We use stories and movement to explore places and connect with our built environment—and each other.
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San Diego events
Read & Run on the Road: Book Club Run of The Gangster We Are All Looking For
At the age of six, the narrator of The Gangster We Are All Looking For leaves Vietnam for San Diego with her father. In a story that oscillates between her memories of Vietnam and her new experiences in San Diego, we observe the world through the whimsical, elusive, and sometimes heart-breaking eyes of a child.
There will be a main 4.2 mile run on Saturday May 11 @ 8 a.m. of Linda Vista, San Diego and a bonus 3 mile run of Little Saigon, San Diego Thursday May 16 @ 6 p.m.
This run is similar to a traditional book club. It focuses on the plot, characters, and story, and participants are encouraged to discuss and questions. Attendees are strongly encouraged to read the book ahead of time to have the best experience, for the main Saturday run. For the Thursday run, it is not necessary to have read the book.
Read & Run on the Road: Running Tour of Ellen Browning Scripps with Molly McClain
Sunday June 2 at 9 a.m.
So much in San Diego is named after Ellen Browning Scripps or her brothers: Ellen Browning Scripps Park, Scripps Memorial Hospital, Scripps Clinic, Birch Aquarium at Scripps, Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Learn about the fascinating woman behind these names.
We will run 3 miles in La Jolla, San Diego Sunday June 2 at 9 a.m.
These routes provide context, background, and further detail to enhance the reader’s & runners’ understanding of the text. Runners are not required to read the book ahead of time.
Los Angeles events
Read & Run on the Road: Book Club Run of Evergreen with Naomi Hirahara
Saturday June 29 @ 9 a.m.
The sequel to Clark & Division, Evergreen sees Aki Ito home from the Manzanar detention center and relocation to Chicago after World War II. In the midst of navigating the changes to Little Tokyo and hardships of rebuilding her life in Los Angeles, Aki finds herself entangled in yet another mysterious murder that threatens her family. The vivid descriptions of Little Tokyo and Boyle Heights will have us imagining the world as Aki would have seen it.
This run is similar to a traditional book club. It focuses on the plot, characters, and story, and participants are encouraged to discuss and questions. Attendees are strongly encouraged to read the book ahead of time to have the best experience.
More events may be coming
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Note: Read & Run on the Road events are independently-organized Read & Run OTR events are operated under a license with Read & Run Tours.
Chelsey Stone 