San Pablo Arts District Fund Presents Lip Service West: True Stories Featuring Authors Marcus Banks, Lauren Becker, Joe Clifford, and Alan Kaufman
Summary
Since 2006, Lip Service has provided writers, professional and amateur alike, a forum to share their work, unfiltered, uninterrupted, and unapologetic.Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, embarrassing and brutally honest, Lip Service West promises to be unlike any literary event you’ve ever experienced.Since 2006, Lip Service has provided writers, professional and amateur alike, a forum to share their work, unfiltered, uninterrupted, and unapologetic.Pairing gritty, real, and raw writing with live performance, Lip Service offers audiences the rare glimpse into the personal lives of the artist.Joe Clifford, a Bay Area transplant, produces the event, having served as co-producer (along with fellow writer Andrea Askowitz) for Lip Service Miami, where the series was featured on NPR and showcased at the annual Miami International Book Fair.The event is made possible by the San Pablo Arts District Fund, which is dedicated to promoting the art while facilitating urban development in the Golden Gate District in North Oakland.SPAD is currently showcasing Michael Perez’s multimedia exhibition, Silver Screen Meltdown, which will be on display during the reading.Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, embarrassing and brutally honest, Lip Service West promises to be unlike any literary event you’ve ever experienced.Marcus Banks is a librarian at UC San Francisco.