- When
- Thu, March 13 2025
- Where
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Underground Books
2814 35th Street - Time
- 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Description
The Bay Area Driving Tour featuring Tommy Orange & Kaveh Akbar
Underground Books
Welcome to The Bay Area Driving Tour featuring Tommy Orange & Kaveh Akbar! Join us for an exciting in-person event at Underground Books
Tommy and Kaveh’s friendship began when Kaveh hosted Tommy for a reading at his school. A misheard book title—Space Struck mistaken for Space Truck—sparked a playful creative exchange, leading to a tradition of swapping work every Friday with enthusiastic “cheernotes.” Over time, their poetry turned into prose, shaping their respective novels.
Bonded by a “same brain” connection, they share a love for basketball, running, dogs, and frozen mangoes. Tommy, a longtime admirer of Kaveh’s poetry, credits him with inspiring his own journey into the form. Their friendship continues to grow, rooted in mutual admiration and creativity.
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Pregame pisco sours and spicy ceviche at OCTOPUS PERU tonight! Find on 9th between J & K in downtown Sacramento. @octopusperusac
Octopus Peru
980 9th Street, Ste 170
Sacramento 95814
916-754-2154
https://octopusperu.com/
Closed Mondays
Tues, Wed, Thur: 11am - 9pm
Fri, Sat: 11am - 10pm
Sunday: 3pm - 9pm
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If you`re headed to the Kings vs Warriors game tonight consider pre-gaming at Grange on the corner of J & 10th. @dinegrange 📸: Fried Burrata: with wild mushroom ragu, crispy herbs, sherry wine gastrique and their latest pork chop with spaetzle dish. 😲😋
📷 @mdotchong ✨
Grange Restaurant & Bar
** Instagram: @dinegrange
** 926 J Street - downtown Sacramento
** valet parking out front 👈
** plenty of street parking within a block or two 👈
** https://www.grangerestaurantandbar.com/ 👈
NEW! @rizeupbakery BREAD now available at the @sacfoodcoop! Fresh loaves delivered Sunday mornings.
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Rize Up Bakery 📸
`A Black-owned SF sourdough bakery
with unexpected ingredients,
born out of true social unrest`
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Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op 📸
2820 R Street
Midtown
7a-10p
daily
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Repost Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op:
Rize Up Bakery is the only black owned bakery in San Francisco, and the greater Bay Area. "We represent marginalized groups of people with our flavor profiles. We are inspired by representing the different cultures of the Bay Area, and it shows in our artfully baked goods. Supporting us is supporting a positive change."
Fresh loaves delivered Sunday mornings!
Two events are coming up at @amatoria_fine_art_books. Tell a friend, buy a book, and please RSVP! 1831 F Street >> corner of 19th and F in Midtown.
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An Evening of Poetry & Prose w Barbara Ruth Saunders
@barbararuth
Saturday, February 22nd
6pm – 8pm
Barbara Ruth Saunders is a brilliant thinker, an astute observer of human nature and the natural world, a free spirit with razor-sharp editing skills. We’re so pleased that she and her long-time friend nialla rose will be joining us for an evening of poetry and prose in celebration of Barbara’s recently published collection of poetry entitled “Hearing Voices”
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Afrofuturism: An Open Discussion
Wednesday, February 26th
6pm - 8pm
We`re continuing our discussion series this month with a dialog about Afrofuturism! We`ll watch a brief history and some short videos, then open the floor to discussion. What are the benefits of speculative futures? What challenges and opportunities do they present? Is Afrotopia possible? Explore the intersection of Black culture and history with science and technology. Afrofuturism is music, film, fashion, literature, art, performance, and more.
This is not a lecture, but an open forum discussion. Your thoughts and ideas are welcome. From Sun Ra to Octavia Butler to Black Panther, to Janelle Monae, into the Spiderverse, and beyond.
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One-book-minimum to attend. RSVP to info@amatoriafineartbooks.com
