Jonathan Curiel's Appearances

APPEARANCES

2011
•	Thursday, January 13, 7 p.m. Napa Valley Opera House 1030 Main Street Napa, California 94559 Host of "Talk Cinema" screening of the Dutch film "Bride Flight" www.talkcinema.com http://w.broadwayworld.com/read.cfm?id=200940
•	Saturday, February 19, 7:30 p.m. Jackson Convention Complex 105 E. Pascagoula Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201 Panelist at "Islamic West Africa"s Legacy of Literacy and Music to America and the World," a national conference hosted by Tougaloo College and the International Museum of Muslim Cultures, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Panel is titled "Muslim Roots of the Mississippi Blues." http://www.muslimmuseum.org/Program_Agenda.pd http://www.mshumanities.com/index.php/event/tougaloo_hosts_historic_national_conferences_on_muslim_cultural_identi/
•	Friday, February 25, 7:30 p.m. California Institute of Integral Studies 1453 Mission Street San Francisco, California 94103 On-stage interview with Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist of The Doors http://www.ciis.edu/News_and_Events/Event_Calendar/Inside_the_Music_Box_A_Conversation_with_Ray_Manzarek_of_The_Doors_with_Jonathan_Curiel.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-neH6qVXeE http://www.ciis.edu/About_CIIS/Public_Programs/LecturesEvents/audio_archives/Manzarek_sp11_audio.html
•	Friday, March 4, 7 p.m. Humanities Institute, University of South Florida 4202 East Fowler Avenue, CPR107 Tampa, Florida 33620 Keynote speaker at Global Humanities Symposium. Talk is titled, "Dispatches From The Third Way: Arab and Muslim Culture in America." http://humanities-institute.usf.edu/ http://humanities-institute.usf.edu/data/HI_Spring_2011_Newsletter.pdf
•	Tuesday, March 29, 3 p.m. Interview with Radio Islam, based in Chicago, about the history of Islam in America http://www.radioislam.com/
•	Wednesday, May 11, 6:30 p.m. Lafayette Library and Learning Center 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette 94549 On-stage interview with Richard North Patterson about his latest novel, "The Devil's Light," which imagines what happens when al-Qaeda obtains a nuclear weapon. The interview was done for the Commonwealth Club. http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-05-11/richard-north-patterson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuv5LCYaDQA
•	Monday, July 18, 6 p.m. Commonwealth Club of California 595 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Moderator of panel discussion on the Arab Spring demonstrations that have roiled the Arab world for months. Panelists are Nour Ahmadein, Janet Penley, Maher Kalaji and Abbas Milani. http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-07-18/arab-spring
•	Thursday, July 23, 4:30 p.m. Interview with Radio Islam, based in Chicago, about the influence of Islam on American culture. The interview with host M. Salahuddin Khan is broadcast live on WCEV-1040 AM in Chicago. http://www.radioislam.com/
•	Sunday, August 21, 6 p.m. Islamic Society of San Francisco 20 Jones Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Guest speaker at Islamic Society's interfaith dinner. islamsf.com
•	Friday, September 9, 7 p.m. Book Passage 51 Tamal Vista Boulevard Corte Madera, CA 94925 Appearance to discuss Granta 116: "Ten Years Later" - the latest issue of Granta magazine, which covers the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Also appearing are authors Tamim Ansary, Elmaz Abinader, Adam Johnson and moderator Kieran Ridge. http://www.bookpassage.com/event/evening-granta-magazine-elmaz-abinader-tamim-ansary-jonathan-curiel-adam-johnson
2010
•	Tuesday, January 26, 11 a.m. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 7000 East Avenue Livermore, California 94550 "Al' America" talk - part of the lab's "Authors Series" www.llnl.gov
•	Wednesday, February 3, 7:30 p.m. Whitman College Maxey Auditorium 345 Boyer Avenue Walla Walla, Washington 99362 "Al' America" talk - part of my visit as O'Donnell Visiting Educator www.whitman.edu
•	Saturday, February 27, 10 a.m. Aquarius Theatre 430 Emerson Street Palo Alto, California 94301 Host of "Talk Cinema" screening "Harry Brown" www.talkcinema.com
•	Wednesday, March 24, 11:15 a.m. Islamic Center, Muslim Community Association 3003 Scott Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 94612 "Al' America" talk for center's student body www.mcabayarea.org
•	Saturday, April 24, 6 p.m. Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California 1433 Madison Street Oakland, CA 94612 "Al' America" on-stage interview with Jason Hamza Van Boom, part of the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California's 2009/2010 "Islam and Authors" series www.iccnc.org www.illumemag.com
•	Friday, May 14, 9 a.m. Commencement Address Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies University of California at Berkeley Alumni House Berkeley, California 94720 ls.berkeley.edu/dept/sseas
•	Sunday, June 27, 2 p.m. Livermore Public Library 1188 South Livermore Avenue Livemore, CA 94550 "Al' America" talk http://www.livermore.lib.ca.us/ http://www.facebook.com/notes/livermore-public-library/jonathan-curiel-author-of-al-america-travels-through-americas-arab-and-islamic-r/403624884386
•	Tuesday, August 3, 11 a.m. 254 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94704 "Al' America" talk, part of the Global Summer Program course "Media, Culture and Society: The Middle East in the Global Context." http://www.iaruni.org/gsp/courses/berkeley/01/profile
•	Tuesday, September 28, 7:30 p.m. Hard Rock Cafe Times Square 1501 Broadway New York, NY 10036 Presenting the film honor to Trouble the Water€ at WHY Hunger's Harry Chapin Media Awards Ceremony http://www.whyhunger.org/index.php?option=com_rsform&formId=6&Itemid=99999
•	Thursday, October 21, 7:30 p.m. Hillside Club 2286 Cedar Street Berkeley, CA 94709 "Berkeley Arts & Letters" onstage interview with journalist and author Houshang Asadi, author of Letters to My Torturer, and his wife, writer Nooshabeh Amiri http://berkeleyarts.org/
2009
•	Saturday, January 3 XM-Sirius Satellite Radio "The Bob Edwards Show" www.bobedwardsradio.com/blog/2009/1/1/this-weekend-january-3-4.html
•	Tuesday, January 6, 10 a.m. KQED-FM (88.5, San Francisco) "Forum" with Michael Krasny www.kqed.org/radio/programs/forum
•	Wednesday, January 7, 5 p.m. The Jeff Farias Show www.jefffarias.podbean.com/2009/01/08/the-jeff-farias-show-01072009
•	Sunday, January 11, 3:30 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books and Records 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA 94131 www.bird-beckett.com
•	Wednesday, January 14, 10 a.m. Ronn Owens Show KGO-810 AM www.ronn.com www.odeo.com/episodes/23878823-Ronn-Owens-Jan-14-2009-Hour-2
•	Tuesday, January 20, 6:30 p.m. Towne Center Books 555 Main Street Pleasanton, California 94566 www.townecenterbooks.com
•	Friday, January 30, noon "New America Now," hosted by Sandip Roy for New America Media KALW-FM (91.7, San Francisco) Interview repeated on Sunday, February 1 http://news.ncmonline.com
•	Sunday, February 1, 10:15 a.m. Islamic School of Stanford classes at Jordan Middle School 750 North California Avenue Palo Alto, California 94303 Talk about “Al’ America” www.learnislam.org
•	Tuesday, February 10, 1:30 p.m. University of San Francisco Media Studies seminar 2130 Fulton Street San Francisco, California 94117 www.usfca.edu/artsci/ug/media_studies
•	Thursday, February 12, 3 p.m. Foothill College 12345 El Monte Road Los Altos Hills, California 94022 Talk titled “Exploring the History of Arab/Islamic Contributions to American Culture,” part of Foothill Authors Series www.foothill.edu/president/authors.php
•	Thursday, February 12, 7 p.m. Stanford University 450 Serra Mall Stanford, California 94305 Talk on “Muslim Influences on American Culture,” part of the Stanford seminar series “A Clash of Civilizations? The Muslim American Identity,” which was co-sponsored by the Muslim Student Awareness Network, the Islamic Society of Stanford University, and the Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies. www.fsi.stanford.edu/events/muslim_influences_on_american_culture See video of Stanford talk here
•	Thursday, February 19, noon Commonwealth Club 595 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105 Moderator at panel discussion about the prospects for a future state of Palestine www.fora.tv/2009/02/19/Palestinian_Struggles_for_Nationality#chapter_01
•	Saturday, February 21, 10 a.m. Aquarius Theatre 430 Emerson Street Palo Alto, California 94301 Host of “Talk Cinema” screening of “The Great Buck Howard” www.talkcinema.com
•	Sunday, February 22, 10 a.m. Albany Twin Theatre 1115 Solano Avenue Berkeley, California 94706 Host of “Talk Cinema” screening of “The Great Buck Howard” www.talkcinema.com
•	Monday, February 23, 6 p.m. Commonwealth Club 595 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105 Onstage interview with Thomas Ricks, author of “The Gamble” www.fora.tv/2009/02/23/Thomas_Ricks_The_Gamble#chapter_01
•	* Monday, March 2, 2 p.m. Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union 2400 Ridge Road Berkeley, California 94709 Panel discussion on "Covering Islam" www.gtu.edu
•	Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 p.m. Commonwealth Club event at Lafayette Veterans Memorial Hall 3780 Mt. Diablo Boulevard Lafayette, California 94549 Onstage interview with Robert Baer, former CIA agent whose memoir inspired the movie “Syriana” www.commonwealthclub.org/
•	Wednesday, April 1, 6:30 p.m. Commonwealth Club 595 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105 Onstage interview with Hamid Mir, Pakistani journalist who met three times with Osama bin Laden www.fora.tv/2009/04/01/Resurgence_of_the_ Taliban_in_Pakistan_Hamid_Mir#chapter_01
•	Sunday, May 3, 6 p.m. San Francisco International Film Festival ABC Kabuki 1881 Post Street San Francisco, California 94115 Panelist for “A Critical Moment,” about future of film criticism in the Internet age www.fest09.sffs.org/events/forums.php
•	Monday, May 4, 8:30 p.m. San Francisco International Film Festival ABC Kabuki 1881 Post Street San Francisco, California 94115 Onstage interview with filmmaker Jennifer Maytorena Taylor, after screening of her documentary “New Muslim Cool” www.fest09.sffs.org
•	Wednesday, May 27, 7:30 p.m. Sundance Kabuki Theatre 1881 Post Street San Frrancisco, CA 94115 Onstage talk with "Smile Pinki" documentary filmmaker Megan Mylan
•	Friday, May 29, 7:30 p.m. Islamic Center, Muslim Community Association 3003 Scott Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95054 Talk about “Al’ America” www.mcabayarea.org
•	Tuesday, September 1, 6 p.m. Commonwealth Club 595 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105 Onstage interview with scholar-author Reza Aslan www.fora.tv/2009/09/01/Islamic_Identity_in_the_US_Reza_Aslan www.commonwealthclub.org
•	Thursday, September 10, 5 p.m. Center for Middle Eastern Studies University of California, Berkeley 340 Stephens Hall Berkeley, California 94720 Talk about “Al’ America,” part of a fall lecture series at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies www.cmes.berkeley.edu
•	Friday, October 2, 8 p.m. South Bay Islamic Association 325 North Third Street San Jose, CA 95112 Talk about “Al’ America” www.sbia.info/site
•	Friday, October 9, 7:30 p.m. San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94103 Honored by the Arab Cultural and Community for Ã¢â‚¬Å“contributions to enhancing the Arab narrative." Others receiving awards included Dave Eggers, Jamal Dajani, and George Bisharat. www.arabculturalcenter.org
•	Monday, October 12, 7 p.m. St. Mary’s College of California Soda Activity Center, Moraga Room 1928 St. Mary’s Road Moraga, CA 94556 Talk about “Al’ America,” sponsored by the Politics Deparment, Intercultural Center, International Area Studies Program, the Middle East Club, and the Departments of Anthropology, History, Sociology, Theology and Religious Studies www.stmarys-ca.edu
•	Saturday, October 17, 10 a.m. Aquarius Theatre 430 Emerson Street Palo Alto, California 94301 Host of "Talk Cinema" screening of "The Men Who Stare at Goats" www.talkcinema.com
•	Thurday, November 5, 7 p.m. California Institute of Integral Studies 1453 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Talk about “Al’ America,” part of CIIS’ Fall Islam series www.ciis.edu
•	Thursday, December 3, 6 p.m. Commonwealth Club 595 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105 Onstage interview with Middle East expert Aaron David Miller www.commonwealthclub.org
	2008
•	Saturday, May 17, 11 a.m. Performing Tangier 2008: Borders, Beats, and Beyond Chella Hotel 47-49 Allal Ben Abdellah Tangier, Morocco Keynote speech about “Al’ America” http://icpsresearch.blogspot.com/2007/12/keynote-speakers.html www.paulbowles.org/janeandpaulbowles.html
•	Monday, November 10, 6 p.m. The World Affairs Council of Northern California 312 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94108 www.itsyourworld.org
•	Monday, November 10, 11 a.m. KALW-FM (91.7, San Francisco) “Your Call” program www.yourcallradio.org www.kalw.org
•	Wednesday, November 12, 7 p.m. Get Lost Travel Books 1825 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 www.getlostbooks.com
•	Thursday, November 13, 7 p.m. Arab Cultural and Community Center 2 Plaza Street San Francisco, CA 94116 www.arabculturalcenter.org
•	Monday, November 17, 1 p.m.. KUOW-FM (94.9, Seattle) “The Conversation” program www.kuow.org/program.php?id=16330
•	Monday, November 17, 7:30 p.m. Town Hall Seattle 1119 Eighth Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 www.townhallseattle.org
•	Wednesday, November 19, 12:30 p.m. Stacey’s Books 581 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 www.staceys.com
•	Wednesday, November 19, 7:15 a.m.. KUOW-AM (620, Portland, Ore.) “The Thom Harmann Show" www.620kpoj.com
•	Thursday, November 20, 7 p.m. Book Passage 51 Tamal Vista Boulevard Corte Madera, CA 94925 www.bookpassage.com
•	Friday, December 4 "The World," the BBC/PRI/WGBH show heard on NPR affiliates "Al' America" segment hosted by Marco Werman www.theworld.org/?q=node/23014
•	Saturday, December 5 Air America Radio "State of Belief" show with Welton Gaddy www.stateofbelief.com/show-archive/153-december-6-7-2008
•	Sunday, December 7, 2 p.m. “Chai Time” Book Club Potomoc Community Center 11315 Falls Road Potomac, MD 20854
•	Monday, December 8, 6 p.m. Busboys and Poets Books 2021 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 www.busboysandpoets.com
•	Wednesday, December 10, 1 p.m. Wisconsin Public Radio (Madison) Hour-long "Here on Earth" show www.wpr.org/hereonearth/archive_081210k.cfm
•	Wednesday, December 10 Interview with "The Red Alert," a web site about arts and politics www.theredalert.com/features/curiel.php
•	Wednesday, December 17 XM-Sirius Satellite Radio "The Bob Edwards Show" www.bobedwardsradio.com/december-2008
•	Tuesday, December 23, 3 p.m. Peter B. Collins Show www.peterbcollins.com
•	Sunday, December 28, 4 p.m. Anna's Jazz Island 2120 Allston Way Berkeley, California 94704 Awards ceremony for the Before Columbus Foundation's 2008 American Book Awards, hosted by poet Al Young http://alyoung.org/2008/12/12/2008-american-book-awards/