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- SEP
- 19
- 2012
- SEP
- 23
- 2012
- 48th Annual Big Book Sale at Fort Mason Center: September 19 - 23, 2012
- Category: Fairs and Festivals, Lectures and Books 0 Comments
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The 48th Annual Big Book Sale at Fort Mason Center is set to take place September 19 - 23, 2012. Held at Fort Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion, the sale features over 500,000 books, DVDs, CDs, books on tape, vinyl and other forms of media, 10,000 boxes of materials, 50+ categories and over 400 volunteers. Everything is $4 or less, kids books are $1 or less every day and ALL books are $1 on Sunday.
All proceeds from the Big Book Sale benefit the San Francisco Public Library’s literacy programs for children, teens and adults. - View Event >
- APR
- 13
- 2012
- KPFA 94.1 FM Presents: Rachel Maddow "Drift" in Berkeley: April 13, 2012
- Category: Arts and Culture, Lectures and Books 0 Comments
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KPFA 94.1 FM Presents: Rachel Maddow "Drift" on Friday, April 13th, 2012 at 8:00pm at King Middle School in Berkeley. Rachel Maddow will discuss her new book, Drift, answer questions, and sign books. Rachel Maddow has hosted the Emmy Award-winning Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC since 2008. Before that, she was at Air America Radio for the duration of that underappreciated enterprise. She has a doctorate in politics from Oxford and a bachelor's degree in public policy from Stanford. - View Event >
- MAR
- 31
- 2012
- APR
- 1
- 2012
- 17th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair: March 31 - April 1, 2012
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The Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair is a free two-day event put on every year by Bound Together Bookstore in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. This book fair brings together radical booksellers, distributors, independent presses and political groups from around the world. The 17th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair is set for March 31st & April 1st, 2012.
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- MAR
- 29
- 2012
- APR
- 1
- 2012
- SF Library Spring Book Sale: March 29 - April 1, 2012
- Category: Fairs and Festivals, Fashion and Shopping, Lectures and Books 0 Comments
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Held at Fort Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion, the San Francisco Library Spring Book Sale will feature over 400,000 books, DVDs, CDs, books on tape, vinyl and other forms of media in over 100 categories--that is 25% more than our last Spring Sale! The event will run from March 29th - April 1st, 2012 from 10am - 6pm.
EVERYTHING is $3 or less, with a 3-2-1 scale: $3-hard cover books; $2-paperback books; $1-DVDs, CDs, books on tape, vinyl and other forms of media. - View Event >
- FEB
- 28
- 2012
- Introduction to Digital Flower Photography with Allen Rokach at the Conservatory of Flowers: February 28, 2012
- Category: Arts and Culture, Lectures and Books, Museums and Exhibits 0 Comments
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Conservatory of Flowers Special Events presents Introduction to Digital Flower Photography with Allen Rokach sponsored by Photobotanic on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012. Join them for a one-day workshop exploring digital photography basics to help you create stunning floral photos, shooting the beautiful Conservatory of Flowers. Through demonstrations and hands-on practice you will hone skills in photographic seeing, composition and mastering digital camera settings. - View Event >
- DEC
- 15
- 2011
- DEC
- 17
- 2011
- Chronicle Books Holiday Warehouse Sale: December 15 - 17, 2011
- Category: Deals and Freebies, Holiday, Lectures and Books 0 Comments
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Stock up on holiday gifts and save 80% off hundreds of selected titles during the Chronicle Books Holiday Warehouse Sale, taking place December 15th - 17th, 2011. This three day extravaganza will make gift giving fun and exciting this season. Choose from a selection of cookbooks, children's books, lifestyle & home, crafts, art & design, photography, travel, pop culture, music, journals, stationery, gifts, and much more!
Stop by the Chronicle Books headquarters on Second Street to catch the deals. - View Event >
- NOV
- 22
- 2011
- Meet Harper's Bazaar Editor in Chief Glenda Bailey at Coach: November 22, 2011
- Category: Lectures and Books 15 Comments
- Glenda Bailey, Harper's Bazaar editor in chief, will be signing copies of her new book, Harper's Bazaar Greatest Hits: A Decade of Style on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 at Coach in San Francisco, 190 Post Street. Harper's Bazaar Greatest Hits: A Decade of Style highlights the inspiring and entertaining vision of editor in chief Glenda Bailey and chronicles the legendary magazine's most memorable moments from the past 10 years, through a collection of more than 300 powerful images.
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- OCT
- 8
- 2011
- OCT
- 15
- 2011
- Litquake, San Francisco Literature Festival: October 7 - 15, 2011
- Category: Fairs and Festivals, Lectures and Books 0 Comments
- San Francisco’s Literary Festival, Litquake will take place from October 7th - 15th, 2011. The festival will showcase 500 authors participating in over 100 events - ranging from performances to panels and many more in between. Litquake will add and deepen many of its fault lines in 2011 by expanding its reach outside the pool of Bay Area talent and securing the Litquake debut of authors from Scandinavia and Ireland, as well as a host of national names, including Jeffrey Eugenides, Susan...
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- OCT
- 5
- 2011
- Book'toberfest! - Book Fest & Beer Tasting: October 5, 2011
- Category: Food and Drink, Lectures and Books 0 Comments
- The Authors' Carnival invites you to put the 'pub' back into 'publishing' as they celebrate their 1st annual book fair and local beer tasting - Book'toberfest! The event will take place on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at the Mechanics' Institute Library and Chess Room. Come hoist a stein with local authors, book sellers, reviewers, agents, editors, and representatives from the publishing industry as they toast their members’ recent publications! Find out about new trends in the indie and...
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- OCT
- 1
- 2011
- OCT
- 2
- 2011
- Filipino American International Book Festival: October 1 & 2, 2011
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- The center of gravity of Filipino culture will temporarily shift to the San Francisco Bay Area as the Filipino American International Book Festival (FilBookFest) ushers in the Filipino American History Month for 2011. To be held on Saturday, October 1st and Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 from 10 am to 4 pm, FilBookFest will take place in three venues in the Civic Center area of San Francisco: Fulton Street where the booksellers,’ vendors’ and food booths, as well as an outdoor stage will be...
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