Jan Steckel at Works in Progress Women’s Open Mic

Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church 424 Monte Vista, Oakland

Jan Steckel will read from her new poetry book Like Flesh Covers Bone at Works in Progress, An Open Mic for Women (a WOMEN-ONLY event,...

$7

Vandana Shiva and Vijaya Nagarajan: Women, Ritual, Ecology in India

First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents VANDANA SHIVA + VIJAYA NAGARAJAN Women, Ritual, Ecology in India advance tickets: $12: :: T: 800-838-3006 or Pegasus Books (3...

$12 – $15

Word Week Celebrates International Women’s Day

Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United States

Word Week celebrates International Women's Day, Friday, May 8 with "Thelma & Louise: Back Behind the Wheel." Remember this iconic road movie directed by Ridley...

Free

Women at the Edges: Books About Women Breaking Creative Boundaries

Folio Books 3957 24th St, San Francisco , CA, United States

Kristin Kaye, Bridget Quinn, and Beth Winegarner write about women breaking creative boundaries in music, art, drama, and competitive bodybuilding in their nonfiction books IRON...

Free

Dirty Old Women Read Erotica

The Octopus Literary Salon 2101 Webster St #170, Oakland , CA, United States

Older women: Wise enough to tell the truth about sex – what they want, what they've done, what makes them hot. Dirty Old Women celebrates...

Free

You Don’t Owe Anyone Pretty

Counterpulse 80 Turk St, San Francisco

In this powerful storytelling event, award-winning performer Kimberly Dark shares stories from her new book, FAT, PRETTY, AND SOON TO BE OLD (AK Press, 2019),...

$15

Jan Steckel & Shazam at Works in Progress Women’s Open Mic

Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church 424 Monte Vista, Oakland

A WOMEN-ONLY open mic featuring poet Jan Steckel and singer-songwriter Shazam. Jan Steckel is a former pediatrician who stopped practicing medicine because of chronic pain....

$7