"It’s almost like entering a cathedral devoted to the arts, and to the pleasures and rewards of serious conversation.” - Pico Iyer Thank you to Nob Hill Gazette for the lovely feature ❤️ https://lnkd.in/gJxsa5vN
City Arts & Lectures
Non-profit Organizations
San Francisco, California 144 followers
San Francisco-based nonprofit offering live programs with leading figures in arts & ideas, since 1980.
About us
Since 1980, San Francisco-based non-profit City Arts & Lectures has offered unique programs with leading figures in arts and ideas. Each year there are more than fifty lectures and onstage conversations – and a few surprise performances, film tributes, and concerts – with outstanding writers, critics, scientists, performing artists, and cultural figures from around the world. City Arts & Lectures offers the broadest perspectives about ideas and values, the creative process, and how we think about the world we live in. City Arts & Lectures events are held in the historic Sydney Goldstein Theater (formerly Nourse) in San Francisco’s Performing Arts Center and online. Programs can be heard via edited and delayed broadcasts on more than 130 public radio stations across the country, co-produced with KQED 88.5 FM in San Francisco, as well as on our podcast.
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https://www.cityarts.net
External link for City Arts & Lectures
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1980
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275 Hayes St
San Francisco, California 94102, US
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Coming up on Wednesday... I'll be in conversation with Matthew Desmond as part of an evening with City Arts & Lectures, co-presented by the San Francisco Public Library. We'll discuss his latest book -- Poverty, by America -- and why deep poverty remains so persistent in one of the richest countries in the world. https://lnkd.in/gpSSmA4g
Matthew Desmond
https://www.cityarts.net
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We've announced some heavy hitters for our upcoming 2024 season... Now to meet their matches! Introducing, the interviewers: 🎤 Alexis Madrigal interviewing Ada Limón on 2/22 🎤 Dave Eggers interviewing Tommy Orange on 2/27 🎤 #SamAltman interviewing Kara Swisher on 3/7 🎤 Shereen Marisol Meraji interviewing Hanif Abdurraqib on 4/3 Stay tuned as we continue to announce more formidable pairs. Tickets at cityarts.net.
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"Why have Americans not fought to sustain the unprecedented COVID-era expansion of aid to children, renters, and gig workers?" - Matthew Desmond for The New York Review of Books. Desmond will be joining us on 3/27 for a co-sponsored conversation with the San Francisco Public Library. Tickets at cityarts.net. https://lnkd.in/g2_-uDNr
Tools to End the Poverty Pandemic |
https://www.nybooks.com
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NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Anne Lamott about beginning the year on a hopeful note. Listen below, and come see Lamott at CA&L on 4/13! Tickets at cityarts.net. https://lnkd.in/eJyTR-6c
Author Anne Lamott offers words of wisdom to start a new year
npr.org
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THIS WEEK ON THE PODCAST: An encore of our May 2023 conversation with John Waters and Aubrey Plaza — our kind of party 🥂🥂Today at 1pm on KQED. Happy New Year!
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Resolution: Keep live events going in SF! Mark your calendars — we can’t wait to see all of your lovely faces in the new year 🥂 And thank you in advance to all of our wonderful co-presenters: SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, KQED, San Francisco Public Library. You make this city what it is!
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LAST CHANCE to order from our Poster Shop in time for the holidays! Head to cityarts.net/store to pick from our array of posters — previously only seen on the side of the Sydney Goldstein Theater (for our locals out there). Order by tomorrow, 12/19 for pre-holiday shipping.
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More highly anticipated works from CA&L guests past & future - this time on TIME's latest list. Leslie Jamison, Tommy Orange, Judith Butler, Hanif Abdurraqib, Maggie Nelson, and more. Head to cityarts.net for tickets to see one - or all! https://lnkd.in/grNTyyPs
The 25 Most Anticipated Books of 2024
time.com
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Join us for a powerful night of activist art and punk history as Kathleen Hanna, pioneer of the riot grrrl movement and lead singer of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, and Brontez Purnell, Oakland-based punk musician and writer, come together to discuss their new memoirs and constantly shifting artistic careers. Co-presented with KQED. Tickets, as always, at cityarts.net ⚡️⚡️⚡️
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