An Archive of Care, November 22-24, 2024
The the image depicts the trunk and roots of a tree.
Many thanks to Ron Edding for this beautiful flyer design.
DRAFT READING SERIES PRESENTS:
An Archive of Care
November 22-24, 2024
Entirely on Zoom.
What traces does care leave behind? Texts, images, scars, tears, belly-laughs, rituals, memories? For its 19th season, the Draft reading series has condensed our programming into a single weekend. Curators Kern Carter, Therese Estacion and Tyler Pennock have invited a stunning collection of authors to commemorate acts of care: giving and receiving, chosen or imposed, private, public or something in between.
Over the course of a weekend (November 22 to 24, 2024) we will host six readings, including 30+ participants, with more news still to come.
The final reading of the weekend (Sunday, November 24th) will be an open mic with contributions from audience members and participants. A condensed version of the schedule is below. A detailed version is available here.
To register, please use this form:
https://forms.gle/Fc8o9oXJZz2pf1HV7
Having trouble? Please contact us at draftreadings at gmail dot com
We welcome your donations by e-transfer at draftseriescollective at gmail dot com
Suggested amount: $10-$30.
If times are tight for you, please attend as our honoured guest.
We are grateful for the support of the Toronto Arts Council and our generous audiences.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
DAY 1
Friday November 22
7 TO 9 P.M. E.S.T.
Curated by Tyler Pennock
Readings by Britta B., Qurat Dar, Yasmin Said, Tyler Pennock, and Veronique Synnott
DAY 2
Saturday November 23
1:30 TO 3:30 P.M. E.S.T.
Surprise! Stay tuned.
4 TO 6 P.M. E.S.T.
Curated by Kern Carter
Readings by Kern Carter, George Elliott Clarke, Nadia Hohn, Khwahish Khan, Hanna Komar, and Brandon Reid
7 TO 9 P.M. E.S.T.
Readings by Ronna Bloom, Arundhati Dhara, Louie Leyson, and Tolu Oloruntoba
DAY 3
Sunday November 24
1:30 TO 3:30 P.M. E.S.T.
Curated by Therese Estacion
Readings by, Latif Askia Ba, Jody Chan, Therese Estacion, Kyla Jamieson, and Fareh Malik
4 to 6 P.M. E.S.T.
Open mic
Readings by any participants and audience members who want to share new work.