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SUMMARY:Start Your Memoir (At Last!)
DESCRIPTION:This course is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced writers who are looking for structure\, accountability\, and community. Over four weeks\, we’ll explore memory\, meaning\, and voice through creative in-class exercises\, readings\, discussion\, and homework. Each class will focus on creating a community of writers\, as well as generating new material and developing confidence on the page so you can begin to shape your stories. Readings will include both canonical texts and contemporary voices\, including Joan Didion\, Jo Ann Beard\, E.B. White\, James Baldwin\, Mary Karr\, Roxane Gay\, Jaquira Díaz\, Doíreann Ni Ghríofa\, and Yiyun Li. \nAbout the Instructor \nSarah McColl is the author of the critically acclaimed literary memoir\, Joy Enough (Liveright/W.W. Norton & Company\, 2019). Since January 2021\, she has published Lost Art\, a monthly newsletter about the creative work of (mostly) dead women and a 2023 finalist for the Andy Warhol Arts Writers Grant. Her essays have appeared in the Paris Review\, McSweeney’s\, and StoryQuarterly\, and her work has been supported with fellowship awards from Millay Arts\, Ucross\, Vermont Studio Center\, and MacDowell. \nStudent Testimonials \n“From the readings to the generative prompts and lively discussions\, I came away feeling refreshed and invigorated not only to write and read\, but to make writing an important part of my daily routine. I’m grateful to you for helping me to feel alive and curious again.” \n“I am grateful for the way Sarah holds safe space for sharing and inspires everyone to have fun with writing.” \n“I felt like you set the bar high for how thoughtfully and carefully you approached each one of the pieces\, especially when it came to concrete\, creative ways of expanding on what was there. I felt pushed and inspired to think about not just what was already there\, but what else could be there.”
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/start-your-memoir-at-last/
LOCATION:The Barn Studio\, 512 Gibson Road\, Woodland\, 95695
CATEGORIES:Art,Books & Talks
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SUMMARY:Start Your Memoir (At Last!)
DESCRIPTION:This course is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced writers who are looking for structure\, accountability\, and community. Over four weeks\, we’ll explore memory\, meaning\, and voice through creative in-class exercises\, readings\, discussion\, and homework. Each class will focus on creating a community of writers\, as well as generating new material and developing confidence on the page so you can begin to shape your stories. Readings will include both canonical texts and contemporary voices\, including Joan Didion\, Jo Ann Beard\, E.B. White\, James Baldwin\, Mary Karr\, Roxane Gay\, Jaquira Díaz\, Doíreann Ni Ghríofa\, and Yiyun Li. \nAbout the Instructor \nSarah McColl is the author of the critically acclaimed literary memoir\, Joy Enough (Liveright/W.W. Norton & Company\, 2019). Since January 2021\, she has published Lost Art\, a monthly newsletter about the creative work of (mostly) dead women and a 2023 finalist for the Andy Warhol Arts Writers Grant. Her essays have appeared in the Paris Review\, McSweeney’s\, and StoryQuarterly\, and her work has been supported with fellowship awards from Millay Arts\, Ucross\, Vermont Studio Center\, and MacDowell. \nStudent Testimonials \n“From the readings to the generative prompts and lively discussions\, I came away feeling refreshed and invigorated not only to write and read\, but to make writing an important part of my daily routine. I’m grateful to you for helping me to feel alive and curious again.” \n“I am grateful for the way Sarah holds safe space for sharing and inspires everyone to have fun with writing.” \n“I felt like you set the bar high for how thoughtfully and carefully you approached each one of the pieces\, especially when it came to concrete\, creative ways of expanding on what was there. I felt pushed and inspired to think about not just what was already there\, but what else could be there.”
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/start-your-memoir-at-last-2/
LOCATION:The Barn Studio\, 512 Gibson Road\, Woodland\, 95695
CATEGORIES:Art,Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="YoloArts":MAILTO:jpurnell@yoloarts.org
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SUMMARY:Author Signing: Mason Deaver
DESCRIPTION:Bestselling and award-winning author Mason Deaver’s adult romance debut follows a journalist in a dead-end job who agrees to teach his disastrous blind date how to be a better boyfriend. Readers will delight in this sweet and steamy queer romance with trans representation! \nEli Francis is stuck. Stuck in an assistant position at the online magazine Vent when he should be a writer. Stuck with a boss who dangles a promotion but would rather he just fetch the coffee. Stuck working alongside the ex who has had no trouble moving up at work…or moving on. \nWhen Eli’s roommates push him to date so he can get over his ex once and for all\, they set him up with Peter Park. Tall\, handsome\, and unbelievably awkward. The date is a complete disaster\, and further proof to Eli that love isn’t for him. But when his boss overhears Eli recounting the catastrophic night\, he suggests teaching Peter to be a better boyfriend through a series of simulated dates so he can write an article about it. \nBut Eli has other ideas…Eli plays along\, pretending to write the article\, while secretly interviewing Peter about growing up queer in the South and coming-of-age dating wise in adulthood. Eli hopes writing this sort of piece will finally get him the promotion he deserves. And in exchange\, he will teach Peter how to be a better boyfriend. \nBut the more time Eli spends with Peter\, the closer they become\, and the lines between what’s real and what’s fake begin to blur. Before long Eli is forced to face his greatest fears to become the writer he wants to be and secure the love he’s always needed. \nRSVP required.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-signing-mason-deaver/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Avid Reader":MAILTO:avidreaderbooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250914T133000
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SUMMARY:Davis Bookworms
DESCRIPTION:Do you love reading\, but hate being told what book to read? Are you intrigued by the idea of a book club\, but too busy to do the reading beforehand? If so\, then you’ll fit right in with the Davis Bookworms! We are a brand new “silent” book club\, in which everyone brings a book of their own choosing\, reads for an hour\, and then socializes for an hour. We meet every two weeks on Sunday at Nashoba Wines\, right here in Davis. So whether you’re feeling the Sunday Scaries\, or just love to read\, come join us for an afternoon of good books\, good wine\, and good company!
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/davis-bookworms-11/
LOCATION:Nashoba Wines\, 820 4th St\, Davis\, C\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Bookworms":MAILTO:davisbookworms@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Books & Booze at Patio29
DESCRIPTION:Tom Bross returns to Davis for a book reading and signing event. Hosted by Patio29 in Winters.\n\n\nWe are so excited to be invited to Patio29 Spirits Company for an exclusive “Don’t Call Me Jupiter” Event. Thank you to the team for developing the signature martini of the evening\, “The Jupiter\,” and stocking copies of the entire series. If you live in the Davis or Winters area\, please stop by\, say ‘hi’ to Anita\, and she might just spill all my secrets.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/books-booze-at-patio29/
LOCATION:Patio29\, 723 Railroad Ave\, Winters\, W\, 95694\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tom J. Bross":MAILTO:tom.bross@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250916T180000
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SUMMARY:Start Your Memoir (At Last!)
DESCRIPTION:This course is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced writers who are looking for structure\, accountability\, and community. Over four weeks\, we’ll explore memory\, meaning\, and voice through creative in-class exercises\, readings\, discussion\, and homework. Each class will focus on creating a community of writers\, as well as generating new material and developing confidence on the page so you can begin to shape your stories. Readings will include both canonical texts and contemporary voices\, including Joan Didion\, Jo Ann Beard\, E.B. White\, James Baldwin\, Mary Karr\, Roxane Gay\, Jaquira Díaz\, Doíreann Ni Ghríofa\, and Yiyun Li. \nAbout the Instructor \nSarah McColl is the author of the critically acclaimed literary memoir\, Joy Enough (Liveright/W.W. Norton & Company\, 2019). Since January 2021\, she has published Lost Art\, a monthly newsletter about the creative work of (mostly) dead women and a 2023 finalist for the Andy Warhol Arts Writers Grant. Her essays have appeared in the Paris Review\, McSweeney’s\, and StoryQuarterly\, and her work has been supported with fellowship awards from Millay Arts\, Ucross\, Vermont Studio Center\, and MacDowell. \nStudent Testimonials \n“From the readings to the generative prompts and lively discussions\, I came away feeling refreshed and invigorated not only to write and read\, but to make writing an important part of my daily routine. I’m grateful to you for helping me to feel alive and curious again.” \n“I am grateful for the way Sarah holds safe space for sharing and inspires everyone to have fun with writing.” \n“I felt like you set the bar high for how thoughtfully and carefully you approached each one of the pieces\, especially when it came to concrete\, creative ways of expanding on what was there. I felt pushed and inspired to think about not just what was already there\, but what else could be there.”
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/start-your-memoir-at-last-3/
LOCATION:The Barn Studio\, 512 Gibson Road\, Woodland\, 95695
CATEGORIES:Art,Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="YoloArts":MAILTO:jpurnell@yoloarts.org
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SUMMARY:Start Your Memoir (At Last!)
DESCRIPTION:This course is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced writers who are looking for structure\, accountability\, and community. Over four weeks\, we’ll explore memory\, meaning\, and voice through creative in-class exercises\, readings\, discussion\, and homework. Each class will focus on creating a community of writers\, as well as generating new material and developing confidence on the page so you can begin to shape your stories. Readings will include both canonical texts and contemporary voices\, including Joan Didion\, Jo Ann Beard\, E.B. White\, James Baldwin\, Mary Karr\, Roxane Gay\, Jaquira Díaz\, Doíreann Ni Ghríofa\, and Yiyun Li. \nAbout the Instructor \nSarah McColl is the author of the critically acclaimed literary memoir\, Joy Enough (Liveright/W.W. Norton & Company\, 2019). Since January 2021\, she has published Lost Art\, a monthly newsletter about the creative work of (mostly) dead women and a 2023 finalist for the Andy Warhol Arts Writers Grant. Her essays have appeared in the Paris Review\, McSweeney’s\, and StoryQuarterly\, and her work has been supported with fellowship awards from Millay Arts\, Ucross\, Vermont Studio Center\, and MacDowell. \nStudent Testimonials \n“From the readings to the generative prompts and lively discussions\, I came away feeling refreshed and invigorated not only to write and read\, but to make writing an important part of my daily routine. I’m grateful to you for helping me to feel alive and curious again.” \n“I am grateful for the way Sarah holds safe space for sharing and inspires everyone to have fun with writing.” \n“I felt like you set the bar high for how thoughtfully and carefully you approached each one of the pieces\, especially when it came to concrete\, creative ways of expanding on what was there. I felt pushed and inspired to think about not just what was already there\, but what else could be there.”
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/start-your-memoir-at-last-4/
LOCATION:The Barn Studio\, 512 Gibson Road\, Woodland\, 95695
CATEGORIES:Art,Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="YoloArts":MAILTO:jpurnell@yoloarts.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T180000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Eddie Ahn
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Eddie Ahn’s event at The Avid Reader in Davis (617 2nd St\, Davis\, CA 95616)! Join us for a talk and Q&A with the artist and author of the national bestseller “Advocate\,” as he continues to talk in sold-out events in Sacramento\, San Francisco\, Seattle\, Chicago\, and New York. For this event\, you can also have your book signed and stamped with special art! \nThis event will be held in person with snacks provided. Eventbrite ticketholders will be entered for a raffle for original art (must be in person to win) – each individual ticketholder will also receive a free small print or art item (1 item per email address\, supplies are limited!). \nEddie Ahn is the cartoonist of the graphic memoir Advocate\, published by Penguin Random House in 2024. A nonprofit lawyer for 15+ years\, he serves as the executive director of Brightline Defense\, an environmental justice nonprofit based in San Francisco. He has also served in AmeriCorps\, teaching art and public speaking workshops for elementary students. A self-taught artist\, Ahn’s art has been installed on utility boxes across San Francisco. He has been hosted as a Cartoonist-in-Residence by the Charles Schulz Museum and Guest of Honor by SF Zine Fest. His ongoing work can be found on Instagram @ehacomics.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-talk-eddie-ahn/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Avid Reader":MAILTO:avidreaderbooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250928T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250928T160000
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SUMMARY:Davis Bookworms
DESCRIPTION:Do you love reading\, but hate being told what book to read? Are you intrigued by the idea of a book club\, but too busy to do the reading beforehand? If so\, then you’ll fit right in with the Davis Bookworms! We are a brand new “silent” book club\, in which everyone brings a book of their own choosing\, reads for an hour\, and then socializes for an hour. We meet every two weeks on Sunday at Nashoba Wines\, right here in Davis. So whether you’re feeling the Sunday Scaries\, or just love to read\, come join us for an afternoon of good books\, good wine\, and good company!
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/davis-bookworms-12/
LOCATION:Nashoba Wines\, 820 4th St\, Davis\, C\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Community
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