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» Lit Flicks: Litquake’s Literary Film Festival

When: 1-9 pm

Where: Embarcadero Cinema Center, 1 Embarcadero Center, SF

Cost: $10 for each screening

Advance tickets: Landmark Theatres.


Dante’s Inferno, 1 pm. Directed by Sean Meredith, 78 min, 2007
Red Poet, 2:30 pm. SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE. Directed by Matthew Furey, 55 min, 2009. Conversation with Matthew Furey and Jack Hirschman to follow, with reading by Hirschman. Moderated by Michael Fox of SF360.org.
Ghost World,  4:30 pm. Directed by Terry Zwigoff, 111 min., 2001.
The Practice of the Wild, 7 pm. Directed by John J. Healey, 53 min., 2009. A conversation to follow between Wild producer Will Hearst and Gary Snyder’s longtime friend and publisher, Jack Shoemaker of Counterpoint Press. Moderated by Robert Avila of SF360.org.




» The CLA All-Stars: 25 Years of San Jose's Center for Literary Arts

When: 6:30 pm (VIP wine reception at 5:30 pm)

Where: California Historical Society | 678 Mission Street

Cost: $25 VIP wine reception, $10 general, $5 for California Historical Society members, and San Jose Center for Literary Arts members

Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets









» Virtual Reality: The Effect of Fiction on Your Mind

When: 6:30-7:30 pm

Where: Mechanics Institute Library | 57 Post St, SF

Cost: $12 for public, free to members of MIL

Reservations at (415) 393-0100 or rsvp@milibrary.org





» Litquake and Porchlight: Tales of Hollywood Hell

When: 8 pm

Where: Herbst Theatre | 401 Van Ness Ave, SF

Cost: $12 in advance, $15 at the door

Tickets available at cityboxoffice.com









» Civilization on Six Legs: The Complex Societies of Ants and Honeybees

When: 7 pm

Where: California Academy of Sciences, Morrison

Planetarium | 55 Music Concourse Dr, SF

Cost: $15 adults, $12 seniors and Academy members Reservations: (800)794-7576 or online.







» LDM100: San Francisco Celebrates the 100th Literary Death Match

When: 7 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)

Where: Elbo Room, 647 Valencia, SF

Cost: $10 in advance  (available at LiteraryDeathMatch.com) or $15 at the door











» The Booksmith Bookswap: Litquake Edition

When: 6:30-9:30 pm

Where: Martin Macks | 1569 Haight St., SF

Cost: $25 advance only

Tickets: brownpapertickets.com, 800-838-3006, or in-person at The Booksmith





» Spiritual Journeys at Marin Osher JCC

When: 7:30 pm

Where: Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael.
Cost: : $12 for members of Litquake and Osher Marin JCC, $15 general public

Tickets: (415) 444-8000 or online.





» Stories on Stage

When: 7:30 pm

Where: Berkeley Repertory Theater | Roda Theatre, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley

Cost: Admission: $22.50 in advance

Tickets: At brownpapertickets.com or by phone 800-838-3006); $25 at the door.









» It’s All Over But the Crying: A Night of Authors on Sports

When: 7 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)

Where: Hemlock Tavern | 1131 Polk Street, SF

Cost: $10 in advance at brownpapertickets.com





» The Expert’s Mind: Across Bodies

When: 7:30 pm

Where: LGBT Center, Andrew Spencer Ceremonial Room |1800 Market St, SF.

Cost: $10-20 online.






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