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SUMMARY:Voz Sin Tinta: Our monthly bilingual poetry series and open mic.
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URL:https://litseen.com/event/voz-sin-tinta-our-monthly-bilingual-poetry-series-and-open-mic-22/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190110T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190110T200000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Circle @BPL Claremont
DESCRIPTION:The Poetry Circle at the Claremont Branch of the Berkeley Public Library features you and what you like. Come with a favorite poem — or find one here! If you write poetry\, share one of your own\, too. We will be taking turns in a reading circle. Listeners welcome.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-circle-bpl-claremont/
LOCATION:Claremont Branch\, Berkeley Public Library\, 2940 Benvenue Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190110T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190110T210000
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SUMMARY:The Match Book: Tenderloin Historical Ephemera Project
DESCRIPTION:Join the Tenderloin Museum for the opening reception of our Matchbook Map Exhibit\, featuring a searchable\, interactive touchscreen map that connects matchbook imagery to historical info on the associated business and address\, and links to information about the present day site. We’ll be presenting this new permanent exhibit in conjunction with a temporary exhibit\, the Tenderloin Ephemera Exhibition\, featuring historical Tenderloin ephemera from the 1920’s-1950’s — including bar signs\, glassware\, postcards\, menus\, matchbooks et al. These small\, seemingly ordinary mementos beautifully encapsulate the Tenderloin’s colorful\, vibrant past. Join us and travel back in time through the neighborhood’s material culture. \n— \nThis event is part of The Tenderloin Match Book: Historical Ephemera Project a multi-faceted project that also encompasses the publication of The Match Book: Vintage Matchbooks from San Francisco’s Tenderloin\, an artfully designed history book of the Tenderloin featuring the matchbooks of local businesses and cultural institutions. \nThrough the everyday act of picking up a matchbook and striking a match\, one is transported to another place and time; the past is remembered through a pedestrian interaction with a tangible object. Matchbooks are emblems of local culture: accessible\, utilitarian ephemera that functioned as the chosen form of advertising for small businesses in an era before plastic lighters and health concerns about smoking. These ritual objects exist at a fascinating intersection of material culture\, local history\, and design art; matchbooks (and other local business ephemera) are striking populist artifacts that serve as portals to places and people in a neighborhood’s past. The Tenderloin Match Book: Historical Ephemera Project presents an illuminating new perspective on the Tenderloin’s often overlooked history\, enriches the detail and depth of the neighborhood’s narrative\, and encourages the Tenderloin community’s historical imagination. \nRSVP on Facebook
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-match-book-tenderloin-historical-ephemera-project/
LOCATION:Tenderloin Museum\, 398 Eddy St\, San Francisco \, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190109T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190109T210000
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CREATED:20181129T221102Z
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SUMMARY:Public Speaking for Authors
DESCRIPTION:Writers specialize in carefully chosen words. But when it comes time to share their work\, they must learn to think on their feet\, compose with their tongues\, and look their readers in the eye. Sponsored by the Bay Area Authors Guild\, this program will provide practical tips for writers seeking to make their readings\, interviews and other public appearances as compelling as their texts. \n  \nA National Best-Selling author and Hall of Fame Speaker with a Ph.D. in communications\, Bay Area Authors Guild Member Sheila Murray Bethel will share her expertise on the speaking skills most important to authors. \n\nWine and cheese at 7:00\, presentation at 7:30.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/public-speaking-for-authors/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190109T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190109T200000
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SUMMARY:Gigi Pandian: The Alchemist’s Illusion
DESCRIPTION:Gigi Pandian presents The Alchemist’s Illusion\, a story of the centuries-old alchemist Zoe Faust who is tired of running from her past. She’s finally got her life on track in Portland\, Oregon\, gardening and cooking in her fixer-upper house with her mischievous best friend\, Dorian the gargoyle chef. It seems like the perfect life for Zoe―until she discovers that her old mentor Nicolas Flamel\, who she thought had abandoned her\, has been imprisoned. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook Passage San Francisco \n\n1 Ferry Building\nSan Francisco\, CA 94111
URL:https://litseen.com/event/gigi-pandian-the-alchemists-illusion/
LOCATION:Book Passage San Francisco\, 1 Ferry Building\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94111\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190108T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190108T210000
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SUMMARY:Happy Endings: Wild Animals
DESCRIPTION:HAPPY ENDINGS is a brand new monthly reading series created to celebrate new writing and offer up a little sunshine for your soul. \nWhat’s gonna happen? Five writers will come with a piece they’ve prepared in response to a single prompt. (“Happy endings” is a very loooose directive for each writer to do with what they will.) A panel of judges will be selected from the audience\, and the panel will pick a winner! \nThis month’s prompt: WILD ANIMALS \nThis month’s participating writers: Maggie Tokuda-Hall\, Colin Winnette\, Baruch Poras-Hernandez\, Alitzah Oros\, Margaret Spilman \n$10 Pay what you can\n21+ cash bar\, ATM available
URL:https://litseen.com/event/happy-endings-wild-animals/
LOCATION:Make-Out Room\, 3225 22nd St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190108T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190108T200000
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SUMMARY:The State of Criminal Justice Reform with Lateefah Simon + Lenore Anderson
DESCRIPTION:Criminal Justice Reform – it’s an issue that\, after years and years of advocacy\, is finally making inroads and entering the national consciousness. It’s about time. \nSome stats:\n– There are roughly 2\,000\,000 individuals in our prisons and jails\n– The US houses about a quarter of the world’s prison population\n– 77% of folks leaving state prisons return\n– In some States African Americans are 10 times more likely to go to prison than White Americans\n– Approximately 17% of trans people in the US have been incarcerated. \nWe are over imprisoning and imprisoning folks in a discriminatory manner and\, given the complex web of state\, local\, and federal oversight related to criminal justice – how can we make progress on this issue\, add the justice back in to criminal justice\, and what can the average person do? \nTo give us a lay of the land we have two expert leaders in the field – Lateefah Simon and Lenore Anderson. \nMore about them below. \nLateefah Simon – President Akonadi Foundation \nLateefah Simon joined Akonadi Foundation as President in August 2016. As a nationally recognized advocate for civil rights and racial justice\, she brings over 20 years of executive experience in advancing opportunities for communities of color and low-income communities in the Bay Area. Prior to joining Akonadi\, which seeks to eliminate structural racism that leads to inequity in the United States\, Lateefah served as Program Director for the San Francisco-based Rosenberg Foundation\, a statewide grantmaker focusing on systemic barriers to full access to equity and opportunity for Californians. Lateefah managed the Foundation’s portfolio of grants supporting groundbreaking advocacy in criminal justice reform\, immigrant rights\, low-wage workers’ rights\, and civic engagement. In 2016\, Lateefah helped launch the $2 million Leading Edge Fund\, created to seed\, incubate\, and implement bold ideas from the next generation of progressive movement leaders in California. \nBefore joining Rosenberg\, Lateefah was Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area\, where she revamped the 40-year-old organization’s structure and launched successful community-based initiatives\, including the Second Chance Legal Services Clinic. Lateefah also initiated San Francisco’s first reentry services division and spearheaded the flagship program\, Back on Track\, under the leadership of then-District Attorney Kamala D. Harris. Back on Track\, an advocacy program for young adults charged with low-level felony drug sales\, brought recidivism for the population it serves below 10 percent. Lateefah’s passion for supporting low-income young women and girls\, and her advocacy for juvenile and criminal justice reform\, began at San Francisco’s Center for Young Women’s Development (CYWD)\, now called the Young Women’s Freedom Center. Lateefah became Executive Director of that grassroots organization\, run for and by young women who come through and are affected by these systems\, at age 19; she remained in that role for 11 years. \nLateefah has received numerous awards for her work\, including the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the Jefferson Award for extraordinary public service. She was named ‘Most Promising New Foundation President’ by Inside Philanthropy in 2017 and was one of the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s 40 Under 40 in 2016. The California State Assembly named Lateefah Woman of the Year and she has also been recognized by the Ford Foundation\, the National Organization for Women\, Lifetime Television\, and O Magazine. In 2016\, Lateefah was elected to serve District 7 on the BART Board of Directors and was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to the California State University’s Board of Trustees. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Tipping Point Community. \nWhen not working\, Lateefah spends her time enjoying Oakland’s many family-friendly spaces with her two daughters. \nLenore Anderson – President\, Alliance for Safety and Justice \nLenore is the founder and President of Alliance for Safety and Justice\, and founder and Executive Director of Californians for Safety and Justice. She is an attorney with extensive experience working to improve our criminal justice system. She is a regular commentator in the media about challenges within our prison and justice system and new approaches to smart justice. Lenore was the Campaign Chair and co-author of Proposition 47\, a California ballot initiative passed by voters in November 2014 to reduce incarceration and reallocate prison spending to mental health\, drug treatment\, K-12 programs and victim services. The initiative represents the first time in the nation voters have elected to reclassify multiple sections of the penal code to reduce incarceration and reallocate prison spending to communities. Previously\, Lenore served as Chief of Policy and Chief of the Alternative Programs Division at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office\, where she spearheaded initiatives to reduce recidivism and improve public safety. She also crafted local and state legislation to aid victims of domestic violence\, protect violent crime witnesses\, reduce elementary school truancy and reduce recidivism. Lenore also previously served as Director of Public Safety for the Oakland Mayor\, overseeing the Mayor’s violence-reduction and police recruitment initiatives\, and as Director of the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice. There she oversaw $10 million in violence-prevention grants\, advised the Mayor on public safety matters\, and launched a citywide gun buy-back program\, Community Policing Task Force and Juvenile Justice Task Force. Lenore serves on the Advisory Board of the Innovations in Prosecution initiative of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She is also a cofounder and served as the inaugural Chair of the Board of the Center for Youth Wellness\, an initiative to reduce the health impacts of toxic stress on urban youth. She holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law and a B.A. from UC Berkeley\, and lives with her family in Oakland\, California.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-state-of-criminal-justice-reform-with-lateefah-simon-lenore-anderson/
LOCATION:Manny’s\, 3092 16th St\, San Francisco\, CA 94103\, San Francisco\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190108T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190108T193000
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SUMMARY:Frank Abe Discusses John Okada
DESCRIPTION:Author and journalist Frank Abe discusses his new book John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy. Co-edited by Abe\, Greg Robinson and Floyd Cheung\, this book features a robust examination of John Okada’s development as an artist\, placing a meticulously researched biography alongside his unknown writing and new critical essays.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/frank-abe-discusses-john-okada/
LOCATION:San Francisco Public Library\, 100 Larkin St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190107T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190107T210000
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CREATED:20181231T224640Z
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SUMMARY:Quiet Lightning at Manny's
DESCRIPTION:Help us kick off our 10th year with a live literary mixtape\, performed one night only at Manny’s! \nSide A \nJennifer Lewis » Meredith Heller » Katie Seifert » Charles Kruger » Calder G. Lorenz » Siamak Vossoughi » Caroline Kessler \nSide B \nChloe Wieland » Heather Bourbeau » Dion O’Reilly » Abe Becker » Hadas Goshen » Fernando Meisenhalter » Alex Simand » Connie Zheng » Brian Waksmunski \nThanks to everyone who sent in writing! We received 65 submissions and accepted 16 (25%). This show was curated by Evan Karp and Lisa Church. You can read more at quietlightning.org. \nThis is an all ages show\, free to attend. There’s a suggested $5-20 donation to help publish and pay all of the selected authors\, and to help support the venue — all donations are 100% tax deductible. The first 100 people to attend (regardless of donation) will receive a copy of sPARKLE & bLINK 97\, featuring all the selected writing and art by Madeline Gobbo! \nFor artist links\, to watch/read all of our previous 123 shows/books\, and to send in your work for our next show\, visit http://quietlightning.org/. \nFor more about Quiet Lightning: http://quietlightning.org/about\nFor more about Manny’s: https://welcometomannys.com/#description \nps. Friends and fans of QL\, please note we’re starting at 7pm for this one. \n\nSee Less
URL:https://litseen.com/event/quiet-lightning-at-mannys/
LOCATION:Manny’s\, 3092 16th St\, San Francisco\, CA 94103\, San Francisco\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190107T210000
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SUMMARY:POETS! - featured readers to be announced followed by an open mic
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URL:https://litseen.com/event/poets-featured-readers-to-be-announced-followed-by-an-open-mic-21/
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190107T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190107T200000
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SUMMARY:Odd Mondays reading: Lily Iona MacKenzie & Laurie Ann Doyle
DESCRIPTION:Novelist Lily Iona MacKenzie and short story author Laurie Doyle read from and discuss their writing at Odd Mondays January 7\, 7pm at Folio Books San Francisco\, 3957 24th St. in Noe Valley. A book signing follows the event. Free admission and free refreshments. \nBorn and raised in Canada\, Lily Iona MacKenzie was a high school dropout who has since earned two Masters’ degrees. She has published reviews\, interviews\, short fiction\, poetry\, travel pieces\, and essays in over 155 American and Canadian venues. All This\, a poetry collection\, was published in 2011. Her novel Fling! was released in July 2015. Curva Peligrosa\, another novel\, was brought out in 2017. A third novel\, Freefall: A Divine Comedy was just published. She teaches creative writing at the University of San Francisco’s Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning and blogs at https://lilyionamackenzie.com. \nLaurie Ann Doyle is the author of World Gone Missing (Regal House Publishing)\, which was named a finalist for the American Book Fest’s Best Book Award and praised by New York Times bestselling author Edan Lepucki for delivering “powerful portrayals of people desiring connection\, hope\, and renewal.” Winner of the Alligator Juniper National Fiction Award and a Pushcart Prize nominee\, Laurie’s stories and essays appear in The Los Angeles Review\, Timber\, Under the Sun\, and many other literary journals. She co-founded Babylon Salon\, a long-running San Francisco literary series\, and teaches writing at The Writers Grotto and UC Berkeley.https://www.laurieanndoyle.com
URL:https://litseen.com/event/odd-mondays-reading-lily-iona-mackenzie-laurie-ann-doyle/
LOCATION:Folio Books\, 3957 24th St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190106T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190106T170000
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SUMMARY:Memorial Gathering for Julia Vinograd
DESCRIPTION:As most or all of you know\, Julia Vinograd passed away very peacefully on the morning of December 5. There will be a gathering to honor and celebrate her life\, as Honorary Poet Laureate of Berkeley and the Bubble Lady of Telegraph Avenue\, and all around magnificent and inspiring human being\, on Sunday\, January 6. The gathering will include a potluck and a microphone for folks to speak briefly or read a poem. \nChapter 510 & the Department of Make Believe\, a non-profit focused on youth literacy in the East Bay\, have graciously offered their space to us free of charge for this memorial. We will have a box at the door for donations to their organization\, which is doing fabulous work\, and if you can help them out with $5-10 or more\, that would be great. But it is absolutely not required\, and please\, please come regardless. \nHere’s their website so you can check out what they do.http://www.chapter510.org/what-we-do \nSHARE THIS INVITE WITH FRIENDS! FACEBOOK WILL ONLY LET ME SEND OUT SO MANY. Either use the Share button to invite your (or Julia’s) friends\, or paste the info or event address (www) into an email. \nHere’s the schedule for the afternoon. \n1:30 — POTLUCK (to go throughout the day) \nPlease bring a dish or beverage to share if you can. It’s fine to bring beer or wine\, and of course non-alcoholic bevs are welcomed. We’ll have some paper plates\, plastic forks\, paper towels\, and cups on hand\, but feel free to bring a few of those if you think of it. I’m sure we could use extra. \nThe space has tables to eat at as well as folding chairs and couches. If you’re at a table and not eating\, and see someone who needs a seat to eat\, please oblige them. We’ll try to have enough chairs out for everyone\, of course. \n2 – 5 pm — OPEN MIC TO READ OR SPEAK \nWe’ll provide a microphone for any and all who want to speak about Julia’s life\, or read a poem\, either their own or Julia’s. We’ll have some of her books there to read from if you like. \nThere will be a list to SIGN UP TO SPEAK by the side of the stage. Just ask the person at the door if you can’t find it. \nPlease plan to speak no more than 3 MINUTES\, or one poem. We’re expecting a lot of folks will want to\, so that would be a big help. We’ll have a series of hosts to call out who’s next to read. \nIt’s a pretty big space\, so if you want to talk\, please do quietly toward the back of the room (by the front windows)\, or in the lobby\, so that folks can hear the speakers. \nWe will also have some of Julia’s books on sale by the door. \nWE NEED \n— A crew to set up beforehand\n— A crew to clean up afterward (important! we said we’d leave the place spotless)\n— A few folks to help with the donation box at the door\, and to greet folks and answer questions\n— A few folks to help with hosting\, basically taking turns for 30-60 minutes calling out who’s next to speak \nIf you’re able to help\, please send a private message to Richard Loranger on here\, or email him at hello@richardloranger.com. \nLet’s gather for Julia\, who will be with us for a long time to come.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/memorial-gathering-for-julia-vinograd/
LOCATION:Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make Believe\, 2301 Telegraph Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190103T200000
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SUMMARY:Injustice towards Black Trans Women and the First Trans Cultural District
DESCRIPTION:This conversation will center around two topics: Injustice towards black trans women in our criminal justice system and the formation of the nation’s first transgender cultural district – the Compton’s Transgender Cultural District! \nThere is a definite energy in the air around the movement for serious criminal justice reform in the United States. In the midst of all of this energy who is being helped and who is left out? What is criminal justice reform and what are the stories and the specifics about the population affected by an unjust justice system? \nOur two experts will focus on the importance of centering incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Black trans women in the movement for criminal jusitce reform. In our own City we are seeing ongoing incarceration and displacement of black and especial black trans folks in the Tenderloin. \nExcitingly the City just formed the Compton’s Cultural District – the nations first transgener cultural distirict. We’ll learn more about the plans for the district and the role it can play in fighting injustice. \nAbout our speakers: \nJanetta Louise Johnson\, Executive Director\,\nJanetta Louise Johnson is the Executive Director at TGI Justice Project. She is a formerly incarcerated Black transgender woman and has been an activist and advocate in the transgender communities since 1997\, when she moved to San Francisco from her hometown of Tampa\, Florida. She survived three and a half years in federal prison\, and while inside she fiercely and tirelessly advocated for her rights as an incarcerated transgender person. She became politicized through her kinship with Miss Major\, her adopted trans mother\, and after her release from prison returned to her work with non-profits and social service agencies with a higher compassion for people on the inside of jails and prisons. In 2006\, she put her skills as a community organizer\, trainer and activist to work as Interim Director of TGI Justice Project\, during which she coordinated vibrant grassroots fundraisers to support the organization. In 2014\, she became the permanent Executive Director of TGIJP when Miss Major retired from the position. \nShe co-founded the Compton’s Transgender Cultural District\, the first transgender cultural district in the country\, here in San Francisco in 2016. Janetta is committed to building strategies and interventions to reduce the recidivism rate of the transgender community by providing leadership development and job opportunities to those who are currently being released from custody. She is also a fierce advocate for transgender people who are currently incarcerated\, working tirelessly to improve the lives of those currently on the inside through legislative campaigns like the Name and Dignity Act\, which enables people in held in California prisons to change their legal name and gender\, while also fighting for the abolition of prisons at large. She believes that currently and formerly incarcerated trans people without a voice will be people without hope. She will continue to struggle to instill hope and belief in a better future for every transgender person that she can reach.\nJanetta uses she/her pronouns. \nHoney Mahogany: \nA San Francisco native\, drag queen\, business owner\, and activist\, Honey Mahogany first gained international attention as a cast member on Season 5 of the reality television series RuPaul’s Drag Race. Named SF’s best drag queen & cabaret performer by the Bay Area Reporter\, Best Drag queen by SF Weekly\, and a sought after emcee across the globe\, Honey’s more recent work fuzes art with the political. Honey’s work as a drag queen & activist has earned her a commendation from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors\, Sainthood from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence\, and awards from both the Harvey Milk Democratic Club and the San Francisco Young Democrats. She is a founder of and currently serves as the district manager for the Compton’s Transgender Cultural District\, is Co-President of the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club\, a sitting member of the San Francisco Democratic Central County Committee\, a member of the San Francisco Trans Advisory Committee\, and is an owner at the Stud\, San Francisco’s oldest LGBT bar. Honey currently hosts weekly RuPaul’s Drag Race viewing parties with Sister Roma\, and a monthly QTPOC centered party where all are welcome called Black Fridays.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/injustice-towards-black-trans-women-and-the-first-trans-cultural-district/
LOCATION:Manny’s\, 3092 16th St\, San Francisco\, CA 94103\, San Francisco\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Jan Steckel's Like Flesh Covers Bone
DESCRIPTION:Oakland poet Jan Steckel will read from her new poetry book Like Flesh Covers Bone (Zeitgeist Press\, December 2018)\, followed by an open mic\, hosted by Jeanne Lupton. \n“These poems have come for blood. Honest and direct\, Jan writes often humorous\, always electrified poetry of great depth and courage. Take this journey!” James Cagney\, author of Black Steel Magnolias in the Hour of Chaos Theory (Nomadic Press\, 2018) \nJan Steckel is a former pediatrician who stopped practicing medicine because of chronic pain. Her latest poetry book is Like Flesh Covers Bone (Zeitgeist Press\, December 2018). Her poetry book The Horizontal Poet (Zeitgeist Press\, 2011) won a 2012 Lambda Literary Award. Her fiction chapbook Mixing Tracks (Gertrude Press\, 2009) and poetry chapbook The Underwater Hospital (Zeitgeist Press\, 2006) also won awards. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in Scholastic Magazine\, Bellevue Literary Review\, New Verse News\, November 3 Club\, Assaracus and elsewhere. Her work has been nominated three times for a Pushcart Prize.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/book-launch-for-jan-steckels-like-flesh-covers-bone/
LOCATION:Frank Bette Center for the Arts\, 1601 Paru Street\, Alameda\, 94501\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:YOU'RE GOING TO DIE: POETRY\, PROSE & EVERYTHING GOES... OAKLAND EDITION
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 20\, 2018\n7:30 PM  11:00 PM\nStarline Social Club (map)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHIS SHOW IS IN OAKLAND!!!\nDoors at 7:30pm\nShow at 8pm\n$10 at the door… & NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS \nYou’re Going to Die: Poetry\, Prose & Everything Goes…\nthe OAKLAND EDITION\nw/ Chelsea Coleman \nOn December 20th\, 2018 we will gather in the side room of the Starline Social Club at 7:30pm. At 8pm we will begin a night of music\, poetry\, storytelling\, and emotions-feeling. The theme is death\, grief\, loss\, and our own mortality. Whether our own deaths feel near or far away\, whether we have the privilege of coasting through life in denial of our eventual deaths and the deaths of those we love\, or whether we are face to face with it all too often – most of us have something to say about it. In a world that would rather sweep sadness\, anger\, confusion\, and grief under the rug\, we will make a space for it together. \nThroughout the night\, we will bring some special performers up to the stage\, and the rest is up to you. Bring your stories\, songs\, poems\, or just your rapt attention. The only rule is that your performance must be under 5 minutes (we will give you a warning at 4 minutes). There will be a piano\, an acoustic guitar\, and two mics for you to use if you want! If you want to perform something that requires more than 30 seconds of setup\, email me at chelsea@yg2d.com and we can figure out how to make it work w/o eating into your 5 mins. Get there when doors open at 7:30 if you want to sign up to perform!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/youre-going-to-die-poetry-prose-everything-goes-oakland-edition/
LOCATION:Starline Social Club\, 2236 martin Luther King Jr Way\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181217T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181217T220000
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SUMMARY:The JCCSF Presents TA-NEHISI COATES
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, Dec 17 \nStarts at: 7:00 pm \nTICKETS \nStandard  $45\nPremium  $125\nMembers get 10% off.\n______________________________________________________ \nJoin us for a conversation with one of the most influential black intellectuals of his generation\, Ta-Nehisi Coates. “The Case for Reparations\,” his George Polk Award-winning cover story on slavery and race for The Atlantic\, was one of the most talked-about pieces of nonfiction in recent memory. Between the World and Me\, an exploration of racial history written to his young son\, was awarded the National Book Award and hailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading.” Coates is also the author of The Beautiful Struggle\, a memoir of growing up in Baltimore during the age of crack\, the Marvel comic book series Black Panther and Captain America and the essay collection We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy\, Coates’ response to the 2016 presidential election and its ramifications on American society. \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nMonday\, December 17\, 2018 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nJCCSF\n3200 California Street\n\nSan Francisco\, CA
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-jccsf-presents-ta-nehisi-coates/
LOCATION:JCCSF\, 3200 California St \, San Francisco\, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:GET LIT #43 (MUSIC BY TBD)
DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM SHARP! An amazing gathering of 12-15 writers will read NEVER-BEFORE-READ material (rough drafts / debuts) within a three-minute time limit. \nFeatured lineup of writers TBA \nSuggested donations of $10-25 will be kindly requested at the door\, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds (NOTAFLOF). \nBeer made by Ale Industries on site and wonderful food by Guadalajara Restaurant & Tequila Bar just down the block. All ages are welcome\, though profanity will be present. \nGet beer. Get lit. Then Get Tacos.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/get-lit-43-music-by-tbd/
LOCATION:Ale Industries\, 3096 E 10th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94601\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181217T210000
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SUMMARY:POETS! - featured readers followed by an open mic
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poets-featured-readers-followed-by-an-open-mic-21/
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181216T190000
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SUMMARY:Michael Wall in conversation with Jonathon Keats
DESCRIPTION:discussing \nAlien Life\, Antimatter\, and Human Space Travel \nat the fabulous Bar Fluxus\, 18 Harlan Place\, San Francisco\, CA 94108 \ncelebrating the release of \nOut There: A Scientific Guide to Alien Life\, Antimatter\, and Human Space Travel (For the Cosmically Curious) \nby Michael Wall \npublished by Grand Central Publishing \n\nWe’ve all asked ourselves the question. It’s impossible to look up at the stars and NOT think about it: Are we alone in the universe? Books\, movies and television shows proliferate that attempt to answer this question and explore it. In OUT THERE Space.com senior writer Dr. Michael Wall treats that question as merely the beginning\, touching off a wild ride of exploration into the final frontier. He considers\, for instance\, the myriad of questions that would arise once we do discover life beyond Earth (an eventuality which\, top NASA officials told Wall\, is only drawing closer). What would the first aliens we meet look like? Would they be little green men or mere microbes? Would they be found on a planet in our own solar system or orbiting a star far\, far away? Would they intend to harm us\, and if so\, how might they do it? And might they already have visited? \nOUT THERE is arranged in a simple question-and-answer format. The answers are delivered in Dr. Wall’s informal but informative style\, which mixes in a healthy dose of humor and pop culture to make big ideas easier to swallow. Dr. Wall covers questions far beyond alien life\, venturing into astronomy\, physics\, and the practical realities of what long-term life might be like for we mere humans in outer space\, such as the idea of lunar colonies\, and even economic implications. Dr. Wall also shares the insights of some of the leading lights in space exploration today\, and shows how the next space age might be brighter than ever. \nDr. Michael Wall is a senior writer at Space.com who has written extensively about the search for alien life. His work also has appeared in Scientific American\, NBC News\, Fox News and a number of other outlets. He holds a graduate certificate in science journalism from the University of California\, Santa Cruz. Before becoming a writer\, Dr. Wall worked as a biologist; he earned a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Sydney in Australia and has 15 peer-reviewed publications. He’s based in San Francisco\, where he also chronicles the space tech revolution in Silicon Valley. \nJonathon Keats is a writer\, critic\, conceptual artist\, and experimental philosopher known for creating large scale thought experiments. He is the art critic for San Francisco Magazine\, and has contributed to Art & Antiques\, Art+ Auction\, Art in America\, ARTnews\, Artweek\, The Christian Science Monitor\, Wired Magazine\, Forbes\, Salon.com\, and The Washington Post. He is the author of numerous books\, the most recent being Belong to the Universe: Buckminster Fuller and the Future from Oxford University Press. His conceptual art has been exhibited at many venues including the Berkeley Art Museum\, the Hammer Museum\, and the Wellcome Collection. His most recent show is on exhibit at the MODERNISM Gallery in San Francisco\, titled Intergalactic Omniphonics: Orchestrating Live Music For Life Throughout The Universe. \n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/michael-wall-in-conversation-with-jonathon-keats/
LOCATION:Bar Fluxus\, 18 Harlan Place\, San Francisco\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:MICHELLE OBAMA at SAP Center at San Jose
DESCRIPTION:Books Inc. will be selling copies of Becoming\, the memoir by the former First Lady of the United States\, at her December 14 event with Michelle Norris at SAP Center at San Jose. \nTICKETS \nMichelle Obama’s live U.S. book tour events in support of her highly anticipated memoir\, BECOMING will come to SAP Center at San Jose on December 14\, and will feature intimate and honest conversations between Mrs. Obama and a selection of to-be-announced moderators\, reflective of the extraordinary stories shared in the wide-ranging chapters of her deeply personal book. \nAttendees will hear firsthand Mrs. Obama’s intimate reflections on the experiences and events\, both public and private\, that have shaped her\, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work\, to her years spent at the most famous address in the world. Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America – the first African-American to serve in that role – she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history\, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world. \nBECOMING will be released on November 13 in the U.S. and Canada by the Crown Publishing Group\, a division of Penguin Random House\, as well as in 28 languages around the world. An audio edition of the book\, read by Mrs. Obama\, will be simultaneously issued in digital and physical formats by Penguin Random House Audio. \nMichele Norris will moderate the upcoming San Jose stop on Friday\, December 14th at SAP Center at San Jose. Michele Norris is one of the most trusted voices in American journalism. She is the former host of NPR’s All Things Considered and Founding Director of The Peabody Award-winning Race Card Project. Norris is the author of The Grace of Silence and has worked for ABC News\, The Washington Post\, The Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times. She is The Executive Director of The Bridge\, the Aspen Institute’s program that uses narrative exchange to create connections among people of different backgrounds and perspectives. \n\nOutlined below are a few “Key Things to Know” about the event and SAP Center at San Jose. If you have any further questions\, please don’t hesitate to call us at 408-287-7070. \n\nEVENT TIMELINE \nPlease keep the following times in mind as you plan your arrival at SAP Center: \nWill Call opens at 6:00 p.m.\nDoors open at 7:00 p.m.\nEvent is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m.\n*All times are subject to change \n\nSAP CENTER FAQs \nOur entire SAP Center Guest Services team is here to make sure your visit to our venue is an exceptional one! Click here for Frequently Asked Questions. \n\nDIRECTIONS & PARKING \nDriving to SAP Center?\nGet turn by turn directions here. \nParking Options\nUpon arrival at SAP Center at San Jose\, you will have a number of easily accessible on-site parking options for only $25 per car. Additional parking options are available at varied prices and distances from the arena. You can view the full parking map here. \n\nPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION \nWith a heavy volume of traffic expected\, we encourage all attendees to take advantage of the San Jose Diridon station located immediately across the street from SAP Center. \nThis station location allows you to easily travel to and from the event via several public transportation options. For more info\, click here. \n\nSPECIAL ASSISTANCE \nGuests requiring accessible parking and a convenient passenger drop-off area may park in SAP Center’s ABC Parking Lot and enter through the North Entrance. The North Entrance is adjacent to the parking lot. \nA complete list of accessibility services can be found here. \n\nUSING THE UBER ZONE AT SAP CENTER \nUsing Uber to get to the show? All you need to do is: \nDownload the Uber app and enter promo code SAPCENTER2018 or click here to sign up and get your first Uber ride free\, up to $20.\nRequest a ride through the Uber app and set your destination as SAP Center.\nAsk your driver to drop you off in our designated drop off locations on Autumn and Montgomery Streets. After the show\, walk west of the arena and request your ride from the Uber Zone on Stockton Avenue for the smoothest pick-up experience. \nTICKETS \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nFriday\, December 14\, 2018 – 8:00pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nSAP Center\n525 W Santa Clara St\n\nSan Jose\, CA\n\n\n\n\nEvent Terms:\n\nPeninsula Events\nSouth Bay
URL:https://litseen.com/event/michelle-obama-at-sap-center-at-san-jose/
LOCATION:SAP Center\, 525 W Santa Clara St\, San Jose\, CA\, 95113\, United States
CATEGORIES:South Bay
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SUMMARY:LABORFEST ANTHOLOGY – ‘GIVING VOICE’
DESCRIPTION:LABORFEST ANTHOLOGY – ‘GIVING VOICE’\n\nFRI. DEC. 14TH\, 7PM\nJoin us for a reading celebrating the release of Giving Voice\, a LaborFest anthology spanning 2005-2017. \nReaders: \n\nNellie Wong\nJerry Path\nMargaret Cooley\nKeith Cooley\nAlice Rogoff\nPhyllis Holliday\nAdele Kearney\n\nWe are involved in the struggles to have our voices heard\, our outsider voices. Even though our writing appears in the same anthology\, please recognize that we are all very different. The themes and concerns of our writing are as varied as we are. It contains memoir\, fiction\, poetry. \nlaborfest writers\n\nHaving initiated the workers’ writing workshop that blossomed into the LaborFest Writers Group\, I am in awe of its continuance and growth\, now publishing a brilliant anthology of their work\, giving voice to working class desires\, woes\, courage\, and resistance while trapped in this merciless capitalist reality. \nroxanne dunbar-ortizHistorian\, Author; “Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment
URL:https://litseen.com/event/laborfest-anthology-giving-voice/
LOCATION:The Beat Museum\, 540 Broadway\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181213T200000
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SUMMARY:Bawdy Story Telling 'HAPPY ENDINGS'
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 13th\, 2018 \nat the Verdi Club\, 2424 Mariposa Street\, San Francisco CA \nRemember: Bang-O & Games at 7 PM\, Stories at 8 PM \nWant a sample? Listen to our podcast at \nhttp://bit.ly/bawdypodcast \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nThis evening of ‘Yeah\, We go there’ stories & songs includes: \n❤ Hosted by Sexual Folklorist & Storyteller Dixie De La Tour \n❤ YOU? I’m reviewing story pitches now! (send your pitch to Dixie@BawdyStorytelling.com) \n❤ Custom Bawdy Songs by Rachel Lark \n❤ Play Bang-O\, Bawdy’s beloved icebreaker \n❤ WIN Prizes\, just for talking to sexy strangers \n❤ Lube Giveaways from UberLube & Good Clean Love \n❤ Condom Giveaways from Lucky Bloke \n❤ Sexy cocktails to help you Libate #SchlongIslandIcedTea \nAbout Bawdy Storytelling: \nBawdy Storytelling – the Original Sex + Storytelling series – features Real People & Rockstars sharing their Bona Fide Sexual Exploits Live Onstage; think of us as a One Night Stand with the Moth & Savage Love. Storytellers are an eclectic mix of Authors\, Porn Stars\, Sex Educators\, Comics & More\, along with Regular Joes just like you who submitted their stories online and were chosen for their panache and sense of (Mis)Adventure. \nBawdy Storytelling features tales of Carnal Wins & Epic Fails with No Scripts\, No Nets\, and No Holds Barred. These folks aren’t reading from cue cards: this is honest-to-badness story time with true sexcapades and poignant\, transformational tales at each and every show. Join Sexual Folklorist Dixie De La Tour & hand-picked Rockstars as they share their own stories of Love\, Lust\, and making you feel funny in your bathing suit area. Hey\, you may even go home with a few new tricks for your boudoir arsenal! \nA REVIEW of Bawdy Storytelling : “Stories are powerful. No other medium has the ability to move\, inspire\, or change us quite like a well-crafted narrative. Never has this been more true than the world of sex\, where fear\, shame\, and misinformation abound. This is all a high-minded and roundabout way of telling you to check out Thursday’s edition of Bawdy Storytelling\, a rousing and arousing night of true sex stories that promises to make you laugh\, make you think\, and make you hard … pressed to find a more interesting thing to do on a Thursday night.” – SF Weekly \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nNamed #1 on Marie Claire’s 14 Best Sex Podcasts: \nhttps://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/news/a21284/best-sex-podcasts/ \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nNamed 1 of Uproxx’s 10 Best Sex Podcasts to listen to right now: \nhttps://uproxx.com/life/best-sex-podcasts-right-now/ \n••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nVoted 1 of Esquire’s 10 Best Sex Podcasts\, no matter your taste: \nhttps://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/sex/a46389/best-sex-podcasts \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \n“The Moth for Pervs” – LA Weekly \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nPerformer Bios: \n❤ Dixie De La Tour is a sexual folklorist\, storyteller\, entrepreneur\, podcaster\, teacher\, catalyst\, storytelling coach\, community builder\, facilitator\, & instigator (& that’s just for starters). She is also the founder\, curator & host of the award-winning sex and storytelling series\, Bawdy Storytelling\, that’s now headed into year 12 (“The original sex and storytelling series” – Playgirl\, “The Moth for Pervs” – LA Weekly) \nCalled “a stiff shot of courage in a push-up bra”\, Dixie is passionate about the art of storytelling and its ability reduce social anxiety and connect strangers. A former dating site community manager\, this story-loving southerner founded Bawdy Storytelling (Real People & Rockstars sharing their Bona Fide Sexual Exploits Live Onstage). Monthly in San Francisco and Seattle and touring nationally\, Bawdy Storytelling features tales of Carnal Wins & Epic Fails with No Scripts\, No Nets\, and No Holds Barred – at Bawdy\, folks aren’t reading from cue cards: this is honest-to-badness story time with true sexcapades and poignant\, transformational tales at each and every show. \nDixie has been Sainted by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (“Saint Kiss & Make You Tell”)\, and is also the host and curator of Bona Fide storytelling and BawdySlam story slam. Her true stories can been heard on the Risk! podcast and her own award-winning Bawdy Storytelling podcast (Best Sex Podcast from Marie Claire\, Uproxx and Esquire Magazine\, plus Bustle voted Bawdy a “Sexy Date Idea for a Long Term Relationship”). You can follow Dixie’s antics at @Bawdy\, at facebook.com/DixieDeLaTour & she’s always at www.BawdyStorytelling.com \n❤ Born and raised in the Bay Area\, Charra Steele is feisty\, kinky\, sometimes a bit socially awkward and an all around people pleaser. When she’s not cooking\, spanking asses or reading smut\, you can probably find her crocheting adorable BDSM teddy bears. Getting in front of a crowd is not something that she would usually volunteer to do – unless\, of course\, it’s to spank a juicy booty. \n❤ When singing on his best behavior\, Jefferson Bergey is a sought-after private event vocalist\, M.C.\, and consultant for the award-winning Lucky Devils Band as well as a solo artist for Ivy Hill Entertainment. Alongside his busy performance calendar he maintains a full schedule as a voice coach for beginning singers at the Starland School of Music in Alameda and privately at his studio in North Oakland. \nWhen he isn’t performing in a family-friendly environment\, Bergey takes great delight in participating in shows that could very well be considered family-unfriendly. Bergey writes and performs his own unique genre of (Immature) Adult Contemporary in various comedy shows\, podcasts\, storytelling events\, and house concerts. It’s coffee shop singer-songwriter folk music… if the coffee shop also sold sex toys and sativa gummy bears. Definitely not for the very young or the very old and quite possibly conservative. Most notably he’s become a regular performer in San Francisco’s Bawdy Storytelling for which he writes custom songs for host and creator Dixie De La Tour. He has released an album of live studio takes titled ‘Come For Me’\, inspired by and largely comprised of those sex-centric Bawdy compositions. The title song which features him Tuvan throat-singing\, also appeared on Kevin Allison’s popular RISK! podcast. Follow him at @jeffersonbergey on Twitter and see all his upcoming shows at JeffersonBergey.com \nNo refunds or exchanges. Lineup subject to change. \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nThe Original Sex + Storytelling series\, featuring Real People & Rockstars sharing their Bona Fide Sexual Exploits\, Live Onstage \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nWinner of SFist’s Best Storytelling Show\, the SF Weekly’s Best of San Francisco & LA Weekly’s Best Of Los Angeles (for Best Storytelling) & 2 Time Winner of the SF Bay Guardian’s Best of the Bay Award (Best Literary Event) \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nWant more Bawdy? \nwww.BawdyStorytelling.com \nTwitter: @Bawdy \n& at Facebook.com/BawdyStorytelling
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bawdy-story-telling-happy-endings/
LOCATION:Verdi Club\, 2424 Mariposa St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:City Arts & Lectures JAMES FORMAN\, JR.
DESCRIPTION:JAMES FORMAN\, JR.\nIn Conversation with Lara Bazelon\nThursday\, December 13\, 2018\, 7:30 pm\nVenue: Nourse Theater\nSeries: Cultural Studies \n Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 \n\n\n\nJames Forman\, Jr. has devoted his life to fighting institutionalized racism. After clerking for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor\, Forman joined the Public Defender Service in Washington\, D.C.\, where for six years he represented both juveniles and adults charged with crimes. Frustrated with the lack of education and job training opportunities for his clients\, Forman founded the Maya Angelou Public Charter School\, an alternative school for previously arrested youth. Forman is a law professor at Yale University. In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book\, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America\, Forman examines the war on crime that began in the 1970s\, why it was supported by many African American leaders\, and how it has contributed to the mass incarceration of people of color. \nLara Bazelon is an associate professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law\, where she directs the Criminal & Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinics. Previously\, she worked as a deputy federal public defender and the director of a Los Angeles-based innocence project. She is the author of Rectify: The Power of Restorative Justice After Wrongful Conviction.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/city-arts-lectures-james-forman-jr/
LOCATION:Nourse Theatre\, 275 Hayes Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Sara Mumolo and Caroline O'Connor Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Sara Mumolo and Caroline O’Connor Thomas read from their latest poetry collections\, Day Counter and Unusual Light Source. \n\nSara Mumolo’s previous book is Mortar. Her poems have appeared in 1913: a journal of forms\, Action Yes\, Entropy\, Lana Turner\, PEN Poetry Series\, Typo\, and Volt\, among others. She serves as the associate director for the MFA in Creative Writing program at Saint Mary’s College of California. \n  \nCaroline O’Connor Thomas is a writer currently residing in the Bay Area. Originally from the east coast\, Caroline obtained her BA in English from the University of Southern Maine. In 2012 she relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area where she attended St. Mary’s College of California\, receiving her MFA in Poetry in 2014. Following graduation\, she attended the Tin House Summer Workshop as one of their 2014 Poetry Scholars. Caroline’s poetry & other writing has appeared in a number of publications. Her first chapbook Unusual Light Source is forthcoming from White Stag Publishing in Fall 2018.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/sara-mumolo-and-caroline-oconnor-thomas/
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:Why There Are Words Presents: Ultimate
DESCRIPTION:Join Why There Are Words on December 13\, 2018\, at Studio 333 in Sausalito when eight acclaimed authors read from their works to help us close out the year. Our ultimate event of the year will prove to be the ultimate way to spend your evening! \n  \nDoors open at 7pm; readings begin at 7:15. $10 entry fee at the door. Cash bar. For more details\, including the authors’ full bios\, see the website\, www.whytherearewords.com. For more details about WTAW Press\, of which the reading series is a program\, visit www.wtawpress.org. \n  \nRae Gouirand is the author of two collections of poetry\, Open Winter (Bellday Books\, Inc.\, 2011)\, winner of the Bellday Prize; and Glass is Glass Water is Water (Spork Press\, 2018); and the chapbook Must Apple (Educe Press\, 2018)\, winner of the Oro Fino Competition. She lectures in the Department of English at UC-Davis. \n  \nVanessa Hua’s latest book is the novel A River of Stars (Ballantine Books\, August 2018). She is the author of the story collection\, Deceit and Other Possibilities (Willow Books\, 2016) and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Her work has appeared in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, and The Washington Post. www.vanessahua.com \n  \nSandra Hunter’s latest book is the story collection Trip Wires (Leapfrog Press\, June 2018). The author of two previous books\, her fiction has won the 2017 Leapfrog Press Fiction Contest\, the 2016 Gold Line Press Chapbook Prize\, the October 2014 Africa Book Club Award\, and the 2014 H.E. Francis Fiction Award. www.sandrajhunter.com \n  \nCarrie La Seur is the award-winning author of two critically acclaimed novels\, The Home Place (2014) and The Weight of an Infinite Sky (January 2018)\, both from William Morrow. She is also the author of dozens of essays\, book reviews\, poems\, and law review articles that have appeared in Daily Beast\, The Guardian\, Harvard Law and Policy Review\, and others. carrielaseur.com \n  \nMelissa Stein is the author of the poetry collections Terrible Blooms (Copper Canyon Press\, April 2018) and Rough Honey (American Poetry Review\, 2010)\, winner of the APR/Honickman First Book Prize. Her work has appeared in Ploughshares\, Tin House\, Harvard Review\, Best New Poets\, and others. www.melissastein.com \n  \nNancy Tingley has written literary fiction in the closet for decades and has only just come out with the publication of the Jenna Murphy Mysteries. A Head in Cambodia (Swallow Press\, 2017)\, which was nominated for a Lefty Award for best debut mystery\, is the first in the series\, and A Death in Bali (Swallow Press\, March 2018) is the second. www.nancytingley.com \n  \nWhy There Are Words (WTAW) is an award-winning national reading series founded in Sausalito in 2010 by Peg Alford Pursell\, now expanded to six additional major cities in the U.S.\, with more planned in the future. The series draws a full house of Bay Area residents every second Thursday to Studio 333\, located at 333 Caledonia Street\, Sausalito\, CA 94965. The series is part of the 501(c)3 non-profit WTAW Press. For more information see the website www.whytherearewords.com or email whytherearewords@gmail.com. Phone: Studio 333 at (415) 331-8272.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/why-there-are-words-presents-ultimate/
LOCATION:Studio 333\, 333 Caledonia Street\, Sausalito \, CA\, 94965\, United States
CATEGORIES:North Bay
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SUMMARY:Voz Sin Tinta: Our monthly bilingual poetry series and open mic.
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Alejandro Murguia\, curated by Marguerite Munoz and Rene Vaz. \nThis month’s readers TBD.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/voz-sin-tinta-our-monthly-bilingual-poetry-series-and-open-mic-21/
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SUMMARY:YOU'RE GOING TO DIE PRESENTS: LOVE\, LOSS & FIRE - A CAMP FIRE FUNDRAISER
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 12\, 2018\n7:00 PM  10:00 PM\nThe San Francisco Columbarium (map)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou’re Going to Die Presents…\nLove\, Loss & Fire – A Camp Fire Fundraiser \nLet’s gather together\, out of the smoke & heartbreak\, to honor & support community affected by the deadliest fire in California history – an open mic offering\, w/special musical guests…\nBobby Jo Valentine\nChelsea Coleman\nScott Ferreter\nMorgan Bolender\n& more… \nDoors at 7pm\nShow at 7:30pm\nEnds at 10pm\n@ The San Francisco Columbarium\n1 Loraine Court\nSan Francisco\, CA 94118 \nTICKETS BY DONATION: https://bpt.me/3909391 \nProceeds go to the North Valley Community Foundation – https://www.nvcf.org \nVENUE: Located off the beaten path\, at the end of a residential cul-de-sac in the Richmond District\, the copper-domed\, Neo-Classical columbarium is a hidden gem & an architectural wonder. The structure features a large rotunda\, mosaic tile floors\, ornate stained-glass windows & a domed skylight. A colossal 45-foot atrium is surrounded by intricate balconies\, with each of the 4 floors providing a glimpse into San Francisco’s history. Big thanks to Bobby Jo Valentine for the idea & to Brian Kestenblatt for the space! \nOPEN MIC: Sign-ups will be the night of & the list fills up quickly\, so if you want to share\, arrive early. If you’re going to perform\, please keep it under 5 MINUTES. If you feel compelled to\, share whatever you want\, but you don’t have to perform anything at all – the audience is as essential as the performers. \nPARKING: There is a parking lot\, but space is limited. Public transportation is recommended. \nCOMFORT: The space was built in the late 1800s\, so there is no heat\, but a limited number of blankets will be available for use. Dress warmly! \nThe Camp Fire is the deadliest & most destructive wildfire in California history. It is also the deadliest wildfire in the United States\, as well as the seventh-deadliest U.S. wildfire overall. Named after Camp Creek Road\, its place of origin\, the fire started on November 8\, 2018\, in Butte County\, in Northern California. The fire has caused 77 civilian fatalities\, injured 12 civilians & five firefighters\, covered an area of about 140\,000 acres\, & destroyed 11\,862 structures\, including 9\,700 single-family homes & 118 apartment buildings\, with most of the damage occurring within the first two days. \nThe fire forced the evacuation of Paradise\, Magalia\, Centerville\, Concow\, Pulga\, Butte Creek Canyon\, & Yankee Hill & threatened the communities of Butte Valley\, Chico\, Forest Ranch\, Helltown\, Inskip\, Oroville\, & Stirling City. Within the first day\, the fire essentially destroyed the community of Concow & the town of Paradise\, incinerating homes\, businesses\, churches\, a hospital\, schools\, & a rest home. \nCAMP FIRE STATISTICS: http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/2277
URL:https://litseen.com/event/youre-going-to-die-presents-love-loss-fire-a-camp-fire-fundraiser/
LOCATION:The San Francisco Columbarium\, 1 Loraine Ct\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Marcia Douglas: Natural Herstory Remix
DESCRIPTION:In 2008\, Douglas began performing Natural Herstory\, a one-woman multimedia performance drawing from her poetry and fiction to explore Jamaican women’s voices. Natural Herstory Remix is a continuation of that project\, with a focus on The Marvellous Equations of the Dread\, examining what a hybrid (fiction/poetry/one-drop beat) novel might become when given voice and stage. It is directed by University of Colorado Theatre professor Cecilia Pang. \ncelebrating the release of \nThe Marvellous Equations of the Dread \npublished by New Directions Books \nAbout The Marvellous Equations of the Dread: \n“Is me—Bob. Bob Marley.” Reincarnated as homeless Fall-down man\, Bob Marley sleeps in a clock tower built on the site of a lynching in Half Way Tree\, Kingston. The ghosts of Marcus Garvey and King Edward VII are there too\, drinking whiskey and playing solitaire. No one sees that Fall-down is Bob Marley\, no one but his long-ago love\, the deaf woman\, Leenah\, and\, in the way of this otherworldly book\, when Bob steps into the street each day\, five years have passed. Jah ways are mysterious ways\, from Kingston’s ghettoes to London\, from Haile Selassie’s Ethiopian palace and back to Jamaica\, Marcia Douglas’s mythical reworking of three hundred years of violence is a ticket to the deep world of Rasta history. This amazing novel—in bass riddim—carries the reader on a voyage all the way to the gates of Zion. \nMarcia Douglas is the author of novels and poems and performs the one-woman show\, “Natural Herstory.” She teaches creative writing and Caribbean literature at the University of Colorado\, Boulder. Her The Marvellous Equations of the Dread was longlisted for the 2016 Republic of Consciousness Prize and the 2017 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/marcia-douglas-natural-herstory-remix/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Emily Yoon\, Sam Sax\, Monica Sok
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nEmily Yoon\, Sam Sax and Monica Sok read their latest poems. \n\nAbout A Cruelty Special To Our Species \n\nA piercing debut collection of poems exploring gender\, race\, and violence from a sensational new talent \n  \nIn her arresting collection\, urgently relevant for our times\, poet Emily Jungmin Yoon confronts the histories of sexual violence against women\, focusing in particular on Korean so-called “comfort women\,” women who were forced into sexual labor in Japanese-occupied territories during World War II. \n  \nIn wrenching language\, A Cruelty Special to Our Species unforgettably describes the brutalities of war and the fear and sorrow of those whose lives and bodies were swept up by a colonizing power\, bringing powerful voice to an oppressed group of people whose histories have often been erased and overlooked. “What is a body in a stolen country\,” Yoon asks. “What is right in war.” \n  \nMoving readers through time\, space\, and different cultures\, and bringing vivid life to the testimonies and confessions of the victims\,Yoon takes possession of a painful and shameful history even while unearthing moments of rare beauty in acts of resistance and resilience\, and in the instinct to survive and bear witness. \n  \nAbout Bury It \n\nsam sax’s bury it\, winner of the 2017 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets\, begins with poems written in response to the spate of highly publicized young gay suicides in the summer of 2010. What follows are raw and expertly crafted meditations on death\, rituals of passage\, translation\, desire\, diaspora\, and personhood. What’s at stake is survival itself and the archiving of a lived and lyric history. Laughlin Award judge Tyehimba Jess says “bury it is lit with imagery and purpose that surprises and jolts at every turn. Exuberant\, wild\, tightly knotted mesmerisms of discovery inhabit each poem in this seethe of hunger and sacred toll of toil. A vitalizing and necessary book of poems that dig hard and lift luminously.” In this phenomenal second collection of poems\, Sam Sax invites the reader to join him in his interrogation of the bridges we cross\, the bridges we burn\, and bridges we must leap from.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/emily-yoon-sam-sax-monica-sok/
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:Cosmopolitan Wanderlust: Rachel Galvin and Harris Feinsod discuss Oliverio Girondo’s Decals
DESCRIPTION:An important influence on Jorge Luis Borges and others\, Oliverio Girondo was at the center of Argentine poetry in the twentieth century. His first two books demonstrate his cosmopolitan wanderlust and avant-garde aesthetics. Twenty Poems to Be Read on the Streetcar crisscrosses Europe and the Americas on trams\, express trains\, and ocean liners. Decalcomania takes the reader on a tour of Spain that cleverly deflates its romantic appeal\, but reinvigorates it with a glamour found in Girondo’s intensive wordplay and idiosyncratic flare for metaphor. Rachel Galvin and Harris Feinsod join Silvia Oviedo López to discuss their translation of Decals: Complete Early Poems by Oliverio Girondo. \n\n “Girondo’s poetry is a song to the transgressive imagination\, an assault on routine. . . . Unlike other experimental artists\, his gestures usually transcended mere provocation. His work not only paved the way for a rigorous vanguardia\, with a profound theoretical basis\, but it also took up the quotidian as a field of action\, enriching it with an absurd humor that ties it to a Hispanic tradition that stretches from Quevedo and Gracián to Ramón Gómez de la Serna\, Julio Cortázar\, or Augusto Monterroso. Both shores of the language\, with their intense cultural differences\, are present (and both are parodied) in these poems that are something like scenes of self-criticism.” —Andrés Neuman\n\n“Girondo’s effectiveness undeniably frightens me. I came to his work from the suburbs of my own verse\, from that long line of mine where there are sunsets and little lanes and a blurry girl who looks clear next to a sky-blue balustrade. I saw him as so skillful\, so apt at hopping off a streetcar in full stride\, being reborn safe and sound amid the menace of car horns and stepping away from the passing crowd\, that I felt provincial next to him. . . . Girondo is a violent one. He looks on things at length and suddenly gives them a smack.” —Jorge Luis Borges\n\n\nCONTACT:\n\nLeslie-Ann Woofter\nlwoofter@catranslation.org\n415.512.8812
URL:https://litseen.com/event/cosmopolitan-wanderlust-rachel-galvin-and-harris-feinsod-discuss-oliverio-girondos-decals/
LOCATION:Center for the Art of Translation office\, 582 Market St #700\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,North Bay
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