If you aren't at the Charleston Conference and you are in the San Francisco area instead, try this event! Rumors of the book's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Reportedly, there's been a resurgence in interest in books and bookmaking which is a welcome tune to this librarian's ears! The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) will host the 5th Annual SFCB Gala Party and Live Auction to take place from 6pm until 10pm Friday, November 7, 2008, at SFCB, 300 DeHaro Street in San Francisco. All proceeds from this annual fundraising event support the programs of the San Francisco Center for the Book. The SFCB provides both a home for Bay Area book artists and a place where the wider community of experienced practitioners and newcomers alike can discover book arts. SFCB workshops foster learning at all levels – from introductory classes to yearlong courses, traditional bookbinding to cutting-edge printing techniques and experimental book forms. Exhibitions also run year round at the Center, each designed and curated to inform and intrigue visitors. As a service to the community, free public programs abound at the Center, from poetry readings, to book signings to gallery talks. Event Details: 6:00pm: Wine and hors d'oeuvres reception, silent auction opens; 7:00pm: Live auction begins; 8:00pm: “Forbidden Fruits” decadent desserts served (until 10pm); 9:00pm: Silent auction closes. General admission: $80 per person; Sponsor: $125 per person. Email contact: dyana@sfcb.org; PHONE: 415-565-0545 x 15
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