.Joan Baez Discusses New Book at Keplers

Apr 24, 2023

This spring iconic folksinger Joan Baez officially adds “upside down illustrator” to her list of talents. Though best known for her crystalline voice, decades of human rights work and anti-war politics, Baez has been drawing (and doodling) through it all to better understand herself and the chaotic world around her. In her book Am I Pretty When I Fly? the musician shares yet another side of herself, finding some answers and many more questions in the whimsical process of sketching upside down. The event is sold out, but fans can still purchase a ticket to the livestream, which includes a copy of the book.

Joan Baez

Fri, 7pm, $45+

Kepler’s, Menlo Park

Addie Mahmassani https://www.addiemahmassani.com/

Addie Mahmassani is a poet based in Santa Cruz. She holds a PhD in American Studies from Rutgers University-Newark and is currently an MFA student in creative writing at San Jose State University. There, she is a Teaching Associate as well as the lead poetry editor of Reed Magazine, California's oldest literary journal. She also surfs, sings and loves a part-sheepdog named Lou.