Presented in collaboration with the French consulate in San Francisco
San Francisco Public Library SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
and KQED “Being Alive in a World On the Edge." Litquake's portion of
the evening begins at 9:30 pm on the second floor of the Library.
Themed "Wonder & Worry," we are honored to present a key-note lecture
by Bay Area naturalist, painter, poet, and writer Obi Kaufmann, author
of several books including the award-winning California Field Atlas,
which blends science and art to illuminate the multifaceted array of
the natural world. FREE, advanced registration TBA About Night of
Ideas Events run from 7 pm to 2 am throughout the evening. Multiple
stages throughout the Main Library will host concurrent programming,
music and dance performances, yoga, breakout sessions and
opportunities for engagement and debate amongst attendees. Co-produced
in the United States by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy,
the Institut Français and local partners, Night of Ideas/Nuit des
Idées has been mounted in New York City since 2015 and in Los Angeles
since 2017. Last year, more than 6,000 guests attended Night of Ideas
at the San Francisco Public Library. The event begins in Paris on
January 30, 2020 and is held annually in more than 120 cities around
the world.
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