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June 2024

Thu 20
Featured June 20, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Quiet Lightning presents the 14th Better Ancestors

Mechanics' Institute


Quiet Lightning presents the 14th Better Ancestors, featuring readings and performance by Anastasia Lê, Sandy Vasquez, Zêdan Xelef, Paola Ramirez, and Tadeh Kennedy, hosted by London Pinkney. This will be a set of intimate performances followed by a brief community Q&A. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the readings will start at 6:30 pm. Come early to […]

July 2024

Sat 13
Featured July 13, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Family Book Fair

Mechanics' Institute


Dive into a World of Wonder at our Family Book Fair! Join us at Mechanics' Institute on July 13th, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, for a literary celebration perfect for the whole family! Visit the SFPL Bookmobile: Kick off the literary adventure at 11:00 am with the San Francisco Public Library Bookmobile, stationed outside of Mechanics' Institute on 57 Post […]

Sat 13
Featured July 13, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Albert Pissis and the Building (and Re-Building) of San Francisco

Mechanics' Institute


Join journalist Therese Poletti on the significance of architect Albert Pissis in defining San Francisco architecture in the wake of the 1906 earthquake and fire, and rebuilding the San Francisco we know and love today. While many of Pissis's works are well known to San Franciscans - the Hibernia Bank, the Flood Building, the former […]

Sat 13
Featured July 13, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Past, Present, and Future of San Francisco

Mechanics' Institute


Join Willie L. Brown, Jr., former two-term Mayor of San Francisco and Speaker of the California State Assembly, in conversation with Pulitzer Prize finalist and San Francisco Chronicle urban design critic John King on the past, present, and future of San Francisco.

Wed 17
Featured July 17, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Jazzmen

Mechanics' Institute


Join Larry Tye, the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, in conversation with acclaimed interviewer and radio host Dr. Michael Krasny on Tye's new book, The Jazzmen. The Jazzmen is a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and […]

Thu 18
Featured July 18, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels

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Join author and historian Sandra Bonura in conversation online on her new book, The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels. The Sugar King of California is the astonishingly intimate story of one of the most controversial entrepreneurs of the 19th century - a rule-breaking visionary who through his sugar empire became one of […]

August 2024

Fri 2
Featured August 2, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

In His Own Words: A James Baldwin Centennial Celebration

Mechanics' Institute


Celebrate James Baldwin’s 100th birthday with an immersive night of readings and performance. Attendees are invited to engage with works from and inspired by Baldwin, including written selections, film, music, and multimedia artworks. Featuring Arnold Grisham, Daniel B. Summerhill, Jewelle Gomez, Kevin Dublin, Laura Sheppard, Michele Elam, Nigel Hatton, and Norman Gee. Co-sponsored by the Museum […]

Fri 9
Featured August 9, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers

Mechanics' Institute


Join author Jared Stearns in conversation with cinephile Jesse Hawthorne Ficks on Stearns’ new book, Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers. Marilyn Chambers was the embodiment of the free-spirited Seventies, the world's most famous X-rated star, and an unappreciated talent whose work in adult films hindered her dreams of becoming a serious actress. Marilyn was […]

Thu 22
Featured August 22, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

In Conversation: Jenny Odell and Cathy Park Hong

Mechanics' Institute


Join Jenny Odell and Cathy Park Hong, acclaimed authors of Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock and Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, in conversation at Mechanics’ Institute.

September 2024

Thu 5
Featured September 5, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

In Conversation: Tommy Orange with Steve Wasserman

Mechanics' Institute


Join bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Orange in conversation with Heyday publisher Steve Wasserman in Mechanics’ Institute’s historic library space.

Thu 12
Featured September 12, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Stranger Fiction: The Art of Speculative Fiction and World-Building

Mechanics' Institute


Join the Women's National Book Association and Mechanics' Institute for a writers' panel on imagining new worlds and futures through fiction.

Thu 19
Featured September 19, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Where Science and Politics Meet: Treating Substance Use Disorders

Mechanics' Institute


Join Dr. Paul Linde, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the UCSF School of Medicine, for an engaging dialogue on harm reduction and innovative methods to approach addiction treatment in San Francisco.

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