lectures: Boho Beat, North Bay Bohemian

Sept. 27: TEDx Marin at the Kanbar Center

Gabe Meline — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:01:00 -0700

The future is here, and it involves speakers standing onstage with a headset microphone and a PowerPoint remote. TED conferences, in which interesting people talk about interesting things for a $6,000 price tag, are embraced by CEOs, venture capitalists and YouTube view counters.…

July 12: Richard Heinberg at Spring Lake Village Auditorium

Catherine Zaw — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:26:00 -0700

If the recession’s taught us anything, it’s to maximize happiness rather than pursue economic growth, which is known to falter. But what if it’s faltering permanently?…

June 16: TEDx Sonoma County at the Jackson Theater

Jay Scherf — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:25:00 -0700

In a comical effort to reverse-engineer the ultimate TED Talk, bioinformatics expert Sebastian Wernicke recently analyzed over 500 TED transcripts, comments and presentations. His deduction?…

Feb. 24: Eve Ensler & Isabel Allende at Dominican College

Jennifer Cuddy — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:21:00 -0800

There are two special words in the English language that can cause either intrigue or intimidation: “vagina” and “monologue.” Those on the side of intrigue are in luck, because this weekend, Vagina Monologues creator Eve Ensler is teaming up with Isabel Allende at Dominican College for an inspiring conversation together about activism, women and the power of storytelling. A benefit for V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls, the evening includes a sneak peak of Ensler’s newest play, I Am an Emotional Creature, which opens in June.…

Jan. 22: Tom Brokaw at Dominican University

Gabe Meline — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:09:35 -0800

“What happened to the America I thought I knew?” wonders Tom Brokaw. “Have we simply wandered off course, but only temporarily?…

December 18: Julia Butterfly Hill at Arlene Francis Center

Gabe Meline — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:49:23 -0800

With climate change now an undeniable reality, its potentially disastrous consequences are, incredulously, still shielded by Republican grandstanding in the face of all scientific fact. While the “debate” rages with words, let’s not forget one environmentalist who fought with action. Julia Butterfly Hill’s incredible streak of living for 738 days in a 1,500-year-old redwood tree in Humboldt County remains one of the most inspiring successes in environmental activism.…

November 23: Michael Krasny at Book Passage

Gabe Meline — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:10:42 -0800

You’ve got your Lord-loving, Bible-toting friends and then you’ve got your God-decrying, Hitchens-quoting friends. And in an age of increased pressure to draw up battle lines, both political and spiritual, Marin resident Michael Krasny is brave enough to ask what all the fuss is about.…

September 2: Our Other Weapon Is a Zine at Peep Show

Gabe Meline — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:11:54 -0700

Blogs may have dethroned zines as the immediate outlet of choice for writers, but Petals and Bones zinemakers and Bohemian contributors Leilani Clark and Dani Burlison aren’t so sure. “It’s nice to have something tangible to hold in your hands,” says Clark of photocopied zines, which she’s cut-and-pasted since the mid-’90s.…