2003 — If All of Rochester Read the Same Book…
Kindred Calendar of Events
February
Book Discussion of Kindred
Time Travel Film Series: Time After Time (1979 by Nicholas Meyer)
- Monday February 17, 7 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and Open to the Public
- Popcorn, soft drinks and coffee available for purchase
Panel Discussion of Kindred
- Tuesday February 18, 12:15-1:30 pm
- Wilson Formal Lounge at St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave [ map ]
- Free and Open to the Public
- For information call (585) 385-8150
Book-group Discussion of Kindred
- Tuesday February 18, 7 pm
- Greenwood Books, 123 East Ave [ map ]
- Free and Open to the Public
- Wednesday February 19, 6:30 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and Open to the Public
- Popcorn, soft drinks and coffee available for purchase
Book-group Discussion of Kindred
- Thursday February 20, 7:30 pm
- Lift Bridge Books, 45 Main St, Brockport [ map ]
- Free and Open to the Public
 Performance: Narrative of William W. Brown, A Fugitive Slave with Discussion to follow
- Saturday February 22, 2-3 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- $5 W&B members; $7 non-members; $2 children under 12
- Appropriate for families
- Sponsored by the Genesee Country Village & Museum
- For information call (585) 538-6822 x242
Witness an 1841 encounter between escaped slave and abolitionist William Wells Brown and a printer sympathetic to his cause. Acting in first person, the pair discusses whether the printer will take on the publishing of Brown’s memoirs. Performance by two actors followed by discussion.
Panel Discussion: “When Fiction Authors Rewrite History”
- Monday February 24, 7:30 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- with Andrea Barrett [ bio ], Miriam Grace Monfredo [ bio ] and Patricia Ryan [ bio ]
- Free for W&B members; $3 non-members
Learn how three authors have fused fiction and history to write major award-winning novels.
Book Discussion of Kindred with Words on Women book group
- Tuesday February 25, 7 pm
- Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center [ map ]
- Free and Open to the Public
Book-group Discussion of Kindred
Lecture: “Notes Toward a History of African Americans in Science Fiction”
- Wednesday February 26, 7 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- with Jeffrey A. Tucker [ bio ] of University of Rochester
- Free and Open to the Public
This lecture addresses the difference race has made in the history of science fiction (SF) both as subject matter and as a shaping force on the genre’s production; moreover, it contends that “African American Science Fiction” is not an oxymoron. Topics include definitions of SF, black absences and interventions in the genre, and the works of writers such as Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, Nalo Hopkinson and others.
Book Discussion of Kindred with Titles Over Tea book group
- Wednesday February 26, 7 pm
- Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center [ map ]
- Free and Open to the Public
Octavia Butler talks live with host Bob Smith and local callers on 1370 Connection
Reading, Book Signing and Discussion with Robert J. Sawyer
- Friday February 28, 7:30 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and open to the public
Robert J. Sawyer will read from his newly published novel Humans, the second book in his Neanderthal Parallax trilogy. He will also talk about writing, answer questions, and sign books.
Robert J. Sawyer is the author of fifteen science fiction novels, including the Hugo-Award finalists Starplex, Factoring Humanity, and Calculating God, and his Nebula-Award winning science fiction thriller The Terminal Experiment.
He is on the creative writing faculties of the University of Toronto and the Banff Centre for the Arts, and he is a much-in-demand speaker all over the world, having lectured in and accepted awards from the United States, Canada, Spain, and Japan, just to name a few.
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