January events for queers

SF library events -
Edward Carpenter (gay feminist),
Monster Factory,
1849,
more.....



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Library-sponsored events, 7 thru 27 January 2009
-- at main SF library,
at branch libraries,
and even at Femina Potens!
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Wednesday, January 7
*Radar Reading
SF Main Library
Latino/Hispanic A,Main Library Latino/Hispanic B
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Featuring Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore,
Ryan Kamstra,
Rhani Remedes
and Marya Taylor.
Hosted by Michelle Tea.
Cosponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Center.
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
*** Edward Carpenter --
a Life of Liberty and Love ***

SF Main Library
Latino/Hispanic B
6 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) was a proponent of
a "larger" Socialism, one that embraced the
liberation of the emotional and spiritual life....
A small-holding farmer, poet,
early gay activist
and advocate for prison reform,
women's suffrage
and environmental protection,
he wrote over 20 books.
Professor Sheila Rowbotham will discuss her new biography of Carpenter. Cosponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Center.
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Red Poet: Jack Hirschman - CANCELED!
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELED!
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
My Vocabulary Did This to Me:
a Tribute to Jack Spicer
SF Main Library
Koret Auditorium
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Bay Area authors Kevin Killian, Lewis Ellingham, D.A. Powell,
Robert Gluck, Leslie Scalapino, Lisa Robertson and many others pay tribute to this influential writer.
Book sale of new anthology, My Vocabulary Did This to Me: The Collected Poetry of Jack Spicer follows the event.

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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
*Reels of Resistance:
Queer Women of Color Filmmakers
SF Main Library
Koret Auditorium
6 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Film and video artists from the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project will talk about their work, creativity, and filmmaking.
They will also show film clips and answer questions.
Cosponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Center.
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Facing Foreclosure
Excelsior Meeting Room
Address: 4400 Mission St.(at Cotter)
Library Sponsored Public Program
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Topics include: history of the current foreclosure boom; ten options besides foreclosure; the most important rules to follow when facing foreclosure; and more.
Presented by Zephyr Real Estate agents Jenny Hunt and Michelle Stephens, along with independent agent Michael Rooney
and Guaranteed Homes' Jose Monar.
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*Ishmael Reed Reads
SF Main Library
Koret Auditorium
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Local award winning author Ishmael Reed will read from his latest work and have a discussion with moderator Justin Desmangles.
Cosponsored by the African American Center.
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Return to the Middle Kingdom:
One Family, Three Revolutionaries, and the Birth of Modern China
[ historical memoir]
SF Main Library
Latino/Hispanic A,
Latino/Hispanic B
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
In English and Mandarin.
A book talk and signing by author Yuan-Tsung Chen.
Spanning nearly 150 years while masterfully blending history and biography, "Return to the Middle Kingdom" is a compelling saga with the epic sweep and gripping power of a historical novel.
Chronicling the lives of her late husband, his father, and grandfather, Yuan-tsung Chen reveals what it was like to live through, and participate in, the tumultuous events that ended 4,000 years of dynastic rule.[...]
"Return to the Middle Kingdom" illuminates many of the shadows obscuring the modern birth of China, a nation poised to play a central, even dominant, role in the twenty-first century.
Cosponsored by the Chinese Center.
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New Year Celebrations & Symbolism in Chinese Art
Chinatown
Meeting Room
1135 Powell St. (near Jackson)
Library Sponsored Public Program
2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
What is the meaning behind the dragon dances and firecrackers?
Asian Art Museum docent Pauline Tsui presents a slide talk to share the deeper meaning of Chinese customs and festivities of the
Lunar New Year celebration.
In English only.


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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
*Alzheimer’s Care with Dignity
Parkside Branch
1200 Taraval St. (at 22nd Ave.)
Library Sponsored Public Program
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
June Fuerst had early onset Alzheimer’s, and Frank was her caregiver. Based on his book, Alzheimer’s Care with Dignity,
Frank Fuerst will review the cornerstones that made the final six years easier; tell what to expect by phase; define what families and friends can do; and dispel myths about Alzheimer’s.
Based on his experiences with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), he will tell how to maximize clinical research trials.
He will also answer questions.
Book sales by Book Bay.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
*Alzheimer’s Care with Dignity
Ingleside Branch
1649 Ocean Ave. (at Faxon)
Library Sponsored Public Program
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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*Alzheimer’s Care with Dignity
West Portal Branch
190 Lenox Wy. (at Ulloa)
Library Sponsored Public Program
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. [....]
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
*Alzheimer's Care with Dignity
Excelsior Meeting Room
Address: 4400 Mission St.(at Cotter)
Library Sponsored Public Program
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
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Monster Factory
SF Main Library
Koret Auditorium
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
"Dreams from the Monster Factory"
tells the true story of Sunny Schwartz’s extraordinary work in the criminal justice system and how her profound belief in people’s ability to change is transforming the San Francisco jails and the criminals incarcerated there. Sunny Schwartz will discuss the complex realities of the U.S. jails and her work with Resolve to Stop Violence Project (RSVP), a program with the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department which has cut recidivism for violent re-arrests by 80 percent. Sheriff Michael Hennessey and Jean O’Hara, co-founder of Families and Friends of Murdered Victims, will also speak. A book sale and discussion follows the presentation.
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*Alzheimer’s Care with Dignity
Marina Branch
1890 Chestnut St. (near Webster)
Library Sponsored Public Program
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Home Preparedness in Earthquake Country
Mission Bay Branch
960 4th St. (at Berry)
Library Sponsored Public Program
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Matt Springer, Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of California San Francisco, will talk about precautions that can be taken to lessen the damage from an earthquake at home and work. His presentation includes many photos of preparations in his own home and suggests measures, ranging from simple to complex, to prepare for the next temblor.
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**** Mud, Blood and Gold:
San Francisco in 1849
SF Main Library
Latino/Hispanic B
Address: 100 Larkin St. (at Grove)
Library Sponsored Public Program
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Join local historian Rand Richards, as he talks about his new book which focuses on San Francisco at the peak of the gold frenzy. Based on eyewitness accounts and previously overlooked official records, Richards chronicles the explosive growth of an instant city rife with violence, gambling and prostitution, all fueled by unbridled greed. After the presentation, books will be available for purchase and the author will be signing copies. Cosponsored by the San Francisco History Center.



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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Book launch of
"Pareng Barack:
Filipinos in Obama's America"
SF Main Library
Latino/Hispanic A
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Ben Pimentel, author of "Mga gerilya sa Powell Street",
will launch his new book
"Pareng Barack: Filipinos in Obama's America".

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
*RADAR Salon: Literary Conversations, Revelations and Gossip
Library Sponsored Public Program
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Author Michelle Tea hosts artist and writer Christy C. Road
and author and punk/rock performer Jennifer Blowdryer.

At Femina Potens Art Gallery, 2199 Market Street (near Sanchez).
[This is the alternate venue for the Harvey Milk Branch,
during closure for renovation.]
Cosponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Center.
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