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January Let’s Read Oak Park: Winter Wonderland

Join us for a magical Winter Wonderland at January’s Let’s Read Oak Park event! Dive into winter-themed stories and create snowy crafts as we celebrate the season together.

Bring your family and friends for a cozy, enchanting reading adventure!

Register for this free event

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Author Talk featuring Sheryl Grant
Underground Books

 Calling All Book Lovers!

Join us for an inspiring Author Talk with Sherly Grant, the brilliant mind behind Fit for Life.

 When: January 23, 2025, at 6 PM
 Where: [Insert Location or Virtual Link]

Discover the story behind the book, dive into its life-changing insights, and get your questions answered by the author herself. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to her work, this is an evening you won’t want to miss.

Community Event

Author Talk featuring Victoria Christopher Murray
Underground Books

You’re Invited!

Come out and join us for an exciting author talk with Victoria Christopher Murray, the bestselling author whose books have been adapted into hit films on the Lifetime Network!

Victoria Christopher Murray is back at Underground Books, and you don’t want to miss it! Known for her powerful stories like Pride, Wrath, Greed, Envy, and Lust, which were turned into movies on Lifetime, she’s a master at diving into the complexities of life, love, and faith.

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Hundreds attend the Oak Park Black Film Festival

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Oak Park Black Film Festival this year! The six-day event showcased an outstanding lineup of independent feature, documentary, and short films by African-American filmmakers and was a huge success.

We were delighted to have different moderators each day who facilitated fascinating discussions with the filmmakers. You can read more about the Film Festival in the Sacramento Observer: Oak Park Festival Provides Black Filmmakers A Too Rare Showcase.

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Join Us for Engaging Authors Talks at Underground Books

Author Talk with Kerri Harper-Howie
Thursday, November 21, 2024 – 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Kerri is an entrepreneur, lawyer, author, public speaker and author of The Family Secret: The Business and Franchise Owner’s Guide to Building Generational Wealth. She combines her legal expertise with practical business acumen, offering a unique perspective on workplace issues, business operations, succession planning and fostering family-like workplaces. 

Article The Sacramento Bee - 6.18.2024BY ACSAH LEMMA

Sacramento’s Juneteenth events feature The 1619 Project creator at Oak Park’s Guild Theater

With Juneteenth this week Sacramento has parties, marches and more in celebration.

This Wednesday, the California Black Agricultural Working Group will host a celebration at the Capitol State Park as well as a resource fair. People are invited to “experience our unique California Journey from Slavery to Freedom here in the Great State of California,” according to the organization’s flyer.