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Charis Circle Events July 2009 |
Home Canning Demystified (Urban Sustainability Series)
Wednesday, July 1, 7:00-8:30pm
It's not as scary as it sounds! If you've been inspired by recently published tales of canning adventures, if you've always wanted to make jam like your granddaddy or grandma did, or if your garden is producing more tomatoes than you can possibly eat, come on down and learn the basics of boiling-water-bath canning. You'll learn what equipment you need and how to safely make and preserve your own jams, pickles and sauces. This workshop will be facilitated by Annie Frazer and is part of the Charis Urban Sustainability Series.
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Meeting on the first Monday of each month, this open book group seeks to deepen the dialogue between different understandings of, and commitments to, living a life in which faiths and feminisms intersect and inform our work for justice and wholeness. We discuss books that invite us to expand our hearts and minds. Facilitators are group participants of many faiths who are committed to increasing mutual enrichment and understanding. All faiths and all definitions of feminism welcome! Join us this month as we discuss Grandmothers Counsel the World, by Carol Schaefer.
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This facilitated book group meets on the second Wednesday of each month to discuss books that explore gender identity and representation. Join us in July to talk about the photographic content of Femmes of Power: Exploding Queer Femininities, by Del LaGrace Volcano and Ulrika Dahl. Going beyond identity politics, Femmes of Power is a photographic tribute to a diverse range of queerly feminine subjects whose powerful and intentional redress explodes the meaning of femme for the twenty-first century. Join us again in August to discuss the essay content in Femmes of Power.
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Mike Molina with The Second Line
Thursday, July 9, 7:30-9:00pm
Charis is excited to feature the Atlanta debut of New Orleans transplant author and performer Mike Molina, with a dramatization and excerpts from his groundbreaking novel, The Second Line. The Second Line takes readers on a bus ride through the soul of the New Orleans with a cast of eclectic characters. The innovative novel features rhymed and metered prose, short story, poetry, and historical narrative steeped in Big Easy funk and flavor. Also an Atlanta and New Orleans based activist and community organizer, Mike Molina delivers a spoken word reading called an interactive talkback session that draws the audience into a discussion of New Orleans and what America can learn from the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina.
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Femmes of Power: East Coast Release Party at Bellissima
Friday, July 10, 9:00pm, $7 cover
 Charis and the Atlanta Femme Mafia are pleased to present a fierce & feisty party and performance to celebrate the book Femmes of Power: Exploding Queer Femininities, by Del LaGrace Volcano & Ulrika Dahl. Featuring performances by powerful femmes stepping right off the page and onto the stage, this party promises to be an event to remember! Vagina Jenkins, Fisty Femmecock, Ms. Stewart, The Donna, & Femcee Bevin Branlandingham will guide us through the possibilities posed by femme identity, visibility, & performance. Doors open at 9:00, with the show at 10:30. Copies of Femmes of Power will be available for purchase the night of the event courtesy of Charis Books & More. Cover charge is $7, with part of the proceeds benefiting Charis Circle, your favorite feminist literary organization.
Bellissima is located at 560-B Amsterdam Ave in Midtown.
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This group is open to all young women* writers ages 14-19. Through facilitated writing prompts and supportive critique, participants are encouraged to raise their voices and express themselves through a variety of written mediums. Writers of all skill levels and genres are encouraged to stop in and see if the group works for them. This group meets the second and fourth Mondays of every month from 5-6:15pm. Please direct inquiries to elizabeth@chariscircle.org. *Trans inclusive
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 This facilitated group is open to all writers of fiction and creative non-fiction who want a serious group to provide constructive criticism, motivational exercises, and interpersonal accountability to keep their writing on track. We do monthly exercises and critiques with an eye towards individual improvement and the eventual goal of publication. Writers are encouraged to bring copies of their work to share for critique. The group meets the second & fourth Monday of each month from 6:30-8:30pm. Please direct inquiries to elizabeth@chariscircle.org. Read more... |
Cliterati Open No-Mic Featuring Laura Yes Yes
Thursday, July 16, 7:30-9:00pm
Charis & Cliterati pair up to present an inviting and fierce open mic & reading series on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Hosted by the anarchic spoken word team of Karen G and Theresa Davis, members of the Art Amok Slam Team, this series cultivates the voices of authors, novices and an assortment of poets, songstresses and story tellers. Cliterati is 8 years old and counting, open to all because ALL OPEN MOUTHS HAVE A VOICE. This month we are very excited to feature a performance by the nationally renowned performance poet a nd organizer Laura Yes Yes. As a founder of the Bay Area Women's Slam Collective, Laura has proved to be an outspoken and progressive champion of woman writers and performers. Laura also founded and edits a compilation zine, Nth, that features underground writers and artists from around the world.
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Akoma Book Club
Saturday, July 18, 10:30am-noon
The Akoma Book Club (of Women Healing Women) meets at Charis Books & More on the third Saturday of each month. This book club is open to any woman seeking camaraderie with like-minded women for fun, self-empowerment and growth. Even if you haven't read the book, but are willing to talk about the principles in the book, you can join us for a lively discussion. The book selection for July is Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting: The Astonishing Power of Feelings, by Lynn Grabhorn.
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This facilitated book group meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at Charis to discuss books which feature queer characters/ storylines as well as a strong attention to literary craft and style. Join us in July as we talk about Landing, by Emma Donoghue. A delightful, old-fashioned love story with a uniquely twenty-first-century twist, Landing is a romantic comedy that explores the pleasures and sorrows of long-distance relationships--the kind millions of us now maintain mostly by plane, phone, and Internet.
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Read Dating: Speed Dating for Book Lovers (Age 50 & Up)
Friday, July 24, 7:30-10:00pm at Charis
Love reading? Looking for romance or friendship with other Atlanta-based book worms? Look no further! Allow Charis to combine your two loves of women and literature in our new Speed-Read-Dating event series. The series will cater to different interest and age groups each time. Refreshments, nametags, score cards, MC and mood will be provided. The only ingredient missing is You! So come primped, bright-eyed and prepared to meet your literary soulmate! Who better to offer this service than Charis, in whom you've placed your trust to bring you the best books, most vibrant authors and incredible programming! You must register to attend this event (you can do so online or in person at the bookstore). We are asking for a $20.00 donation from participants to support the work of Charis Circle. Charis is planning to host several of these events, each targeted to a specific audience. This time we are limiting participation to women who date women (trans-inclusive), ages 50 and up.
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Amanda C. Gable with The Confederate General Rides North
Thursday, July 30, 7:30-9:00pm
Join us at Charis for a book party celebrating Amanda C. Gable's debut novel, The Confederate General Rides North, in which eleven-year-old Katherine McConnell-a precocious Civil War buff-often imagines herself a general, leading troops to battle on her pony. When her mother wakes her one morning in the summer of 1968 to begin an impromptu road trip from Georgia to points north, Kat sees the opportunity for adventure and a respite from her parents' troubled marriage. But as they travel, Kat's experiences test her faith in her mother and her loyalty to the South, bringing her to a difficult new awareness of her family and the history she reveres. When their journey comes to an abrupt halt in Gettysburg and Kat faces the threat of real tragedy, she must make an irrevocable choice about where their ultimate destination-and her loyalty-lies.
 A former Charis Circle board member, Amanda has published short stories in The North American Review, The Crescent Review, Kalliope, Sinister Wisdom, Hurricane Alice, and elsewhere, and has been awarded several residency fellowships. A native of Marietta, she lives in Decatur, Georgia. Come join her at Charis for this special book celebration, including food, fun, and an author Q & A.
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Monday, July 6, 7:00-8:30pm
(QLF) Book Group
