Book Launch for Paolo Javier’s O.B.B.

Please join us on Sunday, October 17, @ 2pm ET to celebrate the publication of O.B.B. a.k.a. The Original Brown Boy, by Paolo Javier, and the debut of Lynne Sachs’ short video, Swerve, which adapts poems from the book. The reading will take place at the Moore Homestead Playground in Elmhurst, Queens—a neighborhood park and location of Sachs’ video—and Javier will be joined by Stephen Motika, Aldrin Valdez, and the cast and crew members of Swerve—Emmy Catedral, ray ferreira, Inney Prakash, Jeff Preiss, Juliana Sass, and Priyanka Das. Swerve will be playing as a video installation inside of HK Food Court, located across from the park at 8202 45th Avenue, from 12 noon to 6 pm.

This event is generously funded by NYFA’s City Artist Corps Grant and co-sponsored by the Queens Museum. Free and open to the public! The Moore Homestead Playground is located on the corner of Broadway, 45th Ave, & 82nd St, and off the Elmhurst Ave R train and Q60 and Q32 bus stops.

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请于美东时间10月17日（星期日）下午2点，與前“皇后区桂冠诗人”保罗哈维尔（Paolo Javier），一起庆祝他的新书《O.B.B. 又名The Original Brown Boy》（2021夜舟叢書Nightboat Books2021）以及实验电影制片人林恩萨克斯Lynne Sachs短片《转向》Swerve的首次亮相，短片改编自哈维尔书中的诗歌。 这本新书的发布和阅读活動将在皇后区艾姆赫斯特的摩尔家園游乐场Moore Homestead举行 – 是個優美的社区公园，也是萨克斯短片的拍攝地 – 桂冠诗人哈维尔将與短片演员及工作團隊聯袂出席候教：Stephen Motika，Aldrin Valdez，Swerve–Emmy Catedral，Ray Ferreira，Inney Prakash，Jeff Preiss，Juliana Sass，Priyanka Das。

“转向“短片亦将于中午12时至下午6时在香港美食广场内的录像装置連續播放一天。 在她的新作品中，林恩萨克斯改编了O.B.B.的一系列诗歌，同时向皇后区的艾姆赫斯特致敬，并重新想象陸克萊修Lucretius的自然之道De rerum natura/关于大流行和后新冠时代的事物本质。

。 免费向公众开放！本次活动由NYFA的City Artist Corps Grant慷慨资助，并由皇后博物馆共同赞助，Moore Homestead游乐场位于百老汇45th Ave和82nd St街口，地鐵R車 Elmhurst Ave 站，公車Q60，Q32。

有关哈维尔新书的更多信息，请访问：https://nightboat.org/book/o-b-b/

(Mandarin translation by Ellen Young 愛倫 敬.)

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Acompáñenos el domingo 17 de octubre a las 2 p.m. para celebrar la publicación de O.B.B.alias The Original Brown Boy, de Paolo Javier, y el debut del video corto de Lynne Sachs, Swerve, que adapta poemas del libro. El recital de poesía se llevará a cabo en Moore Homestead Playground en Elmhurst, Queens—un parque del vecindario y lugar del video de Sachs—Javier estará acompañado por Stephen Motika, Aldrin Valdez y el elenco y el equipo de Swerve—Emmy Catedral, ray ferreira, Inney Prakash, Jeff Preiss, Juliana Sass y Priyanka Das. Swerve se reproducirá como una instalación de video dentro del HK Food Court, ubicado frente al parque en 8202 45th Avenue, desde las 12 del mediodía hasta las 6 pm.

Este evento está generosamente financiado por NYFA’s City Artist Corps Grant y co-patrocinado por Queens Museum. ¡Gratis y abierto al público! Moore Homestead Playground está ubicado en la esquina de Broadway, 45th Ave y 82nd St, y junto al tren Elmhurst Ave R y las paradas de autobús Q60 y Q32.