Special Events, Book Discussions, and
Walking Tours Schedule

September Events October Events November Events City Guides Mission District Walking Tours Related Exhibitions All programs are free and open to the public

September Events

Book discussion about The Hummingbird's Daughter
Wednesday, September 6, 7 p.m.
Bird & Beckett Books & Records
2788 Diamond Street (at Chenery), SF, 586.3733

Book discussion about The Hummingbird's Daughter
Tuesday, September 19, 7 p.m.
Borders Books
200 King Street (at Third St.), SF, (415) 357-9931

Discussion with the author! - Discuss The Hummingbird's Daughter and meet author Luis Alberto Urrea.
Saturday, September 23, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Bernal Heights Branch Library
500 Cortland Avenue, 355-2810

Author event – Book Passage welcomes Luis Alberto Urrea for a discussion and signing at our San Francisco store. Please join us!
Sunday, September 24, 2:00 p.m.
Book Passage at the Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building, #42, S.F., (415) 835-1020

Excelsior Arts and Culture Salon celebrates The Hummingbird’s Daughter – The Salon will be discussing the book, viewing The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood and discussing Hispanic culture through the medium of film.
Wednesday, September 27, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Excelsior Branch Library
4400 Mission Street, 355-2868

The Hero in Modern Literature Book Club discusses The Hummingbird's Daughter
Thursday, September 28, 6 p.m.
Borders
233 Winston Drive (in the Stonestown Galleria), 415.731.0665

October Events

Book discussion about The Hummingbird's Daughter
Tuesday, October 3, 7 p.m.
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
1 José Sarria Court (16th Street near Market), SF, 355.5616

First Fiction Bookclub discusses The Hummingbird's Daughter - Book club is free; please register at Books Inc. Laurel Village or www.booksinc.net
Tuesday, October 3, 7 p.m.
Books Inc. Laurel Village
3515 California Street, SF, 221.3666

Special Event! Luis Alberto Urrea in conversation with Oscar Villalon - Join us for a special evening featuring an in-depth conversation between Urrea and San Francisco Chronicle book editor Oscar Villalon about The Hummingbird’s Daughter and his other books. Booksigning to follow.
Wednesday, October 11, 6:30 p.m.
Main Library, Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin St. (at Grove), SF, 557.4400

Litquake Lit Crawl – Luis Alberto Urrea reads alongside other Latino writers at San Francisco’s Literary Festival Mission District “Lit Crawl”!
See www.litquake.org for complete details.
Saturday, October 14 — evening

Discussion with the author! - Luis Alberto Urrea joins Cody’s for a fabulous afternoon discussion of his compelling and marvelous novel. Includes refreshments.
Sunday, October 15, 4 p.m.
Cody's Stockton Street
2 Stockton Street at Market, SF, 773.0444

Author Reading and Discussion *en Español* - In celebration of One City One Book: San Francisco Reads, the Excelsior Branch will have a very special program with Luis Alberto Urrea to honor the Spanish speaking population in our neighborhood.
Monday, October 16, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Excelsior Branch Library
4400 Mission Street, 355.2868

Book Discussion about The Hummingbird’s Daughter
Wednesday, October 25, 7:30 p.m.
Modern Times Bookstore
888 Valencia Street, SF, 282.9246

November Events

Celebrate Day of the Dead with Luis Alberto Urrea! – Meet Luis Alberto Urrea, sample some tasty Mexican treats, and join in a lively Q & A discussion when he reads from The Hummingbird’s Daughter.
Wednesday, November 1, 7:30 p.m.
Books Inc. in Opera Plaza
601 Van Ness Ave, SF, 776.1111
A portion of all copies of The Hummingbird’s Daughter purchased at SF Books Inc. stores in Sept, Oct, and at this event will benefit the One City One Book program.

Author Reading and Discussion *en Español* - Luis Alberto Urrea will deliver a Spanish language program at the Mission Branch Library, reading from his acclaimed novel and taking audience questions. Booksigning to follow. Library is wheelchair accessible.
Saturday, November 4, 3 p.m – 5 p.m.
Mission Branch Library
300 Bartlett Street, at 24th and Mission, SF, 355.2800

City Guides Mission District Walking Tours

The ancient art form of murals, with roots in Aztec and Maya civilizations, was revived after the Mexican Revolution (1910-1917) in which the society was wrestling with great divisions of property, wealth and power. Murals were created to unite and educate the people, dealing with such issues as the celebration of indigenous Mexican cultures, and political and social issues of the new Mexico. Here in the United States, the ethnic pride and civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s revived the mural art form to promote their ideals and aspirations. In San Francisco's Mission District, the revival grew out of strong Latino roots, and has since flourished and branched into many styles and subjects, leaving the neighborhood with a rich and ever-changing array of murals.

Murals and the Multi Ethnic Mission: – See a four story mural at the Women's Building and an eight story example at Bethany Center. Visit a multicultural neighborhood of 1880s Victorian homes.
Offered every Sunday at Noon. Meet at the Women's Building at 3543 18th Street between Guerrero and Valencia.

Mission Murals: – See the colorful people's art of the Mission District, one of San Francisco's largest ethnic communities.
Offered the first and third Saturday of the month at 11am. Meet at Precita and Harrison, behind Flynn Elementary School.