Book Release: ‘Gentrifier’ by Anne Elizabeth Moore, with music by Medieval Beasts (seating limited)
Sat, Nov 20, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
PERFORMANCE, READING, LIVE MUSIC

Gentrifier: a Memoir book release party
with a reading by Anne Elizabeth Moore
and a special performance from Medieval Beasts

*This event is fully booked. Please email us to be placed on a waitlist.

On Saturday, November 20, please join Anne Elizabeth Moore and friends to celebrate the release of her new book Gentrifier: A Memoir and to hear selections from the follow-up project, also a memoir. Following the readings will be a performance by Medieval Beasts, a one-woman drum/synth cacophony from Chrissy Rosettie Sakes.

Anne Elizabeth Moore was born in Winner, South Dakota. She has written several critically acclaimed nonfiction books, including the Lambda Literary Award–nominated Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes, which was a Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017, and Sweet Little Cunt, which won an Eisner Award. She lives in Hobart, New York, with her cat, Captain America.

Chrissy Rossettie Sakes is a drummer and experimental noise musician living in Saugerties, NY. She’s played in numerous bands over the course of 20+ years, including the Chicago No Wave band, “My Name is Rar-Rar” and the noisy Brooklyn-based duo, Xaddax (Skin Graft Records).

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Pre-order a copy of Gentrifier to pick up at the event! 

PRE-ORDER Gentrifier: a Memoir
$26
a portion of book sales will be donated to Rent Party Detroit

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This project is made possible with funds from the Delaware Country Arts Grants, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered in Delaware County by the Roxbury Arts Group. 

 


Bookings

This event is fully booked.