dear oaktown beasties!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 27, 2024 kicking off at 3:30 PM at COMMUNE at 1716 Broadway. We have some new partners and are welcoming new activities starting TODAY!
That means you'll get to see more lit like you want, discover more Oaktown clubs and hideaways, meet more people on the fly, and generally have a whole lot more fun. If you are not involved in one of the curated readings, we urge you to attend one of our THREE OPEN MICs because they are a hotbed of spontaneous creativity.
That means you'll get to see more lit like you want, discover more Oaktown clubs and hideaways, meet more people on the fly, and generally have a whole lot more fun. If you are not involved in one of the curated readings, we urge you to attend one of our THREE OPEN MICs because they are a hotbed of spontaneous creativity.
details for 2024 Beast crawl literary festival
LEG 1. 4-5PM
LEG 2. 5:30-6:30PM
LEG 3. 7-8PM
LEG 4. 8:30PM AFTER PARTY
LEG 2. 5:30-6:30PM
LEG 3. 7-8PM
LEG 4. 8:30PM AFTER PARTY
BCLF acknowledges that some curators have agreed to read in other events. We love that!
However, we request that curators not read in their own event if they are booked in another event for the purpose of fair inclusion. Otherwise, curators not booked for another reading should feel free to read in their own event. Similarly, we respectfully request that you read at one event only, to allow for more people to join in the Festival.
If a Curator has a reading in an Event that occurs in the same Leg as their own, let us know who will facilitate yours while you read at the other. We can help you with that.
However, we request that curators not read in their own event if they are booked in another event for the purpose of fair inclusion. Otherwise, curators not booked for another reading should feel free to read in their own event. Similarly, we respectfully request that you read at one event only, to allow for more people to join in the Festival.
If a Curator has a reading in an Event that occurs in the same Leg as their own, let us know who will facilitate yours while you read at the other. We can help you with that.
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First, a huge thank you to these small businesses for participating in our festival!
2024 VENUES
BAM House 1540 Broadway
Binny’s 532 8th Street
Block Community Hub 1955 Broadway, Suite B
Bocanova 1111 Broadway
Bookmark Bookstore 933 Broadway
Chapter 510 546 9th Street
Commune Oakland 1716 Broadway
Feelmore Social Club 1542 Broadway
First Edition 1915 Broadway
The Good Hop 2412 Telegraph Ave
Itani Ramen 1736 Telegraph Ave
Kinfolx 1951 Telegraph Ave Suite B
The Legionnaire 2272 Telegraph Ave
Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street
Museum of Art & Digital Entertainment aka MADE, 921 Washington
Night Heron 1780 Telegraph Ave
Punchdown Wine Bar 1737 Broadway
Summer Bar 526 8th Street
Telegraph Beer Garden 2318 Telegraph Ave
Theory Oakland 1644 Telegraph Ave
2024 VENUES
BAM House 1540 Broadway
Binny’s 532 8th Street
Block Community Hub 1955 Broadway, Suite B
Bocanova 1111 Broadway
Bookmark Bookstore 933 Broadway
Chapter 510 546 9th Street
Commune Oakland 1716 Broadway
Feelmore Social Club 1542 Broadway
First Edition 1915 Broadway
The Good Hop 2412 Telegraph Ave
Itani Ramen 1736 Telegraph Ave
Kinfolx 1951 Telegraph Ave Suite B
The Legionnaire 2272 Telegraph Ave
Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street
Museum of Art & Digital Entertainment aka MADE, 921 Washington
Night Heron 1780 Telegraph Ave
Punchdown Wine Bar 1737 Broadway
Summer Bar 526 8th Street
Telegraph Beer Garden 2318 Telegraph Ave
Theory Oakland 1644 Telegraph Ave
LEG 1 4pm-5pm
CURATOR - VENUE - Full listing in News
AfroSurrealist Writers Workshop - BAM House - News
Alameda County Youth Poet Laureates - Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment - News
Bay Area Queer Writers Association - Binny’s - News
Black Futurism - Kinfolx - News
Haight-Ashbury Literary Journal - Itani Ramen - News
The Los Angeles Press - Theory Oakland - News
Oakland Youth Poets Laureate - Block Community Hub - News
Poetry Flash - The Punchdown - News
Poets of Sonoma - Mercury 20 - News
Social Saturdays - Commune Oakland - News
The Throwback - Telegraph Beer Garden - News
Leg 1 Open Mic (Vinograd Open) - Chapter 510 - News
LEG 2 5:30pm-6:30pm
CURATOR - VENUE - Full listing in News
Black Freighter Press - BAM House - News
California Writers Club - Block Community Hub - News
Clearly Meant - Itani Ramen - News
Collapse Press - The Good Hop - News
Colossus Press - Summer Lounge - News
The Erotic - Feelmore Social Club - News
Happy Endings - Bocanova - News
Leg 2 Open Mic (The Lockett Open) - Bookmark Books - News
Manic D Press - The Legionnaire - News
Milvia Street Journal - The Night Heron - News
Mission Chalk Circle - Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment - News
Moondrop Productions - First Edition - News
Oakland Slam - Kinfolx - News
The Racket SF - Commune Oakland - News
Red Light Lit - Theory Oakland - News
SF Creative Writing - Chapter 510 - News
SF Writer’s Workshop - Binny’s - News
Starting Points - The Punchdown - News
LEG 3 7pm-8pm
CURATOR - VENUE - Full listing in News
Apocrypha Press - Theory Oakland - News
Celebration of Queer Poets - Summer Lounge - News
Leg 3 Open Mic (The DeSalvo Open) - Commune Oakland - News
Inner Ear Poets (of Fresno) - Bocanova - News
Kitchen Table - Block Community Hub - News
KSW Interdisciplinary Writers Workshop - First Edition - News
La Palabra Musical - BAM House - News
The Naked Bulb - The Good Hop - News
Paper Press - Museum of Arts and Digital Entertainment - News
Po Poets Journal - Bookmark Books - News
Punk Hostage Press - The Legionnaire - News
The Queendom Network - Feelmore Social Club - News
Tales From the Town - Binny’s - News
#we: Queer Perspectives - Chapter 510 - News
When The Smoke Comes - Kinfolx - News
LEG 4 8:30-10:30
Afterparty at COMMUNE Oakland & Binny’s
CURATOR - VENUE - Full listing in News
AfroSurrealist Writers Workshop - BAM House - News
Alameda County Youth Poet Laureates - Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment - News
Bay Area Queer Writers Association - Binny’s - News
Black Futurism - Kinfolx - News
Haight-Ashbury Literary Journal - Itani Ramen - News
The Los Angeles Press - Theory Oakland - News
Oakland Youth Poets Laureate - Block Community Hub - News
Poetry Flash - The Punchdown - News
Poets of Sonoma - Mercury 20 - News
Social Saturdays - Commune Oakland - News
The Throwback - Telegraph Beer Garden - News
Leg 1 Open Mic (Vinograd Open) - Chapter 510 - News
LEG 2 5:30pm-6:30pm
CURATOR - VENUE - Full listing in News
Black Freighter Press - BAM House - News
California Writers Club - Block Community Hub - News
Clearly Meant - Itani Ramen - News
Collapse Press - The Good Hop - News
Colossus Press - Summer Lounge - News
The Erotic - Feelmore Social Club - News
Happy Endings - Bocanova - News
Leg 2 Open Mic (The Lockett Open) - Bookmark Books - News
Manic D Press - The Legionnaire - News
Milvia Street Journal - The Night Heron - News
Mission Chalk Circle - Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment - News
Moondrop Productions - First Edition - News
Oakland Slam - Kinfolx - News
The Racket SF - Commune Oakland - News
Red Light Lit - Theory Oakland - News
SF Creative Writing - Chapter 510 - News
SF Writer’s Workshop - Binny’s - News
Starting Points - The Punchdown - News
LEG 3 7pm-8pm
CURATOR - VENUE - Full listing in News
Apocrypha Press - Theory Oakland - News
Celebration of Queer Poets - Summer Lounge - News
Leg 3 Open Mic (The DeSalvo Open) - Commune Oakland - News
Inner Ear Poets (of Fresno) - Bocanova - News
Kitchen Table - Block Community Hub - News
KSW Interdisciplinary Writers Workshop - First Edition - News
La Palabra Musical - BAM House - News
The Naked Bulb - The Good Hop - News
Paper Press - Museum of Arts and Digital Entertainment - News
Po Poets Journal - Bookmark Books - News
Punk Hostage Press - The Legionnaire - News
The Queendom Network - Feelmore Social Club - News
Tales From the Town - Binny’s - News
#we: Queer Perspectives - Chapter 510 - News
When The Smoke Comes - Kinfolx - News
LEG 4 8:30-10:30
Afterparty at COMMUNE Oakland & Binny’s