We had a fabulous time brainstorming topics for Full Bloom and Lock Horns. Look out for the notes in your email soon - and let them inspire you to speak!
Pitches for Full Bloom are open now, and due March 30 - and you can always pitch for any topic at www.curiosityguild org/speak!
12.03.2026 03:15
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Looking for our next show?
We're bringing stories of grand ideas that didn't quite work out. Want to find out what they are? Get your tickets for Fool's Errand!
www.eventbrite.com/e/fools-erra...
Tuesday, April 7th
Doors: 6:30pm, Show: 7:30pm
Location: Public Works
161 Erie St, San Francisco, CA
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RSVP is free but it is required because the venue needs a headcount. Bring your curious ideas: www.eventbrite.com/e/brainstorm...
Bring your ideas to our brainstorm this Tuesday!
09.03.2026 03:08
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Have a story idea you want to pitch or brainstorm with other curious nerds? Join us for our next brainstorm this Tuesday, March 10th, for our next two shows: Full Bloom and Lock Horns.
Tuesday, Mar 10th
Time: 6:30-9pm
Location: The Bank at Amador
550 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA
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Michelle making us all say "cuckoo"
04.03.2026 05:16
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Matt asking the question that's on all our minds
04.03.2026 05:06
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Juliana giving us cuneiform
04.03.2026 04:28
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Kurt takes us to Oz and asks, What Is Wicked?
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Liz bringing us Mae West
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Laura starting us off strong
04.03.2026 03:37
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Doors are open and the stage is set for Wicked Ways!
04.03.2026 02:37
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Wicked Ways is TONIGHT! See you at Public Works in San Francisco for an evening full of tales of all kinds of baddies.
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-way...
Curated by:
Laura Rubin
Tuesday, March 3rd
Doors at 6:30pm, talks at 7:30pm
161 Erie St, San Francisco
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Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-way...
Story by:
Laura Rubin - San Francisco: The City That Knows How
Tuesday, March 3rd
Doors at 6:30pm, talks at 7:30pm
Public Works, 161 Erie St, San Francisco
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How did the notorious Barbary Coast in San Francisco go from a den of iniquity to being the very model of a modern major metropolis? And what happened to the culture of carefree carousing between then and now?
Let's dig into some local San Francisco history tomorrow at Wicked Ways!
02.03.2026 17:59
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Wicked Ways
Talks about all sorts of baddies.
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-way...
Story by:
Kurt Harland Larson - The wicked adventures of Mombi of Oz
Hosted by Laura RubinΒ
Tuesday, March 3rd
Doors at 6:30pm, talks at 7:30pm
Public Works, 161 Erie St, San Francisco
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The nameless 'Wicked Witch of the West' has become the symbol of wickedness in the Land of Oz. But when one reads more of the canon, one figure emerges as a complex, believable, living character: MOMBI.
This Tuesday, you will journey through the The Marvelous Land of Oz at Wicked Ways!
28.02.2026 17:49
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Story by:
Juliana Brodsky - Wickedness and Redemption: the big boat story
Hosted by Laura RubinΒ
Tuesday, March 3rd
Doors at 6:30pm, talks at 7:30pm
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Myths and legends evolve over time, but what happens when a story mutates instead? Who is the hero and who is the villain?
Let's find out the legend behind The Deluge by Gustave DorΓ© at Wicked Ways!
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-way...
27.02.2026 19:03
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Story by:
Michelle Larson - βRestoring the Reputation of the Cuckoo Birdβ
Tuesday, March 3rd, 6:30pm at Public Works
Hosted by Laura Rubin
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Cuckoos have a reputation problem. Brood parasitism has associated them with devious behavior and its call has become a synonym for insanity. But is this simply a case of bad PR?
We'll find out this Tuesday at Wicked Ways!
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-way...
26.02.2026 19:02
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Story by Matt Gulbraa - βBut what about second revenge?β the travails of St Olga of Kyiv
Tuesday, March 3rd, 6:30pm at Public Works
Hosted by Laura Rubin
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Like many women in history, Olga was clever, ruthless and underestimated by all the men around her. That is, until her husband went and did something really stupid.
Want to know what he did? Come find out at Wicked Ways!
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-way...
25.02.2026 19:31
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Story presented by Liz Medina: Mae West: the life of an unapologetic sex symbol
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-way...
Tuesday, March 3rd, 6:30pm at Public Works
Hosted by Laura Rubin
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Mae West was an unpunishable woman: funny, sexually confident, and fully in control of her own voice. Her story is about language, power, and why being βtoo muchβ has is often treated as a threat, especially for women.
Will you join us to dig deep into her extravagant life at Wicked Ways?
24.02.2026 20:20
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Curation is open for our April event, Foolβs Errand. Do you have a story about someone who personified delusion turned to the max, spectacular failures in pursuit of grandeur, or just outright foolish ideas?
Drop us a line! curiosityguild.org/speak
Last day to submit talks is March 2nd
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After Wicked Ways, join us to brainstorm talks for the May and June salons: "Full Bloom" and "Lock Horns"! RSVP required, at www.eventbrite.com/e/brainstorm...
20.02.2026 04:43
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Michelle Larson - Restoring the reputation of the much maligned cuckoo
Laura Rubin - San Francisco: The City that Knows How
Kurt Larson - Wickedness in Oz: Mombi!
Hosted by Laura Rubin
Tuesday, March 3rd
Doors at 6:30pm, talks at 7:30
Public Works, San Francisco
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Here are six wickedly delightful stories we have in store for you:
Juliana Brodsky - Wickedness and redemption: the big boat story
Liz Medina - Mae West: the life of an unapologetic sex symbol
Matt Gulbraa - But what about second revenge? The travails of St Olga of Kyiv
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Curiosity Guild presents Wicked Ways on March 3rd in San Francisco
Come for the tales, stay for the trouble. The speakers and stories for Wicked Ways, coming to you on March 3rd, are live!
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-way...
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Doors at 6:30pm, talks at 7:30
VIP tickets have reserved seats.
General admission seats are first come, first served.
21+
10.02.2026 02:31
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