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Former NCAI board member, Corban Addison, will celebrate the publication of his new novel, A Walk Across the Sun, at New Dominion Bookshop on Thursday, January 26.
Join us at 5:30 PM for opening remarks by John Grisham. For every copy sold of A Walk Across the Sun, Corban will donate $5 to the International Justice Mission, a human rights agency that brings rescue to victims of slavery, sexual exploitation, and other forms of violent oppression. The work of IJM was central to the publishing of this novel.
New Dominion Bookshop is located on the downtown mall at 404 East Main St. and can be contacted at 434-295-2552.
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On Tuesday, December 6th, at 9 pm, come hear UVA MFA fiction writer Greg Jackson and poet Celeste Lipkes read selections from their work.
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On Tuesday, November 29th, at 9 pm, come hear UVA MFA fiction writer George Kamide and poet Jocelyn Sears read selections from their work.
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On Wednesday, May 25 from 7-8:30 PM at The Haven, New City Arts presents an interdisciplinary evening of art that gives language to the process of grieving in our world and the ‘other’ whether it be hope, love, or something else, that precedes (or follow) our grief.
Participating artists include PennyWell, Sam Voekel, Evan Hansen, Rachel Adams, Bernard Hankins, Lisa Ryan, Daniel Moore, Elizabeth Stehl, and more! Featured work will include musical performances, an installation in The Sanctuary, spoken word and poetry readings.
$5 will get you in and benefit The Haven. The evening’s plenary is hosted by PennyWell, a local band led by NCAI board representative, Brendan Jamieson. The Haven is located at 112 West Market Street. Inquiries? Contact Maureen at artsdirector [at] newcityarts.org.
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On Tuesday, October 19 at 5:30 PM, John Casey will present selections from his new novel, Compass Rose, at New Dominion Bookshop. Compass Rose follows Casey’s previous novel, Spartina, which holds the 1989 National Book Award for fiction and has been described as “possibly the best American novel … since The Old Man and the Sea.”
Casey was born in 1939 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and educated at Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and the University of Iowa. He lives with his wife in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he is Professor of English Literature at the University of Virginia.
New Dominion Bookshop is located at 404 East Main St., on the Downtown Mall. For further event information, call 434-295-2552 or visit New Dominion’s event listing.