Events

[BOOK LAUNCH] This event is a twofer. First, it’s a party marking the publication of a new collection of essays by The Public’s Bruce Fisher, comprised primarily of Fisher’s columns for this newspaper and illustrated with a stunning selection of artwork from the collection of the Burchfield Penney Art Center. (That is to say, it’s a book full of smart, thoughtful consideration of politics and policy surrounded by beautiful art. Sound familiar?) The book is called Where the Streets Are Paved With Rust: Essays from America’s Broken Heartland, and it’s beautiful. Second, it’s a celebration of a publishing partnership between The Public and Foundlings Press, a likeminded local group that entered the world of publishing with its journal, Foundlings, and has since expanded to bring out books, too. The party takes place this first Friday, April 6, 6-9pm, at the new Community Beer Works space at the corner of Seventh and Jersey streets on Buffalo far lower West Side. So it’s a good chance to get a look at that venue, too. There will be books for sale, some poetry, some good music, and of course terrific beer.