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Celebrate the transformative power of independent publishing. 

This evening will showcase Heyday's publishing and include presentations of

2026 Heyday Lifetime Achievement Award

JANE FONDA

2026 Heyday History Award 

RHAE LYNN BARNES
Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment

Together, we will celebrate environmental kinship, Indigenous sovereignty, and the power of storytelling to shape a more just and mindful world.

RSVP below. 

$60 Early Bird Tickets  / $75 After July 21

Doors open at 5:00 PM
Program begins at 5:45 
Reception with light appetizers, beer and wine immediately following

2026 Harvest Honorees

Jane Fonda
Heyday Lifetime Achievement Award

Jane Fonda is a two-time Academy Award-winning actor, producer, author, activist, and fitness guru. Her career has spanned over 50 years, accumulating a body of film work that includes more than 50 films and significant contributions to political causes such as women’s rights, Indigenous rights, and environmental protection. She is a seven-time Golden Globe® winner and was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2021. She accepted The Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. In April of 2024, Fonda accepted the TIME Magazine Earth Award. She also received the SAG Life Achievement Award in February 2025. 

She lent her voice to ‘Grandmama’ in DreamWorks’ animated film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken. Before that, Fonda starred in Focus Features’ Book Club 2, Paramount Pictures' 80 for Brady, and Paul Weitz for Roadside Attraction's Moving On. Other notable credits include Grace & Frankie, Netflix’s longest-running original series, for which she received an Emmy nomination. She also released Jane Fonda in Five Acts, a documentary for HBO chronicling her life and activism.

Fonda continues to fight for democratic justice via her relaunch of The Committee for the First Amendment, rallying figures of all fields to stand up for our first amendment rights. Fonda also leads the charge on raising awareness and action for the climate emergency via the Jane Fonda Climate PAC, focused on defeating political allies of the fossil fuel industry. Her latest book, “What Can I Do? My Path From Climate Despair to Action,” details her personal journey with the movement and provides solutions for communities to combat the climate crisis. Fonda also fiercely raises awareness and funds for her nonprofit, the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential (GCAPP), focused on the well-being and success of Georgia youth. 

Rhae Lynn Barnes
Heyday History Award 
Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment

A proud fourth-generation Californian and product of the state's public education system, Dr. Rhae Lynn Barnes is a nationally bestselling author, historian, curator, and multimedia storyteller fiercely dedicated to democratizing history. Dr. Rhae Lynn Barnes is an award-winning historian and Assistant Professor of American Cultural History at Princeton University. Her acclaimed book, "Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment" (Liveright/W.W. Norton), is a searing exploration of racism’s role in American political life and has been praised as a “masterpiece” by Pulitzer Prize winner David Blight. Dr. Barnes is a leading expert on the globalization of American popular culture and has served as senior advisor and on-screen talent for the PBS documentary series "Reconstruction: America After the Civil War." She is also the founder of the digital education platform U.S. History Scene, which provides resources to 20,000 public schools nationwide.

2026 Harvest Honorary Committee

Susan D. Anderson • Governor Jerry Brown • Dana Gioia • Will Hearst • Carol Blue Hitchens • Lynn & Jeff Horowitz • 
Maxine Hong Kingston • Karen Korematsu •  Jonathan Logan • David Mas Masumoto • Greg Sarris • Peter Wiley & Jessica Lipnack

Board of Directors

Megan Vered, Chair • Brian Kenny, Vice Chair • 
Timothy Don • John Donatich • Marilee Enge • V.R. Ferose • Don Franzen • Bruce Goldsmith • 
Zachary Karabell • Deborah L. Sanchez

Advisory Council

Susan D. Anderson • Lindsie Bear • Miranda Bergman • Nesbit Crutchfield • Frances Dinkelspiel • Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • Dave Eggers •
Philip Kan Gotanda • Juan Felipe Herrera • Maxine Hong Kingston • Praveen Madan • Benjamin Madley • Kimberly Cox Marshall •
Pablo Menendez • Innosanto Nagara • Viet Thanh Nguyen • Emiko Omori • Renée Richard • Greg Sarris • Jeffrey Henson Scales •
Anola Small •  John Tateishi • Lewis Watts

Heyday Staff

Steve Wasserman, Publisher • Gayle Wattawa, General Manager & Editorial Director 
 Emmerich Anklam, Managing Editor • Kalie Caetano, Marketing & Publicity Director • Chris Carosi, Sales Operations Manager •
Kiersten Elzy-Loving, Philanthropy and Engagement Officer •  Archie Ferguson, Art Director • Marlon Rigel, Production Manager • 
Marthine Satris, Associate Publisher • Eve Sheehan, Office Manager • Terria Smith, Director of the Berkeley Roundhouse • 
Lee Trumpfheller, Marketing & Membership Associate