Minneapolis, MN —

Loft Mentor Series: Angela Pelster

The Loft Literary Center presents their 2018–2019 Mentor Series Reading with mentor Angela Pelster and fellows Brianna Flavin and Molly Olguín. Book sales provided by Milkweed Books.

Geneviève Damas

Geneviève Damas is a Belgian actress, playwright, and novelist. After completing a law degree, she turned to theater. She has acted, directed, and written award-winning plays for both children and adults. If You Cross the River is her first novel and has received wide international acclaim, including recceiving the Prix Victor Rossel in Belgium and the Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie, awarded annually for fiction that enriches cultural diversity and the French language on the five continents. Damas lives in Brussels.

Edina, MN —
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Morningside After Dark featuring Michael Bazzett

 

The winter coffeehouse “Morningside After Dark” will house itself in the beloved Fellowship Hall and will feature songs and stories around a January theme. Enjoy a complimentary Caribou coffee bar and treats while you take in performances with fellow EMCC members and the community.

Bookstore / Roundup

Bookstore Staff Favorites of 2018!

Milkweed Staff — 12/18/2018

When the time came to make our year-end lists, we decided against developing a unified theory of list-making—we couldn’t agree on what the parameters should be, and it didn’t seem much like our style anyway. So instead, each bookseller came up with their own selection of the best books they read in 2018, free of constraints. Out of the staggering number of brilliant books read and published this year, we carved out these four lists: one minimal, one medium, and two maximal, with a vast range of genre, style, and perspectives across them all. We’re grateful to have spent the year buried in stacks of books we’re…

New York, NY —

Sarah Ruhl at The New York Society Library

Author, playwright, and Yale Drama professor Sarah Ruhl will share a shimmering exploration of love, art, mortality, and the afterlife, in the context of her distinguished career.

Minneapolis, MN —

Loft Mentor Series: V.V. Ganeshananthan

The Loft Literary Center presents their 2018-2019 Loft Mentor Series Reading with mentor V.V. Ganeshananthan and fellows Debra J. Stone and Ariane Sandford. Book sales provided by Milkweed Books.