EVENTS
My Fabulous Disease: Honoring HIV Survivors and the Writing of Mark S. King (In-Person)
Out Front Theatre invites you to join us for "My Fabulous Disease: Honoring HIV survivors and the writing of Mark S. King." This special night will honor HIV/AIDS survivors through the writing of local author Mark S. King, who has chronicled his life with HIV for the remarkable span of forty years.
The evening will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by the program at 7 p.m. The Counter Narrative Project along with Atlanta Pride, Out on Film and GLAAD are co-sponsors of the free event.
Jubi Arriola-Headley 'Bound' Book Discussion (Virtual)
CNP is proud to partner with Charis Books & More to present the April, 2024 installment of “Meet Me There” featuring CNP Poetry Lab instructor Jubi Arriola-Headley discussing his newest collection ‘Bound’.
Fat Ham (In-Person)
Fat Ham is the deliciously funny, Pulitzer Prize-winning new play that recently finished its critically acclaimed Broadway run. Playwright James Ijames has reinvented Shakespeare's masterpiece, Hamlet, creating what The New York Times calls “a hilarious yet profound tragedy smothered in comedy.”
Celebration Of Assotto Saint's Sacred Spells: Collected Works (In-Person and Virtual)
Join CNP as we co-sponsor an event with Charis Books & More to celebrate the publication of Assotto Saint's Sacred Spells: Collected Works. Featuring readings by Jericho Brown, G. Winston James, Young Hughley, and Michael Ward, and hosted by Franklin Abbott and Duncan Teague. In addition to CNP, this event is co-sponsored by the Atlanta Queer Literary Festival, and the Women and Gender Collections at the Georgia State University Archives.
Audre Lorde 90th Birthday Celebration (In-Person and Virtual)
In honor of Audre Lorde and in honor of her 90th birthday, we are gathering voices from our community with this read-a-thon. Your voice is crucial, and we welcome you into the space at Charis Books & More or join us virtually via Zoom.
George M. Johnson in conversation with Kimberly Latrice Jones (In-Person)
Charis Books & More and the Auburn Avenue Research Library welcome George M. Johnson in conversation with Kimberly Latrice Jones for a discussion of All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto. This event is co-sponsored by the Counter Narrative Project (@cnptribe).