Writer's Read

In these difficult financial times, join Jason Vitug to find the happy.

Jason Vitug is a wellness motivator, lifestyle engineer, producer, and social impact entrepreneur as the founder of phroogal.com, a financial wellness and lifestyle brand empowering a generation to live experiential and purposeful lives. In 2012, Jason left his senior executive job to find his purpose, which turned into a 20-country backpacking trip around the world.

Bucky Lew should be more than a footnote. Google him and you’ll see he became the first Black pro basketball player in a white league when he took the floor for Lowell in 1902. Chris Boucher looked deeper and learned he later became the first coach, general manager, franchise owner, and lead referee. Join Chris as he talks about Lew’s achievements and the obstacles he faced as well as his neighborhood connection to the man whose full story has now been told for the first time.

Join us to officially launch David's new short story collection, Beach Town: Stories - the perfect book to bring along on your Spring vacation.

lala books is thrilled to again host spoken word artists from the Cambodian American Literary Arts Association and the Free Soil Arts Collective as part of the Town and the City Festival.

FEATURED PERFORMERS: Ivy Ngugi, Princess Moon,  Chummeng Soun, and Tararith Kho

This is a free event, no ticket necessary. Other events in the festival require tickets.

Check out the full festival schedule, and get tickets here: https://www.thetownandthecityfestival.com

Free and open to the public

Light refreshments will be served

Editors: Susan Grabski, Amita Kiley, Susan Tripathy