Sarah Toce
Join Seattle author Angela Garbes and The Seattle Public Library for Midlife: Private Parts in Public, a series of conversations curated by Garbes about female middle age with local artists and experts.
“By highlighting a period of transformation that is decades long but rarely discussed publicly, Garbes has created a series that is urgent and essential, like all of her work,” said Stesha Brandon, Literature and Humanities manager at The Seattle Public Library.
The series kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 17, with a conversation on intergenerational care with Claire Dederer and Jane Wong; continues with a discussion of Miranda July’s recent novel All Fours on Nov. 7; and concludes with a talk on Dec. 12, about orca whales and perimenopausal and postmenopausal sexuality.
Like all Library events, the three programs are free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Midlife: Private Parts in Public is presented with support from The Seattle Public Library Foundation and the Gary and Connie Kunis Foundation.
“MIDLIFE: PRIVATE PARTS IN PUBLIC” PROGRAMS
- Intergenerational Care: Thursday, Oct. 17, from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Central Library, Level 1 Microsoft Auditorium. Join Garbes, Seattle writer Claire Dederer (Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma) and Western Washington University associate professor Jane Wong (Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City) for a talk on intergenerational care and interdependence.
- Discussing “All Fours” with Katrina Space and Molly Wizenberg: Thursday, Nov. 7, from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Central Library, Level 1 Microsoft Auditorium. Garbes leads a book group discussion of Miranda July’s recent novel with Katrina Spade, founder of Recompose, the world’s first human composting company, and Seattle author Molly Wizenberg (The Fixed Stars).
- Orca whales with Dr. Deborah Giles, Putsata Reang and Laura Da’: Thursday, Dec. 12, from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Central Library, Level 1 Microsoft Auditorium. Dr. Deborah Giles,one of the world’s leading experts on Southern Resident killer whales, author and journalist Putsata Reang, and poet and teacher Laura Da’ (Tributaries) will talk about what we can learn from orca whales about perimenopausal and postmenopausal sexuality.
The Library frequently works with guest curators to develop community-responsive programming. See their guest curator page for more information.
