It is a busy summer in San Francisco. Here are some more SF-related events for your calendar.
Tuesday, July 22: 2:00 pm
Eoin Colfer – The Eoin Colfer Tour Bus!
To mark the publication of the new title in the series, Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox, the celebrated author and stand-up performer Eoin Colfer is taking his live show on tour throughout the US this summer! Eoin Colfer gives audiences a hilarious insight into the inspiration for the teenage criminal mastermind, Artemis Fowl: “The ex-teacher’s lesson is the frothy tale of his childhood and his mischievous siblings, illustrated by beautifully evocative photographs . . . our amiable, pixie-like host is never dull.” (Evening Standard, Four Stars). The tour will also give Artemis’ legion of fans an opportunity to meet the author and have their newly published copies of Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox personally signed.
This event will take place at: Hicklebee’s, 1378 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA
408.292.8880
Tuesday, July 22: 7:30 pm
Deborah Grabien – Rock & Roll Never Forgets (author of the Haunted Ballad series)
The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA
415.863.8688
Wednesday, July 23: 5:30 pm
Naomi Novik – Victory of Eagles – The Temeraire Series
Dark Carnival, 3086 Claremont Avenue, Berkeley, CA
510.654.7323
Wednesday, July 23: 7:00 pm (6:30 check-in)
Leonard Susskind – The Black Hole Wars: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
Cost: $10 Commonwealth Club members, $15 non-members
This event will take place at: NASA Ames, Moffett Field, Eagle Room, Bldg 943, NASA Research Park, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, CA
For reservations, call 800.847.7730 or visit www.commonwealthclub.org/sv
Wednesday, July 23: 6:00 pm
Luna Philosphie presents “Will an Asteroid Hit the Earth?” with Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 9 Astronaut, of the Association of Space Explorers (ASE). Rusty will give a presentation about the threat of “Near Earth Objects (NEO).” Rusty is the chair of the ASE’s Standing Committee on NEOs which works on both international policy for the decision process of how to handle a potential impact as well as the technology for how to prevent an impact. After a presentation by Rusty there will be open discussion about the policy decision process and technical challenges of preventing potential impacts from NEOs.
Space is limited, so please RSVP at shanley@yahoo-inc.com
This event will take place at: Yahoo! Brickhouse, 500 3rd Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA
For more information, visit: http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/node/120
Thursday, July 24: 7:00 pm
Radar Salon: Literary Conversations, Revelations and Gossip
A San Francisco Public Library Sponsored Public Program
Author Michelle Tea returns to host another monthly salon with special guests Daniel Handler and Robert Mailer Anderson. Handler is the author of Adverbs, The Basic Eight and Watch Your Mouth. Anderson is the author of the 2001 novel Boonville, and co-writer, producer and actor in the punkability horror film Pig Hunt.
This salon will take place at: The Three Dollar Bill Cafe, 1800 Market Street at Octavia, San Francisco
415.503.1532
Friday, July 25: 7:00 pm
James Rollins – Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; The Last Oracle
Clayton Books, 5433 D Clayton Road, Clayton, CA
925.673.3325
Tuesday, July 29: 7:00 pm
Charles Stross – Saturn’s Children
Borders Books, 400 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
415.399.0522
Wednesday, July 30: 7:00 pm
James Rollins – Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; The Last Oracle
Book Passage – Corte Madera, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA
415.927.0960
Thursday, July 31: 7:00 pm
David Weber – By Schism Rent Asunder
Barnes & Noble / Eastridge Mall, 2200 Eastridge Loop Space 1420, San Jose, CA
408.270.9470