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Beyond Reading: Dracula
All events at Writers & Books, 740 University Avenue, Rochester, unless otherwise noted.
Friday, January 6, 6-9pm
First Friday
Screening of Dracula (1931, 75 minutes), directed by Tod Browning, starring Bela Lugosi
Enjoy red food, red drinks and sharp fangs in a macabre setting.
Copies of Bram Stoker’s classic novel will be available for sale.
Monday, January 16, 7pm
Video: Twilight (2008, 122 minutes), directed by Catherine Hardwicke
- Admission is free. Popcorn, soda, coffee and tea will be available for sale.
Monday, January 23, 7pm
Video: Twilight: New Moon (2009, 130 minutes), directed by Chris Wietz
- Admission is free. Popcorn, soda, coffee and tea will be available for sale.
Monday, January 30, 7pm
Video: Twilight: Eclipse (2010, 124 minutes), directed by David Slade
- Admission is free. Popcorn, soda, coffee and tea will be available for sale.
Saturday February 4, 9am-1pm
Red Cross Blood Drive
Please register by Friday, January 27 by calling W&B at 585-473-2590 x107. Walk-ins welcome.
Monday, February 6, 7pm
Video: Dracula (1931, 75 minutes), directed by Tod Browning, starring Bela Lugosi
- Admission is free. Popcorn, soda, coffee and tea will be available for sale.
Saturday February 11, 10am-12pm
Valentine’s Day card-making workshop for families, friends and members.
Join Writers & Books staff, members and friends to craft and create your own Valentine’s Day cards. We'll provide the materials, you bring those near and dear to your heart and enjoy a morning of holiday crafting. Call 585-473-2590 x107 for details.
Monday, February 13, 7-8pm
Presentation: “Beyond the Reel/Real: Modern Vampire Traditions and Misconceptions” by John Edgar Browning
This talk will offer a concise history of the modern vampire community and provide an overview of common misconceptions surrounding it. The modern vampire community is comprised of people who consume, or absorb, either human and/or animal blood (sanguinarian), psychic energy (psi-vamp), or both (hybrid), and do so out of a need which they claim derives from the lack of natural energy their bodies produce.
John Edgar Browning is an Arthur A. Schomburg Fellow and PhD Candidate at SUNY Buffalo and author of, among other books and published essays, Draculas, Vampires, and Other Undead Forms: Essays on Gender, Race, and Culture and Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921–2010.
Free and open to the public.
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