Patti Smith

Published: Nov. 3, 2019, 9 p.m.

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Poet, artist, and musician Patti Smith first gained recognition in the 1970s for her merging of rock and poetry. Later, she would become a punk icon and the author of numerous books including \\u201cJust Kids,\\u201d and \\u201cM Train.\\u201d\\xa0 Her new memoir \\u201cYear of the Monkey\\u201d is a beautifully written account of loss and friendship -- over the course of a single year. On October 7, 2019, Patti Smith came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk to Dan Stone and perform a few songs.

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