An Amazing International Women's Day!

What a wonderful start to Women's History Month! First Katheryn Bigelow became the first woman to win Best Director at the Oscars, and then Paris Press held an amazing lineup of events on Monday, March 8 (International Women's Day).

Paris Press is so grateful for and thrilled by the SISTERS "happenings" that took place at the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, MA; at Porter Square Books in Cambridge; at Madame X in New York City; and on the Upper West Side of New York. With readings, songs, and music, these were a truly extraordinary way to celebrate International Women's Day, Women's History Month, and the contributors to, and subject of, SISTERS!

Special thanks to our hosts, who ensured that each celebration was a great success: Molly Boxer, Executive Director of the Berkshire Botanical Garden; Ellen Jarrett at Porter Square Books; Dan Schneider and the fabulous people at Madame X; and Nancy Freeman and Robi Akaret! Special thanks to Lisa Newman.

Paris Press is also grateful to our participants and readers, who brought new life to the pieces in the anthology and helped create memorable evenings:

Nancy Fitzpatrick, owner of Stockbridge's The Red Lion Inn, master gardener and writer Margaret Roach, and writer Marion Roach Smith in Stockbridge;

contributors Julia Glass ("Swim to the Middle") and Barbara Greenberg ("Close to the End"), and musician Marytha Paffrath in Cambridge;

contributor Ana Maria Jomolca ("Twin Bed") at Madame X in New York;

and contributors Myra Shapiro ("Basque Guide") and Clare Coss ("Recollections of a 79-Year-Old Sister") on the Upper West Side.

Next up: An incredible reading at the Arts Center of the Capital Region, in Troy, NY, with novelist and contributor Catherine Chung ("Hannah"), writer and gardener Margaret Roach, and writer Marion Roach Smith. 7pm, Monday, March 15!

For information about upcoming events, please check out our Facebook Fan Page.

If you'd like to host a SISTERS Celebration of your own, contact the Press at janfreeman@parispress.org or see the "Host a SISTERS Celebration".