Programs & Events

Chronological List of Programs

Fall Literary Series Benefiting
826 Valencia Scholarship Program

Cultural Studies

On Art & Politics

Social Studies

Special Events

California Academy of
Sciences Series

end of season specials

 Herbst Theatre

Tickets:
City Box Office www.cityboxoffice.com
415.392.4400

Books:
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JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEPT | OCT | NOV | DEC |

Tuesday January	26	James Balog In conversation with with Rachael Myrow Nature Photographer Extreme Ice . Survivors: A New Vision of Endangered Wildlife back to top | more
wednesday January	27	Patti Smith In conversation with Kevin Berger Singer-Songwriter • Poet • Just Kids back to top | more
thursday january	28	Joel Grey In conversation and song, hosted by Steven Winn Cabaret . Goodtime Charlie . The Grand Tour back to top | more
thursday february	25	"Examined Life" Film screening & discussion with Astra Taylor, Filmmaker Sunaura Taylor, Artist & Activist Judith Butler, Philosopher 7:30pm back to top | more
tuesday march	02	Michael Pollan & Michael Schwarz Film Screening & Discussion of "The Botany of Desire" In Defense of Food . Omnivore's Dilemma 7:00PM back to top | more
wednesday march	03	Jeffrey Toobin In conversation with Roy Eisenhardt The New Yorker, Staff Writer The Nine • Too Close to Call back to top | more
monday march	08	Howard Zinn August 24, 1922 - January 27, 2010 a celebration of his life and work with Alan Jones A People's History of the United States back to top | more
thursday march	11	Dave Eggers "Zeitoun" with Abdulrahman & Kathy Zeitoun back to top | more
wednesday march	17	Desmond Tutu & Mpho Tutu In conversation with Roy Eisenhardt Made for Goodness Davies Symphony Hall back to top | more
monday march	29	Harold Varmus In conversation with Roy Eisenhardt Nobel Prize . National Medal of Science Former Director of the National Institutes of Health The Art and Politics of Science back to top | more
wednesday march	31	Rich Cohen In conversation with Michael Krasny Israel is Real • Sweet and Low • The Avengers back to top | more
monday april	12	Mark Danner & Frank Rich In conversation Stripping Bare the Body • Torture and Truth back to top | more
tuesday april	13	Ian McEwan In conversation with Vendela Vida Solar • On Chesil Beach • Atonement back to top | more
wednesday april	14	Louann Brizendine In conversation with Michael Krasny Neurologist The Male Brain . The Female Brain back to top | more
monday april	19	Anne Lamott Illegitimate Birds • Grace (Eventually) • Bird by Bird back to top | more
tuesday april	20	Alice Walker In conversation with Michael Krasny Overcoming Speechlessness • The Color Purple back to top | more
monday april	26	Sarah Silverman In conversation with Paul Lancour Benefit for 826 Valencia The Bedwetter • Jesus Is Magic Palace of Fine Arts back to top | more
tuesday april	27	Andrew Revkin In conversation with with Healy Hamilton Environmental Journalist The New York Times The Burning Season . The North Pole Was Here back to top | more
wednesday april	28	Sarah Vowell In conversation with Daniel Handler The Wordy Shipmates • Assassination Vacation back to top | more
monday may	10	Anna Quindlen In conversation with Paul Lancour Every Last One • One True Thing • “Public and Private” back to top | more
tuesday may	11	George Booth & Matthew Diffee New Yorker Cartoonists, in conversation Special Guest: Sophie McCall About Dogs • The Rejection Collection back to top | more
thursday may	13	Jamy Ian Swiss Magic & Conversation, Hosted by Adam Savage Shattering Illusions • The Art of Magic back to top | more
tuesday may	25	John Waters In conversation with Kevin Berger Role Models . Hairspray . Pink Flamingos back to top | more
thursday june	03	Maude Barlow In conversation with Alan Snitow Blue Planet Project . International Forum on Globalization Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and The Coming Battle for the Right to Water back to top | more