Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Reston Community Center
2310 Colts Neck Road,
Reston, VA 20191
Reston, VA 20191
Comic artist for The New Yorker, see Roz Chas as she
talks about her latest book Can’t We Talk
About Something More Pleasant?. Her graphic novel touches on mortality and
family as Chas depicts the transition of becoming the primary caregiver for her
aging parents as they slowly lose their independence. Filled with wit and
humor, Can’t We Talk About Something More
Pleasant? Is a must read for anyone. Tickets range from $15-$20.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 7p.m. – 8 p.m.
Central Library, 1015 N Quincy St,
Arlington, VA 22201, United States
This bimonthly panel, founded by Jon Skovron (The Broken Wondrous World) and Lenore
Appelhans (Wild Swans), will discuss
how to write Young Adult novels. This panel will present Young Adult authors Kelly
Fiore and Lenore Appelhans. A book signing will be offered after the discussion.
The topic for the panel is “They’ll Never See It Coming: Writing Effective Plot
Twists.” Attendance is free but participants will have the option to purchase
the presenting authors’ books.
Thursday, May 12th, 2016, 7:00 PM
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE,
Washington, D.C. 20003
Join the PEN/Faulkner foundation for the 2016 PEN/Faulkner
Award Judges Reading with this year’s judges, Abby Frucht, Molly
McCloskey, and Sergio Troncoso. Abby Frucht just released her new
book “A Well-Made Bed” this past March. She has authored five other books and
has won the 1987 Short Fiction Prize and two National Endowments of the Arts.
Molly McClosky has written a collection of short stories, a novella, and a
novel. Sergio Tronsco has written 3 books, the most recent of which are The Nature of Truth and From the Wicked Patch of Dust. The event
is free and open to the public.
Thursday, May 12, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue SE,
Washington, D.C. 20540
Washington, D.C. 20540
Join the Library of Congress as Jesse Lee Kercheval, poet
and translator, reads selections of Idea Vilariño’s poetry from the spring
issue of Poet Lore as well as other translations from famous Uruguayan female
poets. Vilariño was one of Uruguay’s most prominent literary figures of the 20th
century. Poet Lore is the oldest regular poetry magazine in the United States,
established in 1889. The event is free.
Saturday, May 14th, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
201 East Capitol Street SE,
Washington, D.C. 20003
Washington, D.C. 20003
Every year since 1980 the PEN/Faulkner foundation has
awarded the best work of fiction by an American citizen in the largest
peer-juried award in the field. Join the PEN/Faulkner foundation in honoring
this year’s winner in the 2016 ceremony. Registration is $100.
Sunday, May 15, 2016, 2:00 p.m.
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
Kramerbooks and Afterwards Café
1517 Connecticut Avenue NW,
Washington, D.C. 20036
Shelter by Jun
Yun centers on son Kyung Cho who must deal with his dysfunctional family
history when circumstances force him to take care of his parents. After a
violent home invasion, Kyung must close the gap with his estranged parents when
they are forced to live with him. Already in the midst of financial debt, Kyung
is unsure how he can deal with the added pressure of reconciling his traumatic childhood
at the hands of his parents. The reading is free to the public.
Thursday, May 19th, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
MLK Library, 901 G Street NW,
Washington, D.C. 20001
Thunder Boy Jr. wants a name of his own. Big Thunder, his
father, suggests some names, but most don’t appeal to Thunder Boy Jr. What name
will father and son decide on? This children’s book by Sherman Alexie tells a
story about a little boy and his father and how their relationship is tied up
in a name. The event is free.
Thursday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.
The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
Martin Moran is an American actor and writer who wrote
and starred in his autobiographical solo show about his own childhood
molestation, “The Tricky Part,” for which he won an Obie Award and received two
Drama Desk Award nominations. In 1999, he performed on Broadway as radio man
Harold Bride in "Titanic." In 2006, Moran adapted "The Tricky
Part" into a memoir, published by Anchor Press. In 2013, Moran debuted a
second solo show, "All the Rage," in New York. This event is
free.
Friday, May 20, 2016, 12:00 p.m.
201 East Capitol Street SE,
Washington, D.C. 20003
Washington, D.C. 20003
Follow the Folger’s Research Colloquia with this spring
edition where residents of the program can present their work-in-progress and
receive feedback. Yale University Associate Professor of English, Jessica
Brantley, will present “Poetry and Prayer: Wynkyn de Worde’s Literary
Hours.” The event will last an hour with
15 minutes of discussion. Coffee and tea will be provided but participants are
encouraged to bring their own lunch. The event is free.
Saturday, May 21, 2016, 10 a.m. – 6p.m.
Gaithersburg City Hall, 31 S. Summit Avenue,
Gaithersburg, MD, 20877
Take mini workshops with instructors from The Writer’s
Center, meet best-selling authors, poets, and songwriters. Aattend readings,
panel presentations, and book signings. Parents will find programs for their little
ones in The Children’s Village. For younger participants, there will be
readings and programs by award-wining children and young adult authors,
including book signings, workshops, and performances. The winner of the high
school short story will be announced. Admission and parking is free.
Saturday-Sunday, May 21-22, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Canal Park
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
Washington, D.C. 20003
Celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare by joining the Folger
and Capital Riverfront for two outdoor screenings of films inspired by
Shakespeare’s plays. On both nights the screenings will start at 7:30 p.m. and
each film will be introduced by actors from the Folger Theatre at Canal Park. Saturday’s
screening will be The Merchant of Venice
(2004), the first full-length filmed version of the play with sound. Sunday’s
showing will include West Side Story
(1961), the well-known musical adaption of Romeo
and Juliet. Both screenings are free.
Saturday, May 21, 2016, 6:00 p.m.
Politics and Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave NW,
Washington, D.C. 20008
Theodore Leinwand’s new book looks at 7 famous writers
and their readings of William Shakespeare’s work. Presenting the journal
entries, letters, and criticisms by Coleridge,
Keats, Woolf, Olson, Berryman, Ginsburg, and Ted Hughes, Leinwand demonstrates
the changing interpretation of Shakespeare’s work throughout the ages. This in-depth
analysis presents literature in communication across ages, meditating on the
works that became the foundation of English literature. The event is free.
Sunday, May 22, 2:00 p.m.
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
Don’t be shy! Share your latest short story, poem, flash
memoir or excerpt from a novel-in progress.
Sign-up begins at 1:30 p.m. The reading will be followed by a reception. This
event is free.
Monday, May 23, 2016, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Busboys and Poets
1025 5th Street NW,
Washington, D.C. 20001
My Father is in
Prison tells the story of Louis, a boy who creates imaginative stories to
hide the fact that his father is in prison. Heartwarming as it is
heartbreaking, Patrick Baker’s book looks with the eyes of a child at a growing
national issue. Where 2.7 million children have a parent in prison, the book
gives context and language for children to see a reflection of what they may be
going through. The event is free.
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