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ALOUD at the Central Library presents author Minal Hajratwala who’ll discuss her book Leaving India: My Family’s Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents. Former reporter Minal Hajratwala was born in San Francisco and raised in New Zealand and suburban Michigan. She spent seven years traveling the world and interviewed more than 75 members of her extended family to see what made her ancestors travel from India to five continents and nine countries. The program begins at 7 pm at the Central Library. Reservations are recommended.

           

Enter Cipher on Fairfax and you'll find framed insects, vintage biology charts, and antique funeral wreaths, alongside exotic statuary, idiosyncratic accessories, and glass human skulls. The store sells a treasure trove of curiosities from around the world. Cipher’s opening exhibition features works by assemblage artists Lisa Wood, Rocky Wager and Ashley Phelps, joined by concrete artist J. Leslie Ward, entomologist Christopher Marley, and Jake Scharbach, Matt Crane, Eric Fisher, Anne Ramis and Seth Williams. Tonight marks the official opening of Cipher Gallery with a reception from 6:00 to 10:00pm.

Fridays at 7:30 pm: THE PERVERSE PUPPETRY OF JAN SVANKMAJER Unsurpassed in his tactile, uncanny approach to experimental animation, surrealist Czech master Jan Svankmajer's films have inspired a generation of directors, including Tim Burton and The Brothers Quay, to expand their confidence in what is visually and conceptually possible in cinema. Whether concerned with sexual taboos or blatant political satire, Svankmajer's vision is always off-kilter, mordantly funny, and oddly sincere. - The Silent Movie Theater...