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28 MAY 2026 — thursday

• Mrs. Dalloway's presents environmental writer Jennie Durant sharing her new book, Bitter Honey: Big Ag's Threat to Bees and the Fight to Save Them, in conversation with Mary Volmer, in-store, book signing to follow, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, free, registration requested, 7:00 pm (www.eventbrite.com/e/jennie-durants-bitter-honey-in-store-event-and-book-signing-tickets-1986742393982?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ctct)
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• Skylight Books welcomes multidisciplinary artist and writer Mario Elías presenting Beloved Disciples, in conversation with queer film critic and author Manuel Betancourt (The Male Gazed: What Hunks, Heartthrobs and Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men), Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm (RSVP recommended: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-mario-elias-presents-beloved-disciples-w-manuel-betancourt)
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• KALW's Sights & Sounds welcomes the contributing poets and writers behind the new collection, When We Exhale: An Anthology of Black Women Rooted in Ancestral Medicine, from Black Freighter Press, for a night of poetry, fellowship, and connection: "When We Exhale: Black Women Writers on Rest, Grief and Intimacy," a reading celebrating the release; featuring the new anthology's lead editor Alie Jones, Saltwater Moonshine; Ayodele Nzinga, the Inaugural Oakland Poet Laureate; Nia Pearl, recipient of a Nomadic Press/San Francisco Foundation Literary Award; Dr. Adrienne Danyelle Oliver, collective madness, a chapbook; Lyn Patterson, poet and visual artist; Kelechi Ubozoh; and Jeneé Darden, When a Purple Rose Blooms, essays and poetry, host of The Sights + Sounds Show with Jeneé Darden on KALW 91.7 FM, in-person event at KALW, 220 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm (RSVP: www.KALW.org/events, or at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/when-we-exhale-black-women-writers-on-rest-grief-intimacy-tickets-1988528445109?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true)
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29 MAY 2026 — friday

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30 MAY 2026 — saturday

• Green Apple Books presents an Audiobook Walk hosted by Libro.fm, a community walk through Golden Gate Park followed by snacks, coffee, and merch at the bookstore, meet at Green Apple Books on 9th Avenue, 1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, free, RSVP required, Noon (greenapplebooks.com/event/2026-05-30/9th-ave-audiobook-walk-librofm)
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• Celebration of Life for Jack Foley (1940-2025), poet, critic, essayist, KPFA radio host, and longtime Contributing Editor for Poetry Flash, join via Zoom or in-person, more details will be provided upon RSVP; Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible; Black Repertory Group, 3201 Adeline Street, Berkeley, free registration, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm PDT (Free registration required for in-person attendance and Zoom: www.eventbrite.com/e/jack-foley-celebration-of-life-tickets-1988295357939?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawR4eO1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe0X_vpUlgRuWbOmeDezBD2Ikxql_mAS06vX4kYqTcH8pqFwi1UTdZgz9cLmM_aem_EP8vVgR9swpizLCRBYX8xw; Or join the ceremony virtually at this link: us06web.zoom.us/j/89271935715?pwd=uDVqxOFWj8C8P2NZUjfAx3mV0Zf6eS.1#success; You are invited to share memories of Jack on this public memory board: www.kudoboard.com/boards/eMetYhdH)
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31 MAY 2026 — sunday

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