Out in the Bay: Queens read celebrity autobiographies this Sunday in SF
Out in the Bay — Queer Radio is back from a brief hiatus, and on this week's edition: "Literary readings with really, big, gigantic martinis!" That's how our guest poet and author James Siegel describes "Literary Speakeasy," a live literary show he founded in 2015.
In the years since, hundreds of poets, authors, and songwriters from across the Bay Area have featured their work and connected directly with fans at Martuni's, a piano bar at the corner of Market and Valencia streets in San Francisco.
Siegel said, "Getting out there and meeting people is what it's all about."Literary Speakeasy's show called "Queens Read Celebrity Autobiographies" began in 2016 and quickly outgrew its home at Martuni's, moving into the much larger Oasis nightclub in the city's South of Market neighborhood.
Each year the event draws humor from the scandals and silliness in the pages of celebrity autobiographies complete with drag queens, go-go boys, and raffle prizes.
