Cabaret Bastille July 14, 2011

San Francisco's Literary Festival presents Cabaret Bastille, an evening that celebrates left bank bohemia and the American authors who left the US for La Ville Lumiere in the 20s to pursue their literary destiny, champagne, sex, love and more, more, more.

With emcee Tara Jepsen presiding as Gertrude Stein, the evening will also feature wine, cocktails, beer, an Absinthe fountain, exotic dancing, blue films from the 20s, and at least one accordion; flappers and dandies welcome

Unlike the recent Woody Allen film Midnight in Paris, where actors conjured up the legendary writers and personalities of the era, Cabaret Bastille will allow the writers and personalities of our own era to channel their 20s heroes, counterparts and in at least in one case, a nemesis of sorts, by reading some of their most memorable passages.
Authors on deck include
Scotsman, author and sometime malcontent Alan Black as James Joyce

Matt Stewart (whose book The French Revolution was the first full length novel to be published on Twitter) as Ford Maddox Ford

Literary Death Match producer and flame-haired author Alia Volz as Anais Nin

Dapper former manager of 826 LA and "writer and strongman for hire" Mac Barnett as F. Scott Fitzgerald

Andrew Dugas, who once spent 4 years in Brazil by accident as Ernest Hemingway

Writer and Quiet Lighting alum Sarah Fran Wisby as Djuna Barnes

Some Things That Meant the World to Me (tagged by Oprah's O Magazine as one of the '10 Terrific Reads of 2009') author Joshua Mohr as Henry Miller

Poet Daphne Gottlieb as H.D.

Writer, comedian and performer Tara Jepsen will emcee as Gertrude Stein

Attendees can also expect blue movies from the 20s, exotic dancing, a round or two of exquisite corpse, along with the plaintive accordion sounds of Angus Martin accompanied by vocalist Gabrielle Ekedal.
No host bar includes beer, wine and Tri-color cocktails and an Absinthe fountain

Official Website: http://www.litquake.org/