Wednesday 6/29: Indy Press Night at City Lights Books will celebrate the release of two new novels from lg press: Metaphysical Ukulele by Sean Carswell and Missile Paradise by Ron Tanner. Free, 7 p.m., City Lights.
Radio Station KPFA presents Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley, who will be reading from the newly published Golden Age, the third novel of her American Trilogy (Some Luck, Early Warning, Golden Age). Smiley will be interviewed by KPFA radio personality, Kris Welch. $12-15, 7:30 p.m., St. Johns Presbyterian Church.
Cathleen Schine (The Three Wiessman’s of Westport) reads from her new novel, They May Not Mean To, But They Do. Free, 7:30 p.m., Mrs. Dalloway’s.
Mychal Denzel Smith (Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching) reads from his book on growing up and learning to be a Black man in today’s America. Free, 7:30 p.m., Green Apple Books on the Park.
Kim Addonizio has a new memoir out, Bukowski in a Sundress, which she’ll read from and discuss in Oakland tonight. Free, 7 p.m., Diesel.
Thursday 6/30: Of Poetry and Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin from W. W. Norton is compiled by Phil Cushway and Michael Warr. They will co-host a release party for this new anthology with readings by devorah major, C.S. Giscombe, Al Young, and Michael Warr. Free, 7 p.m., City Lights.
Tuesday 7/5: She Writes Press is on tour with new publications. Several of their writers will be presenting at the Ferry Building this evening. Featuring Sheila Grinell (Appetite), Hollis Giammatteo (The Shelf Life of Ashes), Virginia A. Simpson (The Space Between), and Melissa Rea (Conjuring Casanova). Free, 6 p.m., Book Passage.
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This week’s theatre recommendation is the SF Opera’s nearly perfect production of Czech composer and libretticist Leoŝ Jánaĉek’s great masterpiece, Jenůfa. Grand Opera, generally, is a dicey proposition: there is so much that can go wrong! But when the orchestra, the singers, the acting, and the staging combine to produce great art, opera hits an aesthetic sweet spot to be found in no other art form. SF Opera’s Jenůfa achieves that level of magnificence; it is superlative. If opera rings your bell, you’ll be chiming like Big Ben at this one. For further information, click here.
For extensive coverage of the Bay Area theatre scene, visit TheatreStorm.
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Evan Karp presents video of this week’s featured local author, Christine No. Read an interview here.
And here’s some video of one of last week’s SF notables, CA Conrad:
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