April 14th, 6pm-8pm: Things are sizzlin’ here at Old Capitol Books! We have the Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium here the second Sundays 2-4pm… and NOW! a new Open Mic event second Tuesdays 6-8pm! “Networking Aloud: A Monthly Writers’ Open Mic.”Continue reading “Networking Aloud! A Monthly Open Mic”
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”
Children’s Book Author to Visit Old Capitol Books
Saturday November 22nd, 11am-1pm: We’re excited to have Alex Schumacher, comic book illustrator and children’s book author, visit Old Capitol Books for a reading of his new kids’ book The World’s Crummiest Umbrella.
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Theory & Philosphy Reading Group V: Albert Camus
October 16th, 2014 7pm-8m: 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 fifth reading group, we’ll be reading The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. Continue reading “Theory & Philosphy Reading Group V: Albert Camus”
Post-9/11 Arab-American Poetry Seminar
September 11th 2014, 7pm: Bookseller Brian Sheffield will be leading a discussion on the topic of Post-9/11 Arab American Poetry in Old Capitol Books. Free and open to everyone.
Book Signing: Brig. Gen. Oscar A Hurt
POSTPONED TO DATE UNCERTAIN IN EARLY 2015: Old Capitol Books is hosting author Brig. Gen. Oscar A Hurt, author of From Clod Buster to Cloud Chaser.
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