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Join co-translators Martha Collins and Nguyen Ba Chung as they read and discuss their translations of poems from Dreaming the Mountain by Vietnamese Buddhist poet Tuệ Sỹ. Registration is required.
Join Neel Mukherjee, author of the Man Booker Prize-nominated novel The Lives of Others, for a reading and conversation about his new novel Choice. Register here.
Join us at Joan Lorentz Park on Saturday, May 18, from 1-3 p.m., to celebrate Haitian Flag Day with a special session of Sacred Songs and Rituals featuring the legendary Haitian American band Tjovi Ginen. Learn more.
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Join Lady Lee and the New Awakening Reggae Band on Saturday, June 1, from 1-3 p.m., for a special Park Sound in celebration of Caribbean Heritage Month.
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Neel Mukherjee, Haitian Flag Day with Tjovi Ginen, Nature Club,
Hilke Schellmann on AI, Paint 'n' Sip, Dinoman, and More!
Kathy Greeley, Mental Health First Aid, Submit-a-Thon, and More!
Natalie Dykstra, Radius Ensemble, Cake Decorating, and More!
Natalie Dykstra in conversation with Washington Post art critic, Sebastian Smee
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