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The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Cynthia Bryant & Kate Aver Avraham

Sunday November 9, 2:00 p.m.: The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Cynthia Bryant & Kate Aver Avraham.

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Theory & Philosophy Reading Group VI: Edward Said’s Orientalism

November 19th 2014, 7pm: Join with radicals, thinkers, activists, poets, and intellectuals on the Monterey Peninsula to read and discuss some of the greatest philosophers of our time.

For our sixth reading group, we’ll be reading the introduction to Orientalism by Edward Said.

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Civil War Diary Discovery in Monterey – Presentation at Old Capitol Books

Elaine Herrmann is a nurse in Monterey with a big find – a rare naval civil war diary! She will be in Old Capitol Books to discuss her project to research, transcribe, and annotate the journal of Josiah Parker Higgins.

Saturday 18th August 2018
2pm
Free and open to everyone

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Portland Slam Poet to Perform at Old Capitol Books

Sunday October 26th 2014, 4pm-6pm: Slam poet, university lecturer, and public speaker Turiya Autry will be visiting Monterey in October and has agreed to read her poetry to the literature-lovin’ folks here on the peninsula.

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Local Monterey Author’s Historical Fiction Explores Scotland on the Eve of WWII

Saturday October 25th, 4pm-6pm: Local author, Dr. Hugh Wilson, will be in Old Capitol Books to sign copies of his novel which explores Scotland on the eve on World War II. Continue reading “Local Monterey Author’s Historical Fiction Explores Scotland on the Eve of WWII”