Event

West Coast Live: January 19th

Join SEDGE THOMSON, MIKE GREENSILL and their guests for the first live show of the new year! Featuring:

ROBERT GRAYSMITH, author of the fascinating account of Black Fire: The True Story of the Original Tom Sawyer - and of the Mysterious Fires That Baptized Gold Rush-Era San Francisco.

COLLEEN MORTON BUSCH, author of Fire Monk: Zen Mind Meets Wildfire the true story of the Buddhist Monks who defended Tassajara, oldest Zen monastery in the US, against massive wildfires in summer 2008.

STEVEN YOUNG Executive Director of The Crucible, Oakland's non-profit Arts education facility, specializing in Fire Arts such as blacksmithing, glass blowing, welding, bronze pouring and fire dancing.

MARIAH PARKER and her Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble warm us up with a world of musical influences, from Havana to Kolkata.

AUTHENTIC BAGEL COMPANY, brothers Mark & Jason Scott stop by to tell us about the delicious new bakery they have fired up just a block from Yoshi's in Jack London Square.