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1 MARCH 2012 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Lunch Poems presents Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Louise Glück, A Village Life, Morrison Library in Doe Library, University of California, Berkeley campus, free, 12:10-12:50 (lunchpoems.berkeley.edu)
  • The Remainders Book Discussion Group meets, El Sobrante Library, 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, 7:00 (510/374-3991, koien @ ccclib.org)
  • Thursday at Readers Poetry Series presents Scott Thompson and Randy Fingland, food and drink sales benefit the San Francisco Public Library, Readers Café, Building C, South End, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/771-1011, www.readerscafe.org)

2 MARCH 2012 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poet’s Gallery presents open mic night, Caffe Roma, 526 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-9:30

3 MARCH 2012 — saturday

4 MARCH 2012 — sunday

5 MARCH 2012 — monday

6 MARCH 2012 — tuesday

7 MARCH 2012 — wednesday

8 MARCH 2012 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Holloway Series reading by poet and writer Martin Corless-Smith, English Fragments: A Brief History of the Soul, Swallows, Nota, Complete Travels, and Of Piscator, 315 Wheeler Hall, Maude Fife Room, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, 6:30 (www.holloway.english.berkeley.edu)
    NORTH:
  • Chico Poetry Slam, hosted by Tazuo Yamaguchi, all ages, Café FLO, 365 6th Street, Chico, $6, 7:00-9:00 (www.chicopoetryslam.com)
  • Poetry by the Bay spoken word open mic presents live bands, and poets, hosted by Profet of ProfeticLyrics, Panama Red Coffee Company, 289 Mare Island Way, Vallejo, 7:30-9:30 (707/554-2100)
  • Poet/scholar Daniel Polikoff presents a workshop on the poet Rilke and myth, Richard Brown’s House, Kentfield, $65, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 (inquiries/registration: 510/633-1888, moorpak @ ix.netcom.com)
    SOUTH:
  • SubRosa open mic, music, poetry, and performances, SubRosa, 703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, $3-$7, sign up 7:30, show 8:00 (www.santacruzart.net)
    EAST:
  • Poetry Unplugged Open Mic before and after featured readers, hosted by Joe Montoya, Luna’s Café and Juice Bar, 1414 16th Street, Sacramento, $2 or one drink minimum, 8:00 (916/441-3931, www.lunascafe.com)

9 MARCH 2012 — friday

    NORTH:
  • Photographer Richard Blair presents his new book California Dreaming, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)

10 MARCH 2012 — saturday

    NORTH:
  • A reading by fiction writer Carol Edgarian, Three Stages of Amazement, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 11:00 a.m. (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
  • A reading by Ramon Resa, Out of the Fields, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 1:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com,)
  • A reading by Stan Goldberg, Leaning into Sharp Points, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 7:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
  • A reading by Tosha Silver, Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 4:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
    EAST:
  • Spit Fresh Poetry, hosted by Pierre Butler, Downstairs Art Studio, The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way, Auburn, sign up 6:30, show 7:00-10:00 (916/346-0955, gorillapoet @ hotmail.com, thehandsthatspeak @ hotmail.com, www.eskimopie.net/calendar.htm)

11 MARCH 2012 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Sunday Writing Studio with author Genine Lentine, San Francisco Zen Center, 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)
    NORTH:
  • A reading by historical fiction writer Carol Wallace Hamlin, To Marry an English Lord, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 11:00 a.m. (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
  • A reading by poet and nature writer Jeffrey Greene, The Golden-Bristled Boar: Last Ferocious Beast of the Forest, introduced by poet Gerald Fleming, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 4:00 (415/927-0960, www.bookpassage.com)
    EAST:
  • Lincoln Poets Club featured readers and open mic, free, sponsored by the Friends of the Lincoln Library, The Willow Room, 12 Bridges Library, 485 12 Bridges Drive, Lincoln, 2:00-4:00 (916/434-9226, or sjclark @ psyber.com)
  • Mahogany Open Mic presents poetry and music, all ages, every Wednesday night, Queen Sheba Restaurant, 1704 Broadway, at 17th Street, Sacramento, $5, 9:00-11:00 (malikspeaks @ aol.com)

12 MARCH 2012 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • Book Group #3 discussion of Colm Toibin’s The Master, all are welcome, Diesel Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, 7:00 (510/653-9965, www.dieselbookstore.com)
  • Canessa Park Reading Series presents a poetry reading by Suzanne Dyckman, Equilibrium’s Form, Jaime Robles, Anime, Animus, Anima, and Hazel White, Peril as Architectural Enrichment, Canessa Park Gallery, 708 Montgomery Street, at Columbus, San Francisco, $6, doors open 7:00, reading 7:30 (aedburns @ yahoo.com)
  • Poetry Express open mic with featured readers, mention the reading for a ten percent meal discount, Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00 (poetryexpress @ gmail.com)
  • Nonfiction author, essayist, and radio commentator Sarah Vowell, Unfamiliar Fishes, The Wordy Shipmates, and Assassination Vacation, in conversation with radio commentator and editor-in-chief of Pop-Up Magazine Douglas McCray, Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, $27/$22/$17, 8:00 (415/392-4400, www.cityboxoffice.com, www.cityarts.net)

13 MARCH 2012 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Novelist Hari Kunzru, Gods Without Men, with KPFA radio host Richard Wolinsky, $15 door/$12 advance tickets, Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, 7:30 (800-838-3006, brownpapertickets.com, www.kpfa.org)
  • Novelist Jonathan Evison discusses the release of his novel, West of Here, with author Joshua Mohr, Diesel Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, 7:00 (510/653-9965, www.dieselbookstore.com)
    NORTH:
  • The Center Literary Café open mic with featured reader, donations, Healdsburg Senior Center, 133 Matheson, Healdsburg, 7:00-9:00 (707/696-1111, centerliterarycafe @ gmail.com)
    SOUTH:
  • Breast Cancer Connections 4th Annual Spring Benefit presents a reading by Adam Verghese, Cutting for Stone, Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club Ballroom, 2900 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, 8:00-10:00 (650/324-4321, www.keplers.com)

14 MARCH 2012 — wednesday

    SOUTH:
  • A reading by fiction writer Cara Black, Murder at the Lanterne Rouge, Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, 7:00 (650/324-4321, www.keplers.com)
  • A reading by Stegner Fellows poet Dana Koster, and fiction writer Shannon Pufahl, Terrace Room, Fourth Floor, Margaret Jacks Hall, Stanford University, Stanford, 7:00 (650/723-0011, www.creativewriting.stanford.edu)
  • Featured readers followed by an open reading, hosted by Dan Brady, Sacred Grounds Café, 2095 Hayes Street, San Francisco, sign up 7:00, reading 7:30-9:50 (415/387-3859, sacredpoets @ yahoo.com)
    EAST:
  • Poetry with Legs features poets Gene Avery and Traci Gourdine, hosted by Bill Gainer, Shine Café, 1400 East Street, Sacramento, 7:30 (916/551-1400, 530/432-8196, www.shinesacramento.com)

15 MARCH 2012 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Thursday at Readers Poetry Series presents Jorge Argueta and Garrett Caples, food and drink sales benefit the San Francisco Public Library, Readers Café, Building C, South End, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/771-1011, www.readerscafe.org)
  • Novelist/journalist Dodie Bellamy and poet Alan Gilbert lead an open workshop, free, Poetry Center, HUM 512, San Francisco State University, 4:30 (www.sfsu.edu/~poetry)
  • Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Lorna Dee Cervantes, Ciento: 100 100-Word Love Poems, and Barbara Jane Reyes, Diwata, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com; wheelchair accessible, ASL interpreters for the deaf and hearing impaired may be requested a week in advance by email, editor@poetryflash.org)
  • Nonfiction writer Michael Klare, The Race To the Bottom, hosted by KPFA broadcast journalist Philip Maldari, Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, $15 door/$12 advance tickets, 7:30 (800-838-3006, brownpapertickets.com)
  • Story Swap, storytelling open mic, El Sobrante Library, 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante, 7:00-9:00 (510/374-3482, koien @ ccclib.org)
  • 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)
    NORTH:
  • Writers Forum presents publisher Bella Andre, $15, Petaluma Community Center, 320 North McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, 7:00-9:00 P.M., (www.thewritespot.us)
  • Marin Poetry Center presents a poetry reading by Troy Jollimore and Dean Rader, Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Street, at E, San Rafael, 7:30 (www.marinpoetrycenter.org)
  • Third Thursday Poetry Reading open mic with a featured poet, free, 215 Main Street, Point Arena, 7:00 (707/882-3114)
    SOUTH:
  • SubRosa Women & Trans Open Mic open to all, only women and trans performers, SubRosa, 703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, donations, sign up 7:30, show starts at 8:00 (www.santacruzart.net)
  • Third Thursday poetry reading featured reader and open mic, Willow Glen Library, 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, free, 7:00 (408/808-3045, or 408/266-1361)
    EAST:
  • Favorite Poems Reading, bring your own favorite poems and lunch, hosted by Mary Zeppa and Lawrence Dinkins, Central Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, noon-1:00 (916/979-9706, www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org)
  • Poetry Unplugged open mic before and after featured readers, hosted by Joe Montoya, Luna's Café and Juice Bar, 1414 16th Street, Sacramento, $2 or one drink minimum, 8:00 (916/441-3931, www.lunascafe.com)

16 MARCH 2012 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Celebrating the publication of The Reeducation of Cherry Truong, Aimee Phan’s debut novel, Diesel Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, 7:00 (510/653-9965, www.dieselbookstore.com)
  • Novelist/journalist Dodie Bellamy and poet Alan Gilbert lead an open workshop, free, Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street, at Gough, San Francisco, free, 7:30 (www.sfsu.edu/~poetry">www.sfsu.edu/~poetry)
  • Poet D.A. Powell reads from his new book, Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys, Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary and Garden Arts, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
  • Poet’s Gallery presents open mic night, Caffe Roma, 526 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-9:30
    SOUTH:
  • Book Arts Santa Cruz’s Third Friday, an evening of readings, workshops, displays, and hands-on activities for all ages, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, $5 or $3 for students with ID, 5:00-9:00 (831/464-8983, www.poetrysantacruz.org)

17 MARCH 2012 — saturday

    NORTH:
  • Sonoma County Poet Laureate, Mike Tuggle hosts an open mic, very short stories and poetry welcome, The River Reader, 16355 Main Street, Guerneville, 11:00 a.m. (707/869-2240)
    SOUTH:
  • Third Saturday Poetry featured reader followed by open mic, M.Coffee, 522 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, 7:00 (650/726-6241)
    EAST:
  • Spit Fresh Poetry hosted by Pierre Butler, Downstairs Art Studio, The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way, Auburn, sign up 6:30, poetry 7:00-10:00 (916/346-0955, gorillapoet @ hotmail.com, thehandsthatspeak @ hotmail.com, www.eskimopie.net/calendar.htm)

18 MARCH 2012 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Small Press Traffic presents a reading by poets and writers David Buuck, CAConrad, and Eileen Myles, Inferno (A Poet’s Novel) , Artist Television Access, 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, 5:00 (415/824-3890, smallpresstraffic.org, www.atasite.org)
  • Sunday Writing Studio with poet Genine Lentine, San Francisco Zen Center, 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)
  • Circo Poetico 2 benefit for the Haight Ashbury Literary Journal and Main Street Theatre, featuring California Poet Laureate emeritus Al Young, refreshments, 915 Cayuga Avenue, San Francisco, $10-$20 suggested donation, doors open 5:30, show starts at 6:00 (www.mainstreettheatre.weebly.com)
  • Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Sarah Menefee, I’m Not Thousandfurs and The Blood About the Heart, and Giovanni Singleton, Ascension, Diesel, A Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, 3:00 (510/653-9965, dieselbookstore.com; wheelchair accessible, ASL interpreters for the deaf and hearing impaired may be requested a week in advance by email, editor@poetryflash.org)
    SOUTH:
  • Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader, presented by Poetry Santa Cruz, free, Santa Cruz Public Library, upstairs meeting room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz, 2:00 (831/420-5700, www.poetrysantacruz.org)

19 MARCH 2012 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poetry Express with featured readers, open mic, mention the reading for a ten percent meal discount, Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00 (poetryexpress @ gmail.com)
  • Poet’s Gallery presents open mic night, Caffe Greco, 423 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-9:30

20 MARCH 2012 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Word Party poetry and jazz open mic, hosted by Jennifer Barone and Ingrid Keir, Viracocha, 998 Valencia Street, at 21st Street, San Francisco, $5, 8:00-10:30 (www.thewordparty.com)

21 MARCH 2012 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • "Fiction Between the Wars" Evening Book Group discusses Regeneration, by Pat Barker, moderated by Rosalie Gonzales, Albany Library, 1247 Marin Avenue, Albany, 7:00-8:00 (510/526-3720, www.aclibrary.org)
  • Lyrics + Dirges reading series presents poetry featuring Elmaz Abinadar, Kiala Givehand, Hearther Bourbeau, and Joyce Jenkins, with ukele music by Jam Hands, Pegasus Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/649-1320)
  • Featured readers followed by an open reading, hosted by Dan Brady, Sacred Grounds Café, 2095 Hayes Street, San Francisco, sign up 7:00, reading 7:30-9:50 (415/387-3859, sacredpoets @ yahoo.com)
  • Smack Dab Open Mic, all ages, all genders may perform five minutes or less, writing, music, comedy, or performance, Magnet, queer neighborhood health center, 4122 18th Street, San Francisco, free, sign up 7:30, show 8:00-9:30 (www.magnetsf.org)
    SOUTH:
  • Center for Literary Arts presents the 2012 Lurie Distinguished Visiting Writer reading, journalist/writer Julia Scheeres reads from her memoir, Jesus Land, book signing follows, Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Room 225/229, 150 East San Fernando Street, San Jose, 7:00 (408/924-4600, www.litart.org)
    EAST:
  • Mahogany Open Mic poetry and Music, all ages, Queen Sheba Restaurant, 1704 Broadway, at 17th Street, Sacramento, $5, 9:00-11:00 (malikspeaks @ aol.com)
  • Nevada County Poetry Series presents two featured poets and open mic, refreshments, The Center for the Arts, 314 West Main Street, Grass Valley, $5/$1 for those under 18, 7:30 (530/274-8384, www.thecenterforthearts.org)
  • Poetry Series Open Mic, Our House Gallery, Montano de El Dorado Center, 1004 White Rock Road #400, Latrobe Road at White Rock Road, El Dorado Hills, free, sign up by 7:00, show 7:00-8:30 (916/933-4278, www.ourhousegallery.com)
  • Poetry Night featured poets and open mic, hosted by Andy Jones and produced by Brad Henderson, open mic pieces should be five minutes long and/or two pieces, John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First Street, Davis, 9:00 (530/756-4556, poetryindavis @ gmail.com, poetryindavis.blogspot.com)
  • Slam On Rye features The Saint, Prospect Theatre Project, 520 Scenic Drive, Modesto, $5, admission limited to first 100 people, sign up 6:30, slam 7:30 (pierstorffs @ mjc.edu, www.slamonrye.com)

22 MARCH 2012 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Readers Poetry Series presents Olivia Sears and Luke Breit, 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)
  • Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Chad Sweeney and MFA Poets from CSU-San Bernardino: Nikia Chaney, Natalie Skeith, Andre Katkov, John Perham and Melissa Haklitch, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com)
  • William Hjortsberg reads from his biography Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan, City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, at Broadway, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/362/4921, www. citylights.com)
    NORTH:
  • Chico Poetry Slam hosted by Tazuo Yamaguchi, all ages, Café FLO, 365 6th Street, Chico, $6, 7:00-9:00 (www.chicopoetryslam.com)
  • Poetry by the Bay spoken word open mic, live bands, and poets, hosted by Profet of ProfeticLyrics, Panama Red Coffee Company, 289 Mare Island Way, Vallejo, 7:30-9:30 (707/554-2100)
    SOUTH:
  • Creative Writers Series presents a poetry reading by Christopher Buckley, White Shirt, and Gary Young, Ever So: New & Selected, reception follows, Notre Dame de Namur University, Wiegand Gallery, 1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont, 7:30 (jberger @ ndnu.edu)
  • SubRosa Open Mic, music, poetry, and performance, SubRosa, 703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, donation $3-$7, sign up 7:30, show 8:00 (www.santacruzart.net)
    EAST:
  • Poetry Unplugged open mic before and after featured readers, hosted by Joe Montoya, Luna's Café and Juice Bar, 1414 16th Street, Sacramento, $2 or one drink minimum, 8:00 (916/441-3931, www.lunascafe.com)

23 MARCH 2012 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poet's Gallery presents open mic night, Caffe Roma, 526 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-9:30
  • Writers and Riders presents "Wild Ride," a poetry reading by Hollie Hardy, Chad Sweeney, Parable of Hide and Seek, Ashley Hayes, Carolyn Ho, André V. Katkov, Shali Nicholas, Matthew Sherling, and SB Stokes, San Francisco Motorcycle Club, 2164 Folsom, at 18th Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/863-1930)

24 MARCH 2012 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Fourth Saturdays Poetry & Prose presents Charlie Getter and friends, 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)
  • 86th Annual Poets’ Dinner/Contest Awards, all ages, keynote speaker is poet Molly Fisk, Airport Room, Francesco’s Restaurant, 8520 Pardee Drive, Oakland, $30/$31 at the door, includes luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-4:00 (poetalk @ aol.com)
    NORTH:
  • Word Temple Poetry Series presents David Meltzer, When I Was a Poet, and Julie Rogers, hosted by Katherine Hastings, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 6780 Depot Street, Sebastopol, 7:00 (707/829-4797)
  • Redwood Writers Open Mic presents featured readers, open reading, SoCo Coffee, 1015 4th Street, Santa Rosa, sign up 5:30, reading 6:00-8:00 (house @ bbooks.com, lindareid100 @ sbcglobal.net)
    SOUTH:
  • A New Cadence Poetry Series presents Chad Sweeney, Wolf’s Milk: The Lost Notebooks of Juan Sweeney, and Mojdeh Marashi reading from their co-translation of The Art of Stepping Through Time: Selected Poems of H.E. Sayeh 1948-2000, by one of contemporary Iran’s most important poets, Felix Kulpa Gallery, 107 Elm Street, Santa Cruz, 7:30
    EAST:
  • Spit Fresh Poetry hosted by Pierre Butler, Downstairs Art Studio, The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way, Auburn, sign up 6:30, poetry 7:00-10:00 (916/346-0955, gorillapoet @ hotmail.com, thehandsthatspeak @ hotmail.com, www.eskimopie.net/calendar.htm)

25 MARCH 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)
  • Soul-Making Keats Literary Awards present a reading of their annual competitions’ winners in thirteen categories including poetry, fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction, directed by Eileen Malone and sponsored by the National League of Pen Women, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, free, 1:00-4:00 (sfpl.com, www.soulmakingcontest.us)
  • A reading for Liberty's Vigil: The Occupy Anthology, with poets Francisco X. Alarcón, Charles Entrekin, Dennis Fritzinger, Mary Rudge, Nina Serrano, Lenore Weiss, and other special guests, the anthology brings together ninety-nine poets, this event features the Bay Area contributors, music, sponsored by the Social Justice Committee of BFUU, the Ecumenical Peace Institute (CALC), and Kehilla Committee of the Interfaith Trio, Berkeley Fellowship of Universal Universalists,1924 Cedar Street, at Bonita, Berkeley, $5, 2:30 (510/541-3674)
    NORTH:
  • First Tuesday Poets and Benicia Literary Guild presents "At the Rellik, Poetry is Not A Relic," an afternoon of Best Loved Poems with featured readers and Benicia poets Joel Fallon, Peter Bray, Bruce Moody, Les Overlok, Donna Rudolph, Ronna Leon, and others sharing their favorite poems as well as some of their own poetry, open mic following the reading, come early to sign up, refreshments, Rellik Tavern & Café, 726 1st Street, Benicia, donations accepted to Benicia Literary Guild, open mic 4:00-5:00, event: 3:00-5:00

26 MARCH 2012 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poetry Express Open Mic with featured readers, mention the reading for a ten percent meal discount, Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00 (poetryexpress @ gmail.com)
  • Poet's Gallery presents open mic night, Caffe Greco, 423 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-9:30
    EAST:
  • Sacramento Poetry Center presents a poetry reading by poet and translator Chad Sweeney, Parable of Hide and Seek and Wolf Milk: Lost Poems of Juan Sweeney, and Catherine Daly, Vauxhall, with host Tim Kahl, 1719 25th Street, Sacramento, 7:30 (www.sacramentopoetrycenter.com)

27 MARCH 2012 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poetry at the 3300 Club presents featured reading and open mic, ages 21 and over, courtesy pub grub, free, Keane's 3300 Club, 3300 Mission Street, at 29th Street, San Francisco, sign up 6:30, reading 7:00 (415/826-6886, www.3300club.com)
  • Contemporary Writers Series presents writers Renee Gladman and Rena Rosenwasser reading in celebration of Kelsey Street Press, Mills Hall Living Room, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, 5:30-7:00 (syoung@mills.edu)

28 MARCH 2012 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Bay Area Writing Project Reading Series presents featured readers to be announced, open reading follows, Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Street, at Adeline, Berkeley, free, 5:30-7:00 (www.expressionsgallery.org)
  • Emerging Writers Festival presents poet and novelist Ye Chun, Travel Over Water, short story writer Laura van den Berg, What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us, and creative prose writer Dave Madden, The Authentic Animal: Inside the Odd and Obsessive World of Taxidermy, sponsored by the Department of English, University of San Francisco lower campus, Maraschi Room, Fromm Hall, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (415/422-6166, www.usfca.edu/artsci/writ/news_events)
  • Great Books Discussion Group meets to discuss Mikhail Bulgakov's Master and Margarita, facilitated by Rosalie Gonzales, Edith Stone Room, Albany Library, 1247 Marin Avenue, Albany, 1:30-2:30 (510/526-3720, rdavis @ aclibrary.org)
  • Lloyd Khan reads from his book Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter, the fourth installment of his grassroots series including Shelter, HomeWork: Handbuilt Shelter, and Builders of the Pacific Coast, City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, at Broadway, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/362/4921, www.citylights.com)
  • A reading by PM Press noir writers featuring authors Summer Brenner, Owen Hill, Nick Mamatas, Jim Nisbet, and Ken Wishnia, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com)
  • Sacred Grounds' Open Mic presents featured readers followed by an open reading, hosted by Dan Brady, Sacred Grounds Café, 2095 Hayes Street, San Francisco, sign up 7:00, reading 7:30-9:50 (415/387-3859, sacredpoets @ yahoo.com)
  • Art historian, museum curator, and author Osvaldo Sánchez and poet, translator and cultural curator Omar Berrada lead a discussion on interdisciplinary practice, free, Art History Lecture Hall, Fine Arts 193, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, 7:00 (www.sfsu.edu/~poetry)
    EAST:
  • Mahogany Slam, hosted by Khiry, all ages, Queen Sheba Restaurant, 1704 Broadway, at 17th Street, Sacramento, $5, 9:00-11:00 (malikspeaks @ aol.com)
  • Poetry with Legs features poets Allegra Silberstein and Patricia Hickerson, hosted by Bill Gainer, Shine Café, 1400 East Street, Sacramento, 7:30 (916/551-1400, 530/432-8196, www.shinesacramento.com)

29 MARCH 2012 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • A reading by PM Press noir writers Summer Brenner and Ken Wishnia, Modern Times Bookstore, 2919 24th Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/282-9246, www.mtbs.com)
  • Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Susan Cohen, Throat Singing, and Rebecca Foust, All That Gorgeous Pitiless Song, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, www.moesbooks.com; wheelchair accessible, ASL interpreters for the deaf and hearing impaired may be requested a week in advance by email, editor@poetryflash.org)
  • Activist and Buddhism scholar Johanna Macy presents her book Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re In Without Going Crazy, Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
  • Poetry Center Book Award Reading presents Khaled Mattawa and Ravi Shankar, Poetry Center, HUM 512, San Francisco State University, free, 4:30 (www.sfsu.edu/~poetry)
  • Emerging Writers Festival presents Pleidades: A Journal of New Writing (& Reviews) editor Wayne Miller, translator and author of The City, Our City, poems; and fiction writer and memoirist Deb Olin Unferth, Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War, sponsored by the Department of English, University of San Francisco lower campus, Maraschi Room, Fromm Hall, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (415/422-6166, www.usfca.edu/artsci/writ/news_events)
  • Thursday at Readers Poetry Series presents Art Montecom and Leslie Simon, 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)
  • Poetry reading by Phyllis Stowell, Engraved Tablet, poems from France and Greece, and SHIELD/Bouclier, a bilingual edition of poetry and painting, and Naomi Ruth Lowinsky, adagio & lamentation, Books Inc. at Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/776-1111, www.booksinc.net)
    NORTH:
  • Poet and translator, winner of the MacArthur and the National Jewish Book Awards, Peter Cole reads from The Poetry of Kabbalah: Mystical Verse from the Jewish Tradition, in association with the Marin Poetry Center, Gan HaLev Jewish Congregation of the San Geronimo Valley, and the Jewish American Fiction Book Club, Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael, $15/$12 members, 7:00 (415/444-8000, www.marinjcc.org)
  • Writers Read presents poet and radio commentator Molly Fisk, 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)
    SOUTH:
  • SubRosa Open Mic, music, poetry, and performances, SubRosa, 703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, $3-$7 donation, sign up 7:30, show 8:00 (www.santacruzart.net)
    EAST:
  • Poetry Unplugged open mic before and after featured readers, hosted by Joe Montoya, Luna's Café and Juice Bar, 1414 16th Street, Sacramento, $2 or one drink minimum, 8:00 (916/441-3931, www.lunascafe.com)

30 MARCH 2012 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poet's Gallery presents open mic night, Caffe Roma, 526 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30-9:30
  • Scientist Robin Grossinger and cartographic specialist Ruth Askevold present Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas: Exploring a Hidden Landscape of Transformation and Resilience, Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/704-8222, www.mrsdalloways.com)
    EAST:
  • Final Friday Open Mic held frequently but not regularly, confirm before attending, featured poet plus open mic mostly for poetry, storytellers and song writers also welcome, hosted by Oliah Kraft and Andy Fahrenwald. J&D's Back Room, 36 Main Street, Sutter Creek, 7:00 (209/267-5967, allergic @ riseup.net)
  • Words for Wednesdays open mic, Empresso Coffeehouse, 1825 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, 8:00 (209/941-0782, bornfaildie @ gmail.com, rainflowers.org)

31 MARCH 2012 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poets, Artists and Musicians in Support of Women and Against Violence, featuring poetry by J.R. Brady, Terri Carrion, Ed Coletti, Geri Digiorno, Katherine Hastings, Susan Lamont, David Madgalene, Sandra Nicholls, Michael Rothenberg, Sonoma County Poet Laureate Bill Vartnaw, and more, music by David Parks and Marilyn O’Malley, art by Richard Nichols, The Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County, 467 Sebastopol Avenue, Santa Rosa, free/donation, 7:30-10:00 (707/575-8902, www.pfcsonoma.org)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Poetry reading by Mel C. Thompson and Maxine Wyman, open mic follows, Florey's Book Company, 2120 Palmetto Avenue, Pacifica, 7:00-9:30 (650/355-8811, sherrirose-walker @ hotmail.com)
    NORTH:
  • Poetry reading by Lenore Weiss, Tap Dancing on the Silverado Trail, and Sh'ma Yis'rael, and Susan Cohen, Throat Singing, winner of the 2011 Rita Dove Poetry Award, Anderbo Poetry Prize, and best book award from the National Association of Science Writers, open mic follows, refreshments, Rebound Bookstore, 1611 4th Street, San Rafael, free but donations appreciated, 4:00-6:00 (call or email to sign up for open reading, 415-482-0550, reboundbookstore @ aol.com)
    SOUTH:
  • "One Through Love," The Poetry of Rumi, a program of the work of the thirteenth century Muslim mystic poet Jalaluddin Rumi, featuring readings by Los Gatos Poet Laureate Parthenia Hicks, Cupertino Poet Laureate David Denny, and Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Sally Ashton, with music and showing of One Through Love, a film on Rumi, Visual & Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, 7:00 (408/354-6664, www.siliconvalleyreads.org)
    EAST:
  • Writers of the New Sun/Los Escritores del Nuevo Sol host their Annual Floricanto for César Chávez, a pot luck brunch/poetry reading in honor of Césr Chávez, Francisco X. Alarcón will give an invocation and read poems with other poets, bring poems and food to share, meet by tree honoring Chávez, near Miguel Hidalgo statue on the right side of the amphitheater, bring folling chair, Southside Park, 2115 6th Street, Sacramento, noon-2:30
  • Spit Fresh Poetry hosted by Pierre Butler, Downstairs Art Studio, The Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way, Auburn, sign up 6:30, reading 7:00-10:00 (916/346-0955, gorillapoet @ hotmail.com, thehandsthatspeak @ hotmail.com, www.eskimopie.net/calendar.htm)

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