PAST EVENT

​Witnessing Ukraine’s Freedom

with Kathleen Murphy

WHEN: Wednesday, July 20
WHERE: Sandwich Arts Alliance, 124 Route 6A, Sandwich
TIME: 7:00PM
COST: $10 suggested donation at the door to support the Sandwich Arts Alliance

Kathleen Murphy explains the story of how she and her husband became expatriates living in Kyiv, Ukraine’s challenges with independence in the 1990’s, and events in Ukraine from when they departed to Putin’s invasion today. She will also read a short excerpt from her upcoming memoir titled Home, Sweet Kyiv Home? At the end of her dramatic rendition, she will take questions.

​About Kathleen Murphy
After years working as a corporate trainer, Kathleen’s life took a nomadic turn in 1997 when she accompanied her husband, a construction contracts manager, to the newly independent country of Ukraine. This began eighteen years of adventures together, including over ten years living in Former Soviet Union countries. While working on a memoir about their experiences, she has become a Director with the Cape Cod Writers Center and one of their hosts for the author interview program Books and the World. She recently had her stories about life in Kyiv published in the Cape Cod Times.