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  Lit Crawl: Significant Objects
Remarkable Stories about Unremarkable Things. Featuring original stories inspired by random thingamabobs. PLUS: Attendees square off in the fiercely competitive Object Slam!
Event: Saturday, October 9th, 6-7 pm
Curated by: Rob Walker Author Bios:
Rob Baedeker is a member of the Kasper Hauser comedy group, authors of SkyMaul, Obama's Blackberry and Weddings of the Times. Chris Colin is the author of What Really Happened to the Class of '93, and a frequent New York Times contributor. Beth Lisick is the author of Everybody Into the Pool and Helping Me Help Myself, and a founder of the Porchlight Storytelling Series. Miranda Mellis is the author of The Revisionist, Materialisms, and None Of This Is Real. Katie Williams' first novel, The Space Between Trees, was released by Chronicle Books this June. She teaches writing at Academy of Art University Stay for the Opening Reception of Art Auction 2010
Sponsored By:
ROOT DIVISION GALLERY ABOUT ROOT DIVISION: Root Division is an arts and arts education non-profit located in the Mission District of San Francisco. Root Division's mission is to improve appreciation and access to the visual arts by connecting personal inspiration and community participation. We provide subsidized studio space to working artists in exchange for their service in creating shared learning opportunities for the community. Artists develop creatively and professionally by teaching art to underserved youth, leading adult education classes, and producing exhibitions that showcase local emerging artwork. By combining multiple opportunities for creative exchange, Root Division cultivates an artistic ecosystem that enriches life throughout the Bay Area. Root Division is supported in part by grants from Grants for the Arts: SF Hotel Tax Fund & Voluntary Arts Contribution Fund, The San Francisco Foundation, and the Walter & Elise Haas Fund. The Second Saturday Exhibition Series is sponsored by the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, the San Francisco Arts Commission through a Cultural Equity Grant/Organizational Project Grant, and the Zellerbach Family Foundation. For further information regarding events and/or press materials, please do not hesitate to contact Selene Foster at 415.863.7668 or events@rootdivision.org.
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