This is a book club for history enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds. We read and then discuss different books that are rooted in or inspired by history in all its shapes and colors. Fiction and non-fiction, both scholarly and popular. Stories that re-create the past. Journalists who tell us "what happened". Interpreters who openly argue a point of view or seek to illuminate the present through the past. We meet every 4 weeks or so in the Mission and Bernal Heights neighborhoods of San Franci …
If the thought of Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior fascinates you and you've been pondering Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji for some time, then this is the book club for you! Slice of Mooncake is based in San Francisco and will focus on literature primarily by Asian American authors, but will also embrace stories centered on Asian culture, history, and icons. Selection of readings will be suggested by both the Organizer and members, and include current fiction, nonfiction, classics …
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Meet fellow tequila aficionados in the Bay Area! Learn from the Mexican Academy of Tequila (Academia Mexicana del Tequila) and the American Tequila Guild everything you ever wanted to know about tequila from Master Tequiliers. Experience tequila culture, the spirit and history of its people, the food and folklore of Mexico while enjoying a great dining experience and tasting excellent tequilas. Everyone is welcome from the novice to the tequila connoiseur. Salud y cultura!
The Honorable Order of American Co-Masonry is a fraternity including men and women of every race, nationality and religion. Wishing to do away with all cause for division and strife, it continually seeks the means which to help all human beings to unite and work together for the perfection of Humanity. This discussion group meets monthly to discuss subjects important to humanity. From philosophy and religion to science, history and politics, this group ponders any subject which helps us to bett …
… (Thanks to the American Go Association for the material from which the following is adapted.) Go is a fascinating strategic board game that originated in China more than 4,000 years ago. Also known as baduk, wei ch'i, weiqi, and igo, it is played today by millions of people, including thousands in the United States. In Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan, it is far more popular than chess is in the West, and professional players compete for large cash prizes. Its popularity in this country continues …
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