Part of the Queen City Mischief and Magic Festival
September 28 at Noon, 2:00, 5:00, 7:00
September 29 at Noon and 2:00
Poe's Place, 16 W. Beverley Street,
Staunton
Join us for a Puppetry Punk Opera, inspired by the Arthurian Legend, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Arthur's Nephew Gawain has some choices to make, when a gruesome giant shows up and proposes a bloody game.
"He's a Green Knight, His head ain't right. Got Rocks in his beard and he's lookin for a fight!"
Featuring the musical stylings of Maria Leckey
Tangleroot by Kalela Williams
Book Launch
Tuesday, October 15 6:30pm
Staunton Augusta Art Center
Staunton Author and Off Center co-founder, Kalela Williams will read from her novel, Tangleroot, an Indies Next, Indies Introduce, and Junior Guild Library Selection, published by Feiwel and Friends, a Macmillan imprint.
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"In this mystery set in the rural South, a teen from Wellesley, Massachusetts, faces racist legacies and the enduring implications of enslavement. .... Each well-chosen detail Williams includes of Noni’s daily life, quest for autonomy, and search for answers is essential to this coming-of-age story. Racism, past and present, adds palpable tension as Noni brings her family’s true history to light and reckons with her own sense of identity. A gripping and heartbreaking debut." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"A contemporary Black teen digs into the mysteries and secrets of family heritage in this complex debut. ....Williams’ work is one to keep an eye on." -- Booklist, starred review
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Huge Gratitude to all who attended the first reading of Dad's Original Tangy BBQ Sauce!
We had an amazing time getting to know some new friends, and some old ones too.
Our Next step is to raise the funds to fully stage the play next October. Help us participate in the tidal wave of theatre that's about to soak Staunton with amazing theatre.
Call for Storytellers
The OFF Center
The Off Center is a Staunton, Virginia based organization that brings people of every background together to experience curious stories and experiences. We believe in the intrinsic value of gathering and exploring thoughts that we’ve never thought. We encourage novelty and disruption. Discovery is a basic human need. We seek to fill it.
The work that we create and support is off center, inviting participants to see something askew, possibly something previously unconsidered, maybe something uncommon or even disquieting. An aslant view, we believe, brings us all together as community, welcoming our quirky and genuine selves.