Taster's Table - April 14, 2018, 7 - 10 PM RSVP Now
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Special Interest Group Events
Book Club
Katie Cushwa and Amber Dowling
Wednesday, April 18th at 7:00pm Paige's place (email paigeorganick@gmail.com to rsvp and get the address)
Join us for our discussion of Anne Helen Peterson's Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud!
"From celebrity gossip expert and BuzzFeed culture writer Anne Helen Petersen comes an accessible, analytical look at how female celebrities are pushing boundaries of what it means to be an "acceptable" woman.
You know the type: the woman who won't shut up, who's too brazen, too opinionated--too much. It's not that she's an outcast (she might even be your friend or your wife, or your mother) so much as she's a social variable. Sometimes, she's the life of the party; others, she's the center of gossip. She's the unruly woman, and she's one of the most provocative, powerful forms of womanhood today.
There have been unruly women for as long as there have been boundaries of what constitutes acceptable "feminine" behavior, but there's evidence that she's on the rise--more visible and less easily dismissed--than ever before. In Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud, Anne Helen Petersen uses the lens of "unruliness" to explore the ascension of eleven contemporary powerhouses: Serena Williams, Melissa McCarthy, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Nicki Minaj, Kim Kardashian, Hillary Clinton, Caitlyn Jenner, Jennifer Weiner, and Lena Dunham.
Petersen explores why the public loves to love (and hate) these controversial figures, each of whom has been conceived as "too" something: too queer, too strong, too honest, too old, too pregnant, too shrill, too much. With its brisk, incisive analysis, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud will be a conversation-starting book on what makes and breaks celebrity today."
The MFC Bible Study, otherwise known as SideBySide-Rochester is a group of medical wives that meet together weekly to pray, love, support and encourage one another, while spurring each other on in our relationships with Jesus Christ.
Fall through Spring SideBySide-Rochester has two groups:
No announcements for this month! If you are interested in volunteering, please email pedsparties@mayofams.org.
MFC Co-ed Athletic Club Adam Kenyon
We are a group of men and women who get together to play rec-league sports throughout the year here in Rochester. Past teams have included kickball (fall), dodgeball (winter), and sand volleyball (late spring/summer).
The MFC Co-ed Athletic Club focuses on the comradery and social aspects that come along with getting together on a regular basis. People of all skill level are welcome and encouraged to join. So if you’re looking to knock the cobwebs off your old cleats, learn a new sport, meet new people, or just want a reason to get out of the house, come check us out!
Makers, artists, and creatives, wherever you are in your creative journey, join us!
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, April 7th 10am-12pm at the Rochester Art Center, 2nd floor. Free. If you have kids, bring them, if you don’t, bring your inner kid to the creative play space made by an Irish born artist, Eamon O’Kane called the Froebel Studio. Froebel Studios can be found around the world where kids and grown-ups explore their own creative play. This meeting will feature a short art talk by a Minnesota artist, Jane Wunrow followed by milk and cookies.
Saturday, April 28th 6pm Artist Talk at the Rochester Art Center. Free. Minnesota’s most famous artist Chris Larson and his studio assistant Jordan Rosenow will talk about their show about mentorship! See the intersection of works by mentor and mentee, seasoned and emerging artist. Should be fascinating. Hope you can drop by and lets do a social at Forager following the talk!
We look forward to seeing you at our group events as well as at local art community events. Check the FB page to find out where else in the community we are this month! Pictured: Eamon O’Kane’s Froebel Studio and Chris Larson’s Deep North. How to join: Evite: to add to mailing list, email katyamroberts@gmail.com FB page: for upcoming group and community art events request to be added to the private group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1726736634256006/ IG: new hashtag
