Upcoming Events 2023
Sunday, June 4 at 1:00 pm
Book Passage of Corte Madera welcomes
Don Lattin to the shop for a discussion of his book
“God on Psychedelics: Tripping Across
the Rubble of Old-time Religion”
This event will be hosted in-person.
Book Passage Corte Madera
51 Tamal Vista Blvd
Corte Madera, CA
(415) 927-0960

Panel Event on Thursday, June 22 at Noon
and Book Signing on Friday, June 23 from 10-11 am
Don will be among some 300 speakers at the
largest psychedelic gathering in history at
the Denver Convention Center, sponsored by the
Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies.
He'll moderate a panel on religion and psychedelics
at noon on Thursday and will be doing a
book signing on Friday from 10-11 am.
MAPS Event
Denver Convention Center
700 14th St, Denver, Colorado

Past Public Events 2023
Tuesday, May 2 at 12:00 pm
California Institute of Integral Studies welcomes
Don Lattin for a discussion of his book
“God on Psychedelics: Tripping Across
the Rubble of Old-time Religion”
Some call the divine "God." Others are more
comfortable with notions like “cosmic consciousness,”
the “ground of being,”or "ultimate reality."
In his new book, “God on Psychedelics: Tripping
Across the Rubble of Old-time Religion”
veteran Bay Area journalist Don Lattin examines
how the "psychedelic renaissance" relates to
broader dynamisms in our nation's spiritual
and religious landscape.
Link to Don's talk

Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 pm
Berkeley proudly welcomes Don Lattin to the shop for a
discussion of his book “God on Psychedelics:
Tripping Across the Rubble of Old-time Religion”
God on Psychedelics takes the reader on a magical
mystery tour across the nation's changing
religious landscape,
exploring a new kind of
trinity that blends psychedelic insight,
psychological healing and spiritual revival.
This event will be hosted in-person.
Books Inc. Berkeley
1491 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 9470
(510) 525-7777

Past Public Events 2022
Thursday, May 19 at 7 pm
Join Don Lattin and David Templeton for a light-hearted,
post-screening discussion of the 1980 psychedelic/science fiction/horror movie “Altered States,”
which marked the film debuts of William Hurt and Drew Barrymore.
Lattin is the author of three books on the psychedelic renaissance.
Templeton is the co-producer and host
of the
Science on Screen film series.
Smith Rafael Film Center
1118 4th Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Don's featured on the San Rafael Film Center Marquee

Past Public Events 2021
Friday, December 10 at 7:30 pm
International Buddhist Film Festival
Descending the Mountain
Directed by Maartje Nevejan
The Netherlands / 2021 / English, and German
with English subtitles / 78 min / Documentary
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
In Person: Director Maartje Nevejan and
Co-producer Monette de Botton
Special Guest: Don Lattin, former SF Chronicle religion
editor and author of The Harvard Psychedelic Club and
Changing Our Minds—Psychedelic Sacraments and
the New Psychotherapy,
will host the Q&A with director Maartje Nevejan
and co-producer Monette de Botton.
Smith Rafael Film Center
1118 4th Street
San Rafael, CA 94901

Friday, October 8 at 7 pm
Book launch for the Spanish language edition of
“Changing Our Minds,” with the new title,
“La nueva medicina psicodélica”.
Casa del Llibre bookstore
Barcelona, Spain
• Link to Spanish Edition
• Link to Casa del Libro Event Notice
Rambla Catalunya, 37
Barcelona, Spain
• Link to Don's talk

Past Public Events 2020
Thursday, January 16 at 7 pm
A Conversation with
Don Lattin and Kat Snow
Confessions of a Psychedelic
Journalist
Join KQED Science senior editor Kat Snow for a conversation
with Don as they look back on the long, strange trip of his
career as an award-winning reporter and best-selling author.
California Institute of Integral Studies
1453 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
For Information and to Buy Tickets, go to
California Institute of Integral Studies - Event
&
CIIS Directions

Past Public Events 2019
Tuesday, October 15 from 7 to 10 pm
Don Lattin will give a talk and slide show titled
“Rebranding Psilocybin— From Magic Mushroom
to Modern Medicine”
for the San Francisco Mycological Society
Randall Museum
199 Museum Way
San Francisco, CA 94114
SF Mycological Society Calendar Event Info
Past Public Events 2018
Saturday, April 28 from 6 to 10 pm
Join us in Wonderland
Don Lattin will be one of twenty Bay Area authors
featured at this benefit cocktail party and dinner
to raise money for the Walnut Creek Library.
1644 N. Broadway
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 977-3340
For Information and to Buy Tickets, go to
Walnut Creek Library Gala

Saturday, February 10 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm
Los Angeles 16th Annual Conscious Life Expo
Ethnopharmacology: Psychedelic Therapy,
Shamanic Healing and Personal Transformation
Don with be joined on this panel by two
friends and colleagues, veteran ethnobotanist
Dennis McKenna and ZigZag Zen author Allan Badiner,
along with cannabis activist Chris Conrad.
The ringmaster will be Michael Gosney,
the associate publisher of Synergetic Press, who worked
with Don on his new book, “Changing Our Minds.”
Hilton Los Angeles Airport (LAX Hilton)
5711 West Century Blvd, LA, CA
(310) 410-4000
For tickets information, go to:
consciouslifeexpo.com
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Past Public Events 2017
Friday, October 28 from 8:30 am to 5 pm
University of Washington
School of Law All-Day Event
"Changing Our Minds” author Don Lattin
will be among the panelists at this all-day event at
the University of Washington School of Law
William H. Gates Hall
15th Avenue NE and NE 43rd Street
Seattle, WA
For tickets and more information:
law.uw.edu/events
Monday, October 9 from 6-7:30 pm
Litquake Literary Festival
Don Lattin, author of “Changing Our Minds,”
in conversation with Ayelet Waldman,
author of “A Really Good Day.”
Book Club of California
312 Sutter Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA
Litquake Event

Thursday, September 28 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm
The Ludlow-Santo Domingo Library
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Lecture by Don Lattin
“Timothy Leary’s Legacy and
the Rebirth of Psychedelic Research”
to mark the opening
of the fall exhibition,
“Altered States: Sex, Drugs, and Transcendence”
in the Forum Room at the
Lamont Library
Free
followed by reception at
Houghton Library
RSVP by Calling 617-495-2441

Tuesday September 19 from 8 to 9:30 pm
“Telling Psychedelic Stories”
Book Talk and Slide Show with Don Lattin.
Join Don Lattin for an evening of stories about
his recent experiences as a psychedelic journalist
and participant observer in a dizzying array
of therapeutic treatments and shamanic circles —
a journey that took him from a high-tech research
lab in Switzerland to a mind-blowing encounter
with the dried venom of a Sonoran desert toad.
The Alchemist's Kitchen
21 East 1st Street
New York City
— Tickets: $20 in advance/ $25 at the door —
Price includes a copy of Don’s new book,
“Changing Our Minds,” a $23.95 value!
tellingpsychedelicstories-tickets

Fri, Sat and Sun: September 15-17
Psychedelic History Walking Tour of Cambridge
“A Trip to the Past” Boston's Psychedelic History
Retrace the steps of the Harvard Psychedelic Club
with author, Don Lattin at Harvard University,
Boston University and other landmarks in the Boston area!
A 3 day community gathering will
feature
a series of small events across Greater Boston!!
Don’s main events are on Saturday
Sponsored by the Boston Entheogenic Network
Cambridge, Massachusetts
For more details

August 17-20
Telluride Mushroom Festival
Thurs, Aug 17 from 7:45 to 8:45 pm,
Keynote Address by Don Lattin
“Rebranding Psilocybin — From Magic Mushrooms
to Modern Medicine”
followed with book signing for ”Changing Our Minds”
Fri, Aug 18 at 3:00 pm
“Psilocybin as Therapeutic — Past, Present, Future”
Panel Discussion with Peter Hendricks, Matt Johnson, Don Lattin, Gary Lincoff, Dennis McKenna and Oliver Quintanilla
Fri, Aug 18 at 5:00 pm
Book signing with Don Lattin, Gary Lincoff and Dennis McKenna
Above events at the
Sheridan Opera House
110 N. Oak Street, Telluride, Colorado
telluride mushroom festival schedule

June 30-July 2
“Breaking Convention”
Fourth International Conference on
Psychedelic Consciousness
University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College
Don will be in conversation on stage
at Hofmann Hall at 6:30 pm Friday
with Ben Sessa talking about their respective books,
“Changing Our Minds” and
“The Psychedelic Renaissance.”
Don will also be “Telling Psychedelic Stories”
at a panel discussion about psychedelic literature on
Saturday from 5 to 7 pm at Osmond Auditorium.
London, England
June 30 - July 2, 2017
breakingconvention.co.uk/speaker

Tuesday, May 30 at 7 pm
Telling Psychedelic Stories
Join Don Lattin for an evening of stories about
his recent experiences as a psychedelic journalist
and participant observer in a dizzying array
of therapeutic treatments and shamanic circles—
a journey that took him from a high-tech research
lab in Switzerland to a mind-blowing encounter
with the dried venom of a Sonoran desert toad.
—
Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
California Institute of Integral Studies
1453 Mission Street, San Francisco
ciis.edu/public-programs

Wednesday, May 24 from 3 to 4:30 pm
Don Lattin discusses “Changing Our Minds” at Commonweal,
a retreat center for healing, the arts and
environmental justice in West Marin County
457 Mesa Road, Bolinas, CA
commonweal.org/events

Saturday, May 20 from 1:30 to 5:30 pm
Changing Our Minds author Don Lattin
will be among the panelists talking about
Buddhism and psychedelics at an afternoon seminar at
Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin County.
Sliding scale: $75-$200
spiritrock.org

Tuesday, May 16 at 7 pm
Reading and discussion about
Changing Our Minds.
Books, Inc.
1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
booksinc.net

Saturday, May 6 at 4 pm
Don Lattin’s first bookstore reading
from his new book, Changing Our Minds.
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera.
Book Passage Event

Saturday, April 22 from 1-1:30 pm
Author Don Lattin discusses
Changing Our Minds at the
MAPS Psychedelic Sciences 2017 Convention.
Admission is free to the Psymposia Stage
in the convention Marketplace, West Hall
Oakland Marriott Convention Center
1001 Broadway
psychedelicscienc.org

Monday, April 17, 2017
Official publication date set by Synergetic Press for
Changing Our Minds – Psychedelic Sacraments
and the New Psychotherapy
by Don Lattin
synergeticpress-changingourminds

Tuesday, January 17 from 7-9 PM
Psychedelics and the 12 Steps
A discussion about addiction and recovery:
From Bill W.'s acid insights to
psychedelic healing and practice.
Facilitated by Dimitri Mugiani and Kevin Franciotti
—
Join us for an evening exploring the fascinating
connection between psychedelics and the origins of
the Twelve Steps, contemporary indigenous ceremony
using plant-medicines for addiction treatment,
and the use of psychedelics by people in recovery.
TICKETS

Wednesday, October 23 from 4-6 pm
Charles E. Young Research Library Fall Exhibit
and Cashin Lecture Highlight
Aldous Huxley and Contemporaries
with Speaker: Don Lattin
Aldous Huxley, Gerald Heard, Sidney Cohen:
Pioneers of Consciousness in the City of Angels
And YRL Special Collections Exhibit Gallery
“Aldous Huxley and the Visionary Experience”
Selections from the Aldous and Laura Huxley Papers
Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room
Free

Thursday, September 28
Religion Newswriters Association
Annual Convention, Austin, Texas
“Distilled Spirits” wins the
“Religion Book of the Year" award for 2013.
According to the judges:
“Don Lattin brings his own gimlet perspective to
a group biography of three very different men
who all influenced contemporary religion. Lattin's own
expertise with California-based religions brings
a richness and a sparkle to a story that has
been hiding in plain sight for years. Well told with
humor, insight, deep reporting and, most engaging,
a revealing look at the author's own spiritual
progression. Combines the best of religion reporting
and biography to make a rich, fine read.”
Friday, July 12 from 5:30 to 9:30 pm
“ALLEN GINSBERG – BEAT REUNION”
A Celebatory Night of Panels, Performance,
and
a Beat Café (hear live poetry and Jazz)
Don Lattin will be on a panel at 6:30 pm with Neeli Cherkovski, Jerry Cimino, Brenda Knight, Stephen Kushner, Regina Marler, Gerald Nicosia, Steve Silberman and David Talbot.
Admission: Public $15
Mechanics' Institute
57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA
(415) 393-0102
www.milibrary.org/events/ginsberg
Saturday, April 20 from 1:15 to 2 pm
“Distilled Spirits”
Author meeting and signing
MAPS Psychedelic Conference
West Hall Stage
Oakland Marriott City Center
1001 Broadway
Oakland, CA
Free
psychedelic science/conference

Saturday, November 17 – Post Performance Q&A
Playwright Lynne Kaufman and Harvard Psychedelic Club
author Don Lattin will talk about the lives and times
of Ram Dass on stage following the Nov. 17 performance
of her new work, "Acid Test," at the
Marsh Theater in Berkeley.
2120 Allston Way (near Shattuck)
Berkeley, CA 94704
themarch.org.Acid_Test
Monday, November 19 at 7:30 pm
EAST WEST BOOKSTORE
324 Castro Street
Mountain View, CA

Thursday November 8 at 7:30 pm
CAPITOLA BOOK CAFE
1475 41st Avenue
Capitola, CA
Free
capitolabookcafe.com
Monday, November 5 at 6:30 to 8 pm
Lecture and Discussion
“Aldous Huxley, Gerald Heard, and
the Search for Truth in Trabuco Canyon”
SOKA UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
1 University Drive, Pauling Hall, Room 216
Aliso Viejo, CA
Free
map & directions
Thursday, November 1 at 7 pm
“Bill Wilson, LSD and the Search
for Sobriety in Los Angeles”
BOOK SOUP
8818 West Sunset Blvd.
W. Hollywood, CA
Free
Book Soup Author Events
Monday, October 22 at 7:30 pm
BOOKSMITH
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA
Free
Tuesday, October 23 at 7 pm
BOOK PASSAGE
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera
Free
Book Passage Event
Wednesday, October 24 at 7 pm
books inc.
1760 Fourth Street
Berkeley, CA
Free
Wednesday, October 17 at 7 pm
“Psychedelics and the Spiritual Journey”
Lecture and video presentation of
rare footage of LSD research in the 1950s
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES
1453 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA
For tickets, go to ciis.edu
Tuesday, October 9 at 7 pm
COPPERFIELD'S BOOKS
138 North Main Street
Sebastopol, CA
Free
Saturday, October 6 at 6 pm
LITQUAKE
Don Lattin in conversation
with Michael Krasny
Variety Preview Screening Room
582 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
For tickets, go to litquake.org
Thursday, October 4 — 10:00 AM
KQED RADIO FORUM
88.5 FM
Michael Krasny interviews Don Lattin
Sunday, September 30 at 2 pm
BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSELLERS
1805 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
Free
Barns&Nobel Event
Friday & Saturday, September 28-29
“Psychedemia” Conference
“Integrating Psychedelics in Academia”
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA
To register, go to psychedemia.org
Thursday, September 27 at 7:30 pm
Words Bookstore
179 Maplewood Avenue
Maplewood, NJ
free
words bookstore events
Wednesday, September 26 at 7 pm
Ridgeview Community Church
174 South Valley Road
West Orange, New Jersey
free
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