On the Town Briefly, May 3, 2023

BooksNext Chapter Booksellers, 38 S. Snel­ling Ave., will host readings and discussions with author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and his debut novel, Chain-Gang All-Stars, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 9; author Jim Landwehr and his memoir, At the Lake, 6 p.m.…

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Survivors’ story

Author pays tribute to her parents and the music that helped them move beyond trauma of WWII. Janet Horvath always knew there were chapters missing from her parents’ story. As survivors of the Holocaust, George and Katherine Horvath never talked…

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On the Town Briefly, November 9, 2022

Music The women’s choral ensemble Lumina will perform songs by Abbie Betinis, Linda Kachelmeier, Natalie Nowytski, Jonathan Posthuma, Catherine Dalton and others in a free concert at noon on Thursday, November 10, at Landmark Center. Uilleann piper Tom Klein will…

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On the Town Briefly, September 24, 2022

BooksAuthor Gretchen Anthony will discuss her novel The Book Haters’ Book Club at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 15, at SubText Books, 6 W. Fifth St. Admission is free. Call 651-493-2791 or visit subtextbooks.com.Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 S. Snel­ling Ave., will…

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On the Town Briefly, August 31, 2022

Books SubText Books, 6 W. Fifth St., will host free readings and discussions with author Kathryn Savage and Groundglass, her book about toxic pollution and environmental justice, at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 1; William Kent Krueger and his Cork O’Connor…

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On the Town Briefly, June 8, 2022

Books Poet Ryann Stevenson, author of Human Resources, 2021 winner of the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize, will join in conversation with poet Richie Hofmann to celebrate the launch of her debut collection at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 15. The virtual…

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On the Town Briefly, May 25-June 12

Theater Runestone! A Rock Musical, the larger-than-life story of a Minnesota farmer caught in the whirlwind of an ever grow­ing myth, is playing through May 29 at History Theatre, 30 E. 10th St. The new play by Mark Jensen with…

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