San Francisco Events Late January

Hi - Some events I’m going to that you can join if you’d like.

 

Jan 25: Nat Harry Author Talk • Spirits Distilled: A Guide to the Ingredients Behind a Better Bottle @ Omnivore Books - free

Info here - no tickets needed

 

In Spirits Distilled San Francisco World Spirits judge Nat Harry travels the world from Oaxaca to Islay and Okinawa to Louisville to explore the raw ingredients and skilled hands that form the backbone of the world’s most popular (and underappreciated) spirits. Filled with maps, photos, infographics, and bottle and cocktail recommendations, Harry approaches spirits by plant, from the ground up.

 

 

Jan 30: Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb @ Mechanics Institute Library

 

Join author and historian Iris Jamahl Dunkle in conversation on her latest book, Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb.

In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In Riding Like the Wind, renowned biographer Iris Jamahl Dunkle revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb.

Info and tickets here

 

Jan 31: Celebrating Lunar New Year @ Mechanics Institute Library
with Maxine Hong Kingston, Mina Kim, Kathryn Ma, and Aimee Phan

We welcome back renowned Bay Area author Maxine Hong Kingston, along with new guests Kathryn Ma, Aimee Phan, and moderator Mina Kim, to commemorate Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake. The panelists will share the traditional, contemporary, and uniquely personal rituals that make up their New Year celebrations, explore the myths and qualities associated with the Snake, and offer predictions for the year.

Info and tickets here