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Readings at the Bookstore
City Lights has an ongoing series of readings and events, usually at least one or two each week. Our online calendar is updated regularly, but if you want to be sure not to miss out on anything, be sure to sign up for our Events Newsletter to receive weekly updates on what's happening at the bookstore.
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Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public and take place at City Lights Bookstore | 261 Columbus Avenue | San Francisco, CA 94133
For more information, call us at 415-362-8193 | Map & Directions
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 Check out our new podcast series, "Live From City Lights"-- broadcasting events, interviews, and reviews from City Lights Books & Publishers.
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Gary Kamiya
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
celebrating the release of
Cool Gray City of Love
from Bloomsbury Books
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SUNDAYS IN KEROUAC ALLEY * Quiet Lightning
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco
Sunday, September 22nd, 2013, 2-4 P.M.
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PLATFORM (from London) at City Lights
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
celebrating the release of
The Oil Road - A Journey from the Caspian Sea to the City of London
from Verso Press
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Guillermo Gómez-Peña in performance
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco Thursday, September 26, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
delivering a special solo performance:
Imaginary Activism: The role of the artist beyond the art world
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SUNDAYS IN KEROUAC ALLEY * ZYZZYVA Fall 2013 Release Party
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco
Sunday, September 29nd, 2013, 2-4 P.M.
Laura Cogan & Oscar Villalon and friends
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Katie Yamasaki
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA Tuesday, October 1st, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
reading from her new book for young people
Fish For Jimmy
published by Holiday House
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Robert Antoni in discussion with Lucy Corin
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
reading from their new works and discussing literature
Co-sponsored by Akashic Books and McSweeney's
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CITY LIGHTS AT 60: How We Got Here, Where We're Going
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA
Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 7 P.M.
A roundtable discussion and visual presentation exploring the history of City Lights.
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Juliana Spahr and David Buuck
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA Thursday, October 10, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
celebrating the release of
An Army Of Lovers
from City Lights Books
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Katherine Silver in discussion with Scott Esposito
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
exploring the work of the acclaimed Spanish writer
Marcos Giralt Torrente
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CITY LIGHTS AT 60: The Collected Lamantia
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 7 P.M.
An appreciation of the life and work of the surrealist and visionary poet, Philip Lamantia
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John Freeman in discussion with Robin Sloan
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA
Monday, October 28, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
on the occasion of the release of John Freeman's
How to Read a Novelist
from Farrar, Strauss, Giroux
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Alli Warren's Book Launch at City Lights!
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
celebrating the release of
Here Come the Warm Jets
the latest release in the City Lights Spotlight Series
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Robert Jensen
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA Thursday, October 31, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
discussing
Arguing for Our Lives:
A User's Guide to Constructive Dialog
from City Lights Books
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CITY LIGHTS AT 60: SUBTLE CHANNELS - An OuLiPo Laboratory: Present, Past, and Future
City Lights Bookstore, Mechanics' Institute Library, San Francisco Art Institute
November 6,7,9, 2012
A multi-day celebration that brings together members of the OuLiPo with Bay Area creators.
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CITY LIGHTS AT 60: Surréalisme: Theory, Practice, and in Play
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013, 7 P.M.
Learn about City Lights' connection to Surrealism. With Garrett Caples, Peter Maravelis, and more.
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An evening with Trinh T. Minh-ha
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA
Thursday, November 14, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
exploring the release of
D-Passage: The Digital Way
from Duke University Press
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Daisy Cockburn & Jeffrey St. Clair
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco Sunday, November 17, 2013, 5:00 P.M.
celebrating the release of
A Colossal Wreck: A Road Trip Through Political Scandal, Corruption, and American Culture
by Alexander Cockburn
---Notice Change Of Event Date---
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CITY LIGHTS AT 60: Women of the Beat Generation
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 7 P.M.
Hosted by Brenda Knight. Guest appearances by ruth weiss and others.
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An evening with Barry Gifford
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA
Thirsday, November 21, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
reading from
The Roy Stories
from Seven Stories Press
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CITY LIGHTS AT 60: Kenneth Rexroth-An Appreciation
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, December 10th, 2013, 7 P.M.
With Ken Knabb, David Meltzer, and Kim Stanley Robinson
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CITY LIGHTS AT 60: Conspiracy of Venus
City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, California
Thursday, December 12, 2013, 7:00 P.M.
An all women's a cappella vocal ensemble
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