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SUMMARY:Author Reading: Heidi Beierle
DESCRIPTION:Join Heidi Beierle on September 26th at 5pm for a reading\, discussion\, and signing of her new memoir\, ‘Heidi Across America’!\n\n\nJoin Heidi Beierle on September 26th at Indy Reads from 5-6:30pm for a reading\, discussion\, and signing of her new memoir\, Heidi Across America. \nThere will be a reading\, discussion\, Q&A session\, and a signing to follow. \nThis event is recommended for all ages. \nAll proceeds from book sales at Indy Reads support our English literacy programming. \n\n\n\nHeidi Across America  \nA memoir of homecoming – Heidi Across America is a gritty story of how opening our hearts to others enables us to open our hearts to ourselves and love what we find there. \nIn the summer of 2010\, Heidi Beierle had just finished her first year of graduate studies in community and regional planning and decided to pedal her bicycle solo from her home on the west coast across rural America to the Preserving the Historic Road conference in Washington\, D.C. What started as a research trip turned into an intimately physical and psychological encounter with self and nationhood. \nHeidi was 35 at the time and didn’t love much about herself except her ability to endure grueling physical undertakings. She viewed her journey as an opportunity to fix her failures and insufficiencies. There were also some research questions she wanted to explore: Why do people live in small towns and what do they like about it? Did a bicyclist like herself bring economic benefit to the small towns she visited? What could communities do to support or invite cyclists to stay in their towns? What could cyclists do to support the communities? \nAlong the way\, she was surprised by the kindness of strangers and the emotional pinch of traveling through Wyoming where she grew up. Her journey led her through the Plains and into the Ozarks where the heat climbed to agonizing temperatures and every pedal stroke in the heat felt one closer to death. By the time she completed the trip\, Heidi discovered a newfound compassion for herself and a growing love for her country. Strangers opened their hearts to her and in turn\, she opened her heart to herself. \nAnd her questions began to change and mirror things many Americans are asking themselves today: How can I be okay in my own skin? What does it mean to be enough? How do I satisfy my desire to travel without harming the planet? What does it mean to love America? \nFor many young people\, it is a rite of passage to light out on an adventure to see the world and expose themselves to new experiences\, but we don’t often talk about how Americans seeing America can open us to the differences\, awe\, and wonder available right here in our nation. Heidi Across America offers a journey to self-love\, empathy\, consideration for others\, and respect for the spirit of place as pathways to find connection and home. \n\n\n\nMeet the Author: Heidi Beierle \nHeidi Beierle is an artist and creepy-crawly lover based in Bellingham\, Washington\, who writes about the sensory experience of being alive and enjoying detours to the underworld\, inner space\, and the cosmos. She grew up in Wyoming where the wind\, dryness\, and desolate landscape made an imprint on her. This punishing environment taught Heidi self-reliance\, the beautiful dimensions of solitude\, how to push through pain\, and that survival is best friends with adaptation and death. \nHeidi has earned three degrees\, two in English and one in Community and Regional Planning. Her writing about her cross-country bicycle ride has been published in National Geographic Traveler\, High Desert Journal\, VoiceCatcher Journal\, and Journal of America’s Byways. \nLearn more at Heidibeierle.com \n\n\n\nThis event is Pay-What-You-Can. Here’s what your suggested donation can do for the Indy Reads community: \nFREE – This ticket is for attendees that would like to attend this event and are unable to purchase a ticket. Indy Reads values our community and facilitators. We are proud to provide programming to all. Thank you for being a part of our community! \n$10 – This donation covers the cost of one attendee to this event. Indy Reads strives to bring the very best programming to Fountain Square and all Hoosiers. Thank you for helping us to keep our quality programs accessible for all! \n$20 – This donation covers the cost of two attendees to this event. If you are attending as an individual\, your ticket at this level makes it possible for another who cannot afford a ticket to attend. It is only through the generosity of our community that we are able to support programs that enrich the lives of all Hoosiers. Thank you for your support! \nOther – “Pay-What-You-Can” really does mean pay what you can. Indy Reads appreciates that every one of our community members is able to support our vision of 100% literacy for all in different ways. Whether you can pay $5 or $50\, we are so excited to see you – and thank you for your support!
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LOCATION:Indy Reads\, 1066 Virginia Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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SUMMARY:Indy Reads Game Night!
DESCRIPTION:Bring your family to our weekly game night.\n\n\nGame night is free for kids and families!  Thursdays at 5pm. We have some chess sets and games but feel free to bring along your favorite to play. \nFor more information or questions\, please email bookstore@indyreads.org. \n \nIndy Reads is a 501c3 nonprofit. Our mission is to empower adults and their families through literacy\, English language skills\, and job readiness programming. For more information about Indy Reads and the students we serve\, visit our website at indyreads.org.
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