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| Art Spiegelman Books Inc. | Tue., October 14, 7:00pm | North Beach/Chinatown | |
We want to be sure to get the spelling right: Art Spiegelman's new book is called Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*! The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Maus has been telling some of the stories behind his stories in serial form for a while now, and is on tour with them in... More >> |
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| Poetry Open Mic Park Branch Library | Tue., October 14, 7:00pm | Haight/Fillmore | |
Poets have it rough, always have, probably always will. No one knows this as well as Diamond Dave Whitaker he's been doing poetry here in S.F. since 1957. And still, his enthusiasm never wanes. He really likes poetry. Who better to run a Poetry Open Mic? Practically no one, that's who.... More >> |
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| Jonathan Carroll Booksmith | Mon., October 20, 7:30pm | Haight/Fillmore | |
Benjamin Gould was supposed to have died when he slipped on some ice and hit his head. He's still alive, but he's haunted by a ghost -- an ethereal woman named Ling, who has been tasked with helping Benjamin reconnect with his ex-girlfriend. There's only one hitch: Ling falls in love with her,... More >> |
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| Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America Herbst Theatre | Daily from Fri., October 17 until Sat., October 18 | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
Capacious indeed is the mind that could invent Daylight Savings Time and the urinary catheter. Benjamin Franklin, whose countenance peers primly from the $100 bill (implicitly reminding us that a penny saved is twopence earned), had, shall we say, a lot more energy than that... More >> |
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| Story Time in the Library San Francisco Botanical Garden |
Third Sunday of every month, 10:30am more dates/times |
Sunset (Outer) | |
| Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Book Discussion Group Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Branch Library | Fourth Wednesday of every month, 7:30pm | Castro/Noe Valley | |
| "Exile to Eulipia" The Luggage Store | First Tuesday of every month | South of Market | |
| Flip Fridays Youth Radio Cafe | Second Friday of every month, 7:00pm | South Berkeley | |
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Group Meeting Borderlands Books |
Fourth Thursday of every month, 6:00pm more dates/times |
Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| Family Story Times Multiple San Francisco locations | Daily | Union Square/Financial District | |
| Word Beat Reading Series Mediterraneum Caffe | Daily, 7:00pm | Downtown Oakland | |
| Actors Reading Writers Berkeley City Club | First Monday of every month, 7:30pm | Downtown Berkeley | |
| Tuesday at Pat's Cafe Reading Series Pat's Cafe | Every week Tuesday, 7:00pm | North Beach/Chinatown | |
| Friday Night Poetry at the Yak Yakkety Yak Coffeehouse | Every week Friday, 7:30pm | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Open-Mike Fridays Cafe International | Every week Friday, 8:00pm | Haight/Fillmore | |
| First Sundays Queer Fiction Book of the Month Group A Different Light Bookstore | First Sunday of every month, 4:00pm | Castro/Noe Valley | |
| Drop-In Writer's Group Laurel Book Store | Every other week Tuesday, 6:00pm | East Oakland | |
| Second Thursdays at Live Worms Live Worms Gallery | Second Thursday of every month | North Beach/Chinatown | |
| Second Saturday Book Group Books Inc./Opera Plaza | Second Saturday of every month, 10:00am | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Círculo de Lectores de Literatura en Español Modern Times Bookstore | Fourth Tuesday of every month, 7:00pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| Seminars for Aspiring or Developing Writers in the Bay Area 826 Valencia | Fourth Sunday of every month, 6:00pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |
| Haruki Murakami Books Inc./Opera Plaza | Sun., October 12, 2:00pm | Hayes Valley/Tenderloin | |
| Maria van Lieshout Booksmith | Sun., October 12, 1:00pm | Haight/Fillmore | |
| Other Words: 6th Annual International Poetry Festival 2008 City Lights | Sun., October 12, 5:00pm | North Beach/Chinatown | |
| Antonia Juhasz Modern Times Bookstore | Mon., October 13, 7:30pm | Mission/Bernal Heights | |