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Join Alta Live for a discussion of the recent piece by Julie Zigoris on the prickly process of renovating Esprit Park in San Francisco.
Nobody likes a “doom loop,” least of all the citizens of San Francisco. While it remains a place of economic power, the city has suffered from rising office vacancy rates, retailers departing from the shopping district, entrenched homelessness, a crippling drug culture and unchecked crime. Bad media coverage has been rampant, including reportage from the trend-setting New York Times. That, of course, isn’t the whole story.
Join the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table October 23 for another thoughtful, fun, in-person gathering and frank discussion of some of the issues facing the city and its hospitality PR people, whose work includes pitching to influencers around the world while keeping San Franciscans and visitors engaged in a thriving cultural life.
Lori Lincoln, VP, Global PR & Media Relations, San Francisco Travel Association
Alex Bastian, President and CEO, Hotel Council of San Francisco
Julie Zigoris, SF journalist tracking the city’s ups and downs
Warner Johnston, founder of 5 Borough Communications and member of the interim SFPRRT board (moderator)
Join us as we celebrate the launch of Ruby Beth Winegarner's new book, SAN FRANCISCO's FORGOTTEN CEMETERIES. Beth will be joined in conversation by fellow Ruby Julie Zigoris.
San Francisco’s core business district is struggling with retailers fleeing, offices sitting vacant and property values dropping. Can an arts, culture and entertainment zone—as proposed by the mayor—bring the area back to life? What are the realistic chances of converting empty offices to housing? What are the bright spots within the doom and gloom? Join Editor-in-Chief Julie Makinen, Business Reporter Kevin Truong and Arts and Culture Reporter Julie Zigoris for a wide-ranging conversation on Zoom about what’s next for Downtown San Francisco.
Join us for a conversation about Eastern Europe in YA Historical Fiction, hosted by the Kings English bookstore. This is a free virtual event and you can sign up on the Kings English website.
This roundtable offers an opportunity for current and recent graduate students to learn about careers beyond academia for Russian, Eurasian and East European Affairs specialists. The speakers are drawn from a range of professions, including the arts, business, think tanks, and educational administration. The speakers will discuss their own paths from regional studies to their current positions and offer insights on how to navigate the non-academic job market.
Join me for a group discussion of The Yid by Paul Goldberg. Hosted by the Jewish Community Library in San Francisco, this event will take place virtually on Zoom.
This roundtable, sponsored by the ASEEES Exploring Career Diversity Committee, will focus on exploring careers in secondary education. This is a virtual roundtable to be hosted on Zoom. ASEEES members are welcome to register on the organization’s website.
Join us for an informal roundtable hosted by the University of Pittsburgh on tips for pursuing publishing, both academic and non-academic. This is a virtual event that will take place on Zoom.
I’m thrilled to be returning to the Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference, this time as part of the juried Master Class to study with Julie Buntin! It will be a virtual conference this year to protect everyone’s health, but I’m still looking forward to the opportunity to connect with this warm and vibrant community.
This panel will explore the cultural and literary implications of mass imprisonment in the Soviet Union throughout the 20th century and in the post-Soviet era.
In this workshop, we will craft our own cosmetics from natural, plant-based sources. Everyone will go home with a customized toner, face wash, mask, and body scrub for their skin type. We will review the most beneficial herbs for skincare and discuss the environmental benefits of DIY cosmetics. You'll learn how simple and economical it is to make you own effective beauty products, and will empower you to create less waste, spend less money, and connect more to nature and the healing power of plants.This workshop is a Green Rubies event.
Julie Zigoris is a writer and educator based in San Francisco. Julie discovered the benefits of herbal medicine when she was pregnant with her first child, and she has been crafting concoctions ever since. She has studied at The California School of Herbal Studies and The Herbal Academy of New England.
Register here.
I will be giving a talk on my first book, Belomor: Criminality and Creativity in Stalin’s Gulag, at the Penn State New Kensington Campus.
I will be attending the annual conference of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs for the first time this year!
I will be attending the SFWC to meet agents, editors, and publicists—as well as fellow writers!
As one of the Vice-Presidents of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages, I will be presenting awards at the National Conference in New Orleans, LA.
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