Obi Kaufmann at Night of Ideas

Presented in collaboration with the French consulate in San Francisco San Francisco Public Library SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and KQED

“Being Alive in a World On the Edge."

Litquake's portion of the evening begins at 9:30 pm on the second floor of the Library. Themed "Wonder & Worry," we are honored to present a key-note lecture by Bay Area naturalist, painter, poet, and writer Obi Kaufmann, author of several books including the award-winning California Field Atlas, which blends science and art to illuminate the multifaceted array of the natural world.

FREE, advanced registration TBA

About Night of Ideas
Events run from 7 pm to 2 am throughout the evening. Multiple stages throughout the Main Library will host concurrent programming, music and dance performances, yoga, breakout sessions and opportunities for engagement and debate amongst attendees.

Co-produced in the United States by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the Institut Français and local partners, Night of Ideas/Nuit des Idées has been mounted in New York City since 2015 and in Los Angeles since 2017. Last year, more than 6,000 guests attended Night of Ideas at the San Francisco Public Library. The event begins in Paris on January 30, 2020 and is held annually in more than 120 cities around the world.