Literature
Wednesday, November 20
Matty Matheson
Canadian chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author Matty Matheson is best-known as Neil Fak on the FX series The Bear. He also serves as the show’s culinary advisor and a producer. His eleven restaurants, incorporated under the umbrella of Our House Hospitality, include Prime Seafood Palace, Rizzo’s House of ...
Friday, November 22
KALW’s “Crosscurrents Live” w/ Free Pizz (SF)
Join the Crosscurrents family for a live joyful evening featuring Bay Area voices. Hana Baba hosts a night of storytelling, poetry, dance and music to uplift and inspire.
Experience your favorite Crosscurrents features, live and in person, including Sights & Sounds with Jenee Darden and poet ...
Sunday, December 1
Bazaar Writers Salon
Bazaar Writers Salon is a fun and social literary reading series presenting the very best writing from the Bay Area and beyond in the intimate environment of Bazaar Cafe in San Francisco. The December reading features the fiction and poetry of Navy Encinias, Nancy Miller ...
Saturday, December 7
The Last Supper Party: Poetry and Music Series (SF)
Join us for the next installment of The Last Supper Party, featuring performances by Lewis Jordan, Giovanna Lomanto, and Lisa Graciano, curated by Kimi Sugioka at Temo’s Cafe!
About The Last Supper Party Series
Inspired by Fe Bongolan’s painting, this monthly series showcases diverse artists addressing social ...
Thursday, December 12
Performance: Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck invites Wanda Sabir, Karla Brundage and Sara Biel to read at SFPL’s monthly poetry reading. The Main Library’s Poem Jam poetry reading series usually takes place on the second Thursday of each month.
Saturday, December 14
Fairy Winterland at Oakland Children’s Fairyland (Dec.14-30)
Experience the magic of the holiday season at Fairy Winterland—a daytime wonderland for families! Picture your child’s face lighting up as they meet Black Santa, whisper their wishes, and drop their letter into a magical mailbox. Savor the magic, capture the moment, and then step ...
Friday, May 2
Ross Gay
The writer Ross Gay has become synonymous with joy. In his essays and poetry, Gay asks his readers to find delight and gratitude in the most difficult of circumstances and, in the process, he brings his overflowing kindness and relentless eye for details to community gardens, the ...
