Beast Crawl literary extravaganza: Leg 1

16 JULY 2016 — saturday

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)