Talks & Entertainment

Michele Norris

In Conversation with Laura Coates

Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity is a compilation of these stories, along with richly reported essays and photographs that provide a window into America during a tumultuous era. The book offers an honest, if sometimes uncomfortable, conversation about race and identity, permitting us to eavesdrop on deep-seated thoughts, private discussions, and long submerged memories.

Common

In Conversation with Clint Smith

Common, a multi-award-winning performer, author, and activist, has achieved success in many facets of his life and career, from music to acting to writing. But for a long time, he didn’t feel that he had found fulfillment in his body and spirit. In And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self, he shares a comprehensive program for addressing mental and physical health and encouraging communities to do the same.

Kate Bowler

In Conversation with Judy Woodruff

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens is a collection of spiritual reflections and action-steps to help you get through any kind of day—good, bad, or mediocre. Bowler understands that every day can be an obstacle course, and we don’t always have magical lives that work out. She encourages us to develop our capacity to feel the breadth of our experiences as a way to become more resilient, courageous, loving, and honest—while discovering divine moments with God.

Sarah Jarosz: Polaroid Lovers Tour

with The Ballroom Thieves

On Polaroid Lovers, the four-time GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter reflects on past loves, childhood dreams, and past versions of herself.

Moshe Kasher

In Conversation with Lauren Ober

In Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes, the stand-up comedian, writer, and actor tells the story of the lives he has spent careening between and how he found his people, over and over again, in different settings. This program will include a short stand-up set and a moderated conversation.

Asking for a Friend

with Rhaina Cohen and Dr. Marisa Franco

Just before Valentine’s Day, give some TLC to the less discussed relationship type, friendship. Amidst declining marriage rates and a loneliness epidemic, Rhaina Cohen—author of The Other Significant Others—and Dr. Marisa Franco—author of Platonic—illuminate friendship’s power to transform how we define a fulfilling life.

Office Closed

Sixth & I is closed Monday, February 19 for Presidents’ Day. We will re-open Tuesday, February 20 at 9:00 am.

DESTIN CONRAD – SUBMISSIVE TOUR

with Amaria

23-year-old Destin Conrad is a sultry R&B singer hailing from Tampa, Florida. A newcomer to the music industry, Conrad got his start on Vine, amassing over 1 million followers and fostering a collaboration and friendship with Kehlani.

Dolly Alderton

In Conversation with Karin Tanabe

From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love comes Good Material, a story of heartbreak and friendship and how to survive both.  

Kara Swisher

In Conversation with Laurene Powell Jobs

From the award-winning journalist, host of “On with Kara Swisher,” and cohost of “Pivot” comes Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, a history and an accounting of the tech industry and its most powerful players who wanted to change the world but broke it instead.