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SUMMARY:Attend INNER VIEWS Art Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:“Inner Views” is a collective musing on home\, family\, and community by a group of Fourteen contemporary artists. \nIn the show\, artists from varying cultures and artistic traditions use a range of different mediums to express personal ideas about domesticity and beyond. \n*Participating artists: Ariel Dannielle; Brill Adium; Chloe Alexander; Demetri Burke; Samuel Dunson; Jurell Cayetano; Gerald Lovell; Jennifer Mack-Watkins; Tyreek Morrison; Petie Parker; Paper Frank; Mario Petrirena; Honey Pierre; Michael Reese \n*One Contemporary Gallery is open Fridays & Saturdays from 11:00am-5:00pm (OR by appointment) \nADDRESS: 395 Edgewood Ave\, Atlanta\, GA 30312
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/attend-inner-views-art-exhibition/2026-03-06/
LOCATION:One Contemporary Gallery\, 395 Edgewood Ave. SE\, Atlanta\, 30312
CATEGORIES:Art + Design,Books
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SUMMARY:Personal Narrative Creative Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a story you want to tell? In this 8-week personal narrative workshop\, you’ll learn how to shape your lived experiences into a compelling story and build confidence in your writing practice. We’ll spend time delving into memory\, understanding the role of research\, and learning the narrative elements of craft. You’ll have a chance to get feedback on your writing and join a community of like-minded writers. Whether you’ve never written before or you’ve already dipped your toe into creative nonfiction\, this workshop is perfect for beginner and intermediate writers.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/personal-narrative-creative-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:wild Aster Books\, 3460 Chamblee Dunwoody Way\, Chamblee\, GA\, 30341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:Hidden History: Recounting the Shanghai Jewish Story
DESCRIPTION:Exhibit explores the history of the diverse\, resettled Jewish community in Shanghai\, including German and Austrian Jews who desperately escaped the Nazis during the Holocaust.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/hidden-history-recounting-the-shanghai-jewish-story/2026-04-22/
LOCATION:The Breman Museum\, 1440 Spring Street NW\, Atlanta\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:Transtraterrestrial: Dark Matter and Black Divinities -- Sage Ni’Ja Whitson in conversation with Daniel Coleman
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place on Crowdcast\, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free\, but registration is required. Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/transtraterrestrial \nCharis welcomes Sage Ni’Ja Whitson in conversation with Daniel Coleman for a celebration of Transtraterrestrial: Dark Matter and Black Divinities\, a two part book reimagining dark matter and the dark. \nTranstraterrestrial is an experimental book that documents Sage Ni’Ja Whitson’s groundbreaking performance pieces\, blending African Diasporic practices with innovative methodologies to explore themes of gender\, sexuality\, race\, and spirit. Divided into two parts–The Unarrival Experiments and Counterproposals–the work delves into the mysteries of dark matter\, dark energy\, and Blackness through a Black\, Queer\, and Transembodied lens. \nIn the performances of The Unarrival Experiments\, the audience is led on a cosmic journey guided by the space conductor\, Trans Trappist the Extraterrestrial. This section of the book traverses the dark as both an ancestor and embodied transgender technology\, asking profound questions: How do you perceive what cannot be seen? What if Blackness refuses to arrive\, existing in the realm of the unarrival? Counterproposals delves into Yoruba Cosmology\, astrophysics\, and the concept of the “blackest black\,” to explore a Black Futurity where queerness and transness are celebrated and centered. The book includes a fusion of letters\, poems\, photographs\, and speculative writings. Color images throughout the book invite readers into the immersive worlds of performance and installation\, offering a rich\, layered experience of Whitson’s unique artistic vision. \nAbout the Author \nSage Ni’Ja Whitson is a Queer & Transgender artist who works across media. Whitson’s anti-disciplinary constellation of art has received international awards and recognition\, including a DAAD Artist-in-Berlin Visual Arts Award\, Creative Capital Award\, two “Bessie” Awards\, Dance USA Fellowship Award\, and a United States Artist Fellowship Award. Via The Unarrival Experiments\, Whitson’s multi-form epic on dark matter and dark energy\, they exemplify a critical intersection of the sacred and conceptual in science\, technology\, art\, and text. Whitson’s writing has been supported by the Camargo Foundation\, Bogliasco Study Center\, and Hedgebrook\, and has been featured in their award-winning performances (such as Oba Qween Baba King Baba) and festival commissions (BAM Next Wave Art\, Tanzkongress). They are currently a professor of Black Study at the University of California\, Riverside\, recently serving as the department’s inaugural chair (2023-2025). Whitson is the great-grandchild of a root worker and a proud legacy bearer\, ritual leader\, and practitioner of familial and ancestral Spiritual traditions. \nAbout the Conversation Partner \nDaniel Coleman\, PhD (he/they) is an Assistant Professor in the Institute for Women’s\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University. Daniel is a performance artist\, dancer/choreographer\, poet\, and transdisciplinary artist-scholar who prioritizes both performance mediums and written scholarship. They are the author of Refusals and Reinventions: Engendering New Black and Indigenous Life Across the Americas (Ohio State University Press\, 2024). \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\, you may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instructions here. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. \nBy attending our event\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/transtraterrestrial-dark-matter-and-black-divinities-sage-nija-whitson-in-conversation-with-daniel-coleman/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own -- Gwendolyn Kiste in conversation with E.R. Anderson
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast\, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free\, but registration is required for virtual attendance. Register to attend virtually – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/the-haunted-houses-she-calls-her-own. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of this page to be sure you can participate in the event. \nCharis welcomes Gwendolyn Kiste in conversation with E.R. Anderson in celebration of The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own\, a short story collection full of gothic tales of body horror\, the supernatural\, and unapologetic resistance. \nCelebrated author Gwendolyn Kiste cordially invites you to explore The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own. Enter a world possessed by recriminations from bygone eras\, where the regrets and malice of years past still reverberate and shape our doom. Here\, morally complex women and queer antiheroines swim against the current of a social structure that serves as a spectral prison in these layered stories of the weird and the Other. \nKnown for crafting bold metafictional narratives that grapple with challenging social issues\, Kiste’s unwavering voice deftly weaves a siren’s song of resilience and survival. Included among the short stories in this collection are the Bram Stoker Award-winning “The Eight People Who Murdered Me (Excerpt From Lucy Westenra’s Diary)\,” “The Girls From the Horror Movie\,” “The Sea Witch of the World’s Fair\,” and other riveting new gothic tales of body horror\, the supernatural\, and unapologetic resistance. \nAbout the Author \nGwendolyn Kiste is the four-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens\, Reluctant Immortals\, Boneset & Feathers\, Pretty Marys All in a Row\, and The Haunting of Velkwood. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in outlets including Lit Hub\, Nightmare\, Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy\, CrimeReads\, Titan Books\, The Lineup\, and The Dark. She’s a Lambda Literary Award winner\, and her fiction has also received the This Is Horror Award for Novel of the Year as well as nominations for the Shirley Jackson\, Premios Kelvin\, Ignotus\, and Dragon Awards. Originally from Ohio\, she now resides on an abandoned horse farm outside of Pittsburgh with her husband\, their excitable calico cat\, and not nearly enough ghosts. Find her online at gwendolynkiste.com \nAbout the Conversation Partner \nCharis Circle Executive Director\, Errol “E.R.” Anderson (he/him) manages the fiscal and daily operations of Charis Circle\, and is always interested in the ways our communities can share skills and resources. A native Atlantan\, E.R. came to Charis as one of the founding members of the Young Writer’s Group in 1997\, and has enjoyed helping build connections between communities of activists\, artists\, and academics in this city ever since. E.R. co-facilitates the Gender Creative Parenting Collective\, Q/T Youth Game Night\, and our Trans and Friends support group. When not at Charis\, E.R. is working on a novel\, And Let God Sort Them Out. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event. \nCharis Books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on site van accessible parking\, two ramps\, and additional overflow accessible parking nearby. Additional accessibility information can be found on the Accessibility page of our website. \nIn-person event guidelines:\n– All attendees must wear a face mask during the event.\n– We will begin seating people at 7:00 PM ET.\n– This event will be live-streamed via Crowdcast. Register to attend virtually – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/the-haunted-houses-she-calls-her-own\n– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations\, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\, you may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instructions here. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. \nBy attending our event\, whether in person or virtually\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/the-haunted-houses-she-calls-her-own-gwendolyn-kiste-in-conversation-with-e-r-anderson/
LOCATION:Charis Books & More\, 184 S Candler Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:Kink for Dummies: Jaime M. Grant in Conversation with Ignacio G. Hutía Xeiti Rivera\, Asha Leong\, and tia marie
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast\, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free\, but registration is required for virtual attendance. Register to attend virtually – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/kink-for-dummies. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of this page to be sure you can participate in the event. \nCharis welcomes Jaime M. Grant in conversation with editor Ignacio G. Hutía Xeiti Rivera and contributors Asha Leong and tia marie for a celebration of Kink for Dummies\, an exciting\, safe\, and fun guide to a spicier side of sex. \nKink For Dummies is a safe\, positive\, and easy-to-read roadmap to expanding (and exploring ) your sexual and personal horizons. It walks you through kink basics\, shattering stigmas and myths as it goes\, and explains how you can integrate these unique-to-you desires into your life using a mutual consent and respect framework. \nThis book offers you multiple avenues to explore and play with your fantasies and provides step-by-step guidance on communication strategies\, practices\, and agreements you’ll need to understand and implement so you can safely discover what you and your partner(s) enjoy the most. \nInside: \nStraightforward and non-judgmental kink fundamentals\, including bondage\, role playing\, fantasy\, domination and submission\, and more\nStrategies for overcoming common challenges and fears\nTechniques for finding your community and navigating a kinky lifestyle\, regardless of your age\nA thrilling and informative exploration of mutually rewarding sexual experiences\, Kink For Dummies is a fun and shame-free guide to connecting with your sexuality. \nAbout the Author \nDr. Jaime M. Grant\, author of Kink For Dummies\, Polyamory For Dummies\, and Great Sex: Mapping Your Desire\, is an Irish American sexpert\, grassroots researcher\, and activist who has been involved in LGBTQ\, women’s\, and racial justice movements since the early 90s. Having survived sexist violence and anti-lesbian disownment as a youth\, Dr. Grant became a go-to resource on gender and sex among her peers and colleagues as a matter of survival. \nThis led to doctoral study in gender and sexuality and the creation of experiential and visual art workshops on desire\, friendship\, and repair\, which she has offered for 20+ years at community centers and universities throughout the United States and human rights convenings around the globe – including Russia\, China\, South Korea\, Vietnam\, the Philippines\, Cyprus\, Kenya\, South Africa\, New Zealand\, and Mauritius. \nAlong the path to developing Desire Mapping\, Grant spearheaded a number of transformational grassroots research projects\, including serving as principal investigator for the National LGBTQ Task Force’s ground-breaking reports on aging\, Outing Age 2010 and anti-transgender discrimination\, Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey (2011). In 2018\, she co-edited Friendship as Social Justice Activism with Niharika Banerjea\, Rohit Dasgupta\, and Debanuj DasGupta. In 2019\, she launched the first National LGBTQ+ Women’s Community Survey with legendary activist/writer\, Urvashi Vaid\, publishing its key findings in “We Never Give Up the Fight” and “What’s Killing Us” with the National Center for LGBTQ Rights (NCLR). \nAbout the Conversation Partners \nIgnacio G. Hutía Xeiti Rivera\, M.A. (they/elle) is the founding co-director of Heal Sweet Home (formerly\, The HEAL Project). They are a queer trans non-binary educator\, writer\, and cultural sociologist dedicated to advancing sexual liberation and healing from sexual and relational harm\, especially childhood sexual abuse. They specialize in community-led solutions and alternative kink healing modalities. With over 30 years of experience\, Ignacio integrates economic justice\, anti-racist\, mujerista\, LGBTQI\, and sex-positive movements into their work\, creating transformative spaces where abolition and healing converge. \nAsha Leong is healer\, coach and trainer focused on helping queer\, trans\, people of color thrive. Asha has a deep passion for helping people heal\, understand\, create\, and manifest their personal vision of sexual. Asha founded the Sexual Liberation Collective which is an intentional collective of people who are passionate about healing and sexual liberation in 2012. Through her practice DreamingDesires.com Asha help’s queer\, trans\, people of color heal from trauma\, create relationships\, life plan\, name their desires\, build queer family and manifest their personal vision of sexual liberation into the world. \ntia marie (she/her) is a writer\, visionary\, and hedonist born and bred on the 3rd Coast of Houston\, Texas. Her work moves through the intersections of eroticism and liberation\, crafting worlds where the sacred and the secular live side by side. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event. \nCharis Books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on site van accessible parking\, two ramps\, and additional overflow accessible parking nearby. Additional accessibility information can be found on the Accessibility page of our website. \nIn-person event guidelines:\n– All attendees must wear a face mask during the event.\n– We will begin seating people at 7:00 PM ET.\n– This event will be live-streamed via Crowdcast. Register to attend virtually – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/kink-for-dummies.\n– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations\, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\, you may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instructions here. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. \nBy attending our event\, whether in person or virtually\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/kink-for-dummies-jaime-m-grant-in-conversation-with-ignacio-g-hutia-xeiti-rivera-asha-leong-and-tia-marie/
LOCATION:Charis Books & More\, 184 S Candler Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:The Banned Book Bunch - Story Time!
DESCRIPTION:This is a free\, in-person only event\, which takes place at Charis Books and More. Please read the event details to be sure you can participate in this group. \nCharis Books and More is excited to bring our community a monthly space to celebrate diverse stories for young readers. Each month we will have a read-aloud and short discussion featuring a banned or challenged picture book — and every now and then\, you may be surprised by a guest author or illustrator. All ages welcome but the books this group reads are geared towards kids ages 3-7. Come for a story time\, stay for a snack & community building. \nThis group will meet monthly at Charis\, on a Saturday from noon to 1:00pm ET. Follow @charisbooksandmore on Instagram and check out the Events calendar on the Charis website to stay updated on future dates. \nThis group is hosted by Ain Heath Drew. Ain is an award-winning author whose first love is writing beautiful stories for children. Drew has published three picture books\, Ari J.’s Kinky\, Curly Crown\, Ari J.’s Firefly Rescue\, and Ayo’s Adventure: Across the African Diaspora from Afro to Zulu. By day\, she’s a reading interventionist inspired by the impact and transformative power of words. Her goal is for all children to experience the joy of immersing themselves in the magic of books. \nWhat will The Banned Book Bunch be reading this year? \nMarch: Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love\nApril: Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty\nMay: Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña\nJune & July – SUMMER BREAK\, NO STORY TIME\nAugust: The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson\nSeptember: Sofia Valdez\, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts\nOctober: Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman by Nancy K. Mays and Sharice Davids\nNovember: Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine by Hannah Moushabeck \nEvent Details\n– Masks are required for adults in the audience and are optional for children\n– There will be a mix of chair and floor seating. We will begin seating people at 11:30 AM.\n– After the reading\, we will provide kid-friendly snacks on the front porch.\n– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event. \nTo request specific accessibility accommodations\, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304. \nAccessibility \nCharis has both stairs and an elongated ramp at the entrance. Accessible parking is to the left of the building. Charis Books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on site van accessible parking\, two ramps\, and additional overflow accessible parking nearby. Most of our shelves are on wheels and can be moved to provide additional access. The insides are all level and flat with ramps to access various areas of the space. Our bathrooms are wheelchair accessible and gender neutral with motion activated fixtures. Both bathrooms have wheelchair accessible baby changing tables. Our directional signs are written in braille. Please contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event. \nBy attending this event\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/the-banned-book-bunch-story-time/
LOCATION:Charis Books & More\, 184 S Candler Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:Sara A. H. Butler: The Atlanta Speedway
DESCRIPTION:Come see Sarah Butler\, author of Fortune and Folly: The Weird and Wonderful Life of the South’s Most Eccentric Millionaire\, for a talk and Q&A about the history of Candler Speedway\, Atlanta’s first major racetrack. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nThere is free parking on site on each side of the depot and there is also street parking. We are also accessible by Marta bus routes – 193\, 142\, 95.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/sara-a-h-butler-the-atlanta-speedway/
LOCATION:Hapeville Depot Museum\, 620 South Central Avenue\, Hapeville\, 30354\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:Reconnecting to the Body: A Virtual Writing Workshop with Leticia Urieta
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is free and takes place on Zoom. Register here to receive the workshop link – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/h1-u_0BoRiaA0gVHs4F2vA#/registration. PLEASE NOTE: You must register using an email address that is connected to a Zoom account. This is a security measure to minimize bots and ill-intentioned attendees. \nCharis welcomes author Leticia Urieta for Reconnecting to the Body\, a virtual writing workshop. \nAbout the workshop \nThe body carries our stories\, but sometimes delving into these stories can be difficult and painful to navigate. We have to engage in acts of radical and deep reflection to fully embody and write about the traumas\, beauty\, pain and healing that our bodies are capable of holding. This generative online workshop will ask you to engage in these acts of radical reflection to explore your relationships to the body through a variety of writing exercises. We will explore how writers embody their experiences through poetry and prose by studying contemporary poets and writers who are engaging with discussions about the body and chronic illness\, pain\, trauma and healing. Participants will be encouraged to engage more deeply with their writing and have the opportunity to share their work. \nAbout Leticia Urieta \nLeticia Urieta (she/her/hers) is a Tejana writer from Austin\, TX. She works as a teaching artist and freelance writer and editor. She is a graduate of Agnes Scott College and holds an MFA in Fiction writing from Texas State University. Her chapbook\, The Monster\, published in 2018 from LibroMobile Press. Her hybrid collection\, Las Criaturas\, was published in 2021 by Flowersong Press and was a finalist for the Sergio Troncoso Award for Best First Book of Fiction 2022 from the Texas Institute of Letters. Her poetry chapbook\, Offerings to a Tumbled Temple was published in 2025 from Purple Ink Press and her dark fiction collection\, The Remedy is the Disease\, is forthcoming in spring 2026 from Undertaker Books. You can learn more about Leticia’s work at https://leticiaaurieta.com/ \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\, follow the instructions here to turn them on. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. \nBy attending our event\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/reconnecting-to-the-body-a-virtual-writing-workshop-with-leticia-urieta/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:Dyke Desires: A Lesbian Visibility Day Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Dyke Desires\, our annual open mic in celebration of Lesbian Visibility Day! We had such a good time with y’all last year\, we had to come back for seconds! \nJoin us for an open mic designed for your lesbian poetry\, short fiction\, music\, and dyke drama (no judgement)! Bring us your recountings of love at first sight\, U-Haul woes\, piercing and tattoo chronicles\, staying besties with your ex\, kinky explorations\, and Subaru adventures – we want it all! \nWe will have a sign-up sheet for readers and performers available at the front at 6:00pm. The open mic will begin at 6:30pm ET. Each reader will have 3-5 minutes to share. \nThis open mic will be hosted by Phoenix YZ! Phoenix YZ (published as P.D. Battle) is an author\, civic leader\, and performance poet currently residing in Atlanta\, Ga. In addition to cultivating music\, theatre\, and literature\, to ignite social change she is also an emcee\, a former member of nationally competitive slam teams\, and a devoted curator and contributor of community arts engagement efforts throughout the southeast. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, especially to those who have no income or low income\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Charis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities\, work for social justice\, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. Donate in-person or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate. \nEvent guidelines:\n– All attendees must wear a face mask during the event.\n– We will begin seating people at 6:00PM EST. Open mic sign up will begin at 6:00PM EST. The open mic will begin at 6:30pm ET.\n– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations including ASL interpretation\, please contact info@chariscircle.org or call the store at 404-524-0304. \nBy attending our event\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/dyke-desires-a-lesbian-visibility-day-open-mic/
LOCATION:Charis Books & More\, 184 S Candler Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T200000
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SUMMARY:Eco Revolution: Maya Penn in Conversation with Hannah Testa
DESCRIPTION:Activists and authors Maya Penn and Hannah Testa discuss Eco Revolution: Climate Justice\, Community\, and the Fight for Our Planet. \nThis event takes place at the Decatur Library. This event is free and open to the public but registration is requested. RSVP here – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eco-revolution-maya-penn-in-conversation-with-hannah-testa-tickets-1986218861081?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl \nCharis and the Georgia Center for the Book welcome activists and authors Maya Penn and Hannah Testa for a celebration of Penn’s book\, Eco Revolution: Climate Justice\, Community\, and the Fight for our Planet\, which is a humanized and eye-opening journey through the past\, present\, and future of one of the most crucial topics of our time: Climate change. \nThis is a time unlike any other in human history. With the ever-growing threat of the climate crisis looming and putting the whole world on the edge of its seat\, we have not only entered into a brand new once-in-a-generation era of social and environmental justice advocacy — but the deep-rooted overlap between environmental crises and inequities that have been spotlighted in an unprecedented elevation of awareness. \nThis book chronicles untold sustainability history\, highlights the stories of unsung eco-warrior heroes\, and shares solutions for a more sustainable and equitable world. With 15 years of hands-on experience in the environmental activism space\, award-winning environmental activist Maya Penn’s unique voice has become one of the most sought after. \nEco Revolution explores our collective connection to the natural world through inherited ecology and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) passed down through indigenous cultures throughout the world as people worked in partnership with naturally occurring ecosystems to create thriving\, functional societies and how this has translated to our modern understanding about sustainability. \nPenn will take a comprehensive look at the current green movements around the world and how sustainable living can be reclaimed via the work of these groups\, and the ways in which we can deploy creativity to bring about real change. Finally\, readers will be confronted by the future—and how we can remain optimistic in the midst of looming crisis. \nAbout the conversation partners: \nMaya Penn is an award winning Gen Z environmental justice activist\, founder\, multidisciplinary artist\, animator\, filmmaker\, 3 time TEDTalk speaker\, writer\, and author. She’s CEO of the sustainable fashion brand Maya’s Ideas which she started in 2008 at just 8 years old. She leads environmental and humanitarian nonprofit MI4TP which she launched in 2011\, and her own film and animation production company Upenndo! Productions. Maya has received a commendation from President Obama for Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Stewardship. As a global educator\, Maya’s talks have been translated into over 100 languages\, and her books have been used in curriculum globally. \nHannah Testa is a nationally recognized environmental advocate and the founder of Hannah4Change. For more than a decade\, she has led campaigns focused on plastic pollution\, climate action\, and youth empowerment\, reaching tens of thousands of people worldwide. Her leadership has earned major national recognition\, including being named to Teen Vogue’s 21 Under 21 in 2020 and featured in PEOPLE Magazine’s “10 Girls Changing the World” the same year. Through education\, policy advocacy\, and grassroots organizing\, Hannah continues to champion a more sustainable and just future. She has delivered presentations to more than 30\,000 people worldwide and helped launch groundbreaking initiatives. She created Plastic Pollution Awareness Day in 2017 and 2018\, reaching national audiences\, and influenced Fulton County\, Georgia’s decision to eliminate single-use plastics from government properties. In 2020\, she helped introduce the federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act—the most comprehensive plastic and packaging bill ever proposed in the United States. She is the author of Taking on the Plastics Crises. \nAbout the venue:\n– Masks are encouraged but not required.\n– This event takes place in the auditorium of the Decatur Library. It is fully wheelchair accessible with free parking right outside the building. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Charis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities\, work for social justice\, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. Donate via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. \nBy attending our event\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/eco-revolution-maya-penn-in-conversation-with-hannah-testa/
LOCATION:Decatur Library\, 215 Sycamore St.\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:Kidliterate Book Club Reads: Rumble Fish
DESCRIPTION:Kidliterate invites you to join a group of quirky adults who enjoy reading and discussing Young Adult and Middle Reader books. Drop-ins welcome! The Kidliterate Book Club meets on Zoom on the 4th Tuesday of every month\, 7-8:30 PM EST. \nRegistration is required\, register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/53H41bEaTmaubGLTIzcvMg \nPLEASE NOTE: You must register using an email address that is connected to a Zoom account. This is a security measure to minimize bots and ill-intentioned attendees. \nThis month’s book is Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton \nFrom the author of the international bestseller The Outsiders comes a “stylistically superb” novel that “packs a punch that will leave readers of any age reeling” (SLJ\, starred review). \nRusty-James is the number one tough guy among the junior high kids who hang out and shoot pool at Benny’s. He’s proud of his reputation\, but what he wants most of all is to be just like his older brother\, the Motorcycle Boy. Whenever Rusty-James gets in over his head\, the Motorcycle Boy has always been there to bail him out. Then one day Rusty-James’ world comes apart\, and the Motorcycle boy isn’t around to pick up the pieces. What now? \nLike Hinton’s groundbreaking classic The Outsiders\, Rumble Fish was adapted into a movie by Francis Ford Coppola and remains as relevant as ever in its exploration of sibling relationships\, the importance of role models\, and the courage to think independently. \n2026 Book Club Picks:\nJanuary: The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon\nFebruary: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz\nMarch: Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson\nApril: Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton\nMay: The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers\nJune: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher\nThe event is free and open to all people\, especially to those who have no income or low income right now\, but we encourage and appreciate a solidarity donation in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate via this link: www.chariscircle.org/donate \nCharis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities\, work for social justice\, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. \nBy attending any Charis Circle virtual event you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/kidliterate-book-club-reads-rumble-fish/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T064029
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SUMMARY:The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World -- Vicky Osterweil in conversation with Carrie Miller
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast\, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free\, but registration is required for virtual attendance. Register to attend virtually – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/extended-universe. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of this page to be sure you can participate in the event. \nCharis welcomes Vicky Osterweil in conversation with Carrie Miller in celebration of The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World\, a provocative history of Disney’s rise to cultural dominance. \nIn The Extended Universe\, Vicky Osterweil takes us on a quest to discover how Disney’s “imagineers” have made it impossible to reflect on the wonders of growing up without thinking of Disney’s movies\, amusement parks\, and merchandising. Drawing on extensive interviews with filmmakers\, screenwriters\, union organizers\, and Disney “adults” alike\, Osterweil unearths reactionary political commitments and maleficent legal maneuvers so cartoonishly evil they would make one of Walt’s own animated villains blush. \nAlong the way\, Osterweil braids together corporate skullduggery with a not entirely unsympathetic analysis of some of Disney’s most famous movies. The result is an entertaining and convincing case that Disney’s entire business model has been built upon a ruthless and fanatical insistence on intellectual property rights–from Steamboat Willie to Avengers: Infinity War and beyond \nAbout the Author \nVicky Osterweil is a Philadelphia-based writer\, agitator\, and worker whose first book\, In Defense of Looting\, described historical struggles for liberation in the US. She is a member of the anarchist journal CAW and has written about the intersections of film\, politics\, and culture for publications such as The Paris Review\, Art in America\, Al Jazeera America\, The Baffler\, Dissent\, Lux Magazine\, and The New Inquiry\, where she was also a culture editor for many years. \nAbout the Conversation Partner \nCarrie Miller is a filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist focused on telling queer stories through film\, art\, and history. Their work explores queerness as both identity and action—pushing boundaries and creating space for underrepresented voices. They founded Lavender Lens and collaborate with LGBTQ+ organizations like Out on Film\, Queer Film Alliance\, The Bakery Atlanta\, Charis Books & More\, and Touching Up Our Roots to build community through storytelling. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event. \nCharis Books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on site van accessible parking\, two ramps\, and additional overflow accessible parking nearby. Additional accessibility information can be found on the Accessibility page of our website. \nIn-person event guidelines:\n– All attendees must wear a face mask during the event.\n– We will begin seating people at 7:00 PM ET.\n– This event will be live-streamed via Crowdcast. Register to attend virtually – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/extended-universe\n– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations\, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\, you may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instructions here. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. \nBy attending our event\, whether in person or virtually\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/the-extended-universe-how-disney-killed-the-movies-and-took-over-the-world-vicky-osterweil-in-conversation-with-carrie-miller/
LOCATION:Charis Books & More\, 184 S Candler Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T203000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Showcase
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast\, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free\, but registration is required for virtual attendance. Register to attend virtually -https://www.crowdcast.io/c/spring-2026-poetry-showcase. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of this page to be sure you can participate in the event. \nIn honor of National Poetry Month\, Charis presents an exciting showcase of poets! Adedayo Agarau (The Years of Blood)\, Kameryn Alexa Carter (Antediluvian)\, nawa angel a.h. (Waling waling palpitations)\, and Maura Modeya (SAPPHO TERROR) represent a range of voices and styles in contemporary poetics. Join us virtually or in-person to explore these “small bites” of each poet’s larger works\, which are sure to leave you hungry for more! \nAbout the Poets \nAdedayo Agarau is the author of The Years of Blood\, winner of the Poetic Justice Institute Editor’s Prize for BIPOC Writers (Fordham University Press\, Fall 2025). He is a Wallace Stegner Fellow ‘25\, a Cave Canem Fellow and a 2024 Ruth Lilly-Rosenberg Fellowship finalist. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Agbowó Magazine: A Journal of African Literature and Art and a Poetry Reviews Editor for The Rumpus. He is the author of the chapbooks Origin of Name (African Poetry Book Fund\, 2020) and The Arrival of Rain (Vegetarian Alcoholic Press\, 2020). \nKameryn Alexa Carter is a black poet. She is founding co-editor of Emergent Literary\, an online journal for the work of black and brown artists. Her work has appeared in Bennington Review\, Phoebe Journal\, Torch Literary Arts\, The Best American Poetry\, Portable Gray\, and elsewhere. She was a Pushcart Prize winner\, and is the author of Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh (Bloomsbury Academic\, 2025) and Antediluvian (University of Pittsburgh Press\, 2026). She can be found dictating lines to her phone while speeding down the freeway\, interrupting the meditative act of putting ground coffee in the stovetop coffee pot to jot down a word or phrase\, or writing in 6/4 time\, trying to keep up with the Mingus record spinning on the player across the room. \nnawa angel a.h.\, widely known as Moonyeka\, is a chimeric creator with a multi-embodied presence in performance\, qt nightlife\, writing\, experimental media\, teaching artistry and divination praxis. They center kilig as a compass to conjure erotically charged revolutions with animistic unapology\, risque’\, and Ilocano imagination. \nnawa’s past publications can be found in smoke and mold; Khôra; The Holy Hour anthology by Working Girls Press; Seventh Wave’s On Queer Family Anthology; Instruction Manual for a New Era with \nPNW Conceptual Art Center; and Lilac Peril. They have been the recipient of residencies\, awards and fellowships including Tin House\, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art CXL\, In Surreal Life\, George Newsome Humanitarian Award\, Mary Gates Research Award\, Arc Fellowship\, and Andy Warhol Foundation’s Precipice Fund Award. \nnawa exists in the in-between\, frequently emerging on Tongva\, Chumash\, Chinook\, Puyallup\, Duwamish lands; the Coast Salish sea. Waling waling palpitations is their first book. \nMaura Modeya is a poet from northern Minnesota. Their work attends to the lived-in world and what haunts it\, focusing on insomnia\, the ghost of Sappho\, U.S. empire violence\, queer ecologies\, and the reclamation of public space through wheatpasting. She holds an MFA from Naropa University and currently lives in Atlanta. Maura’s debut poetry collection SAPPHO TERROR is forthcoming from Prroblem Press April 2026. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event. \nIn-person event guidelines:\n– All attendees must wear a face mask.\n– We will begin seating people at 7:00 PM ET.\n– This event will be live-streamed via Crowdcast. Register to attend virtually -https://www.crowdcast.io/c/spring-2026-poetry-showcase\n– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations\, please contact info@chariscircle.org or call the store at 404-524-0304. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\, you may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instructions here. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. \nBy attending our event\, whether virtually or in-person\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/poetry-showcase/
LOCATION:Charis Books & More\, 184 S Candler Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:Antifascist Dad: Urgent Conversations with Young People in Chaotic Times -- Matthew Remski in conversation with Nathan Evans Fox
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place on Crowdcast\, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free\, but registration is required. Register her – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/antifascist-dad \nCharis welcomes Matthew Remski in conversation with Nathan Evans Fox for a celebration of Antifascist Dad: Urgent Conversations with Young People in Chaotic Times\, a guide for how to talk with kids about fascism — and what you can do about it. \nFrom hit shows like Adolescence to hand-wringing pieces in The Atlantic\, we’re being told that today’s boys are not ok. The algorithm feeds manosphere content straight to their screens. Brofluencers sell alpha answers to complex problems. And far-right radicalization is at a fever pitch. \nBut if there’s a crisis among young people in 2026\, it won’t be solved by talking about them. We should be talking to them: about their needs\, their fears\, the world they’re inheriting…and what they can do about it. We also need to get clear about why fascism appeals\, and why it doesn’t get anyone closer to real friendship\, belonging\, empowerment\, or self-worth. How\, despite what the manosphere tells them\, it’s the opposite of cool. \nConspirituality co-host Matthew Remski explores 12 urgent conversations for antifascist homes. He breaks down complex ideas in age-appropriate ways to help families understand: \n– The cultural\, political\, and economic landscape we’re in—and why the alt-right mirror world is so seductive to this generation of young people\n– Body-based tools and emotional regulation techniques to help kids ground their nervous systems\n– Strategies for practical community defense\, moral courage\, and defining your own role in antifascism\n– How to stand with marginalized classmates and scapegoated communities\n– The intersections of capitalism\, fascism\, cult dynamics\, and schoolyard politics\n– Why fear-based\, authoritarian\, or condescending parenting styles backfire\n– What antifascism has to do with equity\, ethics\, and belonging—and why it’s relevant to discussions of porn\, consent\, intimacy\, embodiment\, and gender \nThis book is written from Remski’s own perspective as a dad. It will resonate with parents and kids of all genders\, but it hits especially hard for parents of boys—the kids most actively targeted by alt-right messaging\, who must think hard about who they are within the system that makes them; about who they will stand with in dangerous times; and about what they need to learn to create safety\, care\, and community. \nAbout the Author \nMatthew Remski is an author and freelance journalist\, with bylines in The Walrus\, GEN by Medium\, TIME\, The Boston Globe\, and The Globe and Mail. He’s a former yoga teacher whose research is informed by his past experiences as a member of two cults. He’s published eight books of poetry\, fiction\, and nonfiction\, including Threads of Yoga: A Remix of Patanjali’s Sutras with Commentary and Reverie (2012). \nRemski has cohosted the Conspirituality podcast since 2020. With colleagues Derek Beres and Julian Walker\, he has appeared as an expert on COVID-era spirituality and political extremism for dozens of news outlets. In 2023\, they published Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat and Remski published Surviving Modern Yoga\, a republishing of Practice and All Is Coming\, in 2024. Antifascist Dad is his most recent book. Remski lives in Toronto with his partner and their two sons. \nAbout the Conversation Partner \nNorth Carolina–bred\, Nashville-based indie country artist Nathan Evans Fox writes songs that trace the fault lines between family\, faith\, labor\, and inheritance\, showcased on his forthcoming LP\, Heirloom\, out on May 29 via Free Dirt Records. Raised on four generations of family land in Glen Alpine\, North Carolina\, he grew up in a community shaped by mill closures\, factory layoffs\, and the slow erosion of working-class stability. His songwriting blends tenderness with clever turns of phrase and working-class critique\, creating space for listeners who don’t want to choose between their cultural roots and their hopes for a more just world. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\, you may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instructions at https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/10538231?hl=en. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. \nBy attending our event\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/antifascist-dad-urgent-conversations-with-young-people-in-chaotic-times-matthew-remski-in-conversation-with-nathan-evans-fox/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:Anchored\, Aligned\, Accountable: A Framework for Transcending Bullsh*t and Transforming Our Lives and Work -- Aiko Bethea in Conversation with LaTosha Brown
DESCRIPTION:This event is free and open to the public\, but registration is encouraged. Register here – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anchored-aligned-accountable-aiko-bethea-latosha-brown-tickets-1986826419304?aff=oddtdtcreator\nThis event takes place at the Auburn Avenue Research Library\, 101 Auburn Ave NE\, Atlanta\, GA 30303. Doors open at 3pm. Event begins promptly at 2:30pm. \nCharis and the Auburn Avenue Research Library welcome Aiko Bethea in conversation with LaTosha Brown for a celebration of Anchored\, Aligned\, Accountable\, which offers a bold new framework for successfully navigating complicated interactions at work\, at home\, and in all our relationships. \nBethea—leadership consultant and executive coach to Fortune 500 organizations\, and Founder and CEO of RARE Coaching and Consulting—and LaTosha Brown will discuss Bethea’s framework for self-leadership that offers a path for building the trust\, accountability\, and connection that is needed to transform today’s workplaces and our overall quality of life. \nWe’ve all had them—awkward interactions at work that could have gone differently\, misunderstandings at home that led to avoidable blowups. But what if those uncomfortable moments could become opportunities for personal transformation? \nRenowned leadership coach Aiko Bethea gives us an innovative and road-tested framework for learning to show up in any situation authentically and not as the people-pleasing or conflict-avoidant versions of ourselves that have become second nature to so many of us. \nBethea’s core insight is deceptively simple: meaningful trust comes from people being anchored in their values\, aligned in intention and impact\, and accountable to themselves and others. As Brene Brown writes in the foreword\, “In the quicksand of uncertainty that defines our organizations and communities\, this framework immediately felt like strong ground.” \nBethea draws on decades of real-life experience to show us the many forms that these scenarios can take\, offering practical advice to help us lead from our most genuine selves and deepen relationships in every part of our lives. In doing so\, she shows us how to transcend the bullshit we constantly encounter and meet each new day grounded in truth\, connected to our values\, and in control of not just what we do but who we become. \nAbout the author \nAiko Bethea has held executive roles in government\, philanthropic\, nonprofit\, and private sectors\, including the City of Atlanta and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She oversaw the development of leadership strategies for the Brene Brown Education and Research Group\, which she continues to support. Bethea is the founder of RARE Coaching & Consulting\, which provides leadership development to Fortune 100 leaders and global nonprofits. Recognized by Forbes and CultureAmp as a top anti-racism educator\, her work has been published in Harvard Business Review\, Forbes\, and the NYT Best Selling anthology\, You Are Your Best Thing. She holds a law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and a bachelor’s from Smith College \nAbout the conversation partner \nLaTosha Brown is a force of nature—a visionary thought leader\, groundbreaking institution builder\, cultural activist\, and dynamic artist whose impact reverberates across the realms of Black voting rights\, women’s empowerment\, and transformative philanthropy. As a vibrant nexus between the Civil Rights Movement\, the Black Power Movement\, and Black Lives Matter\, Brown harnesses her powerful platform to bridge disparate worlds and ignite change. \nAs the Co-Founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund and the Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute\, Brown has revolutionized Black voter registration and turnout. Her\ntireless work has not only raised millions for grassroots groups across the nation but has also directly granted over $40 million to organizations in the South and Midwest. These remarkable achievements are fueling a seismic shift in the political landscape\, amplifying the voices and power of marginalized Black communities. \nIn addition to her trailblazing work in voter advocacy\, LaTosha Brown is the visionary founder and co-anchor of the Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium. This audacious $100 million\, 10-year initiative is redefining philanthropy by investing in organizations led by Black women and girls in the South\, ensuring that every phase—from conception to execution—is deeply rooted in their experiences and leadership. \nHer groundbreaking work has earned her a spot on the 2024 Forbes 50 Over 50 Impact list and prestigious accolades such as Glamour Magazine’s “Women of the Year” in 2021\, the 2023 Women of Vision Award from the Ms. Foundation\, and the 2021 Rosa Parks Award\, among others. Brown’s influence is further recognized through her numerous fellowships\, including as a 2020 Hauser Leader and a 2020-2021 American Democracy Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School. \nFor more about LaTosha Brown’s transformative work and initiatives\, visit\nwww.ms.latoshabrown.com. \nAbout the Venue / Accessibility\n– Masks are encouraged but not required.\n– The entire building is wheelchair accessible with ramps\, including the front and back entrances. Both entrances have powered doors. There are wheelchair accessible bathroom stalls.\n– AARL has a free parking lot accessible via Courtland street. There are three dedicated wheelchair accessible parking spots. Please park and enter the library to get a guest pass and place it on your dashboard before getting settled in the auditorium. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Charis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities\, work for social justice\, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. Donate via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. \nBy attending our event\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/anchored-aligned-accountable-a-framework-for-transcending-bullsht-and-transforming-our-lives-and-work-aiko-bethea-in-conversation-with-latosha-brown/
LOCATION:Auburn Avenue Research Library\, 101 Auburn Ave. N.E.\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:Black Feminist Book Club Reads: The Gilda Stories
DESCRIPTION:The Black Feminist Book Club reads books written by Black transgender\, gender expansive\, and/or women writers\, which center the liberation\, struggle\, and lived experiences of oppressed people/marginalized groups through a Black feminist perspective. The group celebrates classic and contemporary Black authors of fiction and nonfiction\, all in the comfort of a historic feminist bookstore where many of these authors once read or shared their works! Our goal is for these texts to be welcoming and accessible regardless of your background or familiarity with the books. \nYemisi Combahee\, a senior organizer with Black Feminist Future is the facilitator of this group. All community members are invited to attend with the acknowledgment that this is a space that centers Black women and gender expansive folks’ thoughts\, creativity\, and lived experiences. We encourage folks to read the months book before our gathering but it is not required – come as you are\, regardless of how much you’ve read! \nThis group meets in-person at Charis on the first Sunday of each month at 3pm. \nAbout our May book: \nThe Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez \nBefore Buffy\, before Twilight\, before Octavia Butler’s Fledgling\, there was The Gilda Stories\, Jewelle Gomez’s sexy vampire novel. \nThis remarkable novel begins in 1850s Louisiana\, where Gilda escapes slavery and learns about freedom while working in a brothel. After being initiated into eternal life as one who “shares the blood” by two women there\, Gilda spends the next two hundred years searching for a place to call home. An instant lesbian classic when it was first published in 1991\, The Gilda Stories has endured as an auspiciously prescient book in its explorations of blackness\, radical ecology\, re-definitions of family\, and yes\, the erotic potential of the vampire story. \n2026 Books: \nJanuary: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw \nFebruary: A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross \nMarch: Gorilla\, My Love by Toni Cade Bambara \nMay: The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez \nJune: The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde \nJuly: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi \nAugust: The War Before: The True Life Story of Becoming a Black Panther\, Keeping the Faith in Prison\, and Fighting for Those Left Behind by Safiya Bukhari \nSeptember: Sassafrass\, Cypress & Indigo by Ntozake Shange \nOctober: Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da’Shaun L. Harrison \nNovember: Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga \nDecember: Concentrate: Poems by Courtney Faye Taylor \nIn-person event guidelines:\n– All attendees must wear a face mask.\n– We will begin seating people at 2:45 PM ET.\n– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations\, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304 \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate online at www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event. \nBy attending our event you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/black-feminist-book-club-reads-the-gilda-stories/
LOCATION:Charis Books & More\, 184 S Candler Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T190000
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SUMMARY:Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging -- Jamilah Lemieux in Conversation with Talley
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast\, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free\, but registration is required for virtual attendance – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/black-single-mother. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of this page to be sure you can participate in the event. Join us on the porch at 7:00pm ET for light refreshments and a chance to meet the author before the event begins! \nCharis welcomes Jamilah Lemieux in conversation with Talley for a discussion of Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging\, a personal meditation\, examination\, and tribute to Black single motherhood. \nWith her signature candid\, humorous\, and sometimes biting takes\, Jamilah Lemieux suffers no fools while also courageously revealing the scars of her own parenting journey and search for self-acceptance in a world that hates “baby mamas.” With a particular verve and relatability—honed in her many years among Black Twitter’s most prominent voices—Lemieux centers the complex reality of Black single motherhood: uncertainty and fierceness alike. \nBlack. Single. Mother. combines riveting personal essays\, infused with whip-smart cultural and historical analysis\, with twenty-one intimate first-person testimonies from a spectrum of Black single mothers. A long-overdue offering in celebration of the American matriarch most often maligned\, Black. Single. Mother. sets out to inspire a new cultural and community dialogue about this powerful figure as one profoundly deserving of love\, support\, and respect. \nAbout the Author\nJamilah Lemieux is a cultural critic and writer with a focus on issues of race\, gender\, and sexuality. A leading feminist thinker\, social influencer\, and millennial media darling\, Lemieux has written for a host of platforms\, including the Los Angeles Times\, The Nation\, Essence\, Playboy\, The Cut\, The Guardian\, Colorlines\, The Washington Post\, Wired\, Self\, Refinery29\, and Vanity Fair. She was prominently featured in Lifetime’s docuseries Surviving R. Kelly and Surviving R. Kelly 2: The Reckoning. She also appeared in A&E’s Secrets of Playboy. Lemieux penned the foreword for the anniversary editions of Michele Wallace’s Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman and Ann Petry’s Miss Muriel and Other Stories. Currently\, she writes a weekly advice column for Slate‘s “Care and Feeding” parenting section. She resides in Los Angeles with her daughter Naima. \nAbout the Conversation Partner \nTalley is one half of the podcast Jokes on You and can be found on social media at @talleyberrybaby. \nAbout our Partners \nSisterSong is a Southern based\, national membership organization; our purpose is to build an effective network of individuals and organizations to improve institutional policies and systems that impact the reproductive lives of marginalized communities. Learn more here. \nBlack Moms Connection is a global support community of 50\,000 and national non-profit providing financial support grants and culturally relevant resources to empower and educate the Black woman. Learn more here. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event. \nCharis Books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on site van accessible parking\, two ramps\, and additional overflow accessible parking nearby. Additional accessibility information can be found on the Accessibility page of our website. \nIn-person event guidelines:\n– Reception on the front porch at 7:00pm ET. Light refreshments provided.\n– All attendees must wear a face mask during the event.\n– We will begin seating people at 7:00 PM ET.\n– This event will be live-streamed via Crowdcast. Register to attend virtually – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/black-single-mother\n– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations\, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\, you may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instructions here. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. \nBy attending our event\, whether in person or virtually\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/black-single-mother-real-life-tales-of-longing-and-belonging-jamilah-lemieux-in-conversation-with-talley/
LOCATION:Charis Books & More\, 184 S Candler Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:Queer Ecologies Book Club Reads: What A Fish Looks Like
DESCRIPTION:Charis has a new book club! Beginning in January\, we are excited to bring y’all The Queer Ecologies Book Club with Charis bookseller & environmentalist extraordinaire\, Yarrow Koning at the helm! This now a permanent book club! Books for July – October will be announced soon. \nThis group will meet regularly in-person at Charis on the first Thursday of each month at 7pm. \nAbout the book club:\nQueer Ecologies is an emerging field that illuminates queerness in the natural world. Through a mix of non-fiction\, speculative fiction\, and poetry\, the Queer Ecologies Book Club introduces readers to the queer\, non-binary\, and downright bizarre beings found all over planet Earth. Simultaneously\, we consider what it means to live queerly on and practice care for this rapidly transforming planet we call home. The Queer Ecologies Book Club centers queer\, trans\, and gender expansive people\, ideas\, experiences\, and ways of being\, but is open to all community members. Participants are encouraged to read the month’s book before our gatherings. However\, doing so is not required – come as you are\, regardless of how much you’ve read! Participants are expected to treat each other with respect in all group conversations and interactions. \nAbout our May book: \nWhat A Fish Looks Like by Syr Hayati Beker \nWhat are the stories we need to survive? \nIn ten days\, the last spaceship is leaving for a new planet. Some of us will stay on Earth. How do we decide? \n#TeamEarth. Once upon a time\, the oceans were full of fish and the forests dark with brambles. Seb read about it in a book of fairy tales\, and memory means hope. \n#TeamShip. Adaptation means knowing when to walk away. Jay is ready. So their ex\, Seb\, shows up on the dance floor\, T-minus-10. What’s the harm in one last dance? \nWhat if the stories themselves are evolving? \nTold in margin notes\, posters\, letters scrawled on napkins\, and six retellings of classic fairy tales\, What A Fish Looks Like gathers the stories of a queer community co-creating one another through the strange landscapes of climate change\, wondering who is going to love us when there are not\, in fact\, plenty of fish in the sea. \n2026 Books:\n– February: Fearless\, Sleepless\, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment\, Poison\, Ecology\, Hidden Histories\, Zombies\, and Black Survival by Maria Pinto\n– March: Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian\n– April: Unfurl: Survivals\, Sorrows\, and Dreaming by Eli Clare\n– May: What A Fish Looks Like by Syr Hayati Beker\n– June: Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indiqueer Speculative Fiction edited by Joshua Whitehead\n– JULY – OCTOBER books coming soon! \nIn-person event guidelines:\n– All attendees must wear a face mask.\n– We will begin seating people at 6:45 PM ET.\n– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations\, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304 \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate online at www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event. \nBy attending our event you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.ability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/queer-ecologies-book-club-reads-what-a-fish-looks-like/
LOCATION:Charis Books & More\, 184 S Candler Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T193000
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SUMMARY:The Way Disabled People Love Each Other: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha with Aurielle Marie
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place in person at Charis and on Zoom. This event is free\, but registration is required for virtual attendance – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3LpJvTzOSSSSmzqFdaYy1Q#/registration. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of this page to be sure you can participate in the event. \nCharis welcomes Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha in celebration of The Way Disabled People Love Each Other\, a fierce crip reckoning with all the ways disabled people love each other\, in all our complexity. Leah will be joined by Aurielle Marie for this event! \nThe latest poetry collection by the award-winning author of Tonguebreaker\, Care Work\, and The Future Is Disabled. \nLambda Award-winning poet\, memoirist\, and disability justice movement worker Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha returns with their long-awaited fifth collection of poems\, written over five years of pandemic lockdown\, during which time they lost cherished friends and comrades and met their estranged parents’ end of life. \nThe Way Disabled People Love Each Other is a fierce crip reckoning with all the ways disabled people love each other\, in all our complexity. A book that will speak to any kind of griever\, but particularly disabled QTBIPOC ones sitting with the endless mass grief and possibility of this time\, and those with violent family from whom we still yearn to claw out beauty from the trauma rubble. It’s a road map for survivors looking for something that’s neither a happy Hollywood ending nor a transformative justice fairy tale–not the healing we wished for\, but the healing we find anyway. \nThis collection is a rigorous\, rueful documentation of a specific time of pandemic fascist grief and possibility. Brimming with odes\, elegies\, and mourning songs\, these poems sparkle like switchblades and offer new possibilities for love\, grief\, and memory. \nAbout the Author\nLEAH LAKSHMI PIEPZNA-SAMARASINHA (they/them) is a disabled writer\, disability and transformative justice cultural worker and notorious hot bitch of Burgher and Tamil Sri Lankan\, Irish and Ukrainian/Galician/Roma ascent. They are the author or co-editor of eleven books\, including The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies\, Love Notes\, and Mourning Songs; Beyond Survival: Stories and Strategies from the Transformative Justice Movement (co-edited with Ejeris Dixon); Tonguebreaker; and Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice. A Lambda and Jeanne Córdova Award winner\, five-time Publishing Triangle shortlister and longtime disabled QTBIPOC space maker\, they are currently building Living Altars\, connecting and building power by and for disabled QTBIPOC writers\, and the Stacey Park Milbern Liberation Art Residency\, North America’s only writers’ residency by and for disabled QTBIPOC writers. Raised in Worcester\, MA\, with roots in Toronto\, Seattle and Oakland\, they currently live in Lenapehoking/ Philadelphia. They are Jackie and Anna’s grandfemme\, a non-binary femme on the stoop\, a survivor and grown-up runaway making home and family. They are powered by hyperfocus\, the silence\, the cackle and the couch. Follow them at brownstargirl.org and their Substack\, Postcards from the End of the World (llps.substack.com). \nAbout Aurielle Marie \nAward-winning poet\, essayist\, and cultural strategist Aurielle Marie (they/she) is a Black queer storyteller\, political organizer\, and child of the Deep South by way of Atlanta. They earned their Bachelor’s in Social Justice Strategy and Hip-Hop Theory from Evergreen State College. Aurielle’s poetry debut\, Gumbo Ya Ya\, is the recipient of both the 2020 Cave Canem Prize and the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry\, and is out now with the University of Pittsburgh Press. In 2022\, they were chosen as Georgia Author of the Year for poetry following the debut of Gumbo Ya Ya. Aurielle is an Out Magazine Out100 Honoree. She currently lives and writes in Atlanta\, Georgia with her wife\, Zoë and her dog\, Lil’ Baldwin. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event. \nAccessibility\n– There will be ASL interpretation.\n– There will be CART captioning for virtual attendees.\n– All attendees must wear a KN94 face mask (or higher) during the event. Masks will be available.\n– Charis Books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on site van accessible parking\, two ramps\, and additional overflow accessible parking nearby.\n– Additional accessibility information can be found here – https://charisbooksandmore.com/accessibility\n– If you have accessibility needs that are not mentioned above – please don’t hesitate to reach out to please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304. \nIn-person event guidelines:\n– All attendees must wear a face mask during the event.\n– We will begin seating people at 7:00 PM ET.\n– This event will be live-streamed via Zoom. Register to attend virtually – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3LpJvTzOSSSSmzqFdaYy1Q#/registration\n– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines\, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304. \nBy attending our event\, whether in person or virtually\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/the-way-disabled-people-love-each-other-leah-lakshmi-piepzna-samarasinha-with-aurielle-marie/
LOCATION:Charis Books & More\, 184 S Candler Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T193000
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SUMMARY:Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr. -- An Evening with Lerone A. Martin
DESCRIPTION:This event is free and open to the public\, but registration is encouraged. Register here – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-king-the-making-of-martin-luther-king-jr-by-lerone-a-martin-tickets-1987356977217?aff=oddtdtcreator. This event takes place at the Auburn Avenue Research Library\, 101 Auburn Ave NE\, Atlanta\, GA 30303. Doors open at 6pm. Event begins promptly at 6:30pm. \nCharis and the Auburn Avenue Research Library welcome Lerone Martin for a celebration of Young King\, the origin story of the man\, minister\, and civil rights hero. \nWe know who Martin Luther King\, Jr. became\, but who was he at the beginning of his life? How did his youth inform his outlook and activism? \nBefore Martin Luther King\, Jr. was a civil rights leader\, a Nobel Laureate\, and a global hero\, he was an emotional boy\, a middling high school student devoted to fashion\, dancing\, and dating. Lerone A. Martin\, Faculty Director of the Martin Luther King Institute at Stanford University\, traces these roots to develop a fuller understanding of the influential preacher’s emotional life\, his youthful confusion about his future and career direction\, his teenage missteps\, and his inspiration to fight for justice. \nRevelatory\, humanizing\, and compassionate\, Young King unearths:\n– MLK’s Childhood on Auburn Avenue: his days as “Little Mike”—the ever-eager middle child and a precocious prankster—spent at Ebenezer Baptist Church and the Auburn Avenue Library in Atlanta\n– Early Encounters with Racism: his early experiences of segregation and the summers he spent on a Connecticut tobacco farm\, his first trip outside the Jim Crow South\n– College Life at Morehouse: his transformative time at Morehouse\, playing basketball\, hosting parties\, studying sociology\, and joining the Ministers’ Union\n– Path to Seminary and Activism: his winding path to seminary and the co-development of his activist consciousness\, his spiritual devotion\, and his relationship with Coretta\, his wife-to-be \nAs America undergoes another era of turmoil and change\, this powerful biography provides a vital roadmap for how greatness comes to light. This essential work is a testament to how history shapes a leader. \nYoung King includes rarely seen black-and-white photographs of an adolescent MLK from his high school days and college years. \nAbout the author \nLerone A. Martin is the Martin Luther King Jr. Centennial Professor in Religious Studies and director of the Martin Luther King\, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. Dr. Martin is an internationally recognized award-winning author and public speaker. His writing and commentary have been featured on the Today show\, the History Channel\, PBS\, NPR and C-SPAN as well as in the New York Times and The Boston Globe. He currently serves as a senior editor of the Martin Luther King\, Jr. Papers Project and was an adviser on the PBS documentary series Gospel. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. \nConversation Partner details to come! \nAbout the Venue / Accessibility\n– Masks are encouraged but not required.\n– The entire building is wheelchair accessible with ramps\, including the front and back entrances. Both entrances have powered doors. There are wheelchair accessible bathroom stalls.\n– AARL has a free parking lot accessible via Courtland street. There are three dedicated wheelchair accessible parking spots. Please park and enter the library to get a guest pass and place it on your dashboard before getting settled in the auditorium. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Charis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities\, work for social justice\, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. Donate via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. \nBy attending our event\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/young-king-the-making-of-martin-luther-king-jr-an-evening-with-lerone-a-martin/
LOCATION:Auburn Avenue Research Library\, 101 Auburn Ave. N.E.\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T064029
CREATED:20260330T140538Z
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SUMMARY:History on the Rocks: Puttin’ on the Ritz
DESCRIPTION:Save your spot early and enjoy discounted tickets — just $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers! Same-day price is $25. \nWe’re going to party like it’s 1928! On Wednesday\, May 13\, celebrate our centennial with us with a throwback to the 1920s\, at the iconic Swan House. For one night only\, we will be throwing a roaring lawn party\, complete with live jazz\, lawn games\, a live distillery demo\, and an incredible opportunity to explore our on-site mansion with your friends. It’s going to be the bees knees! \nFirst drink is on us! Each ticket comes with a drink ticket with additional drinks available for sale at an onsite bar.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/history-on-the-rocks-puttin-on-the-ritz/
LOCATION:Atlanta History Center\, GA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T064029
CREATED:20260414T203643Z
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SUMMARY:Meet Me There: Featuring Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and Megan Milks
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place on crowdcast\, Charis’ virtual event platform. Register here -https://www.crowdcast.io/c/may-2026-meet-me-there \n“Meet Me There” is a monthly intergenerational poetry\, fiction\, and creative non-fiction experience curated by trans/genderqueer poet and sound artist Samuel Ace. Writers exploring genre and gender boundaries will be a special focus of this series. Some months our readings will take place at Charis Books with an option to watch virtually\, and some months the event will be fully virtual\, so be sure to check the listing! \nMay’s featured writers are Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and Megan Milks in celebration of their books\, Terry Dactyl and Mega Milk: Essays on Family\, Fluidity\, Whiteness\, and Cows. \nFeatured Writers \nMattilda Bernstein Sycamore is the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of seven books\, and the editor of six anthologies. Her new novel\, Terry Dactyl\, was described by the New York Times Book Review as “a remarkably grounded look at what it means to be fully alive.” Her previous title\, Touching the Art\, was a finalist for a Washington State Book Award and a Pacific Northwest Book Award\, and her book The Freezer Door was a New York Times Editors’ Choice and a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. She’s currently working on a new anthology\, ACT UP Beyond New York: Stories and Strategies from a Movement to End the AIDS Crisis\, and her next book\, Social Distancing\, will be published in spring 2027. \nMegan Milks is the author of Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body\, shortlisted for the 2022 Lambda Literary Award in Transgender Fiction\, and Slug and Other Stories. Their new book\, Mega Milk: Essays\, was released this January from Feminist Press. They live in Brooklyn. \nHost & Curator \nSamuel Ace is a trans/genderqueer writer and sound artist. His latest books are I want to start by saying (Cleveland State University Poetry Center 2024)\, Our Weather Our Sea (Black Radish 2019)\, and Meet Me There: Normal Sex & Home in three days. Don’t wash. (Belladonna* 2019). Ace is the recipient of the Astraea Lesbian Writer Award and the Firecracker Alternative Book Award in Poetry\, as well as a repeat finalist for both the Lambda Literary Award and the National Poetry Series. Recent work can be found in Personal Best: Makers on Their Poems that Matter Most\, Essential Queer Voices of U.S. Poetry\, Fence\, BathHouse\, The Texas Review\, Poetry\, We Want it All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetry\, Best American Experimental Poetry\, and many other journals and anthologies. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\, you may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instructions here. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. \nBy attending our event\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/meet-me-there-featuring-mattilda-bernstein-sycamore-and-megan-milks/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T163000
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CREATED:20260417T162340Z
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SUMMARY:“Georgia’s Historical Recipes” with Valerie Frey Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a delightful presentation on Saturday May 16th at 3pm regarding historic foodways with Valerie J. Frey and her new book\, “Georgia’s Historical Recipes: Seeking Our State’s Oldest Written Foodways and the Stories Behind Them”. There will be books for sale and signing as well as a complimentary treat based on a historical recipe. \nThis is a free event open to the public but seats are limited on a first come\, first serve basis. \nThere is free parking on site on each side of the depot and there is also street parking. We are also accessible by Marta bus routes – 193\, 142\, 95.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/georgias-historical-recipes-with-valerie-frey-talk/
LOCATION:Hapeville Depot Museum\, 620 South Central Avenue\, Hapeville\, 30354\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T064029
CREATED:20260414T203117Z
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SUMMARY:Essential Food Preserving: The Comprehensive Guide to Canning\, Freezing\, Drying\, and Fermenting -- Julia Skinner in conversation with Johnny Drain
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place on Crowdcast\, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free\, but registration is required. Register here – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/essential-food-preserving \nCharis welcomes Julia Skinner in conversation with Johnny Drain for a celebration of Essential Food Preserving\, the must-have reference guide to all the methods used for preserving every type of food. \nFeaturing clear step-by-step instructions and original photography\, Essential Food Preserving is organized by type of food\, with multiple preservation methods for each one\, so you can preserve almost anything in a variety of ways\, including: \nCanning\nFermenting\nBrewing beer\, wine\, and vinegar\nPickling\nMaking jams and jellies\nDrying\nSmoking\nCold storage \nFood-preserving expert Julia Skinner focuses on minimizing waste; every part is used\, including the byproducts of processes. Containing more than 250 recipes and creative zero-waste options\, this guide has instructions for preserving every type of food – from canning vegetables to making fruit wines to curing meat. Just as important as her comprehensive approach is Julia’s expert curation of the topic and creative recipes that go beyond the basics. \nAbout the Author \nDr. Julia Skinner is a food writer whose work includes the award-winning book Our Fermented Lives\, and The Fermentation Oracle. Her next book\, Essential Food Preserving\, will be published by Storey publishing in May 2026. She is the founder of The Culinary Curiosity School\, and also runs Root\, a food-focused community and consulting organization offering classes\, consulting on creative projects\, a weekly newsletter\, and more. She’s also the founder of Roots and Branches\, where she coaches other writers to help them find their voice and share their most important work with the world. \nShe is also a nature lover\, a teacher\, and a traveler who firmly believes in finding\, and sharing\, the magic of everyday life. She has a PhD in Library & Information Science\, and lives between Atlanta\, GA and Cork\, Ireland. \nYou can follow her work in her newsletter\, or find her on social: \n@bookishjulia (writing) \n@rootkitchens (food) \n@yourrootsandbranches (coaching) \n@culinary.curiosity.school (culinary courses) \nAbout the Conversation Partner \nDr. Johnny Drain is an internationally recognized expert on the future of food\, sustainable innovation\, and fermentation. With a Ph.D. in materials science from Oxford and a career spanning Michelin-starred kitchens like Noma\, he has pioneered ways to transform overlooked ingredients into delicious products for the world’s top hospitality brands and the zero-waste movement. \nHe co-founded Win-Win\, spearheadeding the creation of the world’s first cocoa-free chocolate\, challenging industry norms with patented innovations. He also co-founded MOLD Magazine\, a forward-thinking platform exploring food design and technology. His thought-leadership has been featured by BBC\, CNN\, and Bloomberg\, cementing his reputation as a leading voice in the future of food. \nJohnny is CEO of HypeSound\, an Italian biotech startup pioneering the use of sound as a new dimension of biological control in fermentation.A dynamic speaker and advisor\, Johnny has captivated audiences at the UN (AI for Good)\, the V&A\, and top global conferences\, helping organizations navigate food’s biggest challenges—zero-waste\, gut health\, entrepreneurship\, climate resilience\, and the intersection of AI and food. His book\, Adventures in Fermentation (Penguin Life)\, reveals the vast and unsung ways in which microbes are shaping the future of what we eat and much more besides. \nAbout our Partner \nMusuem of Food and Drink (MOFAD) is a new kind of museum that uses this power to create cultural change towards a more thoughtful\, equitable\, and delicious future. MOFAD brings the world of food and drink to life with exhibits you can taste\, touch\, and smell. They are the world’s premier food museum and a global educational resource that inspires generations of curious eaters of all ages and backgrounds. Learn more here. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\, you may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instructions here. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. \nBy attending our event\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/essential-food-preserving-the-comprehensive-guide-to-canning-freezing-drying-and-fermenting-julia-skinner-in-conversation-with-johnny-drain/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T203000
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SUMMARY:The Overseer Class: A Manifesto -- Steven W. Thrasher in conversation with Donovan X. Ramsey
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast\, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free\, but registration is required for virtual attendance. Click here to register to attend virtually – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/overseer-class. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of this page to be sure you can participate in the event. \nCharis welcomes Steven W. Thrasher in conversation with Donovan X. Ramsey in celebration of The Overseer Class\, which explores what happens when members of historically minoritized groups are selected for high-visibility positions of power within existing institutions—but under the conditions of a kind of Faustian bargain. \nOur society places so much weight and attention on those who become the first or only of their identifying group that we miss one of the inherent issues in that model. This book is about the kinds of compromises made by a small but influential group of people from minoritized groups in the United States as they have entered segregated institutions in highly visible positions. People in the overseer class wield enormous institutional power\, even necropolitical power over who lives and who dies; it’s just that their power is predicated upon repressing other people who look (or speak/have sex/come from places) like them. \nThe most obvious contemporary overseer is the Black police officer. The Overseer Class begins with this quote from James Baldwin from 1967: \n“The poor\, of whatever color\, do not trust the law and certainly have no reason to\, and God knows we didn’t. ‘If you must call a cop\,’ we said in those days\, ‘for God’s sake\, make sure it’s a white one.’ We did not feel that the cops were protecting us\, for we knew too much about the reasons for the kinds of crimes committed in the ghetto; but we feared black cops even more than white cops\, because the black cop had to work so much harder–on your head–to prove to himself and his colleagues that he was not like all the other n******.” \nBut this dynamic does not only exist within law enforcement\, it exists in many different spheres and The Overseer Class explores what it looks like in mass media\, universities\, corporate America\, the military\, and government. The Overseer Class aims not only to educate us and start this discussion but to provide a framework for challenging that dynamic. It is a weighty topic but one that Dr. Thrasher is well-equipped to handle. \nAbout the Author \nSteven W. Thrasher\, PhD is the author of the award-winning book The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide\, which was a New York Times’s Paperback Row Editors’ Pick\, named one of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2022 by Kirkus Reviews\, was longlisted for both the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction and the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction Literature\, and won the 2023 POZ Award for Best in Literature. He is also the inaugural Daniel Renberg Chair for Social Justice in Reporting at the Medill School of Journalism and a faculty member of Northwestern University’s Institute of Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing. An internationally renowned scholar on race\, gender\, and infectious disease\, Dr. Thrasher’s writing has been published by the Guardian\, Atlantic\, New York Times\, Scientific American\, Literary Hub\, and in many academic journals. \nAbout the Conversation Partner \nDonovan X. Ramsey is a journalist\, author\, and voice on issues of race\, politics\, and patterns of power in America. His reporting has appeared in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, GQ\, WSJ\, Ebony\, and Essence. He has been a staff reporter at the Los Angeles Times\, NewsOne\, and theGrio and has served as an editor at The Marshall Project and Complex. Ramsey holds a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Morehouse College. He is the author of When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event. \nCharis Books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on site van accessible parking\, two ramps\, and additional overflow accessible parking nearby. Additional accessibility information can be found on the Accessibility page of our website. \nIn-person event guidelines:\n– All attendees must wear a face mask during the event.\n– We will begin seating people at 7:00 PM ET.\n– This event will be live-streamed via Crowdcast. Click here to register to attend virtually – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/overseer-class\n– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations\, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\, you may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instructions here. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. \nBy attending our event\, whether in person or virtually\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/the-overseer-class-a-manifesto-steven-w-thrasher-in-conversation-with-donovan-x-ramsey/
LOCATION:Charis Books & More\, 184 S Candler Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T203000
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SUMMARY:No God but Us: Bobuq Sayed in conversation with Garrard Conley
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast\, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free\, but registration is required for virtual attendance\, register here – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/no-god-but-us. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of this page to be sure you can participate in the event. \nCharis welcomes Bobuq Sayed in conversation with Garrard Conley in celebration of No God But Us. In this wry\, provocative debut\, two gay Afghan men—cast out of their respective countries of birth by circumstances beyond their control—collide in Istanbul\, a city that will test their willingness to sacrifice everything for the ones they love. \nWhen Delbar—a hapless twenty-something with dreams of becoming a drag queen—is spectacularly outed\, he flees the insular immigrant-dense suburbs of Washington\, DC to seek refuge with his sympathetic aunt in Istanbul. There\, he discovers a vibrant community of dissidents\, sex workers\, activists\, poets\, and heretics. Among them are Leif and his boyfriend\, Mansur\, with whom Delbar quickly develops a blazing fascination. \nBut Mansur also nurses a wounded heart\, having left his own family\, and his first love\, behind in Iran. This time\, Mansur’s learned not to dream bigger than his own survival. He’ll keep a low profile\, work hard to send money back\, and remain faithful to Leif—at least until his refugee status is granted. \nWhen riot police descend on attendees of the annual Istanbul Pride march\, Mansur and Delbar are thrust into dangerous proximity. With the country surging into authoritarianism\, each person must ask themselves: what constitutes a life well-lived\, and how high is the price of freedom? \nTold through the alternating viewpoints of Delbar and Mansur\, Bobuq Sayed’s debut is a story of borders and boundaries transgressed\, and a seductive exploration of what it means to make a home at the margins of society. At once an immigrant family saga\, a thwarted love story\, and a searing portrait of politics made intimately personal\, No God but Us is an ambitious introduction to a bold new voice. \nAbout the Author \nBobuq Sayed is the author of the novel NO GOD BUT US (Harper\, 2026). A 2022–23 Steinbeck fellow at San José State University\, a Lambda Literary scholar\, and an award-winning James A. Michener fellow in the University of Miami’s MFA program\, Sayed now lives in New York\, New York. For more on Bobuq Sayed and their work\, visit: https://bobuqsayed.com/ \nAbout the Conversation Partner \nGarrard Conley is the author of the New York Times Best Selling memoir Boy Erased and the novel All the World Beside\, and a producer and creator of the podcast UnErased. Conley currently holds an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing position at Kennesaw State University. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event. \nCharis Books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on site van accessible parking\, two ramps\, and additional overflow accessible parking nearby. Additional accessibility information can be found on the Accessibility page of our website. \nIn-person event guidelines:\n– All attendees must wear a face mask during the event.\n– We will begin seating people at 7:00 PM ET.\n– This event will be live-streamed via Crowdcast. Register here – https://www.crowdcast.io/c/no-god-but-us\n– As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations\, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions\, you may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instructions here. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org. \nBy attending our event\, whether in person or virtually\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/no-god-but-us-bobuq-sayed-in-conversation-with-garrard-conley/
LOCATION:Charis Books & More\, 184 S Candler Street\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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SUMMARY:Poe\, Through the Tales Darkly - Atlanta Fringe
DESCRIPTION:Journey with members of the critically acclaimed Victorian Horror troupe PHANTASMAGORIA as they bring to life the tales and poetry of Edgar Allan Poe through their evocative storytelling. \nFrom the haunted stirrings of “The Raven” to the sheer terror of “The Tell Tale Heart” along with a selection of other whimsical\, macabre\, and terrifying stories and poems\, you are invited to celebrate an evening of Poe’s works at 7 Stages Mainstage for Atlanta Fringe 2026!
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/poe-through-the-tales-darkly-atlanta-fringe/2026-05-29/
LOCATION:7 Stages Mainstage\, 1105 Euclid Avenue\, Atlanta\, 30307
CATEGORIES:Books,Theater
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SUMMARY:Chuck Tingle in Celebration of Fabulous Bodies
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place at the Decatur Library. This event is free and open to the public but registration is requested. Click here to register – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chuck-tingle-in-celebration-of-fabulous-bodies-tickets-1986549734733?aff=oddtdtcreator. \nCharis and the Georgia Center for the Book welcome Chuck Tingle for a celebration of Fabulous Bodies\, a supernatural joyride where Drive meets Beetlejuice. \nPoppy Stringer was born to be a star. \nAn aspiring fashion influencer by day\, Poppy moonlights as a grave robber to make ends meet\, wheeling and dealing dead bodies across Palm Springs. \nWhen her hero\, the flamboyant\, piano-slamming rockstar Eddie Michaels\, unexpectedly dies\, Poppy gets a call to retrieve his body from the medical examiner’s office for a lucrative sum. It could be the last job she’ll ever need—if everything goes to plan. But the night’s delivery quickly veers off course when Eddie wakes up. \nNow Poppy must fight for her life if she hopes to survive this blood-soaked joyride of carnage and extravagant entertainment. \nAbout the Author \nCHUCK TINGLE is the USA Today bestselling author of Camp Damascus\, Bury Your Gays\, Lucky Day\, Fabulous Bodies\, and Straight. He is a Locus Award winner\, and a finalist for the Bram Stoker and CALIBA Golden Poppy Awards. Tingle is a mysterious force of energy behind sunglasses and a pink mask. He is also an anonymous author of romance\, horror\, and fantasy who lives in Los Angeles\, California. Tingle writes to prove love is real\, because love is the most important tool we have when resisting the endless cosmic void. Not everything people say about Tingle is true\, but the important parts are. \nAbout the venue: \n– All books will be pre-signed. There will not be a signing line/personalizations after the event but Chuck will be available for photos.\n– Masks are encouraged but not required.\n– This event takes place in the auditorium of the Decatur Library. It is fully wheelchair accessible with free parking right outside the building. \nThe event is free and open to all people\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle\, our programming non-profit. Charis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities\, work for social justice\, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. Donate via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate. \nPlease contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. \nBy attending our event\, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\, regardless of gender\, gender identity and expression\, age\, sexual orientation\, disability\, physical appearance\, body size\, race\, ethnicity\, religion (or lack thereof)\, class\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.
URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/chuck-tingle-in-celebration-of-fabulous-bodies/
LOCATION:Decatur Library\, 215 Sycamore St.\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books
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