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18 AUGUST 2017 — friday

EAST:
• Reading by Josh McKinney's summer "Long Poem" class, hosted by Tim Kahl, Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th Street, Sacramento, 7:00 (www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org)
  
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19 AUGUST 2017 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• "An Evening in Support of the Rehabilitation of Venus(or, What You Wanted All Along), readers include Toreadah Mikell, Nazelah Jamison, Richard Loranger, Victor James Smith, Julian Mithra, Alison Luterman, Tom Stolmar, James Cagney, Allie Marini, Christine No, with jazz vocals by Karen Sudjian and Jim Davidson on keyboards, hosted by Steve Arntson, refreshments, free, East Bay Media Center, 1939 Addison Street, Berkeley, 7:00-10:00 (www.facebook.com/events/120492488595678)
  
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• A night of poetry with Cedar Sigo reading new works from his new books, Peter Burghardt launches his new chapbook, and Anne McGuire presents a mix of music and poetry, Alley Cat Books, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00-9:00 (415/824-1761, www.alleycatbookshop.com)
  
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20 AUGUST 2017 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Teatro Mistral presents Guiuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore, poet and writer Clara Hsu will narrate the plot in English and Cantonese before each scene, combining music, theater, art, and poetry, Clarion Music Performing Arts Center, 816 Sacramento Street, Chinatown, San Francisco, 3:00 (415/504-2490, www.teatromistral.org)
  
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21 AUGUST 2017 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Express presents reading by Cassandra Dallett, open reading—need a prompt? "Skin," hosted by Bruce, Himalayan Flavors, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00-9:00 (PoetryExpress@gmail.com, poetryexpressberkeley.blogspot.com)
  
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EAST:
• Hot Poetry in the Park featuring readings by CharRon Smith and Marvia Xia, hosted by Bethanie Humphreys, sponsored by the Sacramento Poetry Center, Fremont Park, 16th and Q Streets, Sacramento, 7:00 (www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org)
  
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22 AUGUST 2017 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Tuesdays at North Beach, a weekly poetry series celebrating international poets and showcasing local talent, presents a reading by Laura Kyriazis and Zaid Shlah, curated by Jack Hirschman, North Beach Branch Library, 850 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/522-8602, www.friendssfpl.org/events/tuesdays-at-north-beach.html)
  
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23 AUGUST 2017 — wednesday

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24 AUGUST 2017 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Flash presents a reading by California Poet Laureate emeritus Al Young, poet and biographer Melba Joyce Boyd, poet M.L. Liebler, I Want to Be Once, and short story writer Brian Jabas Smith, Spent Saints & Other Stories, request ASL interpreters one week in advance at editor@poetryflash.org, wheelchair accessible, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com)
  
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25 AUGUST 2017 — friday

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26 AUGUST 2017 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• La Palabra Musical featuring Kim Shuck, Jennifer Barone, Tongo Eisen-Martin, and Kirk Lumpkin, hosted by Avotcja Jiltonilro, Cesar E. Chavez Branch, Oakland Public Library, 3301 East 12th Street, Oakland, free, 3:00-5:00 (510/535-5620, www.oaklandlibrary.org/locations/cesar-e-chavez-branch)
  
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• The 15th Annual Berkeley Poetry Festival features readings by Tongo Eisen-Martin, Leticia Hernández-Linares, Cassandra Dallett, Tiff Dressen, Nancy Aidé González, Juba Kalamka, Marguerite Munoz, Greer Nakadegawa-Lee, Hugh Behm-Steinberg, René Vaz, Shelley Wong, and Milvia Street literary journal contributors Youssef Ahalla, Jalyce Fairley, Fungai Gora, Julian Mithra, and Julie Southworth, Invocation of the Muse by John Oliver Simon, hosted by Baruch Porras-Hernandez, Lifetime Achievement Awardee: Naomi Helena Quiñonez, co-directed by MK Chavez and Sharon Coleman, sponsored by the City of Berkeley and Berkeley City College, plus open mic, book fair, Berkeley City College Student Lounge, Fifth Floor, 2050 Center Street, downtown Berkeley, free, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 (sharoncoleman@comcast.net, www.facebook.com/Berkeley-Poetry-Festival-155792814582187)
  
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27 AUGUST 2017 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Flash presents a celebration and launch reading for Heaven Was Detroit: From Jazz to Hip-hop and Beyond, with contributors Greil Marcus, Al Young, Melba Joyce Boyd, Brian Jabas Smith, George Moseman, Joel Martin, and Pat Thomas, with editor M.L. Liebler, request ASL interpreters one week in advance from editor@poetryflash.org, wheelchair accessible, Diesel, A Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, 3:00 (510/653-9965, dieselbookstore.com)
  
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28 AUGUST 2017 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Express presents reading by Georgette Howington; open reading follows, need a prompt for the open reading? "Long Hair," hosted by J.D., Himalayan Flavors, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00-9:00 (PoetryExpress@gmail.com, poetryexpressberkeley.blogspot.com)
  
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EAST:
• Poetry reading by Sixteen Rivers Press poets Gillian Wegener and Erin Rodoni, hosted by Tim Kahl, Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th Street, Sacramento, 7:30 (www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org)
  
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29 AUGUST 2017 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Tuesdays at North Beach, a weekly poetry series celebrating international poets and showcasing local talent, presents a reading by Jennifer Barone and James Cagney, curated by Jack Hirschman, North Beach Branch Library, 850 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/522-8602, www.friendssfpl.org/events/tuesdays-at-north-beach.html)
  
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30 AUGUST 2017 — wednesday

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31 AUGUST 2017 — thursday

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