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After The Launch: Raising Your Book to Survive and Thrive
Sun, Oct 11, 2:00 PM
Soma · 447 Minna St
After The Launch: Raising Your Book to Survive and Thrive
Sun, Oct 11, 2:00 PM
Soma · 447 Minna St
The Unconventional Author: Side Doors and Secret Passages to Publication
Sun, Oct 11, 12:30 PM
Soma · 447 Minna St
The Unconventional Author: Side Doors and Secret Passages to Publication
Sun, Oct 11, 12:30 PM
Soma · 447 Minna St
Portals & Pages: Black Fantasy Book Club — Witch Queen Rising
Tue, Oct 20, 7:30 PM
Downtown · 1780 Telegraph Ave
Portals & Pages: Black Fantasy Book Club — Witch Queen Rising
Tue, Oct 20, 7:30 PM
Downtown · 1780 Telegraph Ave
Voice Lessons: Crafting an Artist Statement That Proves You're Human
Sun, Oct 11, 11:00 AM
Soma · 447 Minna St
Voice Lessons: Crafting an Artist Statement That Proves You're Human
Sun, Oct 11, 11:00 AM
Soma · 447 Minna St
Downtown First Thursdays | Nov. 5, 2026
Thu, Nov 5, 5:00 PM
Soma · Natoma Cabana
Downtown First Thursdays | Nov. 5, 2026
Thu, Nov 5, 5:00 PM
Soma · Natoma Cabana
San Francisco Resource Panel - October 2026
Wed, Oct 14, 5:30 PM
Rincon Hill · 221 Main St
San Francisco Resource Panel - October 2026
Wed, Oct 14, 5:30 PM
Rincon Hill · 221 Main St
Queer Mischief - A Queer Magic Halloween Party@
Sat, Oct 31, 4:00 PM
Downtown · Crybaby
Queer Mischief - A Queer Magic Halloween Party@
Sat, Oct 31, 4:00 PM
Downtown · Crybaby
Paragraphs on Ice With Authors Daniel Handler and Andrew Sean Greer
Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 PM
Union Square · Mechanics' Institute
Paragraphs on Ice With Authors Daniel Handler and Andrew Sean Greer
Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 PM
Union Square · Mechanics' Institute
Sand City
Sat, Oct 10, 1:00 PM
Mission Dolores · Roxie Theater
Sand City
Sat, Oct 10, 1:00 PM
Mission Dolores · Roxie Theater
Alpha/MCL 251st USMC Ball
Sun, Oct 25, 5:00 PM
South Beach · Hilton Garden Inn
Alpha/MCL 251st USMC Ball
Sun, Oct 25, 5:00 PM
South Beach · Hilton Garden Inn
Almost full
Chinatown SF Neon Walking Tour 10/17
Sat, Oct 17, 6:00 PM
Chinatown · Chinatown YMCA—on sidewalk
Almost full
Chinatown SF Neon Walking Tour 10/17
Sat, Oct 17, 6:00 PM
Chinatown · Chinatown YMCA—on sidewalk
Houston Takeover Tailgate
Sun, Oct 25, 8:00 AM
South Beach · Houston Texans Reliant Stadium - Yellow Lot
Houston Takeover Tailgate
Sun, Oct 25, 8:00 AM
South Beach · Houston Texans Reliant Stadium - Yellow Lot
Sponsor Social – Fall Fest!
Mon, Oct 26, 6:00 PM
Mission Dolores · Manny's
Sponsor Social – Fall Fest!
Mon, Oct 26, 6:00 PM
Mission Dolores · Manny's
Community Art Making on the Beach - Let's Make Monumental Art Together!
Sat, Oct 24, 3:00 PM
Outer Sunset · Ocean Beach
Community Art Making on the Beach - Let's Make Monumental Art Together!
Sat, Oct 24, 3:00 PM
Outer Sunset · Ocean Beach
Emerging from the Shadows: Revisiting Black Horror & Black Healing
Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM
South Berkeley · Berkeley Public Library - Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch
Emerging from the Shadows: Revisiting Black Horror & Black Healing
Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM
South Berkeley · Berkeley Public Library - Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch
ACAB-Aret: An evening at the piano & Fundraiser for Critical Resistance!
Thu, Oct 22, 6:30 PM
Bernal Heights · El Rio
ACAB-Aret: An evening at the piano & Fundraiser for Critical Resistance!
Thu, Oct 22, 6:30 PM
Bernal Heights · El Rio
Groove & Glow Bolly Disco Dandiya
Sat, Oct 17, 5:00 PM
Dougherty · Dublin High School
Groove & Glow Bolly Disco Dandiya
Sat, Oct 17, 5:00 PM
Dougherty · Dublin High School
Almost full
Lake Merritt Modernism: Architecture, Recreation & Play— Walking Tour
Sat, Oct 10, 1:00 PM
Peralta-Laney · 900 Fallon St
Almost full
Lake Merritt Modernism: Architecture, Recreation & Play— Walking Tour
Sat, Oct 10, 1:00 PM
Peralta-Laney · 900 Fallon St
OHS Class of 2006 — 20 Year Reunion
Sat, Oct 17, 6:00 PM
South Beach · Centre of Oz
OHS Class of 2006 — 20 Year Reunion
Sat, Oct 17, 6:00 PM
South Beach · Centre of Oz
Live On Larkin: Little Saigon Edition
Sat, Oct 10, 12:00 PM
Tenderloin · Larkin Street & Eddy Street
Live On Larkin: Little Saigon Edition
Sat, Oct 10, 12:00 PM
Tenderloin · Larkin Street & Eddy Street

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After The Launch: Raising Your Book to Survive and Thrive

The Unconventional Author: Side Doors and Secret Passages to Publication

Portals & Pages: Black Fantasy Book Club — Witch Queen Rising

Downtown First Thursdays | Nov. 5, 2026

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Live On Larkin: Little Saigon Edition

Lake Merritt Modernism: Architecture, Recreation & Play— Walking Tour

Voice Lessons: Crafting an Artist Statement That Proves You're Human