Jazz | Swing

Jim has been a staple of the St. Louis music scene for 40 years, bringing his dynamic trumpet sound to many bands throughout the area, he can make his trumpet soar, pop, sizzle and purr with high energy and lots of fun!

Join us at Sophie’s Artist Lounge and Cocktail Club to see acclaimed writers Francesca Bell and J Ryan Stradal read their work.

J Ryan Stradal
http://www.jryanstradal.com/#kitchens
Ryan Stradal is author of the New York Times Best Selling novel Kitchens of the Great Midwest. The American Booksellers Association named Kitchens the Indies Choice Book of the Year – Adult Debut Award Winner. The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association awarded it the 2016 Midwest Booksellers Choice Award for the year’s top fiction book, and the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association named it the year’s top novel. Stradal grew up in the southern Minnesota town of Hastings and graduated from Northwestern University. His second novel, The Lager Queen of Minnesota, was published by Viking / Pamela Dorman Books in July 2019. He lives and works in Los Angeles County, California.

Francesca Bell
https://francescabellpoet.com
Francesca Bell’s poems appear in many journals, including ELLE, New Ohio Review, North American Review, Prairie Schooner, River Styx, and Rattle. Her translations from Arabic and German appear in Arc, B O D Y, Circumference, Mid-American Review, and The Massachusetts Review. She is the co-translator of Palestinian poet Shatha Abu Hnaish’s collection, A Love That Hovers Like a Bedeviling Mosquito (Dar Fadaat, 2017), and the author of Bright Stain (Red Hen Press, 2019). She lives with her family in Northern California.

Jazz | Lofi

The Dhoruba Trio is a fresh innovative band mixing elements of jazz and hip hop to create a unique signature sound. Led by Kansas City native drummer Dhoruba Shakur, they are steadily making a name for themselves on the St. Louis music scene with their colorful harmonies and deep rhythms!

Solid Lines Productions proudly presents a reading of A. Rey Pamatmat’s EDITH CAN SHOOT THINGS AND HIT THEM.

“Three kids — Kenny, his sister Edith, and their friend Benji — are all but abandoned on a farm in remotest Middle America. With little adult supervision, they feed and care for each other, making up the rules as they go. But when Kenny’s and Benji’s relationship becomes more than friendship, and Edith shoots something she really shouldn’t shoot, the formerly indifferent outside world comes barging in whether they want it to or not.” (as per Samuel French)

The reading will be followed by a talk-back. At the end of the talk-back, there will be an opportunity to sign up for an action group, which will meet in following months to continue the dialogue started in the wake of the performance as well as discuss action steps we can take in the community to address this issues that come up in conversation. As always, ADMISSION IS FREE, but donations for Solid Lines Productions will be welcome!

Directed by Christina Rios, this reading will feature Chris Kernan, Cecily King, and Sam Revilla.

We look forward to seeing you there! Doors open at 1:30pm, and curtain is at 2pm.

This space has very generously been donated by The Kranzberg Foundation, and this production has been sponsored by the Regional Arts Commission.