Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene. Cherilyn Parsons is the founder and executive director of theBay Area Book Festivaland she told KALW’s Jeneé Darden about three fantastic arts events happening around the Bay this weekend.
- Independent Bookstore Dayat Green Apple Books (SF) 4/27
- “The Jungle”at the Curran Theatre(SF) thru 5/19
- The Full Moon Gatheringat the Bindery(SF) 4/27
This Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day and Green Apple Books will host events throughout the day. Enjoy readings, live music, as well as food and drinks. Visit Green Apple’s 9th Avenue location in San Francisco. The celebration begins at 10 am.
“Green Apple was the place that founded Independent Book Store Day. It was staffed there and they created the idea.”
The highly acclaimed new play The Jungleis the story about a refugee camp in Calais, France that was a community and home to people from all over the world. Tickets for this show are high in demand. The Jungle is running at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco thru May 19.
“The whole thing is really built from the actual experience.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee3YXqKbGQc&t=3s
The Full Moon Gathering is an evening celebration of Asian heritage and culture through art. Experience live music, visual art, dance performances, and a cooking class. It’s happening this Saturday at the Bindery in San Francisco.
“It looks at the ability to convey stories and history from one generation to the next.”
The Bay Area Book Festivaltakes place May 4-5 in downtown Berkeley.
