Pegasus Bookstores 2012
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826 coming to the East Bay!
826 National Logo
Dave Egger's non-profit that places writers in schools began in San Francisco, then went national. And it's coming to Oakland. We're big fans, and we're all-in! We'll have more info at Rockridge Out and About street fair (see below).
 
Rockridge Out and About October 7th
Pegasus Books, Rockridge Out and About Festival, 2012  
It's College Avenue's annual street festival.
 Our Oakland location will feature a silkscreening demo by Buckman Graphics. Drop by to pick up a freshly printed Pegasus bookbag for only $10. 
Sunday Streets
October 14th
11-4 pm

Pegasus Books Downtown to participate in Sunday Streets with silkscreening demo, Sunday October 14, 2012

Cycle, stroll, skate, dance, and play in the 
open streets for more than a car-free mile!

On Sunday, the 14th, Berkeley closes Shattuck to open a world of art and food, fun and festivities--a pedestrian's view of Berkeley from Haste to Rose St.  Pegasus Books will be hosting onsite screenprinting by Buckman Graphics. Freshly printed Pegasus bookbags will be $10. 
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Pegasus Books
1855 Solano Ave. Berkeley 94707
(510) 525-6888
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2349 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley 94704
(510) 649-1320
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5560 College Ave. Oakland 94618
(510) 652-629

October Events

 

Wednesday, October 3, 5 pm 

Location: Pegasus Books Downtown 

You're invited to meet poet, writer, filmmaker and occasional comedian Sherman Alexie, author of Harry and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. He'll be signing copies of his newest collection of short stories, Blasphemy. 
 Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck, Bkly. 94704
(510) 649-1320
 
Steven Roby discusses Hendrix on Hendrix: Interviews and Encounters with Jimi Hendrix
Thursday, October 4, 7:30 pm
Location: Pegasus Books Downtown

Author and editor Steven Roby will be at Pegasus Books Downtown for an audiovisual presentation of his new book, the first to use Jimi Hendrix's own words to paint a detailed portrait of the artist.

Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck, Bkly. 94704
(510) 649-1320
 
Thursday, October 11
7 pm and 9 pm (two shows!)
Location: Saturn Cafe Space Lounge, Berkeley
Tickets: $5 at the door
At each exhilarating show, Davy Rothbart (FOUND's plucky point guard) will share the latest magnificent and mesmerizing finds that've landed in the mailbox at FOUND HQ, plus outrageous tales from his new book, while Peter Rothbart (FOUND's international heartthrob) will dazzle with beautiful, haunting, and hilarious songs based on FOUND notes. Come on out and join us for these parties!! Please bring your finds to share. 
Saturn Cafe Space Lounge, 2175 Allston Way, Bkly. 94704 
 
Friday, October 12, 7:30 pm
Location: Pegasus Books Downtown

Award winning cartoonist and illustrator, Adrian Tomine, will be at Pegasus Books Downtown to present New York Drawings: A decade of comics, illustrations, and sketches from the pages of The New Yorker and beyond.

Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck, Bkly. 94704
(510) 649-1320
 
Saturday, October 13, 4 pm
Location: Pegasus Books Downtown

Pegasus Books Downtown hosts a special Litquake edition of the bookstore's event series, which features a mix of prominent, emerging, and beginning writers each month. Part of Litquake's Berkeley Ramble, this Lyrics & Dirges event will be hosted by Tomas Moniz. FEATURING: Meliza Banales, Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, Erika Lopez, Manjula Martin, Micaela Petersen. 

Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave., Bkly, 94704 
(510) 649-1320
 
KPFA Radio presents George Lakoff discussing The Little Blue Book: The Essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic
Monday, October 15, 7:30 pm
Location: First Congregational Church
Tickets: $12 at Pegasus Books
 George Lakoff is America's leading expert on the framing of political ideas. Democrats have too often failed to use language linking their moral values with their policies. The Little Blue Book, co-written by Lakoff and Elisabeth Wehling, demonstrates how to make that connection clearly and forcefully, with hands-on advice for discussing the most pressing issues of our time.

First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing, Bkly. CA 94704

 

Watch the Romney-Obama Debate with Guest Commentator, George Lakoff 

Tuesday, October 16, 6-10 pm

Location: Albany Library 

Watch the Romney-Obama Debate with Guest Commentator, George Lakoff. We are pleased to be selling George Lakoff's book, The Little Blue Book: The Essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic at this event. 

Albany Community Center Hall,  1247 Marin Ave., Albany, CA 94706

  

Thursday, October 25, 7:30 pm
Location: Pegasus Books Downtown
Join us for a celebration of the publication of Sister Spit: Writing, Rants and Reminiscence from the Road. Contributors scheduled to appear: Cassie J Sneider, Ali Liebegott, Rhiannon Argo, Tamara Llosa-Sandor, Kat Marie Yoas. Hosting and introductions by Michelle Tea.
Pegasus Books Downtown 2349 Shattuck Ave., Bkly, 94704   (510) 649-1320
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