Literature
Tuesday, February 7
Come to Heartfelt on 436 Cortland Avenue on February 7th at 6pm for a talk about food with Sam Mogannam of Bi-Rite Market.
They will be serving snacks and tea. After Mogannam’s talk he will also sign copies of his new book, “Eat Good Food.”
Left in the Dark: Portraits of San Francisco Movie Theatres celebrates twentieth century movie theatres and moviegoing through lush full-color fine art photographs and personal essays that offer both scholarly and literary appeal.
Julie Lindow, editor of Left in the Dark, will introduce the book. Authors Katherine Petrin …
On Tuesday, February 7th, Green Apple will host author Lysley Tenorio for a reading from his new short story collection, Monstress.
Monstress centers around the contradictions and complexitites of the Filipino-American experience and the universal human search for belonging in the underbelly of the American Dream. …
Two quintessential literary journals join up for a special evening of readings with Zyzzyva’s Laura Cogan & Oscar Villalon -and- Granta’s John Freeman.
Readings by Daniel Alarcon, Herb Gold, and Dean Rader.
Thursday, February 9
Written over the course of two decades, The Book of a Thousand Eyes was begun as an homage to Scheherazade, the heroine of The Arabian Nights who, through her nightly tale-telling, saved her culture and her own life by teaching a powerful and murderous ruler …
Friday, February 10
Don’t have a date for Valentine’s Day? Hit the books and turn that all around with this special Violet Blue Valentines Book Bundle.
Win a copy of both the following books:
Total Flirt: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques Every Girl Needs to Get the Guy. Even if you …
Saturday, February 11
Robert Berman\E6 Gallery presents the original drawings and unique multiples of Dwayne Booth aka Mr. Fish – political cartoonist and author of Go Fish (how to win contempt and influence people).
In addition to his weekly cartoon for Harper’s and daily contributions to Truthdig, Mr. Fish …
Monday, February 13
Local artist Stephen Kovacic put together The Poor Bastard’s SF Almanac, a scrappy DIY 108 page local 2012 daily organizer with art on every page, a great listing of free weekly, monthly and annual events in SF, plus local history, insider guides to SF (like how …
Thursday, February 16
At the Asian Art Museum’s “Matcha” the museum stays open late and you can create your own art, embark on gallery tours, see the latest special exhibition, sit in on a talk, mingle with friends over cocktails, groove to the DJ and more.
February 16 Matcha …
Saturday, February 18
This contest challenges you to throw down your best cupcakes, of any flavor.
The rules are simple: Bake as many cupcakes as you can (either minis or regular size cut into smaller slices so as many judges can try them as possible). Bring them over between …
