Sun., January 26, 2025, 1pmSan Mateo Main Library Oak Room, 55 W 3rd Ave., San Mateo, CA 94402 The Asian American Curriculum Project co-hosts their 7th poetry event. In the coming years, when communities may become even more divided and fearful of one another, it may be more important than ever that we make efforts […]
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Wednesday, January 8, 20255:30 PM – 9:00 PMGrant Avenue (between Sacramento & Jackson, Ross Alley & Commercial Street)FREE and open to the public San Francisco, the oldest Chinatown in the United States, celebrates with an evening of food, culture, and community at the Chinatown Night Market & Community Festival, held in honor of Daniel Lurie’s […]
Originally Broadcast Monday, January 6, 2025, 6pm, Live on KALW Public Media / 91.7 FM Bay Area Meet new Berkeley Mayor Adina Ishii, Sophia Bollag on new laws Californians must follow now. Meet San Francisco’s new poet laureate Genny Lim. Hosts: Ethan Elkind, Chris NooneyProducers: Chris Nooney, Wendy Holcombe
In Your Ear, hosted by Art Sato KPFA-FM (94.1)Saturday, December 21, 20244:00 -5:00 pm PST Jazz & Afro-Caribbean music with Genny Lim(San Francisco Poet Laureate) Rafael Jesús González(Berkeley Poet Laureate Emeritus) Devorah Major(San Francisco Poet Laureate Emeritus) poems on the genocide in Gaza-Palestineby Israel and the United States(English, español) listen live & on archives (December 21, 2024) […]
Passing Through: An Evening of Poetry and Music Inspired by, Loved by, and Left Behind by Leonard CohenNovember 8, 2024, 7:30PMSwedish American Hall A November celebration of the words, music, and spirit of Leonard Cohen in San Francisco. Hosted by San Francisco’s Conspiracy of Beards, a choir of men that sing the songs of Leonard […]
Friday, November 1, 2024, 6 to 9pmRitz-Carlton, 600 Stockton StreetSan Francisco, CA On Friday, November 1, 2024, over 300 guests gathered at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco to honor four alumni (Stephen Gillett, Genny Lim, Evan Kidera and Patrick Makuakāne) for their outstanding achievements. President Lynn Mahoney and Ben Fong-Torres (’66) served as hosts as the […]
Join us—Stand up for the Earth! October 5, 2024, Noon to 4:30pm, Civic Center Park, Berkeley, CA – FREE! Celebrate Writers, Nature & Community Saturday, October 5, 2024, 10:00 a.m., freeStrawberry Creek Walk: Poetry, talk, and an easy walk along beautiful Strawberry Creek through UC Berkeley and its underground path across downtown Berkeley to the […]
Sunday, November 17, 2024, 4:00 pm A Sunday afternoon reading featuring eight poets: Genny Lim, current San Francisco Poet Laureate, Giovanna Lomanto Kim Shuck, 7th San Francisco Poet Laureate David Gorin, Winner of the 2023 Emily Dickinson Award Deborah Bachels Schmidt NSAA (Lawrence Dinkins, Jr) Rebecca Lee Whiting Bob Stanley, Sacramento Poet Laureate, 2009-2012 With […]
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Why The Caged Bird Sings
San Francisco Public Library’s 19th One City One Book: San Francisco Reads selection, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. This One City One Book title was chosen with the unveiling of the new monument honoring Dr. Angelou, Portrait of a Phenomenal Woman by Lava Thomas, on the front steps of the […]
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Haiti Solidarity @ La Peña
A Concert and Fundraiser October 6, 2024, 6pm La Peña, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley Join us for an evening of beautiful music and cultural performances as we raise funds for the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. Today, the situation in Haiti could not be more dire. Government backed paramilitary groups continue to terrorize opposition neighborhoods. Six […]