Tuesday, June 30, 7:00 PM

Victoria Theater, 2961 16th Street, San Francisco

San Francisco’s fourth annual Can’t Stop the Serenity charity movie screening of Serenity and for the first time on the big screen in San Francisco, Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog. As usual proceeds go to Equality Now.

Sunday, June 21, 6:00 PM
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club discusses Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff. The book for July 19th is A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge. At Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia Street, San Francisco.

Wednesday, June 24, 6:00 PM
Graphic Content Book Group discusses Black Jack V.2 by Osamu Tezuka at Books Inc. in Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness, San Francisco.

Wednesday, June 24, 6:30 PM
Other Realms Fantasy and Science Book Club discusses The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt at Books Inc., 1375 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame.

Wednesday, June 24, 7:30 PM
Desert Island Book Club discusses Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami at Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda.

WHO ARE THE BRAZEN HUSSIES???

Three AMAZING award-winning writers of fantasy and science fiction: Lisa Goldstein, Michaela Roessner & Pat Murphy. In an effort to acquaint more readers with their work, they’ve overcome their natural tendency to be modest by promoting their work shamelessly, like the brazen hussies they truly want to be. In addition, the Brazen Hussies want to let people know that today’s science fiction and fantasy isn’t just for kids, spreading the word that sophisticated, subtle, fascinating, compelling, and topical literature for adults is being published as science fiction. Speculative fiction (aka SF, science fiction, fantasy, and sci-fi, and “what the heck is that you are reading?”) is more than just elves and dwarves, robots and space ships - so much more. If you read science fiction and fantasy when you were a kid, come back and revisit the amazing worlds you used to love. And good news…there are many more of them now.

Cash bar and doors open at 6:00 PM

Readings begin at 7:00 PM, followed by Q & A from the audience; Rick Kleffel lending a hand as our moderator.

$5 suggested donation goes straight to Variety Childrens’ Charity - drop some cash in the donation box, or buy a beer!

Books for sale at event, courtesy of Borderlands Books.

Readings, schmoozing, question & answers, and book signing.

The Variety Preview Room Theatre, The Hobart Bldg. 1st Floor, 582 Market Street at 2nd & Montgomery, San Francisco.

Saturday, June 20, 1:00PM
Rosemary Wells - author of numerous picture and fiction books, among them the Max and Ruby Series, Voyage to the Bunny Planet, and about 30 other titles - a rare chance to see this author that you won’t want to miss! At Hicklebee’s, 1378 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose

Saturday, June 20, 4:00 PM
Tad Williams & Deborah Beale - The Dragons of Ordinary Farm at Yoga of Los Altos, 343 2nd Street, Suite 3, Los Altos

Sponsored by LindenTree Children’s Recordings & Books, 170 State Street, Los Altos

Thursday, June 25, 7:00 PM
Margot Berwin - Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire at Books Inc. in Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness, San Francisco

Thursday, June 25, 7:00 PM
James Rollins - The Doomsday Key at Barnes & Noble - Creekside Town Center, 2031 1256 Galleria Blvd., Roseville

Friday, June 26, 12:00 noon
Jillian Venters - Gothic Charm School: An Essential Guide for Goths and Those Who Love Them at Books Inc., 1375 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame

Saturday, June 27
Drop by signing only - call store for details. Carlos Ruiz Zafón - The Angel’s Game. Also available for sale are the UK edition, and various Spanish language editions, M is for Mystery

Saturday, June 27, 7:00 PM
Carlos Ruiz Zafón - The Angel’s Game at The Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, The Kanbar Center, 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael. Tickets $38.50 (includes a signed book). For tickets, call (415) 927-0960, ext 1

Saturday, June 27, 3:00 PM
Jacqueline Carey - Naamah’s Kiss at Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia Street, San Francisco

Michael Dashow - A show of watercolour and digital paintings
June 15th - July 20th

Reception, Saturday, June 20th, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Fabulously talented, and the creative design wiz behind our SF in SF logo, Mike Dashow is also the artist who made the Tachyon rhinoceros logo, and has created many many covers for Tachyon Publications, plus one extra-special super duper wedding gift painting for Jacob and Rina.

Simply put - we love his work, and think you will too. This is a wonderful chance to see his artwork up close - or to buy it for yourself!

The Light Room, 2263 Fifth Street at Bancroft - in the courtyard behind Tomate Cafe, Berkeley, CA

Sunday, May 31st from 12:00 - 8:00 pm

Come celebrate with two indifferent felines; two cats, two birthdays! Ash will be a year old May 8th, and Ripley will be seven years old June 10th, so we’re splitting the difference with an end-of-May sale! Buy two used paperbacks and get a third of equal or lesser value free, and all non-book items in the store (excluding staff and cats, sorry) are 10% off! The cats will of course be on hand to greet admirers and be spoiled (unless they decide to hide in the stock room,) and there will be cake and cat treats (but not together). Additionally, you can participate in the party game of helping to keep the cats out of the cake’s whipped-cream frosting.

Ripley says “I already have everything I need, so instead of bringing me gifts, please donate some money or volunteer time to the San Francisco SPCA or to Wildcare. You’d better come and adore me, though, or buy one of my postcards to send a nice note home to Mother.”

Ash says “Am I that old already? Where’s the whipped cream? Did the cake come in a box I can climb in? Oh, look, dust!” (Ahem. We won’t be quoting Ash anymore.)

At Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia Street, San Francisco.

Via suvudu.com:

BERKELEY, CA
Monday, June 8, Time: 7:30pm
Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave.
Talk, Q&A, Signing

Saturday, May 30 - Sunday, May 31

Maker Faire: Build, Craft, Hack, Play Mame. Great fun!

At the San Mateo Fairgrounds, 2495 South Delaware Street, San Mateo.

A two-day, family-friendly event to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. The fourth annual Maker Faire will showcase individual creativity and grassroots innovation in the largest festival devoted to DIY culture and technology in the country.

Maker Faire Ticket Information - Onsite Ticket Pricing:
Adult - $25.00
Student (13-21, or with student photo ID) - $15.00
Youth (4-12) - $10.00
Children 3 and under are free

Online ticket purchases from 5/21/2009 - 5/28/2009 will be full price and tickets will be picked up onsite at will call. Tickets available at many Bay Area locations.

Wednesday, May 27 - 6:00 PM
The Graphic Content Book Club meets at Books Inc. in Opera Plaza
601 Van Ness, San Francisco.

Wednesday, May 27 - 7:30 PM
The Desert Island Book Club discusses The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis at Books Inc. in Alameda - 1344 Park Street, Alameda.

Thursday, May 21, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Free and open to the public
Cartoon Art Museum presents The Brinkley Girls Cartoon Art Event

Trina Robbins, author of Fantagraphics Books The Brinkley Girls: The Best of Nell Brinkley’s Cartoons from 1913-1940, will host a special PowerPoint presentation in celebration of the book’s release. Robbins will sign copies of this much anticipated art book at the museum’s bookstore following her presentation. The Brinkley Girls is a celebration of one of the most popular cartoonists of the early 20th century, Nell Brinkley. This retrospective, guest-curated by comics herstorian Trina Robbins, showcases over 30 lavishly illustrated newspaper tearsheets, magazine illustrations, original artworks and other highlights from Robbins’s personal collection.

To reserve a copy of The Brinkley Girls, please call the Cartoon Art Museum bookstore at 415.227.8666, ext. 310.
The Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission Street, San Francisco.

Saturday, May 30th, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
George Webber - freelance artist and cartoonist
This event is free and open to the public

Appearing at the Cartoon Art Museum as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program — Museum visitors will be offered the chance to talk to him about his comics and watch Webber at work. Webber is the author and illustrator of Toxic Funnies as well as the more recent Candy Kisses. Webber’s art has been featured in Juxtapose Magazine, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, and many more publications. To learn more about George Webber, click here.

The Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission Street, San Francisco.