Kathleen Dudley will lead a night of palm reading Friday, Oct. 16 at KALA.

ASTORIA — Join KALA at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 for an evening of palm reading with Kathleen Dudley of Seaside, a self-taught palmistry aficionado.

Dudley originally hails from New Mexico and reads palms for individuals and couples who seek greater spiritual, emotional and physical understanding about who they are and what paths they are journeying.

The evening will explore palmistry, involving audience participation using live-projected hand images on the stage screen, enabling attendees to learn and utilize facets of palmistry for life/learning tools and information-sharing.

By observing a person’s hands, Dudley will study his or her character, health and psychological states. She will open a world of understanding about how to “read” yourself and others through observation of lines, shapes and colorations.

The study of palmistry has been around for hundreds of years. It was initially established as a scientifically acceptable study in 1889 with the formation of the Chirological Society of Great Britain and then in the United States in 1897 with the American Chirological Society.

Old-time country doctors and early psychologists, including C.G. Jung, understood the hands’ indicators for revealing emotional, mental and physical health conditions.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $10. Soup of the evening and cocktails will be available. Audience members may choose to participate by lending their palm for reading and analysis. KALA is located at 1017 Marine Drive in Astoria.