SF Silent Film Festival Returns to Castro
The 29th San Francisco Silent Film Festival takes place May 6–10 at its ancestral home—San Francisco’s landmark Castro Theatre. The Castro’s captivating interior was designed … Read more
Books & Film
“Love in the Days of Rage” Review
When the streets of Paris erupted with student demonstrations fifty-eight years ago, San Francisco poet / publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti began jotting down notes in his … Read more
SF Playhouse Closes Classic….
My Fair Lady – A Note from the Artistic Director George Bernard Shaw was a revolutionary for his time, a member of the famed and … Read more
The Lion Tamer
The day after his tenth birthday, Wilfred’s godfather, Jim, came to the house to tell him that his parents had been killed in a car … Read more
Cormoran Strike Author Relaxing on the Waterfront
A recent discovery at Telegraph Hill Books. Robert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike series is classic contemporary crime fiction from a master story-teller, rich in plot, characterization … Read more
Arion Press Introduces Fine Press Edition of Gilgamesh
Ferry riders within easy reach of Fort Mason may wish to check out Arion Press for a tour. The publisher has also just announced that its … Read more
Book Club of California Stages Wild New Exhibit
We first met Reid Byers, Curator at the Aniquarian Book Fair in San Francisco last February. He subsequently made an appearance at the Book Club … Read more
Modernism Presents “Urban Language” Masterworks
Modernism is now presenting its ninth survey of seminal French contemporary artist Jacques Villeglé [1926-2022]. Jacques Villeglé: Urban Language examines twenty-five décollage masterpieces by this influential … Read more
William Stout to Stage “Heterogeneous Constructions” in Berkeley
HETEROGENEOUS CONSTRUCTIONS LECTURE & BOOK LAUNCH WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 UC Berkeley: College of Environmental Design Bauer Wurster Hall Auditorium, #112 6:00 – 7:00 PM … Read more
Lawrence Ferlinghetti Tribute at San Francisco Historical Society
Tuesday, March 11th @ 6:30 PM (livestream), 6 PM (In-person) Lawrence Ferlinghetti: A Singular Voice Jim McKee of Earwax Productions shares sounds and stories of … Read more