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Charis Circle Events September 2009 |
 Meet & Greet with Your Favorite Lesbian Authors
Friday, September 4, 8:00-9:30pm
 In celebration of the Decatur Book Festival and In The Life Pride weekend, Charis is hosting a meet-n-greet with some of your favorite lesbian fiction authors while they're in town. Come on out and mingle with Radclyffe, Fiona Zedde, Skyy, JM Redmann, Z Egloff, Kim Baldwin, VK Powell, D Jackson Leigh, & Jane Vollbrecht as they sign books and get to know their Atlanta fans. Feel free to bring books for them to sign, and of course, we'll have plenty on hand for purchasing if you want to improve your lesbian fiction collection! This event is co-sponsored by the Atlanta Queer Literary Festival (AQLF).
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Faiths & Feminisms Interfaith Book Circle
Tuesday, September 8, 7:00-8:30pm
This open book group seeks to deepen the dialogue between different understandings of, and commitments to, living a life in which faiths and feminisms intersect and inform our work for justice and wholeness. We discuss books that invite us to expand our hearts and minds. Facilitators are group participants of many faiths who are committed to increasing mutual enrichment and understanding. All faiths and all definitions of feminism welcome! Join us this month on Tuesday the 8th (instead of the normal Monday meeting time) at the home of Linda Bryant. So no one will miss one of our great book choices, for this meeting, please bring passages from a favorite book that speaks to your unique spiritual journey or has deepened your understanding of your commitment to feminism. This meeting is a great time for new folks to jump into our rich pool of learning! Please email Linda for directions: linda@chariscircle.org.
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 Exploring Genders Through Reading
Wednesday, September 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 September to talk about Intersex & After (Journal of Lesbian & Gay Studies #15), edited by Iain Morland. In this special issue of "GLQ," experts from a variety of disciplines discuss the future of intersexuality and what it means for theories of gender.
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 Women, Hormones, & Options
Thursday, September 10, 7:00-9:30pm, at Emory Presbyterian Church, $25
Do you need information about peri-menopause, menopause, or hormone imbalance? Do you have questions about the way your hormone related experiences have been pathologized? Join this panel of professionals for an info-packed discussion on both traditional and non-traditional approaches to hormone issues for women. Panelists include: Dr. Marion Owen, MD; Patricia Kyritsi Howell, Registered Herbalist (American Herbalists Guild); and Kimberly Bonde, Licensed Acupuncturist and Registered Nurse. Virginia DuPre, counselor and art therapist, will facilitate the panel discussion. This event will be held in the fellowship hall of Emory Presbyterian Church, at 1886 North Decatur Rd, Atlanta GA 30307. Attendance costs $25.00, and pre-registration is required. Register online at www.chariscircle.org or in person at Charis Books & More in Little 5 Points (1189 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta GA 30307, 404-524-0304). Charis Circle is a proud co-sponsor and partial beneficiary of this event.
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 Young Women* Writers
Monday, September 14 & 28, 5:00-6:15pm
This group is open to all young women* writers ages 14-19. Through facilitated 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 5-6:15pm. Please direct inquiries to elizabeth@chariscircle.org. *Trans inclusive
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 Writing with Intent
Monday, September 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 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 & fourth Monday of each month from 6:30-8:30pm. Please direct inquiries to elizabeth@chariscircle.org.
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 Cliterati Open No-Mic with Aerle Taree
Thursday, September 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 8 years old and counting, open to all because ALL OPEN MOUTHS HAVE A VOICE. This September we are excited to feature a poetry performance by award-winning artist Aerle Taree, who is a founding member of the popular music group, Arrested Development. Aerle's featured reading will include poems from her book, Poetaree: The Jurisprudence of Life.
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 Akoma Book Club
Saturday, September 19, 10:30am-noon
The Akoma Book Club (of Women Healing Women) meets 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 selection for September is No Matter What by Lisa Nichols.
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 Queer Literary Fiction Book Group
Wednesday, September 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. Join us in September to discuss Ivan Coyote's new book, The Slow Fix, a short story collection that is disarming, warm, and funny, while at the same time subverting our preconceived notions of gender roles.
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 Rosemarie Garland-Thomson with Staring: How We Look
Thursday, September 24, 7:30-9:00pm
Drawing on examples from art, media, performance, fashion, manners, and memoir, cultural critic and Emory University Professor of Women's Studies Rosemarie Garland-Thomson investigates a basic human interaction that has remained curiously unexplored, the human stare. Staring: How We Look, is the first book of its kind, and offers a new understanding of disability and its impact on each of us. Please join Rosemarie at Charis for a discussion about this stimulating and provocative study.
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 Asata Reid and Kim Green with Who's Your Mama?
Friday, September 25, 7:00-8:30pm
Please join Charis in welcoming editor Yvonne Bynoe and contributors Asata Reid and Kim Green to discuss the anthology Who's Your Mama?: The Unsung Voices of Women & Mothers. Unlike other motherhood books that focus on the experiences of a small group of affluent, married white women, Who's Your Mama? centers on the largely untold perspectives of the majority of American women whose unique and sometimes unconventional family structures impact our country. Come hear pop culture and politics expert Yvonne discuss this insightful anthology with two of her Atlanta-based contributors whose personal narratives illuminate the variety of experiences related to parenting.
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 Alicia C. Simpson with Quick & Easy Vegan Comfort Food
Saturday, September 26, 8:00-9:30pm
Alicia C. Simpson has been cooking since she was tall enough to reach the stove. Founder of Lici's Sweet Treats Organic Bakery in Atlanta and creator of the popular Vegan Guinea Pig Blog, Alicia is also the author of a fantastic new cook book, Quick & Easy Vegan Comfort Food. Join Alicia at Charis to celebrate the launch of her book and taste some of her vegan goodies, including "comfort" food that's been vegan-ized into a quick, easy, animal-free recipe.
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