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Friday, January 24

Lunar New Year Book Talk: Feasts of Good Fortune (SF’s Chinatown)
Friday, January 24 – 5:30 pm - Ends at 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required
| 162 Waverly Pl. (Chinatown)
Lunar New Year Book Talk: Feasts of Good Fortune (SF's Chinatown)
Book Talk: Feasts of Good Fortune Presented by On Waverly Friday, Jan 24: 5:30-6:30 pm PST 162 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA Free. Your RSVP is appreciated so we get a sense of how many people to expect. Event Details Celebrate Lunar New Year with mother-daughter authors Hsiao-Ching Chou and Meilee Chou ...

Saturday, January 25

SF’s Social and Economic Justice Music Festival (Jan. 25-26)
SF's Social and Economic Justice Music Festival (Jan. 25-26)
A festival celebrating the synergy of music and social and economic justice! Engaging workshops, immersive sessions of sharing songs and live performances from renowned artists and participants, highlighting the power of the people through music! Child Care and Interpreter services available. Volunteer Hours Available. Musician performance slots Available.

Saturday, February 1

2-for-1 Tix: “Rare Books San Francisco” 2025 Festival at Fort Mason (Feb. 1-2)
Saturday, February 1 – 10:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: $12.50*
*Funcheap shoppers - receive two for one entry with code FUNCHEAP (normally $25) for a two-day pass
| Fort Mason Center
2-for-1 Tix: "Rare Books San Francisco" 2025 Festival at Fort Mason (Feb. 1-2)

Rare Books San Francisco returns on February 1-2, 2025 and brings with it a Regency era flare in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of revered English novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817). Get 2-for-1 tickets w/ code FUNCHEAP (Get a two-day pass for $12.50 ...

Book Talk: Orphan Bachelors with Fae Myenne Ng
Saturday, February 1 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required
| Chinese Historical Society
Book Talk: Orphan Bachelors with Fae Myenne Ng
Local author Fae Myenne Ng shares her award-winning memoir, Orphan Bachelors, and discusses stories of growing up as a first-generation Chinese American in San Francisco Chinatown. Join this in-depth conversation that details a cultural Chinese-American nuance about San Francisco’s Chinatown and its legendary orphan bachelors — ...

Sunday, February 2

2-for-1 Tix: “Rare Books San Francisco” 2025 Festival at Fort Mason (Feb. 1-2)
Sunday, February 2 – 11:00 am - Ends at 4:00 pm | Cost: $12.50*
*Funcheap shoppers - receive two for one entry with code FUNCHEAP (normally $25) for a two-day pass
| Fort Mason Center
2-for-1 Tix: "Rare Books San Francisco" 2025 Festival at Fort Mason (Feb. 1-2)

Rare Books San Francisco returns on February 1-2, 2025 and brings with it a Regency era flare in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of revered English novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817). Get 2-for-1 tickets w/ code FUNCHEAP (Get a two-day pass for $12.50 ...

Thursday, February 13

Performance: Kim Shuck’s Poem Celebrates Iranian Women (SF Main Library)
Thursday, February 13 – 6:00 pm - Ends at 7:15 pm | Cost: FREE | San Francisco Main Public Library
Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem Celebrates Iranian Women (SF Main Library)
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck and poet Mahnaz Badihian invite Dena Rod and special guests from Iranian American Women in Network to celebrate Iranian women and their struggle at SFPL’s monthly poetry reading.  Related exhibit:  Stitching Resilience—Celebrating Women, Life, Freedom, February 8 – March ...

Friday, May 2

Ross Gay
Friday, May 2 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $54 | Sydney Goldstein Theater
The writer Ross Gay has become synonymous with joy. In his essays and poetry, Gay asks his readers to find delight and gratitude in the most difficult of circumstances and, in the process, he brings his overflowing kindness and relentless eye for details to community gardens, the ...