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  • Fort Washington Library: Fiction & Florals – Kindred by Octavia Butler Flower Arranging

    Fort Washington Library 535 West 179th Street (Between St. Nicholas & Audubon), New York, NY

     Workshop | Banned Books Week: Kindred by Octavia Butler. Join us for Fiction & Florals, an interactive workshop bringing together the art of floral arrangement and literature. This Banned Books Week, learn to create a flower bouquet inspired by Kindred by Octavia Butler. Guided by florist Ivy Paniagua, we will explore the book’s themes and learn how to express them in floral composition. You will learn how the various colors, textures and personalities of flowers work together in the story of a floral arrangement.

    FREE with registration

  • United Palace & Literature to Life: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

    United Palace 4140 Broadway, New York, United States

    Literature to Life presents The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao at United Palace.
    This thrilling adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Junot Díazwhich chronicles the life of Oscar, an overweight science-fiction enthusiast who dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien. Growing up in Paterson, he obsesses over fantasy novels, falling in love, and the curse that has plagued his family for generations. Despite the endless taunting from friends, family, and foes, Oscar remains true to himself, as the family curse declares its power and the violence of Oscar's family history collides with his present.

    $23.32