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Madhushree Ghosh & KhabaarCo present a ticketed supper club and conversation with Priyanka Mattoo for her new memoir, Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones on Tuesday, August 20 at Garage Collective in Barrio Logan. KhabaarCo Supper Club is a literary supper club presented by author and TEDx speaker, Mahushree Ghosh, highlighting change makers, activists, writers, and leaders. The debut event will be an exciting conversation with debut author Priyanka Mattoo on the peripatetic search for home from Kashmir to England to Saudi Arabia to Los Angeles. Dinner tickets come with an array of appetizers: Samosas from Punjabi Tandoor KhabaarCo signature chutneys and poppadoms Spicy tapioca pearl sabudana khidchi with chutney KhabaarCo signature masala chai This is a ticketed event with TWO ticket options: $60 - one admission ticket to the discussion with Priyanka Mattoo and Madhushree Ghosh, plus appetizers & drink, PLUS a copy of Priyanka's memoir, Bird Milk and Mosquito Bones. $30 - one admission ticket to the discussion with Priyanka Mattoo and Madhushree Ghosh, plus appetizers & drink. (Book not included) The Book Catapult will also be at the event with copies of Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones for sale. Priyanka will also be signing copies of the book after the discussion. Priyanka Mattoo is a writer, filmmaker, former talent agent, and a cofounder of Earios, a women-led podcast network. She is a contributor to The New York Times and The New Yorker, and a recipient of a MacDowell Fellowship. Mattoo holds degrees in Italian and law from the University of Michigan and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and kids. Madhushree Ghosh works in oncology diagnostics, and is a social justice activist. Her work has been awarded a Notable Mention in Best American Essays in Food Writing and a Pushcart Prize nomination. She is the author of the award-winning memoir, Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family and she lives in San Diego, California. Related links: The Book Catapult: website | Instagram | Facebook

House of Ukraine presents Ukrainian Festival 2024 at the House of Pacific Relations in Balboa Park. Traditional Ukrainian homemade food will be sold. Treat yourself to potato and cheese varenyky with sour cream and fried onions, kovbasa sandwiches, salads, Ukrainian sweet treats, watermelon and cold drinks (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.). Enjoy our free lawn program (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.) featuring the Chervona Kalyna Dance Group (Los Angeles), Ukrainian San Diego rock band U3Zub, popular Ukrainian singer Iaroslava Caracosa, Ridna Shkola (Ukrainian language school) students, and more. Proceeds will be used for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Visit https://houseofukraine.org/event/save-the-date-ukrainian-festival-lawn-program/ House of Ukraine on Facebook / Instagram

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