Hey, I’m Ariel, the founder of the Offbeat Empire, author of some books, and publisher of offbeatbride.com and offbeathome.com. I run a series of events called Offbeat Ada’s, where I host fellow authors and thought leaders for discussions at The Lab At Ada‘s Technical Books, a lovely event space on Capitol Hill.
Capacity at The Lab is about 35 people, and the darkly appointed, deeply stylish space has a full bar. The structure of the events are 30ish minutes of conversation between the author and me, and then 30-40 minutes of Q&A with the audience. Events are typically ticketed with two tiers: book+reserved seat or just a reserved seat.
The space, booze, format, and ticketing all combine to make these events feel a bit more special than just a typical in-bookstore event.
Upcoming events:
October 1st 2019
WITCHES, SLUTS, PUSSIES
Join curator Ariel Meadow Stallings from the Offbeat Empire for an evening of discussion with New York author Kristen J. Sollée. Kristen is the author of Witches Sluts Feminists—a longtime Ada’s top seller—and will be joining us to talk about her new book, Cat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine.
Kristen and Ariel will be in conversation about Kristen’s research around the cat and its indivisible connection to femininity and female sexuality in myth, politics, pop culture, and magical practice, and they will also touch on themes from Witches Sluts Feminists. Kristen’s last event at Ada’s sold out in days, so get your tickets now!
October 1, 2019
6:30pm doors & drinks \\ 7pm program
21+ with ID
The Lab at Ada’s
425 15th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112
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Past events:
I’ve spoken with some truly remarkable thinkers, including folks like…
- Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is And What It Could Be
- Mandy Len Cantron, New York Times columnist and author of How To Fall In Love With Anyone
- Ellen Forney, cartoonist and author of Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life
- Kristen Sollee, author of Witches Sluts Feminists
- Jasmine Silvera, discussing feminism and diversity in the romance genre
- LAM from Girl Friday Productions and Danielle Hulton from Ada’s, discussing the PROS, CONS, and WTFs of self-publishing
You can get a feel for past events from these archived livestreams: