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1 NOVEMBER 2012 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Book group discusses The Birth of Venus, an historical novel by Sarah Dunant, Bird & Beckett, 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/586-3733, www.birdbeckett.com)
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• 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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• Poetry Mission presents The New Sh!t Show open mic, read new poems only, five minute slots, hosted by Sam Sax, Jen Genius, and Nic Alea, Viracocha, 998 Valencia Street, San Francisco, free, 8:00 (www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_101877549894113)
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NORTH:
• Sonoma County Poetry Slam, with prizes, emcee Tom J. Mariani, UUCSR Writers Poet Laureate and guest former slam winners, Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, free, sign up 6:45, show 7:00-9:00 (slam information: southforkboots @gmail.com)
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EAST:
• Poetry Night presents Sandra Gilbert, Aftermath: Poems, open mic with five-minute spots follows, hosted by Andy Jones and produced by Brad Henderson, John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First Street, Davis, 8:00 (530/756-4556, poetryindavis.com)
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2 NOVEMBER 2012 — friday

NORTH:
• A poetry and prose reading by Daniel Coshnear, from his new collection, Occupy and Other Love Stories, twelve short stories with original art by artist Squeak Carnwath, and novelist Chris Riebli, The Body's Perfect, a novel in stories, members of Chris Riebli's band, Blue Hotel, will also play some favorite tunes, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental, free, 7:00 (707/874-9392, www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org)
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• UUCSR/Unitarian Universalist Congregation Santa Rosa Writers meet for Thursday morning coffee and conversation, Whole Foods, Coddingtown, Santa Rosa, 10:00 a.m.-noon (ggdeb @ aol.com, uucsrwriters.blogspot.com)
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SOUTH:
• Waverley Writers presents a celebration and reading for Turning a Train of Thought Upside Down: Poems by the Bay Area Women's Poetry Salon, with contributing poets Lucille Lang Day, Zara Raab, Eileen Malone, and Elleraine Lockie, open reading follows, Friends Meeting House, 957 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto, free, 7:30-10:00 (650/424-9877)
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3 NOVEMBER 2012 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Journal Page Sampler Workshop with Grace Mendez, bring scissors, pencil and ballpoint pen, metal ruler, flat watercolor paintbrush, favorite quote or short poem, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru Street, Alameda, $55/$45 members, materials fee $8, 1:00-4:00 (register online: www.frankbettecenter.org)
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• Project Censored book release party for Censored 2013: Dispatches from the Media Revolution, the news that didn't make the news, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, moesbooks.com)
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• San Francisco Queer Open Mic, with featured reader, five minute spots to perform one piece only, Museum of Performance and Design, Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Fourth Floor, Suite 402, San Francisco, free, sign up 7:00, show 7:30 (queeropenmic.com/)
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4 NOVEMBER 2012 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• A reading by Junior Clemens and Meredith Stricker, Bird & Beckett, 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, free, 2:00 (415/586-3733, www.birdbeckett.com)
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• Poetry Flash presents a reading by Kathleen Fraser, movable TYYPE, and Laura Walker, Follow-Haswed, wheelchair accessible, request ASL interpreters one week in advance from editor@poetryflash.org, Diesel, A Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, 3:00 (510/653-9965, dieselbookstore.com)
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• Small Press Traffic presents a reading and conversation with Dana Ward, Julian Brolaski, and Cynthia Sailers, Artists' Television Access, 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, 5:00 (www.atasite.org)
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SOUTH:
• Blogger Deb Perelman presents The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, 7:00 (831/423-0900, www.bookshopsantacruz.com)
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5 NOVEMBER 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Poets! presents a reading by Jennifer Barone and Jacques Korn, open mic follows, hosted by Jerry Ferraz, Bird & Beckett, 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/586-3733, www.birdbeckett.com)
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• Monday Night Flo presents an open mic for spoken word, singers, and comedians, twenty-one and up, Vice Ultra Lounge, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek, $5, sign up 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 featured poet and open mic, hosted by Jim Barnard, Nance Wogan, Odilia Galván Rodríguez, 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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NORTH:
• "Write-Ins" for National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo November, bash out a 50,000-word novel in thirty days, meet for support every Monday in November, Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, free, open to all, 6:00-8:00 (ggdeb @ aol.com)
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• UUCSR/Unitarian Universalist Congregation Santa Rosa Writers monthly meeting, open to all writers, any genre, membership not required, Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, 4:00-6:00 (ggdeb @ aol.com, uucsrwriters.blogspot.com)
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SOUTH:
• A reading by U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, Beyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Cemex Auditorium, Zambrano Hall, Knight Management Center, Stanford University campus, Stanford, free and open to the public, 8:00 (650/723-0011, creativewriting.stanford.edu)
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6 NOVEMBER 2012 — tuesday

SOUTH:
• A colloquium with U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, Beyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Terrace Room, Fourth Floor, Margaret Jacks Hall, Building 460, Stanford University campus, Stanford, free and open to the public, 11:00 a.m. (650/723-0011, creativewriting.stanford.edu)
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7 NOVEMBER 2012 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Rachel Newmann, editor of Parallax Press and blogger, reads from and discusses Not Quite Nirvana: A Skeptic's Journey to Mindfulness, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, moesbooks.com)
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• Poetry reading by Dakota Darkhorse, open mic follows, 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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• First Wednesday Formal presents poet Timothy Steele, Toward the Winter Solstice, open mic and question and answer follows, St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Avenue, Albany, free, 7:00-9:00 (510/926-9699, (firstwednesdayformal.wordpress.com)
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SOUTH:
• A poetry reading by Beverley Bie Brahic, White Sheets, finalist for the Forward Prize, Stanford Bookstore, centrally located on the Stanford University campus, Stanford, 6:00
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8 NOVEMBER 2012 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Mission presents The New Sh!t Show open mic, read new poems only, five minute slots, hosted by Sam Sax, Jen Genius, and Nic Alea, Viracocha, 998 Valencia Street, San Francisco, free, 8:00 (www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_101877549894113)
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• Marilyn Yalom reads from How the French Invented Love: Nine Hundred Years of Passion and Romance, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (www.mrsdalloways.com)
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NORTH:
• The West Coast Launch of Best American Poetry 2012 features anthology contributors Rae Armantrout, Jane Hirshfield, Kay Ryan, Dean Rader, with Amy Glyn Greacen, Bruce Bond, and Stephanie Brown, book signing follows, Main Reading Room, Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, admission is free but pre-registration is recommended, wine reception for pre-registered guests 6:30, program 7:00 (registration: 415/389-4292, www.millvalleylibrary.org)
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• Why There Are Words Literary Reading Series presents a prose reading on the theme of "Promise," featuring Fred Arroyo, Western Avenue and Other Fictions, short story writer Stacy Bierlein, A Vacation on the Island of Ex-Boyfriends, fiction writer Leslie Ingham, short story writer Patricia Ann McNair, The Temple of Air, poet Zack Rogow, My Mother and the Ceiling Dancers, short story writer Jenn Scott, and debut novelist Rayme Waters, The Angels' Share, Studio 333, 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, $5, 7:00-9:00 (415/331-8272, whytherearewords.com)
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9 NOVEMBER 2012 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Daniel Coshnear reads from his new collection, Occupy and Other Love Stories, twelve short stories with original art by artist Squeak Carnwath, The Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street, at Gough, free, 7:00 (415/431-6800, www.thegreenarcade.com)
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• Last Word presents a reading by Richard Silberg, The Horses: New and Selected Poems, and Terry Ehret, Night Sky Journey, open reading follows; co-hosted by Dale Jensen, Ralph Dranow, John Rowe, and Grace Grafton, good food, Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Avenue, near Hearst, Berkeley, free, one drink or food item minimum, 7:00-9:00 (510/841-6374)
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• Celebration with editor Don Share and poets Kay Ryan and Atsuro Riley for the new poetry anthology The Open Door: One Hundred Poems, One Hundred Years of Poetry Magazine, edited by Don Share and Christian Wiman, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (www.mrsdalloways.com)
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10 NOVEMBER 2012 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Second Saturdays Poetry & Prose presents Cyrus Armijani and Ralph Dranow, open mic follows, refreshments, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru Street, Alameda, 7:00-9:00 (www.frankbettecenter.org)
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• The Black & Brown Social Club presents an open mic, all ages welcome, Compañeros del Barrio Preschool and Parent Support Project, 474 Valencia Street, San Francisco, free, 6:00-9:00 (415/431-9926, www.facebook.com/BlackBrownSocialClub)
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• Children's author and illustrator Rosemary Wells presents Max & Ruby's Treasure Hunt, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 3:00 (www.mrsdalloways.com)
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SOUTH:
• Third annual Morton Marcus Memorial Reading presents a poetry reading by poet and translator Arthur Sze, Quipu, Santa Cruz poet Gary Young is emcee, event includes a reading by the winner of the Morton Marcus Poetry Contest, sponsored by Poetry Santa Cruz, books will be sold by Bookshop Santa Cruz, Cabrillo College Samper Recital Hall, 6500 Soquel Drive, south (lower) side, off Cabrillo College Drive, Aptos, free admission and parking, 7:00 (Bookshop Santa Cruz: 831/423-0900, www.mortonmarcus.com)
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11 NOVEMBER 2012 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Valona Deli presents poet Ed Coletti, When Hearts Outlive Minds, and Bob McNally, open mic follows, with host Connie Post, Terry Henry Jazz Trio performs after poetry, Valona Deli, 1323 Pomona, Crockett, 4:00-6:00 (510/787-2022)
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• "Gift Exchange of Dance: A California Dancer's Exchange with Eskimos in Hooper Bay, Alaska, 1977-2010," a non-traditional storytelling dance performance and slide show by Patricia Bulitt, lauded by Gary Snyder, The Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance, 729 Heinz Street, Berkeley, $15-$50 at door, 7:00-9:00 (email for advance reservations: 510/841-6612, creek.dancer @earthlink.net)
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• Small Press Traffic presents a reading and conversation with kathryn l. pringle, Erin Moure, and Andrea Rexilius, Artists' Television Access, 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, 5:00 (www.atasite.org)
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• Novelist Susanna Moore reads from The Life of Objects, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 4:00 (www.mrsdalloways.com)
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12 NOVEMBER 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Monday Night Flo presents an open mic for spoken word, singers, and comedians, twenty-one and up, Vice Ultra Lounge, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek, $5, sign up 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 featured poet and open mic, 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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• Renowned children's book author and illustrator, Rosemary Wells presents her new book Max and Ruby's Treasure Hunt and her classic Voyage to the Bunny Planet, Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, 4:00 (831/423-0900, www.bookshopsantacruz.com)
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NORTH:
• "Write-Ins" for National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo November, bash out a 50,000-word novel in thirty days, meet for support every Monday in November, Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, free, open to all, 6:00-8:00 (ggdeb @ aol.com)
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13 NOVEMBER 2012 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Novelist Ian Frazier reads from The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (www.mrsdalloways.com)
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• Sasha Lilley, David McNally, Eddie Yuen present Catastrophism: The Apocalyptic Politics of Collapse and Rebirth , Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, moesbooks.com)
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• Poetry at the Albany Library presents a reading by Betty Roszak, For Want of the Golden City, and Murray Silverstein, Any Old Wolf, poetry open mic follows, hosted by Catherine Taylor, Albany Library, 1247 Marin Avenue, Albany, 7:00 (510/526-3720, www.aclibrary.org)
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• Holloway Poetry Reading Series presents Tony Lopez, the series celebrates contemporary Irish, Scottish, and English poetry this fall, Maude Fife Room 315, Wheeler Hall, University of California campus, Berkeley, free, 6:30 (hollowayreadingseries.wordpress.com)
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NORTH:
• UUCSR/Unitarian Universalist Congregation Santa Rosa Writers meet for Thursday morning coffee and conversation, Whole Foods, Coddingtown, Santa Rosa, 10:00 a.m.-noon (GGdeB @ aol.com, uucsrwriters.blogspot.com)
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• Why There Are Words Literary Reading Series presents a reading, featured readers to be announced, Studio 333, 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, $5, 7:00-9:00 (415/331-8272, whytherearewords.com)
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SOUTH:
• San José Center for Literary Arts presents a reading by novelist, memoirist, and director Stephen Elliot, The Adderall Diaries, signing follows, MLK 225/229, San José State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, free, 7:00 (www.litart.org)
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EAST:
• Poetry reading by Susan Cohen, Throat Singing, and Stella Beratlis, open mic follows, hosted by Gillian Wegener, Barkin' Dog Grill, 940 11th Street, Modesto, 6:00 (wegenerspage @yahoo.com)
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14 NOVEMBER 2012 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Creative Writers Series presents short story writer Jan Ellison, and fiction writer Peter Orner, Love and Shame and Love, Wiegand Gallery, Notre Dame de Namur University campus, 1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont, parking in the NDNU main lot or in the Notre Dame High School lot, 7:30 (jberger @ndnu.edu)
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• Lyrics & Dirges third Wednesday monthly reading series presents poet G. S. Giscombe, Prairie Style, poet Colleen McKee, musician and novelist Chris Lebo Planas, poet Laura E. Davis, and Nicaraguan poet León Salvatierra, hosted and curated by Sharon Coleman, Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, free, 7:30 (510/649-1320, pegasusbookstore.com)
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• Journalist John Johnson, Jr. and rock critic Joel Selvin present Peppermint Twist: The Mob, the Music, and the Most Famous Dance Club of the '60s , Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, moesbooks.com)
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• Poetry reading by Robert Michael Shelby, open mic follows, 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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NORTH:
• Sunset Poetry by the Bay presents Karen Benke, Sister, jazz poet, playwright, performance and visual artist Charles Curtis Blackwell, and Jane Ormerod, Welcome to the Museum of Cattle, Studio 333 Art Gallery, 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, 7:00 (415/331-8272, poetnews @sonic.net)
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SOUTH:
• San José Center for Literary Arts presents a reading novelist, memoirist, and director Stephen Elliott, Happy Baby, signing follows, Mt. Pleasant High School, 1750 South White Road, San José, free, 3:00 (www.litart.org)
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• San José Center for Literary Arts presents a screening of Cherry, the feature film by novelist Stephen Elliott, Happy Baby, Sweeney 100, San José State University, One Washington Square, San José, free, 8:00 (www.litart.org)
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15 NOVEMBER 2012 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry Flash presents a reading by Aby Kaupang and Matthew Cooperman, wheelchair accessible, request ASL interpreters one week in advance from editor@poetryflash.org, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, moesbooks.com)
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• Storytelling Swap, share a traditional tale, fictional piece, or personal experience, or come to listen, hosted by Cathy Dana, 1601 Paru Street, Alameda, free, 7:00-9:00 (510/523-6957, www.frankbettecenter.org)
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• Holloway Poetry Reading Series presents Keston Sutherland and John Wilkinson, the series celebrates contemporary Irish, Scottish, and English poetry this fall, Maude Fife Room 315, Wheeler Hall, University of California campus, Berkeley, free, 6:30 (hollowayreadingseries.wordpress.com)
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• Berkeley Arts & Letters and Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore present Tamim Ansary reading and discussing Games Without Rules: The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan, Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, $12/$7 students, OLLI, and Hillside members in advance only, $15 at door, 7:30 (advance tickets online only: 800/838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com)
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NORTH:
• Marin Poetry Center presents Daniel Polikoff, In the Image of Orpheus: Rilke: A Soul History, on the psychological and literary grounding of Rilke's work, Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Street, at E, San Rafael, $5/$3 MPC members, 7:30 (www.marinpoetrycenter.org)
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• Writers Forum of Petaluma presents "My Long, Slippery, Uphill-Both-Ways Path to Publication," a writing workshop with novelist Seré Prince Halverson, The Underside of Joy, Petaluma Community Center, 320 No. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, $15 at door, 7:00-9:00 (www.thewritespot.us)
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• UUCSR/Unitarian Universalist Congregation Santa Rosa Writers meet for Thursday morning coffee and conversation, Whole Foods, Coddingtown, Santa Rosa, 10:00 a.m.-noon (GGdeB @ aol.com, uucsrwriters.blogspot.com)
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SOUTH:
• Over seventy-five authors pay tribute to bookstores that they love in My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop, contributor and award-winning writer Laurie R. King reads her essay from the collection, Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, 7:30 (831/423-0900, www.bookshopsantacruz.com)
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• Poetry Center San Jose presents featured reader Sally Ashton, Some Odd Afternoon, open mic follows, Willow Glen Library, 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, free, 7:00 (408/808-3045, www.willowglen.org)
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EAST:
• Poetry Night presents Joe Wenderoth, No Real Light, open mic with five-minute spots follows, hosted by Andy Jones and produced by Brad Henderson, John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First Street, Davis, 8:00 (530/756-4556, poetryindavis.com)
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• Sacramento Poetry Center presents an open mic, hosted by Mary Zeppa and Lawrence Dinkins, Central Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, free, noon (916/240-1897, www.sacramentopoetrycenter.com)
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16 NOVEMBER 2012 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Holloway Poetry Reading Series presents Colloquium on "Boundless Poetics," the fall series celebrates contemporary Irish, Scottish, and English poetry, Maude Fife Room 315, Wheeler Hall, University of California campus, Berkeley, free, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 (hollowayreadingseries.wordpress.com)
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• Red Hen Press presents a poetry reading in conjunction with the new exhibit, "I See Beauty in This Life: A Photographer Looks at 100 Years of Rural California," featuring Richard Silberg, The Horses: New and Selected, Robert Sward, New and Selected Poems, 1957-2011, Jack Foley, Visions & Affiliations, a timeline of poetry in California from 1940 to 2005, and Tess Taylor, The Forage House, forthcoming, California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, 7:00 (415/357-1848, www.redhen.com, www. californiahistoricalsociety.org)
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• Small Press Traffic presents iduna: an opera in one act, libretto by Kari Edwards, arranged and conducted by Tom Comitta, Artists' Television Access, 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, 5:00 (www.atasite.org)
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17 NOVEMBER 2012 — saturday

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18 NOVEMBER 2012 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Pacifica Poetry Festival presents a reading by Casey FitzSimons, Kathleen Nelson singing original songs self-accompanied by her keyboard, with readings by Pacifica poets Anna Boothe and David Hirzel, Sharp Park Library, 104 Hilton Way, Pacifica, free, 1:00 (650/557-9097)
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NORTH:
• The Northbay Poetry Slam presents spoken word open mic and featured reader BeSage, in a special celebration of her birthday, all ages, cash prizes, Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol, $5-$10 sliding scale, sign up 7:45, open mic 8:00, featured poet 8:30, slam 9:00 (www.facebook.com/pages/Northbay-Poetry-Slam/184788234870050)
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19 NOVEMBER 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Monday Night Flo presents an open mic for spoken word, singers, and comedians, twenty-one and up, Vice Ultra Lounge, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek, $5, sign up 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 featured poet and open mic, hosted by Jim Barnard, Nance Wogan, Odilia Galván Rodríguez, 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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• Poets! presents two featured poets, open mic follows, hosted by Jerry Ferraz, Bird & Beckett, 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/586-3733, www.birdbeckett.com)
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• Open mic follows featured reader to be announced, 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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NORTH:
• "Write-Ins" for National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo November, bash out a 50,000-word novel in thirty days, meet for support every Monday in November, Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, free, open to all, 6:00-8:00 (ggdeb @aol.com)
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20 NOVEMBER 2012 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Storytelling Swap, share a traditional tale, fictional piece, or personal experience, or come to listen, hosted by Cathy Dana, 1601 Paru Street, Alameda, free, 7:00-9:00 (510/523-6957, www.frankbettecenter.org)
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NORTH:
• The Marin Poetry Center presents its Annual Holiday Potluck and Read-Around, bring a poem of twenty-five lines maximum and a dish to share, 1408 Mission Street, at E, San Rafael, $5/$3 MPC members, 6:30 (www.marinpoetrycenter.org)
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• UUCSR/Unitarian Universalist Congregation Santa Rosa Writers meet for Thursday morning coffee and conversation, Whole Foods, Coddingtown, Santa Rosa, 10:00 a.m.-noon (GGdeB @ aol.com, uucsrwriters.blogspot.com)
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SOUTH:
• Poetry Center San Jose presents featured reader Nils Peterson, A Walk to the Center of Things, open mic follows, Willow Glen Library, 1157 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, free, 7:00 (408/808-3045, www.willowglen.org)
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EAST:
• Sacramento Poetry Center presents an open mic, hosted by Mary Zeppa and Lawrence Dinkins, Central Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, free, noon (916/240-1897, www.sacramentopoetrycenter.com)
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21 NOVEMBER 2012 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry reading by Joel Fallon, open mic follows, 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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22 NOVEMBER 2012 — thursday

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23 NOVEMBER 2012 — friday

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24 NOVEMBER 2012 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• The Black & Brown Social Club presents an open mic, all ages welcome, Compañeros del Barrio Preschool and Parent Support Project, 474 Valencia Street, San Francisco, free, 6:00-9:00 (415/431-9926, www.facebook.com/BlackBrownSocialClub)
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• Fourth Saturdays Poetry & Prose presents a featured reading, open mic, hosted by Jeanne Lupton, 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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NORTH:
• Juanita J. Martin, first Poet Laureate of the City of Fairfield, reads from her new poetry book, The Lighthouse Beckons, Copperfield's Books, 140 Kentucky Street, Petaluma, 1:30-3:30 (707/762-0563, copperfieldsbooks.com)
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25 NOVEMBER 2012 — sunday

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26 NOVEMBER 2012 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Monday Night Flo presents an open mic for spoken word, singers, and comedians, twenty-one and up, Vice Ultra Lounge, 1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek, $5, sign up 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 featured poet and open mic, 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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NORTH:
• "Write-Ins" for National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo November, bash out a 50,000-word novel in thirty days, meet for support every Monday in November, Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, free, open to all, 6:00-8:00 (ggdeb @aol.com)
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27 NOVEMBER 2012 — tuesday

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28 NOVEMBER 2012 — wednesday

CENTRAL:
• Great Books Discussion Group meets to discuss Wallace Stevens' poem Sunday Morning, facilitated by Rosalie Gonzales, Edith Stone Room, Albany Library, 1247 Marin Avenue, Albany, 1:30-2:30 (510/526-3720, rdavis @aclibrary.org)
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• PAWA/Phillippine American Writers and Artists present short story writer Lysley Tenorio reading from Monstress, moderated by Rashaan Alexis Meneses, book sales by Arkipelago Books, The Phillippine Consulate, 447 Sutter Street, San Francisco, 6:00 pawablog.wordpress.com
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• Poetry reading to be announced as a memorial for Jehannah, the former coordinator, open mic follows, 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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29 NOVEMBER 2012 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• Berkeley Arts & Letters and Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore present Andrew Solomon reading and discussing Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity, Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, $12/$7 students, OLLI, and Hillside members in advance only, $15 at door, 7:30 (advance tickets online only: 800/838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com)
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• Wild at Heart: Writer Barry Gifford is a special program featuring "Behind the Scenes: Barry Gifford on Screenwriting," with the writer in person discussing screenwriting and his movie scripts and films made from his books, Q&A with the audience, followed by the Bay Area premiere of The Phantom Father, based on a short story by Barry Gifford, Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, 7:00 (www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/calendar/month/11012012)
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• Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Kathleen Winter, Nostalgia for the Criminal Past, and Stegner fellow Hugh Martin, So, How Was the War? wheelchair accessible, request ASL interpreters one week in advance from editor@poetryflash.org, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (510/849-2087, moesbooks.com)
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NORTH:
• Writers Read presents poet Ricardo Stocker, plus 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) coloredhorse.com/WritingPoetry/PoetryEvents)
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• UUCSR/Unitarian Universalist Congregation Santa Rosa Writers meet for Thursday morning coffee and conversation, Whole Foods, Coddingtown, Santa Rosa, 10:00 a.m.-noon (GGdeB @ aol.com, uucsrwriters.blogspot.com)
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30 NOVEMBER 2012 — friday

CENTRAL:
• The Green Arcade presents a release party for Genine Lentine’s new book of poetry, Poses, featuring drawings by Richard Diebenkorn, with special guests artist, filmmaker and author Alix Lambert and poet Frances Richard, plus a Life Drawing session with Chester Arnold, you are welcome to join in and draw from the model, with a Collaborative Oracular Reading, a sneak peak of Farnoosh Fathi’s new book Great Guns, which uses Hafiz’s poetry as oracle or fortune poems, at the McRoskey Mattress factory, across the street from The Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street, San Francisco, $5 or free with purchase of the book, 7:00 (415/431-6800, www.thegreenarcade.com)
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• CANCELED: Fiction writer Ron Hansen reads from She Loves Me Not: New and Selected Stories, over two decades in the making, Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, 7:30 (www.mrsdalloways.com)
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