Last week guest curator Ben Nadler presented a diverse and intriguing group of musicians and writers and musician writers for

Last week guest curator Ben Nadler presented a diverse and intriguing group of musicians and writers and musician writers for Vp’s 2nd Reading. Thanks to everyone who came out to listen…

(all photos Katina Douveas)

… and to those who performed. Here is a little recape of the evening.

Ben introduces the talent,

beginning with Josh Gardener reading a piece about coming of age, with AIDS.

Karen Tong reading from a short story (that we hope she works into a novel) about a junk yard in Philly and bike culture.

Book store owner, Corey Eastwood, reads from an essay about the grueling nature of a nature trek with his father.

Dandelion Fiction’s out-of-the-box, handmade instruments—both illuminating and confounding—delighted the audience. Here he sounds checks one of his instruments, a match box and electronic gadget…

…and the lit candle burning on a circuit board played the last tune of the night.

Stay tuned for the next installment of Velvetpark’s Reading series coming up in June.
[– ed. Grace Moon]