Sembène Film Festival: White Fright
Join us for a screening of White Fright presented by Sembène–The Film & Art Festival. This film will be presented in English and will be followed by a conversation. Runtime: 28min On April 10th in 2015, the FBI quietly arrested Robert Doggart, a white, 63-year-old Christian minister and failed Congressional candidate after discovering his plans to lead […]
Join us for a reading and conversation with PEN/Open Book Award winner Gina Apostol! Featuring her new novel, Insurrecto, one of Publishers’ Weekly’s Best Books of 2018. About Insurrecto: Two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, go on a road trip in Duterte’s Philippines, collaborating and clashing in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the […]
Join us for a swinging evening of retro jazz with The Subha Das Jazz Trio! The Subha Das Jazz Trio, based in Pittsburgh, PA, performs music from the 1940’s to present day, mixing in a few original compositions. Each member has been influenced by many genres of music… and it shows! As a collective, they draw […]
Join us for reading with Helon Habila presenting his newly released novel, Travelers, a “startlingly imaginative” exploration of the African diaspora in Europe. This program will open with a reading from City of Asylum’s new writer-in-residence Bewketu Seyoum from Ethiopia. In Travelers, internationally acclaimed writer Helon Habila delivers a beautifully sculpted work of fiction that examines the lives […]
ReelQ: I'm Moshanty. Do You Love Me?
Join us for a screening of I’m Moshanty. Do You Love Me? presented by ReelQ. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director, Tim Wolff, via Skype! (Run time: 1 hr 12 minutes) Papua New Guinea is one of the world’s most dangerous place to be a woman, with 70% reporting that they experienced family […]
Youth Author Series: Jasmine Warga
Join us for a reading with author Jasmine Warga who will present her newly released middle grade novel, Other Words For Home. Her reading will be followed by Q&A conversation. Jasmine Warga is the internationally acclaimed author of Other Words For Home, My Heart and Other Black Holes, and Here We Are Now. Her novels have received multiple starred reviews […]
Join us for a reading with R.O. Kwon as she presents her award-winning novel The Incendiaries. The reading will be directly followed by a discussion lead by author Angali Sachdeva. A powerful, darkly glittering novel about violence, love, faith, and loss, as a young Korean American woman at an elite American university is drawn into acts of […]
Join us for a film screening of A Stray followed by a discussion curated by the Muslim Women’s Association of Pittsburgh. (run time: 1h 22mins) A STRAY tells the human story of one young man’s personal journey for belonging. The film—hailed as a “visually striking film,” and a NY-Times critics pick, follows Adan through the little-seen, vibrant world of Somali […]
We Say Our Own Names: West Coast Poets of Color
What does it mean to celebrate the West Coast as a writer of color? How can we use our voices to challenge definitions and popular assumptions of the West? This evening features four West Coast to Western PA poets reading from their recent releases, followed by a brief Q&A conversation. Sara Borjas is a Xicanx pocha […]
Glenn Zaleski + James Johnson III
The Glenn Zaleski + James Johnson III band is an improvisational, modern jazz group, playing original compositions, that incorporates a touch of classical and pop music. Join us for a night of great jazz with renowned musicians! Glenn Zaleski is one of the most in-demand pianists in New York City jazz. Originally from Massachusetts, Glenn […]