Bronx Memoir Project Anthology IX Book Launch Celebration

Welcome to the Bronx Memoir Project Anthology IX Launch & Celebration! Join us at the Poe Park Visitor Center for an afternoon of storytelling and community. Come listen to the heartfelt memoirs of Bronx residents and celebrate their stories. This in-person event promises to be a night filled with laughter, tears, and everything in between. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with your neighbors and be inspired by the power of storytelling. Doors open at 4:30 PM. See you there!

AGENDA

Doors Open: 4:30 PM

Opening Remarks: 5:00 PM

Memoir Readings Begin: 5:15 PM

Closing Remarks: 6:45 PM

ABOUT BRONX COUNCIL ON THE ARTS & BRONX MEMOIR PROJECT

A pioneering advocate for cultural equity, the Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) nurtures the development of a diverse array of artists and arts organizations and builds strong cultural connections in and beyond The Bronx. We seek to strengthen the cultural ecosystem of The Bronx by nurturing its artists and arts organizations, and by serving the field at large and the public through programs that build connections, provide resources, and advocate for equitable practices.

The Bronx Memoir Project (BMP) is a community-based writing project that encourages a cross-generational, multi-ethnic collective of Bronx residents to tell their stories firsthand. Participants engage in free workshops, led by a professional writers, culminating in the opportunity to submit their work for publication in the Bronx Memoir Project Anthology.

"BCA is the only place I can find free writing workshops like these...It has had a great impact on my life and writing career. I've met fellow artists and formed great community through them." - Ron Trenckler-Thomson

The theme for the Anthology IX collection is Body, Memory, Witness: Weaving Personal Histories. From the stories our bodies carry to the inherited legacies that shape us, from the landscapes that define our journeys to the pivotal moments of self-discovery, this collection serves as a powerful testament to the act of writing as remembrance, healing, and bearing witness.

ABOUT BMP COORDINATOR

J.F. Seary is a Nuyorican poet and actor who has toured nationally in NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia, L.A., Grand Rapids, Atlanta and Orlando with her solo, ensemble poetry and theatrical performances. She has also performed in San Juan, PR, London and Seoul. Among her credits are King Lear, Is there Room in your Heart?, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Vivisection, Soledad Speaks, Of Mothers and Men, HerStory and Is There Such a Thing as True Love? J.F. Seary co-wrote the web-series The New York Effect. She recently joined Emit Theatre as an ensemble member for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Isle Full of Noises and La Canción en la Tormenta. J.F. Seary co-devised En Mi Sueños/In My Dreams with Jugando N' Play as well as Un Lugario Imaginaro a New Victory-LabWorks work-in-progess. J.F. Seary lives and creates in New York City; She is humbled by and eternally grateful for the love and support.

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