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May 02 Thursday
Wendy Chen's debut novel, Their Divine Fires, is an intimate story interwoven with folktale and myth, shaped by the love affairs of three generations of Chinese women across one hundred years of revolutions, both political and personal.
Drawing on the lives of her great-grandmother and her great-uncles, who fought on the side of the Communists, and her mother’s experiences during the Cultural Revolution, she infuses Their Divine Fires with a passion that will transport the reader back to powerful moments in history while bringing them close to women who persisted despite the forces all around them.
Wendy Chen is the author of a poetry collection and her writing has appeared in some pretty prestigious publications and has even been adapted into musical compositions. Dr. Chen is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at UNLV.
Free, but you should reserve your space by clicking on "Get Tickets."
May 09 Thursday
May 17 Friday
Stories from the Center of the World gathers new writing from the greater Middle East, a region that stretches from Southwest Asia, through the Middle East and Turkey, and across Northern Africa. So, the 25 authors included come from a wide range of cultures and countries and explore a wide range of issues.
Editor of the forthcoming collection Jordan Elgrably is an American, French, and Moroccan writer and translator whose stories and creative nonfiction have appeared in many anthologies and reviews. He will be joined for this reading and discussion by Ahmed Naji, the author of four novels.
May 18 Saturday
Water and what water means to our home in the desert is the underlying theme for this set of performances. There will be a circus artist, a filmmaker and soundscape creator, the Nuwu Wonumeegah dancers, Clark County Poets Laureate past and present, and special guest Joshua Roman – cellist, composer, and Musician-in-Residence at the Las Vegas Philharmonic.
Tickets are free but registration is requested.
Arrive early to enjoy an interactive welcome with MeowWolf.