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Fourth Tuesday Book Club

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Fourth Tuesday Book Club
event Date Begin: 26.05.2009
event Date End: 29.12.2009
org Name: Books Inc.
event Url: http://booksinc.net/NASApp/store/IndexJsp;jsessionid=baclKBaE0UJoS5j7BKkds
venue Name: Books Inc. - Palo Alto
venue Address1: 855 El Camino Real #74
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venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94304
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Phone2: 650-321-0600
event Email: paloalto@booksinc.net
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event Start Time: Tues: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

The Fourth Tuesday Book Club will convene at Books Inc. in Palo Alto. Meet once a month with other literary-minded people and discuss a book you've all read.

Vusi Mahlasela

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Vusi Mahlasela
event Date Begin: 19.02.2010
event Date End: 19.02.2010
org Name: Stanford Lively Arts
event Url: http://livelyarts.stanford.edu
venue Name: Dinkelspiel Auditorium - Stanford University
venue Address1: 471 Lagunita Drive
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venue City: Stanford
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94305
event Ticket Info: $10-$38
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event Phone2: 650-725-ARTS (2787)
event Email: ticketorders@stanford.edu
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event Start Time: 8pm
event Type: music

Lively Arts welcomes South African singer-songwriter/poet/activist Vusi Mahlasela. Reared in Mamelodi Township, he gravitated toward poetry and songwriting as a teen, eventually joining youth organizations protesting South Africa’s separatist, white government. Reading poems at night vigils, funerals and anti-Apartheid marches triggered a long streak of police harassment.

Brian Shul, SR-71 Blackbird Pilot - Sled Driver

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Brian Shul, SR-71 Blackbird Pilot - Sled Driver
event Date Begin: 21.11.2009
event Date End: 21.11.2009
org Name: Hiller Aviation Museum
event Url: http://www.hiller.org/brian-shul.shtml
venue Name: Hiller Aviation Museum
venue Address1: 601 Skyway Road
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venue City: San Carlos
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94070
event Ticket Info: $6-$10 Children 4 and under free with paid adult
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event Phone2: 650-654-0200
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event Start Time: 11am
event Type: poetry_literature

After 20 years as an Air Force fighter pilot, Brian Shul today is an accomplished author, speaker, and photographer. In the Viet Nam War, he flew 212 missions before his aircraft was shot down. Unable to eject, he was severely burned in the crash. Rescued by Special Forces, he was given little chance of survival. He spent one year in hospitals enduring 15 reconstructive surgeries and countless hours of physical therapy. Miraculously he was able to return to flying Air Force fighter jets and went on to become an air show demonstration pilot and eventually a TOPGUN instructor.

He culminated his Air Force career by flying our nations premier spy plane, the SR-71. This was a remarkable accomplishment considering that only 93 men in history got to fly this aircraft. Brian flew the Blackbird for 4 years and was the pilot who provided key photos of Kaddafi’s terrorist camps to President Reagan during the Libyan Crisis in 1986.

Brian retired from the Air Force in 1990, and pursued his writing and photography interests. He was the first Blackbird pilot to write a book about flying that plane, illustrated with his own photography. It is today hailed as the definitive essay on the SR-71 and was awarded Aviation Book of the Year by Smithsonian Magazine.

Brian's remarkable comeback story has inspired audiences nationwide and his collection of SR-71 photographs are now considered the rarest in the world.

In the Air Force, Brian flew the T-38, F-5B, A1-E, AT-28D, A-7D, A-10, F-100, and SR-71. He is currently President of Gallery One in Marysville, CA

Poetry Readings

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Poetry Readings
event Date Begin: 10.08.2009
event Date End: 01.01.2037
org Name: Poetry Center San Jose
event Url: http://www.poetrycentersanjose.org
venue Name: Willow Glen Branch Library
venue Address1: 1157 Minnesota Avenue
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venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95125
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Phone2: 408-808-3045
event Email: programs@pcsj.org
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event Start Time: 2nd Monday each month: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Poetry Center San Jose hosts poetry readings to evoke and stimulate passion for the literary arts and to support emerging and established writers. Enjoy these original works and be inspired!

Poetry First!

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Poetry First!
event Date Begin: 01.09.2009
event Date End: 04.05.2010
org Name: Poetry Center San Jose
event Url: http://www.poetrycentersanjose.org
venue Name: Art Object Gallery
venue Address1: 592 N. 5th Street
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venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Phone2: 408-288-9305
event Email: programs@pcsj.org
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event Start Time: 1st Tuesday each month: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Poetry Center San Jose hosts poetry readings to evoke and stimulate passion for the literary arts and to support emerging and established writers. Enjoy these original works and be inspired!

In Defense of Food - Silicon Valley Reads 2010 Kick-Off

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: In Defense of Food - Silicon Valley Reads 2010 Kick-Off
event Date Begin: 27.01.2010
event Date End: 27.01.2010
org Name: Silicon Valley Reads
event Url: http://www.siliconvalleyreads.org
venue Name: Heritage Theatre
venue Address1: 1 W. Campbell Avenue
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venue City: Campbell
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95008
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food, the book selected for Silicon Valley Reads 2010, is interviewed on stage by Mercury News columnist Mike Cassidy. A book signing follows.

Book Fair

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Book Fair
event Date Begin: 08.12.2009
event Date End: 13.12.2009
org Name: Coyote Point Museum
event Url: http://www.coyoteptmuseum.org/activities/family-events
venue Name: Coyote Point Museum
venue Address1: 1651 Coyote Point Drive
venue Address2
venue City: San Mateo
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94401
event Ticket Info: $3-$7 Children under 2 free Teachers free (with ID)
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event Phone2: 650-342-7755
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event Start Time: Tues-Sat: 10am5pm Sun: 12pm5pm
event Type: poetry_literature

While at Coyote Point give yourself the gift of a great book while helping the Museum. For one week, the Museum is hosting a book fair. Pick out books for yourself, family members, or friends, and know that all net proceeds from the fair will benefit the Museum.

Peaceful Poets

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Peaceful Poets
event Date Begin: 17.09.2009
event Date End: 01.01.2037
org Name: Peaceful Poets
event Url: http://146.74.224.195/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp
venue Name: Milpitas Library
venue Address1: 160 N. Main Street
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venue City: Milpitas
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95035
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event Start Time: Every 3rd Thurs: 6:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

The Peaceful Poets group meets on the third Thursday of every month. Aspiring poets are welcome to share and discuss their original poetry with other local poets.

Mildred Owen Poetry Festival

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Mildred Owen Poetry Festival
event Date Begin: 22.11.2009
event Date End: 22.11.2009
org Name: Pacifica Performances
event Url: http://www.pacificaperformances.org/concerts/concerts.php
venue Name: Pacifica Center for the Arts
venue Address1: 1220 Linda Mar Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Pacifica
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94044
event Ticket Info: $10
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event Phone2: 650-355-1882
event Email: info@pacificaperformances.org
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event Start Time: 2pm
event Type: poetry_literature

The Pacifica Poetry Festival presents California Poet Laureate emeritus Al Young, a world- renowned author and popular teacher, as the featured reader. Rod Clark and other Pacifica poets will also read. Music by the “Green Tea" band.

Tiny Book Story Time

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Tiny Book Story Time
event Date Begin: 03.01.2010
event Date End: 03.01.2010
org Name: Los Altos History Museum
event Url: http://www.losaltoshistory.org
venue Name: Los Altos History Museum
venue Address1: 51 S. San Antonio Road
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venue City: Los Altos
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94022
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Start Time: 1pm-2pm
event Type: visual_art

Children ages 4 and up are encouraged to bring miniature books from their own library and come listen to the tiny but compelling stories, read by Susan Heintzelman.

The 408 Sessions - Youth Slam Poetry League Open Mic

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: The 408 Sessions - Youth Slam Poetry League Open Mic
event Date Begin: 05.12.2009
event Date End: 05.12.2009
org Name: MACLA
event Url: http://www.maclaarte.org/
venue Name: MACLA
venue Address1: 510 S. 1st Street
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venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $5
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event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Youth poets of all levels are welcome at this non-competitive open mic. This event will be hosted by Adriana Garcia. She is a San Jose born and raised teacher and community organizer. She is also internationally recognized as a spoken word/poetry performer. She has been active in the immigrant rights movement since high school and is co-founder of the human rights organization MAIZ, Movement of Action Inspiring Service.

Playwrights Workshop

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Playwrights Workshop
event Date Begin: 01.06.2010
event Date End: 01.06.2010
org Name: Santa Clara University Dept. of Theatre and Dance
event Url: http://scu.edu/cpa/events/spotlight_events.cfm
venue Name: Fess Parker Studio Theatre - Santa Clara University
venue Address1: 500 El Camino Real
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venue City: Santa Clara
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95053
event Ticket Info: $5
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event Start Time: 8pm
event Type: theatre

Enjoy an evening of original one act plays written, performed and directed by Santa Clara University students and alums. New playwrights, who have completed a series of SCU playwriting courses, showcase their work in semi-staged readings.

This performance is part of the 2009-2010 Spotlight Series, a collection of performances designed to intellectually broaden audiences and performers alike. These works promise to be stimulating, humanizing and entertaining.

John Ross - El Monstruo: Dread and Redemption in Mexico

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: John Ross - El Monstruo: Dread and Redemption in Mexico
event Date Begin: 20.11.2009
event Date End: 20.11.2009
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
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event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Mexico City, the mother of all megacities, is known for chaos, overpopulation, and an extreme gap between rich and poor. John Ross—poet, journalist, activist—first visited the city in 1957 with fellow Bay Area Beats as an expatriate escape. He eventually moved to the place he has come to call “The Monster” just one week after the devastating earthquake of 1985, which killed 30,000 people. El Monstruo is his gritty, vibrant People’s History of 23 million, told from the ground up.

El Monstruo is both a tribute and an indictment, speaking to peoples’ heroes and class warfare, culture and crime, urban beauty and blight, the underbelly and the overclass, environmental degradation and courageous growth, fear and loathing, dread and redemption, hope and corruption. Ross demonstrates that social forces, not luminaries, drive history as he delves into Mexico City from its geologic beginnings to the Left City it has become in the last decade. Along the way, he explores the rise and fall of the Tenochtitlan and Aztec civilizations, European conquest and genocide, the War of Independence, the Yanqui Invasion (the so-called Mexican War of 1848), three revolutions and their resulting carnage, the Great Depression, the so-called “Mexican Miracle,” social revolts of the 1960’s and 70’s, the Great Electoral Fraud, the foibles of NAFTA, and the Swine Flu Panic of 2009.

Ross’s last book, Murdered Capitalism was called a “must read” by NPR’s Talk of the Nation and a “Best Book of 2004” by the San Francisco Chronicle. Ross’s fifty years covering Mexico for an array of Mexican and U.S. publications including the San Francisco Bay Guardian, The Nation, and The Progressive put him in an extraordinary position to tell the complete story of its capital with great insight, and with his quixotic passion and poet’s touch he brings a beat to the narrative that is both of the city and of himself.

Special Book Signing with Andre Agassi - OPEN: An Autobiography

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Special Book Signing with Andre Agassi - OPEN: An Autobiography
event Date Begin: 21.11.2009
event Date End: 21.11.2009
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
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venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
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event Start Time: 12pm-2pm
event Type: poetry_literature

A stunning memoir by one of the world's most beloved athletes--a nuanced self-portrait, an intensely candid account of a remarkable life, and a thrilling inside view of the pro tennis tour. Andre Agassi played tennis professionally from 1986 to 2006. Often ranked number one, he captured eight Grand Slam singles championships. Founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, he has raised more than $85 million for the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy for underprivileged children in Las Vegas, where he lives with his wife, Stefanie Graf, and their two children.

This is a meet and chat signing only. There is no formal presentation.

Lights Out Story Time with Susan Gal - Night Lights

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Lights Out Story Time with Susan Gal - Night Lights
event Date Begin: 22.11.2009
event Date End: 22.11.2009
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
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venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
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event Start Time: 11:30am
event Type: kids_families

Lights out! It’s naptime at Kepler’s. Be sure to wear your PJs to this special story time event and don’t forget your flashlight...Susan Gal will join us to read and sign her debut picture book, Night Lights.

Story Time with Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher - The King's Taster

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Story Time with Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher - The King's Taster
event Date Begin: 29.11.2009
event Date End: 29.11.2009
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
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venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
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event Start Time: 11:30am
event Type: kids_families

Sniff, snuff, snoof, whuffa, woof. Max is the king’s taster and boy does he know how to use his sniffer! Max follows his nose and uses his superior sense of smell to solve all sorts of problems. Don’t you wish you could smell that well? Local illustrators Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher will read from their newest masterpiece and sign your books.

An Evening of Poetry - Kim Addonizio: Lucifer at the Starlite & Cheryl Dumesnil: In Praise of Falling

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: An Evening of Poetry - Kim Addonizio: Lucifer at the Starlite & Cheryl Dumesnil: In Praise of Falling
event Date Begin: 01.12.2009
event Date End: 01.12.2009
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
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venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
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event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

A lyrically intense fifth collection from "one of the nation's most provocative and edgy poets" (San Diego Union-Tribune). With both passion and precision, Lucifer at the Starlite explores life’s dual nature: good and evil, light and dark, suffering and moments of unexpected joy. Whether looking outward to events on the world stage—the war in Iraq, the 2004 Asian tsunami—or inward at struggles with the self, these poems aim at the heart and against the feeling that Lucifer may have already won the day.

Winner of the 2008 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize. Enacting the Zen proverb "fall down seven times, get up eight," this collection explores the ways we fall--through disillusionment, disappointment, and plain, old-fashioned mistakes, and the ways we rise up--out of personal debacles, unfortunate circumstances, family legacies, and collective struggles.

Jean-Marie Apostolides - The Metamorphoses of Tintin; or Tintin for Adults

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Jean-Marie Apostolides - The Metamorphoses of Tintin; or Tintin for Adults
event Date Begin: 02.12.2009
event Date End: 02.12.2009
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
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venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
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event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

The Belgian artist Georges Remi's (Hergé) legendary creation, Tintin, is a figure whose adventures have enchanted readers in Europe for the last 80 years. The series is one of the most popular European comics of the twentieth century, with translations published in over 50 languages and more than 200 million copies of the books sold to date. With the proliferation of Tintin blogs, Steven Spielberg's and Peter Jackson's planned cinematographic adaptations, and a Tintin museum scheduled to open in Belgium in the near future, there are many signs that the popularity of Hergé's boy hero continues to grow.

The Metamorphoses of Tintin is the English translation of the first critical study of the canonical Tintin cartoons. Published in French in 1984 and republished many times since, this pioneering work examines the long career of both the cartoonist and his creation.

After the Second World War, Tintin's adventures became more psychological than political, thus appealing to a wider range of readers. He left behind the real world and came to occupy the center of a fictional universe where he tirelessly championed the underdog. A figure without origins, he turned international hero at the very moment that Western nations were becoming homogenized and transmitting their commodities and values on a global scale. Arguing that the series of albums thus offers a reflection on the whole of twentieth-century life, Jean-Marie Apostolidès traces the evolution of Tintin's character and reveals the unity of Hergé's masterpiece.

Greg Mortenson - Stones Into Schools

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Greg Mortenson - Stones Into Schools
event Date Begin: 11.12.2009
event Date End: 11.12.2009
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Smithwick Theater - Foothill College
venue Address1: 12345 El Monte Road
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venue City: Los Altos Hills
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94022-4599
event Ticket Info: $30 includes copy of book and free parking at venue
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event Email: books@keplers.com
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event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

In Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace, with Books Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003. He recounts his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan.

Don't miss this special evening with one of the premier humanitarians of our time!

Snow on Willow, A Nisei Memoir - Jean Oda Moy, Author

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Snow on Willow, A Nisei Memoir - Jean Oda Moy, Author
event Date Begin: 11.12.2009
event Date End: 11.12.2009
org Name: City of Palo Alto - Library
event Url: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/library
venue Name: Palo Alto Art Center
venue Address1: 1313 Newell Road
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venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94303
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Phone2: 650-329-2436
event Email: libraryreference@cityofpaloalto.org
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event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

This free event features local memoirist Jean Oda Moy. Snow on Willow - A Nisei Memoir, the author's autobiography, reflects on her life as the American-born daughter of Japanese immigrants in wartime and postwar Japan. This event is free and open to the public, sponsored by the Friends of the Palo Alto Library.

Food For Thought - People of the Story

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Food For Thought - People of the Story
event Date Begin: 08.02.2010
event Date End: 08.02.2010
org Name: Peninsula Jewish Community Center
event Url: http://www.pjcc.org/learn/all/learn-aa-classes.html
venue Name: Peninsula Jewish Community Center
venue Address1: 800 Foster City Boulevard
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venue City: Foster City
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94404
event Ticket Info: $4
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event Phone2: 650-212-7522
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event Start Time: 2pm-3pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Professional storyteller and author Joel ben Izzy will talk about storytelling through a Jewish lens. He will highlight stories from Biblical times to the present. Joel has been gathering and telling stories throughout the world since 1983. He has produced several books and recordings, including The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness.

This program is made possible by the Koret-Taube Initiative on Jewish Peoplehood.

Swami Beyondananda - An Evening of Cosmic Comedy

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Swami Beyondananda - An Evening of Cosmic Comedy
event Date Begin: 29.11.2009
event Date End: 29.11.2009
org Name: East West Bookstore
event Url: http://www.WakeUpLaughing.com
venue Name: East West Bookstore
venue Address1: 324 Castro Street
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venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $45 $39 in advance
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event Start Time: 1pm-5pm
event Type: special_events

Join the Cosmic Comic for an evening of hilarity, healing laughter and comedy disguised as wisdom - or is it wisdom disguised as comedy? The Swami, whose favorite yoga pose is tongue-in-cheek, is the author of Driving Your Own Karma, Duck Soup for the Soul, Swami for Precedent and co-author with Dr. Bruce Lipton of Spontaneous Evolution. Guaranteed to keep you laughing until the sacred cows come home! Bring your out-of-town guests too... the more the merrier.

Manifesting Miracles with the Heart's Quantum Powers

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Manifesting Miracles with the Heart's Quantum Powers
event Date Begin: 23.11.2009
event Date End: 23.11.2009
org Name: East West Bookstore
event Url: http://www.ThisIsNoSecret.net
venue Name: East West Bookstore
venue Address1: 324 Castro Street
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venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Phone2: 800-909-6161
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event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Joy Kapur, author of the award-winning book This Is No Secret, will teach how the heart and its cellular memories can enhance your healing abilities and level of consciousness. The heart is a cosmic antenna capable of receiving and emitting emotional and spiritual messages faster than the speed of light. Joy will teach an eight-step process to activate these quantum powers and access miraculous manifestation abilities, also expanding your abilities for language, poetry and receiving the heart's boons.

Manifesting Your Soulmate - The Skillset for Spiritual Women Over 35

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Manifesting Your Soulmate - The Skillset for Spiritual Women Over 35
event Date Begin: 05.12.2009
event Date End: 05.12.2009
org Name: East West Bookstore
event Url: http://www.eastwest.com/december_events.html#3a
venue Name: East West Bookstore
venue Address1: 324 Castro Street
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venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: $120 $100 before 11/25
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event Start Time: 12pm-5pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Are you tired of disappointment in your search for Mr. Right? You might just need a new way of presenting who you really are. Life coach Patricia Fuqua will guide you through "The System," a breakthrough five-step plan to manifest the soulmate you seek. Married for thirty years to a wonderful man, Patricia offers support to take the "miss" out of hit-and-miss dating. Registration includes Patricia's book Manifesting Your Soulmate.

Book Publishing 1-2-3... From the Writer's Fingers to the Reader's Hands

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Book Publishing 1-2-3... From the Writer's Fingers to the Reader's Hands
event Date Begin: 22.04.2010
event Date End: 22.04.2010
org Name: Santa Clara County Library
event Url: http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/campbell/
venue Name: Campbell Library
venue Address1: 77 Harrison Avenue
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venue City: Campbell
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95008
event Ticket Info: Free
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event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Sprinkled with a helpful handful of hints and tips (for example, how to find literary agents), this workshop is designed to inspire aspiring authors and boost their chances of getting published. Participants will follow the behind-the-scenes journey of a manuscript through the publication process, briefly discuss the children’s book market, and check out the option of self-publishing.

Bring a pen, paper, and your questions. Other highlights include a couple of quick creativity exercises and an “Ask the Editor” Q&A session. Presenter: veteran book editor Laurie Gibson, who serves both experienced and first-time authors by gently helping to improve their writing—and their chances of getting published.

Hearst Castle and Gardens - Victoria Kastner, Author

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Event name: Hearst Castle and Gardens - Victoria Kastner, Author
event Date Begin: 23.02.2010
event Date End: 23.02.2010
org Name: Saratoga Foothill Club
event Url: http://foothillclub.org/lectures.pdf
venue Name: Saratoga Foothill Club
venue Address1: 20399 Park Place
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venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070
event Ticket Info: $10 $5 for members
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event Email: info@foothillclub.org
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event Start Time: 10am
event Type: classes

Author of Hearst's Castle: The Biography of a Country House and Hearst's San Simeon: The Gardens and Land, Victoria Kastner is the Official Historian of Hearst Castle. Her degree is in public history, with an emphasis on architectural history. She has written and lectured about San Simeon's land and buildings for nearly thirty years.

Saratoga Foothill club architect Julia Morgan, workign with William Randolph Hearst, degisned both the Castle and the landscape plan.

Divine Music - Suruchi Mohan, Author

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Divine Music - Suruchi Mohan, Author
event Date Begin: 19.01.2010
event Date End: 19.01.2010
org Name: Santa Clara County Library
event Url: http://santaclaracountylib.org/saratoga/SA_suruchimohan.html
venue Name: Saratoga Library
venue Address1: 13650 Saratoga Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Saratoga
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95070
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-867-6126
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Suruchi Mohan, an award-winning journalist and native of India, will read and discuss her new book, Divine Music. The book tells the story of Sarika, a talented student of Indian music. It is told against the backdrop of political and social changes in India during the 1970's.

Theatres of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose - Book Signing

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Theatres of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose - Book Signing
event Date Begin: 05.12.2009
event Date End: 05.12.2009
org Name: Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
event Url: http://www.nilesfilmmuseum.org
venue Name: Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
venue Address1: 37417 Niles Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Fremont
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94536
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 510-494-1411
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 3pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Authors Jack Tillmany and Gary Parks will attend this free book signing and presentation, focusing on various theatres in the Bay Area.

Early Universal City - Book Signing

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Early Universal City - Book Signing
event Date Begin: 12.12.2009
event Date End: 12.12.2009
org Name: Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
event Url: http://www.nilesfilmmuseum.org
venue Name: Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
venue Address1: 37417 Niles Boulevard
venue Address2
venue City: Fremont
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94536
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 510-494-1411
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 3pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Author Bob Birchard will be on hand for this free book signing and presentation which will focus on his book, Early Universal City. He will return in the evening to host a program of Universal releases.

Patio Book Sale

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Patio Book Sale
event Date Begin: 21.11.2009
event Date End: 22.11.2009
org Name: Friends of the Martin Luther King Jr. Library
event Url: http://www.friendsofthekinglibrary.org/booksales.htm
venue Name: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
venue Address1: 150 E. San Fernando Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Sat: 10am-5pm Sun: 1pm-5pm
event Type: poetry_literature

The Friends of the King Library holds special outdoor book sales every month, usually on the last weekend of the month. These sales take place on the patio outside the Friends Bookstore (main level of the King Library on the SJSU side). Parking in the Fourth Street Garage is free.

On Sundays, books are $5/bag. There are approximately 15,000 items at each sale, including books, DVD's, CD's, Audio Books, Foreign Language Books, Children's Books and much more.

Patio Book Sale

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Patio Book Sale
event Date Begin: 19.12.2009
event Date End: 20.12.2009
org Name: Friends of the Martin Luther King Jr. Library
event Url: http://www.friendsofthekinglibrary.org/booksales.htm
venue Name: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
venue Address1: 150 E. San Fernando Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Sat: 10am-5pm Sun: 1pm-5pm
event Type: poetry_literature

On Sundays, books are $5/bag. There are approximately 15,000 items at each sale, including books, DVD's, CD's, Audio Books, Foreign Language Books, Children's Books and much more.

Postcards from Nam - Wendy Duong, Author

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Postcards from Nam - Wendy Duong, Author
event Date Begin: 05.12.2009
event Date End: 05.12.2009
org Name: San Jose Public Library System
event Url: http://www.sjlibrary.org/popup.htm?id=18142&/about/events/eventPopup
venue Name: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
venue Address1: 150 E. San Fernando Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 2pm-3:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Author Wendy Duong introduces the Vietnamese translation of her new book, Postcards from Nam. The program includes art exhibits and ten minutes of musical prelude introducing the traditional music of Vietnam.

The author will discuss various themes raised in her book, including the "postcards" motif, the interconnection of various art forms as recordings of the human experience and need for cultural identity. The author will also explore the interplay between Art and Life in the context of the Vietnamese American immigration experience. The program concludes with a book signing and light refreshments.

This event is hosted by General Collections and co-sponsored by Friends of King Library. It will be held in Room 225/229 of the Library.

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook
event Date Begin: 09.12.2009
event Date End: 09.12.2009
org Name: San Mateo County Library
event Url: http://www.woodsidelibrary.org
venue Name: Woodside Branch Library
venue Address1: 3140 Woodside Road
venue Address2
venue City: Woodside
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94062
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-851-0147
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 5:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Nicole Salgado of Mexican and European ancestry grew up in Central New York. When she came to live in the Bay Area, she was exposed to authentic Mexican cooking via friends and family members. She moved to her husband’s home state of Querétaro, Central Mexico in 2006, where she became part of an extended Queretaro family and was introduced to traditional methods for cultivating and utilizing maize. In an effort to combine their passion for good food with environmental health, she and her husband cultivate an organic home garden and small animal production among other sustainable practices. Her newly published book, The Bajio's Bounty: Authentic Mexican Cookbook is a collection of authentic recipes from the Querétaro and the surrounding region and is dedicated to the Mexican women carrying out their ancient traditions worldwide.

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook
event Date Begin: 10.12.2009
event Date End: 10.12.2009
org Name: San Mateo County Library
event Url: http://www.sancarloslibrary.org
venue Name: San Carlos Library
venue Address1: 610 Elm Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Carlos
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94070
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-591-0341
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook
event Date Begin: 11.12.2009
event Date End: 11.12.2009
org Name: San Mateo County Library
event Url: http://www.halfmoonbaylibrary.org
venue Name: Half Moon Bay Library
venue Address1: 620 Correas Street
venue Address2
venue City: Half Moon Bay
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94019
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-726-2316
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook
event Date Begin: 12.12.2009
event Date End: 12.12.2009
org Name: San Mateo County Library
event Url: http://www.brisbanelibrary.org
venue Name: Brisbane Library
venue Address1: 250 Visitacion Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Brisbane
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94005
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 415-467-2060
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 11am
event Type: poetry_literature

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook
event Date Begin: 13.12.2009
event Date End: 13.12.2009
org Name: San Mateo County Library
event Url: http://www.pacificalibraries.org
venue Name: Pacifica-Sharp Park Library
venue Address1: 104 Hilton Way
venue Address2
venue City: Pacifica
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94044
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-355-5196
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 1pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Nicole Salgado of Mexican and European ancestry grew up in Central New York. When she came to live in the Bay Area, she was exposed to authentic Mexican cooking via friends and family members. She moved to her husband’s home state of Querétaro, Central Mexico in 2006, where she became part of an extended Queretaro family and introduced to traditional methods for cultivating and utilizing maize. In an effort to combine their passion for good food with environmental health, she and her husband cultivate an organic home garden and small animal production among other sustainable practices. Her newly published book, The Bajio's Bounty: Authentic Mexican Cookbook is a collection of authentic recipes from the Querétaro and the surrounding region and is dedicated to the Mexican women carrying out their ancient traditions worldwide.

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook
event Date Begin: 13.12.2009
event Date End: 13.12.2009
org Name: San Mateo County Library
event Url: http://www.athertonlibrary.org
venue Name: Atherton Public Library
venue Address1: 2 Dinkespiel Station Lane
venue Address2
venue City: Atherton
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94027
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-328-2422
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 5pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook
event Date Begin: 14.12.2009
event Date End: 14.12.2009
org Name: San Mateo County Library
event Url: http://www.eastpaloaltolibrary.org
venue Name: East Palo Alto Library
venue Address1: 2415 University Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: East Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94303
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-321-7712
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 6pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook
event Date Begin: 15.12.2009
event Date End: 15.12.2009
org Name: San Mateo County Library
event Url: http://www.millbraelibrary.org
venue Name: Millbrae Library
venue Address1: 1 Library Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: Millbrae
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94030
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-697-7607
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Nicole Salgado of Mexican and European ancestry grew up in Central New York. When she came to live in the Bay Area, she was exposed to authentic Mexican cooking via friends and family members. She moved to her husband’s home state of Querétaro, Central Mexico in 2006, where she became part of an extended Queretaro family and was introduced to traditional methods for cultivating and utilizing maize. In an effort to combine their passion for good food with environmental health, she and her husband cultivate an organic home garden and small animal production among other sustainable practices. Her newly published book, The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook is a collection of authentic recipes from the Querétaro and the surrounding region and is dedicated to the Mexican women carrying out their ancient traditions worldwide.

Writer's Forum Open Mic Night

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Writer's Forum Open Mic Night
event Date Begin: 18.11.2009
event Date End: 01.01.2037
org Name: San Francisco/Peninsula Writers
event Url: http://www.sfpeninsulawriters.com/open_mic.html
venue Name: Borders - San Mateo
venue Address1: 2925 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: San Mateo
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94403
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email: OpenMic@sfpeninsulawriters.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: Every 3rd Weds: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

This is a great opportunity for authors to get exposure and to practice public speaking skills. Open to all writers and listeners, including California Writers Club (CWC) members and non-members. 10 Writers Read, for 10 minutes each. Each reader is given a choice of whether or not they wish to receive feedback. The Writer's Forum Open Mic Night meets every third Wednesday of each month and is moderated by Jim Hanna. Advance sign up is required. To reserve a slot, contact: OpenMic@sfpeninsulawriters.com.

San Jose Poetry Slam

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: San Jose Poetry Slam
event Date Begin: 10.11.2009
event Date End: 14.12.2010
org Name: San Jose Poetry Slam
event Url: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-San-Jose-Poetry-Slam/91754196269
venue Name: MACLA
venue Address1: 510 S. 1st Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95113
event Ticket Info: $7
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 2nd Monday of Month 7:15pm Signups 8pm Show
event Type: poetry_literature

Every second Monday of the month, this event showcases people with something to say. These evenings have been known to feature wild performance antics and mind-expanding verbiage!

The Gathering Storm - Brandon Sanderson, Author

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: The Gathering Storm - Brandon Sanderson, Author
event Date Begin: 21.11.2009
event Date End: 21.11.2009
org Name: Barnes and Noble
event Url: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/61812
venue Name: Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Eastridge
venue Address1: 2200 Eastridge Loop, Space 1420
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95122
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-270-9470
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 2pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Author Brian Sanderson and Robert Jordan's wife Harriet McDougal are featured at this special author event surrounding the latest entry in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, The Gathering Storm.

Polar Express Storytime

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Polar Express Storytime
event Date Begin: 04.12.2009
event Date End: 04.12.2009
org Name: Barnes and Noble
event Url: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3017296
venue Name: Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Blossom Hill
venue Address1: 5353 Almaden Expressway, Building B
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95118
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Calling all junior conductors! This special reading of the holiday classic by the Conductor will be a treat for kids of all ages.

Polar Express Storytime

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Polar Express Storytime
event Date Begin: 04.12.2009
event Date End: 04.12.2009
org Name: Barnes and Noble
event Url: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3016609
venue Name: Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Westgate
venue Address1: 1600 Saratoga Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95129
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Calling all junior conductors! This special reading of the holiday classic by the Conductor will be a treat for kids of all ages.

Polar Express Storytime

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Polar Express Storytime
event Date Begin: 04.12.2009
event Date End: 04.12.2009
org Name: Barnes and Noble
event Url: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3017940
venue Name: Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Eastridge
venue Address1: 2200 Eastridge Loop, Space 1420
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95122
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Calling all junior conductors! This special reading of the holiday classic by the Conductor will be a treat for kids of all ages.

Smasher... A Silicon Valley Mystery - Keith Raffel, Author

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Smasher... A Silicon Valley Mystery - Keith Raffel, Author
event Date Begin: 06.12.2009
event Date End: 06.12.2009
org Name: Barnes and Noble
event Url: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3017973
venue Name: Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Pruneyard
venue Address1: 1875 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 240
venue Address2
venue City: Campbell
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95008
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-559-8101
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 11am
event Type: poetry_literature

Author Keith Raffel will be signing his latest book at this event. In it, as Accelenet CEO Ian Michaels battles a ruthless Silicon Valley billionaire for control of his company, his wife, deputy D.A. Rowena Goldberg, is targeted for death by an unknown assassin.

Breathers - S. G. Brown, Author

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Breathers - S. G. Brown, Author
event Date Begin: 12.12.2009
event Date End: 12.12.2009
org Name: Barnes and Noble
event Url: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3017971
venue Name: Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Pruneyard
venue Address1: 1875 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 240
venue Address2
venue City: Campbell
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95008
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-559-8101
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 1pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Author S.G. Brown will be signing his latest book at this event. In it, Andy Warner is a recently deceased everyman and newly minted zombie. Resented by his parents, abandoned by his friends, and reviled by a society that no longer considers him human, Andy is having a bit of trouble adjusting to his new existence.

Bottom of the Sky - William C. Pack, Author

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Bottom of the Sky - William C. Pack, Author
event Date Begin: 13.12.2009
event Date End: 13.12.2009
org Name: Barnes and Noble
event Url: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3018174
venue Name: Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Pruneyard
venue Address1: 1875 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 240
venue Address2
venue City: Campbell
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95008
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-559-8101
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 12pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Author William C. Pack will be signing his latest book at this event. It is an aching rags-to-riches family saga that springs from rural Montana squalor into the power chambers of Wall Street and Silicon Valley.

My Nepenthe... Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur - Romney Steele, Author

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: My Nepenthe... Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur - Romney Steele, Author
event Date Begin: 05.12.2009
event Date End: 05.12.2009
org Name: Books Inc.
event Url: http://www.booksinc.net/event/romeny-steele
venue Name: Books Inc. - Palo Alto
venue Address1: 855 El Camino Real #74
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94304
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 5pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Romney Steele will be on hand to discuss her new book, My Nepenthe... Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur.

Amelia Earhart...The Thrill of it - Susan Wels, Author

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Amelia Earhart...The Thrill of it - Susan Wels, Author
event Date Begin: 09.12.2009
event Date End: 09.12.2009
org Name: Books Inc.
event Url: http://www.booksinc.net/event/susan-wels-0
venue Name: Books Inc. - Palo Alto
venue Address1: 855 El Camino Real #74
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94304
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Susan Wels will be on hand to discuss her new book, Amelia Earhart: The Thrill of It.

Smart Selling on the Phone and Online - Josiane Feigon, Author

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Smart Selling on the Phone and Online - Josiane Feigon, Author
event Date Begin: 07.12.2009
event Date End: 07.12.2009
org Name: Books Inc.
event Url: http://www.booksinc.net/event/josiane-feigon
venue Name: Books Inc. - Palo Alto
venue Address1: 855 El Camino Real #74
venue Address2
venue City: Palo Alto
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94304
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Josiane Feigon will be on hand to discuss her new book, Smart Selling on the Phone and Online: Inside Sales that Get Results.

Christmas Reading with Nils Peterson, Poet Laureate

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Christmas Reading with Nils Peterson, Poet Laureate
event Date Begin: 14.12.2009
event Date End: 14.12.2009
org Name: San Jose Public Library System
event Url: http://www.sjlibrary.org
venue Name: Willow Glen Branch Library
venue Address1: 1157 Minnesota Avenue
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95125
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm-9pm
event Type: poetry_literature

As per tradition, Nils Peterson, now, the Poet Laureate of Santa Clara County, has agreed to do his annual Christmas reading at the Willow Glen Library, as hosted by Willow Glen Poetry Center. Start your holiday season off right with this wonderful event.

The 2009-2010 Steinbeck Fellows - Reading and Booksigning

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: The 2009-2010 Steinbeck Fellows - Reading and Booksigning
event Date Begin: 02.12.2009
event Date End: 02.12.2009
org Name: Center for Literary Arts, San Jose State Universit
event Url: http://litart.org/
venue Name: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
venue Address1: 150 E. San Fernando Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-924-4600
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Skip Horack, Katie Chase, and Andrew Milward will read from work in progress. This event is co-sponsored with the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies.

This event will take place in the Schiro Room of the Library.

Poet Marilyn Chin - Reading and Booksigning

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Poet Marilyn Chin - Reading and Booksigning
event Date Begin: 25.02.2010
event Date End: 25.02.2010
org Name: Center for Literary Arts, San Jose State Universit
event Url: http://litart.org/
venue Name: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
venue Address1: 150 E. San Fernando Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-924-4600
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Marilyn Chin is the author of three collections of poetry: Dwarf Bamboo, The Phoenix Gone, The Terrace Empty, and Rhapsody in Plain Yellow. Chin has won two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Wallace Stegner Fellowship, the PEN/Josephine Miles Award, four Pushcart Prizes, a Fulbright Fellowship, and numerous residencies. Her work can be found in a variety of anthologies, including The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry and The Oxford Anthology of Modern American Poetry. She co-directs the MFA program at San Diego State University.

This event will take place in Room 225/229 of the Library.

Poet Marilyn Chin in Conversation with Sam Maio

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Poet Marilyn Chin in Conversation with Sam Maio
event Date Begin: 25.02.2010
event Date End: 25.02.2010
org Name: Center for Literary Arts, San Jose State Universit
event Url: http://litart.org/
venue Name: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
venue Address1: 150 E. San Fernando Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-924-4600
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 1:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

This event will take place in Room 225/229 of the Library.

Daniel Alarcon - Reading and Booksigning

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Daniel Alarcon - Reading and Booksigning
event Date Begin: 09.03.2010
event Date End: 09.03.2010
org Name: Center for Literary Arts, San Jose State Universit
event Url: http://litart.org/
venue Name: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
venue Address1: 150 E. San Fernando Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-924-4600
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Daniel Alarcon is the author of the novel Lost City Radio and the short story collection War By Candlelight, a finalist for the 2006 PEN/Hemingway Award. His fiction and nonfiction have been published in The New Yorker, Virginia Quarterly Review, Harper's and elsewhere. He is Associate Editor of Etiqueta Negra, an award-winning monthly magazine based in his native Lima, Peru. Alarcon lives in Oakland.

This event, the James D. Houston Memorial Lecture, will take place in the Schiro Room of the Library.

Truong Tran - Reading and Booksigning

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Truong Tran - Reading and Booksigning
event Date Begin: 13.04.2010
event Date End: 13.04.2010
org Name: Center for Literary Arts, San Jose State Universit
event Url: http://litart.org/
venue Name: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
venue Address1: 150 E. San Fernando Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-924-4600
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Truong Tran is a Vietnamese-American poet and writer living in San Francisco. He has received poetry fellowships from Arts Council of Santa Clara, the California Arts Council and the Creative Work Fund Grant. He teaches creative writing at San Francisco State University and Mills College. He is the author of the poetry collections placing the accents, a finalist for the Western States Book Prize for Poetry; dust and conscience, winner of the 2002 San Francisco Poetry Center Book Award; and Within the Margin.

This event will take place in Room 225/229 of the Library.

Author Peter Nathaniel Malae - Reading and Booksigning

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Author Peter Nathaniel Malae - Reading and Booksigning
event Date Begin: 21.04.2010
event Date End: 21.04.2010
org Name: Center for Literary Arts, San Jose State Universit
event Url: http://litart.org/
venue Name: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
venue Address1: 150 E. San Fernando Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-924-4600
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Peter Nathaniel Malae is the author of the novel, What We Are, winner of the Joseph Henry Jackson Award, and the story collection, Teach the Free Man, a finalist for the New York Public Library Young Lion's Award and the Glasgow Prize. He's been a Steinbeck, MacDowell and Arts Council Silicon Valley Fellow. Nine True Love Stories will be published in 2011.

This event will take place in Room 225/229 of the Library.

Travel Writer Tim Cahill - Reading and Booksigning

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Travel Writer Tim Cahill - Reading and Booksigning
event Date Begin: 28.04.2010
event Date End: 28.04.2010
org Name: Center for Literary Arts, San Jose State Universit
event Url: http://litart.org/
venue Name: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
venue Address1: 150 E. San Fernando Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-924-4600
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: poetry_literature

A founding editor of Outside Magazine, travel writer Tim Cahill is the author of seven books, including Pass the Butterworms, Pecked to Death by Ducks, Hold the Enlightenment and Lost In My Own Backyard. A former longtime Bay Area resident, he now lives in Montana.

Mr. Cahill is this year's Lurie Distinguished Visiting Writer. The Lurie Distinguished Visiting Writer, established through the generosity of Connie and Robert Lurie, has brought distinguished authors including Ursula LeGuin, James Kelman, Carolyn Kizer, and ZZ Packer to teach at SJSU for one semester each year.

This event will take place in Room 225/229 of the Library.

A Conversation with Travel Writer Tim Cahill

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: A Conversation with Travel Writer Tim Cahill
event Date Begin: 28.04.2010
event Date End: 28.04.2010
org Name: Center for Literary Arts, San Jose State Universit
event Url: http://litart.org/
venue Name: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
venue Address1: 150 E. San Fernando Street
venue Address2
venue City: San Jose
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 95112
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 408-924-4600
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 1pm
event Type: poetry_literature

This event will take place in Room 225/229 of the Library.

Single Women... Manifest Your Soulmate in Ninety Days

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Single Women... Manifest Your Soulmate in Ninety Days
event Date Begin: 03.12.2009
event Date End: 03.12.2009
org Name: East West Bookstore
event Url: http://www.eastwest.com/december_events.html
venue Name: East West Bookstore
venue Address1: 324 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: Free, but call for reservation
event Phone1
event Phone2: 800-909-6161
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

You are single, beautiful and successful. But what’s your next step? Are you ready for the love you have always wanted with the soulmate you have been waiting for? Imagine your life with a loving, caring and passionate soul by your side. Join Life Coach Patricia Fuqua to explore the questions that lead you to meet, date and fall madly in love with your soulmate.

Heart of the Visionary - Shiloh Sophia McCloud, Author

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Heart of the Visionary - Shiloh Sophia McCloud, Author
event Date Begin: 09.12.2009
event Date End: 09.12.2009
org Name: East West Bookstore
event Url: http://www.ShilohSophia.com
venue Name: East West Bookstore
venue Address1: 324 Castro Street
venue Address2
venue City: Mountain View
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94041
event Ticket Info: Free, but call for reservation
event Phone1
event Phone2: 800-909-6161
event Email
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Spend an unforgettable evening with visionary artist and author Shiloh Sophia McCloud. Her beautiful work emphasizes divine and romantic love, explores the divine feminine, and is lauded by luminaries including Alice Walker and SARK. Shiloh will share from her recent book, Heart of the Visionary:A Workbook for Women's Work, and lead a Vision Circle to help you cultivate your own personal legend, practice creativity as a tool for illumination and live with new vision. There will also be chocolate!

Christos Papadimitriou - Logicomix - An Epic Search for Truth

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Christos Papadimitriou - Logicomix - An Epic Search for Truth
event Date Begin: 30.11.2009
event Date End: 30.11.2009
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

This exceptional graphic novel recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell. In his agonized search for absolute truth, Russell crosses paths with legendary thinkers like Gottlob Frege, David Hilbert, and Kurt Gödel, and finds a passionate student in the great Ludwig Wittgenstein. But his most ambitious goal—to establish unshakable logical foundations of mathematics—continues to loom before him. Through love and hate, peace and war, Russell persists in the dogged mission that threatens to claim both his career and his personal happiness, finally driving him to the brink of insanity.

This story is at the same time a historical novel and an accessible explication of some of the biggest ideas of mathematics and modern philosophy. With rich characterizations and expressive, atmospheric artwork, the book spins the pursuit of these ideas into a highly satisfying tale.

Probing and ingeniously layered, the book throws light on Russell’s inner struggles while setting them in the context of the timeless questions he spent his life trying to answer. At its heart, Logicomix is a story about the conflict between an ideal rationality and the unchanging, flawed fabric of reality.

Christos H. Papadimitriou is C . Lester Hogan professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He has won numerous international awards for his pioneering work in computational complexity and algorithmic game theory. He has written the novel Turing: A Novel about Computation.

Princess Hyacinth Story Time - Princess Hyacinth - The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Princess Hyacinth Story Time - Princess Hyacinth - The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated
event Date Begin: 06.12.2009
event Date End: 06.12.2009
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 11:30am
event Type: kids_families

Have you ever had to have pebbles sewn into the tops of your socks or heavy stones stitched into your hat just to keep you afloat? No? Then Good Sirs and Fair Ladies of all the land, gather round to hear a most unusual and whimsical tale of Princess Hyacinth.

Write Night: Teen Writing Workshop

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Write Night: Teen Writing Workshop
event Date Begin: 08.12.2009
event Date End: 08.12.2009
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7pm
event Type: kids_families

Presented by The Friends of the Menlo Park Library and Kepler's, here is your chance to meet and get writing advice from not one, but 5 different authors! C. Lee McKenzie (Sliding on the Edge), Sarah Quigley (TMI), Cheryl Renee Herbsman (Breathing), Jon Yang (Exclusively Chloe), and Lauren Bjorkman (My Invented Life) are all members of the Debs Class of 2009, a writing group of published debut authors enjoying their 4th year of membership.

Be prepared for role playing, writing prompts, character analysis, and a whole lot more. This free workshop is open only to those ages 12 and up. No registration required.

Hanukkah Story Time - The Best Hanukkah Ever and Hanukkah Moon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Hanukkah Story Time - The Best Hanukkah Ever and Hanukkah Moon
event Date Begin: 13.12.2009
event Date End: 13.12.2009
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 11:30am
event Type: kids_families

Come and celebrate holidays around the world starting with Hanukkah! Celebrate this holiday with us through stories, crafts and bites of Hanukkah treats!

Youth Event with Robin Preiss Glasser - Fancy Nancy - Splendiferous Christmas

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Youth Event with Robin Preiss Glasser - Fancy Nancy - Splendiferous Christmas
event Date Begin: 16.12.2009
event Date End: 16.12.2009
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 5:30pm
event Type: kids_families

What could be fancier than Christmas? Presents with elegant wrapping paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinkles—and who could forget the tree? After all, there is no such thing as too much tinsel. Ooh la la! This year, Nancy is especially excited about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought a brand-new sparkly tree topper with her own money and has been waiting for Christmas to come. But when things don't turn out the way Nancy planned, will Christmas still be splendiferous?

In this merriest of stories, Nancy proves once again that a little fancying up can go a long, festive way!

David Thomson - The Moment of Psycho - How Alfred Hitchcock Taught America to Love Murder

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: David Thomson - The Moment of Psycho - How Alfred Hitchcock Taught America to Love Murder
event Date Begin: 07.01.2010
event Date End: 07.01.2010
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

It was made like a television movie, and completed in less than three months. It killed off its star in forty minutes. There was no happy ending. And it offered the most violent scene to date in American film, punctuated by shrieking strings that seared the national consciousness. Nothing like Psycho had existed before; the movie industry—even America itself—would never be the same.

In The Moment of Psycho, film critic David Thomson situates Psycho in Alfred Hitchcock’s career, recreating the mood and time when the seminal film erupted onto film screens worldwide. Thomson shows that Psycho was not just a sensation in film: it altered the very nature of our desires. Sex, violence, and horror took on new life. Psycho, all of a sudden, represented all America wanted from a film—and, as Thomson brilliantly demonstrates, still does.

English-American writer David Thomson is the author of many books on film, including Have You Seen...? A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films, which the New York Times called, “passionate, illuminating, rich, and eccentric”; and the massively influential Biographical Dictionary of Film called “the best book on the movies ever written in English” (The New Republic). He lives in San Francisco with his family.

Judith L. London, Ph.D. - Connecting the Dots - Breakthroughs in Communication as Alzheimer's Advances

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Judith L. London, Ph.D. - Connecting the Dots - Breakthroughs in Communication as Alzheimer's Advances
event Date Begin: 09.01.2010
event Date End: 09.01.2010
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 2pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Half the five million people in America with Alzheimer's disease are in the middle to late stages. The accepted notion of the medical establishment is that it is impossible to communicate with these individuals, and family members and friends should give up hope of being able to salvage a real relationship with their loved ones with Alzheimer's. By working with Alzheimer's patients and their families for more than sixteen years, author Judith London has learned that this is false, and, in fact, people can learn how to connect the dots of scattered information offered by people with Alzheimer's and maintain a sense of connection with their loved ones.

Compelling and inspiring anecdotes from the author's work reveal the depth of feeling and insight still present in advanced Alzheimer's patients. After each anecdote, the author explains the technique she used to draw meaning from the Alzheimer's patient's communication, then shows readers how to use it with their loved ones. The book also includes chapters of pertinent, accessible information on Alzheimer's that will help readers understand how the brain is affected by the disease.

Judith L. London, Ph.D., is a psychologist licensed in New York and California who has treated people with Alzheimer's and other dementias in public long-term care facilities for more than sixteen years. She has been adjunct professor at New York University, a stress management trainer and workshop leader, and a featured columnist on addictions. London conducts seminars on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and maintaining brain health.

Story Time with Terri Silveira - Puppy Pen Pals

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Story Time with Terri Silveira - Puppy Pen Pals
event Date Begin: 10.01.2010
event Date End: 10.01.2010
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 11:30am
event Type: kids_families

Max, an older and wiser dog, writes letters to advise his young puppy cousin, Samson, in all the ways of learning to be a good dog. The lighthearted and silly letters in Puppy Pen Pals will make children laugh as well as teach families how to care properly for new furry family members!

Daniel Pink - Drive - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Daniel Pink - Drive - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
event Date Begin: 14.01.2010
event Date End: 14.01.2010
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people--at work, at school, at home. It's wrong. As Daniel H. Pink explains in his new and paradigm-shattering book, the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.

Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does--and how that affects every aspect of our lives. He demonstrates that while the old-fashioned carrot-and-stick approach worked successfully in the 20th century, it's precisely the wrong way to motivate people for today's challenges.

Drive is bursting with big ideas-- the rare book that will change how you think and transform how you live.
Daniel H. Pink is the author of the long-running New York Times and BusinessWeek bestseller A Whole New Mind, as well as The Adventures of Johnny Bunko and Free Agent Nation. He has written for The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Wired, where he is a contributing editor. He has provided analysis for CNN, CNBC, ABC, NPR, and other networks in the U.S. and abroad. Pink lectures on economic transformation and the new workplace at corporations, associations, and universities around the world.

Romney Nani Steele - My Nepenthe - Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Romney Nani Steele - My Nepenthe - Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur
event Date Begin: 16.01.2010
event Date End: 16.01.2010
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 2pm
event Type: poetry_literature

My Nepenthe weaves together stories and tales about the famous California restaurant perched on the majestic cliffs of Big Sur. It celebrates the magic and history of place through food and the Fassett family who started Nepenthe. In 2009 Nepenthe commemorates 60 years of bringing writers, artists, dancers, travelers, actors, and cooks together around the table. Today about 250,000 people visit Nepenthe every year.

Written by the owners' granddaughter, Romney Steele, who grew up at the restaurant, My Nepenthe marks the restaurant's vibrant past as a gathering place and noted bohemian haunt, and its foray into the film industry during the shooting of The Sandpiper, featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. It also explores the lively scene that played out into the '70s, and onward through the current decade where it showcases Nepenthe's unique relationship with Pisoni Vineyards, owned by the renowned winemaker family. My Nepenthe includes more than seventy-five special recipes from the Fassetts, the restaurant, and the cafe, along with spectacular photography that completes the tale.

John Lescroart - Treasure Hunt

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: John Lescroart - Treasure Hunt
event Date Begin: 18.01.2010
event Date End: 18.01.2010
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Mickey Dade hates deskwork, but that's all he's been doing at Wyatt Hunt's private investigative service, The Hunt Club. His itch to be active is answered when a body is discovered: It's Dominic Como, one of San Francisco's most high-profile activists-a charismatic man known as much for his expensive suits as his work on a half dozen nonprofit boards. One "person of interest" in the case is Como's business associate, Alicia Thorpe-young, gorgeous, and the sister of one of Mickey's friends.

As Mickey and Hunt are pulled into the case, they soon learn that the city's golden fundraiser was involved in some highly suspect deals. And the lovely Alicia knows more about this-and more about Como-than she's letting on.

Treasure Hunt is both a nail-biting thriller and a coming-of-age story, filled with Lescroart's trademark San Francisco flavors. Mickey Dade, its young protagonist, gradually learns the hard lessons Hunt knows only too well, as the world he thought he knew unravels around him.

John Lescroart is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty previous novels, including A Plague of Secrets, Betrayal, The Suspect and The Hunt Club. His books have been printed in sixteen languages and published in more than seventy-five countries.

Daniel A. Olivas - Anywhere But L.A.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Event name: Daniel A. Olivas - Anywhere But L.A.
event Date Begin: 21.01.2010
event Date End: 21.01.2010
org Name: Kepler's Bookstore
event Url: http://www.keplers.com/keplers-events-coming-soon
venue Name: Kepler's Books
venue Address1: 1010 El Camino Real
venue Address2
venue City: Menlo Park
venue State: CA
venue Zip: 94025
event Ticket Info: Free
event Phone1
event Phone2: 650-324-4321
event Email: books@keplers.com
event Ticket Url

event Start Time: 7:30pm
event Type: poetry_literature

Anywhere But L.A., Daniel A. Olivas's latest collection of short stories, ranges from contemporary narratives to more traditional cuentos de fantasma, giving us a vivid and honest portrait of modern Latinos in search of their place in the world. Funny yet poignant, Olivas's characters frequently amuse, sometimes disturb, and often remind us of our own vulnerability. People who on the surface appear to be ordinary and uncomplicated reveal their deepest secrets and anxieties related to a variety of issues, such as race, gender, sexual orientation, and the human condition in general.

Daniel A. Olivas is the author of Devil Talk: Stories, Assumption and Other Stories, The Courtship of Maria Rivera Pena, and the children's book, Benjamin and the Word / Benjamin y la palabra. He is editor of Latinos in Lotusland: An Anthology of Contemporary Southern California Literature, which brings together 60 years of Los Angeles fiction by Latino writers. He has written for many publications including the Los Angeles Times, the El Paso Times, Tu Ciudad, Exquisite Corpse, THEMA, California Lawyer, and The Jewish Journal. He shares blogging duties on La Bloga (http://labloga.blogspot.com) which is dedicated to Chicano and Latino literature.

Olivas is the grandson of Mexican immigrants and is the middle of five children. Born and raised near downtown Los Angeles, he converted to Judaism in 1988. Olivas received his degree in English literature from Stanford University, and law degree from UCLA. By day, he is an attorney in Los Angeles with the California Department of Justice in the Public Rights Division.

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Mildred Owen Poetry Festival

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John Ross - El Monstruo: Dread and Redemption in Mexico

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Story Time with Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher - The King's Taster

An Evening of Poetry - Kim Addonizio: Lucifer at the Starlite & Cheryl Dumesnil: In Praise of Falling

Jean-Marie Apostolides - The Metamorphoses of Tintin; or Tintin for Adults

Greg Mortenson - Stones Into Schools

Snow on Willow, A Nisei Memoir - Jean Oda Moy, Author

Food For Thought - People of the Story

Swami Beyondananda - An Evening of Cosmic Comedy

Manifesting Miracles with the Heart's Quantum Powers

Manifesting Your Soulmate - The Skillset for Spiritual Women Over 35

Book Publishing 1-2-3... From the Writer's Fingers to the Reader's Hands

Hearst Castle and Gardens - Victoria Kastner, Author

Divine Music - Suruchi Mohan, Author

Theatres of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose - Book Signing

Early Universal City - Book Signing

Patio Book Sale

Patio Book Sale

Postcards from Nam - Wendy Duong, Author

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Nicole Salgado - The Bajio's Bounty - Authentic Mexican Cookbook

Writer's Forum Open Mic Night

San Jose Poetry Slam

The Gathering Storm - Brandon Sanderson, Author

Polar Express Storytime

Polar Express Storytime

Polar Express Storytime

Smasher... A Silicon Valley Mystery - Keith Raffel, Author

Breathers - S. G. Brown, Author

Bottom of the Sky - William C. Pack, Author

My Nepenthe... Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur - Romney Steele, Author

Amelia Earhart...The Thrill of it - Susan Wels, Author

Smart Selling on the Phone and Online - Josiane Feigon, Author

Christmas Reading with Nils Peterson, Poet Laureate

The 2009-2010 Steinbeck Fellows - Reading and Booksigning

Poet Marilyn Chin - Reading and Booksigning

Poet Marilyn Chin in Conversation with Sam Maio

Daniel Alarcon - Reading and Booksigning

Truong Tran - Reading and Booksigning

Author Peter Nathaniel Malae - Reading and Booksigning

Travel Writer Tim Cahill - Reading and Booksigning

A Conversation with Travel Writer Tim Cahill

Single Women... Manifest Your Soulmate in Ninety Days

Heart of the Visionary - Shiloh Sophia McCloud, Author

Christos Papadimitriou - Logicomix - An Epic Search for Truth

Princess Hyacinth Story Time - Princess Hyacinth - The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated

Write Night: Teen Writing Workshop

Hanukkah Story Time - The Best Hanukkah Ever and Hanukkah Moon

Youth Event with Robin Preiss Glasser - Fancy Nancy - Splendiferous Christmas

David Thomson - The Moment of Psycho - How Alfred Hitchcock Taught America to Love Murder

Judith L. London, Ph.D. - Connecting the Dots - Breakthroughs in Communication as Alzheimer's Advances

Story Time with Terri Silveira - Puppy Pen Pals

Daniel Pink - Drive - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Romney Nani Steele - My Nepenthe - Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur

John Lescroart - Treasure Hunt

Daniel A. Olivas - Anywhere But L.A.

Playwrights Workshop