Wednesday 10/21: Eileen Myles (who we once dubbed a “Poetry Rock Star”) will read tonight from her collection, I Must Be Living Twice: New and Selected Poems 1975-2014 . Free, 7 p.m., City Lights.
And around the corner at The Beat Museum, you can encounter no fewer than a dozen poets at Love Potions & Illuminations. The Beat Museum does nothing by halves! The distinguished lineup includes Bill Berkson, Neeli Cherkovski, A. D. Winans, Al Young (former California Poet Laureate), Cara Vida, Steven Gray, Sarah Page, Mòng-Lan, Dave Brinks, Andrea McNaughton, and A. Razor. It’s practically a Beat convention. Free, 7 p.m., The Beat Museum.
Thursday 10/22: Poetry Flash presents Marsha de la O and Lisa Erin Robertson. Free, 7:30 p.m., Moe’s Books.
If you can’t wait till evening, the Poetry Center at CFSU presents a late afternoon reading with Tonya M. Foster and David Buuck. Free, 4:30 p.m., The Poetry Center.
Friday 10/23: The Writers Series continues at the California College of the Arts with Dodie Bellamy and Gloria Frym. Free, 4:30 p.m., CCA.
Co-Editors Cheena Marie Lo and Marcus Lund will host a celebration for the inaugural issue of HOLD: a journal. Their announcement does not include a list of readers for the event, but the issue is publishing an impressive roster of writers, so we can expect to be pleasantly surprised. Free, 7 p.m., E. M. Wolfman.
Saturday 10/24: Did you know that this week is the 164th anniversary of the publication of Melville’s Moby Dick? If you have ever been seduced by Melville’s vision of the watery part of the world, you might want to stop by San Francisco’s first marathon reading of American fiction’s greatest masterpiece, sponsored by Green Apple Books. Free, 12 p.m. (through 12 p.m. Sunday), The Firehouse in Fort Mason Center.
Sunday 10/25: A new reading series curated by Frances Stroh launches tonight: Stranger Than Fiction. Readers: Joshua Mohr, Janis Cooke Newman, Ethel Rohan, Jason Bayani, Alan Black, and Carolyn Terry. Free, 3 p.m., Edinburgh Castle Pub.
Monday 10/26: Parents, you might not want to miss the opportunity to meet Adam Mansbach, author of Go The F**ck To Sleep. He will be in conversation with Ivan Sršen, as they present Zagreb Noir, original noir stories by Croatian writers from Akashic Books. Free, 7:30 p.m., The Booksmith.
Tuesday 10/27: SPD invites you to a party! “Season of the Witch,” features “an array of witchy wonders,” including music by Stella Peach, a panel on “Magic In Contemporary Writing,” Tarot readings, rituals, and demonstrations by a variety of magical practitioners, and special guest CA Conrad. This sounds like enchantment, for sure. And, to add to the wonder of it all, they will include free beer and tacos, plus 40% off on all book purchases. Free, 6:30 p.m. SPD Books.
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This week’s theatre recommendation is “Ghost Quarter” at Curran: Under Construction. Bay Area theatregoers, you should definitely have Curran: Under Construction on your radar! These performances (billed as a “festival”) take place on the stage at the Curran Theatre, while the entire building is being refurbished and rehabilitated for a grand opening in 2017. The production team has booked an extraordinary collection of artists, making this series one of the most exciting Bay area theatrical happenings of 2015/2016. Click here for further information.
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Evan Karp presents video of this week’s featured local author, Amy Stephenson. Click here to read an interview.
And here’s video from recent SF Notable Joe Wadlington, reading at The Rumpus LitCrawl Event on October 15, 2015.
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