April 10, 20246:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Shop at MATTER, 2114 Market St, Denver, CO 80205, USA
EVENT TYPE: Book Club
Co-leaders: Faatma B. Oné and Dominique Christina
2nd Wednesday of the month
One of the main features of imperial oppression is control over language. It tends to marginalize or erase anything outside of the standardized system it installed. Language is a culture keeper and a road opener. This book club, in the acknowledgement of that fact, is a post colonial-futuristic-literary discussion portal to activate our imagination to “reworld” the world.
April 11, 20246:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Shop at MATTER, 2114 Market St, Denver, CO 80205, USA
More details to come...
Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg will be sharing a reading and discussing her book, For Times Such As These: A Radical’s Guide to the Jewish Year.
This contemporary companion to the Jewish year cycle is not only a bellwether for radical Jews who want their lives and practice to be rooted in their political commitments but also an educational resource in Jewish tradition, holidays, and ritual. With a chapter for each month of the Hebrew calendar, For Times Such as These offers spiritual practices and holiday rituals rooted in movements for racial justice, decolonization, feminism, and queer and trans liberation. Each chapter opens with an invocation by liturgist and healer Dori Midnight and illuminated by artist Sol Weiss. Highlighting each month's spiritual and cultural qualities, Rabbi Ariana Katz and Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg summarize and provide commentary on Torah readings; examine the texts, histories, and contemporary customs of Jewish holidays; and offer questions to reflect on and engage spiritually with the month. This work provides a guide for creative action and ritual making throughout the seasons, an exploration of anti-Zionist Judaism, and spiritual-cultural invitation to embody and expand decolonial, anti-racist, queer, and feminist Jewish practice.
SCHEDULE 6:00 pm Welcome to MATTER 6:30 pm Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg reads from For Times Such as These
SPACE & ACCESSIBILITY
The Shop at MATTER is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral bathrooms. Chairs are provided for all. Masks are required at the author's request.
1:00-1:30 Peruse the bookstore. Buy some concessions. Say hello. Find a seat and get settled.
1:30-2:30 Silent reading hour. Please move to the bookstore or step outside to chat.
2:30-3:00 Share book recommendations or just keep reading.
You are welcome to hang out until the store closes at 6:00.
Silent Book Club is a global community of readers and introverts, with more than 500 chapters in 50 countries around the world led by local volunteers. SBC members gather in public at bars, cafes, bookstores, libraries, and online to read together in quiet camaraderie.
The Denver branch is now gathering at The Shop at MATTER on the second Saturday of the month, 1:00-3:00pm. So grab your book and get ready to cozy up and read in beautiful silence with other members.
Bring your own book, e-book, comic, audiobook, zine, textbook, or shop beforehand in our bookstore.
Collective Misnomer: Who is Bozo Texino?: The Secret History of Hobo Graffiti
Collective Misnomer: Who is Bozo Texino?: The Secret History of Hobo Graffiti
April 13, 20247:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join us this Saturday, April 13th for the screening of "Who is Bozo Texino?: The Secret History of Hobo Graffiti" a film by Bill Daniel. Co-hosted with MATTER and Collective Misnomer.
7:30 pm Doors
8:00 pm Screening
RSVP encouraged via Eventbrite.
$15 Entry or pay-what-you-can-afford
No person refused due to a lack of funds
Join us at MATTER April 20th for a day of letterpress printing instructed by Rick Griffith. We will kick off the day at 10 am with some bagels and coffee and letterpress printing talk. Then at 10:30 we’ll sling posters and roll out. Attendees will typeset and print whatever words they wish to immortalize. This workshop is beginner-friendly. Registration here.
We are now booking events in our new space, The Annex, at 2114 Market St. We are honing our process, so please email us your event request and we’ll get back to you. We need a few weeks of planning generally, but if you have an emergency on your hands, let us know.
We would LOVE to bring our BOOKSTORE POP-UP out into the Denver Metro area for conferences, corporate events, or organization fairs and festivals. Contact us with your details.
We can order your selection or provide suggestions for BOOK CLUBS. We are flexible to arrange for local pick up, ship to each book club member, or deliver the books to one location. We customize solutions to fit your needs. Contact us with your special requests.
Letterpress Printing Workshops
One-Day Workshop: Join us at MATTER for a day of letterpress printing instructed by Rick Griffith. We will kick off the day with some bagels and coffee and letterpress printing talk, then we’ll sling posters and roll out. Attendees will typeset and print whatever words they wish to immortalize. This workshop is beginner-friendly. Typesetting instruction provided Color backgrounds provided Letterpress print anything as a poster Minors must be accompanied by an adult May 18th, Saturday, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm. Limited to 10 people. $220 per person. Register here.
Design Book Club
A book club dedicated to designers with a broad interest in design, and new discussions about design
Curated and led by Rick Griffith and friends, Design Book Club meets every odd* month on Zoom to talk all things design. You can join the meetings at no cost or sign up for the Design Book Club Subscription where we send you obscure & hard-to-find designed stuff monthly.
*odd months are January, March, May, July, September, and November
MATTERbetaBook Club
Welcome to the MATTERBETAs. This Book Club is a vital way to include our community in our bookstore’s curation. Our participants choose an Advanced Reader’s Copy from the scores of books that are sent to us by publishers and authors. Then, as Beta Readers of these titles, we all report back on the books we read. Books are free.
MATTERBETAs meet every 3rd Thursday of each month, 6-7:30pm Simple evaluation rubric provided.
Curated and hosted by Faatma, @handoffaatma and Dominique Christina, @dominiquechristina
One of the main features of imperial oppression is control over language. It tends to marginalize or erase anything outside of the standardized system it installed. Language is a culture keeper and a road opener. This book club, in the acknowledgment of that fact, is a post-colonial-futuristic-literary discussion portal to activate our imagination to “reworld” the world.
May’s book is Native Son by Richard Wright. Purchase here. Book Club to Remake the World meets every 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6-7:30pm.
