Wednesday 9/23: Donna de la Perrière, Maria Garcia Teutsch, and Joanna Fuhrman read in Berkeley. Free, 7:30 p.m., Moe’s Books.
Terry McCarthy is tonight’s featured reader at Poetry Express, Berkeley’s only poetry reading in an Indian restaurant. Includes an open mic portion. And, coincidentally, we’re told by folks who should know that Himalayan Flavors offers some of the finest, most authentic Indian food in the East Bay. Curry up for poetry! Free, 7 p.m., Himalayan Flavors.
Thursday 9/24: The Poetry Center at San Francisco State University presents a reading and conversation with David Meltzer. This is an excellent opportunity to visit one of the Bay area’s most important poetry institutions. If you are interested in the Bay area literary scene, you must get hip to all that goes on at SFSU. Free, 4:30 p.m., The Poetry Center at San Francisco State University.
Friday 9/25: The Writers Series at California College of the Arts presents Antonio Ruiz-Camacho. Free, 4:30 p.m., CCA.
Kevin Killian has organized a release party for David Buuck for his new book, Site Cite City: Selected Prose Works 1999-2012. Free, 7 p.m., Alley Cat Books.
Saturday 9/26: Saturday Night Special features Siamak Vossoughi and Terry Taplin plus twenty open mic slots (three minutes) on the theme of “Hidden.” Hosted by Hollie Hardy and Thomas Moniz. Free (one drink minimum), 7 p.m., Nick’s Lounge.
This weekend, San Francisco celebrates the Folsom Street Fair, the world’s largest leather fetish festival. In recognition, Books, Inc. in the Castro will host Radicals: A Folsom Eve Reading, featuring Jack Fritscher (Drummer Magazine), Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy (The Ethical Slut, Radical Ecstacy), Mike Miksche (Paris Demands), Olivia Summersweet (Big Book of Domination), Madison Young (Daddy), and Avery Cassell (Best Lesbian Erotica 2015). Bring your out-of-town guests! Free, 7 p.m., Books, Inc. (Castro).
Sunday 9/27: Need an excuse to spend a Sunday in Santa Cruz? Lauren Groff (Fates and Furies) will be reading at Bookshop Santa Cruz. Free, 7 p.m., Bookshop Santa Cruz.
Monday 9/28: Bay Area Generations, which alternates venues between San Francisco and the East Bay, brings its monthly intergenerational reading series to Hotel Rex in Union Square. Intergenerational pairs of readers TBA. Full bar and restaurant. $7 ($10 with souvenir chapbook), Hotel Rex.
Tuesday 9/29: The Contemporary Writers Series at Mills College presents novelist Debra Busman (like a woman) and graphic novelist MariNaomi (Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume). Free, 5:30 p.m., Mills College (Mills Hall Living Room).
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This week’s very enthusiastic theatre recommendation is for Sweeney Todd presented by San Francisco Opera. In particular, Stephanie Blythe’s performance as Mrs. Lovett is as fine a stage performance as you are ever likely to see. On Broadway, it would surely garner a Tony nomination, at the very least. Recognized as one of the leading opera singers of her generation, mezzo-soprano Blythe sings Sondheim’s complex score with exquisite grace and precision, revealing nuances previously unsuspected. Her acting, too, is of the highest quality. Her Mrs. Lovett is a complex, sensuous, thrilling, profoundly human comedic creation, never a caricature. Do you get the idea that we liked this show? That’s right, we did. For further information click here.
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Evan Karp presents video of this week’s featured local author Joshua Clover. Click here to read an interview.
And here’s video from a past SF Notable, Garrett Murphy reading for Bay Area Generations at Beast Crawl 2015.
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