Embracing The Hush Hour, July 12, 2019, 6pm ~ 8pm, Reading and writing formal and informal poetry with seasoned teacher Kathleen McClung, SF Wrting Salon.

Orchards of Ripe Words Writing Retreat, September 21, 2019, 10am ~ 4am, Please join Kathleen McClung and other writers of all levels and genres in a day of writing and reading in Berkeley. 10am-4pm. To sign up contact ellengerneaux@gmail.com.

Writing Salon 20th Anniversary Party, September 14, 2019, 6pm ~ 9pm, Celebrate The Writing Salon’s 20th anniversary at the Poet’s Corner in Berkeley with readings by Writing Salon instructors and Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet, winner of 2018 Jane Underwood Poetry Prize. Raffle, music, free drinks and food as well opportunities to mingle with fellow writers. For more info, contact writing salons.com.

The Thunder of Silence, July 11, 2019, 7pm ~ 9pm, Six week class at Agape Bay Area,, 3630 Telegraph Ave, Oakland

Poems as Pathways, July 24, 2019, 1pm ~ 4pm, Join Kathleen McClung’s afternoon mini-course in San Francisco, 835 Market St, to read and discuss poets, all over 70, Barbara Crooker, Robert Eastwood, and Grace Marie Grafton. Includes brief writing exercises.  Contact 415-817-4243.

Family Reading @ Cliff House, July 10, 2019, 11am ~ 1am, Poetry reading by family members, by invitation.

How We Choose To Be Happy, July 07, 2019, 11pm ~ 1pm, Today’s talk by Rev TJ Woodward. Agape Bay Area, 3630 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA.

Toni Morrison film informal discussion, July 06, 2019, 5pm ~ 6pm, Terrea Hall Pittman Library, Berkeley, CA.