category:\n\nShattuck Location
URL:https://litseen.com/event/lyrics-dirges-a-weekly-reading-series/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Dana Frank: The Long Honduran Night in the Aftermath of the Coup
DESCRIPTION:KPFA Radio 94.1 FM & St. John’s Presbyterian Church present: \nDANA FRANK\n“The Long Honduran Night: Resistance\, Terror\, and the United States in the Aftermath of the Coup” \nadvance tickets: $12: T: 800-838-3006 or independent bookstores\, $15 door\, benefits KPFA Radio 94.1FM info: kpfa.org/events \nAs the United States continues to tear-gas and imprison asylum seekers on the U.S.-Mexico border\, we wonder why so many Hondurans are fleeing their homeland\, now one of the most violent countries in the world due to a devastating drug war and a political crisis stemming largely from a U.S.-backed coup. Dana Frank’s powerful narrative recounts the tumultuous time in Honduras that witnessed then-President Manuel Zelaya overthrown in 2009. Told through first-person experiences layered with deeper political analysis\, this narrative weaves together two perspectives; first\, the broad picture of Honduras since the coup\, including the coup itself and its continuation in two repressive regimes; secondly\, the evolving Honduran resistance movement\, plus an emerging solidarity movement in the United States. \nWhile full of disturbing incidents\, this narrative directly counters mainstream media coverage that portrays Honduras as a pit of unrelenting awfulness\, in which powerless sobbing mothers cry over bodies in the morgue. Rather\, it’s about sobering challenges and the inspiring collective strength with which people can face them. \nDana Frank\, Professor of History Emerita at the University of California\, Santa Cruz\, is the author of Baneras: Women Transforming the Banana Unions of Latin America. Since the 2009 military coup her articles about human rights and U.S. policy in Honduras have appeared in The Nation\, New York Times\, Politico Magazine\, Foreign Affairs.com\, The Baffler\, Los Angeles Times\, Miami Herald\, and many others\, and she has testified before both the US Congress and Canadian Parliament. \nDiana Martinez is KPFA’s senior producer for Letters and Politics. \n$12 advance\, $15 door. \nPresented by KPFA Radio 94.1 FM.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/dana-frank-the-long-honduran-night-in-the-aftermath-of-the-coup/
LOCATION:St. John’s Presbyterian Church\, 2727 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, 94705
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:Ben Lerner
DESCRIPTION:Ben Lerner was born in Topeka\, Kansas. He has received fellowships from the Fulbright\, Guggenheim\, and MacArthur Foundations\, among other honors. He is the author of three books of poetry (The Lichtenberg Figures\, Angle of Yaw\, and Mean Free Path)\, two novels (Leaving the Atocha Station and 10:04). and a work of criticism (The Hatred of Poetry). His most recent books are collaborations: Blossom (with Thomas Demand)\, The Polish Rider (with Anna Ostoya)\, and The Snows of Venice (with Alexander Kluge). He is Distinguished Professor of English at Brooklyn College.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/ben-lerner/
LOCATION:Morrison Library\, UC Berkeley\, 2000 Carleston Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94720\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Meredith May\, The Honey Bus
DESCRIPTION:Meredith May\, The Honey Bus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHURSDAY\, APRIL 4\, 2019 – 7:00PM\n\n\n\n\n\nAn extraordinary story of a girl\, her grandfather and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee. Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old\, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather\, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May\, and in that moment she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes\, in the secret world of bees. \nMay turned to her grandfather and the art of beekeeping as an escape from her troubled reality. Her mother had receded into a volatile cycle of neurosis and despair and spent most days locked away in the bedroom. It was during this pivotal time in May’s childhood that she learned to take care of herself\, forged an unbreakable bond with her grandfather and opened her eyes to the magic and wisdom of nature.The bees became a guiding force in May’s life\, teaching her about family and community\, loyalty and survival and the unequivocal relationship between a mother and her child. \nPart memoir\, part beekeeping odyssey\, The Honey Bus is an unforgettable story about finding home in the most unusual of places\, and how a tiny\, little-understood insect could save a life. \nMeredith May spent sixteen years at the San Francisco Chronicle\, where her narrative reporting won the PEN USA Literary Award for Journalism and was short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize. She is coauthor of I\, Who Did Not Die and is a fifth-generation beekeeper. She lives in San Francisco\, where she keeps several hives in a community garden. \n“Filled with hope\, grace\, beauty\, and wisdom\, this book is like warm honey in the sunshine. It beautifully illustrates how nature – even honeybees – can teach and heal us\, if only we open our minds and hearts. It’s the kind of book that stays with you long after you’ve finished it–a rare treasure–and you don’t have to be a bee lover to be deeply moved by May’s wonderful story. I’m recommending it to everyone I know.” \n— Stacey O’Brien\, New York Times bestselling author of Wesley the Owl \n“Captivating and surprising…. If you’ve ever been stung by a bee you will instantly forget the venom and remember forever the sweetness and redemption bees offer in this extraordinary book.” \n— Sy Montgomery\, New York Times bestselling author of How To Be A Good Creature and The Soul of an Octopus \n“If Meredith May’s book was simply an ethology of bees I would devour every word; her prose is tender\, thoughtful and transporting. But The Honey Bus is so much more – a memoir of aching loneliness\, reckoning and redemption. Beautiful and brave.” \n— Domenica Ruta\, New York Times bestselling author of With or Without You: A Memoir \n“The wounded feminine\, the missing masculine\, healed by a relationship with honeybees. An innocent child’s hard won journey to adulthood–clear eyed\, often very funny\, and agonizingly compassionate. The Honey Bus is all these things and more–so if you’ve ever been a lonely child\, or want the world to become a kinder place\, here is your book.” \n— Laline Paull\, author of The Bees \n“The Honey Bus is a rare treat for true storytelling deeply rooted in science. Everyone will leave this book with much more knowledge about bees and humanity\, and the compassion that lives at the intersection of the two. [A] captivating coming of age family story.” \n— Noah Wilson-Rich\, Ph.D.\, author of The Bee: A Natural History \n“To read about Meredith May’s bee family and her human family is to garner heart strength. A true story in every sense.” \n— Maxine Hong Kingston\, bestselling author of The Woman Warrior \n  \n  \nThis free event will take place at Bookshop Santa Cruz. Chairs for open seating are usually set up about an hour before the event begins. If you have any ADA accommodation requests\, please e-mail info@bookshopsantacruz.com by April 2nd.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/meredith-may-the-honey-bus-2/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:RHYS BOWEN at Books Inc. Palo Alto
DESCRIPTION:Award-winnig crime writer Rhys Bowen shares her heart-rending new novel\, The Victory Garden. \nAs the Great War continues to take its toll\, headstrong twenty-one-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to contribute to the war effort. She is convinced by a cheeky and handsome Australian pilot that she can do more\, and it is not long before she falls in love with him and accepts his proposal of marriage. \nWhen he is sent back to the front\, Emily volunteers as a “land girl\,” tending to the neglected grounds of a large Devonshire estate. It’s here that Emily discovers the long-forgotten journals of a medicine woman who devoted her life to her herbal garden. The journals inspire Emily\, and in the wake of devastating news\, they are her saving grace. Emily’s lover has not only died a hero but has left her terrified–and with child. Since no one knows that Emily was never married\, she adopts the charade of a war widow. \nAs Emily learns more about the volatile power of healing with herbs\, the found journals will bring her to the brink of disaster\, but may open a path to her destiny. \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nThursday\, April 4\, 2019 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nBooks Inc.\n74 Town & Country Village\n\nPalo Alto\, CA
URL:https://litseen.com/event/rhys-bowen-at-books-inc-palo-alto/
LOCATION:Books Inc. Palo Alto\, 74 Town & Country Village\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:LOLLY WINSTON at Books Inc. Campbell
DESCRIPTION:Lolly Winston—New York Times-bestselling author of Good Grief–discusses her poignant new novel\, Me for You. \nThe last thing Rudy expected was to wake up one Saturday morning\, a widow at fifty-four years old. Now\, ten months after the untimely death of his beloved wife\, he’s still not sure how to move on from the defining tragedy of his life–but his new job is helping. After being downsized from his finance position\, Rudy turned to his first love: the piano. Some people might be embarrassed to work as the piano player at Nordstrom\, but for Rudy\, there’s joy in bringing a little music into the world. And it doesn’t hurt that Sasha\, the Hungarian men’s watch clerk who is finally divorcing her no-good husband\, finds time to join him at the bench every now and then. \nJust when Rudy and Sasha’s relationship begins to deepen\, the police come to the store with an update about Rudy’s wife’s untimely death–a coworker has confessed to her murder–but Rudy’s actions are suspicious enough to warrant a second look at him\, too. With Sasha’s husband suddenly reappearing\, and Rudy’s daughter confronting her own marital problems\, suddenly life becomes more complicated than Rudy and Sasha could have imagined. \nWith Winston’s trademark humor and sweetness that will appeal to readers of Jennifer Weiner and Fredrik Backman but is uniquely her own\, Lolly Winston delivers a heartfelt and realistic portrait of loss and grief\, hope and forgiveness\, and two imperfect people coming together to create a perfect love story. \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nThursday\, April 4\, 2019 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nBooks Inc.\n1875 S. Bascom Avenue\, Suite #600\n\nCampbell\, CA
URL:https://litseen.com/event/lolly-winston-at-books-inc-campbell/
LOCATION:Book Inc. Campbell\, 1875 S. Bascom Avenue\, Suite #600\, Campbell\, CA
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:Marina Lazzara\, Ava Koober & Patrick James Dunagan - poetry reading
DESCRIPTION:Marina Lazzara\, Ava Koober & Patrick James Dunagan – poetry reading
URL:https://litseen.com/event/marina-lazzara-ava-koober-patrick-james-dunagan-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:SFJAZZ Poetry Festival: American Dream States
DESCRIPTION:Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Marc Bamuthi Joseph \nSFJAZZ Center’s Joe Henderson Lab \nThursday\, April 4 – Saturday\, April 6\, 7pm & 8:30pm \nSunday\, April 7\, 6pm & 7:30pm \nSFJAZZ.org \nAmerican Dream States challenges writers of different genres to respond to a key piece of writing on the American Dream and perform these new creative responses in collaboration with an all star band. \nWith \nMarc Bamuthi Joseph \nMino Yanci \nAmbrose Akinmusire \nAdam Mansbach \nZoé Samudzi \nJanae Johnson \nMona Webb \nJeff Chang \nRyan Peters \nLauren Whitehead \nTongo Eisen-Martin \n  \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/sfjazz-poetry-festival-american-dream-states/
LOCATION:SFJAZZ Center\, 201 Franklin St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Laila Lalami
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Kepler’s Literary Foundation for a book discussion with author Laila Lalami! From the celebrated Pulitzer Prize finalist who swept multiple book awards with The Moor’s Account comes this lyric\, fascinating new novel The Other Americans. Through nine separate narrators whose accounts effortlessly interweave\, Lalami unravels both the mystery of an immigrant’s sudden death and the quiet schisms that underlie American culture. \nThe novel opens with Nora\, a jazz composer\, who sips champagne with a friend on the same night that her father dies in an apparent hit-and-run near his home in California. Maryam\, Nora’s mother\, narrates a following chapter; a distant neighbor\, another; an undocumented witness\, a friend and immigrant\, and a detective all speak to the events leading up to and following Driss Guerroui’s death. These dueling narrative lines call out to secrets both within Nora’s family and throughout the town. \nThe Other Americans has already garnered extraordinary praise from Kirkus\, Publisher’s Weekly\, and talented writers of fiction like J.M. Coetzee and Viet Thanh Nguyen\, who gets it exactly right when he calls Laila Lalami “a writer of uncommon conviction and tremendous insight.” Don’t miss the opportunity to meet this glittering star in the literary pantheon at the height of her career. RSVP now for Lalami’s visit on April 4th.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/laila-lalami/
LOCATION:Kepler’s Books\, 1010 El Camino Real\, Menlo Park \, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:Solito\, Solita Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 4\, 7:30pm\nPegasus Books Downtown \nJoin the editors and two narrators of Solito\, Solita for a discussion of this powerful new book from Voice of Witness and Haymarket Books. Solito\, Solita tells the stories of youth refugees fleeing their home countries and traveling for hundreds of miles seeking safety and protection in the United States. In an era of fear\, xenophobia\, and outright lies\, these stories amplify the compelling voices of immigrant youth. What can they teach us about abuse and abandonment\, bravery and resilience\, hypocrisy and hope? \nNarrators:\nGabriel\, who after surviving sexual abuse starting at the age of eight fled to the United States\, and through study\, legal support and work\, is now attending UC Berkeley. \nSoledad\, a young woman from Honduras who fled at age 14 after being abused by her stepfather\, abandoned by her mother\, and forced into child labor. She recently graduated from SFSU. \nEditors:\nSteven Mayers is a writer\, oral historian\, and professor of English at the City College of San Francisco. \nJonathan Freedman is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist\, author\, and writing mentor at the City College of San Francisco. \n  \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nThursday\, April 4\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nPegasus Books Downtown\n2349 Shattuck Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94704
URL:https://litseen.com/event/solito-solita-book-launch/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:W. Thomas Boyce OFFSITE
DESCRIPTION:A celebration and reading from his new book The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive.  \n“The Orchid and the Dandelion is based on groundbreaking research that has the power to change the lives of countless children–and the adults who love them.”–Susan Cain\, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts \n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, April 5\, 2019 – 6:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom one of the world’s foremost researchers and pioneers of pediatric health–a book that offers hope and a pathway to success for parents\, teachers\, psychologists\, psychiatrists\, and child development experts coping with “difficult” children\, fully exploring the author’s revolutionary discovery about childhood development\, parenting\, and the key to helping all children find happiness and success. \nW. Thomas Boyce\, M.D.\, is the Lisa and John Pritzker Distinguished Professor of Developmental and Behavioral Health and chief of the Division of Developmental Medicine at UCSF. He is also a member of the National Academy of Medicine and codirector of the Child and Brain Development Program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. He lives with his wife in Oakland. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2407 Dana St\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94720
URL:https://litseen.com/event/w-thomas-boyce-offsite/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley\, 2407 Dana St.\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:After Hours: Poetry World Series
DESCRIPTION:After Hours: Poetry World Series\nFriday\, April 5th · 7:00pm \nWine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. \nThis unlikely pairing of baseball and poetry showcases the poetry\, wit\, and smarts of Bay Area poets who are judged on their ability to make their poems fit subjects “pitched” by the audience. \nMaster of Quips and Ceremonies Daniel Handler ensures fun and irreverence. Popcorn\, beer. \nAdults and high school students only. \nRegistration recommended. Registration opens March 19th. \nAdd to my:iCal/Outlook \nWhen:Friday\, April 5\, 2019 \nTime:7:00 PM – 9:00 PM \nWhere:Mill Valley Public Library – Main Reading Room\, 375 Throckmorton Ave\, Mill Valley\, California\, 94941 \nEvent Type:Library\, After Hours \nContact:(415) 389-4292
URL:https://litseen.com/event/after-hours-poetry-world-series/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, Mill Valley Public Library\, 375 Throckmorton Ave\, Mill Valley \, CA\, 94941\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,North Bay
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mill Valley Public Library":MAILTO:abrenner@cityofmillvalley.org
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SUMMARY:SFJAZZ Poetry Festival: American Dream States Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Marc Bamuthi Joseph
DESCRIPTION:SFJAZZ Poetry Festival: American Dream States \nCurated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Marc Bamuthi Joseph \nSFJAZZ Center’s Joe Henderson Lab \n  \nThursday\, April 4 – Saturday\, April 6\, 7pm & 8:30pm \nSunday\, April 7\, 6pm & 7:30pm \nSFJAZZ.org \n  \nAmerican Dream States challenges writers of different genres to respond to a key piece of writing on the American Dream and perform these new creative responses in collaboration with an all star band. \n  \nWith \nMarc Bamuthi Joseph\nMino Yanci\nAmbrose Akinmusire\nAdam Mansbach\nZoé Samudzi\nJanae Johnson\nMona Webb\nJeff Chang\nRyan Peters\nLauren Whitehead\nTongo Eisen-Martin \n  \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/sfjazz-poetry-festival-american-dream-states-curated-by-sfjazz-poet-laureate-marc-bamuthi-joseph/
LOCATION:SFJAZZ Center\, 201 Franklin St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190405T213000
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SUMMARY:Occult Features of Anarchism: Erica Lagalisse in Conversation with Andrej Grubačić
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 5\, 7:30pm\nPegasus Books Downtown \nErica Lagalisse presents her new book\, Occult Features of Anarchism (PM Press\, 2019). In conversation with anarchist dissident and historian\, Andrej Grubačić. \n  \n  \nAbout the Book: \nIn the nineteenth century anarchists were accused of conspiracy by governments afraid of revolution\, but in the current century various “conspiracy theories” suggest that anarchists are controlled by government itself. The Illuminati were a network of intellectuals who argued for self-government and against private property\, yet the public is now often told that they were (and are) the very group that controls governments and defends private property around the world. Intervening in such misinformation\, Lagalisse works with primary and secondary sources in multiple languages to set straight the history of the Left and illustrate the actual relationship between revolutionism\, pantheistic occult philosophy\, and the clandestine fraternity. \nExploring hidden correspondences between anarchism\, Renaissance magic\, and New Age movements\, Lagalisse also advances critical scholarship regarding leftist attachments to secular politics. Inspired by anthropological fieldwork within today’s anarchist movements\, her essay challenges anarchist atheism insofar as it poses practical challenges for coalition politics in today’s world. \nStudying anarchism as a historical object\, Occult Features of Anarchism also shows how the development of leftist theory and practice within clandestine masculine public spheres continues to inform contemporary anarchist understandings of the “political\,” in which men’s oppression by the state becomes the prototype for power in general. Readers behold how gender and religion become privatized in radical counterculture\, a historical process intimately linked to the privatization of gender and religion by the modern nation-state. \nPraise: \n“This is surely the most creative and exciting\, and possibly the most important\, work to come out on either anarchism or occultism in many a year. It should give rise to a whole new field of intellectual study.”\n—David Graeber\, professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science\, author of Debt: The First 5\,000 Years \n“A tour de force. Any self-respecting radical should know this history\, right down to the dirty history of the ‘A for anarchism’ sign from its location within Freemasonry and magic. Ripping apart with historical detail our contemporary common sense we learn the tactics of how elite radicals claim power through difference. The significance of this history for the politics of now should not be underestimated and most certainly more widely known. Essential reading.”\n—Beverley Skeggs\, director of the Atlantic Fellows programme at the International Inequalities Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science\, author of Class\, Self\, Culture \n“Lagalisse excavates the theological\, spiritual roots of anarchism to identify some of the contemporary shortcomings of left activism. Engrossing\, enlightening\, and often surprising\, the book delights and dazzles as it ruminates on a stunning array of topics from gender and intersectionality to secret societies\, the occult\, and conspiracy.”\n—Gabriella Coleman\, professor of anthropology at McGill University\, author of Hacker\, Hoaxer\, Whistleblower\, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous \nErica Lagalisse is an anthropologist and writer. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the International Inequalities Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science\, where she is conducting a research project on dynamics surrounding the “conspiracy theory” in social movement spaces. \nAndrej Grubačić is an anarchist dissident and historian and chair of the Anthropology and Social Change department at the California Institute of Integral Studies. His books include Don’t Mourn\, Balkanize!: Essays After Yugoslavia\, Wobblies and Zapatistas: Conversations on Anarchism\, Marxism and Radical History\, and Living at the Edges of Capitalism Adventures in Exile and Mutual Aid.  \n  \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nFriday\, April 5\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nPegasus Books Downtown\n2349 Shattuck Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94704
URL:https://litseen.com/event/occult-features-of-anarchism-erica-lagalisse-in-conversation-with-andrej-grubacic/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:The FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB at Books Inc. Berkeley
DESCRIPTION:The FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB will discuss The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg.  \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nSaturday\, April 6\, 2019 – 10:00am\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nBooks Inc.\n1491 Shattuck Ave\n\nBerkeley\, CA
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-first-saturday-book-club-at-books-inc-berkeley/
LOCATION:Books Inc. Berkeley\, 1491 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94710\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTAMP:20260406T170041
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190228T195304Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time with Chris Van Dusen
DESCRIPTION:A new book by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen is a cause for celebration. And we WILL be celebrating when Chris Van Dusen\, one of our favorite picture book author/illustrators\, visits Kepler’s on April 6. \nEvery porcine wonder was once a piglet – discover Mercy Watson’s delightful origin story in A Piglet Named Mercy. an endearing picture-book prequel to the beloved New York Times best-selling Mercy Watson series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Van Dusen is the author-illustrator of many books for young readers\, including The Circus Ship\, If I Built a House\, If I Built a Car\, Down to the Sea with Mr Magee and Hattie & Hudson\, and the illustrator of the Mercy Watson and Deckawoo Drive series. \nMr. Watson and Mrs. Watson live ordinary lives. Sometimes their lives feel a bit too ordinary. Sometimes they wish something different would happen. And one day it does\, when someone unpredictable finds her way to their front door. In a delightful origin story for the star of the Mercy Watson series\, a tiny piglet brings love (and chaos) to Deckawoo Drive — and the Watsons’ lives will never be the same. \nJoin us and celebrate the joy of a new arrival by a longtime favorite author.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/story-time-with-chris-van-dusen/
LOCATION:Kepler’s Books\, 1010 El Camino Real\, Menlo Park \, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190406T170000
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SUMMARY:BAPC OPEN POETRY READING
DESCRIPTION:3:00 – 5:00 PM\n\n\n\n \n \nSTRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE\n1320 Addison St.\, Berkeley\, CA\n \nAddison is one block south of and parallel to University Ave.\nbetween Acton & Bonar St.\nParking on the street (NOT in the S.C.L. parking lot)\n\nCheck in at the front desk and you will be directed to the meeting location\n(usually Movie Room\, or backyard garden)\n \nAll Ages Welcome\n\nCome and enjoy a friendly and informal read-around —\n3-5 minutes per poet/reader\, or “just listening” is fine too 🙂\n \n \n\n\n\n\nAfter the reading\, join us for dinner if you’d like at a nearby restaurant
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bapc-open-poetry-reading-5/
LOCATION:Strawberry Creek Lodge\, 1320 Addison Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:SFJAZZ Poetry Festival: American Dream States Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Marc Bamuthi Joseph
DESCRIPTION:SFJAZZ Poetry Festival: American Dream States \nCurated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Marc Bamuthi Joseph \nSFJAZZ Center’s Joe Henderson Lab \nThursday\, April 4 – Saturday\, April 6\, 7pm & 8:30pm \nSunday\, April 7\, 6pm & 7:30pm \nSFJAZZ.org \nAmerican Dream States challenges writers of different genres to respond to a key piece of writing on the American Dream and perform these new creative responses in collaboration with an all star band. \nWith \nMarc Bamuthi Joseph\nMino Yanci\nAmbrose Akinmusire\nAdam Mansbach\nZoé Samudzi\nJanae Johnson\nMona Webb\nJeff Chang\nRyan Peters\nLauren Whitehead\nTongo Eisen-Martin \n  \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/sfjazz-poetry-festival-american-dream-states-curated-by-sfjazz-poet-laureate-marc-bamuthi-joseph-2/
LOCATION:SFJAZZ Center\, 201 Franklin St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190406T213000
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SUMMARY:Managing California: Governor Newsom's Chief of Staff Ann O'Leary
DESCRIPTION:Ann O’Leary is Governor Gavin Newsom’s Chief of Staff. In that role\, she is charged with helping to manage the 5th largest economy in the world. She is one of most important political figures in California and she is the one is the room. How is she thinking about her role? How will she help the Governor prioritize and strategize? What are her goals? Who is this incredible woman? \nCome join the discussion and meet Ann! \nMore about Ann below: \nAnn O’Leary is Chief of Staff to the Governor of California\, Gavin Newsom. Prior to joining the Governor’s office\, O’Leary was a law partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP where she focused her practice on representing tech companies\, philanthropies and non-profit organizations\, and led numerous pro bono efforts. O’Leary brings decades of experience in government\, politics\, social policy\, and non-profit leadership. She served as Senior Policy Advisor to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and Co-Executive Director of the Clinton-Kaine Transition Project. She co-founded the national non-profit organization\, the Opportunity Institute\, as a continuation of her work as Senior Vice President of Next Generation– where she launched a national early childhood education initiative “Too Small to Fail” in collaboration with the Clinton Foundation. \nEarlier in her career\, she was a Deputy City Attorney in San Francisco; Executive Director of UC Berkeley Law’s Center on Health\, Economic and Family Security; the legislative director for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton; and a policy advisor with the White House Domestic Policy Council under President William Jefferson Clinton. O’Leary has served on numerous non-profit boards\, including KQED\, the San Francisco Bay Area’s NPR and PBS affiliate; the Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings\, which works in key communities across the South to equip incarcerated young people with the academic\, workforce and social emotional skills they need to be successful; and\, the East Bay Community Law Center\, which provides free legal services to low-income community members. She holds a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College\, a M.A. in Education Policy from Stanford University\, and a J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law. Ann is the proud mother of a 6th grader and 3rd grader\, and is the first Chief of Staff to a California Governor to hold the job while parenting school age children (and she is a very grateful co-equal coparent with Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court Goodwin Liu).
URL:https://litseen.com/event/managing-california-governor-newsoms-chief-of-staff-ann-oleary/
LOCATION:Manny’s\, 3092 16th St\, San Francisco\, CA 94103\, San Francisco\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Random Poetics
DESCRIPTION:What is poetry? What is the poet’s role? Is there a future for this ancient art? Does poetry constitute An ideology Poet Neeli Cherkovski will talk on these and other issues\, In a provocative evening in Glen Park
URL:https://litseen.com/event/random-poetics/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Poetry Flash
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 7\n3:00pm\n\nEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS is excited to welcome back our friends from Poetry Flash on Sunday\, April 7th at 3pm. This month we will be joined by poets from Sixteen Rivers: Maya Khosla\, Barbara Swift Brauer\, and Camille Norton. \nMore Details to Come! \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nSunday\, April 7\, 2019 – 3:00pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nEast Bay Booksellers\n5433 College Avenue\n\nOakland\, CA 94618
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-flash-2/
LOCATION:East Bay Booksellers\, 5433 College Avenue\, Oakland\, 94618
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190407T180000
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SUMMARY:SFJAZZ Poetry Festival: American Dream States Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Marc Bamuthi Joseph
DESCRIPTION:SFJAZZ Poetry Festival: American Dream States \nCurated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Marc Bamuthi Joseph \nSFJAZZ Center’s Joe Henderson Lab \nThursday\, April 4 – Saturday\, April 6\, 7pm & 8:30pm \nSunday\, April 7\, 6pm & 7:30pm \nSFJAZZ.org \nAmerican Dream States challenges writers of different genres to respond to a key piece of writing on the American Dream and perform these new creative responses in collaboration with an all star band. \nWith \nMarc Bamuthi Joseph\nMino Yanci\nAmbrose Akinmusire\nAdam Mansbach\nZoé Samudzi\nJanae Johnson\nMona Webb\nJeff Chang\nRyan Peters\nLauren Whitehead\nTongo Eisen-Martin
URL:https://litseen.com/event/sfjazz-poetry-festival-american-dream-states-curated-by-sfjazz-poet-laureate-marc-bamuthi-joseph-3/
LOCATION:SFJAZZ Center\, 201 Franklin St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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