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22 OCTOBER 2024 — tuesday
23 OCTOBER 2024 — wednesday
- Graywolf Press presents a literary salon featuring an introduction by poet Dana Gioia, Interrogations at noon, followed by a reading and conversation with Maggie Nelson, Like Love: Essays and Conversations, Solmaz Sharif, Customs, Graywolf director and publisher Carmen Giménez, and Graywolf editorial director Ethan Nosowsky; All attendees will receive a custom tote bag; Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, The Store House, 2 Marina Blvd, Landmark Building C, San Francisco, starting at $50, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: graywolfpress.salsalabs.org/50thanniversarysalonsanfrancisco/index.html)
- Linden Tree Books welcomes Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin to discuss their new Middle Grade historical adventure, The Bletchley Riddle, presented off site at Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto, free, 6:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.lindentreebooks.com/events-calendar)
- City Arts and Lectures presents Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between The World & Me, to discuss his new essay collection, The Message, Sydney Goldstein Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, tickets start at $54, 7:30 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.cityarts.net/event/ta-nehisi-coates-4)
24 OCTOBER 2024 — thursday
25 OCTOBER 2024 — friday
- Point Reyes Books welcomes Obi Kaufmann to discuss his newest book, The State of Fire: Why California Burns, with watercolor maps and paintings, Red Barn Classroom, 75 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.ptreyesbooks.com/state-of-fire-kaufmann)
26 OCTOBER 2024 — saturday
- Christian Georgescu's multimedia production House of The Highest and Most Pious (HOTHAMP) "depicts a prosperity preacher's search for meaning as he contends with modern life amid late stage Capitalism", Featuring spoken word performance from S.A. Griffin, Rich Ferguson, Kathleen Florence, and Christine Jordan, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, Free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/house-of-the-highest-and-most-pious-tickets-962479872207?aff=ebdsoporgprofile)
27 OCTOBER 2024 — sunday
- Small Press Traffic and the Belladonna* School for Feminist Practice and Poetics presents "Reading and Writing through Hoa Nguyen", a four session (October 27, November 10, November 24, and December 8) workshop centered around discussion of Nguyen's work and generative writing exercises, Hosted by author Zoe Tuck, Bedroom Vowel, Virtual on Zoom, $80-200, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.smallpresstraffic.org/event/reading-and-writing-through-hoa-nguyen)
- This house concert will feature the Ursonate, an experimental sound poem composed by the German Dada artist and poet Kurt Schwitters in 1924, and phonetic poetry by Antonin Artaud, Hugo Ball, Raoul Hausmann, and Theo van Dousburg, as well as works composed by Jaap Blonk, held at a private residence in Berkeley, admission $40 via Venmo @harry-bernstein, 5:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.jaapblonk.com/Pages/ontour.html, or email, harry@fullplatemedia.com)
- "Writing Toward the Light" online workshop will be led by author Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, and poet Danusha Laméris, Bonfire Opera, four Sundays in October (October 6, 13, 20, and 27); Workshop sessions will include a craft discussion, a Q&A period, and an in-class writing session, Virtual on Zoom, $250, 4:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.danushalameris.com/offers/xFozUZVF/checkout)
28 OCTOBER 2024 — monday
29 OCTOBER 2024 — tuesday
30 OCTOBER 2024 — wednesday
31 OCTOBER 2024 — thursday
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