In the early days of the coronavirus lockdown, like every artist and creator, writer and storyteller Ivan Coyote was faced with a calendar full of cancelled shows and a heart full of questions that all rhymed with “What now?” To keep busy while figuring out what to write about next, Coyote began to answer the backlog of mail and correspondence that had come in while they were on the pre-pandemic road: emails, letters, direct messages on social media, soggy handwritten notes found tucked under the windshield wiper of their car after a gig, all of it. Coyote has collected selections from some of the most moving parts of these missives and crafted them into a giant love letter to human connection and the power of truly listening to each other. We are delighted to welcome this award-winning author and performer to our virtual stage to experience their storytelling in both first-person and curatorial form.

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