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30th Annual Literary Events Benefiting 826 Valencia
City Arts & Lectures, Inc. Presents
30th Annual Herbst Theatre Events
Benefiting 826 Valencia College Scholarship Program 2010
Mon. September 13, 2010
Jonathan Franzen
Wed. September 22, 2010
Jonathan Safran Foer
Wed. September 29, 2010
Maira Kalman & Lemony Snicket
Fri. October 1, 2010
David Rakoff
Thur. October 7, 2010
Judd Apatow
Mon. November 1, 2010
Nicole Krauss
Mon. November 15, 2010
Amy Sedaris
Tues. January 4, 2011
Patton Oswalt
SPECIAL EVENT:
Sun. December 5, 2010 7PM
Ira Glass
ALL PROGRAMS AT THE HERBST THEATRE, 8PM, *unless noted.
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Cultural Studies 2010
City Arts & Lectures’ 30th Annual Herbst Theatre Events presents our Cultural Studies programs
Thur. September 16, 2010
Stephen Breyer
Mon. September 20, 2010
Michael Krasny with Tobias Wolff
Thur. September 23, 2010
Mark Morris
Mon. September 27, 2010
Michael Lewis
Mon. October 4, 2010
Patti Lupone
Tues. October 12, 2010
Bill Bryson
Mon. October 18, 2010
Jonah Lehrer
Wed. October 27, 2010
Mark Bittman & Ruth Reichl
Tues. November 9, 2010
Lady Antonia Fraser
SPECIAL EVENT:
Mon. November 22, 2010
Nora Ephron
ALL PROGRAMS AT THE HERBST THEATRE, 8PM
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The Long Now Foundation - Richard Rhodes
Richard Rhodes
presents
"Twilight of the Bombs"
Tuesday September 21, 02010
Doors open 7:00pm, talk at 7:30-9:00 PM
Tickets are $10.
About this Seminar:
Pulitzer-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Dark Sun, and Arsenals of Folly completes his tetralogy on nuclear weapons with his new book, The Twilight of the Bombs: Recent Challenges, New Dangers, and the Prospects for a World Without Nuclear Weapons.
A single weapon profoundly shaped world history for most of a century. Its disappearance can have equally profound effects
Long Now Members can reserve 2 complimentary seats.
https://www.longnow.org/membership/
Part of The Long Now Foundation's monthly series, the Seminars About Long-term Thinking hosted by Stewart Brand.
http://www.longnow.org/seminars/
For more information contact:
The Long Now Foundation
415.561.6582 x3
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Tales of Hollywood Hell: Litquake and Porchlight
Tales of Hollywood Hell:
Litquake and Porchlight
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 8:00pm
Herbst Theatre
Litquake and Porchlight Storytelling collaborate for a special one-night show of true stories from inside the world’s entertainment machine. Book options, screenplays, adaptations, celebrity, and just plain Hollywood weirdness, explained without notes or memorization! Featuring, left to right, top to bottom, Exene Cervenka, Michael Tolkin, Martin Cruz Smith, Kristen Tracy, Jack Boulware, Joyce Maynard, and Jill Soloway. Hosted by Porchlight’s Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick, with book sales and signing to follow.
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San Francisco Performances 2010-2011 Season
San Francisco Performances 2009-2010 Season
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San Francisco Performances 2010-2011 Subscription Packages
To add single tickets to you order, call (415) 392-2545.
To order a Make-Your-Own Series, call (415) 392-2545.
Also if you purchase a Special Event (see below) as a part of a Make-Your-Own subscription or add a Special Event to a fixed series you save 10% off the regular ticket price.
Special Events:
The Seasons Project
Robert McDuffie, violin soloist & leader
with Venice Baroque Orchestra
Tuesday, November 2, 8pm
Herbst Theatre
Sankai Juku
Thursday-Saturday, November 11-13, 8pm
Sunday, November 14, 2pm
Novellus Theater at YBCA
The Silk Road Ensemble
with Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Thursday, April 7, 8pm
Davies Symphony Hall
In Association with San Francisco Performances
The Oakland East Bay Symphony presents
The Planets and Stars
Michael Morgan, conductor
Regina Carter, violin
Oakland East Bay Symphony
Friday, February 25, 8pm
Sunday, February 27, 2pm
The Paramount Theatre, Oakland
To add a Special Event, call (415) 392-2545.
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Humanities West 2010 - 2011 Season
Venice: Queen of the Adriatic
October 22 - 23, 2010
Toledo: The Multicultural Challenges of Medieval Spain
February 4 - 5, 2011
Minoan Crete: The Dawn of European Civilization
April 29 - 30, 2011
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness at McAllister
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SF Contemporary Music Players Subscription Ticket (Includes 3 Concerts and 3 Contemporary Insights)
The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players’ 40th anniversary season pays homage to the ensemble’s diverse and notable history while at the same time looking to the future. Three subscription concerts at Herbst Theatre, and three Contemporary Insights: Music and Conversation events at the ODC Dance Commons will feature important composers of the last century – such as John Cage, Philip Glass, György Ligeti, Salvatore Scarrino, and Terry Riley – alongside new and recent works from emerging composers like Du Yun, Ronald Bruce Smith, and Jérôme Combier.
Subscribers save 25-30% on all six events combined.
Concert dates at the Herbst Theatre:
Monday, November 8, 2010 8pm
Pre-concert talk at 7pm
Monday, February 28, 2011 8pm
Pre-concert talk at 7pm
Monday, April 4, 2011 7:30pm
Contemporary Insights dates at the ODC Dance Commons:
Sunday, November 7, 2010 4:30pm
Sunday, February 27, 2011 4:30pm
Sunday, April 3, 2011 4:30pm
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On Art and Politics 2010 - 2011
City Arts & Lectures, Inc. Presents
2010 - 2011 On Art & Politics
Wed. November 17, 2010
Katrina Vanden Heuvel
Thur. November 18, 2010
Adam Gopnik
Thur. December 2, 2010
Salman Rushdie
Tue. December 7, 2010
Ann Beattie
Thurs. January 20, 2011
Paul Goldberger
Tues. February 15, 2011
A.O. Scott
Tues. February 22, 2011
Adrienne Rich
Mon. March 21, 2011
Paul Harding
Mon. April 11, 2011
Seamus Heaney
SPECIAL EVENT:
Tues. November 30, 2010
Maya Rudolph
ALL PROGRAMS AT THE HERBST THEATRE, 8PM
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On Art and Politics 2010 - 2011 - Series Ticket (Includes 9 Lectures)
City Arts & Lectures, Inc. Presents
2010 - 2011 On Art & Politics
Series Ticket includes the following speakers:
Wed. November 17, 2010
Katrina Vanden Heuvel
Thur. November 18, 2010
Adam Gopnik
Thur. December 2, 2010
Salman Rushdie
Tue. December 7, 2010
Ann Beattie
Thurs. January 20, 2011
Paul Goldberger
Tues. February 15, 2011
A.O. Scott
Tues. February 22, 2011
Adrienne Rich
Mon. March 21, 2011
Paul Harding
Mon. April 11, 2011
Seamus Heaney
ALL PROGRAMS AT THE HERBST THEATRE, 8PM
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