BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160420T023000Z DTEND:20160420T043000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Lion Rock Visiting Writers Series: Fred D?Aguiar DESCRIPTION:The annual CWU Lion Rock Visiting Writers Series continues this month\, with opportunities to hear from poet\, novelist and dramatist Fred D?Aguiar Tuesday\, April 19th at 7:30 p.m. in the CWU SURC Theatre. D?Aguiar will be reading from his most recent novel Children of Paradise. In the tradition of magical realism\, Children of Paradise tells the story of Jonestown\, where 918 people\, including 304 children\, died in a murder-suicide on Nov. 18\, 1978. Jonestown was a settlement in Guyana established by Jim Jones\, leader of an American cult called the Peoples Temple. Methods of mind control in Jonestown included forms of incarceration and torture. D?Aguiar?s novel focuses particularly on the experiences of the children. He will also be conducting a craft talk titled "Writing Across Genres" earlier in the day at 1p.m. in Black 151. Both events are free and open to the public\, with the author?s book available for sale at the evening event\, courtesy of the CWU Wildcat Shop. This talk is also part of the CWU Social Justice and Human Rights Series. This year?s theme\, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Black and Brown Lives Do Matter\, seeks to educate Central?s community and spark discussions about race and equality. For more information about Fred D?Aguiar and his works visit his website: freddaguiar.com. For more information about the Lion Rock series\, visit www.cwu.edu/english/lion-rock-visiting-writers-series. This Lion Rock series event is sponsored by CWU's College of Arts and Humanities\, Inklings Club\, ASCWU Club Senate\, Department of English\, Wildcat Shop and Karen Gookin. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The annual CWU Lion Rock Visiting Writers Series continues this month\, with opportunities to hear from poet\, novelist and dramatist Fred D?Aguiar Tuesday\, April 19th at 7:30 p.m. in the CWU SURC Theatre. D?Aguiar will be reading from his most recent novel Children of Paradise. In the tradition of magical realism\, Children of Paradise tells the story of Jonestown\, where 918 people\, including 304 children\, died in a murder-suicide on Nov. 18\, 1978. Jonestown was a settlement in Guyana established by Jim Jones\, leader of an American cult called the Peoples Temple. Methods of mind control in Jonestown included forms of incarceration and torture. D?Aguiar?s novel focuses particularly on the experiences of the children. He will also be conducting a craft talk titled "\;Writing Across Genres"\; earlier in the day at 1p.m. in Black 151. Both events are free and open to the public\, with the author?s book available for sale at the evening event\, courtesy of the CWU Wildcat Shop. This talk is also part of the CWU Social Justice and Human Rights Series. This year?s theme\, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Black and Brown Lives Do Matter\, seeks to educate Central?s community and spark discussions about race and equality. For more information about Fred D?Aguiar and his works visit his website: freddaguiar.com. For more information about the Lion Rock series\, visit www.cwu.edu/english/lion-rock-visiting-writers-series. This Lion Rock series event is sponsored by CWU'\;s College of Arts and Humanities\, Inklings Club\, ASCWU Club Senate\, Department of English\, Wildcat Shop and Karen Gookin. LOCATION:Central Washington University Student Union & Rec Center Theatre 400 E. University Way Ellensburg\, WA 98926 UID:e.40.19048 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260428T210527Z URL:http://business.kittitascountychamber.com/events/details/lion-rock-visiting-writers-series-fred-d-aguiar-04-19-2016-19048 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR