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Delve Readers Seminars Online: Free 90 minute Discussion on Paul Auster’s In the Country of Last Things and Jose Saramego’s Blindness

Online N/A, Portland

A free 90-minute online Delve discussion on Paul Auster’s In the Country of Last Things and Jose Saramego’s Blindness. The discussion is limited to 16 people and pre-registration is required. Registered participants will receive information on how to sign on to the Zoom meeting. Led by Delve guide Ivonne Saed. Participants are encouraged to come prepared to discuss the following questions, and to bring their own as well. Reflect on Saramago’s social critique and the way he writes about the blindness epidemic as a representation of the different roles and attitudes people take in times of crisis. The Last Things: What are the objective and non-objective things that can become the last in uncertain times? Is the cooperation in the different “societies” of the novel nihilistic or auspicious?…

Free

Folk Art & Musings by Toni Lumbrazo Luna

Niche Wine Bar 1013 Main St, Vancouver

In May, Niche Wine Bar's Gallery The Loo-vre presents Folk Art & Musings, a multimedia exhibit of art and poetry by Toni Lumbrazo Luna. A colorful mix of folk art and lyric poetry, Toni uses found items, paint, and imagination to bring her thoughts to life. Folk Art & Musings will be available to view at Niche Wine Bar or online (nichewinebar.com) through May 30. Folk Art & Musings will also be featured in Vancouver Downtown Association's Virtual First Friday: https://vdausa.org/first-friday-downtown-2/ Toni's latest book, Driven By Hope is also available for purchase at Niche. If you stop by Niche, there are also free copies of some of Toni's poems available in the Loo-vre. Toni Lumbrazo Luna is a poet,editor, visual artist and the author of…

Free

Historical Fiction Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland

The Books Around the Corner Historical Fiction Book Club will be community led and meets monthly on the first Friday of every month at 4PM. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our historical fiction loving customers (RSVP is not required). Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers. Join us on May 1st for our Historical Fiction Book Club. We will discuss Salt to the Sea by Ruth Sepetys About the book: Winter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories. Each one born of a different homeland; each…

Free