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Thu • March 16, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Wild Things: A Trans-Glam-Punk-Rock Love Story

Book Release Event
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Tickets Free
Wild Things: A Trans-Glam-Punk-Rock Love Story Book Release Event Thursday March 16 The Hook and Ladder Theater Doors 7:00pm :: 18+ Conversation and reading: 7:30 pm Venus de Mars and All the Pretty Horses perform: 9:00 pm

EVENT DETAILS

The Hook and Ladder Theater 

  • Doors 7:00pm :: 18+ 
  • Conversation and reading: 7:30 pm
  • Venus de Mars and All the Pretty Horses perform: 9:00 pm
  • Admission is Free with Registration

*Does not include fees
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EVENT DESCRIPTION

Wild Things: A Trans-Glam-Punk-Rock Love Story

Book Release Event

Music by: Venus de Mars and All the Pretty Horses
 
Join Lynette Reini-Grandell for the launch party of her memoir, Wild Things: A Trans-Glam-Punk-Rock​ ​Love Story, new from the Minnesota Historical Society Press. Set against the backdrop of the art, literary,​ ​and indie rock worlds of Minneapolis and New York in the 1990s and early 2000s, the book explores​ ​Reini-Grandell’s long relationship with Venus de Mars through their romance, Venus’s developing​ ​awareness of her gender, and the struggle to be themselves. The book is a deeply personal story of love and growth, providing insights into a time when the knowledge and terminology we have today around​ ​transgender identities did not exist.

A reading from Wild Things will be followed by a conversation with journalist Marianne Combs to​ ​discuss the process of writing the book and the stories behind the stories. The evening closes with a​ ​performance by Venus de Mars and All the Pretty Horses.
 
Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing!
 
Lynette Reini-Grandell is the author of the poetry collections Wild Verge and Approaching the Gate,​ ​winner of the 2015 Northeastern Minnesota book award for poetry. She teaches English and creative​ ​writing at Normandale Community College and the Loft and has received support for her work from the​ ​Finlandia Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board. A multidisciplinary collaborator, she performs at spoken-word venues with the Bosso Poetry Company and the jazz collective Sonoglyph. Her poetry is​ ​part of a permanent installation at the Carlton Arms Art Hotel in Manhattan. She lives in Minneapolis on​ ​the ancestral homeland of the Dakota people.
 
Marianne Combs is an award-winning broadcast journalist, storyteller, and the news director for BLCK​ ​Press. She has reported on arts and culture in Minnesota for more than 20 years and was named 2020​ ​Journalist of the Year by the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

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Date:
Thu • March 16, 2023
Time:
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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The Hook and Ladder Theater
3010 Minnehaha Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55406 United States
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