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Oakland’s CWC Writer in Residence at Joaquin Miller Park, Kristen (Baumgardner) Caven educates, entertains, and inspires her audiences with an extraordinary array of books, presentations, performances, and events. The author of seven books, several plays, and an award winning cartoon collection, she applies positive psychology to her work strengthening communities through uplifting artistic expressions.

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Mending After Malaria ~ a friendly fundraiser

January 12, 2019 Kristen Caven

You know that story, about the guy on the beach throwing starfish back into the ocean after a storm? And how the writer of the story asks him, “How can it matter, one starfish at a time, with so many who are stranded?” And the guy tosses another back and says, “It mattered to this […]

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La Vita è Bella

February 10, 2015 Kristen

How did I somehow find myself on the top of Mount Vesuvius this morning? My trip of a lifetime took a strange turn in the hours before it was scheduled to begin. when the life of my traveling companion was suddenly in danger. With five days left to go, I am blogging the madness into […]

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  • Talkin' Joaquin @ Ina Coolbrith Circle

    March 21, 2026  2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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