Haight-Ashbury Literary Journal Vo. 35
The Beat Museum 540 Broadway, San Francisco , CA, United Statesfeaturing K.R. MORRISON More details and readers to be announced…
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“SoMa Lurk” Book Release
Alley Cat Books 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United Statesa reading in support of "SoMa Lurk" a collection of poems and photos by José Vadi, published by Project Kalahati. Readings by Sarah O'Neal, Tongo...
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New Sutras official release party! W/Camille Roy & drought spa
The Lede 906 Washington St., Oakland, CA, United StatesJoin us in celebrating the official release of Suzanne Stein's 21st century technicolor epic NEW SUTRAS at The Lede in Old Oakland, a new bar/restaurant...
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Viet Thanh Nguyen, Thi Bui, and Their Sons, Ellison and Hien
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United StatesDo your children doodle and write stories? Join us in a celebration of artistic family collaboration, and a tale of chickens and pirates with Pulitzer...
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SFJAZZ Presents The Just and the Blind with Marc Bamuthi Joseph & More
SFJAZZ Center 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesLongtime collaborators composer-violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain and spoken-word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph are joined by street dance pioneer Drew Dollaz and electrifying vocalist Lalin St....
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You’re Going to Die presents: A 10 Year Anniversary Event
The Independent 628 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSat, Jan 18, 20208:30 PM Sun, Jan 19, 20201:00 AM The Indepedent (map) You're Going to Die Presents: a YG2D 10th ANNIVERSARY EVENT!!!! featuring Whiskerman & more...
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Poets @ Play
Edwin Markham House in History Park 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, United Statestopic: tba Edwin Markham House in History Park 635 Phelan Avenue, San José, CA 95112 Admission FREE Free parking in the Staff/Volunteer lot on Phelan...
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Daniel Levitin, Successful Aging
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz , CA, United StatesNeuroscientist and bestselling author Daniel Levitin (This Is Your Brain on Music) will join us to discuss his important new book, Successful Aging. Author of the...
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Caroline Goodwin, open mic
Himalayan Flavors 1585 University Avenue, BerkeleyPoetry Express presents Caroline Goodwin in a featured poetry reading, open mic before and after featured reading, hosted by Bruce Bagnell, Himalayan Flavors Restaurant, back...
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Gibby Haynes / Me and Mr. Cigar
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United Statesreading from his new novel Me and Mr. Cigar published by Soho Press From the wild and wonderful mind of Gibby Haynes—world famous Butthole Surfers...
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Berkeley Arts & Letters presents Roz Chast & Patricia Marx / You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time: Rules for Couples
First Congregational Church of Oakland 2501 Harrison St, Oakland , CA, United StatesThe perfect Valentine's Day or anniversary gift: An illustrated collection of love and relationship advice from New Yorker writer Patricia Marx, with illustrations from New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast. Everyone's heard...
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Black Love Night of Poetry and Poetry Workshop!
Strut 470 Castro Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesJoin us for the first Black Love of 2020! Join us for a chill night of poetry from Queer Black Artists part of QTPOC at...
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Bikes to Books Winter Beer Social
Bender's Bar and Grill 806 So. Van Ness Avenue, San FranciscoJoin Nicole Gluckstern and Burrito Justice, the creators of literary bicycle tour “Bikes to Books,” for an evening of socializing, beer drinking, and map chat—the...
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David Talbot / Between Heaven and Hell
City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesAcclaimed writer, bestselling author, and founder of Salon magazine, David Talbot has brought us masterful and explosive headline-breaking stories for over 25 years with books...
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Ian Haney López
Kehilla Synagogue 1300 Grand Ave., Piedmont, CA, United Statespresens Merge Left:Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America. "The book for anyone interested in cross-racial solidarity on behalf of racial and economic justice...
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Fifteen Year Anniversary at Books Inc. Alameda
Books Inc. Alameda 1344 Park Street, Alameda, CA, United StatesJoin us at Books Inc. Alameda to celebrate 15 years of serving our community! Come for snacks, activities for the kids, music, and fun with...
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On Ecology and Spirituality
CIIS Public Programs 1453 Mission St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesThroughout history, seekers, shamans, and mystics have found spiritual inspiration in the natural world - in wild places at the margins of human culture. Indigenous,...
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Roz Chast & Patricia Marx on Love
Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park , CA, United StatesAfter last April's sold-out show, Roz Chast and Patricia Marx return to Kepler's for You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a...
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Tom Lutz: Born Slippy
Green Apple Books on the Park 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco , CA, United StatesTom Lutz discusses his new novel, Born Slippy. Praise for Born Slippy "A highly literary and always engaging 21st century noir... Born Slippy confronts contemporary questions about the...
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Our Voices Our Stories SF presents Ingrid Rojas Contreras
African American Art & Culture Complex 762 Fulton St., San Francisco, CA, United StatesIngrid Rojas Contreras will join OVOSSF founder Lisa D. Gray in a conversation about her novel Conteras' novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree. About OVOSsf...
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Readings from ZYZZYVA’s Bay Area Issue
East Bay Booksellers 5433 College Avenue, OaklandEAST BAY BOOKSELLERS celebrates the latest issue of their dear friends at ZYZZYVA on Friday, January 24! ZYZZYVA dedicates its most recent issue to the...
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Robert Hass – Summer Snow
Book Passage Corte Madera 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA, United StatesA major collection of entirely new poems from the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author, Robert Hass A new volume of poetry from Robert...
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Amber Tamblyn discusses her latest book with Saru Jayaraman
McRoskey Mattress Company, Inc 1687 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEmmy-winning actress, writer, and Time's Up founder AMBER TAMBLYN discussing her latest book, Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution with Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair...
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Diverse Voices from Civil Liberties United
Oakland Center for Spiritual Living 5000 Clarewood Dr., Oakland, CA, United StatesProse, poetry and artwork from the Civil Liberties United anthology, featuring Lorraine Bonner, Sue Granzella, Anahita Miller, Sridevi Ramanathan & Shizue Seigel, The anthology includes...
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Speak, easy Vol. 12
Joyce Gordon Gallery 406 14th Street, Oakland, CA, United StatesAn artist showcase and open mic night honoring the voices of black women.
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Bad Seeds: A Live Storytelling Event
Minnesota Street Project 1275 Minnesota Street, San Francisco , CA, United StatesBad Seeds--Presented by Back Pocket A storytelling event about: outliers, social pariahs, failures, and good people doing bad things. Featuring strangers, journalists, artists, and the...
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Saturday Write-In!
Farley's East 33 Grand Avenue, Oakland , CA, United StatesCome Write With Us! Novelists, poets, nonfiction writers, artists, all genre/ genrequeer/ no genre. We'll bring a few writing prompts/ poems to help start you...
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Saturday Night Special presents: Out of the Dark
Nick's Lounge 3218 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA, United StatesWelcome back! I'm excited to see my SNS family following our annual holiday hiatus, for our first reading of 2020. Our January theme (suggested by...
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Silent Book Club SF
The Bindery 1727 Haight St, San Francisco , United StatesBring a book, bring a friend, and join Silent Book Club for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All books and all ages...
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Bazaar Writers Salon
Bazaar Cafe 5927 California St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesReadings by Susan Browne, Peter Kline, Emily Pinkerton, and Marco Rafalà Hosted by Brittany Perham Susan Browne’s poetry has appeared in Ploughshares, The Sun, Subtropics,...
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