The Free List
Free Events for Thursday, January 27, 2000
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Under the Biltmore Clock
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Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St.
A romance that starts under the famous clock of the Biltmore Hotel
in New York City in 1920 is going well until the young woman, Myra
Harper, played by Sean Young, meets the outrageously eccentric
family of her intended fianc‚.
12:00pm
[Web Page]
(415) 557-4515
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Oaks and Oak Woodland Communities
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Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way
Dr. Pam Muick offers a talk on oaks and oak woodland communities.
07:30pm
[Web Page]
(415) 554-9600
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Colson Whitehead: The Intuitionist
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The Booksmith, 1644 Haight St.
It's a time of calamity in the city's Department of Elevator
Inspectors. There are two warring factions: the Empiricists, who
dutifully check for striations on the winch cable - and the
Intuitionists, who are able to enter the elevator cab, meditate,
and intuit any defects. Find out who wins as we celebrate the
paperback release of Colson Whitehead's best selling novel, The
Intuitionist, one of the most acclaimed literary debuts of 1999.
07:00pm
[Web Page]
(415) 863-8688
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Rita Mae Brown: Outfoxed
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Stacey's Bookstore, 581 Market St.
Best known for "Rubyfruit Jungle" and "Bingo," Brown has written
over a dozen bestselling books, including the Mrs. Murphy mystery
series co-written with her tiger cat, Sneaky Pie. In "Outfoxed,"
Brown takes us into the world of Virginia foxhunting, hunters,
horses and hounds. It's a masterful novel that surprises and
delights.
12:30pm
[Web Page]
(415) 421-4687
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Brad Olsen: Sacred Places
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Clean Well-Lighted, 601 Van Ness Avenue
Brad Olsen is the enthusiastic traveler and writer who brought us
World Stompers and In Search of Adventure. Now, in Sacred Places:
101 Spiritual Sites Around the World, he takes us from the Great
Pyramids to Mount Shasta on a tour of ruins, mountains,
sanctuaries, lost cities and other sites with spiritual
significance.
07:30pm
[Web Page]
(415) 441-6670
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Timothy Findley: Pilgrim
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Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St.
Timothy Findley discusses his new book Pilgrim populated with a
procession of historical characters including Carl Jung who works
with the enigmatic Pilgrim who claims to be ageless and sexless,
having lived as both male and female for four thousand years.
Findley is a bestselling Canadian author who has won every
prestigious Canadian literary prize.
06:00pm - 07:45pm
[Web Page]
(415) 557-4515
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Chinese New Year Crafts
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Presidio Branch Library, 3150 Sacramento St.
Children can make crafts to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
04:30pm
[Web Page]
(415) 292-2155
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