The John G. McCullough Free Library, The Left Bank, and the Shirley Jackson Awards Committee proudly present this year's Shirley Jackson Day Celebration on Saturday, June 24th.

GALLERY RECEPTION AT THE LEFT BANK: 3:00 PM- 5:00 PM
(The Left Bank: 5 Bank Street, North Bennington)

"Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon"
The Left Bank's annual Shirley Jackson Celebration tribute show at The Left Bank Gallery takes its title this year from a mnemonic device within what is considered Shirley Jackson's most famous short story, The Lottery written in 1948 and published in the New Yorker in June of the same year. We are showcasing artworks that explore:
Portrayals of "The Harvest"
Stones and trajectories
Chance
Fairness, Justice
Community and Family
Indoctrination
Themes of correlation vs. causation
Tradition, superstition
Conformity or conversely, the bucking and breaking of tradition
On view June 19th- July 26th
Curated by Rhonda Ratray

LITERARY EVENT: 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM
(The Left Bank: 5 Bank Street, North Bennington)

This year's celebration will feature readings of Jackson's work by:

Jai Holly: one of Shirley Jackson's four children, is a retired RN and mobile maker who lives in Bennington.

Barry Hyman: the youngest of Shirley Jackson's children, has been performing, recording, and teaching music in the VT/NY/MA area for decades. A grant-winning composer, his music can be heard at barryhyman.com, or seen on YouTube.

Genevieve Plunkett: the author of Prepare Her: Stories, and forthcoming novel In the Lobby of the Dream Hotel (Catapult, 2023). She lives in Bennington, Vermont.

Margot Harrison: the author of YA thrillers The Killer in Me, The Glare, We Made It All Up, and the forthcoming Only She Came Back. A two-time finalist for the Vermont Book Award, she lives in Vermont and works at alt-weekly newspaper Seven Days.

Katherine Arden: Katherine Arden is the New York Times bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy and the Small Spaces Quartet. In addition to writing, she enjoys aimless travel, growing flowers, and running wild through the woods with her dog, Moose. She lives in Vermont.

Brett Cox, president of the Shirley Jackson Awards Board of Directors, will be the evening's host.

This event is free and all are welcome.