From her new book On the Heels of a Prophet, Mady Schutzman reads from four stories that investigate the transformation of jokes into more sustained texts. What happens to storytelling when disjuncture, paradox and revelation – the stuff that makes "bad" jokes so good – drive the narrative? In tandem, Ursula Brookbank will present four experimental video responses, each delivering its own visual punch while reimagining the images of the literary text. Approximately an hour long, the program will be followed (appropriately!) by cookies, tea, and Q&A.

Free, all-ages, drop-in event; no registration required.