Silent Pages Society: The Future is Present, The Harbinger is Home

Silent Pages Society: The Future Is Present, The Harbinger is Home
Introverts welcome. Conversations optional. Connections possible.

Silent Pages Society is a quiet literary gathering for those who find meaning in stillness and solitude. There’s no assigned reading, no discussion circles — just you, your book, and the soft hum of others doing the same.

This summer, we gather inside the galleries and on the rooftop deck of MCA Denver, reading in quiet company against the backdrop of The Future is Present, The Harbinger is Home—an exhibition that traces questions of place, memory, and belonging across shifting landscapes. Drawn from the New Orleans-based triennial Prospect.6, the works on view invite us to consider what it means to inhabit a place shaped by water, migration, and time.

You’re welcome to read in the exhibition spaces or take your book to the rooftop café for open air and city views.

How It Works:
– Doors open at 5:30 PM. Come and go as you please.
– Register in advance to reserve your spot
– Check in with Denver Public Library staff at the entrance
– Save your QR code for quick check-in at the event
– Choose your reading spot — in the galleries or on the rooftop
– Receive a stamp in your Silent Pages Society passport. Collect five to earn a limited-edition literary prize

Please note: These programs regularly fill up. If you’re unable to attend, please cancel your registration so we can open your spot to someone on the waitlist.

Free with RSVP. Light food and drinks available for purchase at the MCA Café.
This event is for adults.

Presented in partnership with MCA Denver. This program is part of One Book One Denver, a citywide shared reading event exploring memory, place, and creative connection.