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Tuesday, June 9

“The Land and Its People: Essays” Book Talk (Corte Madera)
Tuesday, June 9 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: $35*
*Signing Line Only
| Book Passage (Corte Madera)
"The Land and Its People: Essays" Book Talk (Corte Madera)
Join us at Book Passage for an unforgettable and lively author event celebrating beloved humorist David Sedaris and his new book, The Land and Its People: Essays. In this new collection, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays ...
Author Talk: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr. (Mill Valley)
Tuesday, June 9 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Mill Valley Public Library
Author Talk: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr. (Mill Valley)
From a preeminent King scholar, the origin story of the man, minister, and civil rights hero who would lead the nation and change the world. The Library is excited to welcome the director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University, ...

Wednesday, June 10

Free Ben Rhodes Book Talk: “All We Say” (Corte Madera)
Wednesday, June 10 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Book Passage (Corte Madera)
Free Ben Rhodes Book Talk: “All We Say” (Corte Madera)
In All We Say, through riveting and beautifully rendered accounts of the people, movements, and moments that produced these speeches, Ben Rhodes traces the history of our battle over identity. The result is a singular and revealing portrait of America itself: a nation divided between two stories—one of ...

Thursday, June 11

Performance: Kim Shuck’s Poem (SF Main Library)
Thursday, June 11 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:15 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Public Library, Main Library, Latino Room (lower level)
Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem (SF Main Library)
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck and special guests present at SFPL’s Monthly poetry reading. Kim Shuck was San Francisco’s seventh Poet Laureate. Her poetry draws on her multiethnic background which includes Polish and Cherokee heritage, and her experiences as a lifelong resident of San ...
Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library
Thursday, June 11 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library

Join San Francisco Main Public Library with talented poets for a poetry jam. The Main Library’s monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series, moderated by Kim Shuck, takes place on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Main Library. Thursday Night Poem Jam Every 2nd Thursday | ...Monthly

Saturday, June 13

Free Pride Variety Show: Comedy, Music (SF)
Saturday, June 13 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*$30 Suggested Donation
| San Francisco Musical Arts Social Space
Free Pride Variety Show: Comedy, Music (SF)
Kick off Pride Month with a night that celebrates bold voices, big laughs, and unforgettable performances. Lit, Laugh, Lyric: Pride Edition brings together LGBTQIA+ writers, comedians, and musicians for an electrifying variety show where storytelling, stand-up, and live music collide. Expect moments that make you laugh out ...
Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF
Saturday, June 13 – 8:30 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE | EXIT Theatre
Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF

Every second Saturday of the month, EXIT Theatre invites writers, actors, directors, theater creators and theater audiences alike to a free evening of quick script-making and flash-fried performance. Join in for: 8:30 pm: Mixer 9 pm: Writing sprint where writers have 30 minutes to generate original monologues based ...Monthly

Thursday, July 9

Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library
Thursday, July 9 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library

Join San Francisco Main Public Library with talented poets for a poetry jam. The Main Library’s monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series, moderated by Kim Shuck, takes place on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Main Library. Thursday Night Poem Jam Every 2nd Thursday | ...Monthly

Saturday, July 11

Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF
Saturday, July 11 – 8:30 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE | EXIT Theatre
Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF

Every second Saturday of the month, EXIT Theatre invites writers, actors, directors, theater creators and theater audiences alike to a free evening of quick script-making and flash-fried performance. Join in for: 8:30 pm: Mixer 9 pm: Writing sprint where writers have 30 minutes to generate original monologues based ...Monthly

Saturday, August 8

Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF
Saturday, August 8 – 8:30 pm - Ends at 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE | EXIT Theatre
Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF

Every second Saturday of the month, EXIT Theatre invites writers, actors, directors, theater creators and theater audiences alike to a free evening of quick script-making and flash-fried performance. Join in for: 8:30 pm: Mixer 9 pm: Writing sprint where writers have 30 minutes to generate original monologues based ...Monthly

Thursday, August 13

Thursday Night Poem Jam | SF Main Library
Thursday, August 13 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library

Join San Francisco Main Public Library with talented poets for a poetry jam. The Main Library’s monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series, moderated by Kim Shuck, takes place on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Main Library. Thursday Night Poem Jam Every 2nd Thursday | ...Monthly