To properly tell the “Better Catastrophe” story, I’m taking my “stand-up tragedy” show (think: mutant love child of a TED talk, fire-side chat, “what can I do?” workshop, and comedy special) on the road across the USA. I promise both laughs and a deep reckoning. These events are NOT boring book readings. They are interactive, multimedia, participatory, fun. It's a chance to come together and, aided by gallows humor and some unusual prompts, reflect on some of the big questions before us. We will read some passages, laugh some dark laughs, sign some books, gnash some teeth, drink some strong beverages, explore some of our possible futures via oversized flowcharts, and plug-in to local climate initiatives if you so choose. Not necessarily in that order. Hope to meet you on the road. (Management not responsible for any side effects including existential dread, being galvanized into action, etc.)
Join the “stand-up tragedy” tour.
Events
Midwest — March 2023
Tuesday, March 21 — Chicago, IL — 7pm — After-words Bookstore — RSVP
23 East Illinois Street Chicago, IL 60611
Doors open at 6:30pm; show starts at 7pm (sharp!)
Thursday, March 23 — Madison, WI — 6:30pm — U of Wisc — RSVP
Havens Wright Center for Social Justice
8128 Observatory Drive
William H. Sewell Social Sciences, 1180; Madison, WI 53706
Doors open at 6pm; show starts at 6:30pm (sharp!)
Online — Wednesday, March 29 2023
Wednesday, March 29 — ZOOM — 19:00 BST — RSVP
“Conversations at the End of the World”
Join the co-directors of the Dark Mountain Project for an online conversation with Dougald Hine and Andrew Boyd, discussing their recently published books At Work in the Ruins and I Want a Better Catastrophe.
The event will feature a wide-ranging discussion about Hine and Boyd’s books, plus a Q&A.
Pacific North West — March-April 2023
Wednesday, March 29 — Gladiola Island, BC — Details TBD
Thursday, March 30 — Vancouver, BC — 7pm — People's Co-Op Books — RSVP
1391 Commercial Drive Vancouver, BC V5L 3X5 Canada
Doors open at 6:30pm; show starts at 7pm (sharp!)
Wednesday, March 29 — Gladiola Island, BC — Details TBD
Tuesday, April 4 — Bellingham, WA — Details TBD
Wednesday, April 6 — Seattle, WA — Details TBD
Tuesday, April 11 — Portland, OR — 7pm — Havurah Shalom — RSVP
825 NW 18th Ave Portland, OR 97209
Doors open at 6:30pm; show starts at 7pm (sharp!)
(or join in remotely on zoom)
California — April 2023
Week of April 13-18 — SF & Oakland, CA — Details TBD
Thursday, April 20 — San Luis Obispo, CA — Details TBD
Week of April 22-27 — Los Angeles, CA — Details TBD
UK — June 2023
Week of June 5-11 — London, UK — Details TBD
Week of June 12-18 — Bristol, UK — Details TBD
Week of June 12-18 — Brighton, UK — Details TBD
Week of June 19-25 — Glasgow, Scotland — Details TBD
Europe — July 2023
Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen — Details TBD