This event is a bi-lingual Russian-English reading by Mikhail Shishkin, an award-winning Russian writer based in Switzerland. Shishkin is considered one of the most important contemporary prose stylists in Russia. His work has been translated into many languages, including English. He is also a prolific author of cultural commentary in Russian and German. Shishkin's Maidenhair (Russian 2005,...

Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from home to the upscale Riverdale Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two...

Presented as part of the Poetry and the Senses program at UC Berkeley’s Arts Research Center, in partnership with Engaging the Senses Foundation. 

Join us for a presentation by Bryant Terry, a James Beard Award–winning chef, educator, and author renowned for his activism to create a healthy, just, and sustainable food system. Terry is the author of the acclaimed books Vegetable Kingdom, Afro-Vegan, and Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine.