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Free “Lift Every Voice” Litquake 2026 Festival Finale (Oakland)

Friday, October 23, 2026 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*No RSVP required, but appreciated
First Presbyterian Church (Oakland) | Broadway & 27th Street, Oakland, CA
East Bay

Event Details

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Litquake

Coming to us from Chicago, Phillip B. Williams brings us his newest collection Lift Every Voice, a staggering tribute to personal and collective evolutions, a vital chorus that answers only to God, community, and the empowered self. What better way to ground us on the penultimate night of Litquake 2026? Litquake invites you in alongside poets Fatimah Asghar, Stephanie Horvath, D.A. Powell, D.M. Spratley, and Phillip B. Williams to bear witness to the beauty and resiliency of our words and community. Hosted by Litquake’s Artistic Director Graham Todd. Doors at 6:30pm.

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Cost: FREE*
*No RSVP required, but appreciated
Categories: **Annual Event**, Community, Fairs & Festivals, In Person, Literature
Address: Broadway & 27th Street, Oakland, CA

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