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Come help us celebrate the release of Sherrie Flick's debut essay collection Homing: Instincts of a Rustbelt Feminist. Saturday, September 28, 2024 at James Simon's Studio. Doors open at 7pm.
$10 tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/james-simon/sherrie-flick-s-fabulous-book-release-celebration
With special music guests Mike Blackhurst & Wolf 8 and The Spurs of the Moment: Together Again
Music & Literature on Gist Street
Music, literature, and a BYOB backyard bamboo garden. What could make a better Saturday evening?
There will be homemade music, a reading, and more homemade music. There might even be homemade cookies. Come enjoy late fall, great essays, and two super fine bands.
Books will be available for purchase.
Sherrie Flick: Sherrie Flick is the recipient of a 2023 Creative Development Award from the The Heinz Endowments and a Writing Pittsburgh Fellowship from the Creative Nonfiction Foundation. Her debut essay collection, Homing: Instincts of a Rustbelt Feminist, is part of the American Lives series at University of Nebraska Press. She’s the author of a novel and two short story collections. Autumn House Press will publish her third collection I Have Not Considered Consequences in Spring 2025. She lives on the South Side Slopes of Pittsburgh.
Mike Blackhurst and Wolf 8 are a Pittsburgh based, pop rock band with members Mike (guitar/keys/vocals), Andy King (bass/vocals/dancing), and David Pohl (drums). Mike Blackhurst has released two solo albums and one with the Cowboy Relics. Mike and Wolf 8 are ready to record a fun batch of new songs. Come get a live preview!
Spurs of the Moment: Featuring Chris Leone, Lydia McShane, and Eric Lipsky have been playing acoustic music all over the United States for over three decades.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
305 Gist St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-5905, United States
