Results tagged “lit”

FILM: Filmmaker Ken Jacobs is making a rare Bay Area appearance to present Shocked by Existence, a series of his new works in digital video format, some of which feature animated stereographs of family and friends, as well as improvised performance, experimental narrative, personal documentary, and found footage. The screening will also include Jacobs' small-gauge “chamber works” -- his term for the 8mm and 16mm shorts he made in the '60s.

ART: SFMOMA is holding a Memorial Service honoring Bay Area sculptor and conceptual artist David Ireland, who passed away in May. Ireland's highly idiosyncratic body of work focused on the creation and function of art within everyday life. There will be a program in the Wattis Theater at 4 p.m. featuring speakers who were close to Ireland and his work, followed by a gathering in the Schwab Room at 5 p.m.

LIT: In the newly released book Smash the Church, Smash the State: the Early Years of Gay Liberation, nearly 40 authors describe their involvement in the radical groups that took the fight for queer rights and connected it to other social justice issues. Tonight's reception for the Bay Area contributors to the book features editor Tommi Avicolli Mecca, Merle Woo and others, and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. Snacks will be served.

On Sunday night, the irreverent Lewis Black will tear into his favorite subjects, such as politics, religion, and "other American foolishness," live and uncensored in Back in Black, a conversation with former Air America Radio host and "sometime feral cat wrangler" Marc Maron. Black will also discuss his book We of Little Faith, and there will be an audience Q & A and book signing. All proceeds will benefit Litquake, which is celebrating its 10-year anniversary.

LECTURE: The Commonwealth Club hosts an enlightening discussion with Michael Eric Dyson: Can You Hear Me Now? Known as the "hip-hop" intellectual, Dyson examines issues of class, race and poverty, and political strife. There will be wine, cheese, and networking before the talk, and a book-signing aftward. Richard Thompson Ford moderates.