11th Annual Power to the Peaceful Festival 

The 12th Annual Progressive Festival Sunday, Sept. 20 Walnut Park, Downtown Petaluma Features the San Francisco Mime Troupe's "Too Big To Fail." Also speakers: Micheal Parenti, Antonia Juhasz, Peter Phillips and speakers on other vital issues. Plus: Music, Food, Progressive Booths, Networking. Cosponsored by KPFA 94.1FM, the Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma Co., and the Committee for Immigrant Rights, Sonoma Co. Produced by the Petaluma Progressives. (add correct URL that goes to ProgressiveFestival.org) 

KAY REDFIELD JAMISONNothing Was The SameThursday, October 22, 7:30 PM Berkeley Arts & Letters @ The Hillside Club2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley   wheelchair access$12 advance ($6 students with ID advance) at Brown Paper Tickets or 800-838-3006 /$15 door

DANIEL JONAH GOLDHAGENWorse Than War: Genocide, Eliminationism, and the Ongoing Assault on HumanityIntroduced by Harry KreislerMonday, October 19, 7:30 PMFirst Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way at Dana Berkeley, CA 94704$12 advance ($6 students with ID advance) at Brown Paper Tickets or 800-838-3006 /$15 door     wheelchair access

STEWART BRAND Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto Friday, October 16, 7:30 PM Berkeley Arts & Letters @ FCCB in the sanctuary at 2345 Channing Way at Dana, Berkeley wheelchair access except for upper balcony $40 (includes autographed copy of book) ($10 companion ticket available with purchase of regular ticket) at Brown Paper Tickets or 800-838-3006 wheelchair accessible

RICHARD DAWKINSThe Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for EvolutionIntroduced by Harry KreislerWednesday, October 7, 7:30 PMBerkeley Arts & Letters @ First Congregational Church, Berkeleyin the sanctuary at 2345 Channing Way at Dana, Berkeley$12 advance ($6 students with ID advance) at Brown Paper Tickets or 800-838-3006 /$15 door  -  wheelchair access except for upper balcony

PO BRONSONNurtureShock: New Thinking About ChildrenTuesday, October 6, 7:30 PMKPFA and Berkeley Arts + Letters presentation at The Hillside Club (wheelchair accessible)2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley$10 advance or $12 door-  tickets at independent bookstores Moe’s, Pegasus Solano, Pegasus Downtown, Pendragon, Mrs Dalloway’s, Diesel a Bookstore, University Press Books, Walden Pond,  Modern or Brown Paper Tickets   or 800-838-3006 KPFA Benefit Event

LANG LANG at Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley!!!The brilliant Chinese pianist discusses his amazing life and powerful art with classical pianist Sarah Cahill. Lang Lang will also be signing copies of his autobiography, “Journey of a Thousand Miles”Tuesday, September 8, 7:30 PMZellerbach Auditorium, UC Berkeley Campus2430 Bancroft Way (at Telegraph) Berkeley Tickets:  $20 ($10 students) advance at Cal Performances or at Cal Performances box office on campus (510-642-9988); tickets at door available if event is not previously sold out   Pegasus (both stores), Pendragon, Moe's Books, University PressBooks, Mrs. Dalloway's, Walden Pond, DIESEL a Bookstore, Modern Times 

Application deadline extended to August 17Go to kpfa.org/craftsfair to donwload the application.

Berkeley Arts & Letters + KPFA Radio Present Author Peter Richardson with writers Robert Scheer and Susan Griffin A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America.Thursday, September 24, 7:30 PMBerkeley Arts & Letters + KPFA Radio @ First Congregational Church of Berkeleyin the sanctuary at 2345 Channing Way at Dana, Berkeley$12 advance ($6 students with ID advance) tickets at independent bookstores or  Brown Paper Tickets or 800-838-3006 /$15 door, wheelchair access except for upper balcony