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SUMMARY:Via del NewLit: Opening Night Benefit Dinner
DESCRIPTION:New Literary Project opens its Rising Roadshow with a benefit dinner at Via del Corso in Berkeley. Chef Peter Chastain hosts the NewLit community and Erika Krouse\, the 2026 Joyce Carol Oates Prize winner\, for cocktails\, hors d’oeuvres\, dinner\, wine\, and conversation. \nThe gathering includes the premiere of Rising: NewLit ’26\, the film accompanying this year’s campaign. The benefit supports NewLit’s work with writers\, teachers\, and young people through fellowships and free writing workshops. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets
URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/via-del-newlit-opening-night-benefit-dinner/
LOCATION:Via del Corso\, 1788 Shattuck Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Berkeley,East Bay,Food + Drink,Galas + Awards + Fundraiser,Literary
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SUMMARY:Erika Krouse + Fiona McFarlane
DESCRIPTION:Erika Krouse joins author Fiona McFarlane for a conversation in UC Berkeley’s Maude Fife Room\, Room 315 in Wheeler Hall. Krouse is the 2026 Joyce Carol Oates Prize winner and the author of Save Me\, Stranger\, a story collection about people attempting to rescue one another in unexpected ways. \nThe free public conversation is part of New Literary Project’s Rising Roadshow\, a week of East Bay gatherings connecting the prize winner with readers. Registration is available through the event’s official listing. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets
URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/erika-krouse-fiona-mcfarlane/
LOCATION:Maude Fife Room\, Room 315\, Wheeler Hall\, UC Berkeley\, Wheeler Hall\, University of California\, Berkeley\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Berkeley,Conversations + Speakers,East Bay,Free Admission,Literary
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SUMMARY:An Afternoon at Orinda Books: Erika Krouse
DESCRIPTION:Erika Krouse visits Orinda Books to discuss her new story collection\, Save Me\, Stranger\, with Hannah Onstad\, New Literary Project’s communications director. Krouse received the 2026 Joyce Carol Oates Prize\, and her collection follows people whose attempts to help one another take unexpected turns. \nThe bookstore conversation is a free public stop on NewLit’s Rising Roadshow. Readers can RSVP through the official event listing. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets
URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/an-afternoon-at-orinda-books-erika-krouse/
LOCATION:Orinda Books\, 276 Village Square\, Orinda\, CA\, 94563-2504\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,East Bay,Free Admission,Lamorinda Area (Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda),Literary
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SUMMARY:Rising Roadshow Homecoming
DESCRIPTION:New Literary Project celebrates 2026 Joyce Carol Oates Prize winner Erika Krouse at its Rising Roadshow Homecoming in the Soda Activity Center at Saint Mary’s College of California. The program brings the NewLit community together for guest speakers\, dinner\, wine\, and music by DJ Wonway Posibul. \nThe celebration also includes NewLit’s Rising Roadshow documentary. Proceeds support arts education\, including the Joyce Carol Oates Prize and free creative-writing workshops for young people. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets
URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/rising-roadshow-homecoming/
LOCATION:Soda Activity Center\, Saint Mary’s College of California\, 1928 St. Marys Road\, Moraga\, CA\, 94575\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,East Bay,Food + Drink,Galas + Awards + Fundraiser,Lamorinda Area (Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda),Literary
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