New York City, this looks legit. On Saturday, October 5, the Asian American Writers' Workshop presents the Page Turner Food and Books Festival. Readings, performances, dumpling-making sessions, a DIY poetry booth, and much more. And it's all free to the public and fun for everyone. Here's AAWW's list of all the reasons you should go:
12 REASONS WE'LL SEE YOU AT PAGE TURNER
1. MORE THAN 30 WRITERS, ARTISTS, ACTIVISTS AND PERFORMERS READING ACROSS FIVE SPACES.
2. FOOD VENDORS LIKE BOMBAY SANDWICH CO., BROOKLYN SODA WORKS, BROOKLYN WOK SHOP, GRANOLA LAB, AND PARANTHA ALLEY. WE'LL HAVE PEARL MILK TEA.
3. DUMPLING-MAKING SESSIONS
4. MAKE-A-POEM BOOTH
5. DIY SCREEN-PRINTING & BUTTERFLY-MAKING WORKSHOPS
6. SOUND INSTALLATION & VIDEO ART
7. A POP-UP GALLERY OF IMMIGRANT POSTER ART
8. THE 15TH ASIAN AMERICAN LITERARY AWARDS
9. AN AFTER-PARTY FEATURING TAROT CARD READINGS BY NOVELIST ALEXANDER CHEE.
10. AUDIO RECORDING BY NPR'S LATINO USA.
11. A GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP BY X-MEN WRITER MARJORIE LIU.
12. AND DID WE MENTION IT'S FREE?
YOU WOULD NOT BE REMISS IN RESERVING YOUR SPOT RIGHT NOW.
To reserve your spot, click here. For more about the Page Turner festival, click here.