Weekend of Words
wow.shuffle.doA free virtual literary festival to celebrate the written word and those behind it. Fill your day with workshops, panels and talks and top it...
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30 events found.
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Together on the 9th: A Virtual Candlelight Vigil with Jack Kornfield
Join us to honor the dead, those who are sick, and all of us on the planet. Please bring a candle and invite any friends or loved...
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Marcus Books fundraiser: Daveed Diggs, Robin Coste Lewis and Danez Smith!
A fundraiser for Marcus Books, oldest Black bookstore in the US. With Daveed Diggs, Robin Coste Lewis, Danez Smith, Chinaka Hodge and more! About this...
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Zoom Forward! #7 with Clifford Henderson, Thad Nodine, Richard Lange
Phren-Z, The Hive Poetry Collective, and Bookshop Santa Cruz present Zoom Forward! #7 with Clifford Henderson, Thad Nodine, Richard Lange part of the Zoom Forward...
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Nomadic Press’ Virtual Open Mic #8
FREE AND ALL WELCOME! All forms of support matter. One of those forms is financial. Money = energy to us, and donating sends one signal...
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*Virtual* Reading feat. Garrett Caples and Ava Koohbor
Please join us on Friday, May 8th from 6:30-7:10 pm PST for our first ever virtual reading featuring Garrett Caples and Ava Koohbor! *****...
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BERKELEY ARTS & LETTERS: Shaun King / Make Change: How to Fight Injustice, Dismantle Systemic Oppression, and Own Our Future
First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesBerkeley Arts & Letters hosts activist and journalist Shaun King for his new book Make Change: How to Fight Injustice, Dismantle Systemic Oppression, and Own Our Future. Please join...
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In Common Writers Series: John Yau and Claudia La Rocco, reading and in conversation
Pro Arts Gallery 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA, United StatesWrapping up Spring 2020 with another double-program in The Poetry Center's In Common Writers Series, we are delighted to host renowned poet and art critic...
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Alia Volz in conversation with Julia Flynn Siler
During the '70s in San Francisco, Alia's mother ran the underground Sticky Fingers Brownies, delivering upwards of 10,000 illegal marijuana edibles per month throughout the...
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Coming Back with guest Cheryl Strayed
Join a live recording of Shelby Forsythia's podcast Coming Back - with special guest Cheryl Strayed. Join a live recording of Shelby Forsythia's podcast Coming...
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Sacred and Profane: Debut Novelist Chelsea Bieker on Godshot
In conversation with Brooke Warner Program will air Sunday May 10th, 7:00 PM PST Register (for free) to watch this program’s debut We’re thrilled to welcome...
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Rebecca Solnit and Brit Marling
Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesTICKETSTo purchase over the phone: 415-392-4400 This event appears in the series Social Studies Rebecca Solnit is an incisive voice on topics ranging from feminism to the...
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On Lighthouses: Jazmina Barrera in conversation with Eula Biss
Virtual Event Join Pilsen Community Books and Two Lines Press for an event with Jazmina Barrera and Eula Biss in celebration of Barrera’s new book...
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Anne Raeff and Oscar Villalon
Join us on Zoom on Tuesday May 12th at 5:00pm PDT for Anne Raeff discussing her new novel Only the River with ZYZZYVA managing editor Oscar Villalon. Zoom Login https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86713675612 Or iPhone one-tap...
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Daniel Denvir in conversation with John Washington
discussing the subject of their new titles from Verso Books All-American Nativism: How the Bipartisan War on Immigrants Explains Politics as We Know It and...
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ODD SALON SF: VIRTUOSO
Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin us for Odd Salon VIRTUOSO on Tues, May 12 at Public Works, San Francisco VIRTUOSO Early bird tickets go on sale on April 7 through Friday...
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Parenting in a Time of Crisis: Christine Carter, Sarah Jaquette Ray and Madeline Levine
Moderated by Dacher Keltner Program will air Tuesday May 12th, 7:00 PM PST Register (for free) to watch this program’s debut Parents all over the world...
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Berkeley Noir with Jerry Thompson and Owen Hill
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statescelebrating the release of the the new crime fiction anthology Berkeley Noir Edited by Jerry Thompson and Owen Hill published by Akashic Books Berkeley brings...
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Poetry Santa Cruz: Francesca Bell and Len Anderson
Join Poetry Santa Cruz at Bookshop Santa Cruz for a poetry reading featuring local poets and authors. This month's event will feature Francesca Bell and...
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Poetry Santa Cruz: Francesca Bell and Len Anderson
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United StatesJoin Poetry Santa Cruz at Bookshop Santa Cruz for a poetry reading featuring local poets and authors. This month's event will feature Francesca Bell and...
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Katie Burke: Urban Playground
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesKatie Burke discusses her new book Urban Playground: What Kids Say about Living in San Francisco. Praise for Urban Playground “In this charming, warm-hearted, often very funny...
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Rebecca Solnit, Lidia Yuknavitch, & Jaime Cortez For Green Arcade Books
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...
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Mary Roach And Emily Anthes For Moe’s Books
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...
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Virtual Fundraiser: Mary Roach and Emily Anthes!
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: Anywhere! Website Charlie Jane Anders, hugo award-winning author and friend of Moe's, is organizing a...
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Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano / Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy
Booksmith hosts a virtual event with journalists Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano for their new book Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy. Please join us: we'll be streaming on our Facebook...
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Graduate Student Reading Series
Hagerty Lounge, SMC 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga , CA, United StatesDATE & TIME: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. LOCATION: De La Salle Hall: Hagerty Lounge, 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94575 View...
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Micheline Aharonian Marcom: The New American
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesMicheline Aharonian Marcom discusses her new novel The New American with Sara Campos. Select praise for Micheline Aharonian Marcom “The fierce beauty of her prose both confronts readers with many...
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Katherine Silver in conversation with Mauro Javier Cárdenas
Katherine Silver in conversation with Mauro Javier Cárdenas Carlos Onetti meets Julio Ramón Ribeyro in an evening of discussion between a master translator and an...
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Voz Sin Tinta Zoom Reading
Folks! Join us Thursday evening for a Zoom open mic! Find the link below! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclcOivqDsuGN3874bFQ-7kFD56Uvs4cPG4?fbclid=IwAR0ccdL5H4kZSVW4zZZOpl8-4Qah1LVvcxqQ_NSQkiZ6jp68i4ITR16nEsQ
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Courts, COVID-19 & Voter Suppression
Moderated by Lala Wu Program will air Thursday May 14th, 7:00 PM PST Register (for free) to watch this program’s debut We’ve all seen the images...
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