Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch in Oakland, United States

An Evening with Best-Selling Author and DVC Alumnus Daniel James Brown in Pleasant Hill on 25 Oct

An Evening with Best-Selling Author and DVC Alumnus Daniel James Brown

Pleasant Hill   Friday, October 25, 2024   1900 - 2000
20.00 USD
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In celebration of Diablo Valley College's (DVC) 75th anniversary, the DVC Foundation and the DVC Alumni Association are thrilled to announce a special event, "Resilience and Triumph: An Evening with Best-Selling Author Daniel James Brown," on Friday, October 25th at ..
29th annual Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival in Berkeley on 5 Oct

29th annual Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival

Berkeley   Saturday, October 5, 2024   1000 - 1630
Free
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Join us-Stand up for the Earth! Celebrate Writers, Nature and Community Strawberry Creek Walk 10:00 am, free Meet Center at Oxford, edge of UC Berkeley campus Poetry, talk, and a walk along Strawberry Creek through UC Berkeley and its underground path across d ..
Children's Book Festival: Meet 30+ Book Creators! in Oakland on 21 Sep

Children's Book Festival: Meet 30+ Book Creators!

Oakland   Saturday, September 21, 2024   1000 - 1600
17.00 USD
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Talented 30+ authors, illustrators, and educators will take over our storybook theme park with a curated selection of kid-lit titles. This year's headlining speakers include Aida Salazar, Annie Barrows, Innosanto Nagara, Nidhi Chanani, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Minnie P ..
43rd ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDS in San Francisco on 7 Sep

43rd ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDS

San Francisco   Saturday, September 7, 2024   1400 - 1730
Free
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Northern California's vibrant literary scene will celebrate Saturday, September 7, 2024, 2:00pm, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, Civic Center, San Francisco, when the 43rd annual Northern California Book Awards will recognize published works of 2023 by ..
Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series Presents Attorney General Rob Bonta in Oakland on 8 Feb

Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series Presents Attorney General Rob Bonta

Oakland   Thursday, February 8, 2024   1900 - 2100
Free
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Attorney General Bonta will speak about the importance of people-powered movements; and what we can learn from the fact that the most impactful, long-lasting progress our country has seen has been led by communities. Today, engaged citizens, activists, organizers, an ..
The Forum at Grace Cathedral with Jerry Brown: Views from the Ranch in San Francisco on 5 Nov

The Forum at Grace Cathedral with Jerry Brown: Views from the Ranch

San Francisco   Sunday, November 5, 2023   1300 - 1400
Free
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Edmund G. Brown Jr. is the son of Governor Pat Brown and great-grandson of August Schuckman, a German immigrant who settled in California during the California Gold Rush. He is the longest serving governor in California history, first elected at 36 years old and agai ..

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