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BABEL with Tara Westover

Last night, the 2025-26 BABEL season continued as we welcomed Tara Westover, the acclaimed author of the global phenomenon Educated, to the Kleinhans stage.

From the moment Tara stepped out, the atmosphere was one of profound anticipation. We didn’t just talk about a memoir; we entered into a deep meditation on education, the complex ties of family, and the grueling, beautiful journey of self-reinvention.

(Photos by Pat Cray and Nancy J. Parisi.)

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