Lunchtime Author Talk with Dave Eggers | Ferry Plaza
Tuesday, October 5 – 12:30 pm |
Cost: FREE
Dave Eggers comes to Book Passage at the Ferry Building to talk about his book Zeitoun as part of the One City One Book annual citywide literary event.
When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Abdulrahman Zeitoun, a prosperous Syrian-American and father of four, chose to stay ...
Music & History: New Orleans & the Rise of Jazz | SF Main Library
Tuesday, October 5 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE
Though the tragic evolution of slavery, emancipation, Jim Crow and the Great Migration, African and Caribbean music changed the sights and sounds of New Orleans. Melding in unexpected ways with European musical traditions thriving in the city, improvised music was born.
Using classic audio, unique ...
