Michelle making us all say "cuckoo"
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Michelle making us all say "cuckoo"
Matt asking the question that's on all our minds
Juliana giving us cuneiform
Kurt takes us to Oz and asks, What Is Wicked?
Liz bringing us Mae West
Laura starting us off strong
Doors are open and the stage is set for Wicked Ways!
Wicked Ways is TONIGHT! See you at Public Works in San Francisco for an evening full of tales of all kinds of baddies.
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-way...
Curated by:
Laura Rubin
Tuesday, March 3rd
Doors at 6:30pm, talks at 7:30pm
161 Erie St, San Francisco
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Story by:
Laura Rubin - San Francisco: The City That Knows How
Tuesday, March 3rd
Doors at 6:30pm, talks at 7:30pm
Public Works, 161 Erie St, San Francisco
How did the notorious Barbary Coast in San Francisco go from a den of iniquity to being the very model of a modern major metropolis? And what happened to the culture of carefree carousing between then and now?
Let's dig into some local San Francisco history tomorrow at Wicked Ways!
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Story by:
Kurt Harland Larson - The wicked adventures of Mombi of Oz
Hosted by Laura Rubin
Tuesday, March 3rd
Doors at 6:30pm, talks at 7:30pm
Public Works, 161 Erie St, San Francisco
The nameless 'Wicked Witch of the West' has become the symbol of wickedness in the Land of Oz. But when one reads more of the canon, one figure emerges as a complex, believable, living character: MOMBI.
This Tuesday, you will journey through the The Marvelous Land of Oz at Wicked Ways!
Story by:
Juliana Brodsky - Wickedness and Redemption: the big boat story
Hosted by Laura Rubin
Tuesday, March 3rd
Doors at 6:30pm, talks at 7:30pm
Myths and legends evolve over time, but what happens when a story mutates instead? Who is the hero and who is the villain?
Let's find out the legend behind The Deluge by Gustave Doré at Wicked Ways!
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Story by:
Michelle Larson - “Restoring the Reputation of the Cuckoo Bird”
Tuesday, March 3rd, 6:30pm at Public Works
Hosted by Laura Rubin
Cuckoos have a reputation problem. Brood parasitism has associated them with devious behavior and its call has become a synonym for insanity. But is this simply a case of bad PR?
We'll find out this Tuesday at Wicked Ways!
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Story by Matt Gulbraa - “But what about second revenge?” the travails of St Olga of Kyiv
Tuesday, March 3rd, 6:30pm at Public Works
Hosted by Laura Rubin
Like many women in history, Olga was clever, ruthless and underestimated by all the men around her. That is, until her husband went and did something really stupid.
Want to know what he did? Come find out at Wicked Ways!
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Story presented by Liz Medina: Mae West: the life of an unapologetic sex symbol
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-way...
Tuesday, March 3rd, 6:30pm at Public Works
Hosted by Laura Rubin
Mae West was an unpunishable woman: funny, sexually confident, and fully in control of her own voice. Her story is about language, power, and why being “too much” has is often treated as a threat, especially for women.
Will you join us to dig deep into her extravagant life at Wicked Ways?
Curation is open for our April event, Fool’s Errand. Do you have a story about someone who personified delusion turned to the max, spectacular failures in pursuit of grandeur, or just outright foolish ideas?
Drop us a line! curiosityguild.org/speak
Last day to submit talks is March 2nd
After Wicked Ways, join us to brainstorm talks for the May and June salons: "Full Bloom" and "Lock Horns"! RSVP required, at www.eventbrite.com/e/brainstorm...
Michelle Larson - Restoring the reputation of the much maligned cuckoo
Laura Rubin - San Francisco: The City that Knows How
Kurt Larson - Wickedness in Oz: Mombi!
Hosted by Laura Rubin
Tuesday, March 3rd
Doors at 6:30pm, talks at 7:30
Public Works, San Francisco
Here are six wickedly delightful stories we have in store for you:
Juliana Brodsky - Wickedness and redemption: the big boat story
Liz Medina - Mae West: the life of an unapologetic sex symbol
Matt Gulbraa - But what about second revenge? The travails of St Olga of Kyiv
Curiosity Guild presents Wicked Ways on March 3rd in San Francisco
Come for the tales, stay for the trouble. The speakers and stories for Wicked Ways, coming to you on March 3rd, are live!
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-way...
Doors at 6:30pm, talks at 7:30
VIP tickets have reserved seats.
General admission seats are first come, first served.
21+
After our hugely successful opening night, Curiosity Guild is ready to take you on another adventure with Wicked Ways
A night of deliciously dark stories and dubious delights with tales of all kinds of baddies.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-way...
Tuesday, March 3rd. Hosted by Laura Rubin
And that's a wrap! Thanks and well done all round.
Kate Tschudi introducing us to Victor Gruen
Chris Stehlik teaching us mnemonics