Wednesday 8/26: Did you think Petaluma was nothing but cheese and agriculture? Well, they Get Lit in Petaluma, too! I mean, of course, that this rural haven in North Marin is the home of the Get Lit reading series, tonight featuring Deneene Bell, Shirin Yim Bridges, and Jenna Loceff. Free, 7 p.m., Corkscrew Wine Bar.
Friday 8/28: Nepantia: A Journal Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color celebrates the release of Issue Two, with co-sponsor ZZZYVA. featuring Jewelle Gomez, Yosimar Reyes, Arisa White, and Marvin K. White. Free, 7 p.m., Berkeley City College, 2050 Center Street, Berkeley.
Saturday 8/29: Saturday Night Special, an Oakland favorite, presents features Amos White and Indiana Pehlivanova plus its notorious open mic (20 slots; strict 3 minute limit; signups begin at 7 p.m.). Tonight’s theme is “Hunger.” Free (1-drink minimum required by the bar), 7 p.m., Nick’s Lounge.
If you’re going to have a poetry reading near San Francisco to celebrate the full moon, how could you name it anything but “Howl?” Nomadic Press brings us, “Howl, the Full Moon Reading II.” Featuring Rohan Da Costa, Claudette Moonsong Davis, Yume Kim, Jesse Prado, Jezebel Delilah X, and Cassandra Dallett. Free, 8:30 p.m., Lake Merritt Amphitheater.
Tuesday 9/1: Summer’s almost over! Have you biked the Bay Bridge yet (one of the BEST things to do in San Francisco)? This would be a good evening to bike over the bridge and on into Corte Madera to the Book Passage to hear Jonathan Franzen in conversation with Tom Barbash to introduce his new novel, Purity. Go early. This one just might draw a crowd. Free, 7 p.m., Book Passage Corte Madera.
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This week’s theatre recommendation is Multi Ethnic Theater’s revival of August Wilson’s Two Trains Running at The Gough Street Playhouse. The current production of this large play (running time is 3+ hours) has received mixed reviews, ranging from tepid to extremely enthusiastic. It is recommended because the Multi Ethnic Theater and its director Lewis Campbell are artists of distinction, and any August Wilson revival is worthy of note. Click here to read a profile of Mr. Campbell by longtime San Francisco Chronicle theatre critic Robert Hurwitt. Click here for further information.
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Evan Karp presents video of this week’s featured local author, Julia Halprin Jackson. Click here to read an interview.
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