eventsmain by BLAKE | Jun 15, 2025 eventsmain Christopher Hitchens Christopher Hitchens Oscar-Winning Actor Sean Penn Oscar-Winning Actor Sean Penn Oscar-Winning Director Oliver Stone Oscar-Winning Director Oliver Stone Historian and Churchill biographer Sir Martin Gilbert Historian and Churchill biographer Sir Martin Gilbert Francoise Gilot Francoise Gilot Vogue magazine photo of Francoise Gilot at the original store Vogue magazine photo of Francoise Gilot at the original store Michael McClure Michael McClure Yevgeny Yevtushenko Yevgeny Yevtushenko Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman, Director of the Neurosciences Institute, with U.C. Berkeley philosopher John Searle with Mrs. Searle Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman, Director of the Neurosciences Institute, with U.C. Berkeley philosopher John Searle with Mrs. Searle Nobel Laureate Manfred Eigen Nobel Laureate Manfred Eigen Quincy Troupe Quincy Troupe Iris Chang Iris Chang Gerry Spence Gerry Spence Noted editor Robert Weil, editing a Patricia Highsmith manuscript for W.W. Norton & Co. Noted editor Robert Weil, editing a Patricia Highsmith manuscript for W.W. Norton & Co. A Visit from Diane Keaton A Visit from Oscar Winning Actress Diane Keaton N. Parthasarathi, Indian Consul General, San Francisco; and Nirupama Rao, Ambassador of India to the U.S. N. Parthasarathi, Indian Consul General, San Francisco; and Nirupama Rao, Ambassador of India to the U.S.