The Sonnet Man
Monday, October 7, 2024, 7:00 pm, Free
Reception in to immediately follow the performance
Louis Armstrong Theater, Haas Center for the Performing Arts

This captivating performance transcends the boundaries of age and genre. Devon Glover, the visionary behind The Sonnet Man, takes audiences on a dynamic journey through the timeless works of William Shakespeare. The experience unfolds in two captivating acts. First, Mr. Glover delivers Shakespeare's sonnets in their original form, a testament to the enduring power of the Bard's language. Learn more.

Poetry Night with Paisley Rekdal
Thursday, October 24, 2024, 7:00 pm Free
A book signing will follow the presentation
Wealthy Theatre - 1130 Wealthy Street SE 

Poet Paisley Rekdal tackles history, immigration, literature, pedagogy, and race in her work. An author of four books of nonfiction, and seven books of poetry, she has been longlisted for the National Book Award and won the 2024 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. In West: A Translation, Rekdal presents poems and essays that draw together the building of the transcontinental railroad and the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1867, all through a character-by-character examination of a poem left anonymously by a Chinese immigrant on Angel Island. 

Graphic Liberation: Image Making and Political Movements, a presentation by Josh MacPhee
Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, Free
Reception to immediately follow the presentation
Haas Center for Performing Arts – Louis Armstrong Theatre 
 

Graphic Liberation digs deep into the history, present, and future of political image making. The discussion will revolve around a set of core questions related to individual vs. social expression, image reproducibility/ownership/copyright, and responsibilities between artists and movements.

Graphic Liberation: A Conversation About Culture as a Tool of Transformation
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 1:30-3:00 pm, free
Louis Armstrong Theater, Haas Center for the Performing Arts
 

Let’s be honest, almost all collective expression is suppressed. 

Josh MacPhee will be joined by some of the most accomplished political graphics makers across the globe—Daniel Drennan ElAwar, Nafisa Ferdous, and others—to discuss the importance of political aesthetics in our society.

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