BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Inprint - ECPv4.9.12//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Inprint X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://inprinthouston.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Inprint BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240427T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240427T130000 DTSTAMP:20240420T071119 CREATED:20240401T210550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T210550Z UID:50275-1714212000-1714222800@inprinthouston.org SUMMARY:Inprint Poetry Buskers at Houston Poetry & Arts Festival DESCRIPTION:\nInprint Poetry Buskers will be writing free personalized poems on the spot at the West Houston Institute for attendees of the Houston Poetry & Arts Festival attendees on requested themes using typewriters. Come by the Inprint table from 10 am – 1 pm to see the local writers in action and walk away with your very own poem. \nFor more information about Houston Poetry & Art Festival\, click here. \n\n\n URL:https://inprinthouston.org/event/inprint-poetry-buskers-at-houston-poetry-arts-festival/ LOCATION:West Houston Institute\, 2811 Hayes Road\, Houston\, Houston\, TX\, 77082\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inprinthouston.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-Poetry-Buskers-at-Kate-DiCamillo-2016-RM3_2937-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240427T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240427T150000 DTSTAMP:20240420T071119 CREATED:20240401T210857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T210857Z UID:50280-1714219200-1714230000@inprinthouston.org SUMMARY:Inprint Poetry Buskers at Indie Bookstore Day DESCRIPTION:Inprint Poetry Buskers will be writing free personalized poems on the spot at Brazos Bookstore for attendees of Indie Bookstore Day on requested themes using typewriters. Come by the Inprint table from 12 pm – 3 pm to see the local writers in action and walk away with your very own poem. \nFor more information about Indie Bookstore Day\, click here. \n URL:https://inprinthouston.org/event/inprint-poetry-buskers-at-indie-bookstore-day/ LOCATION:Brazos Bookstore\, 2421 Bissonnet Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inprinthouston.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Brazos-Bookstore.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240504T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240504T180000 DTSTAMP:20240420T071119 CREATED:20240418T210442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T193840Z UID:50389-1714816800-1714845600@inprinthouston.org SUMMARY:2024 BIPOC Book Festival DESCRIPTION:Inprint is proud to be a partner of the annual BIPOC Book Fest\, celebrating underrepresented voices through a showcase of literary works that feature Black\, Indigenous\, People of Color and other creatives of marginalized communities. Curated with diversity in mind\, the festival showcases unique programming\, panels\, readings\, vendors\, book-related memorabilia\, poetry performances\, and more! \n \nFestival Schedule\nInprint Writing Workshop\n\n10:15–11 a.m. in the Allen Education Center (Second Floor)\n\nDollars and Sense\n\n10:30–11:10 a.m. in the Green Garden (Second Floor)\nFeaturing Jamaul Pride\n\nA financial literacy workshop with Jamaul Pride\, COO of Dawson Private Wealth\, Financial Services. \nA Taste of Houston\n\n11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater (First Floor)\nKayla Stewart\, Chris Williams\, Ope Amosu\, David Skinner\, and Victoria Elizondo in conversation with Erica Cheng\n\nFood writer Kayla Stewart and Lucille’s chef and philanthropist Chris Williams discuss their newest book Black Texas\, a cookbook that highlights the recipes and stories of the many contributions Black people have made to Texas cuisine. Chef and James Beard semifinalist Ope Amosu\, whose brainchild ChopnBlok has quickly gained popularity in Houston and attention around the country\, will discuss Houston’s affinity for West African food and his journey to creating ChopnBlok. David Skinner\, who showcases his Indigenous heritage through his tasting menu at Kemah’s eculent\, and Victoria Elizaondo\, who serves Mexican food made with fresh and local ingredients at the successful restaurant Cochinita & Co.\, also join. \nStorytelling in Sequence\n\n11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. in the Green Garden (Second Floor)\nYu Pei-Yun and Zhou Jian-Xin\, with translator Lin King\n\nA showcase with author Yu Pei-Yun and graphic artist Zhou Jian-Xin\, the minds behind the graphic novel The Boy From Clearwater\, which tells the tortured and triumphant story of Taiwan through the life story of a man who lived through its most turbulent times. \nTeen Summit\n\n12:15–1:15 p.m. in the Allen Education Center (Second Floor)\nFeaturing Tyrone Void\n\nFrustrated by rules and banes that just don’t seem to make sense? Feeling like your voice isn’t heard in a world that’s just too loud with divisiveness? Here’s a chance to learn what you can do to push for change. \nA Conversation With Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni\n\n\n1:20–2:20 p.m. in the Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater (First Floor)\nChitra Banerjee Divakaruni in conversation with Pritha Bhattacharyya\n\nNew York Times bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni discusses her novel Independence\, which brings to life the sweeping story of three sisters caught up in events beyond their control\, their unbreakable bond\, and their struggle against powerful odds. \nWriting About Us\n\n1:30–2:30 p.m. in the Allen Education Center (Second Floor)\nKB Brookins\, Neesha Powell-Ingabire\, Leslie Contreras Schwartz\, and Elba Iris Pérez in conversation with Deborah “D.E.E.P.” Mouton\n\nA diverse range of authors discusses how their novels and memoirs inform their identities\, cultures\, and sense of place. KB Brookins\, a Black\, queer\, and trans writer and cultural worker from Texas\, reads from their memoir Pretty while Neesha Powell-Ingabire\, a millennial journalist\, essayist\, and organizer shares Come By Here: A Memoir in Essays From Georgia’s Geechee Coast\, which traces the genealogy of systemic racial violence while paying homage to the area’s long history of Black resistance and culture-keeping. Leslie Contreras Schwartz‘s memoir From the Womb of Sky and Earth recounts a poet’s coming-of-age through a maze of abusive relationships and mental illness\, woven with grlimmers of fierce love\, and Elba Iris Pérez‘s lyrical\, cross-cultural coming-of-age debut novel The Things We Didn’t Know explores a young girl’s childhood between 1950s Puerto Rico and a small Massachusetts factory town. \nReading and Q&A With Fady Joudah \n\n2:30–3:30 p.m. in the Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater (First Floor)\nFady Joudah in conversation with Hosam Aboul-Ela\n\nInternationally renowned Houston poet Fady Joudah has published six collections of poems including The Earth in the Attic\, Alight\,  and Textu\, a book-long sequence of short poems whose meter is based on cellphone character count. Fady has also translated from Arabic the works of several leading Palestinian poets including Mahmoud Darwish\, Ghassan Zaqtan\, and Maya Abu Al-Hayyat. Fady is the recent recipient of the Jackson Poetry Prize. \nCurtain Call: A Conversation With Houston Playwrithgts\n\n3–4:15 p.m. in the Allen Education Center (Second Floor)\nTazeen Zahida\, Marissa Castillo\, and ShaWanna Renee Rivon in conversation with Errol Anthony Wilks\n\nOne of the world’s oldest art forms\, playwriting has been historically and culturally important in diasporic communities of color. Join Tazeen Zahida\, Marissa Castillo\, and ShaWanna Renee Rivon as they talk about plays and performance as a tool of history\, representation\, teaching\, and healing. \nLit Lounge\n\n3–6 p.m. in the Green Garden (Second Floor)\n\nUnwind with fellow bookish folk\, mingle with the authors and speakers in between panels\, and enjoy literature-themed cocktails in BIPOC Book Fest’s adults-only lounge. \nA Conversation With Jasmine Guillory \n\n4–5 p.m. in the Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater\nJasmine Guillory in conversation with Reggie of Books Are Pop Culture Podcast\n\nChat with Jasmine Guillory about romance\, joy\, Black love\, and her journey to becoming one of the most celebrated romance authors right now. A book-signing will follow the conversation. \nPoetry Showcase\n\n5:15–6 p.m. in the Allen Education Center\nFeaturing Outspoken Bean\n\nThe festival will close out with the annual poetry showcase led by award-winning poet and Houston poet laureate emeritus Outspoken Bean\, joined by other Houston poets. \n\nPublishers\, Partner Organizations\, and Bookstores\nArte Público Press | Abode Press | Basket Books & Art | Brazos Bookstore | CLASS Bookstore | Harris County Public Library | Houston Public Library  | LiFong Woo | Nuestra Palabra | Tram Editions | Writers in the School \nArt\, Gifts\, and Goods Vendors\nBlue Moth Co | LH Candle Studio | Mama Leticia Handcrafted Items | Nochew | Zen Art Calligraphy \nFood and Drink\nDumpling Haus | Magic Cup | Visit Java Lava Cafe\, located on Asia Society Texas’ first floor\, to enjoy coffee\, breakfast\, lunch\, and snacks! \n\nAbout BIPOC Book Fest\nBIPOC Book Fest was co-founded by Jaundréa Clay\, Brittany Britto Garley\, and Brooke Lewis. Brittany Britto Garley is an award-winning journalist and editor of Eater Houston\, where she loves digging into culture\, food\, and community. Jaundréa Clay is a senior copy editor and newsletter editor of HouWeAre at the Houston Chronicle\, which examines the intersection of identity\, race\, and culture in one of the nation’s most diverse cities. Brooke Lewis is an award-winning journalist\, aspiring author\, and newsletter editor of Hey Houston. \n URL:https://inprinthouston.org/event/bipoc-book-festival/ LOCATION:Asia Society Texas Center\, 1370 Southmore Boulevard\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://inprinthouston.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-18-155627.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240519T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240519T170000 DTSTAMP:20240420T071119 CREATED:20231115T224925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T225142Z UID:49477-1716134400-1716138000@inprinthouston.org SUMMARY:INPRINT BOOK CLUB DISCUSSES Above Ground & Unshuttered DESCRIPTION:This Inprint Book Club meeting will take place via Zoom. The Zoom link will be the same for every meeting and will be provided in your Eventbrite email receipt (scroll down to the Additional Information section). \n \nOn May 19\, 2024 the Inprint Book Club will discuss the poetry books Above Ground by Clint Smith and Unshuttered by Patricia Smith\, who both will appear as part of the 2023/2024 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series on Monday\, February 12\, 2024. Visit brazosbookstore.com to order your copies of Clint Smith and Patricia Smith’s newest poetry books. \nInprint Book Club meetings are free and open to the public and are facilitated by experienced book club leader Torie Ludwin. The full schedule of Inprint Book Club meetings for 2023/2024 season appears on the main Inprint Book Club webpage\, which you can access by\, clicking here. \nIf you have any further questions\, please email info@inprint.org. \n URL:https://inprinthouston.org/event/inprint-book-club-discusses-above-ground-unshuttered/ LOCATION:TX CATEGORIES:Inprint Book Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inprinthouston.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Book-Club_Book-Cover.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240623T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240623T170000 DTSTAMP:20240420T071119 CREATED:20231115T230005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T230005Z UID:49481-1719158400-1719162000@inprinthouston.org SUMMARY:INPRINT BOOK CLUB DISCUSSES Wandering Stars DESCRIPTION:This Inprint Book Club meeting will take place via Zoom. The Zoom link will be the same for every meeting and will be provided in your Eventbrite email receipt (scroll down to the Additional Information section). \n \nOn June 23\, 2024 the Inprint Book Club will discuss Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange\, who will appear as part of the 2023/2024 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series on Monday\, March 25\, 2024. Visit brazosbookstore.com to order your copy of Orange’s newest novel. \nInprint Book Club meetings are free and open to the public and are facilitated by experienced book club leader Torie Ludwin. The full schedule of Inprint Book Club meetings for 2023/2024 season appears on the main Inprint Book Club webpage\, which you can access by\, clicking here. \nIf you have any further questions\, please email info@inprint.org. \n URL:https://inprinthouston.org/event/inprint-book-club-discusses-wandering-stars/ LOCATION:TX CATEGORIES:Inprint Book Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inprinthouston.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Book-Club_Wandering-Stars.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240714T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240714T170000 DTSTAMP:20240420T071119 CREATED:20231115T231314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T231314Z UID:49489-1720972800-1720976400@inprinthouston.org SUMMARY:INPRINT BOOK CLUB DISCUSSES Family Lore DESCRIPTION:This Inprint Book Club meeting will take place via Zoom. The Zoom link will be the same for every meeting and will be provided in your Eventbrite email receipt (scroll down to the Additional Information section). \n \nOn July 14\, 2024 the Inprint Book Club will discuss Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo\, who will appear as part of the 2023/2024 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series on April 15\, 2024. Visit brazosbookstore.com to order your copy of Acevedo’s newest book. \nInprint Book Club meetings are free and open to the public and are facilitated by experienced book club leader Torie Ludwin. The full schedule of Inprint Book Club meetings for 2023/2024 season appears on the main Inprint Book Club webpage\, which you can access by\, clicking here. \nIf you have any further questions\, please email info@inprint.org. \n URL:https://inprinthouston.org/event/inprint-book-club-discusses-family-lore/ LOCATION:TX CATEGORIES:Inprint Book Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://inprinthouston.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Book-Club_Family-Lore.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR