deCordova Book Club: Nature Sanctuary

When:
Wednesday, Oct 08, 2025 6:00p -
7:00p

Where:
deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum
51 Sandy Pond Road
Lincoln, MA 01773

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Admission:
$12

Hosted by:
joyraft.host65317 Madeline Nelson

Categories:
Art, Classes, Meetup, Rainy Day Ideas

Event website:
https://thetrustees.org/event/427896/

Celebrate art, nature, and community with the deCordova Book Club! In June, August, and October, we will read a book inspired by the exhibition Nature Sanctuary, now on view at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. Each book club meeting will take place near one of the original, site-inspired commissions of Nature Sanctuary and will be facilitated by Lauren Artiles, Director of Operations and Partnerships at GrubStreet. Light bites and refreshments provided.


Check your local library or bookstore for copies of each month’s book.


October 8: “Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden” by Camille T Dungy


About the book: Poet and scholar Camille T. Dungy recounts the seven-year odyssey to diversify her garden in the predominantly white community of Fort Collins, Colorado.


About the Facilitator: Lauren Artiles (she/they) is the Director of Operations and Partnerships at GrubStreet. In this role, she oversees the management of the Center for Creative Writing, both creatively and operationally; supervises GrubStreet’s events, membership program, and partner initiatives; and works to cultivate a warm, welcoming third place where every writer feels at home and empowered at each stage of their artistic journey. Lauren teaches and writes short fiction. She received an MFA in Writing from CalArts and is an alum of GrubStreet’s Short Story Incubator program. Lauren’s writing has been supported by a Vermont Studio Center Fellowship. Outside of work, her greatest pleasures include reading freaky little novellas, cooking elaborate meals for loved ones, watching horror movies, and tending to both her real garden and her garden of carefully curated playlists.

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