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Spring Fever! Tonight!
We’re teaming up with KQED Pop and Do415 to present Spring Fever: A Night of Literature, Live Radio, Comedy and Music!
Join us at for a feverous night at San Francisco’s Verdi Club on Friday, April 19th, 7pm. Free with RSVP!
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KQED Pop, Do415 and The Rumpus Proudly Present:
Spring Fever: A Night of Literature, Live Radio, Comedy and Music
The Verdi Club (2424 Mariposa Street, San Francisco). Friday, April 19th, 7pm. Free with RSVP!
Featuring comedian Sean Keene, literary super-team Wendy MacNaughton and Caroline Paul, KQED Science reporter Lauren Sommer, Amy Standen of KQED’s Quest and New York Times contributor Chris Colin.
...moreMcSweeney’s & The Rumpus Rock AWP
McSweeney’s & The Rumpus Proudly Present:
A Night of Readings and Music at 826 Boston!
Click Here to Purchase Tickets!
Friday, March 8th, 7pm at 826 Boston (3035 Washington St. Roxbury, MA 02119)
Tickets are $5. All proceeds will be donated to 826 Boston!
...moreHappy Baby in Los Angeles (Tonight!)
A Kickstarter party for Happy Baby, the first feature film from The Rumpus!
December 7th, at Fix Coffee, 2100 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026. Doors at 7pm. Show at 7:30pm.
To purchase advance tickets just make a contribution to the Happy Baby movie Kickstarter campaign.
...moreThe Literary Community Presents: Let’s Make a Movie!
Co-sponsored by The Millions, HTMLGIANT, Bomb Magazine, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Gigantic, and The New Inquiry.
Tonight! November 29th, 8pm at Public Assembly (70 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY)
A Kickstarter party for Happy Baby, the first feature film from The Rumpus! Sliding scale.
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“HAPPY BABY IN LOS ANGELES”
A Kickstarter party for Happy Baby, the first feature film from The Rumpus!
December 7th, 7pm at Fix Coffee, 2100 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026.
Doors at 7pm.
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Co-sponsored by The Millions, HTMLGIANT, Bomb Magazine, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Gigantic, and The New Inquiry.

November 29th, 8pm at Public Assembly, 70 North 6th Street Brooklyn NY 11211
A Kickstarter party for Happy Baby, the first feature film from The Rumpus!
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LET’S MAKE A MOVIE!
What do porn stars, punk rock self-help gurus, musical legends, comedy, literature, yo-yos, and the movie Argo have in common?
...moreLit Crawl: “On Hands and Knees”
If you’re in the Bay Area, join us tomorrow for the Rumpus Lit Crawl event, “On Hands and Knees.”
Saturday, Oct 13th, 8:30 – 9:30 pm, The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco.
With readings from Gina Frangello, Lorelei Lee, Rob Roberge, and Emily Rapp!
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“On Hands and Knees”
Lit Crawl Phase 3: Saturday, Oct 13th, 8:30 – 9:30 pm, The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco.
With readings from Gina Frangello, Lorelei Lee, Rob Roberge, and Emily Rapp!
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We’re coming for you, NYC. Join us tonight, September 10th at Public Assembly’s Front Room, 7:00 pm for “The Rumpus Loves New York!” Get tickets in advance here.
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The Rumpus and Flavorpill Proudly Present:
“The Rumpus Loves New York!”
Click Here to Purchase Tickets!
Monday, Sep 10th at Public Assembly’s Front Room, 7:00 pm. $5 in advance, $10 at the door / 21+.
With readings from Sam Lipsyte, Amber Tamblyn, Andrew McCarthy, and Colson Whitehead!
...moreThe Rumpus Release Party for Dear Sugar’s Tiny Beautiful Things
The Rumpus Release Party for Dear Sugar’s Tiny Beautiful Things has sold out!
For those of you who have a ticket, we’re excited to see you this evening. For the rest of you, we hope you can make it to the next Rumpus event.
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The Rumpus Release Party for Dear Sugar’s Tiny Beautiful Things is fast approaching! Join us Friday, July 27th at The Verdi Club (2424 Mariposa Street), 6:30pm.
Featuring readings from Elissa Bassist, Yuvi Zalkow, and the woman of the evening, Cheryl Strayed/Dear Sugar!
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“The Rumpus Release Party for Dear Sugar’s Tiny Beautiful Things”
Click Here to Purchase Tickets!
Friday, July 27th at The Verdi Club (2424 Mariposa Street), 6:30pm.
With readings from Elissa Bassist, Yuvi Zalkow, and the woman of the evening, Cheryl Strayed/Dear Sugar!
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We’re very excited for our next Rumpus event, “Letters In The Mail: A Celebration of Written Correspondence.” Join us on Monday, June 4th at The Verdi Club (2424 Mariposa Street), 6:30pm.
Featuring readings from Lorelei Lee, Ariana Reines, D.A.
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“Letters In The Mail: A Celebration of Written Correspondence”
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Monday, June 4th at The Verdi Club (2424 Mariposa Street), 6:30pm.
With readings from Lorelei Lee, Ariana Reines, D.A. Powell, and artist MariNaomi!
...more“The Final Make-Out” (Tonight!)
The March Monthly Rumpus will be our last event at The Make-Out Room. Come out and help us give them a rocking farewell on March 12th, 7pm, at 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco.
Featuring authors Alvin Orloff, Stacy Bierlein, and Mark Sundeen!
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“The Final Make-Out”
March 12th, 7pm, The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco.
Featuring authors Alvin Orloff, Stacy Bierlein, and Mark Sundeen!
Comedy by Miles K!
Music by Charles Sommer!
Plus a special performance by Hot Guys and Baby Animals!
...moreThe Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago! (Tomorrow!)
We are excited to to present an AWP offsite spectacular/fundraiser: The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago.
Featuring readings by Cheryl Strayed (yes indeed, Sugar will be in the house!), Peter Orner, Sommer Browning, Brian Spears and Stephen Elliott!
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We are excited to to present an AWP offsite spectacular/fundraiser: The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago.
Featuring readings by Nick Flynn, Cheryl Strayed (yes indeed, Sugar will be in the house!), Peter Orner, Sommer Browning, Brian Spears and Stephen Elliott!
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We are excited to to present an AWP offsite spectacular: The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago.
Featuring readings by Nick Flynn, Cheryl Strayed (yes indeed, Sugar will be in the house!), Peter Orner, Sommer Browning, Brian Spears and Stephen Elliott!
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The Rumpus and Housing Works Proudly Present:
Letters In The Mail. A Celebration of Printed Correspondence.
Featuring Stephen Elliott, Jonathan Ames, Emily Gould, Tao Lin, Marie Calloway, Michelle Orange and Ariana Reines! With music by Alina Simone!
Wednesday, February 22 at 7:00pm at the Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street, New York, NY.
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The Rumpus and Housing Works Proudly Present:
Letters In The Mail. A Celebration of Printed Correspondence.
Featuring Stephen Elliott, Jonathan Ames, Emily Gould, Tao Lin, Marie Calloway, Michelle Orange and Ariana Reines! With music by Alina Simone!
Wednesday, February 22 at 7:00pm at the Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street, New York, NY.
...moreA Celebration of Printed Correspondence
The Rumpus and Housing Works Proudly Present:
Letters In The Mail. A Celebration of Printed Correspondence.
Featuring Stephen Elliott, Jonathan Ames, Emily Gould, Tao Lin, Marie Calloway, Michelle Orange and Ariana Reines! With music by Alina Simone!
Wednesday, February 22 at 7:00pm at the Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street, New York, NY.
...moreSugar’s Coming Out Party!
The big day approaches. Sugar’s Coming Out Party is on Tuesday, February 14th (Valentine’s Day) at The Verdi Club in San Francisco (2424 Mariposa Street), 7pm.
Come out to meet Sugar live and in person as he/she reveals his/her secret identity!
...moreFebruary’s Rumpus Book Club Pick
February’s Rumpus Book Club selection is A Very Minor Prophet by James Bernard Frost. Warm up with this excerpt from Hawthorne Books, and if you’re not yet on-board, consider joining the Book Club to get an early look at the full novel.
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Sugar’s Coming Out Party at The Verdi Club in San Francisco!
Tuesday, February 14th (Valentine’s Day) at The Verdi Club (2424 Mariposa Street), 7pm.
Come out to meet Sugar live and in person as he/she reveals his/her secret identity!
Music by Pocket Full of Rye and The Yellow Dress.
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