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  • Carlo Rovelli

    Burlingame Theater 1 Mangini Way, Burlingame, CA, United States

    Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli is the head of the Quantum Gravity group at the Centre de Physique Théorique of Aix-Marseille University and one of the founders...

    $15 – $50

  • Quiet Lightning

    StudioToBe 906 Washington St., Oakland, CA, United States

    curated by Sarah Carpenter and Gracie Malley! submissions are open through Apr 18 StudioToBe , 906 Washington St., Oakland free + all ages

  • Jamel Brinkley / A Lucky Man

    The Booksmith 1644 Haight St, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Booksmith hosts the Bay Area launch for Jamel Brinkley and his debut book, A Lucky Man: Stories. Please join us in celebration! In the nine expansive, searching stories of A...

    Free

  • Tessa Fontaine / The Electric Woman

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Tessa Fontaine for her first book, The Electric Woman, in conversation with Molly Giles. Please join us! This astonishing memoir of pushing past fear follows the author on...

    Free

  • San Jose Poetry Slam

    Gordon Biersch 33 E. San Fernando St., San Jose, CA, United States

    First Monday of each month with host Scorpiana Xlent

    $5 – $10

  • Hazel Reading Series – May 2018 Edition

    Join us at the Red Poppy Art House for the last Hazel Reading Series before summer break with our incredible line-up of women writers. Featuring:...

    $5 – $10

  • Well-RED

    Works/San José 365 S Market St, San Jose, CA, United States

    features: Deborah Kennedy and Ken Weisner open mic follows at Works/San José 365 South Market Street in downtown San José doors open 6:30pm $2 admission, no...

    $2

  • EPIC

    Public Works 161 Erie Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Tales of great undertakings and heroic deeds, world changers, story spinners, and tales passed down through time Curated by Isolde Honore Artwork by Imogen Speer Tuesday, May 8...

    $15 – $25

  • Perfectly Queer SF Book Reading “Contrasts: Poetry & Prose”

    Dog Eared Books Castro 489 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Poets Susan Dambroff and David Hathwell and novelists Anne Raeff and Rob Rosen will read from new work at Perfectly Queer San Francisco's "Contrasts: Poetry...

    Free

  • Rita Bullwinkel and Lisa Brown

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Rita Bullwinkel and Lisa Brown Rita Bullwinkel celebrates the release of Belly Up: Stories from A Strange Object Press Lisa Brown presents a sneak preview of an...

    Free

  • Chronicle Chats: On Science

    Herbst Theatre 01 Van Ness Avenue, Room 110, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The San Francisco Chronicle presents Chronicle Chats — an ongoing series of events featuring thought-leaders, influencers, newsmakers and trend-setters, discussing issues that affect the Bay...

    $30

  • wordWind Chorus Live + Tongo Eisen-Martin

    Institute Of advanced Uncertainty P.O. Box 460908, San Francisco

    Institute Of advanced Uncertainty hosts wordWind Chorus: Q.R. Hand Jr. Lewis Jordan Brian Auerbach With Tongo Eisen-Martin Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Doors: 6:30 p.m. Program:7:00 p.m. Free entry...

    Free

  • Porchlight Open Door: Lesson Learned

    Hemlock Tavern 1131 Polk Street, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Come out on a Tuesday night to celebrate National Teachers' Day! Bring your five-minute story about teaching, learning, going to school, skipping class, mentors, bad...

    $5

  • Launch for Nothing Short Of: Selected Tales from 100 Word Story

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts the launch for Nothing Short Of: Selected Tales from 100 Word Story, with editors Grant Faulkner,Lynn Mundell, and Beret Olsen. Please join us! Gems, shards,...

    Free

  • Matt Miller

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Matt Miller reads from his new poetry collection, The Wounded for the Water. Also featuring readings by Mario Chard and Peter LaBerge. Praise for The Wounded for the...

    Free

  • An Evening with David Sedaris

    Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley 101 Zellerbach Hall #4800, Berkeley, CA, United States

    David Sedaris returns to Berkeley with his signature sardonic wit and incisive social criticism. A master of satire and one of America's preeminent humorists, Sedaris...

    $36 – $88

  • Ashley Dawson

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    discussing the subject of his new book Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change from Verso Books...

    Free

  • Christopher Moore

    Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United States

    Christopher Moore is the author of fifteen previous novels: Practical Demonkeeping, Coyote Blue, Bloodsucking Fiends, Island of the Sequined Love Nun, The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Lamb,...

    $15 – $50

  • Roman Muradov

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Roman Muradov discusses his new book, On Doing Nothing: Finding Inspiration in Idleness. Praise for On Doing Nothing “Roman Muradov’s whimsical, clever, and companionable book On Doing...

    Free

  • Melissa Broder / The Pisces

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts an evening with So Sad Today author Melissa Broder reading from her anticipated debut novel, The Pisces. With her in conversation is The Millions editor, Lydia Kiesling...

    Free

  • Why There Are Words Presents: “The Return”

    Studio 333 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito , CA, United States

    Join Why There Are Words on May 10, 2018, at Studio 333 in Sausalito as seven acclaimed authors read on the theme of “The Return....

    $10

  • MARX NOW: Karl Marx @ 200 – A Reading & Discussion

    City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Opening Statement by Jale Yoldas (Goethe Institut San Francisco) with guest appearances by  Alan Black, Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, and Richard Walker. Moderator Frederick Young On the occasion of the 200th Anniversary of...

    Free

  • Clemantine Wamariya / The Girl Who Smiled Beads

    The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United States

    The Bindery hosts Clemantine Wamariya for her extraordinary debut, The Girl Who Smiled Beads, and her coauthor Elizabeth Weil, who collaborated intimately with Clemantine to write this luminescent book. Clemantine...

    Free

  • Kent Harrington

    Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United States

    Kent Harrington discusses his new novel, Last Ferry Home, with Kevin Hunsanger. Praise  for Kent Harrington "Strong, hard-edged stuff by a writer in complete control of...

    Free

  • Jennifer Firestone and Tonya M. Foster

    Moe's Books 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Jennifer Firestone is the author of five books of poetry and four chapbooks,including Story (Ugly Duckling Presse, forthcoming),Ten, (BlazeVOX , forthcoming), Gates & Fields (Belladonna* Collaborative), Swimming Pool(DoubleCross Press), Flashes (Shearsman Books), Holiday (Shearsman Books), Waves (Portable...