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One of the items Australian rare bookseller Douglas Stewart had on display at his booth at the 56th California Antiquarian Book Fair held for the first time in years in San Francisco in February was a campaign sign from Harvey Milk’s 1875 campaign.

(1) SEE ICONIC ARTWORK IN BAY AREA THIS WEEKEND. Leo and Diane Dillon’s original cover art for The Left Hand of Darkness, recently in the news as one of the items sold from the Carr-Lichtman estate by Mark Funke, will be on display at the Antiquarian Book Fair in San Francisco, February 9–11 reports KQED in “The

From tasty food and drinks to awe-inspiring art, film and cultural celebrations, the festivities ahead look near-endless. Here are some of the fabulous fairs and festivals that are coming to the Bay Area in 2024.

(1) This will be a short Scroll because I am heading north today to attend the birthday celebration of one of my nephews. I’m looking forward to it. (2) THE FUTURE OR ALREADY STALEDATED? The New York Times answers its own rhetorical question in "A.I. Can Make Art That Feels Human. Whose Fault Is That?".

(1) UNFORSEEN INTERSECTION. Maya St. Clair draws a fascinating comparison between a current bestseller and Heinlein’s controversial classic in “Fourth Wing Review: Starship Troopers (for Girls!)” …Criticisms of Starship Troopers’ themes, while hyperbolic, were not entirely off-base. In Heinlein’s world, the ideal military life is violent, abusive, and deindividualizing; death is and should be omnipresent at every stage of training.

Country music’s Emmylou Harris kept friends and supporters of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation jamming for about 90 minutes despite heavy winds during a recent private concert near downtown Oklahoma City.

Friends of Allied Arts raised a glass to toast Deborah McAulliffe Senner as “One Singular Sensation” for her longtime service to the Oklahoma City arts organization during a reception for her at Artspace at Untitled on Tuesday.

The United Way of Central Oklahoma is making plans for its 21st annual Snowflake Gala to be held Feb. 4 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

Leaders communicate and collaborate — but on SB 391, Sisolak didnt | Nevada Dental Association Ed De Andrade, Jason Doucette, Joseph Wineman, Patrick Silvaroli, Perry Francis and Mark Funke This opinion column was submitted by the executive committee of the Nevada Dental Association. The legislative session is a 120-day grind. Lawmakers, staff and advocates participate in hundreds of meetings, committee hearings and work sessions. Legislators work earnestly across the aisle to find compromis...