San Francisco/Peninsula Writers
Monthly Meetings
Next meeting: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 10 am
Guest Speaker: Manfred Wolf
Manfred Wolf will speak about the kinds of columns he writes and how they seem to cluster around certain persistent themes. He came to the US when he was almost seventeen and will talk about his life before and after -- and the many things he has observed, sometimes lovingly, sometimes critically, in his new country. At least half of his presentation will consist of readings from his book, "Almost a Foreign Country.“
Dr. Wolf holds degrees from Brandeis University (B.A., '55), the University of Chicago (M.A., '56), University of Leiden, the Netherlands (Ph.D., '77). Has taught at SFState University (English), The University of Helsinki (English and Americal Literature), The University of California, Berkeley (Dutch Studies), and the Fromm Institute, USF, where he currently teaches Literature and the History of Ideas. He has written for numerous publications in the US and Europe, and he is the author of a number of books, among them "Albert Verwey and English Romanticism." For his present book, "Almost a Foreign Country," he has been interviewed by Michael Krasny on KQED's "Forum" and John Rothmann on KGO-Newstalk.
No Mentoring Session at the June Meeting
SF/Peninsula Writers meets on the 3rd Saturday
of each month except when noted.
| February | Janis Cooke Newman |
| March | Janis Bell |
| April | Dr Patricia Tsang |
| May | Meg Waite Clayton |
| June | Manfred Wolf |
10am to noon
Cost: $15 members
$18 non-members
Location: Belmont Library
1110 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Belmont, CA
Call our hotline at 650-615-8331 to leave a message or email Chris Wachlin with your name and the meeting date.
Mentoring Session immediately follows the general meeting. For details, click here.
Directions to Belmont Library:
By Highway 280 (traveling North or South): Take HWY 92 east and then turn left on Ralston Ave. Take Ralston Ave. "down the hill" towards the Alameda. Turn right onto the Alameda. The library is located two blocks down on the right. The parking lot is beyond the library building.
By Highway 101 (traveling North or South): Take the Ralston Ave/Belmont exit west. Cross the El Camino to the Alameda. Turn left and the library is two blocks down on the right. The parking lot is beyond the library building.
By El Camino Real (traveling North): Turn left on Ralston and drive to the Alameda. Turn left on the Alameda and the library is two blocks on the right. The parking lot is beyond the library building.
By El Camino Real (traveling South): Turn right on Ralston and drive to the Alameda. Turn left on the Alameda and the library is two blocks on the right. The parking lot is beyond the library building.
BUS ROUTE: Use SamTrans 295 on the Alameda or use SamTrans KX, PX, or TX and get off at El Camino and Ralston in Belmont. Take SamTrans 260, 262 or 64 (school schedule only) west on Ralston Ave. Get off at Alameda and Ralston. Walk two blocks south on the Alameda. The library is on the right. Call 1-800-660-4BUS or check out www.samtrans.com for further information regarding details of schedules and routes.
PARKING: There is free parking at the library. Some free street parking is also available.
The library parking lot is very limited. Please park on the street and use the lot only if is absolutely necessary!