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Process and Political Culture: Anarchism in Montreal
- Monday, April 2
- 7 PM
CRAC is a feminist anti-authoritarian/anarchist research collective in Montreal that is studying the intersections of anti-capitalist, queer, anti-racist, anti-colonial, feminist and environmental groups and networks. Presented by Sandra
Jeppensen and Anna Kruzynski.
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Arturo Mantecon, Francisco Alarcon & Jorge Argueta
- Tuesday, April 3
- 7 PM
Mantecon presents a bilingual reading of Leopoldo María Panero’s poetry. Mantecon, Alarcon and Argueta also read their own award-winning work.
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Black Flags and Windmills:
Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective
- Wednesday, April 4
- 7 PM
Author Scott Crow’s vivid memoir maps the intertwining of his radical experience and ideas with Katrina’s reality, and community efforts to translate ideals into action.
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Gayle Rubin on feminism, queers, gender, and kink
- Thursday, April 5
- 7 PM
Pioneering theorist and activist in feminist, lesbian and gay, queer, and sexuality studies presents her collected writings, Deviations. Rubin traces her intellectual trajectory and discusses the development and reception of some of her most influential essays. Like the book it opens, the introduction highlights the major lines of inquiry pursued for nearly forty years by a singularly important theorist of sex, gender, and culture.
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The Big Town
Monte Schulz
- Tuesday, April 10
- 7 PM
Fortune. Success. Power. These are the driving forces behind American business and the goals of men
throughout time. It is only through the lens of history that we realize the impact of our decisions. In Monte
Schulz’s new novel, The Big Town, we see an allegory for the American
dream set in the bustling Jazz Age through the story of one man.
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The Mercury Fountain
with author Eliza Factor
- Wednesday, April 11
- 7 PM
Set in a remote stretch of desert near the border of west Texas and Mexico at the turn of the twentieth century, this story follows the pursuits of Owen Scraperton as he struggles to establish Pristina, a utopian community based on mercury mining that aims to resolve the great questions of labor and race.
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New Bay Area Voices
- Thursday, April 12
- 7 PM
Six graduating MFA students, representing California College of the Arts, San Francisco State, and University of San Francisco will each read from a recently published book. Afterward, the writers will be around to answer your questions and sign books. Featuring Paul D. Blumer, Chris Carosi, Jason File, Keely Hyslop, Fia Maxwell, and Jeff Von Ward.
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West of Eden: Communes and Utopia in Northern California
- Tuesday, April 17
- 7 PM
Using memoir and flashbacks, oral history and archival sources, West of Eden explores the deep historical roots and the enduring legacies of the pulse of radical energies that generated forms of collective life beyond the nuclear family.
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Delirium
Nancy Cohen
- Wednesday, April 18
- 7 PM
Cohen charts the birth of the sexual counterrevolution: how conflicts about sex, women’s rights and women’s roles, gay civil rights, and family values, drove Americans into irreconcilable camps, polarized national politics, split and remade our political parties, and unhinged the nation.
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40 Years of Radical Writing, Rabble Rousing, and Romancing Your Brain
A party with and for Modern Times at El Rio
- Thursday, April 19
- 6-9 PM
- El Rio: 3158 Mission Street
- $5-15, NOTA
We've been moving and shaking since our relocation from Valencia to 24th St. Now that the dust has settled, we want a party, and we want you to join us! Featuring stories of San Francisco by some of our favorite San Franciscans: Daphne Gottlieb, Erick Lyle, Chris Carlsson, Marge Nelson, and more TBA, with drink specials, prizes, food, and surprises. Proceeds go to the development of a new event/teaching space, expanded programming, and community engagement.
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Tede Matthews Initiative Special Events
The Tede Matthews Initiative (TMI) is a new project of Modern Times Bookstore. Honoring the fierce cultural legacy of founding collective member Tede Matthews’ queer literary cultural activism, TMI partners with Mission District community cultural organizations, schools, artists, and educators to launch a series of performances, workshops and free to low cost cultural events to support the Bay Area's activist, artistic, and literary communities. To support us or find out more, click here.
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Monthly Events
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Radical Queer Vegan Anti-Social
- Fourth Saturdays: April 28
- 6 PM
Gay Shame returns to Modern Times! Looking for a place to antisocialize outside of bar culture? Discuss, conspire, eat! Every fourth Saturday.
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Spanish Book Group/ Circulo de Lectoras/ es de Literatura en Espanol
- Fourth Tuesdays: April 24
- 7 PM
- April selection: La Fugitiva de Sergio Ramirez
A mix of native speakers and advanced level hablantes, the group has been meeting in the Mission District on a monthly basis for nine years. Participants receive a 10% discount on their book purchases.
Los libros estan en la seccion de libros en espanol. Las personas que participan en el grupo reciben 10% de descuento al comprar los libros.
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Queer Open Mic
Queer Open Mic is being held elsewhere for the time being. Up-to-date information is available at http://queeropenmic.com.
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