BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//BAR | Bay Area Registry - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bayarearegistry.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for BAR | Bay Area Registry REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261014T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261014T193000 DTSTAMP:20260827T001001Z CREATED:20260619T122837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T001001Z UID:10011190-1792006200-1792006200@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Zadie Smith in conversation with Sam Fragoso DESCRIPTION:Zadie Smith joins writer\, filmmaker\, and podcast host Sam Fragoso for a conversation about her acclaimed fiction and essays. Smith is known for emotionally rich stories\, vivid dialogue\, and a distinctive perspective on contemporary culture. Her debut novel\, White Teeth\, won numerous awards and was included on the BBC’s list of 100 most influential novels; later books include The Fraud\, On Beauty\, and NW. \nHer recent essay collection Dead and Alive examines the postcolonial world\, the loss of influential writers\, and the meaning of “the commons.” Fragoso created the long-form interview podcast Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso\, distributed by Higher Ground Productions\, and is a frequent contributor to Fresh Air. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/zadie-smith/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-zadie-smith-5-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261008T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261008T193000 DTSTAMP:20260822T060606Z CREATED:20260822T060124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T060606Z UID:10011786-1791487800-1791487800@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Anand Giridharadas in conversation with Rebecca Solnit DESCRIPTION:Anand Giridharadas’s writing on the violent power of billionaires\, the value of uncorrupted journalism\, and our complex political landscape have made him an international bestseller and a global force for understanding. His new book\, Man in the Mirror\, is a vivid investigation of the tragic 2023 encounter in a New York subway car that grew to represent our troubled and divided nation. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/anand-giridharadas-in-conversation-with-rebecca-solnit/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-anand-giridharadas-3-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261006T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261006T193000 DTSTAMP:20260822T060556Z CREATED:20260822T060048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T060556Z UID:10011785-1791315000-1791315000@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Ayad Akhtar in conversation with Karen Russell DESCRIPTION:Ayad Akhtar is a novelist and playwright. His work has been published and performed in over two dozen languages. He is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama\, the Edith Wharton Citation of Merit for Fiction\, and an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/ayad-akhtar-in-conversation-with-karen-russell/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-ayad-akhtar-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261003T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261003T193000 DTSTAMP:20260827T000612Z CREATED:20260619T122311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T000612Z UID:10011189-1791055800-1791055800@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Malcolm Gladwell in conversation with Lisa Armstrong DESCRIPTION:Malcolm Gladwell returns to examine one of America’s deadliest and most polarizing issues: gun violence. In his new book\, The American Way of Killing\, he investigates the paradox of a wealthy country that continues to experience high rates of violence\, tracing its origins through revealing stories and offering a hopeful vision for the future. \nA finalist for both the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award\, Gladwell is the author of influential books including Outliers and The Tipping Point. His work has expanded public conversations on subjects ranging from criminal justice to human consciousness\, and his podcast Revisionist History explores overlooked and misunderstood stories. \nGladwell appears in conversation with Lisa Armstrong\, a journalist whose work has appeared in The Intercept\, Rolling Stone\, and The New Yorker. Armstrong is also a professor at UC Berkeley. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/malcolm-gladwell/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-malcolm-gladwell-3-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261002T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261002T193000 DTSTAMP:20260822T060544Z CREATED:20260822T060007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T060544Z UID:10011784-1790969400-1790969400@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Kyle MacLachlan in conversation with Jesse Hawthorne Ficks DESCRIPTION:In his upcoming debut memoir Fictional Selves\, cultural icon Kyle MacLachlan looks back at his off-beat journey in Hollywood. From his debut in David Lynch’s Dune\, to his award-winning performance as as Special Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks\, to his recent viral social media stardom\, MacLachlan reveals his complex relationship with fame\, his relationships with iconic actors\, and everything he learned along the way. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/kyle-maclachlan-in-conversation-with-jesse-hawthorne-ficks/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-kyle-maclachlan-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260930T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260930T193000 DTSTAMP:20260822T060531Z CREATED:20260822T055939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T060531Z UID:10011783-1790796600-1790796600@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Michael Moritz in conversation with Manny Yekutiel DESCRIPTION:Michael Moritz was born in Cardiff\, Wales in 1954. One of the most successful investors of his generation\, he is a former TIME journalist\, a regular contributor to the Financial Times\, and together with his wife\, the author Harriet Heyman\, he is the creator of Crankstart\, a San Francisco-based foundation devoted to helping those who might otherwise be left behind. Sorting through papers and photographs after his mother’s death\, Moritz uncovered the history of close family members murdered by the Nazis. While his parents escaped Germany as child refugees after the war\, the idea of being a stranger or outsider—Ausländer—haunts the family. His memoir\, Ausländer\, recounts that family history and explores the experience of exclusion and othering running through Moritz’s childhood and resurfacing in his adopted home of California. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/michael-moritz-in-conversation-with-manny-yekutiel/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-michael-moritz-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260929T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260929T193000 DTSTAMP:20260823T030818Z CREATED:20260822T055912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260823T030818Z UID:10011782-1790710200-1790710200@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Leïla Slimani in conversation with Nadja Spiegelman DESCRIPTION:Leïla Slimani\, a critically acclaimed French-Moroccan novelist\, celebrates I’ll Take the Fire\, the last in her trilogy of novels based on her family’s roots in revolutionary Morocco. She weaves the brilliant story of one woman’s global search for freedom and purpose. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/leila-slimani-in-conversation-with-nadja-spiegelman/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-leila-slimani-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260923T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260923T193000 DTSTAMP:20260829T172933Z CREATED:20260822T055830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T172933Z UID:10011781-1790191800-1790191800@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Kristin Hannah in conversation with Yangsze Choo DESCRIPTION:Kristin Hannah’s award-winning\, best-selling novels\, including the international hit The Nightingale\, celebrate the all-too-often forgotten power of women across history. Her newest book\, The Women\, tells the story of one woman coming of age in the turbulence of 1960s America. In the process\, Hannah shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm’s way to help others.  \nKristin Hannah’s award-winning\, best-selling novels have made her one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. Her international blockbuster\, The Nightingale\, was named Goodreads Best Historical fiction novel for 2015 and won People’s Choice Award for best fiction. In 2018\, Hannah’s novel The Great Alone was named the Best Historical Novel of the Year by Goodreads. Her writing has also found success in TV and film adaptations: Firefly Lane was the #1 Netflix series around the world\, and The Nightingale is currently in production\, with Dakota and Elle Fanning set to star. Across all her work\, Hannah celebrates the all-too-often forgotten power of women across history. \nHannah’s newest novel\, The Women\, tells the story of a woman coming of age in the 1960s. An intimate portrait of a turbulent\, transformative time in America\, the novel explores a generation who were scarred on the battlefields only to return to a divided nation. Through the story of one woman\, Hannah shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm’s way to help others. Hannah puts it best when she writes “Women can be heroes\, too.” \nYangsze Choo is the New York Times best-selling author of The Ghost Bride (now a Netflix original series) and The Night Tiger\, a Reese’s Book Club Pick\, and a Big Jubilee Read selection for The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/kristin-hannah-in-conversation-with-yangsze-choo/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,Literary,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-kristin-hannah-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260922T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260922T193000 DTSTAMP:20260822T055624Z CREATED:20260822T055624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T055624Z UID:10011780-1790105400-1790105400@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor in conversation with Poulomi Saha DESCRIPTION:Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor\, two of today’s most significant intellectuals\, examine extremism and other contemporary movements in their new book\, End Times Fascism. It’s a scathing investigation of\, and strategies for fighting against\, the Christian nationalists\, Silicon Valley reactionaries\, and populist survivalists who define the contemporary\, apocalyptic right. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/naomi-klein-astra-taylor-in-conversation-with-poulomi-saha/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-naomi-klein-astra-taylor-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260918T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260918T193000 DTSTAMP:20260822T055450Z CREATED:20260822T055450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T055450Z UID:10011779-1789759800-1789759800@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Emily St. John Mandel in conversation with Daniel Handler DESCRIPTION:Emily St. John Mandel’s award-winning novels invite readers to reimagine how we relate to art\, freedom\, and hope. With fans like Barack Obama\, and the HBO adaptation of her post-apocalyptic novel Station Eleven\, Mandel continues her visionary career with her new novel Exit Party\, an exploration of surveillance and identity set in a future United States embroiled in a new civil war. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/emily-st-john-mandel-in-conversation-with-daniel-handler/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-emily-st-john-mandel-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260917T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260917T193000 DTSTAMP:20260822T055404Z CREATED:20260822T055404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T055404Z UID:10011778-1789673400-1789673400@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Patti Smith: Songs & Stories DESCRIPTION:Patti Smith has been a brilliant and pioneering force in music\, poetry\, and art since the 1970s. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and winner of the National Book Award\, Smith returns to our stage for an evening of Songs & Stories\, and to share her new memoir\, Bread of Angels. The book traces the entirety of her life\, exploring her ever-changing relationship with art\, her marriage to the songwriter Fred ‘Sonic’ Smith\, her grief after his passing\, and her dedication to artistic freedom and imagination. This is Smith’s most intimate memoir\, delving into losses and loves with a raw\, unflinching honesty. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/patti-smith-songs-stories/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-patti-smith-4-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T193000 DTSTAMP:20260823T204206Z CREATED:20260822T055222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260823T204206Z UID:10011777-1789068600-1789068600@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Bryan Stevenson in conversation with Jelani Cobb DESCRIPTION:Bryan Stevenson\, a hero in the fight for equality and justice\, continues bringing positive change to the lives of Americans. Stevenson’s work has exonerated innocent death row inmates\, confronted abuse in prisons\, and eliminated life without parole sentences for children. He joins acclaimed journalist Jelani Cobb to discuss the current state of racial justice\, the continuing fight for equality\, and how we maintain hope for the future. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/bryan-stevenson-in-conversation-with-jelani-cobb/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-bryan-stevenson-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260828T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260828T193000 DTSTAMP:20260822T054231Z CREATED:20260822T054100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T054231Z UID:10011776-1787945400-1787945400@bayarearegistry.com SUMMARY:Annie Lowrey & Ezra Klein DESCRIPTION:Annie Lowrey\, a leading economic and political journalist\, discusses her new book\, The Time Tax\, which examines how complex government bureaucracies disproportionately burden people seeking essential services and proposes practical ways forward. She is joined by Ezra Klein\, a New York Times writer\, political analyst and host of The Ezra Klein Show. \n(Check organizer/venue website to confirm event details.) \nInfo & Tickets URL:https://bayarearegistry.com/event/annie-lowrey-ezra-klein/ LOCATION:Sydney Goldstein Theater\, 275 Hayes St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts + Culture,Conversations + Speakers,San Francisco + South SF Area ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bayarearegistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BAR-City-Arts-Annie-Lowrey-Ezra-Klein-1200x675-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="City Arts &%3B Lectures":MAILTO:info@cityarts.net END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR