Providence Community Library presents an evening with author Sara Marcus for a reading and discussion of “Girls to the Front” this Wednesday, April 13th at 7pm at the Knight Library — plus a live set from LOLITA BLACK!“Sara Marcus’s Girls to the Front is not only a historical rockument of the revolutionary 90s counterculture Riot Grrrl movement, which birthed the DIY feminist punk scene, but also a rousing inspiration for a new generation of empowered rebel girls to strap on guitars and stick it to The Man.” — Vanity Fair
Sara Marcus has written about music and politics for numerous publications, including Slate, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Time Out New York, The Forward, and Heeb magazine, where she was politics editor for five years. Marcus’ poetry has appeared in Encyclopedia, EOAGH, Tantalum, and The Art of Touring. She has an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University, and was a fellow at the MacDowell Colony in 2008 and 2009. Facebook event page.