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Nikky Finney with The Ringing Ear
Wednesday, April 2, 7:00-8:30pm
The acclaimed Southern black poet and creative writing professor, Nikky Finney, will be joined by local poet and professor Sharan Strange to talk about their work in the anthology, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South. The Ringing Ear is a collection of works by contemporary black poets in which they laugh at and cry about, pray for and curse, flee and return to-the South. Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear Nikky and Sharan read their work out loud! (This event is co-sponsored by ZAMI: Atlanta's Premiere Organization for Lesbians of Color).
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Literary Rabble-Rousing with Dorothy Allison & Elizabeth Anderson
Sunday, April 6, 6:30pm at the Jimmy Carter Library*
Charis is thrilled to present author Dorothy Allison reading with emerging Southern writer (and Charis employee) Elizabeth Anderson! If you heard these two read together at the Carter Library for our 30th birthday celebration, then you know to expect another rare treat in literary form. Please mark your calendars for this unique event. Get ready for some Southern, queer, & inter-generational words (written and in conversation). *The Carter Library is located at 441 Freedom Pkwy, Atlanta GA 30307
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Exploring Genders Through Reading
Wednesday, April 9, 7:00-8:30pm
This facilitated book group meets on the second Wednesday of each month to discuss books that explore gender identity and representation. Join us in April to talk about The Testosterone Files, by Max Wolf Valerio.
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Daniel Helminiak with Spirituality for Our Global Community
Thursday, April 10, 7:30-9:00pm
Author. Lecturer. Priest. Theologian. Psychotherapist. Professor. Daniel Helminiak is all of these things, and more. An Atlanta resident, Daniel has consistently written and published book after book, thus providing widespread spiritual advice to LGBT communities all over the world (from right here in Atlanta). We are honored to host Daniel at Charis again, this time to read from his most recent works, The Transcended Christian and Spirituality for Our Global Community. Bring your questions and come hear Daniel talk about what it takes to build a global spiritual community.
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Regina Lynn with Sexier Sex
Friday, April 11, 8:00-9:30pm
Regina Lynn is the weekly Sex Drive columnist at Wired.com, an author of two books about sex, and has been called one of the "top five sex experts in the U.S." (Marie Claire). She will be joining several of her sex-writing colleagues in Atlanta for the Sex 2.0 conference, and will honor Charis with a sample of her work while she's in town. Join Regina for a fun and provocative discussion of her brand new book, Sexier Sex: Lessons from the Brave New Sexual Frontier, which offers advice on ways to explore sexuality, test sexual boundaries, and get more pleasure from life. Come learn from Regina about redefining love in the information age.
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Young Women* Writers
Monday, April 14 & 28, 5:00-6:15pm
This group is open to all young women* writersyoung writers unite ages 14-19. Through faciliated writing prompts and supportive critique, participants are encouraged to raise their voices and express themselves through a variety of written mediums. Writers of all skill levels and genres are encouraged to stop in and see if the group works for them. This group meets the second and fourth Mondays of every month from 5-6:30pm. Please direct inquiries to chariswriters@gmail.com.
*trans inclusive
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Writing with Intent
Monday, April 14 & 28, 6:30-8:30pm
This facilitated group is open to all writers of fiction and creative non-fiction who want a serious group to provide constructive criticism, motivational exercises, and interpersonal accountability to keep their writing on track. We will do monthly exercises and critiques with an eye towards individual improvement and the eventual goal of publication. Writers are encouraged to bring copies of their work to share for critique. The group meets the second Monday of each month from 7:00-8:30pm. Please direct inquiries to chariswriters@gmail.com
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Meizhu Lui with The Color of Wealth
Tuesday, April 15, 7:00-8:30pm
Join Charis and community for an interactive dialogue with writer & activist Meizhu Lui, author of The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide and a contributor to 10 Excellent Reasons Not to Hate Taxes. Meizhu works with United for a Fair Economy, and will lead us in a thoughtful and challenging conversation about some of the more controversial economic and political issues of our time.
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Disability Advocacy in the Small Business World
Wednesday, April 16, 7:00-8:30pm
Have you ever visited a store or restaurant that had a step (or steps) at the entrance? It can be very frustrating when the small, independent businesses we want to support are inaccessible to us or our companions. Join Anne DelBene of Welcome Change for a conversation about this paradox and a few possible solutions to it. Anne will provide us with resources to pass along to the businesses and buildings we care about preserving, and give us advocacy tips to keep in mind as we navigate our often in-accessible world.
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Cliterati & Youth Pride Performance / Open Mic
Thursday, April 17, 7:30-9:00pm
Charis & Cliterati pair up to present an inviting and fierce, open mic & reading series on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Hosted by the anarchic spoken word team of Karen G and Theresa Davis, members of the Art Amok Slam Team, this series cultivates the voices of authors, novices and an assortment of poets, songstresses and story tellers. Cliterati is 7 years old and counting, open to all because ALL OPEN MOUTHS HAVE A VOICE.
This April, the Cliterati Open Mic at Charis will feature performers from YouthPride, whose poetry represents the future of the craft.
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Akoma Book Club
Saturday, April 19, 10:30am-12:00pm
The Akoma Book Club is now meeting at Charis Books & More on the third Saturday of each month. This book club is open to any woman seeking camaraderie with like-minded women for fun, self-empowerment and growth. Even if you haven't read the book... but are willing to talk about the principles in the book, you can join us for a lively discussion. The book for April's discussion is A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle. Join us again in May to talk about The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz. For more information about this group, contact imani@surviving2thriving.org.
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Queer Literary Fiction Book Group
Wednesday, April 23, 7:00-8:30pm
This facilitated book group meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at Charis to discuss books which feature queer characters/ storylines as well as a strong attention to literary craft and style. Our first selection for April is Dorothy Allison's book of short stories, Trash. Join us in May to talk about Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald.
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Performance & Discussion with Alice Lovelace & Louise Runyon
Thursday, April 24, 7:30-9:00pm
Local poets Alice Lovelace and Louise Runyon first performed together 27 years ago in a dance/poetry show they created called Women at Work. These veteran Atlanta artists have recently re-teamed; join them as they perform their work and entertain questions/answers/ discussion on their evolution as artists and activists! Lovelace, known as Atlanta's "grandmother of performance poetry," has played leadership roles in the Southern Collective of African-American Writers, Neighborhood Arts Center, Alternate Roots and the Arts Exchange, and was lead organizer of the first-ever United States Social Forum, held in Atlanta this past summer. Runyon, the first woman to work at Atlantic Steel since WWII, began her arts career writing and choreographing about the steel plant. A dancer as well as poet, Runyon is Artistic Director of Louise Runyon Performance Company. Lovelace is known as a primarily political poet and Runyon as a more personal poet, but both have deep roots in the arts and activism. They will read from their new books, Runyon's LANDSCAPE / Fear & Love and Lovelace's Blue Dahlias, both dealing with the mother/daughter relationship but from very different family situations and cultures. Runyon will also read from her children's book, Petunias In The Window, the true story of her activist mother's successful 42-year struggle to save her New York apartment building from demolition.
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Program Notes
Charis Circle programs are funded in part by the AEC Foundation; Bill, Jennie & Harry Ackerman Foundation; Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice; Georgia Shares; Fund for Southern Communities; and YOU! Charis Books & More co-sponsors all literary events. Our space is wheelchair accessible, and ASL interpretation is available by request with two weeks advance notice.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL CHARIS CIRCLE PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS ARE WELCOME! |
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