Come to a special event to honor the memory Kevin Starr. The program is co-presented by the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society, the University of San Francisco, and the Mechanics Institute. The program will feature speakers who worked closely with Kevin and learned from his extensive writings on California history.
MORNING
Welcome
Father President Paul J. Fitzgerald, USF
Keynote Address
Speaker: William Deverell, University of Southern California
A light lunch will be provided.
To reserve a seat, RSVP to (415) 537-1105, ext. 0, or email info@sfhistory.org.
AFTERNOON
Panel: The Humanity of Kevin Starr
Moderator: John Briscoe, San Francisco poet, author, lawyer, SFMHS board member
Other participants include:
Mark Buell, President, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department
Noah Griffin, writer, composer, founder of the Cole Porter Society
James Haas, historian and author, SFMHS board member
Carl Nolte, writer, San Francisco Chronicle
Bernard Orsi, former aide, Joseph Alioto adminstration
Read William Deverell’s article on Starr.
Read Carl Nolte’s article on Starr.
Donations to help defray the costs of this event would be sincerely appreciated. For further information call (415) 537-1105, ext. 0.
Photo used with permission of the Mercury News, Copyright ©2017. All rights reserved.
