Events
Kick-off Lecture: 5 Things to Know About Aunty Lee's Delights
Thurs. Sept. 5
Hosted by West Lafayette Public Library
208 W. Columbia Street, West Lafayette
5-6 PM
Featuring Professor Aparajita Sagar
Movie Night: Clue (1985)
Tues. Sept. 10
Hosted by Tippecanoe County Public Library, Downtown
627 South Street, Lafayette
5:45-7:45 PM
Introduced by Carla Rosell, Ph.D.
Join us in-person, or watch at home and follow along with @Purdue_English on Twitter.
Big Read Brown Bag Discussion
Wed. Sept. 11
Hosted by Tippecanoe County Public Library, Downtown
627 South Street, Lafayette
12 PM
“Deliciously spicy” is how a critic described Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu. Bring lunch or snacks. We provide the cookies. Join a cozy book chat.
Global Fest
Sat. Sept. 21
222 N. Chauney, West Lafayette
Join us for free copies of Aunty Lee’s Delights from 3–5 PM! Open to the public.
Recipe Zine Workshop
Sept. 22–24:
Swaim Instructional Center, Purdue Archives & Special Collections
Knowledge Lab, WALC, 3rd Floor, Room 3007
Organized by Professor Kristin Leaman (Purdue Libraries) & Professor Adriana Harmeyer (Archives)
Open to Purdue students, faculty, and staff. Drop in any time from 9 AM - 5 PM to make your own Vintage Recipe Zine with digitized recipes & images from Purdue Archives and Special Collection
Aunty Lee's Delights at the AAARCC
Fri. Sept. 27:
AAARCC, 915 5th Street
7:30-8:30 PM
Cook and savor dishes featued in Aunty Lee's Delights. Learn about Singaporean English (Singlish). Enjoy networking time. A partnership with Purdue's Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center, the Southeast Asian in the Midwest Initiative, the Purdue Asian American and Asian Gardening Club, and the Purdue English Big Read.
Cooking starts at 6PM for those who would like to volunteer
Podcast # 1: Singaporean Food Culture
Wed. Oct. 2:
Featuring: Sarah Jaran, & Dr. Mindy Tan
Available now for free on RSS
Also available on Spotify and Amazon Music
Starting Over: Rediscovering Purpose After Loss of Partner
Tues. Oct. 8
Hosted by Tippecanoe County Public Library, Downtown
627 South Street, Lafayette
11 AM
After losing her husband, Aunty Lee opens a restaurant. Nancy Burton, Area IV Agency on Aging & Community Action, explores life after the loss of a life partner & presents ideas for starting over.
“Lunch & Learn” on LGBTQ themes in Asian diasporic literature
CANCELED
Kahoot Trivia Night: “Detectives in Fiction and Film”
Wed. Oct. 16
7 PM
Join us on Zoom for a friendly trivia night. Top winners will receive a prize!
Zoom link: https://bit.ly/bigreadtrivia
Big Read Book Discussion
Tues. Oct. 22
Hosted by Tippecanoe County Public Library, Downtown
627 South Street, Lafayette
6 PM
The mystery begins when a body washes up on a beach. Is the 2013 novel a “cozy” murder mystery? Does Aunty Lee remind you of Miss Marples? Did insights about Singapore & its LGBT community surprise you? Expect a lively discussion.
Podcast #2: Cozy Mysteries
Wed. Oct. 23
Featuring: Débora Maria Borba, Matt Morgenstern
Available now for free on RSS
Also available on Spotify and Amazon Music
Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association Mini-Course
Oct. 28, 30, Nov. 4, 6
St. Andrews United Methodist Church, West Lafayette
2:45-4:00 PM
Singaporean History & Culture
Dec. 4
West Lafayette Public Library
5-6 PM
Learn about the modern island nation of Singapore, the setting of Aunty Lee's Delights, during this lecture from Xuening Kong, Department of History.