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Oakland’s “Beast Crawl” Lit Festival (2023)

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Saturday, July 22, 2023 - 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Latham Square | Downtown, Oakland, CA

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Oakland’s Premier Festival for Literary Arts & Performance

IT’S OFFICIAL: 2023 IS OUR BIGGEST YEAR EVER. That means you’ll get to see more lit like you want, discover more Oaktown clubs and hideaways, meet more people on the fly, and generally have a whole lot more fun. If you are not involved in one of the curated readings, we urge you to attend one of our THREE OPEN MICs because they are a hotbed of spontaneous creativity.

Beast Crawl is not a singular event, place or time. It is a confluence of writers, performing artists, musicians, and other like-minded souls, dreaming transformation into life on the streets, sidewalks, and community spaces of our beloved Oakland.

2023 Beast Crawl: Huge East Bay Literature Pub Crawl
Saturday, July 22, 2023 | 5-9 pm
Uptown Oakland
FREE

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS. SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2023

2 -5 PM, Special Event:
Book Launch for “Fresh Juice/ Jugo Fresco” by Robert Liu-Trujillo at 
Chapter 510/ Dept. of Make Believe

LEG 1 4pm-5pm
1428 Poets – Awaken Cafe
Afro Surreal Writers – Cape and Cowl Comics
California Writers Club – Make Westing
Milvia Street – Bookmark Bookstore
Oakland Youth Poet Laureate – Dusk Coffee
Poetry Flash – Annapurna Restaurant and Bar
Starting Points – Feelmore Adult
The Throwback Special – Binny’s
To Live and Write – Punchdown Wine Bar
Vinograd Open Mic – Oakland Photo Workshop

LEG 2 5:30pm-6:30pm
#we/Queer Perspectives – Awaken Cafe
California Poets in the Schools – Oakland Photo Workshop
Chapter 510 and Friends/ Magical Professors  Chapter 510/ Dept. of Make Believe
Lyrics and Dirges – The Hatch
Colossus Press – Bookmark Bookstore
Lower Grand Radio – Tamarack Oakland
Kearny Street Workshop – First Edition
El Martillo Press – Make Westing
Music – Dusk Coffee
Naked Bulb – Graffiti Pizza
Pochino Press – Oaklandish
Reginald Lockett Open Mic – Night Heron
SF Creative Writing Institute – Annapurna Restaurant and Bar

Synchronized Chaos – Feelmore Social Club

LEG 3 7pm-8pm
All Gender Reading Group – Feelmore Social Club
Black Freighter Press – First Edition (Patio)
Black Lawrence Press – Chapter 510/ Dept. of Make Believe
Collapse Press – Oaklandish
Happy Endings – Night Heron
J de Salvo Open Mic – Dusk Coffee
Moondrop Productions – First Edition (Balcony)
La Palabra Musical – Graffiti Pizza
Paper Press Books & Co. – Make Westing
Rich Oak/ Make Gold – Tamarack Oakland
Speaking Axolotl – The Hatch

LEG 4 8:30-10:30 Afterparty @First Edition

VENUES:
Annapurna Restaurant and Bar
Awaken Cafe
Binny’s
Bookmark Bookstore
Cape and Cowl Comics
Chapter 510/ Dept. of Make Believe
Dusk Coffee
Feelmore Adult
Feelmore Social Club
First Edition
Graffiti Pizza
The Hatch
Make Westing
Night Heron
Oakland Photo Workshop
Oaklandish
Punchdown Wine Bar
Tamarack Oakland

 

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Cost: FREE
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, East Bay, Fairs & Festivals, In Person, Literature, Theater & Performance
Venue: Latham Square
Address: Downtown, Oakland, CA