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SUMMARY:Drag Story Hour with Prince Brentlee and Aqua Marie!
DESCRIPTION:Join Prince Brentlee and Aqua Marie for our Drag Story Hour!  Fun for the entire family!\n\n\nThe Event \nDrag Story Hour uses the art of drag in children’s story hours to spread literacy\, love\, and acceptance! Join Prince Brentlee and Aqua Marie as they capture the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and give kids a glamorous and positive role model. This is a family-friendly event\, and all ages are welcome! \n\n\n\nPrince Brentlee (he/they) is the drag pop sensation of Indianapolis that has more energy than a can of Red Bull spiked with a 5hr energy. They are always filled to brim with unicorn energy and enjoy spending each story hour with their little royal friends. Their favorite book as a kid was Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein.  \n\n\n\nAqua MarieHey my name is Aqua Marie. She/her are my pronouns in drag. I have been doing Drag since November 2023. I have helped with the Indy Drag Theater with a few productions. I have my B.S. in Early Childhood Administration\, so I have a huge passion for reading stories with children. I love that I get to use this to bring two of my passions together and share that with others! \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:Fireside Chat with Meg Hamand and Claire Isenthal
DESCRIPTION:Join local authors Meg Hamand and Claire Isenthal for a fireside chat about their writing journeys\, readings from their novels\, and a Q&A!\n\n\n\nDiamonds in Auschwitz \nA poignant novel of love\, survival\, and how brightly hope can shine against the backdrop of unimaginable darkness \nRachael is a resilient Jewish woman imprisoned in Auschwitz during World War II\, clinging to the memories of her lost family while enduring the harrowing reality of the concentration camp. Amidst the brutality\, she uncovers a hidden diamond engagement ring in the mud—its brilliance offering a glimmer of hope and a reason to survive. As she navigates the perils of camp life\, Rachael forms a profound bond with Chaya\, a young girl also yearning for connection and comfort in their shared despair. \nInterwoven with Rachael’s tale are the lives of Samual and Hanna\, a young Jewish couple planning for their future while navigating the hardships of Nazi-occupied Prague. Distracted by his life in Prague\, Samual initially dismisses the growing threats against their community\, focusing instead on the engagement ring he dreams of giving to Hanna. As the grip of the Nazis tightens\, their plans unravel\, yet their love becomes a beacon of resilience amid escalating fear and loss. \nDiamonds in Auschwitz illustrates how\, when everything seems lost\, even the smallest treasures can illuminate the path to freedom and connection. Through Rachael and Chaya’s friendship\, and Samual and Hanna’s unwavering love\, the story reminds us that even in the bleakest times\, the best aspects of humanity can shine brightly. \n\n\n\nMeg Hamand is the author of the newly released\, Diamonds in Auschwitz. She has written professionally for The Plymouth Pilot News\, The Effingham Daily News\, Michiana Executive Journal\, and 13th Hour Magazine. She’s had short stories appear in Hoosier Writers\, Indiana English and Internationally Yours: Prize-Winning Stories. \nMeg is a debut author of historical fiction. She holds an undergraduate degree from Indiana State University in English and Creative Writing. She has master’s degree in business administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. \nShe lives in northern Indiana with her family (husband and daughter) and their miniature dachshund Mr. Darcy (named after Pride and Prejudice\, not Bridget Jones’s Diary\, she is quick to point out). \n\n\n\nThe Rising Order \nFlynn faces an impossible choice―save her family and friends or save the lives of thousands of innocent people. \nFlynn Zarytsky\, recruiter for the Chicago mega-tech company Magnetic\, comes face-to-face with true terror amid a horrific mass shooting by homegrown terrorist organization REDS. Wolf\, a REDS soldier\, has her in his sights\, then decides to spare her life. But in doing so\, he may have ensnared her in a fate worse than death. \nREDS’ master plan is to make society pay for its greed and to establish a new order. Wolf sees manipulating Flynn in her role at Magnetic as the perfect way to infiltrate the tech company and use its reach to unleash catastrophic devastation on the city of Chicago and topple civilization. He never expected Flynn could chip away at his resolve and question REDS’ mission. And she never dreamed she’d be a pawn in a dangerous game that forces her to leave the citizens of Chicago vulnerable to slaughter so that her loved ones can live. \n\n\n\nClaire Isenthal grew up traveling all over the world with her family. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Purdue University and went on to live in Chicago where she worked in Digital Marketing and Ad Sales for over ten years. She has since relocated her family back to her Indiana hometown\, but is still an avid traveler and loves nothing more than to lose herself in a good book. She attributes her knack for structure and pacing to reading some of the Harry Potter books over 10 times. Claire is an International Thriller Writers (ITW) member and publishes a monthly Substack for new authors — Rising Talent\, Earning Your Space in the Publishing Industry. When Claire is not attending writer’s conferences or classes\, her evenings are spent with her husband\, two children\, computer or writers group. The Rising Order is her first novel and was an almost instant Amazon bestseller. She recently completed the second installment to the series\, The New Order. \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!
URL:https://indyreads.org/event/fireside-chat-with-meg-hamand-and-claire-istenthal/
LOCATION:Indy Reads\, 1066 Virginia Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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SUMMARY:Writers Night with Pen to Paper
DESCRIPTION:Join Indy Reads and Pen to Paper for a bimonthly writing workshop on the first and third Saturdays from 4:30-6:30 pm.\n\n\nJoin Indy Reads and Pen to Paper for this bimonthly writing workshop from 4:30-6:30 pm on the first and third Saturdays of the month. \nThis workshop is recommended for ages 18+ \nLearn More about Pen to Paper\n\n\nMeet the Pen to Paper \nWe write. We share. We live. \nPen to Paper is Indy’s most notorious coterie of misfit writers. \n\n\nWhat We Do \nIn its simplest form\, we write stuff\, share it with each other\, and talk about it. \nWe critique each other’s written material and provide creative support\, constructive criticism\, and sage advice. \n\n\nWho May Join \nIf you write\, you may join. Even if you don’t write\, give us a whirl (as long as you provide us with homemade cookies and lemonade). \nWe accept people at all skill levels\, from the doe-eyed novice to the experts. \nIf you want to write or improve your writing\, then you’ve come to the right place! \nWe critique all manner of writing\, be it fiction\, non-fiction\, poetry\, travelogues\, technical manuals … if it has words\, we’ll read it. \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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