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NOVEMBER 2009

Thurs. November 19, 2009
7:00 pm
City Lights Books
261 Columbus Ave
@Broadway
San Francisco
Elizabeth NunezIshmael ReedElizabeth Nunez with Ishmael Reed
celebrating the release of
Anna In-Between: a novel by Elizabeth Nunez published by Akashic Books

SAN FRANCISCO POETS

Susan Birkeland
(1961 ~ 2006)
City of Love
TONY VAUGHAN
1947 ~ 2008
After An Evening of Poetry and Wine &
Approaching Desire
Joie Cook
There Are Nights in San Francisco
John Dowling
The revolution in North Beach
Jerry Ferraz
Slow Train Wreck (new)
Leonard Irving
Bleak Morning on Jones Street
Bill Mercer
Vesuvio's North Beach
Ronald Sauer
The San Francisco Renaissance
Don Brennan
Spirit Walk &
Old World Cafes
Mark Schwartz
All the Critical Mass bicycles confiscated should be: &
There was a little alley
in San Francisco
Vince Storti
Walking Woman 1 &
Mime Troupe Witness 1
Don Altadena
Foghorns bloom,
we break upon meaning
Richard Hack
Boomtown Crepuscule

Allen Cohen Poetry
April 23,1941 ~April 30, 2004
The Decline & Fall of San Francisco by Allen Cohen


In Memoriam
Vampyre Mike
Dec.3, 1953 ~ Mar. 22, 2008
Poet OZZY
Nov. 1940 ~ May 2007

Poet Harold Norse
July 6, 1916 ~ June 8, 2009
Obituaries poems, etc
Hydra Waterfront for Harold Norse by Neeli Cherkovski 
Bill Witherup
Mar. 24, 1935 ~ June 3, 2009
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The Cool Grey City of Love by George Sterling
Legends of San Francisco by George W. Caldwell, M.D.(1919)

RADIO online
Poetry Scene Radio
Radio Program Poetry Scene
Fri. 10:30am once there click AIS Radio Live Stream
Eileen Malone: Pen Women Presents: Stephen Kopel (video)

"Cover to Cover," streaming audio at www.kpfa.org,
w/ Jack Foley 3pm every Wed.

radiOM archived audio recordings from KPFA-FM radio in Berkeley (1949-1995)

Beat Museum Poetry Contest

San Francisco Center for the Book

Clive Matson's Creative Writing Workshops
Let Da' Crazy Child Write

M E L J E N A r t s - promotes & produces art exhibits & events for North Beach artists.

sf arts

Creativity Explored nonprofit visual arts center where artists with developmental disabilities create, exhibit, and sell art

Donate to Pecita Eyes
Pecita Eyes Murals & Classes

San Francisco Literary Tours

Poetry Flash
Poetry, Literature & Events

The Poet's One-Page Guide
Open Mic Poetry San Francisco

 

A Little History

November 6, 1965
handbill San Francisco Mime Troupe
Benefit for SF Mime Troupe - Appeal I
Jefferson Airplane
The Fugs

Calliope Warehouse (San Francisco, CA)
Handbill
This was Bill Graham's first concert.

The  Love  Book  by Lenore KandellNov. 15,1966 ~ Police raid the Psychedelic Shop and arrest Allen Cohen, 26, the store clerk,
for selling "The Love Book" by Lenore Kandel, on grounds of obscenity.
The subsequent trial of Cohen, Ron Thelin and a City Lights Bookstore clerk becomes the longest criminal trial in San Francisco history to that point.
A San Francisco jury convicts all three and finds the Love Book to be obscene.

San Francisco History for NOVEMBER

Thurs. November 19, 2009
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Modern Times Bookstore
888 Valencia St
San Francisco
The Invisable MountainModern Times Bookstore Presents
Book launch for The Invisible Mountain
by Carolina de Robertis
Nov. 20, 1910 ~ Leo Tolstoy, 82, Russian writer, philosopher and social activist, anarchist dies of pneumonia while fleeing from his wife of 48 years.
Fri. November 20,2009
6:30 pm
Phoenix Books
3957 24th St.
bet.Noe /Sanchez
San Francisco
Phoenix Books presents
Don Breenan will read from his new novel, BARBARIA
You can read several installments of his novel at
www.slouchingtowardspoetry.blogspot.com
This is a special oppurtunity to hear it in the author's own voice.
Fri, November 20, 2009
5:30 pm to 8:45 pm
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Friday Nights at the de Youngpresents College Night, “Ancient to the Present: A Tribute to World Cultures.” This event, which is free and open to the public features Chinese and Peruviancultural performances, a DJ from Spain, Learn to make your own kabuiki mask and a live kabuki music and dance performance.
open EVENINGS EVENTS close
Wilsey Court
5:00-8:45 p.m.
Enjoy world culture music, spun by DJ Felix from Spain; special cultural performances by Shih Yu-Lang Central YMCA Chinese Dance Troupe, San Francisco Peruvian group Jaranon y Bochinche, and other Bay Area groups. Cost: FREE

6:00-8:30 p.m. Hands-on art making for everyone with 'art diva' Kim Erickson. Construct a kabuki mask out of paper.

Koret Auditorium
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Special performance: The Legend of Morning Glory is a story from the kabuki about a rich girl and a poor boy who promise to love each other forever. A kabuki taiko oratorio featuring master storyteller Brenda Aoki Wong; Asian jazz pioneer Mark Izu; dynamic women drummers Maze Daiko; shakuhachi master Christopher Yohmei; and dancers Kai Kane Aoki Izu and Emma Lanier. Written by Brenda Aoki Wong; directed by Obie-award winning Jael Weisman; choreography by Tony-nominated Kimi Okada; original music by Mark Izu; Janet Koike, and Christopher Yohmei.
Fri. November 20, 2009
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Mechanics’ Institute
57 Post Street
near Market St
San Francisco
Vincent and TheoVincent & Theo (1990)
Directed by Robert Altman
Starring Tim Roth, Paul Rhys
The complicated relationship of the brothers van Gogh propels this unflinching saga of impassioned creativity.
Fri. November 20, 2009
7:00 pm
Kokor Studio
682 Geary Street
@ Leavenworth)
San Francisco
The Flat Earth Collective presents:
So Many Fortresses: An Evening of Fiction, Poetry and Commentary
with Terri Cohn, David Willam Hill, Jim Nelson,
Susanna Kittredge, Bronwen Tate & Andrew Touhy
with host Tom Andes
Fri. November 20, 2009
7:00 pm
SFAI Lecture Hall
800 Chestnut St.
San Francisco
Naked LunchSFAI Film Department, City Lights, & Grove Press celebrate William S. Burrough's Naked Lunch @ 50 Years
William S. Burroughs: An Evening about the author of The Naked Lunch
Hosted by Jonah Raskin & Peter Maravelis
Opening statements by Lynn Hershman-Leeson
presentations by Bill Berkson, Diane di Prima, Oliver Harris, Ron Loewinsohn, Jonah Raskin, DJ Spooky, and others, followed by a roundtable discussion.
Nov. 21, 1694 ~ born, Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet), Paris. A Philosophical Dictionary.
Sat. November 21, 2009, 1:00 pm
SFAI Lecture Hall
800 Chestnut St.
San Francisco
Naked LunchFrom Interzone To The Western Lands: William S. Burroughs Remembered
hosted by Peter Maravelis
William S. Burroughs and Naked Lunch are remembered by friends and afficionados of his work.
Participants: Charles Gatewood, V. Vale, Mel Clay, and Kathelin Gray
To be followed by a sampling of William S. Burroughs films and performance videos
Sat. November 21,
9:00pm - 1:00am
kaleidoscope24th @ Folsom
San Francisco
Kaleidoscope is special evening of Very slow dancing. People who dance the slowest best will be winning terrific prizes. live music by Awesome Delivery is Possible and Grand Lake.This event also celebrates the release of Delivery is Possible's debut album "Dearest Betty Bug" - a concept work about the real life stories of a group of high school students in 1940s California. $5 charge at the door (or free if you need it).
Nov. 22, 1819 ~ George Eliot, aka Mary Anne Evans, English novelist, Mill on the Floss (d- 22 Dec. 1880
Sun. November 22, 2009
7:00 pm
Amnesia Bar
853 Valencia St.
San Francisco
Naked LunchNaked Lunch REDUX ~hosted by Peter Maravelis
Local authors read excerpts from The Naked Lunch
Participants: Mindy Bagdon, Craig Clevenger, Stephen Elliot, Marcus Ewert, Daphne Gottlieb, Alan Kauffman, Jon Longhi, Michael McClure, and Johnny Strike.
Nov. 22 .1869 ~ born, Andre [Paul Guillame] Gide (d-1951)
Sun. November 22 2009
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Rebecca's Books
3268 Adeline Street
Berkeley, CA
THE MUSIC OF THE WORD (LA PALABRA MUSICAL)
still in English, Spanish, Spanglish y Lo Que Sea
hosted by Avotcja
(Donations for flyers accepted & don’t forget to bring your Congas, Guiros, Maracas, Panderetas etc. Always the word festival to remember!wheel chair accessible
(½ block North of Alcatraz & 2 short blocks South of Ashby BART) (510)852-4768
Nov. 28, 1757 ~ born, visionary and revolutionary English poet and painter William Blake ( d.1827), well-known for Songs of Innocence (1789), Songs of Experience (1794), and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (d.-1827
Sat. Nov 28, 2009
Sun. Nov 29, 2009
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Berkeley Artisans
2547 Eighth St. # 24A
Berkeley, CA
Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios
A Free Self-Guided Tour of 100 Professional Artisan Workshops.
Over 100 handpicked artists and craftspeople at Studios, Workshops and Galleries open their doors to the public during the 19th annual Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios.
Meet the artists, buy original & creative gifts, and to see working craft studios, giving viewers a glimpse into the creative process. read more
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Sat November 28, 2009
9 pm
Great American Music Hall
859 O'Farrell St. San Francisco
New Riders of the Purple Sage and Moonalice
A REX Foundation Benefit featuring original members: David Nelson & Buddy
Cage with Michael Falzarano (Hot Tuna), Johnny Markowski (Stir Fried/JGB) and
Ronnie Penque (Stir Fried/JGB/Ripple)
$25, $60 (Pre-concert Party including Balcony Seating, with Beer & Wine
Served, Mingling with the Artist and Concert Ticket) Details
Nov 29, 1781 ~ Venezuelan poet and scholar Andrés Bello aka Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López
(d.1865)
Sun. November 29, 2009
7:00 pm
Bird & Beckett Books
653 Cherney
San Francisco
Tango No. 9 Classic, nuevo & original tango
Catherine Clune, violin
Greg Stephens, trombone
Joshua Brody, piano
Odile Lavault, bandoneon
Sun. November 29, 2009
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
San Francisco Main Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco
Classic Black: African-American Voices from 19th Century San Francisco
Former San Francisco Poet Laureate Devorah Major will be joined by Bay Area jazz treasures Richard Howell on saxophone and Mark Izu on bass in a poetry performance piece featuring African-Americans who lived and thrived in San Francisco between 1845 and 1900. Focusing on less known stories of Blacks who lived and worked in downtown San Francisco
Nov 30, 1667 ~born, English satirist Jonathan Swift, author of A Modest Proposal and Gulliver's Travels (d.1745) Art
Mon. November 30, 2009
5:30-9:00 pm
The Arrivederci
11 G-Street
San Rafael, CA
Arts Salon features Ana Elsner in a Reading and Conversation
Ana ElsnerThe manner and tradition of the Literary and Art Salons of 19th century Europe comes alive in an evening of poetry, art and conversation.
International poet Ana Elsner is the featured guest speaker at this Salon. She will read extensively from a collection of her poetry that is currently being translated into Romanian. Ana Elsner's poems have been published in seven countries in the English original and in translation.
Seating is limited and is cabaret-style. Reservations are strongly recommended. $7
please see invitation for more information
Nov. 30, 1835 ~ American humorist Mark Twain, aka Samuel Clemens (d.1910) Twain quotes

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ONGOING EVENTS

SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL
October 10th ~ November 21, 2009

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~ Oct. 24 - Nov. 29, 2009 ~
ArtZone ~ 461 Valencia Street ~ San Francisco
WILLIAM WOLFF
A Printmaker's Odyssey: William Wolff (1922-2004)
In the early 1960s William Wolff found his artistic direction, creating woodcut prints, that he continued making the rest of his life. ArtZone is pleased to present its first exhibition of William Wolff prints (mainly woodcuts), several of which are in permanent collections of many prominent US museums.

October 5 – December 11, 2009 ~ San Francisco City Hall, Lower Level
Open Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Insight -09Insights 2009:
20 Years of Creative Vision
An exhibition of works by artists who are blind or visually impaired presented by the LightHouse and the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery's Art at City Hall program.Watch the Insights Video!


September 24, 2009 ~ February 5, 2009
The California Historical Society presents THINK CALIFORNIA, an exhibition highlighting the colourful history of California through the institution’s remarkable collection of artwork, artifacts, and ephemera. What comes to mind when you think of California? Beaches, the Gold Rush, freeways and road trips, cultural diversity, agricultural abundance, earthquakes, Hollywood? Indeed, there are many spectacular stories in California’s history.
CHS is open Wednesday through Saturday, 12:00noon to 4:30pm. Admission costs $3 for general public; $1 for students and seniors. 


Gilded Funerary Mask of TjuyaTREASURE OF TUTANKHAMUN
June 27, 2009 through March 28, 2010
de Young Museum ~ Golden Gate Park ~ San Francisco

This marks the first time in three decades that the treasures of King Tutankhamun will be seen in Northern California since the first record-breaking exhibition at the de Young in 1979.This exhibit will feature more than 130 artifacts from the 18th Dynasty king's opulently appointed tomb and other ancient Egyptian sites.
Every piece in the show is at least 3,300 years old. Many of them never traveled outside of Egypt before this tour. They document the life, times and postmortem enshrinement of the "boy king" who died, at age 18 or 19, in 1323 B.C.

SAN FRANCISCO FLAMENCO
SF Flamenco, an online community arts center for San Francisco Bay Area flamenco arts.

CURRENT ~ UC Berkeley Film Series ~ UC Berkeley Art Exhibitions ~ Upcoming Film Series


Kids Serve
Kid Serve links public art to public school curriculum. Students create public art in their communities that integrates social values, creativity and community service.

 

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FREE DAYS ~ SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUMS
Legion of HonorFree admission to Legion of Honor: First Tuesdays (Richmond Dist.)
The Legion of Honor displays a collection of 4,000 years of ancient and European art in an exquisite Beaux-Arts building in an unforgettable setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.~ Lincoln Park, opens at 9:30 am, public transportation
de Young MuseumFree admission to de Young museum: First Tuesdays (Golden Gate Park)
Founded in 1895 in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum s a landmark art museum to showcase the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific. Re-opened in 2005, the new de Young Museum is considered by most to be a state-of-the-art facility.
Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive opens at 9:30 am  Public Transportation
Conservatory of FlowersFree admission at the Conservatory of Flowers First Tuesdays (Golden Gate Park)
With almost two thousand plant species represented in its exhibits and floral displays, the Conservatory joins a distinctive circle of modern American horticultural museums that are on the cutting edge of botanical interpretation and conservation education.
Free admission to the SFSOMA museum First Tuesdays (SOMA) In the striking Mario Botta-designed building, SFMOMA houses the West Coast’s most comprehensive collection of twentieth-century art including painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, and media arts. A stellar collection of master works.
SFMOMA, 151 Third Street, bet Mission / Howard St.,map opens at 11am
Cartoon MuseumFree admission to Cartoon Art Museum First Tuesdays (SOMA)
The Cartoon Art Museum is the only museum in the United States dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of cartoon art in all its forms. This unique institution houses approximately 6,000 original pieces in its permanent collection; a complete volume research/library facility is located on the museum’s premises. The museum also has a classroom for cartoon art and a bookstore.
Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission St, opens at 11am, map
Yerba Buena Center for the ArtsFree admission Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Gallery: First Tuesdays (SOMA)
Visual Arts exhibitions at YBCA focus on contemporary art and popular culture and include the work of local, national and international artists. YBCA is not a collecting institution. Its programs include year-round theater, dance, music and cross-disciplinary performances. YBCA also features appearances by national and international artists and ensembles.
Free admission to “Exploratorium” science museum: First Wednesdays (Marina)
Housed within the walls of San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium is a collage of hundreds of science, art, and human perception exhibits. Free admission on first Wednesday of each month; however, due to capacity limits, groups of 10 or more are required to make reservations or will not be admitted.
Exploratorium at the Palace of Fine Arts, 3601 Lyon Street,opens at 10 am map
California Academy of ScienceFree admission to California Academy of Sciences - Third Wednesdays. (Golden Gate Park) presented by Wachovia. Admission is on a first come, first served basis, and early arrival is recommended due to the likelihood of high demand. Also, please note that final entry to the museum on free days is 4pm and, finally, that there will be no members-only entrance on Wachovia Wednesdays.
The California Academy of Sciences, which reopened in Golden Gate Park in September 2008, is home to Steinhart Aquarium, Morrison Planetarium, Kimball Natural History Museum, and world-class research and education programs—all under one living roof. due to the popularity of the Academy of Sciences, it is best to come early for free admission.
Explore the Academy's Living Roof with Naturalists - Learn about our plants and the diversity of birds and insects that visit the Living Roof daily.  Meet in the Naturalist Center.  Mondays 3:30 - 4:30 pm, starting June 22.

San Francisco Museum of Craft and DesignFree Admission to San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design - First Wednesday plus Sundays are FREE through the end of 2009!
The Museum of Craft & Design is a lovely little space tucked neatly to the side of Union Square on Stockton Street with exhibitions designed to showcase the art of craft and design, and their importance in everyday life. Normally only open until 5pm, the first thursday of each month the museum is open until 7pm.
The museum building itself is part of the colorful heritage of this area. A prestigious art and antiques store in its early years in the ‘20s, it became home to famed designer Elizabeth Arden’s Red Door Salon—and the woman herself—in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

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cALIFORNAIA hISTROCIAL SOCIETYCalifornia Historical Society  is free the third Thursday evening of October and November.
With rotating exhibits, guest lectures and events Opens at 6:00 pm
California Historical Society ~ 678 Mission Street
San Francisco

 

 

 ONGONG MONTHLY READING etc.   ~ SUPPORT  SAN FRANCISCO  POETS  AND  NEIGHBORHOOD  POETRY READINGS.~
The Poet's One-Page Guide from poet Daniel Brady is an excellent full Open Mic Poetry Calendar for San Francisco
1st Monday ~ 7:00-8:30 ~ Gallery Cafe ~ 1200 Mason ~ @ Washington Street ~ San Francisco map ~(415) 775-0261~
All Poets Welcome Reading Series presents featured readers followed by an open mike,
For information, contact host and organizer Kit Kennedy
Food and a wide drink selection available
1st & 3rd Mondays ~ 7 pm Bird & Beckett ~ 653 Chenery ~ San Francisco map ~ (415)586- 3733 ~
Bird and Beckett Poetry Reading Series hosted by Jerry Ferraz
Bird & Beckett, a wonderful bookstore, a legendary live-jazz venue and a great stage for spoken word artists and poetry aficionados. The attentiveness of the audience, the graciousness of Eric the owner, and the great selection of books and records (new and used) all add to the warm ambiance of this popular Glen Park Bookstore.
Odd Monday series ~  Noe Valley Ministry ~  1020 Sanchez Street at 23rd. street  ~ San Francisco
The Odd Monday Series is Project of The Noe Valley Ministry  Presented by Ramón and Judith Sender
Parking is available at 5 dollars for three hours across the street from the Noe Valley Pizza. The 24 line and the 48 line and the J Church are the nearby Muni transportation lines available.
2nd Monday ~ It's a Grind Coffee House ~ 1800 Polk Street ~ San Francisco map
Word Dancing, featured poets followed by an open mike. hosted by Jeanne Powell   contact: 415-928-8904
Every Tuesday ~ 7pm Sharp - 9pm ~ Amnesia ~ 853 Valencia ~ (bet 19th & 20th) ~ San Francisco map ~ 415. 970-0012
San Francisco's newest open mic in one of the city's hottest nightclubs. Come down to Amnesia in the Mission district for Red Light Open Mic with your host Phillip T. Nails  Featured performance starts at 7pm  Those who sign up on the open get a max of 7 minutes to perform.  Poetry, music, comedy, and comedian welcome.
2nd Tuesday ~ 7:00 pm ~ Park Branch Library ~ 1833 Page St.@Cole ~ San Francisco map
On the Page: Off the Page ~ open mic: written, spoken word and song ~
Hosted by Diamond Dave Whitaker, beloved fixture in the poetry scene came to San Francisco in 1957. dmndv@hotmail.com
You can also hear Diamond Dave on 87.9 pirate radio ~ Live Friday 4 - 6 pm ~~ hear archives anytime
Last Tuesday ~ 7 pm ~ Keane's 3300 Club ~ 3300 Mission St.@ 29th Street ~ San Francisco map
Featured Poets: followed by long open mic with/ MC Nancy Keane 6:30pm sign up
Nancy Keane is an artist, poet, small press publisher, and owner of the 3300 Club, a pub on Mission Street in San Francisco. Since 1990 it has been a regular venue for poetry readings. Nancy Keane is editor of two must-have books.
Poetry at the 33 Review Volume III
and Poetry at the 33 Review Volume IV
First Wednesday ~ 6:00 - 7:30 pm ~ Mechanics’Institute ~ Room 405 ~ 57 Post Street (near Market Street) ~ San Francisco map
Mechanix Poets ~ Moderated by Yves Moralex Please bring a poem on topic to read and share Dessert served. 
FREE TO ALL ~ Phone: (415) 393-0119  x192 ~ The Mechanics Institute also sponsors the Cinema Lit Film Series
First and Third Wednesday ~ Main San Francisco Library Steps ~ 100 Larkin Street
San FranciscoStep Book Sale
~ Friends of the Library holds a monthly step sale April through October on the Larkin Street steps of the Main Library every first and third Wednesday of the month (weather permitting) between April and October. All books are $1 or less at these sales. (April through October) 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 pm
Third Wednesday ~ 7 pm. to 9 pm ~ Studio 333 ~ 333 Caledonia Street ~ Sausalito,California
SUNSET POETRY BY THE BAY ! Wednesday's readings will include an open reading hosted by Martin Hickel
refreshments and a requested $5 donation with no one turned away. For more information, email poetnews@sonic.net or visit Studio 333
Every Wednesday ~ 7:30-10 pm ~ Sacred Grounds Cafe ~ 2095 Hayes Street ~ San Francisco map ~ 387-3859
Sacred  Grounds Coffee HouseThe longest running open mic for Poetry Readings in San Francisco ~ open mic hosted by Jehanna Wedgewood
SIGN UP:7:00 p.m. ~ Each sign-up gets 10 minutes or two songs
Every Thursday ~ 7 pm ~ Bazaar Cafe ~ 5927 California Street ~ between 21st / 22nd Avenue ~ (415) 831-5620
San Francisco map Original acoustic music songs and poetry open mic hosted by Robin Galante
Call to reserve a slot: (415) 831-5620 starts 7:00 ~ The Bazaar Cafe is a cozy and friendly place.
They serve delicious food, beer and wine and have a lovely garden to enjoy.
Second Thursday of every month, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall 1924 Cedar St. at Bonita, Berkeley.
COUNTRY JOE'S MUSIC HALL AND OPEN MIC
Most of the legendary and talented musicians of our time have emerged from "open mic" nights in great clubs and coffee houses around the country.
As host of Open Mic Night, I'm committed to providing an intimate and warm environment to encourage local talent...Joe  Free to the public.
Every Thursday, the California Academy of Sciences is transformed into a lively venue filled with music, provocative science, mingling, and cocktails, for visitors 21 and older. Activities and performers change week to week. See program details.
Every Friday ~ 5:30 pm - 8 pm ~ Bird and Beckett ~ 653 Chenery ~ San Francisco map ~ (415)586- 3733
LIVE JAZZ EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT! ~ The music starts at 5:30 pm and runs 'till 8:00 pm.
A neighborhood tradition since 2002 ~ Donations are encouraged to compensate the performers. wheelchair accessible
Every Friday ~ Mechanics’Institute ~ 57 Post Street (near Market Street) ~ (415) 393-0100
San Francisco CINEMALIT
: an ongoing feast of classic American and international films at the Mechanics' Institute nine months a year, The CinemaLit Film Series is open to members and the public. A salon style discussion follows the film.  
Mechanics’ Café opens at 6:00 pm  Program begins at 6:30 pm. Admission:  Tickets available at the door. MIL members: free ; Public suggested donation $10 For more information and reservations: Call (415) 393-0100 or email  Reservations are required - Limited seating
Last Friday each month ~ Upper Haight Monthly Salon ~ Special Event ~ San Francisco
Over 20+ stores and restaurants in Upper Haight are coming together every last Friday night of the month to showcase special events such as: local art, discounts, live music, book signings, live burlesque, free appetizers, drink specials, trunk shows, etc… These event is free of charge and an all ages event.
2nd Friday each month ~ Poetry Saloon ~ Meets at 472 44th Street, Oakland. Conceived by Gail Ford and hosted by guests. A potluck is at 6 pm, reading at is 7:30 pm, and dancing is at 10 pm. Bring your poems and poems by others to share, or come just to enjoy.
* Every Sunday ~ 6:00 -10:00 pm ~ Café Trieste ~ 1667 Market Street ~ @ Gough Street ~ San Francisco
Every Sunday with Live Music! FREE with food and drink at the cafe.
TANGO REVOLUTION is a neighborhood educational project to provide anyone the opportunity to learn and experience the social aspect of Argentine Tango dance, music and history. By holding the event in an accessible café on a Sunday afternoon Tango Revolution and tango teacher Sonja Riket encourages the spontaneous inclusion of music and dance in our everyday life as a communal experience. Come watch, listen or join in the dance! All levels and ages are welcome and of course, Donations for the artists are always welcomed.
2nd and 4th Sunday ~ 3:30 – 5:30 pm ~ Rebecca's Books ~ 3268 Adeline St. ~ Berkeley, CA map
THE MUSIC OF THE WORD (LA PALABRA MUSICAL) still in English, Spanish, Spanglish y Lo Que Sea
hosted by Avotcja & Eric Aviles hosted by Avotcja & Eric Aviles
Don’t forget to bring your Congas, Guiros, Maracas, Panderetas etc Always the word festival to remember!
@Rebecca's(specializing in ethnic poetry) No Cover (Donations for features accepted)   wheel chair accessible
Last Sunday each month ~ 4:30 to 6:30 pm ~ Bird and Beckett ~ 653 Chenery ~ San Francisco map ~ (415) 586- 3733
=Walker Brent, masterful storyteller, is a cornucopia of literary fact and fiction. As a geographer of the entire range of human cultural output, his monthly talks on topics diverse & fascinating are not to be missed.
Listen to Audio samples Here

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~ WEB LINKS ~                                                                                                                                                                  ONGOING EVENTS
Literary Event Calendars, Resources Poets: Here Now and There Then, Beats and Otherwise, Artist Friends, Odds and Ends
Literary Festivals
San Francisco International Poetry Festival
July 23-26, 2009
Marin Poetry Festival
Sunday April 26, 2009
Benefits Poetry Education in Schools
Sonoma Book Fair
Watershed Poetry Festival
Litquake Summer Festival
October 9-17, 2009
Litquake’s favorites links *****
Henry Miller Memorial Library
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Resources
Bay Area Literacy
Bay Area Writing Project
California Poets in the Schools
City Arts & Lectures
Intersection for the Arts
Focus Arts
Marin Poetry Center
The Northern California Independent Booksellers Association
Red Room Writers Society
San Francisco Public Library *****
The San Francisco Writers' Grotto
SF Screenwriters
Small Press Distribution
Small Press Traffic
Youth Speak
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BAY AREA JOURNALS
Haight Ashbury Literary Review
558 Joost Ave. San Francisco CA 94127
Tel: - Indigo Hotchkiss
E-Mail or 415-751-9226 Indigo Hotchkiss
Subscribe: $6 (2 Issues)- $12 (4 issues) - $35.(Lifetime)
Also available is an Anthology of the Best of the first Eighteen Issues.
Available for $12.00 +$2.00 mailing
Submit Six Poems or Two Stories
Central Coast Writers Branch
California Writers Club
Berkeley Poetry Review
California Quarterly
 
ZINES
PoetryMagazine.com
Web Del Sol
Left Curve
Jack
Jacket magazine
milk magazine
Big Bridge #12
An Open Letter to America
Big Bridge #10
Poetry Bay
The Atlantic Online
ZYZZYVA
west coast writers & artists journal

Poetry through the Ages
Institute for Dynamic Educational Development (IDEA.)
The webexhibits
The Propville Directory
braintrust of professionals in the film, photography, event and theater fields.

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Poets
Neeli Cherkovski
Poem for Harold Norse by Neeli Cherkovski
Q R Hand
Fifteen Poems Jack Hirschman
YOUKNOWOMSAYIN
Auto/Biographical Sketch of Jack Hirschman
Jack Hirschman & Matt Gonzalez
Clara Hsu Poetry Hotel
Mel Thompson
Charles Curtis Blackwell poet artist
Michael McClure
David Meltzer
A Tribute to David Meltzer
THE ART / THE VEIL:Meltzer
HD MOE
Blake Moore
Gerald Nicosia
Gary Snyder
North Beach Alba by Gary Synder
George Tsongas North Beach Poet
Cara Vida
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Beats
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg performs William Blake
Richard Brautigan
Howard Hart by Armour Garland
Jack Hirschman Remembers:
Kenneth Rexroth and the Beats
Gregory Corso
Jack Kerouac - Orpheus Emerged excerpt salon.com
Bob Kaufman (1925-1986)
BOB KAUFMAN by Dorothy Jesse Beagle
Philip Lamantia
Jack Micheline
Memories of Micheline
Harold North July 6, 1916 - June 8, 2009
Charles Olson
Kenneth Rexroth
Rexroth in the Anachist Encyclopedia
Tony Seldon
Lew Welch
Philip Whalen  
a chapbook
Mark Other Place by Phillip Whalen
 
Academy of Beat Poets
American Museum of Beat Art
Beat Hotel, Paris
Beat Generation: The People
Beat SuperNova
Cultural Chronology of Early Beat Generation Literature
THE GREAT BEAT GROUP PHOTO
Cosmic Baseball Association
*dada - situationist
How Beat Happened
Lit Kicks
Decade of Bebop, Beatniks & Painting
Arthur Monroe1998
Naropa U. Internet Archive
Harry Redl : Portraits of the Beat Generation
Unspeakable Visions:
Beat Generation/Bohemian Dialectic
Worchel Institute for study of Beat & Bohemian
Literature
Why the Beats Still Matter
San Francisco Poet Laureate
Diane di Prima,com
Diane di Prima wikipedia
Diane di Prima KerouacAlley
Diane di Prima  Audio
Diane di Prima   poems
Diane Di Prima (pitcher)
Cosmic Baseball Association
Diane di Prima
Rant from a Cool Place
Diane di Prima Interview 9/22/92
Diane Di Prima The Dark Beauty Of Beat Poetry
Diane di Prima Lunch Poems - video
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Antonin Artaud
Anais Nin
Baudelaire
William Blake Archive
William Burroughs
John Cage
Ira Cohen
Robert Creeley
ee cummings  paintings
Hermann Hesse  Paintings
T. S. Eliot
Krishnamurti
Robert Lax
Robert Lax poetry
Pablo Neruda
Charles Olson
Kenneth Patchen — Poetry and Jazz days, 1957–1959
Poems by Kenneth Patchen
Kenneth Patchen Home Page
Painted and Silkscreened
Documentary of Ezra Pound youtube
Ezra Pound's "Cantos," section LXXXI read by the poet

Fusion Anomaly
objects that were found, mixed and compiled by Atomjack
International SurreaLists Art
Representative Poetry Online
Light and Dust Anthology
Neurotic Poets
Poetry Foundation
The Physik Garden
Project Gutenberg
*UBUWEB*
*Aspen web version - multimedia magazine in a box
Wenaus favorite poems
Ancient Greek Philosophers
Bartleby
great books and classic poetry online
Bibliomania Free Online Literature/
2000 Classic Texts
The Library of Congress
Electronic Text Center
Eserver Poetry Collection
original & classic verse
Word Origins

Evergreen Review #100 Summer/Fall/1999

Artists San Francisco
Agenta Falk
Video Agneta Falk creating Blue
Phil Deal poet, artist, musician, inventor
Larry Keenan photographer
George Long artist, musician
Momo Artist
Anahid artist
Torrey Nommesen  fractal artist
REDO artist
Visionary artist Ned Millett
Richard 'Lucky' Perri' Artist
Tina Tarnoff
Pecita Eyes Murals
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artbabble.com a collaboration among several museums, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Artbabble.com is the destination for high-quality, art-focused video.
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Harry Smith Archives (1923-1991)
M.C. Escher Gallery
Paul Klee
Vincent van Gogh Gallery
Vincent van Gogh Letters
Hermann Hesse  Paintings
ee cummings  paintings
Literary stamps
Art Crimes Writing on the Wall
Women in the Arts National Museum
Women Painters Index: 1893 Expo
Women in Art video
Women are Art - Corot video
For the Love of Beauty!
On The Edge ~ The Hidden Art of Fore-Edge Book Painting
SCRAP ~ Scroungers' Center for Reusable Art Parts
 
Artship Artship Dance/Theater

more poetry at sfheart.com
Poetry  a few of my favorites
Dorothy Parker
Kahlil Gibran
Omar Khayyam
Shakespeare,
and e.e. cummings
The Desiderata 
Love Quotes  eclectic snippets of prose and poetry.
Excerpts From "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran
"On Love",
"On Beauty"
"On Giving",
"On Work" ,
"On Children"
"On Freedom"
"On Crime and Punishment"
Song of Love by Kahlil Gibran

new to me links
http://www.theotherpages.org/
www.terragalleria.com/

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