Saturday, May 17
A Special Literary Benefit To
SAVE RENT CONTROL
Featuring Authors: Rachel Howard, Pam Houston, Adam Mansbach, David West, Mark Pritchard
Plus: Sticky Notes from This American Life's Starlee Kine
Josh Bearman's Multi-Media Extravaganza
Comedian Nato Green
and The Progressive Reading Series All-Star Minstrels
Hosted by Stephen Elliott
7pm At The Makeout Room
3225 22nd Street 415 647 2888 $10-20 sliding scale
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
May 17!!!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Just for Fun
I found this recently, brought to you by our friends at Smith Magazine, Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser who published six word memoirs in a book called Not Quite What I Was Planning and were with us back in February. It's called Six Words for Bush and is just as much fun. Here's one of my favorites from Marcus in St. Louis, MO. What six words would you like to say to Bush? Send them to Smith Magazine here.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
You're Not in Kansas (yet)
It’s been a busy week since we last convened at the Makeout Room, at least for me. I don’t know about the boys, but I suspect they’re always busy. You know, saving rent control, wrestling gladiators, whatever. So I offer you here a twitter-like version of the events with help from the talented and lovely Michelle Richmond who wrote the unputdownable Year of Fog.
* Laura Fraser planted a Redwood in the Haight (How cool is that?) and does not want to be wearing her Save Rent Control T-shirt next year when she’s living in Kansas.
* Jeff O’Keefe: Thank you for making us feel okay for wanting to have an ice cream sundae in lieu of sex.
* Stephen Elliott does dishes! Hello Stephen, my house?
* Ross Mirkarini has a deep and sexy voice and is the kind of pol we like in SF. That is, one who is in a bar on a Saturday night for a cause he believes in. Thanks for coming out and showing your support, Supervisor.
*Michelle has been hearing strange noises in her house lately and wonders if it’s Charlie’s fault.
* Regarding the All-Star Minstrels: Adam Krefman looks like Joaquin Phoenix and sometimes a young Woody Harrelson. Which movie star does Dan Weiss most resemble? I will be putting up a survey, probably on Facebook, soon. Soon Dan, I promise. In the meantime, check out the song he wrote to save rent control. (Hey, every little bit helps.)
* Message to Yiyun: Just keep writing fiction. Keep it coming. Okay? Thanks.
* Andrew Altschul's book, Lady Lazarus is out now, on the shelves of finer bookstores everywhere and Stephen loves him (in a bromantic way) 9 days out of 10.
Next month is the last chance you’ll have to combine good literature and saving your roof, which reminds me June 3rd: Vote No on 98, Yes on 99, which is the real eminent domain issue. I learned a slogan: it may be silly, (okay, it is silly) 98 we hate, 99 is fine. But if that’ll help you remember, chant it all the way to the voting booth. We’ll see you next month for Mary Roach, David West, Pam Houston, Adam Mansbach, Mark Pritchard, and from This American Life, Josh Bearman and Starlee Kine. Same deal: buy your tickets here and when you’re not living in Kansas this summer you’ll be glad you did.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Poetry For Water
Straight from friends of the Progressive Reading Series . . .
POETRY FOR WATER
THURSDAY, MAY 1ST, 7:00 PM
An incredible evening with Dave Eggers, Maxine Hong Kingston, Roger Housden, Elizabeth Rosner, Nina Wise, and great music to Bring Clean Water to the Samburu People of Northern Kenya
COWELL THEATRE, FORT MASON
$30 tickets at Fortmason.org/boxoffice
Phone: 415–345–7575
THURSDAY, MAY 1ST, 7:00 PM
An incredible evening with Dave Eggers, Maxine Hong Kingston, Roger Housden, Elizabeth Rosner, Nina Wise, and great music to Bring Clean Water to the Samburu People of Northern Kenya
COWELL THEATRE, FORT MASON
$30 tickets at Fortmason.org/boxoffice
Phone: 415–345–7575
Dave Eggers, best-selling author of What is the What, reading by acclaimed author Maxine Hong Kingston, poetry readings by Roger Housden (author of the Ten Poems series) and poet-novelist Elizabeth Rosner, live music, and performance artist extraordinaire, Nina Wise.
Host/MC: Beth Lisick, author of Helping Me Help Myself
All money raised goes toward building the second of a series of water catchment areas along the migration route of the Samburu people of Northern Kenya, near the border with Ethiopia. The water will save their children from the fatal diseases of polluted water sources, and will also help to sustain the Samburu's fragile nomadic way of life. The groundwork is administered by a global charity, Wherever The Need. David Crosweller, the founder, will be here from London to give a brief talk and slide show on the project.
Host/MC: Beth Lisick, author of Helping Me Help Myself
All money raised goes toward building the second of a series of water catchment areas along the migration route of the Samburu people of Northern Kenya, near the border with Ethiopia. The water will save their children from the fatal diseases of polluted water sources, and will also help to sustain the Samburu's fragile nomadic way of life. The groundwork is administered by a global charity, Wherever The Need. David Crosweller, the founder, will be here from London to give a brief talk and slide show on the project.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Coming Up!
Saturday, May 17
A Special Literary Benefit To
SAVE RENT CONTROL
THE PROGRESSIVE READING SERIES
Featuring Authors: Mary Roach, Pam Houston, Adam Mansbach, David West, Mark Pritchard
Plus: Sticky Notes from This American Life's Starlee Kine
Josh Bearman's Multi-Media Extravaganza
Comedian Nato Green
and The Progressive Reading Series All-Star Minstrels
Hosted by Stephen Elliott
7pm At The Makeout Room
3225 22nd Street 415 647 2888 $10-20 sliding scale
www.progressivereadingseries
Thursday, April 10, 2008
The Progressive Reading, April 19
Announcing: The April 19 Progressive Reading
When: Saturday, April 19, 7pm
Price: $10 - $20 sliding scale
All Funds Go To Saving Rent Control!
Readers:
- Jane Smiley author of Ten Days In The Hills
- Yiyun Li author of A Thousand Years Of Good Prayers
- Charlie Anders author of Choir Boy
- Michelle Richmond author of The Year Of Fog
- Laura Fraser author of An Italian Affair
- And Jeff O'Keefe
With special guests- The Progressive Reading Series All Star Minstrels!
And Extra Extra special Guest- Board Of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin!!
The progressive reading series happens on the third Saturday of every month though the 2008 election at 7pm at the Makeout Room in San Francisco.
We strongly recommend getting tickets in advance as these events sometimes sellout. Advance tickets get priority seating.
On June 3 there will be an initiative on the state ballot disguised as a proposition for eminent domain reform. Hidden inside this bill is a ban on all rent control in the state of California. All funds from the March, April, and May readings will be going to efforts to save rent control.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Sacto + Nicole Rivera
Even in Sacramento, Prop 98 is no good.
On another note, The Progressive Reading Series endorses Progressive Reading volunteer Nicole Rivera for Democratic County Central Committee.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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