Category Archives: Events

Monday 1 July 2013, 6:30pm – Prisons and Incarceration, facilitated by Michael Frederiksen. Part of the Thinking Critically about Society Summer Series.

20 June 2013, 6:30pm – Understanding Fascism – Facilitated by Brian Kelly This seminar will look at the political philosophy of fascism in order to start a discussion about the rising trend of far-right groups in Europe and the United States.

Saturday 20 July – Local author, Lawrence Samuels will be at Old Capitol Books to sign copies of his new book In Defense of Chaos: The Chaology of Politics, Economics and Human Action. 1pm-3pm.

15 June 2013, 1pm-3pm – Come join Jide Familoni as he comes to Old Capitol Books to discuss his first novel, Losing my Religion. This book is based on the author’s personal experiences of growing up in Nigeria steeped in the native traditions, and then immigrating to the United States as a professor in aContinue reading “EVENT: Jide Familoni Book Signing”

26 June 2013, 6:30pm-8:00pm – “What is Polyamory?” Part of the Thinking Critically about Society Summer Series. Check out the facebook event page here. “Polyamory (from Greek πολύ [poly], meaning ‘many’ or ‘several’, and Latin amor, ‘love’) is the practice, desire, or acceptance of having more than one intimate relationship at a time with theContinue reading “Event: What is Polyamory? (Thinking Critically about Society Summer Series)”

7 June 2013, 6:30pm – Readings from The Coming Insurrection and Call by the Invisible Committee.

28 June, 2013, 6:30pm – Old Capitol Books invites you to NEPOTISM: A Night of Poetry. On June 28th, we’ll close up the shop, turn down the lights and bring together some of Monterey’s “best” local poets. Their work is amazing. They are my friends. I am not biased at all. Really.

Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 2:00pm – Local author Jason Warburg will be in the shop to sign copies of his book Believe in Me.

Sunday 21 April 2013, 6:30pm-8pm – The fourth session in the seminar series, Thinking Critically about Society.  A night of feminist, queer, and gender theory presented in an open and inclusive way.

Saturday 4 May, 2013 – 6:30pm: Come join the poetry lovers at Old Capitol Books for a night of the poetry of Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg. Bring along your favorite poem in a celebration of the greats of gay and erotic poetry.