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1 JULY 2016 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Nomadic Press presents a reading by Punk Hostage Press founder A. Razor and Kim Shuck, with music by Socorra, hosted by Paul Corman-Roberts, Nomadic Press, 2926 Foothill Blvd., #1, Oakland, park at the Walgreen's at Fruitvale and Foothill, 7:00-9:00 (510/479-7953, www.nomadicpress.org)
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• World Poetry Open Mic Online on Fridays, this week presents a special “After Dark” segment after regular show, with J. Todd Underhill, Michael Amedei, and J.T. Gunther, all poets welcome from beginners to experienced, live online for two to three hours, free, 7:00 PDT (live call-in number: 720/240-WPOM, www.worldpoetryopenmic.net)
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2 JULY 2016 — saturday

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3 JULY 2016 — sunday

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4 JULY 2016 — monday

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5 JULY 2016 — tuesday

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6 JULY 2016 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Sixth annual POETS 11 Branch Readings are held in neighborhoods all over San Francisco, local contributors selected from a citywide Friends of the San Francisco Public Library poetry contest will read, curated by FSPL Poet-in-Residence Jack Hirschman, Meeting Room, North Beach Branch Library, 850 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-8:00 (415/355-5626, katherine.jardine@frieendssfpl.org, www.friendssfpl.org)
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7 JULY 2016 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Dorianne Laux, Joseph Millar, and Michelle Bitting, request ASL interpreters one week in advance at editor@poetryflash.org, wheelchair accessible, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com)
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• Thursday at Readers Poetry Series presents Yolanda Catzalco and Toshi Washizu, curated by Jack Hirschman, Readers Bookstore, Building C, South End, Fort Mason Center, off Marina Blvd. at Buchanan Street, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/626-7500, katherine.jardine@frieendssfpl.org, www.friendssfpl.org)
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• You're Going to Die: Poetry, Prose, and Everything Goes, advance tickets sold out but you can try at the door the night of event, The Lost Church, 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, $10, open 7:30, show 8:00 (http://ticketf.ly/1tdKyn9/>ticketf.ly/1tdKyn9)
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EAST:
• Poetry Night Reading Series features William Greene and Jamil Kochai, open mic follows with five-minute/two-poem limit, whichever is shorter, hosted by Dr. Andy Jones, Poet Laureate of the City of Davis, John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street, Davis, free, 8:00-10:00 (www.poetryindavis.com)
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8 JULY 2016 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Last Word Reading Series presents a performance by Vonn Anderson, writer of stories and poems, and singer-songwriter-poet Olmec, plus open reading, hosted by Dale Jensen, Ralph Dranow, John Rowe, and Grace Grafton, Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Avenue, near Hearst, Berkeley, 7:00 (cafe: 510/841-6374)
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• World Poetry Open Mic Online on Fridays, with J. Todd Underhill, Michael Amedei, and J.T. Gunther, all poets welcome from beginners to experienced, live online for two to three hours, free, 7:00 PDT (live call-in number: 720/240-WPOM, www.worldpoetryopenmic.net)
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9 JULY 2016 — saturday

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10 JULY 2016 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Bay Area Writing Project reading with poets Catharine Lucas, Lucille Lang Day, and Naomi Ruth Lowinsky, hosted by Judy Bebelaar, open mic before features, refreshments served; the Bay Area Writing Project is a collaborative program between UC Berkeley and Bay Area Schools dedicated to improving writing and teaching at all levels, in all disciplines, Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, free, 3:00-4:30 (contact judy@judybebelaar.com, www.bayareawritingproject.org)
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• Mixed Poetry Series Poesía Revuelta, features Jack Hirschman, Dottie Payne, QR Hand, and Daniel Flores, hosted by Jorge Argueta, plus Kalpulli Kiaketzalli Aztec Dancers, Acción Latina, 2958 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 4:00 (415/795-0024, www.jorgeargueta.com)
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• Book Party Celebration of the late great Whitman McGowan, reading and chantings from his best pieces, including selections from his masterwork Uncommon Knowledge, published last year, memories will be shared, Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery Street, Glen Park, San Francisco, 2:00-4:00 (415/586-3733, www.birdbeckett.com)
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• Gears Turning Poetry Series features Leroy F. Moore, Jr., Jerry Farraz, and Jane Rades, music by Ed Dang, hosted by Kim Shuck, open mic follows reading, this is a Calle 24/Latino cultural heritage district Second Sunday-Paseo Artístico event, Modern Times Bookstore, 2919 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 4:00-6:00 (415/282-9246, moderntimesbookstore.com)
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• Poetry Flash presents a Red Hen Press reading by poets Brynn Saito and Jacqueline Derner Tchakalian, request ASL interpreters one week in advance from editor@poetryflash.org, wheelchair accessible, Diesel, A Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, 3:00 (510/653-9965, dieselbookstore.com)
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11 JULY 2016 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Express presents a featured reader, plus open reading, hosted by Jim Barnard, Himalayan Flavors, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00-9:00 (PoetryExpress@gmail.com, poetryexpressberkeley.blogspot.com)
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EAST:
• Sacramento Poetry Center presents a reading by Jason Shapiro, Executive Editor of Calaveras Station Journal, and Monika Rose, founder of Manzanita Writers Press, hosted by Emmanuel Sigauke, Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th Street, Sacramento, free, 7:30 (www.sacramentopoetrycenter.com)
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12 JULY 2016 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Sixth annual POETS 11 Branch Readings are held in neighborhoods all over San Francisco, local contributors selected from a citywide Friends of the San Francisco Public Library poetry contest will read, curated by FSPL Poet-in-Residence Jack Hirschman, Children's Area, Sunset Branch Library, 1305 18th Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-7:30 (415/355-2808, katherine.jardine@frieendssfpl.org, www.friendssfpl.org)
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• RADAR Productions present their July Queer Reading, with features Mai Doàn, Mari Naomi, Gina Gold, and Fisayo Adeyeye, hosted by Juliana Delgado Lopera, followed by Q&A, there will be cookies, San Francisco Public Library, Latino/Hispani Room (basement level), 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, free, 6:00-8:00, please arrive by 5:45 (www.radarproductions.org)
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13 JULY 2016 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Sixth annual POETS 11 Branch Readings are held in neighborhoods all over San Francisco, local contributors selected from a citywide Friends of the San Francisco Public Library poetry contest will read, curated by FSPL Poet-in-Residence Jack Hirschman, General Floor Area, Western Addition Branch Library, 1550 Scott Street, San Francisco, 6:30-7:30 (415/355-5727, katherine.jardine@frieendssfpl.org, www.friendssfpl.org)
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14 JULY 2016 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Thursday at Readers Poetry Series presents Devreaux Baker and Sharon Doubiago, curated by Jack Hirschman, Readers Bookstore, Building C, South End, Fort Mason Center, off Marina Blvd. at Buchanan Street, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/626-7500, katherine.jardine@frieendssfpl.org, www.friendssfpl.org)
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• Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by New York poet Cynthia Kraman, with Sharon Coleman and Joyce Jenkins, request ASL interpreters one week in advance at editor@poetryflash.org, wheelchair accessible, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com)
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• The Poetry Circle monthly participation-based reading, bring original work or poems from any person, period, or place, Claremont Branch Library, 2940 Benvenue Avenue, Berkeley, free, 6:30 (510/981-6820, www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/events/poetry-circle)
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• Founder and spritiual director of Pristine Mind Foundation, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche discusses his transformative book, Our Pristine Mind: A Practicial Guide to Unconditional Happiness, Books Inc., 3515 California Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/221-3666, www.booksinc.net/SFLaurel)
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• Award-winning dance, musician, composer, and teacher Mãhealani Uchiyama discusses The New Haumãna Hula Handbook, complete with instructional DVD, Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda, free, 7:00 (510/522-2226, www.booksinc.net/Alameda)
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NORTH:
• Marin Poetry Center Summer Traveling Show features Barbara Swift Brauer, Robin Leslie Jacobson, Kate Pepe, Ann Robinson, Prarthos Sereno, and Cathryn Shea, hosted by True Heitz, Fairfax Library, 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax, free, 7:00 (events@marinpoetrycenter.org, www.marinpoetrycenter.org)
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• Why There Are Words reading on the theme of "Ever Since," features short story writer Mathieu Cailler, Loss Angeles; debut novelist Elizabeth Collison, Some Other Town; Brennan DeFrisco, co-founder of Lucky Bastard Press; short story writer Kate Folk; novelist Maureen O'Leary, The Ghost Daughter; short story writer Shobha Rao, An Unrestored Woman; poet Tess Taylor, Work & Days; flash fiction writer Kara Vernor, Because I Wanted to Write You a Pop Song; every second Thursday of the month, hosted by Peg Alford Fursell, Studio 333, 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, $10, doors open 7:00, reading 7:15 (415/331-8272, www.whytherearewords.com)
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SOUTH:
• Mary Waters-Sayer shares her debut novel, The Blue Bath, about a woman seduced by her past when it appears again in her present, Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, free, 7:00 (650/321-0600, www.booksinc.net/PaloAlto)
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15 JULY 2016 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Actor-writer-comedian John Leguizamo signs his new book, Ghetto Klown, an autobiographical graphic novel, Q&A follows, Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 3:30 (510/525-7777, www.booksinc.net/Berkeley)
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• Rachel Starnes discusses her memoir, At War at Home: A Wife's Search for Peace (and Other Missions Impossible), a portrait of a modern military family and the realities of separation, endurance, and love, Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda, free, 7:00 (510/522-2226, www.booksinc.net/Alameda)
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• World Poetry Open Mic Online on Fridays, with J. Todd Underhill, Michael Amedei, and J.T. Gunther, all poets welcome from beginners to experienced, live online for two to three hours, free, 7:00 PDT (live call-in number: 720/240-WPOM, www.worldpoetryopenmic.net)
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• Former journalist Lili Wright shares her debut work of fiction, Dancing With The Tiger, Books Inc., 3515 California Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/221-3666, www.booksinc.net/SFLaurel)
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SOUTH:
• S.J. Watson reads from his second thriller, Second Life, in conversation with Nayomi Munaweera, Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto, free, 7:00 (650/321-0600, www.booksinc.net/PaloAlto)
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16 JULY 2016 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Beast Crawl features more than 100 writers in a single night, in dozens of events, spread out over three hours and numerous local galleries, bars, restaurants, cafés, performance spaces, and storefronts, each leg lasts one hour, with a half hour break between legs, chose one reading per leg, Oakland, free, 5:00-9:00, After party 9:00-midnight (415/706-9128, beastcrawl.weebly.com)
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• Beast Crawl : Leg 1 presents Milvia Street/Poetry Flash reading by Milvia Street: Art and Literary Journal, featuring contributors Katie Gallagher, Xochitl Frausto, and Sherry Wilson, hosted by Sharon Coleman, followed by a Poetry Flash reading hosted by editor Joyce Jenkins, featuring poet, associate editor Richard Silberg, poet and contributor Lee Rossi, and poet and editorial assisant Nadine Lockhart, Mohari Wellness, 9 Grand Avenue, Oakland, free, 5:00-6:00 (415/706-9128, beastcrawl.weebly.com)
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• Beast Crawl: Leg 1 presents "Be About It," reading by Lauren Traetto, Kelly Landmine, Katya Delaney, Christine No, Hanna Pesha, and Adam Binash, host Alexandra Naughton, E.M. Wolfman Books, 410 13th Street; "Crow Show West," reading by Steve Goldberg, Chansonette Buck, Laura Jew, Roger Porter, Richard Loranger, and Nancy P. Davenport, host Paul Corman-Roberts and Elynn Alexander, Econo Jam Records, 2519 Telegraph Avenue; Kundiman Fellows reading by Iris A. Law, Sally Wen Mao, Margaret Rhee, Brynn Saito, host Mg Roberts, Taiwan Bento, 412 22nd Street; Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Review and St. Mary's College reading by Loria Mendoza, Lisa Alden, Daniel Riddle Rodriguez, Paul Ebenkamp, Alex Green, and Risa Nye, hosts Danielle Truppi, Bradley Penner, and Kelsay Myers, Pro Arts, 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza; "Literary Speakeasy and Write from the Gut!" reading by Ocean Capewell, G Macias Gusman, Rowena Choy Henry, Tracey Lien, Nazelah Jamison, Yvonne Campbell, David Welper, and Elena Mauli Shapiro, hosts James J. Siegel and Alexandra Kostoulas, Picán Restaurant, 2295 Broadway; "Word Performances" reading by Aaron Kitchen, Joshua Mohr, Jamey Genna, Nana K. Twumasi, Pitta of the Mind with electronic music and poetry by Amanda Chaudhary and Maw Shein Win, hosts Cybele Zufolo Siegel and Todd Siegel, Ozumo, 2251 Broadway; "Tectónico: Voices in Shifting Times" reading by Naomi Quiñonez, Garrett Murphy, Moon Flower, Norman Antonio Zelaya, and Tony Robles, hosts Harold Terezón and Ricardo Tavarez, Kingston 11, 2270 Telegraph Avenue; "We Are the Ones We've Been Waiting For," Oakland Crossroads reading by Oscar Bermeo, David Maduli, Liz Mayorga, Asha Sudra Finkel, host Denise Benavides, Betti Ono Gallery, 1427 Broadway; Milvia Street art and literary journal and Poetry Flash reading by Richard Silberg, Nadine Lockhart, Lee Rossi, Katie Gallagher, Xochitl Frausto, and Sherry Wilson, hosts Sharon Coleman and Joyce Jenkins, Mohari Wellness, 9 Grand Avenue; Red Light Lit art and literary journal reading by Fisayo Adeyeye, Andrew Paul Nelson, Chad Koch, Lara Coley, Kar Johnson, Tara Rose, host Jennifer Lewis, The Venue, 420 14th Street; "Night Sounds with Pandemonium Press" reading by George Korolog, John Oliver Simon, Lucille Lang Day, host Leila Rae, Spice Monkey Café, 1628 Webster Street; "Taming the Beast Curators Reading" with Charlie Jane Anders, Marguerite Munoz, nick johnson, Aya de Leon, J.K. Fowler, host Mk Chavez, Casa Cubana, all in downtown Oakland, free, 5:00-6:00 (415/706-9128, beastcrawl.weebly.com)
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• Beast Crawl: Leg 2 reading presents "Bay Area Generations," a series with readers from different generations performing their work in tandem: poet Hugh Behm-Steinberg with poet Alyssa Montantes, editor/writer Jennifer Lewis with writer/educator Juliana Delgado Lopera, poet Clive Matson with writer Andrew O. Dugas, Octopus Literary Salon, 2101 Webster Street, Oakland, free, 6:30-7:30 (415/706-9128, beastcrawl.weebly.com)
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• Beast Crawl: Leg 2 presents Leg 2 Open Mic, hosted by Rivet Journal, with Deborah K. Steinberg, sign up thirty minutes prior, three-minute limit, Laurel Book Store, 1423 Broadway; Oakland Youth Poet Laureate 2016, finalist performance and new laureate announcement, with teen readers Lucy Flattery-Vickness, Nandi Maunder, Emma Talamantes, Isabel Hallock, Azariah Cole-Shephard, host Aimee M. Espiritu, Impact Hub, 2323 Broadway, earlier time: 6:00; "Rolling Writers Crossing Over" reading by Jacqueline Doyle, Candy Shue, Sandra Wassilie, Lynn Mundell, James Warner, Kara Vernor, host Jon Sindell, Farley's East, 33 Grand Avenue; "StorySlam Oakland: Unexpected—a true story competition," Mosa Maxwel-Smith, Chris Breen, Jenn Riek, Gary Pinsky, Luna Malbroux, Kathleen Auterio, host Julie Soller, The Layover Lounge, 1517 Franklin Street; "The Music Continued: In Memory of Justin Chin," Manic D Press reading by James Tracy, Thea Hillman, Alvin Orloff, Daphne Gottlieb, Daniel LeVesque, and Jon Longhi,host Jennifer Joseph, Woods Bar & Brewery, 1701 Telegraph Avenue; "BustingOut Storytelling" reading, The Golden Bull, 412 14th Street; "Saturday Night Special" reading by Peter Bullen, Karen Penley, Dennis Cruz, and April Sinclair, hosts Hollie Hardy and Tomas Moniz, Telegraph Beer Garden, 2318 Telegraph Avenue; "Youth Radio with Creative Reflections and Commentaries," reading, Youth Radio Arts Center, 1701 Broadway; "Bay Area Generations" reading, see listing below, hosts Hugh Behm-Steinberg and Alyssa Montantes, The Octopus Literary Salon, 2101 Webster Street; "Get Woke by Nomadic Press" reading by Sonya Renee Taylor, Denise Jolly, Jason Bayani, Cassandra Dallett, Joyce Lee, Amber Flame, and musician Azuah, Awaken Café, 1429 Broadway Avenue; "Live Pedestrians! with Pedestrian Press" reading by Brontez Purnell, Kwan Booth, Jezebel Delilah X, Rick Lupert, Shirley Acuna, and William Taylor Jr., host J de Salvo, Drexl Bar, 382 19th Street; Naked Bulb Open Mic's "Dionysus" reading by Carla Christensen, Fred Dodsworth, Lee Foust, Paul Corman Roberts, Andrew J. Thomas, Bill Gainer, and Lee Foust, host Missy Church, The Punchdown, natural wine bar and bottle shop, 1737 Broadway; LIMINAL feminist and womanist writing space reading by Brenda Usher-Carpino, Kelechi Ubozoh, Jeneé Darden, and Liz Demi Green, host Gina Goldblatt, Darling's Elixirs, 1635 Broadway, free, 6:30-7:30 (415/706-9128, beastcrawl.weebly.com)
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• Beast Crawl: Leg 3 presents Leg 3 Open Mic, hosted by Richard Loranger, sign up thirty minutes prior, three-minute limit, Club BNB, 2120 Broadway; "Brown People Don't Read?" Sunday Stories writing group reading by Jenny Irizary, Scott Russell Duncan, Lisa D. Gray, Blanca Torres-Aldana, AU Lounge, 2430 Broadway; The East Bay Review's "This is the Epicenter" reading by Michael Sakoda, Krista Varela, Jan Steckel, Kaya Oakes, Michael Caligaris, and Alison Moncrieff, SomaR Bar and Lounge, 1727 Telegraph Avenue; Lit Camp reading by Ian Tuttle, Miah Jeffra, Janine Kovac, Travis Peterson, and Alia Volz, host Matthew James DeCoster, Era Art Bar & Lounge, 19 Grand Avenue; "Eyeing the Margins: Red Indian Road West: Native American Poetry from California and Foglifter Press" reading by Nanette Bradley Deetz, Dave Holt, Kim Shuck, Natasha Dennerstein, Genine Lentine, Vernon Keeve III, The Legionnaire Saloon, 2272 Telegraph Avenue; Pochino Press/Spectrum Queer Media reading, Feelmore Adult Gallery, 1703 Telegraph Avenue; "Skinless: New & Raw Writing" reading by Steven Gray, Joel Landmine, Ari Moskowitz, Xan Roberti, Siamak Vossoughi, and Arisa White, host SB Strokes, Bar 355, 355 19th Street; Swill magazine reading by David Corbett, Sean Craven, Renee Asher Pickup, and Holly West, host Rob Pierce, Longitude, 347 14th Street; Tourettes Without Regrets reading by Wonder Dave, Hunny Bunny, Jane Harrison, Irene Tu, L. Abdul Kenyatta, with host Jamie DeWolf, Starline Social Club, 645 W. Grand Avenue; Lip Service West series event, reading by Christina Ingenito, Tom Stern, Patrick O'Neil, William E. Wallace, hosts Joe and Justine Clifford, Café Van Kleef, 347 14th Street; "Un Re-Mixing Tied Tongue" reading with Ani Tascian, Monica Mody, Aura Maru, Jacob Walse-Dominguez, hosts Jef Von Ward, Nick Johnson, and Sean Labrador y Manzano, Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Avenue; Big Bridge's "To the Future and Beyond" reading by Sarah Wisby, Colleen McKee, Charlie Getter, Tongo Eisen-Martin, with hosts Youssef Alaoui and Maw Shein Win, The Good Hop Bottle Shop, 2421 Telegraph Avenue; "Chapter 510 & The Dept. of Make Believe tutoring and writing center for teens" reading with teen authors of This is Oakland, Chapter 510 & The Dept. of Make Believe, 2301 Telegraph Avenue, free, 8:00-9:00 (415/706-9128, beastcrawl.weebly.com)
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• Beast Crawl: Leg 4, After Parties: The Beast howls into the night with two after parties after Beast Crawl, The Legionnaire Saloon, 2272 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, and an all ages after party, The Telegraph, 2318 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, 9:00-midnight (415/706-9128, beastcrawl.weebly.com)
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EAST:
• Sacramento Voices with Susan Kelly-DeWitt, Nancy Aidé González, and Mary Mackey, hosted by Phillip Larrea, Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th Street, Sacramento, free, 4:30 (www.sacramentopoetrycenter.com)
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17 JULY 2016 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Reading by two fiction writers, biologist Laurel Taylor, Said the Fly, a forensic murder mystery, and short stories by Richard Michael Levine, The Man Who Gave Away His Organs, Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery Street, Glen Park, San Francisco, 2:00 (415/586-3733, www.birdbeckett.com)
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18 JULY 2016 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Queer Literary Arts Journal, Foglifter, presents a launch reading for its inaugural publication through Foglifter Press, a Queer Literary Arts Organization, featured readers include poets and writers Nona Caspers, Mk Chavez, Shideh Etaat, Juliana Delgado Lopera, Kevin Killian, Roberto Santiago, and Arisa White, Strut, 470 Castro Street, San Franciso, free and open to the public, $15 donation includes copy of publication, 7:00-9:00 (www.foglifterpress.com)
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• Poetry Express presents Geoff Pond, plus an open reading, hosted by Bruce Bagnell, Himalayan Flavors, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00-9:00 (PoetryExpress@gmail.com, poetryexpressberkeley.blogspot.com)
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• Poets! reading by Richard Vorhees, followed by an open mic, Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery Street, Glen Park, San Francisco, 7:00-9:00 (415/586-3733, www.birdbeckett.com)
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NORTH:
• Mark Nepo, writer, poet, philospher, and healing arts teacher, reads from his new book, The One Life We're Given, personal stories and meditations with a strong message of inspiration and fulfillment, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, free, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Best-selling author Mary Roach, Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War, explores the science of keeping human beings intact and functioning during the extreme circumstances of war, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, free, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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EAST:
• Sacramento Poetry Center presents Hot Poetry in the Park, features followed by open mic, Fremont Park, 1515 Q Street (at 16th and Q Streets), Sacramento, free, 7:00 (www.sacramentopoetrycenter.com)
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19 JULY 2016 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Antonia García Martínez presents Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley, the trade secrets and power plays of the visionaries, grunts, sociopaths, opportunists, and accidental tourists who are revolutionizing our world through Twitter and Facebook, Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, free, 6:00 (415/835-1020, www.bookpassage.com)
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NORTH:
• Marin Poetry Center Summer Traveling Show features Claire J. Baker, Kosrof Chantikian, Linda Enders, Carol Griffin, Catharine Bramkamp, and Margaret Wagner, hosted by Prartho Sereno, Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Drive, Corte Madera, free, 7:00 (events@marinpoetrycenter.org, www.marinpoetrycenter.org)
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• Bob and Judith Wright, two married counselor-coaches with over thirty years experience present their methods for exploring the underlying emotions in relationships, The Heart of the Fight, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, free, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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20 JULY 2016 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Everybody's Protest Poem 2 features a poetry reading by Tongo Eisen-Martin, Freddy Gutierrez, Jasmine Gibson, and Derek Fenner, Modern Times Bookstore, 2919 24th Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00-8:30 (415/282-9246, moderntimesbookstore.com)
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• Comedian Jessi Klein explores her journey as a twenty-first century woman in You'll Grow Out of It, Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, free, 6:00 (415/835-1020, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Sixth annual POETS 11 Branch Readings are held in neighborhoods all over San Francisco, local contributors selected from a citywide Friends of the San Francisco Public Library poetry contest will read, curated by FSPL Poet-in-Residence Jack Hirschman, Program Room, Mission Bay Branch Library, 960 Fourth Street, San Francisco, 6:30-7:30 (415/355-2838, katherine.jardine@frieendssfpl.org, www.friendssfpl.org)
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NORTH:
• Psychology professor Dacher Keltner discusses The Power Paradox, how to retain power, why it can be a good thing, and the consequences of allowing powerlessness in others, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, free, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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21 JULY 2016 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by LA poet Laurel Ann Bogen with Oakland poet Mk Chavez, request ASL interpreters one week in advance at editor@poetryflash.org, wheelchair accessible, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com)
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• Thursday at Readers Poetry Series presents Heather Bourbeau and Steven Gray, curated by Jack Hirschman, Readers Bookstore, Building C, South End, Fort Mason Center, off Marina Blvd. at Buchanan Street, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/626-7500, katherine.jardine@frieendssfpl.org, www.friendssfpl.org)
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• Shane Kuhn, original Slamdance Film Festival co-founder and best-selling author, shares his latest thriller, The Asset, Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/221-3666, www.booksinc.net/SFOpera)
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NORTH:
• Marin Poetry Center Summer Traveling Show features Eldon Beck, Laurel Feigenbaum, Andrea Freeman, Lonner Holden, Lynn Ireland, and Carol Sheldon, hosted by Julia Vose, Larkspur Library, 400 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, free, 7:00 (events@marinpoetrycenter.org, www.marinpoetrycenter.org)
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• Writers Forum presents "Editors Panel," editors describe their editing styles then assemble iinto small groups, one editor per group, editors will travel from goup to group, meeting with all participants, featuring editors Amanda Conran, Elaine Silver, Peg Alford Pursell, Shirin Bridges, Vicky Mlyniec, and Karen Hart, Petaluma Community Center, 320 No. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, $15 at the door, 6:30-8:30 (www.thewritespot.us)
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• Susie Lampert and Rachel Morello-Frosch discuss Barbara Brenner's So Much to Be Done, a personal account of the late Brenner and her work with Breast Cancer Action®, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, free, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• Third Thursday Poetry & Jazz Improv Reading Series features Phillip Meshekey, hosted by blake more, reading begins with live jazz by local musicians and an open mic with jazz improv, 215 Main Pub, 215 Main Street, Point Arena, free, 7:30 (707/884-9189, blake@snakelyone.com, www.facebook.com/215main)
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EAST:
• Poetry Night Reading Series features Chris "Whitey" Erickson, a writer who mixes fiction, performance poetry, and comedy, open mic follows with five-minute/two-poem limit, whichever is shorter, hosted by Dr. Andy Jones, Poet Laureate of the City of Davis, John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street, Davis, free, 8:00-10:00 (www.poetryindavis.com)
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22 JULY 2016 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Nomadic Press reading features QR Hand, Jr. and Juba Kalamka, with musical guest Rudy Jon Tanner, wine and Red Bay coffee available, The Department of Make Believe, 2302 Telegraph Avenue, at 23rd Street, Oakland, donations called for throughout the night (no one turned away for lack of funds), 7:00-9:00 (510/479-7953, www.nomadicpress.org)
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• World Poetry Open Mic Online on Fridays, with J. Todd Underhill, Michael Amedei, and J.T. Gunther, all poets welcome from beginners to experienced, live online for two to three hours, free, 7:00 PDT (live call-in number: 720/240-WPOM, www.worldpoetryopenmic.net)
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23 JULY 2016 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Third Annual Susan Felix Birthday Gathering, a reading of poems from the collection Stay Amazed, written for Berkeley Art Ambassador Susan Duhan Felix, readings of the tribute poems celebrate Susan Felix's birthday, July 23, by Barry Barkan, Sharon Coleman, David Cooper, Linda Hirschhorn, Laura Inserra of Samavesha, Eliana Kissner, Nadine Lockhart, Zigi Lowenberg, Kirk Lumpkin, Sharon Skolnick-Bagnoli, Lisa Smartt, Laynie Tzena, with Joyce Jenkins, editor of Poetry Flash, and songs and music by Lester Chambers (of The Chambers Brothers), live music and dancing with Saul Goodman's Klezmer Band, led by Mike Perlmutter, book sales benefit Poetry Flash, Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, $10/$8 seniors, students, JCC members, 7:30 (510/848-0237x142, www.jcceastbay.org/stayamazed)
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• Victor Hazan continues the legacy of his wife Marcella, "Godmother of Italian Cooking," with Ingredienti: Marcella's Guide to the Market, a cookbook with vignettes on how to buy fresh produce, Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, free, 6:00 (415/835-1020, www.bookpassage.com)
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• One night only, Night Light: Multimedia Garden Party, luminous art installations, audiovisual performances and performative interventions by twenty-two artists, plus digital and cinematic projections and multimedia installations by over twenty-five artists, presented in conjunction with The Black Woman is God: Reprogramming That God Code, SOMArts, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco, tickets $12 online/$15 at the door, 8:30-midnight (www.somarts.org, nightlightparty2016.eventbrite.com)
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NORTH:
• Novelist Jessica Anya Blau reads from The Trouble with Lexie, a story of the choices we make to outrun our childhoods, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, free, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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24 JULY 2016 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Reading by novelist Christopher Bernard, Voyage to a Phantom City, and poet and prose travel writer Clara Hsu, Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery Street, Glen Park, San Francisco, 2:00-3:30 (415/586-3733, www.birdbeckett.com)
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NORTH:
• Julie Barton presents Dog Medicine, how animals can help us heal even the most broken hearts and minds, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, free, 4:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• P.G. Lengsfelder, Beautiful to the Bone, a novel about a young woman struggling with the myth of beauty and perfection, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, free, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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• JoAnn Locktov, Dream of Venice Architecture, describes the architectural features that make Venice unique, in conversation with Sandy Popovich, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, free, 1:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
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25 JULY 2016 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Bay Area Generations presents writers of different generations in pairs, through its submission-based reading series, this event features Jennifer Barone with Diego Deleo, Jennifer Haegaway with Shizue Siegel, Stephen Kopel with Clyde Always, and Deborah Steinberg with Jon Sindell, musical guest Mike Richards, Community Guest Curator Nadine Lockhart, Bay Area Generations Board Curators Charles Kruger and Candy Shue, full bar, Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter Street, San Francisco, $7 admission/$10 includes chapbook of work by the readers, doors open 7:00, show 7:30 (bayareagenerations.com)
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• Poetry Express presents an open reading on the writing prompt "Through the Mind of Another Creature"; Prompt Nights "the group nominates a work which then is eligible for publication in our online magazine at the end of the year," hosted by Liz Alford, Himalayan Flavors, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00-9:00 (PoetryExpress@gmail.com, poetryexpressberkeley.blogspot.com)
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EAST:
• Poetry reading by Randy White and Molly Fisk, hosted by Rhony Bhopia, Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th Street, Sacramento, free, 7:30 (www.sacramentopoetrycenter.com)
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26 JULY 2016 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Sixth annual POETS 11 Branch Readings are held in neighborhoods all over San Francisco, local contributors selected from a citywide Friends of the San Francisco Public Library poetry contest will read, curated by FSPL Poet-in-Residence Jack Hirschman, General Floor Area, West Portal Branch Library, 190 Lenox Way, San Francisco, 6:30-7:30 (415/355-2886, katherine.jardine@frieendssfpl.org, www.friendssfpl.org)
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• ABBW presents "The Hydra #4: A Reading Series of Experimental, Flash, and Science Fiction," featuring science fiction author Na'amen Tilahun and Outsider of the Month Lark Omura, plus five open mic slots, music by Oakland Future Trio, emceed by Elwin Michael Cotman and Vernon Keeve III, Woods Bar & Brewery, 1701 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, donation, no one turned away for lack of funds, 7:00-9:00 (510/479-7953, www.nomadicpress.org)
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NORTH:
• Marin Poetry Center Summer Traveling Show features John Hart, Jacqueline Sue, Bonnie Thomas, Judith Yamamoto, and Yvonne Cannon, hosted by Prartho Sereno, Marin City Library, 164 Donahue Street, Sausalito, free, 7:00 (events@marinpoetrycenter.org, www.marinpoetrycenter.org)
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27 JULY 2016 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Sixth annual POETS 11 Branch Readings are held in neighborhoods all over San Francisco, local contributors selected from a citywide Friends of the San Francisco Public Library poetry contest will read, curated by FSPL Poet-in-Residence Jack Hirschman, Meeting Room, Glen Park Branch Library, 2825 Diamond Street, San Francisco, 6:30-7:30 (415/355-2858, katherine.jardine@frieendssfpl.org, www.friendssfpl.org)
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28 JULY 2016 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Thursday at Readers Poetry Series presents Alina Smiotanko and James Tracy, curated by Jack Hirschman, Readers Bookstore, Building C, South End, Fort Mason Center, off Marina Blvd. at Buchanan Street, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/626-7500, katherine.jardine@frieendssfpl.org, www.friendssfpl.org)
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NORTH:
• Marin Poetry Center Summer Traveling Show features Susan Cohen, Roy Mash, Meryl Natchez, Jeanne Wagner, and David Glick, hosted by Mark Meierding, Copperfields Petaluma, 140 Kentucky Street, Petaluma, free, 7:00 (events@marinpoetrycenter.org, www.marinpoetrycenter.org)
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29 JULY 2016 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Nomadic Press reading features Marvin R. Hiemstra and Julian Mithra, with musical guest Hazy Loper, wine and coffee, Nomadic Press, 2926 Foothill Blvd. #1, Oakland, donation, no one turned away for lack of funds, 7:00-9:00 (510/479-7953, www.nomadicpress.org)
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• World Poetry Open Mic Online on Fridays, with J. Todd Underhill, Michael Amedei, and J.T. Gunther, all poets welcome from beginners to experienced, live online for two to three hours, free, 7:00 PDT (live call-in number: 720/240-WPOM, www.worldpoetryopenmic.net)
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30 JULY 2016 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• R-Dub Love-Rolling Writers Reading Series features the theme of romantic love on the night before Lammas Eve—Juliet's birthday, with poets and writers Lucille Lang Day, Richard Levine, Roy Mash, Kathleen McClung, Colleen McKee, Sarah Paris, and Laura Zink, plus singer-songwriters Ellisa Sun, Michael Crabtree, and others, Rolling Out Café, 1722 Taraval Street, San Francisco, free, 6:30 (rollingwriters.blogspot.com)
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• Saturday Night Special, an East Bay Open Mic, features Kelly Landmine and Fisayo Adeyeye, hosted by Hollie Hardy and Tomas Moniz, open mic—poems, prose, comedy, songs—three-minute limit, first come/first served on sign-up list, this month's theme: "Jiggle," but the theme is optional, last Saturday of the month, this month's event includes a special anniversary party for the series, Nick's Lounge, 3218 Adeline Street, Berkeley, free with one-drink minimum, 7:00-9:30 (510/652-NICK)
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31 JULY 2016 — sunday

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