On Saturday, October 11, the annual Litquake festival goes out with a bang. The final night is devoted to Litcrawl, the literary equivalent of drinking from the firehose: dozens of readings in a host of venues, all more or less within strolling distance of each other. Go to litquake.org to peruse the full schedule, and while you're planning your path remember us!
We've had a Grotto event on the Litcrawl program for several years now, and we always look forward to it. This year it'll serve as an intimate coda, a small-scale bookend for the larger Grotto Nights event the previous Saturday. This time around the host is Jason Roberts, and the all-Grotto lineup includes Po Bronson, Chris Colin, Rodes Fishburne, Stephanie Losee, Janis Cooke Newman and Todd Oppenheimer.
Rumor has it that this will be an "off the page" evening: the readers will be sharing behind-the-scenes stories about what DOESN'T make it to the page, and why. Expect unprinted sex scenes, tales of editorial clashes and angst between the lines. At the Elbo Room (647 Valencia Street), starting at 7:15. It's free, but you'll have to be over 21.
For more information, see http://www.litquake.org/the-festival/lit-crawl-2008/
Hope to see you there!
Readings & Events: October 2008 Archives
Tickets are going FAST! Don't Miss a Special LITQUAKE GROTTO NIGHTS on OCTOBER 4 - A NIGHT OF INTIMACY AT THE GROTTO |
Grotto Nights is Back with “INTIMACY" -- a special LITQUAKE multi-media extravaganza of tight genes, body fluids, and misplaced affections. The evening will feature authors Mary Roach reading from her latest, “Bonk,” plus David Ewing Duncan, Elizabeth Bernstein, Stephen Elliott, Laura Fraser, and Jennifer Traig. Also highlighted will be the work of filmmakers Caveh Zahedi [“I Am A Sex Addict”] and Jay Rosenblatt [“I Used To Be A Filmmaker.”] The evening also features an animated film by the Forbidden Fruit Collective, an audio documentary by Jennifer Durban and art by JD Beltran, Emily Korson, and Jan Blythe. Finally, you’re in for a very special treat with an original music, sound, and video performance by an ensemble that includes composer Marc Capelle, jazz vocalist Faye Carol, and hydrogeologist Michael J. Taffet.
Come and get under the covers with us for an evening of creative hanky panky.
TIME/PLACE: SATURDAY OCTOBER 4, AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, 3200 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118, (415) 292-1200. EVENT STARTS AT 8:00, WITH A RECEPTION FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM.
Tickets are going fast! Doors open at 7:30. $20 for JCCSF and Litquake members, $22 for general public.
No-Host Bar/21+. After the event there will be a special party for the audience and performers.
For more information, see http://www.jccsf.org/content_
About Grotto Nights
From 2001 to 2005 the eclectic evenings of literature, film, art and marching bands at Grotto Nights were a mini-San Francisco institution, as were the parties that followed them. But the footlights went out when the event outgrew its space at the Main Library and the writers of the Grotto had to move to new venues. This year, we’re back for a special Grotto Nights at Litquake, and room for everyone at the Jewish Community Center!
