TONIGHT! 6:00-8:00pm The Masked Ball: Litquake’s Coming-Out Party St. Joseph's Art Society Co-presented by 7x7
We know. You’ve been waiting for just the right moment to put on your classy duds, tiptoe outside, and join your community in celebrating the fact that we’ve (almost) made it through the dark times. So has Litquake! And we’re here to celebrate with you, with a hybrid festival for all literary tastes, and an opening night party to properly salute the Bay Area literary world. Please join us (and special A-list author guests*) for Litquake’s Masked Ball at Saint Joseph's Arts Foundation located in the the elegant and luxurious converted church and courtyard designed by Ken Fulk with a hosted wine bar from 6-7, poetry invocation by San Francisco’s third Poet Laureate devorah major, and music from the Marc Capelle Trio. Free tacos from Taqueria Angelica’s! Free book-themed masks! All proceeds go to offset costs of producing the Litquake 2021 festival. $50 (pre-registration required)
This program is indoors. Mask and proof of vaccination are required at the door. Please read the requirements at litquake.org/covid.
*Scheduled to appear are Natalie Baszile, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Andrew Sean Greer, Daniel Handler, Eddie Muller, D.A. Powell, Michelle Richmond, Chef Bryant Terry, Oscar Villalon, Alia Volz and more!
About Litquake Litquake seeks to foster interest in literature, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing as a complement to the city's music, film, and cultural festivals. 2021 Dates: Oct. 7-23. www.litquake.org
Litquake is grateful for the support of the following funders who help make our programming possible. Institutional Giving: California Arts Council, California College of the Arts, California Institute of Integral Studies, Center for the Art of Translation, Chronicle Books, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Grants for the Arts, HarperOne, Margaret and William R. Hearst III Foundation, Miner Anderson Family Foundation, Mystery Writers of America, Northern California Chapter, The Bernard Osher Foundation, Stanford Continuing Studies, Swinerton Family Fund, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, Zellerbach Foundation. Individual Giving: Frances Dinkelspiel and Gary Wayne, Margaret and Will Hearst, Scott James and Gerald Cain, Nion McEvoy, Craig Newmark, and Nicole Miner and Robert Mailer Anderson. Media Sponsors: San Francisco Chronicle, 7 X 7, KQED, Bay Area Reporter, Johnny Funcheap, and KALW 91.7
