Calling all art lovers and book enthusiasts! 

Join us for this season’s Beyond Words series, where literature and visual art intersect in inspiring and unexpected ways. 

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson poses a fascinating question: What if you could live your life over and over again until you got it right?  

Atkinson's main character, Ursula, repeatedly dies and is reborn, experiencing different versions of her life while the twentieth century moves inexorably forward. With each new chance, she gains the opportunity to alter the course of events, but at what cost?

This book discussion is paired with the exhibition Barbara Moon Boertzel: Listening to Time. Through works that trace the life cycle of a flower, the movement of water, and the rhythms of everyday rituals, Boertzel explores the passage of time and the richness contained within a single moment. Together, the novel and exhibition invite us to reflect on memory, mortality, repetition, and the choices that shape our lives.