# Event Details - **Event Name**: Susan Katz, POLE DANCERS AT THE RED BARN: A Novel in Stories - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 13 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 13 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: In conversation with Martha Majsak.About this EventFREE. Registration requested.Pole Dancers at the Red Barn is a fierce and heartfelt novel in stories about people reinventing themselves through found family. At its center is the Red Barn, a no-nonsense pole-dancing venue where five women and one nonbinary performer turn the stage into a place of truth. Their performances captivate, but it’s what happens offstage—reckoning with their mothers’ choices, buried fears, and long-held silences—that drives the book’s emotional power. Each story reveals a fight against poverty, violence, or prejudice and the determination to build a life that means something, and is accompanied by one of Katz’s original photographs to act as an emotional touchstone.“When I was fifteen, I imagined running away and becoming a stripper. What I really wanted was the Red Barn, a place where we can all be ourselves, speak and dance our truth, and be received not only without judgment but with joy. Susan Katz gives us a vision of a unique holy place where unconventional celebrants unite body and soul, ecstasy and wisdom.”—Elizabeth Cunningham,The Maeve ChroniclesSusan L. Katz is an alumna of the Writers’ Institute at the City University of New York and the New Directions Writing Program in Washington DC. Her stories have been published in the New Directions Journal of Fiction and Poetry. Susan is also a photographer; her photo essays are housed in the Museum of the City of New York, the Bronx Museum of Art, and the library of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC. For forty years, Susan worked as a psychotherapist and published articles on human development, addiction, and group therapy techniques. She lives in Rhinebeck.Martha Majsak has a MA in Creative Writing from Manhattanville College, attended the 2021 Community of Writers Summer Workshop and the 2019 Bread Loaf Writers Conference. She has also been published in Inkwell Magazine, won the Pinch Magazine Fiction award, and was given an Honorable Mention in the 47th New Millennium Writing Awards. She has been an English Professor and tutor for over 25 years. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rhinebeck/susan-katz-pole-dancers-at-the-red-barn-a-novel-in-stories/100001998482036569 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, performances, workshops, entertainment, business, conferences - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Oblong Books [Rhinebeck] - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Rhinebeck - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Oblong Books [Rhinebeck] - **lat**: 41.9278025 - **long**: -73.9120231 - **full address**: Oblong Books [Rhinebeck], 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Susan Katz, POLE DANCERS AT THE RED BARN: A Novel in Stories - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/dfb7cbe8106a9e62b736d62345522be4ae8eb22a28fe9a2fef777a87da1997c1-rimg-w1200-h600-dca81818-gmir.jpg?v=1787265128 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Susan Katz, POLE DANCERS AT THE RED BARN: A Novel in Stories being held? - **A:** Susan Katz, POLE DANCERS AT THE RED BARN: A Novel in Stories takes place on Tue, 13 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 13 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Oblong Books [Rhinebeck], 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Susan Katz, POLE DANCERS AT THE RED BARN: A Novel in Stories? - **A:** Susan Katz, POLE DANCERS AT THE RED BARN: A Novel in Stories is organized by Oblong Books. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Oblong Books's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Oblong Books a rating of 2/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Oblong Books has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Susan Katz, POLE DANCERS AT THE RED BARN: A Novel in Stories 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 Rhinebeck, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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