Eugene Rodriguez discusses his new book published by Heyday, Bird of Four Hundred Voices, with Robert Mailer Anderson at the Mechanics’ Institute Library in San Francisco.

In-person event. 57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA. Ticket required. Free for members, $15 for non-members.

Eugene Rodriguez is founder and executive director of Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy, a nonprofit based in San Pablo, California. Rodriguez has produced over thirty albums and numerous films for Los Cenzontles, and he has collaborated with Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Los Lobos, Lalo Guerrero, Ry Cooder, the Chieftains, and Taj Mahal. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and NPR. He is the author of Bird of Four Hundred Voices: A Mexican American Memoir of Music and Belonging.

Robert Mailer Anderson is a writer, producer, activist, father of four, and 9th generation Californio. He was born in San Francisco and graduated high school in Boonville. His latest graphic novel, My Fairy Godfather (Fantagraphics) is dedicated to The Castro Theater. He is also the author of the novel Boonville, co-writer/producer of the films Windows on the World (also a graphic novel) and the cult horror classic Pig Hunt. He was appointed by Governor Newsom to the California Humanities Board in 2020, is a board member of PEN Oakland, and on the advisory board of Los Cenzontles. As a music producer, he has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and won two NAACP Image Awards.