Kindred Calendar of Events

Exhibition: “Through These Eyes: An African American Perspective”

• Through April 30
• International Museum of Photography and Film at the George Eastman House, Education Resource Room, 900 East Ave [ map ]
• Free with museum admission
• For information call (585) 271-3361

This exhibition explores photographic views of African Americans from the era of daguerreotypes to the last century. The exhibition includes photographs of such notable figures as Auburn, NY resident, Harriet Tubman. [ Harriet Tubman Home ]

Roundtable Discussion of Kindred

• Thursday April 3, 6:30 pm
• Mood Makers Books, Village Gate Square, 274 N Goodman St [ map ]
• Free and Open to the Public

Time Travel in Literature (A W&B Course)

• SA3-R17
• Instructor: Steve Carper [ bio ]
• Six alternating Tuesdays 4-6 pm, beginning Tuesday April 8
• $110 General Public/10% discount for W&B Members
• Limit: 25

The past fascinates us, haunts us, and makes us what we are today, giving us an irresistible urge to want to meddle with it.

• What would you do with a time machine?
• See the most famous events in history, live your life over again?
• But can we change the past without also changing who we are?

We’ll take a look at some of the ways writers have dealt with the thorny issue of time travel by reading five provocative and satiric novels that will befuddle, enrage and enthrall you—all in due time.

Poets Respond to Kindred: A Reading and Publication Party

• Thursday April 17, 7 pm
• In the Verb Café at W&B
• Free and Open to the Public

In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, Writers & Books is publishing a chapbook of poetry from local readers created in response to Octavia Butler’s novel Kindred. The chapbook will include works by writers, readers, community members and students participating in this community reading program.

Join us at this publication party and hear poets read from their original work and to purchase the chapbook.

Poets: For submission guidelines, see Poets Call for Work.