Cognoscenti presents: Redefining motherhood for the 21st century

When:
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 5:30p -
6:30p

Where:
WBUR CitySpace
890 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215
Boston, MA 02215

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Admission:
$5-25

Hosted by:
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Categories:
Festivals & Fairs, Meetup, Shows

Event website:
https://www.wbur.org/events/842049/cognoscenti-presents-redefining-motherhood-for-the-21st-century

Grab your parents, siblings, friends and mentors for an evening celebrating the power of mothers in honor of Mother’s Day. Cognoscenti, WBUR’s ideas and opinion page, presents an inspiring evening of readings, performances and conversations about the shifting perception of motherhood, from the invisible costs of caregiving to surviving the world of mommy influencers and more. Radio Boston host Tiziana Dearing emcees.

Featured speakers and performers 

Kate Baer — poet and author, “And Yet,” “I Hope This Finds You Well” and “What Kind of Woman”

Chelsea Conaboy — author, “Mother Brain: How Neuroscience is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood”

Angela Garbes — author, “Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change”

Sara Petersen — author, “Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture”

Copies of the authors’ books will be available for purchase from our bookstore partner Brookline Booksmith and they will sign after the event.

CitySpace Tickets

Premiere: $25.00 (includes reserved seating in the front of the theater)

General: $15.00

Student: $5.00

Virtual Tickets

$5.00 (only one ticket needed per household)

Ways To Save

To apply the discount to your ticket purchase online, you’ll need to enter a promo code. You can get your code by emailing [email protected].

Registrants may be contacted by CitySpace about this or future events.

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