Virtual Beast Kickoff: Kim Shuck, Kimi Sugioka, music, open mic, more
3 SEPTEMBER 2021 — friday
Virtual Beast, the virtual version of the Beast Crawl Literary Festival, kicks off with Missy Church, Paul Corman-Roberts, and Youssef Alaoui, with singer Madame Chiang performing excerpts from her musical show, "Bolerísimas," inspired by Latin Bolero women composers, and poetry by Eevelyn Mitchell, Poet Laureate of El Cerrito, Greer Nakadegawa-Lee, Oakland Youth Poet Laureate, Kim Shuck, San Francisco Poet Laureate Emeritus, and Kimi Sugioka, Alameda Poet Laureate, followed by the Reginald Lockett Memorial Open Mic, on Zoom and also streamed on Facebook Live, free, 5:30 pm PDT (RSVP to attend, see website for Zoom links: sites.google.com/view/beastcrawl2021/day-1, www.facebook.com/events/707846527280097; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81339960799)
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24 JANUARY 2026 — saturday
- Sixteen Rivers Press presents a poetry reading by James Cagney, Ghetto Koans: A Personal Archive, and Glenn Ingersoll, Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda, Berkeley, free admission, 3:00 to 5:00 (sixteenrivers.org/readings-events)
25 JANUARY 2026 — sunday
- Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Geraldine Connolly, Instructions at Sunset, and Dion O'Reilly, Limerence, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 3:00 pm PST (poetryflash.org).
- Omnidawn's next season online Book Launch presents their authors reading from their brand new books: Jason Bayani, Everyone I Love, Alive; Molly Bendall, Turncoat; jason b crawford, YEET!; fabulist fiction writer Arria Deepwater, Descent; John Yau, Diary of Small Discontents, New & Selected Poems 1974-2024; Rodrigo Toscano, Whitman. Cannonball. Puebla., poetic fables; Steven Seidenberg, Coda; and Shane McCrae, Two Appearances After the Resurrection; event hosted by Evan Karp and Quiet Lightning via Zoom, 1:00 PST (Required: You must register and RSVP before the event begins to attend at: app.gopassage.com/events/omnidawn-fall-2025)
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