Beyond Baroque presents "Anyhow, I Love You," a celebration exploring the soundtrack in author Susan Hayden's lyrical, hybrid memoir, Now You Are a Missing Person; Susan Hayden will share these songs and discuss how they accompanied the writing of the book, in conversation with her husband, music journalist Steve Hochman, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach, Los Angeles, free, 8:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/anyhow-i-love-you-susan-hayden-in-conversation-with-steve-hochman-tickets-978844208377?aff=oddtdtcreator)
The Friends of the Oakland Public Library presents the grand opening for their newly relocated Bookmark Bookstore featuring speakers, food, a silent auction, a children's book giveaway, a library card sign up booth, and more, Bookmark Bookstore, 933 Broadway, Oakland, free, 3:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookmark-bookstore-grand-opening-tickets-1006354221567?aff=ebdssbdestsearch)
Fourth Saturdays Poetry at the Claremont Library monthly poetry reading presents featured poets Tiffany K. Elliott, Bones Awaiting the Blaze, and Scott Noon Creley, Digging a Hole to the Moon, Helen Renwick Library, 208 North Harvard Avenue, Claremont, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/events/1797746840635833/?ref=newsfeed)
Left Margin Lit welcomes writers of all experience levels for their workshop, "Speaking from Experience: Writing Personal Narrative," runs over four Saturdays (September 28 to October 19, 2024), the workshop explores elements of craft pertinent to personal writing: voice, narrative distance, detail, characterization, using writers's personal lives and experiences to generate new writing, work toward a draft of one personal essay by the end of the month, hosted by Jaclyn Moyer, On Gold Hill: A Personal History of Wheat, Farming, and Family from Punjab to California, virtual on Zoom, $275, 10:00 am PDT (For more information, visit: www.leftmarginlit.org/speaking-from-experience-moyer)
Write Now! Bay presents "LIFE LINES Creative Writing Workshop," a workshop led by poets Tureeda Mikell, The Body: Oracle of Memory, and Shizue Seigel, Courting A Man Who Doesn't Talk, Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 2:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: medicinefornightmares.com/events/0tc978xa0d0wpfil1jvsq6m0k163gu)
In this "line break" poetry workshop, "Poetry of the Sixth Sense," participants will use dreams, tarot, the powers of sensory and textual associations, and several generative prompts to help them unblock and access new images and narrative, hosted by poet Alex Mattraw, Raw Anyone, private garden location, South Berkeley, $90-$180, 1:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.alexmattraw.com/linebreakworkshops)