80 West Portal, San Francisco, CA 94127
415-564-8080
www.bookshopwestportal.com
Open 10 AM - 9 PM Every Day

Currently holding Yoga Classes on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
Please see our website for details.

New! Drop-in Knitting Clinic and Social Circle!
New Knitting Classes starting in April.
More information below and on our website.

YAEL GOLDSTEIN & JANE HIRSHFIELD
Overture and After
Thursday, April 5 at 7 PM

Yael Goldstein's debut novel, Overture, brings the reader into the world of classical music as well as the complex relationships between mothers and daughters. The novel also tackles the tensions that may develop between performers and composers. Goldstein is joined by poet Jane Hirshfield, winner of the Poetry Center Book Award, the California Book Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations. Hirshfield, whom the Washington Post says "comes up with poems that brilliantly portray even mundane experiences," will read from her acclaimed collection, After.

JOSEPH BARRY GURDIN
Border of Lilies and Maples
Tuesday, April 10 at 7 PM

Gurdin's novel is timely even though it takes place in 1968 after the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bobby Kennedy. The novel's protagonist must decide between resisting the draft to express his opposition to the war in Vietnam, and taking a graduate-school deferment. He rather chooses to take a job in Europe, where, like young people today, he must contemplate a moral course of action against the backdrop of an unpopular war.

JULES TYGIEL
CELEBRATE THE START OF THE 2007 BASEBALL SEASON,
AND THE LEGACY OF JACKIE ROBINSON
Wednesday, April 11 at 7 PM

Come for a baseball double-header with San Francisco State University history professor Jules Tygiel. Professor Tygiel, who has been called "the preeminent historian of baseball," is the author of Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy and Past Time: Baseball as History. The event celebrates both the opening of the 2007 baseball season and the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's historic entry into the major leagues. A great event for baseball fans of all ages.

Upcoming Classes

Learn to Knit, Session E:
Sundays, April 8, 15, 22, and 29
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Course Fee: $90 (Includes Materials).

Intermediate Techniques, Session A:
Mondays, April 9, 16, 23, and 30
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Course Fee: $80.

If you can't commit to an ongoing class, or you only need a bit of help here and there, this beginning and intermediate knitting clinic is for you. Bring your questions and whatever project you're currently working on and get the help you need.

Cost: $10 per hour

Newbie — or lifelong knitter? Either way, you're welcome to drop by our free social circle and enjoy a fun, relaxing evening in the company of other knitters. Bring your latest project and we'll bring the tea. Crocheters are welcome, too!

Cost: None

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To sign up for a class, please call the store at 415-564-8080.

Visit our website for more information on our upcoming Knitting Classes.