Wednesday 7/1: Want to introduce some kids to the literary reading scene? Young fans will enjoy hearing Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman read from their Young Adult graphic novels at Green Apple Books on the Park. Free, 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park.
Also for young readers: Books, Inc. presents “Not Your Mother’s Book Club,” featuring Tommy Wallach reading from his debut novel, We All Looked Up (a New York Times Bestseller), and performing original music as well. Free, 7 p.m., Books, Inc. at the Opera Plaza.
Thursday 7/2: Quiet Lightning collaborates with Art Span and Modern Eden Gallery to present a show on the theme “Superhero,” curated by Carolyn Cooke, chair of the interdisciplinary MFA programs at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Featured readers: Randall Babtkis, Jason Magabo Perez, Brynn Saito, Ahmunet Jessica Jordon, Jay Santa Cruz. Free, 6 p.m., Modern Eden Gallery.
Jack Hirschman hosts Thursdays at Readers Poetry Series, featuring David Meltzer and Sharon Doubiago. Free, 6:30 p.m., Readers Bookstore.
Friday 7/3: Nomadic Press presents the witty and erudite Peter Bullen, who seems to be everywhere these days, along with Ancient Baby, Chris Peck‘s newest musical endeavor. Free (donations kindly requested), 7 p.m., Nomadic Press.
Sunday 7/5: Poetry Unbound, the popular Berkeley series founded and hosted by Clive Matson and Richard Loranger, features Andy Clausen and Pamela Twining. Also, Pagan Neil and Alan Shearer will perform as BeachHead, featuring words and violin. Open mic to follow. $5-10 suggested donation, 5:00 p.m., Art House Gallery & Culture Center.
Tuesday 7/7: Rebecca Makkai in conversation with Ann Packer at Mrs. Dalloway’s. Free, 7:30 p.m., Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore.
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For this week’s theatrical recomendation, we suggest Shakespeare’s production of Cymbeline at the beautiful Forest Meadows Amphitheatre on the campus of Dominican University in San Rafael. Less produced than many of Shakespeare’s more popular works, Cymbeline is a puzzling play that critic Harold Bloom has suggested might even be considered a Shakespearean self-parody. Be that as it may, in the capable hands of director Robert Currier this will undoubtedly be a pleasant night out. And Cymbeline features, perhaps, Shakespeare’s finest lyric poem, the amazing funeral song that begins, “Fear no more the heat o’ the sun….” You can’t beat it. For details, click here.
