Book signing to follow courtesy of Heartleaf Books.
About this Event
The Artist Loop with author Maggie Jackson in conversation with artist Sarah Jane Lapp
Thursday
November 7th, 2024
5:30 – 6:30
Thriving in Uncertain Times: A Talk with Author Maggie Jackson
Award-winning author Maggie Jackson – Author of Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure in Conversation with renowned local Sarah Jane Lapp. Presented by the Artists Loop at Wanskuck Library 233 Veazie Street, Providence RI.
In this interactive evening, pioneering author Maggie Jackson draws on her acclaimed new book Uncertain to explore why we should seek not-knowing in an age of flux and angst. She will be in conversation with renowned local artist Sarah Jane Lapp.
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Book signing to follow courtesy of Heartleaf Books.
Award-winning journalist and author Maggie Jackson's new book Uncertain explores why we should seek uncertainty in an age of flux and reveals this essential mindset's unique role in fostering curiosity, adaptability, and resilience.
In an age of tumult, quick answers and neat bullet points seem the ticket to success. We fear not-knowing and equate being unsure with weakness. But an urgent rethink is due: the uncertainty that we shun turns out to be the mindset most needed in an era of flux and angst. In this interactive evening, pioneering author Maggie Jackson draws on her acclaimed new book Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure to reveal the secrets to flourishing in uncertain times. Rather than miring us in inertia, the uncertainty mindset is a key to creativity, resilience, adaptability, and curiosity. If you want to ace a speech, be inventive, gain mental strength, or be a better parent, this talk is for you. Maggie will be in conversation with renowned local artist Sarah Jane Lapp.
About Maggie Jackson
Maggie Jackson is an award-winning author and journalist with a global reach. Her new book, Uncertain, was nominated for a National Book Award and named to multiple “Best Books of 2023” lists. Praised as “triumphant” (Dan Pink), “surprising and practical” (Gretchen Rubin), and “remarkable and persuasive” (Library Journal), Uncertain was named a Top 10 Summer Reading pick by Nautilus magazine. A former columnist for the Boston Globe, Jackson has contributed to The New York Times and major publications worldwide. Her work has been translated into numerous languages and is widely covered by the press. She lives in New York and Rhode Island and seeks a daily dose of uncertainty by swimming in the sea, year round. https://www.maggie-jackson.com
About Sarah Jane Lapp
Born in Minnesota, Sarah Jane Lapp earned her B.A. in playwriting at Brown University and her M.F.A. at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also was a Fulbright Scholar at Fakulta Academie Muzickych Umeni (FAMU) Prague. Over the last thirty years Sarah Jane has made images for stage, page, screen, and bean, producing essay-films, hand-drawn animations, short plays, jigsaw puzzles, music videos, telematic productions, anti-fascist greeting cards, and photovoltaic solar installations. With Michael Ferrier and in response to COVID19 she co-founded Puzzle Together and Puzlkind Jigsaw Puzzles, voice-chat driven apps, which have attracted over 1 million global participants. Currently she and local producer Rani offer Puzzical Chairs + Pie with Live Music. Living in Seekonk among turkeys, deer, and other people’s dogs Sarah Jane uses comedy and compassion to generate free and off-grid renewable energy. https://cinemagoat.com
About Artists Loop:
Based in Providence, the Artists Loop was founded and developed by Pnina Pressburger to curate displays and events, to connect artists with the public for the purpose of offering face-to-face space for conversation, to exchange feedback, and to challenge each other.
Questions? Email [email protected] or call 401-274-4145
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