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Rearranged: An Opera Singer’s Facial Cancer & Life Transposed by Kathleen Watt
ATTENTION: healthcare professionals, narrative medicine/health humanities practitioners, writers, storytellers, performing and fine artists—Join us on March 29th at 6:00 pm for a reading, discussion, Q&A, and book signing at KANEKO, in partnership with The Bookworm.
Kathleen Watt will discuss her memoir, Rearranged: An Opera Singer’s Facial Cancer & Life Transposed, joined in conversation by Professor Mark Gilbert, Ph.D., UNO Associate Professor of Art, Art History, and Medical Humanities.
Books may be pre-paid & reserved here at the time of Eventbrite registration.
In lyrical prose, with musical allusions, clinical references, and a bit of comic relief, Rearranged follows Kathleen Watt's plunge from the operatic stage into the netherworld of hospital life, through the devastation of an osteogenic sarcoma tumor in her midface, and out the other side. Kathleen was a soprano singing with the New York Metropolitan Opera chorus, when a rare and vicious bone cancer blew her career to smithereens, along with her face. Rescued by lethal toxins, titanium screws, and infinite kindness, the life she resumed was catastrophically transposed. Rearranged describes letting go to hold on; putting old pieces to new uses; and the unlikely arrangements that make everything work out. This heart-wrenching medical odyssey becomes a joyous personal journey of transformation.
Eventbrite Registration and Book Purchase Details
This event is free and open to the public; however, we recommend you reserve and pre-pay a book on Eventbrite, and pick it up at KANEKO on the night of the event.
Purchase a Book Now: At Checkout, select the ‘Add-On’ option to purchase Rearranged. The book costs $22.00 plus tax & an Eventbrite service and processing fee of $2.17/book. NOTE: all books purchased during this Eventbrite registration are final, non-transferable, and non-refundable.
KANEKO Admission, Parking, Accessibility Details
• Doors at KANEKO will open at 5:30 p.m. Please use the KANEKO east entrance, located at the northeast corner of 11th and Jones St.
• Parking: On-street metered parking; Paid parking garage: Omaha Park Four (1011 Jackson St.)
• Accessibility: If you have questions or would like support with specific access needs, please contact us at [email protected] or 402-341-3800 at least three days prior to your visit and we will do our best to help you attend comfortably.
Disclaimer: This event follows the wishes and guidelines set up by the author. Neither The Bookworm nor KANEKO are responsible for changes made by the author prior to or during the event.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2302967-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2302967-2
