# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Drawing Community Stories with the Appalachia Comics Project
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for this special presentation about the Appalachia Comics Project and the creation of the graphic novel Islands in the Sky.About this EventJoin us for this special presentation about the Appalachia Comics Project and the creation of the graphic novel Islands in the Sky. Through this project, award winning artists were paired with community members to capture the oral histories of these people grappling with the effects of Hurricane Helene. Listen to writer, activist, and founder of this organization Andrew Aydin as he explores the power of reclaiming histories and narrative through this project.About the SpeakerAndrew Aydin is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a National Book Award winner, a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Honoree, a Printz Award winner, a Sibert Medal winner, a Walter Dean Myers Award winner, a three-time Eisner award winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. Andrew is the founder of the Appalachia Comics Project, co-founder of Good Trouble Productions, creator and co-author of the graphic memoir series March and Run, which chronicle the life of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, the writer of Taste of Justice from DC Comics as well as co-author of the upcoming graphic memoir of renowned Gullah Geechee Chef Sallie Ann Robinson. Andrew lives in Edneyville, North Carolina.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brattleboro/drawing-community-stories-with-the-appalachia-comics-project/100001993482529910
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, fine-arts, food-drinks
- **Interested Audience**: 
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
  - Location: Brooks Memorial Library
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Brattleboro
- **state**: VT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Brooks Memorial Library
- **lat**: 42.8553213
- **long**: -72.5599024
- **full address**: Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Drawing Community Stories with the Appalachia Comics Project being held?
  - **A:** Drawing Community Stories with the Appalachia Comics Project takes place on Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Drawing Community Stories with the Appalachia Comics Project?
  - **A:** Drawing Community Stories with the Appalachia Comics Project is organized by Vermont Humanities.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Drawing Community Stories with the Appalachia Comics Project is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Brattleboro, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Drawing Community Stories with the Appalachia Comics Project sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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