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Youth Poet Laureate Inauguration and Youth Poet Laureate Ambassador In-Person

23 APRIL 2024 — tuesday

The Marin Community Foundation, Marin Poetry Center, Mill Valley Library, and Urban Word NYC join together to inaugurate Marin's first Youth Poet Laureate and Poet Laureate Ambassador, featured readings of original work by former Poet Ambassadors Naomi Ko and Cade Palmer; current Marin Poet Laureate Francesca Bell, Bright Stain; Marin Poet Laureate emerita Prartho Sereno, Indian Rope Trick; and youth poets representing high schools throughout the Bay Area; Creekside Room, Mark Taper Auditorium, Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, free, 6:30 to 8:00 pm PDT (For more information and to register, visit: millvalleylibrary.libcal.com/event/11359520)

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24 JUNE 2025 — tuesday

Leila Mottley reads from her new novel, The Girls Who Grew Big, joined in conversation by Ingrid Rojas Contreras; Leila Mottley is the winner of the Northern California Book Award for her previous novel, Nightcrawling, Mrs. Dalloway's Literary and Garden Arts, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free admission, 7:00 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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25 JUNE 2025 — wednesday

Journalist Megan Greenwell reads from her new book, Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream, joined in conversation by Mike Isaac, Mrs. Dalloway's Literary and Garden Arts, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free admission, 7:00 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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26 JUNE 2025 — thursday

Adam Becker reads from and presents his new book, More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity, Mrs. Dalloway's Literary and Garden Arts, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free admission, 7:00 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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27 JUNE 2025 — friday

For Kids: Vivienne Chang and Eugenia Yoh present their new children's picture book, What If We…, Mrs. Dalloway's Literary and Garden Arts, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free admission, 7:00 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
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Beyond Baroque presents a double poetry book launch with Paul Lieber, Slow Return, and Gail Wronsky, Mockingbird's Proverbs, in person and live on YouTube, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, Eventbrite tickets $11.49, members and students free, 7:30 (www.eventbrite.com/e/double-book-launch-paul-lieber-gail-wronsky-tickets-1409594869199?aff=oddtdtcreator)
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28 JUNE 2025 — saturday

Book Launch for Spirit of Place: Mendocino County Women Poets Anthology, a celebration with a reading by many of the contributing poets; the anthology features one hundred women poets from across Mendocino County, the anthology is a special project of Mendocino County's first Poet Laureate, Devreaux Baker; Spirit of Place was edited by Devreaux Baker, Kate Dougherty, Maureen Epstein, Georgina Marie Guardado, Karen Lewis, and Blake More; Gallery Books will be on hand to sell copies; Main Gallery, Mendocino Art Center, 45200 Little Lake Street, Mendocino, free, 4:00-6:00 (For more information, email: dbaker@mcn.org)
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29 JUNE 2025 — sunday

Café Frida Gallery presents a Poetry Festival, readers TBD, see website calendar, Café Frida, 300 South A Street, Santa Rosa (www.cafefridagallery.com)
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Café Frida Poetry Festival presents Jack Crimmins, Lisa Shulman, Dave Holt, Melissa Eleftherion, readings from Phyllis Meshulam's new book by her daughter Audrey, John Duran, Briahn Kelly-Brennan, and Timothy Williams, hosted by Gwynn O'Gara, Café Frida, 300 South A Street, Santa Rosa, free, 1:00-3:00 (www.cafefridagallery.com)
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30 JUNE 2025 — monday

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