ABCs: Art, Books, & Coffee
Enjoy a mix of art exploration, book club conversation, and coffeehouse flavors during ABCs: Art, Books, & Coffee. Each gathering will center on a selected book & an artwork on view at Jasteka Cultural Center, connecting creativity, history, ideas, and personal stories, with plenty of coffee.
Free! Please register for each session below so we can buy you a coffee. Held every other month on the second Saturday, 10:30am-12:00pm.
The books are available for anyone to check-out, regardless of residency, at the Jeffersonville Township Public Library, our partners for ABCs. Purchase any of the books at Carmichael's Bookstore and mention the ABCs book club to get a 20% discount.
Image: Lisa Anne Auerbach, Ideology and Utopia, 2018. Merino wool stitched onto stretched linen.
September 12th, 2026, 10:30am-12:00pm
ABCs: Solito by Javier Zamora & We the People (detail) by Danh Vo
September will feature the book Solito by Javier Zamora and Danh Vo’s sculpture We the People (detail). This author and artist share the experience of fleeing their home countries as young children. Solito tells the story of Zamora’s harrowing journey; while Vo’s sculpture encourages us to reflect on varied meanings of liberty.
Image: Danh Vo, We the People (detail), 2011. Copper.
November 14th, 2026, 10:30am-12:00pm
ABCs: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi & The Mocking by Anju Dodiya
November will feature the book Theo of Golden by Allen Levi and The Mocking by Anju Dodiya. Theo of Golden is the story of an older man who moves into a Georgia city and is moved by drawings by a local artist to get to know people living in his new community. Anju Dodiya’s self-portrait, The Mocking, draws inspiration from the poet Sylvia Plath to reveal her own vulnerability and comment on human relationships.
Image: Anju Dodiya, The Mocking, 2007. Screenprint on fabric and stencil washed pigment stained STPI cotton paper with acrylic and thread.
Previous ABCs:
Curious to know what we've talked about in the past?
- My Father’s Paradise by Ariel Sabar paired with the painting Salted River by Vian Sora.
- Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser paired with the sculpture God Whistle by Sanford Biggers
- Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks by Crystal Wilkinson & "The Young, The Brave, Bobby Hutton" R.I.P. Oakland, California by Henry Taylor
Image: Vian Sora, Salted River, 2023. Acrylic and oil on canvas.