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Creative Writing Senior Thesis Reading
Join the Seniors from the Creative Writing department at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts as they read from their capstone writing projects, the Senior Thesis. Each writer will re…
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Join the Seniors from the Creative Writing department at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts as they read from their capstone writing projects, the Senior Thesis. Each writer will read a selection from their poetry chapbooks, novels, and short story collections they have been writing all year. These works are daring and urgent--and written by some of the strongest young writers in San Francisco.
Itzel Alarcon is a senior in the Creative Writing Department at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. She is the most proud of her poetry, having been published in multiple 826 Valencia anthologies. She was a member of the 2025 Youth Poet Laureate Cohort. Some of her favorite themes to work with in poetry include nature, family, and forgiveness.
Marley Manalo is a Senior at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. She loves all things citrus, gold, and the sun. She is an aspiring fashion journalist who wants to work in NYC or Paris.
Kendall Snipper is a Senior in Creative Writing at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. She has been featured in Umlaüt, Synchronized Chaos, San Francisco Youth Anthology, and the 2024 & 2025 editions of American Highschool poets, among other literary spaces. She enjoys the craft of writing and bridging (or obscuring) the gap between the literal and the figurative. As a graduating senior, she is focused on giving others the opportunity to have their voices heard through various long-form projects.
Zeke Cooksey-Voytenko is a senior at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. They are passionate about jewelry, media, and connections. His thesis is a culmination of highschool, his thoughts, and what he hopes life could be.
Filip Zubatov is a senior in the Creative Writing Department at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. He enjoys writing plays and fiction, mostly about people making questionable decisions. When he's not writing, he's on a golf course.
Ari Nystrom-Rice is an artist and writer in the Creative Writing Department at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco. They love performing and sharing their plays, poetry, and fiction in the Creative Writing shows. They find their writing while walking, swimming, listening to music, and staring out the passenger seat window. They hope that regardless of what they do in life, creative writing will be a constant daily source of passion.
Zadie McGrath is a student writer from San Francisco. An avid reader and writer of fantasy and science fiction, Zadie uses speculative elements to explore themes of connection and discovery. Their work has been published in literary magazines such as Apprentice Writer, Backwards Trajectory, and Temple in a City, and they are currently working on a fantasy novel. Since 2024, they have also been an editor and designer for Umläut, Ruth Asawa SOTA’s student-run arts magazine.
Chloe Schoenfeld is a teen author, poet, and aerialist. She was born and raised in San Francisco, where she currently attends Ruth Asawa School of the Arts for Creative Writing. Schoenfeld's writing is often whimsical and thoughtful, exploring dystopias and hope. She has been published in multiple literary journals such as elementia magazine and InsideVoice. She is also a co-runner of Umläut literary magazine.
Tasha Leung is a writer, designer, animator, and a neverending lover of fruits. They are currently a senior in the Creative Writing department at Ruth Asawa SOTA, where they co-edit Umläut magazine, whose 25-26 issue can be found at theumlaut.org! Besides their thesis, they are working on collection dedicated to the sheep that help people fall asleep at night, and other underappreciated animals.
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Tue, May 19 · 7:00 PM
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Rooted as Resistance
Join us for the 2026 Rooted and Written Faculty and staff reading, exploring what we root in as resistance. Featuring new work from Grace Loh Prasad, Tara Dorabji, Sabina Khan-Ibar…
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Join us for the 2026 Rooted and Written Faculty and staff reading, exploring what we root in as resistance. Featuring new work from Grace Loh Prasad, Tara Dorabji, Sabina Khan-Ibarra, Rowena Leong Singer, MK Chavez, Swetha Amit and Danny Theimann; moderated by Dominic Lim.
Produced by The Writers Grotto, Rooted and Written is a free, multi-genre writing workshop for Bay Area writers of color.
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Wed, May 20 · 7:00 PM
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Speaking Axolotl: Dora Prieto
TONIGHT come hear decolonized verses, spanglish poesia, Latine spokenword, Pocho poemas and neighborhood chisme at Speaking Axolotl, the Bay Area’s long running monthly Latine Read…
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TONIGHT come hear decolonized verses, spanglish poesia, Latine spokenword, Pocho poemas and neighborhood chisme at Speaking Axolotl, the Bay Area’s long running monthly Latine Reading series. 10 slot open mic goes up a las 6:50PM. Open mic poets have 5 minutes to read.
!This month we welcome our very special feature Dora Prieto!
Mexican-Canadian poet and translator Dora Prieto writes from Ohlone land (Oakland, CA), where she is a 2025–27 Wallace Stegner Fellow in
Poetry at Stanford. Her co-translation of JAWS [tiburón] will be released by Cardboard House Press on May 21! Her debut poetry collection Blood Tejido is forthcoming with House of Anansi (April 2027), and she is a member of El Mashup Collective, where she collaborates on interdisciplinary artistic experiments. She is an auntie, a dreamer, a thinker, and a cold ocean swimmer—despite a close encounter with a shark as a kid. ♡☆ @primadora_
NOTE; Speaking Axolotl is a BIPOC readoing series which means black and brown poets only on the mic. White folks are more than welcome to listen and atend but their presence is not required.
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Thu, May 21 · 7:00 PM
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Rodvien/Boyce/Dean
Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musica…
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Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musical guests to join him in our galeria for a night of musical medicina.
Tonight we have an extra heavy dose of sonic sustenance with Rodvien/Boyce/Dean(Brian Rodvien-drums, David Boyce-reeds and efx, and Bryan Dean-electric bass)
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Fri, May 22 · 7:00 PM
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Sutro Music Institute Recital
Sutro Music Institute is hosting their Spring Recital at Medicine For Nightmares! Sutro is a local music school where the teachers travel to their student's homes for private lesso…
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Sutro Music Institute is hosting their Spring Recital at Medicine For Nightmares! Sutro is a local music school where the teachers travel to their student's homes for private lessons. Check out their website for lesson availability: www.SutroMusicInstitute.com
Student musicians in the performance are;
-Kyla John
-Emma Larazzabel
-Leo Larazzabel
-Allesandro Larazzabel
-Maddie Allen
-Chloe Allen
-Zachary Goldyne
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Fri, May 22 · 5:00 PM
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SF Bay Area Tatreez Circle
Join us for an afternoon of tatreez, Palestinian embroidery, as we come together in community to stitch. A tatreez circle is a gathering of tatreez artists who stitch together whil…
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Join us for an afternoon of tatreez, Palestinian embroidery, as we come together in community to stitch. A tatreez circle is a gathering of tatreez artists who stitch together while sharing stories and learning from each other. All levels of experience are welcome but this is not meant to be a workshop. We will not be teaching tatreez but are happy to help guide you on what you need to get started before the event. Bring your own projects and your own supplies.
What is Tatreez? Tatreez is the art of Palestinian embroidery that has been practiced in Palestine for centuries. A practice passed down generationally from mother to daughter. Taking inspiration from the land and everyday life, Palestinian women hand stitched motifs and patterns directly onto their thobe that represented their social status, the villages/regions from which they hailed and their individuality.
Can I join if I'm not Palestinian? YES! This is a space for Palestinians and non-Palestinians who share a love of tatreez. Regardless of who practices tatreez, it is important to always remember the history of this beautiful art and the role it plays today in the Palestinian resistance movement, both in Palestine and within the diaspora. These circles are a safe space for Palestinians and our allies.
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Sat, May 23 · 1:00 PM
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Bay Area Queer Open Mic
A welcoming space for queer musicians and songwriters to share their work, connect, and build community. Performers can sign up online in advance, join as walk-ins, or be featured …
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A welcoming space for queer musicians and songwriters to share their work, connect, and build community. Performers can sign up online in advance, join as walk-ins, or be featured as a monthly Featured Artist.
This month’s feature is TraumaCheez
TraumaCheez is a San Francisco-based indie singer-songwriter. Her musical artistry combines explosive vocals with a fluid sense of groove. Featuring catchy melodies paired with witty, humorous lyrics - and a high-energy stage presence focused on live interaction - she delivers a truly captivating performance.
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Sun, May 24 · 6:00 PM
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From The City to the Town
Mycelium Youth Network presents an analysis of state violence, displacement, and environment across three cohorts of youth 15-23 years old from San Francisco and Oakland. Join us f…
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Mycelium Youth Network presents an analysis of state violence, displacement, and environment across three cohorts of youth 15-23 years old from San Francisco and Oakland. Join us for an interactive art show that honors youth and attendees as knowledge holders and invites community to co-create understandings of environmental justice and resistance beyond individual action by engaging youth artwork and Photovoice projects. Also, come learn from our youth’s year-long work around mutual aid distributions, ICE safety planning, and community healing!
Mycelium Youth Network (MYN) is a Bay Area youth-centered organization founded in 2017, dedicated to bridging the gap between increasing climate-related disasters and the abilities of young people to proactively respond. We prepare predominantly low-income Black and Brown youth in the Bay Area -- who are most vulnerable to and already feeling the effects of environmental racism -- for climate change by drawing from ancestral traditions and practices. MYN focuses on climate resilience and climate mitigation to create and strengthen existing holistic relationships and build out regenerative economies. We empower youth to grow as visionary leaders and budding environmentalists, connect with ancestral teachings, and trust in the wisdom of the natural world.
The Youth Leadership Council is a place-based, environmental justice internship that equips young people from Mission High and Metwest High with political education, decision-making power, and research tools to critically assess their conditions, organize, and co-create their visions of a liberated future.
Data Warriors is an anti-racist and anti-colonial participatory research internship where frontline youth from Oakland (ages 15-23) study issues they care about, relate them to State violence and environmental justice, then design and practice interventions that support their community. A core objective of Data Warriors is to develop evaluation values, tools, and capacity to explore lived realities and socioemotional experiences of oppression and liberation.
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Tue, May 26 · 7:00 PM
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Indian Classical Sessions
The SF Indian Classical Session at Medicine for Nightmares is back May 27th! 7pm show starts, $10! The Indian Classical Sessions are an informal gathering dedicated to sharing the …
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The SF Indian Classical Session at Medicine for Nightmares is back May 27th! 7pm show starts, $10! The Indian Classical Sessions are an informal gathering dedicated to sharing the meditative beauty, ecstatic energy, and sheer majesty of South Asian music. Hosted by percussionist, drum set and tabla player Sameer Gupta, this gathering focuses on curating 4 short live sets that represent different influences and traditions surrounding South Asian music. Our goal is to connect, build our raga music loving community, and share South Asian classical music in an impromptu, casual and attentive setting.
Featured sets are:
Vivek Thyagarajan
Akshay Naresh
Kamal Ahmad
Sonia Mann Qureshi (kathak) & Ferhan Qureshi
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Wed, May 27 · 7:00 PM
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David Michalak
Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musica…
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Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musical guests to join him in our galeria for a night of musical medicina.
Tonight David welcomes David Michalak.
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Fri, May 29 · 7:00 PM
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