We pretty much filled the Elbo Room up and kept it pin-drop. We’re still ringing. But that’s how it usually goes. «« Watch the videos »» “Definitely one of the best literary events I’ve ever been to.” — lots of people See what SFWeekly had to say about it! After an event like that, there Read More
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Birthday Heroes!
Hi everyone! Hope you’re getting excited, because one week from tomorrow (on Tuesday, November 30th) some of our favorite writers are going to help us celebrate one full year of Quiet Lightning. This is show numb 12, people: for links to the readers or here for videos Don’t trust us. SF Weekly says Read More
Poetry in Parks 2019
The 5th Annual Poetry in Parks / Ayala Cove on Angel Island Sunday, Sept 15, 2019, 11:30a – 4pm A free, family-friendly arts festival presented by Quiet Lightning, California State Parks, and Kearny Street Workshop Rough schedule for the day: 11:30: Welcome/introductions11:45: Youth readings 12:00: Music by Cindy Z 12:30: Literary mixtape 1:45: Music by Read More
Candlestick Point SRA: Poetry in Parks 2017
Quiet Lightning + California State Parks present Poetry in Parks 2017 September 9 @ Candlestick Point SRA, 10am – 5pm [for video + photos, click here] *** FREE + ALL AGES EVENT: Tickets are not required *** San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck kicks off the day with a poem and a curated series Read More
#QL99 Kickstarter Party @ PianoFight
Help us launch! A literary mixtape curated by Chris Cole, Kelsey Schimmelman, Christine No & Evan Karp, starring: Iris Bloomfield Robert Dubrow Kelly Egan Siamak Vossoughi Minna Dubin Jared Roehrig Lindsey Adams Norma Smith E.C. Messer held at PianoFight on September 12, 2016, a party to launch our first crowdfunding campaign—an effort to establish a full-time staff position (wait—we have one of Read More
Quiet Lightning’s 100th show
Quiet Lightning, California State Parks, and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy present: Poetry in Parks 2016 October 9, 2016 This 3rd installation of Poetry in Parks took place in the historic Cushing Memorial-Mountain Theater in Mount Tamalpais State Park, on the occasion of Quiet Lightning’s 100th show and as part of the Arts in Read More
free show @ chez poulet may 4
Begin transmission> Lapo Guzzini and Nora Toomey have put together the next literary mmmmm-ixtape >>>> Matt Leibel Suzannah Weiss Maggie Tokuda-Hall Jarvis Subia A.G. Moore Hugh Behm-Steinberg Peter Bullen Alicia Franco Alexander Peterson Sean Taylor Tim Donnelly Christopher Dizon Daniel Riddle Rodriguez Patricia Caspers all appearing live and in person at Chez Poulet HQ for the Read More
storm market st. march 2, free beer
We’re headed to WeWork Golden Gate on Monday, March 2nd, and hot abomunists do we have a show for you! Melissa Tan Emily Kiernan Emily Drevets L.J. Moore Katie Aliferis Apollo Papafrangou Cassandra Dallett Annelyse Gelman Jessica Hahn Siamak Vossoughi Jeffrey Kingman Sean Taylor curated byAlexandra Kostoulas + Evan Karp (whoever that is), this show: Monday, March Read More
music + literature this sunday at the emerald tablet
If you want an unforgettable experience this weekend, join us on Sunday afternoon for an intimate performance by Luz Elena Mendoza and Edna Vazquez, in town from Portland to play The Fillmore the night before; they both make beautiful music and we’re thrilled to have them as part of our first collaboration with Name Drop Swamp Records and The Emerald Tablet. Well, Read More
the beast crawl finale
QL returns for the Beast Crawl hat trick: for one and two we did a lil’ something called Random Play… but not this year! Full steam ahead, with sparkle + blink, Lagunitas and everything. The show, curated by Lapo Guzzini, Emma Smith, and Evan Karp, will be at Oakstop, in the third and final leg of the festival. We are proud to be Read More