Good Things Happened Today by Christopher Atwood

From a talking mouse the size of an 8-year-old boy to a “croissant-skinned older woman,” the characters dwelling in these stories will stick with you. This collection features some stories rooted in harsh reality and others in magical realism. Steve Fox, Thursday, May 4, Mystery To Me, 6 p.m.: Steve Fox takes chances with his writing - penning entire short stories in the second person, for example - and his debut collection, Sometimes Creek, reflects the Hudson author’s bold approach to expressing the Midwestern experience in pieces both heartbreaking and hilarious. Read Jeffrey Brown's story about the exhibit here. See the unveiling of a new sculpture, “Lifting the Veil,” with entertainment by Moon Medicin, DJ Rich Medina and Drum Power at the “Jump N Funk” event, 6-11 p.m. This multidisciplinary exhibition resulting from the project features new work by Biggers and others, video and music responding to Ball's work, historical timelines, documentary material about the project, and more.

(In recent years, a version of the work was removed from public display in Boston). Re:mancipation, through June 25, Chazen Museum of Art: “re:mancipation” is a multi-year collaboration by New York artist Sanford Biggers, the MASK Consortium (representing museums and other institutions) and the Chazen, responding to the Thomas Ball sculpture “ Emancipation Group” - on display at the Chazen.

Good Things Happened Today by Christopher Atwood