Saturday, Mar. 21, 2020 – Saturday, Mar. 21, 2020
03:00 PM – 06:00 PM
US/Central
UPDATE (March 12) — This event has been postponed. We will provide updates when a new date has been confirmed.
In partnership with Harris County Public Library
Asia Society is pleased to partner with Harris County Public Library to welcome Gloria Chao, the critically acclaimed author of the young adult novels American Panda, Our Wayward Fate, and the upcoming Rent a Boyfriend. America Panda, which has been selected for Harris County Public Library's 2020 Tournament of Books program, has receive four-starred trade reviews, is a Junior Library Guild Selection and Indie's Next Pick, and was named Best Young Adult Book of 2018 by Seventeen, Bustle, PopSugar, Chicago Public Library, and Paste Magazine.
In addition to discussing her books, Chao will share her journey from MIT grad to dentist to author, and will answer audience questions. A book-signing will follow, with books available for purchase on-site via Brazos Bookstore. This program is free and open to the public; RSVPs are requested for planning purposes.
Guests are also invited to arrive early to enjoy free admission and free family guides for Asia Society's new exhibition, Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes.
RSVP
Free; please RSVP for planning purposes
Schedule
Saturday, March 21, 2020
3–4 p.m. | Louisa Stude Sarofim Gallery open for exhibition and family activities
4–6 p.m. | Program in the Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater
About the Author
Gloria Chao is the critically acclaimed author of American Panda, Our Wayward Fate, and the upcoming Rent a Boyfriend (September 2020). When she’s not writing, you can find her with her husband on the curling ice or hiking the Indiana Dunes. After a brief detour as a dentist, she is now grateful to spend her days in fictional characters’ heads instead of real people’s mouths.
Visit her tea-and-book-filled world at GloriaChao.wordpress.com and find her on Twitter and Instagram @GloriacChao.
Education and outreach programs at Asia Society Texas Center are made possible through generous funding from the George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation. Additional support provided by the Friends of Education & Outreach at Asia Society Texas Center.
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HOURS & ADMISSION
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Wednesday, Friday - Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday (free admission all day), 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday and major holidays. - Explore Asia Admission: Six interactive stations; includes complimentary access to current exhibition in the Louisa Stude Sarofim Gallery. $15 per guest ages 13 and up. $9 per guest ages 7–12. Free for guests ages 6 and under and for Asia Society members. Louisa Stude Sarofim Gallery Admission Only: $8 per guest. Free for guests ages 6 and under and for Asia Society members. Free exhibition admission on Thursdays from 12 pm – 7 pm, presented by Regions Bank.
Directions & Parking
- Free Parking
- Paid Parking
- Street Parking
- Parking in Asia Society Texas Center's lot is $7 for 1-24 hours. Entrances on Caroline and Austin. Limited free and paid street parking is also available.
Special Offers / Dining
Java Lava Cafe
Serving 100 percent premium Kona coffee from KarmaSu Coffee Farm in Hawaii, plus breakfast, lunch, and sweet treats, Java Lava Cafe is open for extended breakfast hours Tuesday–Saturday.
Hours
Tuesday – Saturday, 8:30 am – 3 pm
https://asiasociety.org/texas/java-lava-cafe
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