Global Lives Project

 

 

GLOBAL LIVES EVENTS:
Architect-led Tour of the Global Lives Project Exhibit
& Tea with RonJon Tershay
Sat, Mar 27
Tour: 1–2 pm
Tea: 2–6 pm
YBCA Room for Big Ideas
FREE
Join the architects from FOURM design+build+educate, designers of the world premiere exhibition of the Global Lives Project, as they lead a tour of their 750 square-foot masterpiece. After mastering Exhibit Design 101, master tea connoisseur RonJon Tershay will prepare and serve a variety of exotic and rare teas sourced from some of the locations depicted in the Global Lives Project video shoots. Drop in anytime for this site-specific treat!

Meet the Change: What Happens Next is Up to You! Wed, May 26, 6–9 pm
YBCA Screening Room & Grand Lobby
$5–15 sliding scale
Contact jberger@ajws.org for event information
The American Jewish World Service & AVODAH – The Jewish Service Corps Partnership introduce David Evan Harris and the Global Lives Project
Meet David at Meet the Change! You'll hear some lessons from his work and insights about our globalized world, and take a guided tour through the Global Lives exhibit in the YBCA's Room for Big Ideas. You'll also meet a whole host of other awesome change-makers, such as yourself!

Literary Death Match: Travel Writing in the Turbulent Times
Fri, Jun 11, 6:30–9 pm
YBCA Forum
$10
cash bar!
Def Poetry Jam meets Double Dare at this gloves-off, glasses-on competitive reading extravaganza! Booze it up while badgering and backslapping the literati as author Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket series) and other notorious wordsmiths navigate their way through two rounds of cutthroat, tongue-in-cheek judging. The final, legendary Death Match round is sure to shock and awe. Don't miss this Global Lives Project-inspired mayhem! Visit literarydeathmatch.com for more details.