news-events
Monthly Talks at the Newsstand
Upcoming Articles & Anecdotes Events
At the Newsstand: California Sunday Magazine
Tuesday, June 25, from 6–8pm
Join Heath’s Head of Vision and Voice, Simone Silverstein, in conversation with The California Sunday Magazine’s art department and Creative Director, Leo Jung. They’ll discuss how an issue comes to be, from the initial idea and concept to what gets commissioned, printed, and read by you. After the talk, we’ll continue the party — to celebrate another issue to print and even more great stories from around the world, shared beautifully through words and images.
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Past Events
At the Newsstand: Creative Mean
Wednesday, April 10, 6–8pm
Next in our series of chats at the Newsstand, we welcome Creative Mean, a local community conversation series that connects the dots between diverse Bay Area artists and creatives across different mediums and industries. The theme for the night is “Relationships” — we’ll hear from Pete Brook, Sam Vernon, and Rita Bullwinkel for three short talks and readings as we explore the influence of important bonds, both personal and professional, that inform creative work. A lively panel discussion moderated by Jeff Enlow, founder of Creative Mean, will follow.
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Creative Growth Magazine
Thursday, February 21, 6–8pm
We welcome co-editors of Creative Growth Magazine a publication by the artists at Creative Growth, an art center in Oakland for artists with disabilities. Since 2016, Creative Growth Magazine has presented the work of these visionaries, among advice columns, recipes, short stories, horoscopes, fashion spreads, and Q&As about anything from love among artists to the legend of Bigfoot. We ask: how can a small, volunteer-driven magazine represent creatives whose voices are rarely seen in mainstream publications? And, what does it mean for so-called “outsider artists” to see their work in a glossy, full-color magazine sold at shops and museums nationwide?
New Media & The Power of Live Storytelling with Pop-Up Magazine
Thursday, January 17th, 6-8pm
We're talking with Pop-Up Magazine Productions Co-Founder/Publisher Chas Edwards and Executive Editor Anita Badejo, digging into how Pop-Up Magazine Productions came to be — starting as a hobby and evolving to include Pop-Up Magazine's multi-city, sold-out tours, the California Sunday Magazine and Brand Studio. We'll go behind the scenes of making these original, true stories come alive, ask questions, listen for answers, and get a preview of Pop-Up Magazine's 2019 Winter Issue tour.
Passion Projects
Thursday, December 13th, 6-8pm
Fanny Singer, of Permanent Collection, and Andrew Romano discuss passion projects, and how their personal interests have helped drive their professional pursuits, blurring the line between work and play. Both of their journeys have meandered through the world of print, via Andrew's recently published The Walker House and Permanent Collection's annual journal, Works on Paper.
November 8th, 6-8pm
Craft & Virtual Reality: Where Design Meets Technology
Join Umber Magazine and the Heath Newsstand for a conversation exploring Virtual Reality: its relationship to craft, design, and communication. To start, we’re dusting off an article from Umber’s Tactile Relationship Issue, illuminating the connection between designed reality and physical reality — how it impacts identity, and the manifestation of self — where it adds value and where its technology falls short.
Anthropologist and VR-expert, Monika Jo joins Mike Nicholls, Umber’s Founder, in conversation with Heath’s Experience Design Manager, as we demystify Virtual Reality and consider its current and future applications in the realm of physical experience — all this with a design and manufacturing slant, of course. We'll have VR headsets for you to try out, too.
Monday, October 29th, 5:30-8:30pm
MAD Mondays x Dispatches at Heath Ceramic
A special "MAD Monday" talk and light dinner to celebrate the launch of MAD's new book You and I Eat the Same, as part of their Dispatches series.
September 20th, 6-8pm
Rich Silverstein: Advertising through an Editorial Lens
Our guest this month: legendary Art Director, Creative Director, and Co-founder of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Rich Silverstein. Rich, a quirky, passionate, creative takes us on a journey through his work — from graphic designer to agency leader — from the days of print and television to the digital age of today. This lively evening pairs father and daughter as speaker and moderator — Rich Silverstein in conversation with his daughter Simone Silverstein, who just so happens to be Heath’s Editorial Director — on the art of storytelling.
July 19, 6-8pm
Scene & Heard: Behind the Scenes at Observed
Join George McCalman at the newsstand as he takes us behind the scenes of his monthly SF Chronicle column, Observed. A meditation on beauty in the ordinary, the column is a collection of everyday moments that George observes and then beautifully writes, illustrates, and designs into the full page feature. He’ll discuss where the idea for the column came from, how each month’s comes together, and how the project has redefined the rest of the work coming out of his studio.
June 12, 6-8pm
The California Sunday Magazine Issue Release Party
The California Sunday Magazine invites you to learn about how an issue comes together and to celebrate the release of the June issue, with Jackie Bates, Photography Director & Leo Jung, Creative Director.
6–7pm Editorial talk, including light bites from Tartine and wine
7–8pm Launch party, free and open to the public
