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25 AUGUST 2012 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• The Black & Brown Social Club presents an open mic, all ages welcome, Comapneros Del Barrio Pre-School, 474 Valencia Street, San Francisco, free, 6:00-9:00 (415/431-9926, www.facebook.com/BlackBrownSocialClub)
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• Poetry reading by Chris Church and Sherri Rose-Walker, 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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• Fourth Saturdays Poetry & Prose presents a poetry reading by Olmec and Judy Halebsky, open mic follows, hosted by Jeanne Lupton, refreshments, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru Street, Alameda, free, 7:00-9:00 (510/523-6957, www.frankbettecenter.org)
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• Saturday Night Special presents featured poet Linda King and novelist Zarina Zabrisky, followed by an open mic on the theme of pick-up lines, hosted by Hollie Hardy and Thomas Moniz, Nick's Lounge, 3218 Adeline Street, Berkeley, free, 7:00-9:00 (www.facebook.com/pages/Saturday-Night-Special-an-East-Bay-open-mic/112174188880780)
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NORTH:
• Redwood Writers Open Mic, with a featured reader, SoCo Coffee, 1015 4th Street, at Brookwood Drive, Santa Rosa, sign up 3:30, reading 4:00-6:00 (house @ bbooks.com, redwoodwriters.org)
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26 AUGUST 2012 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• A reading by LA poets R.D. Armstrong, The San Pedro Poems, and G. Murray Thomas, My Kidney Transplant, Bird & Beckett, 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, free, 1:00 (415/586-3733, www.birdbeckett.com)
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• Deconstructed Artichoke Press presents a poetry reading by Allison DeLauer, Jen Siraganian, Zack Rogow, My Mother and the Ceiling Dancers, Press: Works on Paper, hosted by Jen Siraganian and Nikki Thompson, 3492 22nd Street, at Dolores Street, San Francisco, 6:00
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• San Francisco Zen Center Sunday Writing Studio with poet Genine Lentine, City Center Art Lounge, 300 Page Street, San Francisco, $20/$18 members/$16 limited income, 4:00-6:00 (888/743-9362, 415/475-9362, www.sfzc.org)
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• Walker Talks! presents "The American West: An Intellectual Survey Of The Geologic Record," a talk by Walker Brents III, Bird & Beckett, 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, free, 2:30 (415/586-3733, www.birdbeckett.com)
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27 AUGUST 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry reading by Ewa Chrusciel Strata, and Mira Rosenthal, The Local World, hosted by Tim Kahl, The Sacramento Poetry Center, 25th and R Complex, 1719 25th Street, Sacramento, free, 7:30 (916/240-1897 www.sacramentopoetrycenter.com)
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• The East Bay Open Mic, Shooter's, 1500 150th Avenue, San Leandro, free, sign up 8:00, show 8:30 (510/278-2221, www.facebook.com/pages/East-Bay-Open-Mic-at-Shooters/428168503881933)
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• Monday Night Flo presents an open mic with poetry, singing, and comedy, hosted by Corey "the Poetical" Page and Rob "Pip" Florido, twenty-one and up, Vice Ultra Lounge, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek, $5, sign up at 8:00, show 8:00, dancing 10:30 (925/565-0853, www.facebook.com/pages/Monday-Night-FLO/190722674300571?sk=info)
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• Poetry Express presents a theme open mic, on "Animals," hosted by Jim Barnard, Nance Wogan, Odilia Galvan Rodriguez, and Jan Dederick, ten percent discount on dinner if you come for the reading, Priya Indian Cuisine, 2702 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00 ( www.facebook.com/poetryexpressberkeley)
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28 AUGUST 2012 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry at the 3300 Club presents a reading by J.R. Brady, open mic, 21 and over, courtesy pub grub, Keane's 3300 Club, 3300 Mission Street, at 29th Street, San Francisco, free, sign up 6:30, show 7:00 (415/826-6886, www.3300club.com)
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SOUTH:
• Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Reading Series presents Len Anderson, Invented by the Night, and George Lober, A Bridge to There, East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington Street, Monterey, $5, 7:00 (www.eastvillagecoffeelounge.com/entertainment.html)
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29 AUGUST 2012 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• The Berkeley Poetry Slam, featuring Chris Chandler, hosted by Betsy Gomez, Jamie DeWolf, Sevan, and Katelyn Lucas, The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 8:00-11:00 (www.starryploughpub.com)
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• Open mic with featured reader Terry Taplin, Sacred Grounds Café, 2095 Hayes Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00-9:50 (415/387-3859, www.facebook.com/groups/203539673028715)
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SOUTH:
• Rubber Chicken Poetry Slam and Open Mic, East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington Street, Monterey, free, sign up 7:30, show 8:00 (Poetry Santa Cruz: 831/464-8983, www.eastvillagecoffeelounge.com/entertainment.html)
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• Stephanie Lucianovic, a picky eater turned culinary school graduate, reads from Suffering Succotash: A Picky Eater's Quest to Understand Why We Hate the Foods We Hate, Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, free for two with purchase of a $10 Kepler's gift card or the event book, 7:00 (650/324-4321, www.keplers.com)
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EAST:
• Mahogany Urban Poetry Series presents an open mic with poetry and music, Queen Sheba Restaurant, 1704 Broadway, Sacramento, $5, 9:00-11:00 (916/446-1223, www.malikspeaks.com)
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30 AUGUST 2012 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• The Eastside Arts Alliance presents a Holla Back! Open Mic Poetry, The Eastside Cultural Center, 2277 International Blvd., Oakland, free, 8:00-10:00 (510/533-6629, www.eastsideartsalliance.com)
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• Lysley Tenorio reads from his collection of short fiction, Monstress, the clash and meld of disparate cultures, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, free, 6:30 (415/557-4177, sfpl.org)
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• Journalist Martin Lee reads from Smoke Signals, A Social History of Marijuana: Medical, Recreational and Scientific, previous works include Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD, and The Beat Reawakens, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, free, 7:30 (415/863-8688, www.booksmith.com)
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NORTH:
• Writers Read presents poet Peter Wells, 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 (707/463-6989, 707/462-4557, www.coloredhorse.com/WritingPoetry/PoetryEvents/index.html)
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• UUCSR/ Unitarian Universalist Congregation Santa Rosa Writers meet for coffee and conversation, Haven Café, Video Droid, 1901 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, 10:00 a.m. (GGdeB @ aol.com, uucsrwriters.blogspot.com)
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SOUTH:
• SubRosa Open Mic, music, poetry, performance, SubRosa, 703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, donation $3-$7, sign up 7:30, show 8:00 (www.subrosaproject.org)
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31 AUGUST 2012 — friday

SOUTH:
• Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache series, reads from The Beautiful Mystery: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, free for two with purchase of $10 Kepler's gift card or the event book, 7:00 (650/324-4321, www.keplers.com)
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