A powerful locket that has been handed down through generations to the women of Kitanea's family is the basis for renewing life.  Now, the Jarda want it.  Kitanea and her family flee, but the Jarda kill her husband and take her and her infant son hostage.  Before that happens, she buries the magical locket under a huge tree.  Immediately, the world begins to change.  Trees die and the earth spits fire, opening up and giving rise to mutant animals and thin patches where strange worlds come together.  Kitanea, is never able to reclaim her locket.  Two generations have passed and now her great grand-children, Benjamin & Zarah set off on a dangerous quest to recover the locket.

The Darkening toured the United States in 2011. Tour schedule follows. It is permanently housed at the Brooklyn Art Library in New York and is digitized for online viewing. Please leave a message:
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The tour started in Brooklyn, in February 2011 and followed this itinerary:
March: Austin, Texas - Austin Museum of Art
           Austin, Texas - 29th Street Ballroom at Spider House
           Portland, Maine - SPACE Gallery
April:   Portland, Maine - SPACE Gallery
           Atlanta, Georgia - Granite Room
           Washington, DC - Hillyer Art Space
           Rochester, NY - Mercer Gallery at Monroe Community College
June:   Seattle, WA - Form/Space Ateller
           San Francisco, CA - Madrone Studios
July:    Chicago, IL - Hyde Park Art Center
           Winter Park, FL - Full Sail University (Live Auditorium)

The Brooklyn Art Library is located at: 103A N. 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211