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An Evening with Author Edwidge Danticat to Benefit Li, Li, Li! Read

Belarusian Church,
Brooklyn, NY

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An Evening with Author Edwidge Danticat to Benefit Li, Li, Li! Read

Intimate Reception with Edwidge Danticat & General Event 6:30-7:30/7:30-10:30pm, General event: 7:30-10:30pm -- A Reading & discussion by Edwidge Danticat, Video of Li, Li, Li! reading storybooks in Haiti's tent camps, Haitian art & culture, Tiga Jean Baptiste/Tchaka band, Riva Nyri Precil sings traditional Haitian songs, refreshments & light food, autographed books for sale, art sales & silent auction includes paintings donated by film director Jonathan Demme (including an Andre Pierre painting). Haiti tent replica will be on display.

Ticket prices:
$125 for Intimate Reception AND General Event 6:30-10:30pm
$50 General Event ONLY 7:30-10:30pm

Li, Li, Li! Read is a not-for-profit literacy program reading storybooks out loud in Creole to more than 3,000 children per month in earthquake-victim tent camps in Haiti. The program promotes literacy, eases stress, and creates jobs for Haitians.

Advisory Board member Edwidge Danticat is actively engaged in the Li, Li, Li! program and regularly participates in its storybook reading sessions in Haiti.

Photo of Edwidge Danticat/Copyright Nancy Crampton