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VABAW’s 17th Annual Banquet

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

We have a spectacular line-up of guests including keynote, Speaker Phuc Tran and musical guest, Paper Nova.

Join us via Zoom from 5:30pm- 7:00pm.

A special vietnamese banquet meal is available to add to your ticket this year. More details on ticket and food options can be found at the link via the button below. Delivery Restrictions may Apply.

We look forward to celebrating and Enjoying a delicious feast with the VABAW Community! Let’s rock the boat!

Phuc Tran has been a high school Latin teacher for more than twenty years while also simultaneously establishing himself as a highly sought-after tattooer in the Northeast. Tran graduated Bard College in 1995 with a BA in Classics and received the Callanan Classics Prize. He taught Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit in New York at the Collegiate School and was an instructor at Brooklyn College’s Summer Latin Institute. Most recently, he taught Latin, Greek, and German at the Waynflete School in Portland, Maine.

His 2012 TEDx talk “Grammar, Identity, and the Dark Side of the Subjunctive” was featured on NPR’s Ted Radio Hour. He has also been an occasional guest on Maine Public Radio, discussing grammar; the Classics; and Strunk and White’s legacy. He currently tattoos at and owns Tsunami Tattoo in Portland, Maine, where he lives with his family. Phuc is the author of the memoir, Sigh, Gone.

Paper Nova was formed in 2013, this diverse Seattle band pulls from multiple music genres, creating catchy and quirky tunes. Listening to their music takes you through themes, like a cinematic soundtrack. From bittersweet down-tempo melodies to introspective upbeat grooves, Paper Nova has a sound that is new yet familiar.

Combined with solid instrumentals from the band, elegant female vocals carry the songs with clever, meaningful motifs.