Spring 2016 Events and Appearances
If you live in the Bay Area I regret to inform you that I will be almost unavoidable in the coming two months. I would love to see any and all of you at the happenings below – let me know if you’re coming and I’ll bring along my stash of Midlife Mixtape badges to thank you for your trouble!
Wednesday March 16 7:00 pm
I’ll be reading about Noonie and Lily Dale at the fun travel writing series Weekday Wanderlust, Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Join us at 6 at the hotel’s Library Bar for pre-reading travel writer libations!
Saturday, April 2 7:30 pm
I’ll be reading at the Bernal Yoga Literary Series, Bernal Yoga, 908 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110.
Haven’t decided what I’m reading yet but there is every chance I’ll be doing it from the Child’s Pose position, as I will have just landed from the East Coast a day earlier. Yay for mats! PS Wear socks to this one, no shoes allowed in the studio. I just found a pair that say “Ringmaster of the Shit Show” that I’m thinking would be just the thing.
Saturday, April 9 9:30 pm – ?
Remember my Golden Jubilee year pledge to celebrate throughout 2016? Well, the sweet fellows at The Cat Club SF who’ve hosted the Midlife Mixtape Early Bird Dance Party are helping out by throwing a big ‘80s Dance Party base in my honor on April 9th, and you’re all invited.
Bring your friends, wear your dancing shoes, and come help me celebrate my descent into Midcentury Modern. We’ll have cupcakes and party favors and probably napkins like these.
Make sure to like the Midlife Mixtape Facebook page for the official invite once the Cat Club sends it out. And oh by the way: they let the birthday girl pick the two bands who will be in heaviest rotation. So:
You’re welcome.
Thursday, April 21
So excited to be heading back to the annual Watermark Conference for Women at the San Jose Convention Center at the end of April, both as a speaker and a rapt attendee. It’s a really powerful one-day conference for women’s professional development and networking, with a roster of superstar speakers from Minday Kaling to Abby Wambach to (be still my heart) Tanya Holland of Oakland’s own Brown Sugar Kitchen.
I’ll be leading a Social Media round table on Thursday afternoon on How To Maximize Your Blog’s Reach – look for me from 3-4:40 pm.
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And finally, music for your enjoyment – last weekend I caught Darlingside, a Massachusetts-based quartet who harmonize like your favorite Simon&Garfunkel/Beach Boys/CSNY song. Since then I cannot stop playing this song, “God of Loss,” or watching this beautiful and mesmerizing video. Enjoy.
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