Creative Writing Class for Older LGBT+ Adults with Brian Malloy
2022-07-16 11:00 - 12:30, 2022-07-23 11:00 - 12:30, 2022-07-30 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Quatrefoil Library, 1220 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Creative Writing Class for Older LGBT+ Adults

Not a kid anymore? Age 50 or better? Is it time to write? Then you’re invited! Yes, YOU!

In this class for absolute beginners and experienced writers wanting a refresher, we’ll be inspired by the works of older writers, engage in user-friendly lessons on the basics, experiment with writing exercises, and draft our own original works in poetry, fiction, and personal essay.

Our class will culminate in a celebratory public reading (you are not required to participate, but we hope you will), and publication of a chapbook of our poetry, fiction, and personal essays (you are not required to submit a work for the chapbook, but we hope you will). Our instructor is Minnesota Book Award winner Brian Malloy, lecturer with the University of Minnesota Creative Writing Program, and winner of the Loft Literary Center’s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship.

Sound good? It gets even better – the class is free! You don’t have to be a Quatrefoil member to enroll, but Quatrefoil membership is also free, so why not?

Join us – you KNOW you want to!
Saturdays, June 11 – July 30
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
In person at Quatrefoil Library (we’ll move to Zoom if public health recommendations require)
1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407
(on MTC Bus Route 21)

TO ENROLL: Email malloywriter@gmail.com – just put Quatrefoil in your subject line, and provide your name, contact information, and age (this class is specifically for older adults). If the class is full, we’ll put you on a waiting list in the order your email was received.

Prime Timers Dominoes
2022-07-17 12:30 - 17:00, 2022-08-21 12:30 - 17:00, 2022-09-18 12:30 - 17:00, 2022-10-16 12:30 - 17:00, 2022-11-20 12:30 - 17:00, 2022-12-18 12:30 - 17:00 | MN
Join the Prime Timers for an afternoon of dominoes. Feel free to bring a snack to share and your dominoes set, though not required.

Narcan/Naloxone Training with Southside Harm Reduction
2022-07-19 18:30 - 20:00 | MN
Southside Harm Reduction will be coming to the library with Naloxone kits to train volunteers, members, and others interested.

Please RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/507815161080336/

Fabulous Fridays board game/social evenings
2022-07-22 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-07-29 19:00 - 23:00 | MN
Join us for an LGBTQ+ social gathering with board games galore!

Feel free to bring a treat, any games you would like to share, and friends. All are welcome.

There is limited parking at the back of the library (off 13th street). Please enter through the back door off the parking lot. The library will be open from 7-9 PM, but the games/socializing will go on!
More details & RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/412363990852144/412365230852020/

Fabulous Fridays! Board Games and Social Nights
2022-08-05 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-08-12 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-08-19 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-08-26 19:00 - 23:00 | MN
Join us for an LGBTQ+ social gathering with board games galore! We are excited to be continuing to host this each Friday in August.

Feel free to bring a snack, any games you would like to share, and friends. All are welcome.

There is limited parking at the back of the library (off 13th street). Please enter through the back door off the parking lot. The library will be open from 7-9 PM, but the games/socializing will go on!
For more details and to RSVP, please visit the event series on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/329266035995033/329266052661698

Lesfic Book Club (VIRTUAL)
2022-08-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-11-16 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-21 19:00 - 20:00 | MN
For the time being we will continue to meet virtually.
This link will be valid for all future book club meetings.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81206182864?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 812 0618 2864
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Until we can meet in person, Judy Kerr has set up Zoom for us. You can use Zoom on your phone, tablet or laptop. Download the app to your device. If you are using a laptop, depending on the browser, you may not be able to install the app. In that case simply copy the url and paste it into a browser window. You are welcome to attend even if you didn’t read the book, or didn’t like it. We enjoy staying in touch with our friends!
If there are any lesfic books you’d like to recommend we read, please let me know!
Remember that we meet virtually the third Wednesday of every month at 7pm.

UPCOMING BOOKS:
March – Writer’s Block by Ali Vali–RomanceApril – Undertow by Jazzy Mitchell—Fiction, romance, compelling characters and plotMay – Talented Amateur by Maryn Scott—Mystery, 2021 Goldie Awards Debut FinalistJune – The Dime by Kathleen Kent—Mystery (Jessie read it and LOVED it!)July – Santorini Setup by Becky Bohan—Mystery

Live Event at LUSH: This Queer Book Saved My Life!
2022-08-24 18:00 - 20:00 | MN
The new podcast This Queer Book Saved My Life will be conducting an interview LIVE with a guest at LUSH Lounge and Theatre in NE Minneapolis at 990 NE Central Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55413
The format of this standout interview podcast is that a guest, in this case Out Front Policy and Organizing Director James Darville will discuss The Evening Crowd at Kirmser’s. The title is a non-fiction book about the first bar that drew an LGBTQI crowd in the 1940s!
Host JP Der Boghossian will also introduce a representative from Quatrefoil Library, a promotional sponsor. The event begins at 6 PM with introductions followed by the interview and then a Q & A. You can also click here to RSVP to the event on Facebook.
More information:
Host J.P. Der Boghossian conceived of the podcast in response to the emotional drain from his work in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion field. He identifies as queer and uses he/they pronouns.
“It’s too much. We have ‘Don’t say Gay’ laws and no holds barred political attacks on the trans community. “What better way to support each other in these draining environments than by sharing the queer books that saved our lives?
Der Boghossian calls himself an unrepentant promoter of queer authors. In 2020, he launched the Queer Armenian Library – the world’s first library devoted to books and media about Queer Armenians. As a queer Armenian. Armenian himself, he spent years searching for books, films, and TV made by and/or about queer Armenian lives.
“What I learned with creating the Queer Armenian Library is that it is a general rule of queer life that we need to go out and find our people and find our stories. We start our lives in isolation surrounded by stories that are not about or for us,” said Der Boghossian. “With the library, I wanted to make it easier for Queer Armenians to find each other.”
Every episode of This Queer Book Saved My Life! features an interview with a different guest sharing their personal stories, what was happening in their life prior to getting the book, what came up for them while reading it, and what changed in their life afterwards.
In addition to hearing a guest’s personal story, This Queer Book Saved My Life! invites the author to join the conversation. The result is the completion of a circle that is emotionally powerful.
“It is very moving for authors to hear first-hand how their book impacted our episode’s guest,” said Der Boghossian. “And for the guest, they meet the person who had a monumental impact on their life.” In some instances, the author is deceased or unavailable, but even then, the conversation provides a new perspective on their book’s legacy.
The first episodes feature an alluring array of authors: National Book Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado, Theodor Suess Giesel winner David LaRochelle, Jeanne Cordova Prize winner Nancy Agabian, and Minnesota-based author and publisher William Burleson. Guests come to the show from a variety of career fields: philanthropy, healthcare, academia, data technology, and retirees.

Aging Out: A Reading of Short Works by Older LGBT+ Minnesotans
2022-09-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Quatrefoil Library: Spirit on Lake Community Room, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Come and be inspired by older LGBT+ writers reading from their original works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. This free reading is a celebration of the writers who participated in an 8-week creative writing class sponsored by Quatrefoil Library, and taught by teaching artist Brian Malloy (After Francesco, The Year of Ice). Chapbooks of student work will be available for purchase, with all proceeds benefiting Quatrefoil Library.
Teaching Artist Brian Malloy is a fiscal year 2022 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible e by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Big, Queer Used Booksale!
2022-11-05 11:00 - 16:00 | Quatrefoil Library: Spirit on Lake Community Room, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Visit the library from 11-4 PM Saturday, November 5th for our big used book sale! There will be great deals on used books, DVDs, and more.
You can also sign up for your FREE Q card if you don’t have one yet.
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It’s a good time to start thinking about holiday gifts…

Transgender Day of Remembrance observance
2022-11-20 16:00 - 17:00 | Quatrefoil Library: Spirit on Lake Community Room, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join OutFront Minnesota and Quatrefoil Library for a special observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance, featuring local artists, speakers, and poets.
You will be able to participate in a community art project 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after the event, so come early to connect.
All are welcome!
This event will be inside Quatrefoil’s community room.

More information may be found on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/841360873877892

Queer Voices Winter Reading
2022-12-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Quatrefoil Library: Spirit on Lake Community Room, 1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Join us for our first in-person reading since 2019! Queer Voices is a partnership with Hennepin County Library and Quatrefoil Library.

Co-Curators Sherrie Fernandez-Williams and LM Brimmer invite all to build community in person as we open a space from Queer Voices community members.

Masks encouraged.

RSVP (optional) on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/3258083807773881/

Older & Out: A Virtual Reading of Short Works by Older LGBTQ+ Minnesotans
2022-12-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Online Events
Come and be inspired by older LGBTQ+ writers reading from their original works of poetry,
fiction, and creative nonfiction. This free reading is a celebration of the writers who
participated in an 8-week creative writing class sponsored by Quatrefoil Library, and taught by
teaching artist Brian Malloy (After Francesco, The Year of Ice). Chapbooks of student work will
be available for sale at Quatrefoil Library, with all proceeds benefiting Quatrefoil (location and
hours: www.qlibrary.org/about-us/hours-and-location).

Claude Peck, board president, will host and introduce the event, which will be held on Zoom.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84656812403?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 846 5681 2403
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Teaching Artist Brian Malloy is a fiscal year 2022 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals
grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible e by the voters of
Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative
appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment
for the Arts.

LIBRARY CLOSED (WEATHER)
2022-12-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-23 19:00 - 21:00 | MN
We have decided to close Wednesday, 12/21 through Friday, 12/23.
Stay safe!
