Part 1 BLENDER FLUID by Margarita Meklina and Maja Elliott IV DRIP! of hilarious healing 18 Shticks / 26 letters / 7 musical notes / Music with Spoken Word as Meditation / Motivation / Self-Medication Margarita Meklina (US/Ireland) Prize-winner of a ruble, an apple and a bottle of vodka (the Andrei Bely prize given to dissidents) will read her new ШТУЧКИ-ДРЮЧКИ in English and Russian. The book 18 SHTICKS comes out from PROPELLER for the reading. Maja Elliott - (Ireland) Pianist and composer, who has performed with Anohni, Will Oldham and improvised the music to Current 93’s Hypnogogue, will healevate the Word to the Utmost Harmonious Heights. Part 2 The Chemical Function & Spiritual Bodies by Mads Parsum and Ole Brolin Mads Parsum (Denmark) Master of word, written and spoken, of recitation and singing, a-rising from the gutter directly to the heaven, with no stops on the way. Ole Brolin (Sweden) Master of sound, analogue and digital, his palette covering all ranges and frequencies - from droning and screeching up to ultrasound.

Difficult Women Book Club is an international book club for anyone who wants to discover books written by women and other FLINTA* authors. Once a month, the Berlin chapter get together at ivallan’s to dive into the world of literature, exploring both non-fiction and fiction! This month they are reading The Lion Women of Tehran” by Marjan Kamali. Please email dwbc_berlin@protonmail.com to join.

The third book of the Food and Thought book club is Han Kang’s The Vegetarian The bookclub rules are simple and as follows: Come with a general understanding of the book and a penchant for chatting. Something to nibble on is a bonus! If you’re looking to join their group of food & novel discussers, check out the RSVP link @eatonistic on instagram.