Thursday, February 13, 2025 @ 6:00 pm | Hanes House
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There There by Tommy Orange
Tommy Orange's There There – a Pulitzer Prize Finalist and National Bestseller – is a wondrous and shattering novel that follows twelve characters from Native communities, all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize.
Among them is Jacquie Red Feather, newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind. Dene Oxendene, pulling his life together after his uncle's death and working at the powwow to honor his memory. Fourteen-year-old Orvil, coming to perform traditional dance for the very first time. Together, this chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American – grappling with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with communion and sacrifice and heroism.
Book Club: Far-Flung Corners
Join NCMA Winston-Salem Director Bill Carpenter to discuss six contemporary novels that span the globe while examining how intimacy and connection are formed.
Book club is open to the public – even to those who don't finish the book. Selections range from national bestsellers to experimental novels and the guided discussions cover an array of topics, from themes and imagery to plot structures and character development.