Litquake, Amy Tan, Daniel Handler, Lisa Brown, Peter Coyote, Ishmael Reed, and Yiyun Li ask you to join us for this unique literary soirée as a benefit for Litquake 2011
On Sunday, May 15, the charitable organization Savory Thymes invites you to The Pen & The Fork: A Night of Sustainable Literature, at the lush Hillside Gardens in Mill Valley.Mingle with authors in the gorgeous hills of Mill Valley, where you’ll enjoy a sumptuous spring dinner, as well as regional wines and irresistible desserts. Enjoy a brief program of historical literary readings by famed modern Bay Area authors, served up with Litquake’s trademark irreverence. (Daniel Handler…as Gertrude Stein??) Meet fellow lit-lovers and revel in the fact that you’re supporting Litquake, San Francisco’s literary festival.
Spring cuisine and fine wines
Live Music
Brief program honoring the Bay Area’s literary history
The program runs from 5 to 8 pm. Ticket prices are $125.00. All ticket purchases are fully tax deductible.
RSVP 415-750-1497
Advance tickets available at:
About the Host
Savory Thymes convenes artists, grassroots organizations and activists in order to pollinate ideas, build relationships and alliances, and provide a space to galvanize for a wide variety of social and environmental initiatives. Established in 2005, by Ali Ghiorse, Savory Thymes supports and educates the public about local and sustainable systems within the context of grassroots movements and the arts, through events celebrate the beauty, the tastes, and the textures of the Earth.
Special Thanks
Litquake is extremely grateful to Savory Thymes for hosting this benefit evening.
We would also like to thank our invitation committee:
Donna Bero Phil & Chris Bronstein Lisa Brown & Daniel Handler Diana Cohn Christine Comaford Peter & Stefanie Coyote Patricia V. Davis Summer Dawn Laurie
Yiyun Li Lucy Mercer Craig Newmark Holly Payne Ishmael Reed Deborah Santana Tiffany Shlain & Ken Goldberg Amy Tan
Directions, Parking & Shuttle
Starting at 4:45, a shuttle will run every few minutes from the parking lot of the Mill Valley Middle School to Hillside Gardens. Savory Thymes kindly requests that ALL guests take the shuttle. Parking at the event location is prohibited. Shuttle is located at:
Mill Valley Middle School 425 Sycamore Avenue Mill Valley, CA 94941
Please note that this venue is not wheelchair accessible. Please note that this venue is outside and you should dress warmly and comfortably.
lunes, 25 de abril de 2011
miércoles, 13 de abril de 2011
Geoff Dyer at JCCSF
On Monday, May 2, Litquake is proud to co-present an evening in conversation with author Geoff Dyer at the JCCSF. Dyer’s wildly funny novels and works of nonfiction have earned the devotion of passionate fans on both sides of the Atlantic. He is the author of 13 books, including the classic Yoga for People Who Can’t Be Bothered to Do It. His just-released collection is Otherwise Known as the Human Condition: Selected Essays and Reviews.
Book sales and signing to follow, with cocktails and music by Jascha vs. Jascha. JCCSF is located at 3200 California Street, show begins at 7 pm, advance tickets are $20 general public, $17 members, and $10 students.
Book sales and signing to follow, with cocktails and music by Jascha vs. Jascha. JCCSF is located at 3200 California Street, show begins at 7 pm, advance tickets are $20 general public, $17 members, and $10 students.
Journey to the Epicenter May 19
Join the literary conversation at the next Epicenter May 19 from 5to 7 p.m. with Litquake and Out of Our at Goorin Bros. Hats in North Beach. The Epicenter series pairs the folks behind San Francisco’s Literary Festival with literary journals, reading series, publishers, schools, and more at free monthly gatherings for the literary-minded. Free.
About our collaborators:
Out of Our is a quarterly poetry magazine, edited and founded by Sarah Page, that has been called “unusual, irreverent, and often profound.” Out of Our has published the work of Diane di Prima, Jack Hirschman, Neeli Cherkovski, Marty Matz, and more.
Goorin Brothers is a century-old hatmaker and retailer is now led by Ben Goorin, the great-grandson of the original founder, who continues a tradition of authentic family craftsmanship. Goorin offers timeless, classic styles with a unique flare and personality—hats that allow you to make a statement without having to say a word.
About our collaborators:
Out of Our is a quarterly poetry magazine, edited and founded by Sarah Page, that has been called “unusual, irreverent, and often profound.” Out of Our has published the work of Diane di Prima, Jack Hirschman, Neeli Cherkovski, Marty Matz, and more.
Goorin Brothers is a century-old hatmaker and retailer is now led by Ben Goorin, the great-grandson of the original founder, who continues a tradition of authentic family craftsmanship. Goorin offers timeless, classic styles with a unique flare and personality—hats that allow you to make a statement without having to say a word.
martes, 12 de abril de 2011
Thoroughly Modern Maupin: The Legacy of Armistead
"You don't have to keep up, dear. You just have to keep open.” — Anna Madrigal (from Michael Tolliver Lives)
Litquake joins forces with American Conservatory Theater and BARtab to co-present Thoroughly Modern Maupin: The Legacy of Armistead, an evening of readings and music starting at 8 pm on May 12 at The Swedish American Hall.
Tickets are $15 in advance (from Brown Paper Tickets), $18 at the door.
With appearances/performances by:
Marga Gomez is a San Francisco-loving, nationally touring comedian and writer/performer of nine solo plays. She was named Best Comedian for 2011 by the Bay Area Reporter, Best Solo Performance for 2010 by the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, and is a triple winner of “Best of the Bay” comedian, from the San Francisco Bay Guardian. She can be seen every Monday as the host of Marga's Funny Mondays at The Marsh in Berkeley. She is honored to be part of this tribute to Armistead Maupin.
Scott James writes a weekly column about San Francisco for The Bay Citizen and The New York Times. Under the pen name Kemble Scott he is also the author of two bestselling novels, SoMa and The Sower. “I'm following Armistead Maupin's career in reverse. He started with a newspaper column, and ended up with a series of provocative books. I've done it backwards, but I'm looking forward to hanging out at a naught Hollywood icon's swimming pool some day soon.”
International Superloon Precious Moments a.k.a. Michael Soldier can be seen in the feature films Devious Inc, The Craving, and The Gay Bed & Breakfast of Terror. After an infamous win of the coveted Miss Trannyshack title in 2001 s/he has been a slippery fixture on the San Francisco scene. Since arriving in SF in 2000, s/he has had lead roles in theater productions of classic American plays, spent 18 months in the smash Cockettes revival of Pearls Over Shanghai, been a live news anchor/journalist for Q television, and appeared in 30 award-winning porn flicks. S/he is a featured interviewee in the documentary international festival fave 24 Hours On Craigslist. As a lead vocalist in the genderfucked rock band PEPPERSPRAY, s/he has opened for Cher’s farewell tour and Scissor Sisters. S/he has been a guest lecturer on the adult entertainment industry for Stanford’s psychology department and the San Francisco Sex Institute. Michael & Precious Moments are currently considering pursuit of an MFA in drama from Yale and enjoying his 20th year in practice as a massage therapist.
Kevin Simmonds is a poet, composer and performance artist originally from New Orleans. His publications include three forthcoming publications, the poetry collection Mad for Meat (Salmon Poetry), the anthology Collective Brightness: LGBTIQ Poets on Faith, Religion and Spirituality (Sibling Rivalry Press) and the edited collection Ota Benga Under My Mother's Roof (University of South Carolina Press). His music has been performed throughout the US, the UK, Japan and elsewhere and was recently featured on PBS NewsHour. He has received fellowships and commissions from the San Francisco Arts Commission, Fulbright and Jack Straw. Right now he's working on ORIENT: a new anthropology, a multimedia work about Asian-Black tensions in the San Francisco Bay area and Los Angeles that will premiere at CounterPULSE this October.
K.M. Soehnlein is the author of three novels: The World of Normal Boys, You Can Say You Knew Me When and Robin and Ruby. His essays have appeared in anthologies including Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times; Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys; and Love, Castro Street. He’s been published in San Francisco magazine, 7×7 magazine, Village Voice and Out. He teaches in the MFA in Writing Program at the University of San Francisco. Contact him through kmsoehnlein.com.
Michelle Tea is the author of five novels, a book of poetry, numerous short stories, hundreds of Bay Area newspaper articles and has edited several anthologies on fashion, class, queer writing and personal narrative. Her novel Valencia won the 2000 Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Fiction, a San Francisco Bay Guardian Goldie Award for Literature, and the prestigious Rona Jaffe Foundation award for early-career female writers. She is co-founder of the legendary Sister Spit all-female spoken-word road show, and is founder /artistic director of RADAR Productions, which presents, commissions, develops, and tours literary programs that stimulate the production of queer and underground literature.
Beer, wine, and cocktails from
Thoroughly Modern Maupin comes as the City ramps up for the world premiere of A.C.T.'s much-anticipated "Tales of the City" musical later this spring! Featuring the next generation of writers who continue to further ideals Armistead helped pioneer and champion in his work.
About Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City
The already-extended world premiere production of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City has been extended an additional week through July 10. Based on Armistead Maupin’s popular series of newspaper columns and novels, Tales of the City was adapted into an award-winning television production on PBS, but this will be the first time it has been put onstage. The all-star creative team includes Tony Award–winning writer Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q), who is writing the book; Jake Shears and John Garden of the glam-rock band Scissor Sisters, who are writing the music and lyrics; choreographer Larry Keigwin; and Tony Award–nominated director Jason Moore (Avenue Q and Shrek: The Musical). Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City plays May 18–July 10, 2011, at the American Conservatory Theater (415 Geary Street, San Francisco). For exclusive first looks, ticket info, and special offers,visit act-sf.org/talechasers
Litquake joins forces with American Conservatory Theater and BARtab to co-present Thoroughly Modern Maupin: The Legacy of Armistead, an evening of readings and music starting at 8 pm on May 12 at The Swedish American Hall.
Tickets are $15 in advance (from Brown Paper Tickets), $18 at the door.
With appearances/performances by:
Marga Gomez is a San Francisco-loving, nationally touring comedian and writer/performer of nine solo plays. She was named Best Comedian for 2011 by the Bay Area Reporter, Best Solo Performance for 2010 by the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, and is a triple winner of “Best of the Bay” comedian, from the San Francisco Bay Guardian. She can be seen every Monday as the host of Marga's Funny Mondays at The Marsh in Berkeley. She is honored to be part of this tribute to Armistead Maupin.
Scott James writes a weekly column about San Francisco for The Bay Citizen and The New York Times. Under the pen name Kemble Scott he is also the author of two bestselling novels, SoMa and The Sower. “I'm following Armistead Maupin's career in reverse. He started with a newspaper column, and ended up with a series of provocative books. I've done it backwards, but I'm looking forward to hanging out at a naught Hollywood icon's swimming pool some day soon.”
International Superloon Precious Moments a.k.a. Michael Soldier can be seen in the feature films Devious Inc, The Craving, and The Gay Bed & Breakfast of Terror. After an infamous win of the coveted Miss Trannyshack title in 2001 s/he has been a slippery fixture on the San Francisco scene. Since arriving in SF in 2000, s/he has had lead roles in theater productions of classic American plays, spent 18 months in the smash Cockettes revival of Pearls Over Shanghai, been a live news anchor/journalist for Q television, and appeared in 30 award-winning porn flicks. S/he is a featured interviewee in the documentary international festival fave 24 Hours On Craigslist. As a lead vocalist in the genderfucked rock band PEPPERSPRAY, s/he has opened for Cher’s farewell tour and Scissor Sisters. S/he has been a guest lecturer on the adult entertainment industry for Stanford’s psychology department and the San Francisco Sex Institute. Michael & Precious Moments are currently considering pursuit of an MFA in drama from Yale and enjoying his 20th year in practice as a massage therapist.
Kevin Simmonds is a poet, composer and performance artist originally from New Orleans. His publications include three forthcoming publications, the poetry collection Mad for Meat (Salmon Poetry), the anthology Collective Brightness: LGBTIQ Poets on Faith, Religion and Spirituality (Sibling Rivalry Press) and the edited collection Ota Benga Under My Mother's Roof (University of South Carolina Press). His music has been performed throughout the US, the UK, Japan and elsewhere and was recently featured on PBS NewsHour. He has received fellowships and commissions from the San Francisco Arts Commission, Fulbright and Jack Straw. Right now he's working on ORIENT: a new anthropology, a multimedia work about Asian-Black tensions in the San Francisco Bay area and Los Angeles that will premiere at CounterPULSE this October.
K.M. Soehnlein is the author of three novels: The World of Normal Boys, You Can Say You Knew Me When and Robin and Ruby. His essays have appeared in anthologies including Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times; Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys; and Love, Castro Street. He’s been published in San Francisco magazine, 7×7 magazine, Village Voice and Out. He teaches in the MFA in Writing Program at the University of San Francisco. Contact him through kmsoehnlein.com.
Michelle Tea is the author of five novels, a book of poetry, numerous short stories, hundreds of Bay Area newspaper articles and has edited several anthologies on fashion, class, queer writing and personal narrative. Her novel Valencia won the 2000 Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Fiction, a San Francisco Bay Guardian Goldie Award for Literature, and the prestigious Rona Jaffe Foundation award for early-career female writers. She is co-founder of the legendary Sister Spit all-female spoken-word road show, and is founder /artistic director of RADAR Productions, which presents, commissions, develops, and tours literary programs that stimulate the production of queer and underground literature.
Beer, wine, and cocktails from
Thoroughly Modern Maupin comes as the City ramps up for the world premiere of A.C.T.'s much-anticipated "Tales of the City" musical later this spring! Featuring the next generation of writers who continue to further ideals Armistead helped pioneer and champion in his work.
About Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City
The already-extended world premiere production of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City has been extended an additional week through July 10. Based on Armistead Maupin’s popular series of newspaper columns and novels, Tales of the City was adapted into an award-winning television production on PBS, but this will be the first time it has been put onstage. The all-star creative team includes Tony Award–winning writer Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q), who is writing the book; Jake Shears and John Garden of the glam-rock band Scissor Sisters, who are writing the music and lyrics; choreographer Larry Keigwin; and Tony Award–nominated director Jason Moore (Avenue Q and Shrek: The Musical). Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City plays May 18–July 10, 2011, at the American Conservatory Theater (415 Geary Street, San Francisco). For exclusive first looks, ticket info, and special offers,visit act-sf.org/talechasers
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