City Arts & Lectures
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Since 1980, City Arts & Lectures has presented events with leading figures in the world of art & ideas. Each season, there are more than fifty lectures and onstage conversations — and a few surprise performances — with outstanding figures in literature, criticism, science, and the performing arts, offering the most diverse perspectives about ideas and values. City Arts & Lectures programs can be heard in edited and delayed broadcasts on more than 170 public radio stations across the country. The broadcasts are co-produced with KQED 88.5 FM in San Francisco.
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Fran Lebowitz
Fri. 05/10 | 7:30PM @ Nourse Theater (map)
In Conversation with Steven Winn * Advance Notice: On Sale to Members Only As a satirist, Fran Lebowitz is considered heir to the crown of Dorothy Parker. Her writing offers insights on ti…more»
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David Remnick
Mon. 05/06 | 7:30PM @ Nourse Theater (map)
*Advance Notice: On Sale to Members Only David Remnick is an award-winning journalist, best-selling author, and the editor of The New Yorker magazine. Before he joined The New Yorker in 1998…more»
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Michael Lewis
Wed. 05/01 | 7:30PM @ Nourse Theater (map)
In Conversation with Dacher Keltner * Advance Notice: On Sale to Members Only Last year, Michael Lewis spent six months with President Obama. Lewis turned that unprecedented access – in th…more»
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The Last Foxtrot Garrison Keillor & Calvin Trillin With Music by Peter Duchin
Tue. 04/30 | 7:30PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
GARRISON KEILLOR, CALVIN TRILLIN & FRIENDS With Music by PETER DUCHIN
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Featured Review from SF Weekly
April 24, 2013Public radio celebrity and folksy raconteur Garrison Keillor joins writer Calvin Trillin and unspecified friends for The Last Foxtrot, a celebration the City Arts & Lectures series 32 years…more at voiceplaces.com
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Unlocking the Mysteries of Neuroscience
Wed. 04/10 | 7:30PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
Unlocking the Mysteries of Neuroscience David Eagleman in Conversation with Kirsten Sanford Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 7:30pm at the Herbst TheatreDavid Eagleman is a neuroscientist and aut…more»
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Alison Bechdel
Thu. 04/04 | 7:30PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
In Conversation with Julia Bryan-Wilson Alison Bechdel is the author of two bestselling graphic memoirs, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, which won an Eisner Award and was a finalist for the Na…more»
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Daniel Kahneman
Tue. 04/02 | 7:30PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
Daniel Kahneman is one of the most influential living psychologist. Along with his late collaborator, Amos Tversky, Kahneman is credited with founding the study of behavioral economics. In 200…more»
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City Arts and Lectures Special Events 2012 David Chang
Tue. 07/17 | 8:00PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
David Chang in conversation with Adam Savage Tuesday, July 17, 2012 8pm Herbst Theatre - San Francisco
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City Arts and Lectures Speical Events 2012 Gail Collins
Wed. 06/13 | 8:00PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
Gail Collins in conversation with Belva Davis Wednesday, June 13, 2012 8pm Herbst Theatre - San Francisco
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City Arts and Lectures Speical Events 2012 General Colin Powell
Thu. 06/07 | 8:00PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
General Colin Powell in conversation with Roy Eisenhardt Thursday, June 7, 2012 8pm Herbst Theatre - San Francisco
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City Arts & Lectures Presents On Art & Politics 2012 Roz Chast
Tue. 06/05 | 8:00PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
In Conversation with Andrew Sean Greer Cartoonist Roz Chast is a brilliant interpreter of the everyday. Her cartoons depict neuroses, hilarity, angst and domesticity and more than 1000 of th…more»
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City Arts & Lectures Presents Social Studies 2012 Richard Misrach
Mon. 06/04 | 8:00PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
Monday, June 4 Richard Misrach Photographer * Oakland-Berkeley Fire Aftermath * Destroy this Memory * On The Beach In conversation with Steven Winn One of the most influential photograph…more»
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City Arts & Lectures Presents Social Studies 2012 Woody Allen's "The Kugelmass Epi...
Thu. 05/24 | 8:00PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
SPECIAL EVENT Thursday, May 24 Woody Allens classic 1970 short story The Kugelmass Episode Performed by the Word for Word Performing Arts Company By special permission of the author Cit…more»
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City Arts & Lectures Presents On Art & Politics 2012 John Irving
Tue. 05/22 | 8:00PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
In Conversation with Michael Krasny Perhaps best known for The World According to Garp, a National Book Award winner turned cult film (directed by George Roy Hill), John Irving is the author …more»
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City Arts & Lectures Presents Social Studies 2012 Chad Harbach
Thu. 05/10 | 8:00PM @ Palace of Fine Arts (map)
*Palace of Fine Arts Thursday, May 10 Chad Harbach The Art of Fielding *Co-founder, n+1 Magazine In conversation Steven Winn Chad Harbach Named one the top 10 Books of 2011 by T…more»
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City Arts & Lectures Presents On Art & Politics 2012 Terry Tempest Williams
Tue. 05/08 | 8:00PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
In Conversation with Michael Lerner A naturalist and fierce advocate for freedom of speech, Terry Tempest Williams has consistently shown us how environmental issues are social issues that ul…more»
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City Arts & Lectures Presents On Art & Politics 2012 Robert Reich
Thu. 05/03 | 8:00PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
Robert Reich, one of the nations leading experts on work and the economy, is Chancellors Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Be…more»
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Featured Review from flavorpill
April 30, 2012Robert Reich was the 22nd US Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton and is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Reich has been working effusively for… more at flavorpill.com
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City Arts & Lectures Presents Social Studies 2012 Slavoj Zizek & Boris Gunjevic
Mon. 04/23 | 8:00PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
*Palace of Fine Arts Monday, April 23 Slavoj iek Philosopher * Living in the End Times * The Sublime Object of Ideology Boris Gunjevic Croatian Theologian In conversation with Roy Eisenh…more»
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City Arts & Lectures Presents Cultural Studies 2011 Jacques Pépin & Daniel Patters...
Wed. 04/18 | 8:00PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
Chef * La Technique * Essential Pépin / Chef * Coi Restaurant In Conversation with Barbara Fairchild ***** POSTPONED****New date to be announced One of America’s best-known chefs, Jacques P…more»
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City Arts & Lectures Presents Social Studies 2012 Anne Lamott & Sam Lamott
Tue. 04/10 | 8:00PM @ Herbst Theatre (map)
Tuesday, April 10 Anne & Sam Lamott Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Sons First Son Annie Lamott is loved for her ability to write eloquently, gracefully, and often hilariously abo…more»
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