On May 7, staff and featured contributors will come together to hold their annual reading of Penumbra, California State University, Stanislaus’s art and literary journal. The reading will take place in Room 118 at the Faculty Development Center on campus and coincide with the release of its 23rd edition.
“[It’s] always a successful event,” editor-in-chief of Penumbra Noel Daniel (senior, English) said. “The annual Reading has found a new venue, and in so doing found a new vivacity.”
Last year’s Penumbra was chockablock with poetry, but this “year’s edition boasts more short fiction than the books previous, and continues last year’s tradition of using color,” Daniel said.
The night looks to be entertaining, with a nice variety to fill the three-hour runtime.
“The pieces read will span from personal stories of loss to humorous short poems,” Daniel said, “and the whole event will be hosted by two lively emcees with a colorful night of entertainment planned.”
One of the contributors, Jessica Dickman (junior, English), will be reading her creative nonfiction story “Hard-core.”
“My piece … is inspired by a pair of ratty converse tennis shoes that I wore to punk rock concerts as a teenager,” said Dickman. “But, for me, ‘Hard-core’ is more about a coming of age, an awakening.”
In addition to the readings, hors d’oeuvres will be available for consumption on the patio outside of the Faculty Development Center before the show, and there will be live music.
“Our intermission will feature the talented Heaven Lindsey-Burtch on guitar, singing original pieces much as she did to the delight of the crowd at last year’s Reading,” Daniel said.
The event will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. If you, lovely readers, are curious as to what those kids who are shoved into the basement of the library during most of their stay at CSU Stanislaus are up to, come out.