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16 MAY 2012 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• "Fiction Between the Wars" Evening Book Group discusses Women of the Silk, by Gail Tsukiyama, moderated by Rosalie Gonzales, Albany Library, 1247 Marin Avenue, Albany, 7:00-8:00 (510/526-3720, www.aclibrary.org)
  
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17 MAY 2012 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Story Swap, storytelling open mic, El Sobrante Library, 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, 7:00-9:00 (510/374-3482, koien @ ccclib.org)
  
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• Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Nathalie Handal, Poet in Andalucía, and Deema K. Shehabi, Thirteen Departures From the Moon, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com)
  
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• An evening of surrealistic murmurings and associated sounds with Brian Lucas, Telepathic Bones, member of music ensemble Cloud Shepherd, and Bill Luoma, Swoon Rocket and Western Love, City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, at Broadway, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/362-4921, www.citylights.com)
  
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• Third Thursdays Storytelling Swap, bring a story to share, hosted by Cathy Dana, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru Street, Alameda, 7:00-9:00 (www.frankbettecenter.org)
  
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• Thursday at Readers Poetry Series presents Peter Yamamoto and Carol Denney, food and drink sales benefit San Francisco Public Library, Readers Café, Building C, South End, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/771-1011, www.readerscafe.org)
  
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NORTH:
• The Marin Poetry Center presents the Traveling Show reading, hosted by Becky Foust, featuring poets Stephie Mendel, Meryl Natchez, Karla Clark, Leah Shelleda, and Maggie Morley, Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Street, San Rafael, 7:00 (415/382-1660, www.marinpoetrycenter.org)
  
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SOUTH:
• Billee Sharp, Fix it, Make it, Grow it, Bake it, presents Lemons and Lavender: The Eco Guide to Better Homekeeping, Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola, 7:30 (831/462.4415, capitolabookcafe.com)
  
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• Third Thursday poetry reading, featured poet to be announced, open mic follows, Willow Glen Library, 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, free, 7:00 (408/808-3045, or 408/266-1361)
  
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18 MAY 2012 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Friday night series presents a featured poetry reading, open reading follows, refreshments, Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby, at Adeline, across from Ashby BART, Berkeley, 7:00 (510/644-4930, www.expressionsgallery.org)
  
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• UC Berkeley Extension's Post-Baccalaureate Certified Program in Writing students share their works of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction as a part of their festive annual student reading event, Diesel A Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, free, 7:00 (510/653-9965, dieselbookstore.com)
  
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SOUTH:
• Magdalena's Muse Writing Group, with Magdalena Montagne, hosts a drop-in poetry workshop, all levels and ages encouraged, Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola, $10, 7:00-9:00 (831/462-4415, Magdalena: 831/252-5776, capitolabookcafe.com)
  
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19 MAY 2012 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Dixon Long presents Markets of Paris, 2nd edition, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 4:00 (510/704-8222, mrsdalloways.com)
  
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SOUTH:
• Memoir Journal Master Class Series workshop for aspiring humor writers, "Throw Cliché Under the Bus," led by Wallace Baine, Rhymes with Vain, bring lunch, Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola, $115, fee includes a subscription to Memoir Journal, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 (831/462-4415, capitolabookcafe.com)
  
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20 MAY 2012 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Flash presents a reading by Julie Bruck, Monkey Ranch, and Sunnylyn Thibodeaux, Palm to Pine, Diesel, A Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, 3:00 (510/653-9965, dieselbookstore.com)
  
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21 MAY 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• City Arts & Lectures presents "The Neuroscience of Zen," with Abbot Ryushin Paul Haller, San Francisco Zen Center, and Dr. Philippe Goldin, Department of Neurology, Stanford, Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, $26/$22, 8:00 (415/392-4400, www.cityboxoffice.com, www.calacademy.org/lectures)
  
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• Poet's Gallery presents open mic night, Caffe Greco, 423 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-9:30
  
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22 MAY 2012 — tuesday

SOUTH:
• Bird watcher/tracker and naturalist Jon Young presents What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World, Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola, 7:30 (831/462-4415, capitolabookcafe.com)
  
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23 MAY 2012 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Writing Teachers Write reading series presents featured readers, open reading follows, refreshments, Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby, at Adeline, across from Ashby BART, Berkeley, 5:30-7:30 (510/644-4930, www.expressionsgallery.org)
  
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SOUTH:
• Sixteen Rivers Press poetry reading by Judy Halebsky, Space/Gap/Interval/Distance, and Jacqueline Kudler, Easing Into Dark, Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, 7:00 (650/324-4321)
  
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24 MAY 2012 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Amanda Nadelberg, Bright Brave Phenomena, Mira Rosenthal, The Local World, and Elisabeth Frost, All of Us, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, moesbooks.com)
  
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• Thursday at Readers Poetry Series presents poet/translator Gary Gach and Jimmy Mankind, food and drink sales benefit San Francisco Public Library, Readers Café, Building C, South End, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/771-1011, www.readerscafe.org)
  
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• Joan Frank, In Envy Country, reads from her new novel, Make It Stay, University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, 6:00 (510/548-0585, www.universitypressbooks.com)
  
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• City Arts & Lectures present a performance of Woody Allen's short story, "The Kugelmass Episode," by Word For Word Performing Arts Company, Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, $27/$22, 8:00 (415/392-4400, www.cityboxoffice.com, www.cityarts.net)
  
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• W.S. DiPiero reads from his new collection of poems Nitro Nights, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/704-8222, mrsdalloways.com)
  
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SOUTH:
• Daniel Duane, Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast, reads from How to Cook Like a Man: A Memoir of Cookbook Obsession, Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola, 7:30 (831/462-4415, capitolabookcafe.com)
  
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25 MAY 2012 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Poet's Gallery presents open mic night, Caffe Roma, 526 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-9:30
  
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26 MAY 2012 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Fourth Saturdays Poetry & Prose presents Brent Calderwood and reader to be announced, hosted by Jeanne Lupton, open mic follows, refreshments, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru Street, Alameda, 7:00-9:00 (www.frankbettecenter.org)
  
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• Poetry reading by Jan Dederick and John Rowe, open mic follows, Florey's Book Company, 2120 Palmetto Avenue, Pacifica, 7:00-9:30 (650/355-8811, sherrirose-walker @ hotmail.com)
  
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• Poetry Discussion Group meets, bring a favorite poem by you or someone else, Meeting Room, El Sobrante Library, 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, 3:00-4:00 (510/374-3991, eweiss @ ccclib.org)
  
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• Saturday Night Special, monthly East Bay Open Mic presents featured poets, with hosts Hollie Hardy and Tomas Moniz, three-to-five minute open mic spots, Nick's Lounge, 3218 Adeline Street, Berkeley, 7:00-9:30 (510/652-6425)
  
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27 MAY 2012 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Ina Coolbrith Circle presents a featured poetry reading, open reading follows, refreshments, Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, Lafayette, 2:00 (www.coolpoetry.org)
  
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28 MAY 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Poet's Gallery presents open mic night, Caffe Greco, 423 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-9:30
  
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29 MAY 2012 — tuesday

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30 MAY 2012 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Social critic Jerry Mander, director of the International Forum on Globalization, discusses The Capitalism Papers: Six Fatal Flaws of an Obsolete System, on the environmental and social problems of capitalism, City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, at Broadway, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/362-4921, www.citylights.com)
  
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• Joan Frank, In Envy Country, reads from her new novel, Make It Stay, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (415/864-8688, www.booksmith.com)
  
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31 MAY 2012 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Flash presents a reading by Carol V. Davis, Between Storms, and Grace Grafton, Whimsey, Reticence and Laud, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com)
  
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• An evening of song and verse celebrating Imagining Paradise: New and Selected Poems, by poet and fiction writer Barry Gifford, with musician and author Willy Vlautin, Lean on Pete, member of the band Richmond Fontaine, City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, at Broadway, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/362-4921, www.citylights.com)
  
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• Thursday at Readers Poetry Series presents John Landry and Peter Sherburn-Zimmer, food and drink sales benefit San Francisco Public Library, Readers Café, Building C, South End, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/771-1011, www.readerscafe.org)
  
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NORTH:
• Writers Read presents poet Donna Kerr, with open mic reading for poetry and prose, slots limited to six minutes, Arts Center Ukiah's Corner Gallery, 201 South State Street, Ukiah, featured reading 7:00, open mic 8:00 (707/462-1400, artcenterukiah.org, coloredhorse.com/WritingPoetry/PoetryEvents)
  
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SOUTH:
• World Affairs Book Club discusses journalist and foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid's House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East, Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola, 7:00 (831/462-4415, capitolabookcafe.com)
  
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