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	To-Do List: From Buying Milk to Finding a Soul Mate, What Our Lists Reveal About Us Sasha Cagen   - Tuesday, January 8   - 7:30 PM A New Year's Resolutions List Slam The author of Quirkyalone returns to Modern Times with To-Do List: From Buying Milk to Finding a Soul Mate, What Our Lists Reveal About Us, a fascinating look at our obsession with lists, goals, and the notes we write to ourselves. Join her for a reading and List Slamñinstead of reading poetry people read lists. Bring a list to read or share. New Yearís Resolutions are encouraged. top of page
	And Now What? Margo Perin   - Thursday, January 10   - 7:00 PM A reading of celebration that brings together adult and youth writers as well as spoken word poets from this side of the prison walls. The reading launches And Now What?, a new collaborative project of Margo Perin/Write & Rise; Kenny Johnson/This Sacred Space; Xochitl Fierro/The R.O.A.D.; and Maurisha Williams/D.Y.M.E.S. Youth to model and provide tools to Manage Life with Integrity for individuals, families, and communities affected by incarceration. Everyone welcome! top of page
	Read With Me, Annie D.! An Interactive Read-Aloud of Road Dahl's "The Twits" Annie Danger   - Saturday, January 12 & 26, 3:00   - Saturday, February 9 & 23, 3:00 Roald Dahl is, quite simply, one of the best loved childrenís book authors of all time. The Twits tells the story of, who other than, Mr and Mrs Twit. Mr and Mrs Twit hate everything, including their trained monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, who now want revenge. Join us for this story hour where kids of all ages are encouraged to read along if they can, or just listen if theyíd like. top of page
	Doctor Faustus Cutting Ball Theater's Hidden Classics Reading Series   - Tuesday, January 15   - 7:00 PM Now in its third year, this series is a great way to get to know fascinating classic plays just on the edge of regional theater offerings. It is a rare opportunity to hear them read and to have a chance to discuss these plays with directors, dramaturgs and actors from The Cutting Ball company. Before Goetheís Faust, before Damn Yankees and countless other tales of a man selling his soul to the devil, Christopher Marlowe wrote his astonishing play. This is the original tale told in some of the most bold and exciting passages in the English language. top of page
	Spanish Book Group / CÌrculo de Lectores de Literatura en EspaÒol   - Tuesday, January 22   - 7:00 PM Join us for our Spanish language book group on the fourth Tuesday of each month. A mix of native speakers and advanced level hablantes, the group has been meeting in the Mission District on a monthly basis for eight years. Books are available for 10% off at the store. The discussions are lively and fully in Spanish. January's selection is Pudor by Santiago Roncagliolo. A man who is going to die, a woman who is the recipient of anonymous porn letters, a child who sees corpses, a sex-driven cat, are the main characters of this novel who live together yet are completely alone. This is a novel about our most private thoughts, about the wishes and fears we don't dare confess even to those closest to us. A novel about the secrets we keep to protect us from being hurt, and one that deals with the common thread between families and feelings, and the incapacity to find a middle ground. top of page
	Illustrations from the Inside: The Beat Within Omar Turcios, Michael Kroll, Will Roy, David Inocencio   - Wednesday, January 23   - 7:30 PM Since 1996, The Beat Within (a nation-wide writing program for incarcerated youth) has been producing a weekly publication of writing and art from inside juvenile hall and beyond. Join us in celebration of The Beat Within's first book for a very special evening of reading featuring former participants who once wrote for the publication while in juvenile hall. top of page
	Read With Me, Annie D.! An Interactive Read-Aloud of Road Dahl's "The Twits" Annie Danger   - Saturday, January 26, 3:00   - Saturday, February 9 & 23, 3:00 Roald Dahl is, quite simply, one of the best loved childrenís book authors of all time. The Twits tells the story of, who other than, Mr and Mrs Twit. Mr and Mrs Twit hate everything, including their trained monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, who now want revenge. Join us for this story hour where kids of all ages are encouraged to read along if they can, or just listen if theyíd like. top of page
	Childcare Collective   - Monday, January 28   - 7:00 PM The Bay Area Childcare Collective provides trained, competent, and politicized childcare providers to grassroots organizations and movements composed of and led by immigrant women, low-income women, and women of color. General meetings are held quarterly at Modern Times on the fourth Monday of the month. top of page
	Shout Out: Women of Color Respond to Violence Maria Ochoa & Barbara K. Ige   - Wednesday, January 30   - 7:00 PM Indie Press of the Month Event Shout Out is a collection of creative non-fiction, poetry, critical examinations, spoken word expression, and visual art that explores a multi-national, multi-generational response to the injustices that women of color face. Covering everything from distorted media representations of violence, to domestic violence and sex trafficking, this sobering yet motivating compilation takes the first step in tearing down the walls of silence for women of all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities. Seal Press is our Indie Press of the Month - Seal Press was founded in 1976 as a small DIY publisher to provide a forum for women writers and feminist issues. Since then, Seal has published numerous groundbreaking titles that represent the diverse voices and interests of women. Sealís continually growing list includes books about womenís health, parenting, outdoor adventure and travel literature, popular culture, sexuality, gender and transgender life, sports, relationships, memoir, careers, finance, current affairs, and much more. In celebration of this press, MT is selling ALL Seal titles at 15% off for the entire month of January! top of page To go to February events,  Click Here »