Event Calendar
Events for April, 2007
White Liquor, Blue Ridge Style
Monday May 1, 2006 - Monday March 31, 2008
Blue Ridge Institute & Museum
Ferrum, VA 24088White lightnin'. Mountain dew. The words call up images of reclusive backwards mountain men tending stills in hollows dark with laurel. White Liquor, Blue Ridge Style, an exhibition at Ferrum College
The Big Read in Virginia and The Great Gatsby
Monday January 1, 2007 - Saturday June 30, 2007
Virginia Foundation Center for the Book
Charlottesville, VA 22901Celebrate the Big Read in Virginia by reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Contact spcoleman@virginia.edu for a free Reader's Guide, Teacher's Guide, or Audio Commentary. Produced by the Virginia Foundation Center for the Book and sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Arts Midwest.
African Americans of Achievement in the Roanoke Valley
Sunday January 21, 2007 - Sunday April 15, 2007
Harrison Museum of African American Culture
523 Harrison Ave., NW map it
Roanoke, VA 24016
Legacy Museum Jim Crow Exhibit
Sunday February 18, 2007 - Friday May 30, 2008
Legacy Museum
403 Monroe St map it
Lynchburg, VA 24504
The Legacy Museum of African American History in Lynchburg will open its newest exhibit entitled: "Someday: The Fall of Jim Crow in Central Virginia, 1954-1979. The exhibit explores the history of the local civil rights movement in relation to its national context, giving special attention to the roles played by whites and African American women, children, college students, business leadres, and churches. For more information, visit: http://www.legacymuseum.org/
Lessons of Jamestown 1607-2007
Thursday March 1, 2007 - Friday November 30, 2007
Various Locations in Southwest VA
Marion, VA 24354Lessons of Jamestown is a series of programs to bring you current historical knowledge and archaeological discoveries that enlarge our view of the significance of Jamestown in our regional and national history and culture. Hear speakers, read and discuss a recent history of Jamestown, view films, consider the legends, lies and cherished myths we have held dear and see our American story in a new light.
More information and schedule of events.
Funded in part by a grant from VFH.
Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Book sale
Saturday March 24, 2007 - Sunday April 1, 2007
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Gordon Avenue Library
1500 Gordon Ave map it
Charlottesville, Va 22903
Thousands of privately donated items covering a wide selection of books will be offered for sale as well as a number of signed or otherwise collectible titles. For more information, go to www.avenue.org/friends/folsale.html
Capt. John Smith Four Hundred Project
Thursday March 29, 2007 - Saturday April 14, 2007
Nauticus
1 Waterside Drive map it
Norfolk, VA 23510A replica of John Smith's shallop -- a 28-foot open boat -- is on display before it sets out on the 2007 reenactment of Smith's 1608 Chesapeake Bay expedition. For more information, see http://www.JohnSmith400.org or call Sultana Projects, 410-778-5994.
The Captain John Smith 400 Project: Retracing John Smith's Chesapeake Voyage
Friday March 30, 2007 - Saturday September 8, 2007
Various Locations Throughout Chesapeake Region
Norfolk, VA 23501In the summer of 2007 a crew of modern-day explorers, historians, naturalists and educators will endeavor to retrace Captain John Smith's incredible 1608 expedition. Traveling in a 28-foot reproduction of Smith's shallop, and living much as Smith and his men did 400 years ago, the shallop and her crew will spend 121-days voyaging to the headwaters of almost every tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. At more than 20 points along the route, the shallop and her crew will stop for public exhibitions so that people from all around the region can learn about this important episode in the history of the Chesapeake.
More Information and Schedule of Stops
The exhibit that accompanies the shallop was funded in part by a grant from VFH.
'Belle Letters' Poetry Contest
Sunday April 1, 2007 - Friday June 1, 2007
Virgnia Foundation/Belle Letters Contest
145 Ednam Drive map it
Charlottesville, VA 22903For the required entry form and more information, go to virginiabookarts.org or contact the Virginia Foundation at 434-924-6890. Do alphabetical letters stand out in your writing? Finally a contest for those for whom letters aren
The Great Gatsby Hide and Seek
Sunday April 1, 2007 - Monday April 30, 2007
Locations Throughout Central Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22901The Jefferson-Madison Regional Library has placed eleven copies of The Great Gatsby around Central Virginia. Can you find one?
Sunday April 1, 2007 - Saturday June 30, 2007
12:00 AM
A Wide Variety of Venues
CommunitiesThroughout the Commonwealth, VA 20000Reader's Guides for The Great Gatsby are being placed in localities throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. If you find one, let us know at spcoleman@virginia.edu
Weekend Tours: Gilmore Cabin and Freedmans Farm at Montpelier
Sunday April 1, 2007 - Sunday October 28, 2007
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
James Madison's Montpelier
11407 Constitution Highway map it
Montpelier Station, VA 22957
Hour-long guided walking tours held every Saturday and Sunday from April through October. Learn about the journey from slavery to freedom through the lives of Polly & George Gilmore, former Montpelier slaves, as you visit their restored cabin and farm. Included with Montpelier admission. For more information, contact 540-672-2728.
Monday April 2, 2007
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phenix Auditorium
Hampton University map it
Hampton, VA 23668Word, Image, Voice, Thought featuring Kalamu ya Salaam. Come join in the exciting discussion of how heritage and the Katrina experience in New Orleans is represented in Contempory Black Literature and Film.
Calypso Magnolia: The Southern Side of the South
Tuesday April 3, 2007
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
VFH Conference Center
145 Ednam Drive map it
Charlottesville, VA 22903Professor John Lowe (Louisiana State University) will discuss the ways in which Southern and Caribbean cultures form a transnational region, one that is bounded by the coastal South, Eastern Mexico, and the Northern shore of South America. More...
The Big Read: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Tuesday April 3, 2007 - Sunday June 3, 2007
Newport News Public Library System and partners
various locations map it
Newport News Public Library, VA 23606
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to revitalize the role of literary reading in American popular culture. Newport News Public Library System and its partners were awarded The Big Read grant in 2006. The book selected for this Peninsula-wide community reading program is Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. 757.247.8875.
Wednesday April 4, 2007
7:00 PM
Gordon Avenue Branch, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
1500 Gordon Ave map it
Charlottesville, VA 22903Caroline Preston, author of Gatsby's Girl, discusses The Great Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby: A Story of Love, the American Dream, and the Ideal Quest
Saturday April 7, 2007
2:00 PM
Northside Branch, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
300 Albemarle Square map it
Charlottesville, VA 22901Bryant Mangum, VCU Professor of English and editor of The Best Early Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, will discuss The Great Gatsby and the times in which it was written.
W.E.B. Du Bois and the Problems of the Twenty-First Century
Tuesday April 10, 2007
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
VFH Conference Center
145 Ednam Drive map it
Charlottesville, VA 22903How does America's racial past bear on its democratic future? More specifically, how do the life and afterlife of slavery shadow democracy in the U.S. today? These questions are central to the political thought of W. E. B. Du Bois, whose exploration of "the problem of the color line" exposes connections between persistent racial inequality and Americans' difficulty in reckoning with their history. Lawrie Balfour (U.VA.) builds on these insights, investigating the ways Du Bois's reflections on the disappointments that followed Reconstruction might illuminate disappointments of the "post-civil rights" era. More...
Tuesday April 10, 2007
6:00 PM
Louisa County Branch, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
881 Davis Highway map it
Mineral, VA 23117Caroline Preston, author of Gatsby's Girl, discusses The Great Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald
VCU Libraries Cabell Lecture: An evening with Doug Marlette
Wednesday April 11, 2007
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
VCU Student Commons, Richmond Salons
907 Floyd Avenue map it
Richmond, VA 23284
The 21st Annual James Branch Cabell Lecture is sponsored by the VCU Libraries, the James Branch Cabell Library Associates, and the VCU Friends of the Library. Free and open to the public. Book signing and reception will follow the lecture. Parking is available for a fee in the West Main Street and West Cary Street parking decks. If special accommodations are needed, contact the development office at (804) 827-1165 or (804) 827-1163 prior to April 9, 2007. www.library.vcu.edu www.dougmarlette.com
The Great Gatsby: A Story of Love, the American Dream, and the Ideal Quest
Thursday April 12, 2007
7:00 PM
Crozet Branch, Jefferso-Madison Regional Library
5791 Three Notch'd Road map it
Crozet, VA 22932Bryant Mangum, Professor of English and editor of The Best Early Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, will disucss The Great Gatsby and the times in which it was written.
Their Eyes Were Watching God Book Discussion
Thursday April 12, 2007
2:00 PM
Hampton University, Harvey Library
Hampton, VA 23668Book Discussion of Their Eyes Were Watching God, held in cooperation with the Newport News Public Libary for The Big Read.
Ralph Nader and The Seventeen Traditions
Thursday April 12, 2007
3:30 PM
Gravity Lounge
103 South 1st St map it
Charlottesville, VA 22990Activist-Author Ralph Nader discusses and signs his newest book, The Seventeen Traditions. Sponsored in part by the Virginia Center for the Book. Admittance donation requested. Refreshments will be available for sale.
Their Eyes Were Watching God: Book Discussion
Friday April 13, 2007
1:00 PM
Thomas Nelson Community College
Wythe Hall, Library Gallery map it
Hampton, VA 23670Book Discussion of Their Eyes Were Watching God, held in cooperation with the Newport News Public Libary for The Big Read. 757-825-3829
A Great Gatsby 1920's Dance Program!
Saturday April 14, 2007
3:00 PM
Northside Branch, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
300 Albemarle Square map it
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Celebrate The Great Gatsby and the 1920s! Lindy Hop! Charleston! Foxtrot! Dance workshop for all ages courtesy of Shergold Studios. Registration, which is required, begins March 31 at 434-973-7893
"A Carnival in Venice" Gala featuring Adriana Trigiani
Saturday April 14, 2007
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Chinn Park Regional Library
13065 Chinn Park Dr. map it
Woodbridge, VA 22192Adriana Trigiana, author of the best-selling Big Stone Gap series of novels, will be the featured speaker at this fundraiser. Admission charged. Call 703-792-6158 for more information or visit: http://www.pwcgov.org/library/foundation
Any road: The Story of a Virginia Tobacco Farm
Saturday April 14, 2007
1:00 PM
Madison Heights Branch, Amherst County Public Library
200 River James Shopping Center map it
Madison Heights, VA 24572Amherst county resident Connie Ellison, author of Any Road: The Story of a Virginia Tobacco Farm, will read excerpts from her book. Free and Open to the Public. Book signing follows the program.
Go Tell It on the Mountain: A Musical Journey Across Cultural Divides
Saturday April 14, 2007
Clintwood, VA 24228The Virginia Folklife Program will collaborate with West Virginia folklorists Michael and Carrie Kline to bring gospel artists Ethel Caffie-Austin (
Monday April 16, 2007
7:00 PM
Scottsville Branch, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
330 Bird St map it
Scottsville, VA 24590Caroline Preston, author of Gatsby's Girl, discusses The Great Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald
Monday April 16, 2007
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
WMRA-FM Harrisonburg
www.wmra.org map it
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
UVa History Professors Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh and Peter Onuf join WMRA's Insight host Tom Graham for a lively hour long radio show. Listeners can call-in with their questions about history.
The Souls of Others: John Locke, Christian Mission, and Colonial America
Tuesday April 17, 2007
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
VFH Conference Center
145 Ednam Drive map it
Charlottesville, VA 22903John Locke (1632-1704), famous for his philosophy of religious toleration, is less often recognized as a sponsor of efforts to Christianize American Indians and African slaves in seventeenth-century colonial America. As secretary to the Lords Proprietors of Carolina in the 1660s and 70s, he advocated religious toleration toward Native Americans, but at the same time gently pushed for their conversion to Christianity. More...
Shakespeare's Birthday Reading
Tuesday April 17, 2007
12:00 PM
Library of Congress, Pickford Theater, Madison Building
Washington, DC 20540
Six professional Shakespearean actors from Michael Kahn's Academy of Classical Acting , The George Washington University will read their favorite passages and/or sonnets followed by short readings by members of the audience. Bring your Shakespeare books and join the fun.
Gatsby Sought in the "Personals Section"
Wednesday April 18, 2007
12:00 AM
The Hook Weekly Newspaper
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Daisy Buchanan sends a message to Jay Gatsby in the Personals Section of "The Hook Weekly Newspaper." Will she answer? Take a look at http://charlottesville.selectalternatives.com/gyrobase/Personals/ISawYou
Motheread and Fatheread StoryExploring Training
Thursday April 19, 2007
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church
46833 Harry Byrd Highway map it
Sterling, VA 20164
For more information, contact Cathy James, Motheread Training Coordinator, at 919-781-2088. Or go to www.motheread.org
The Great Gatsby: A Story of Love, the American Dream, and the Ideal Quest
Thursday April 19, 2007
7:00 PM
Greene County Branch, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
222 Main St map it
Stanardsville, VA 22973Bryant Mangum, VCU Professor of English and editor of The Best Early Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, will discuss The Great Gatsby and the times in which it was written.
Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Book Discussion
Thursday April 19, 2007
4:00 PM
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA 23606Book Discussion of Their Eyes Were Watching God, held in cooperation with the Newport News Public Libary for The Big Read. Call 757-594-7132 for more information.
Sibella Giorello Reads and Signs
Thursday April 19, 2007
6:30 PM
Fountain Bookstore, Inc.
1312 E. Cary St. map it
Richmond, VA 23219
Sibella Giorello, a former geologist, is a journalist based in Issaquah, Washington. A features reporter for the Richmond Times-Dispatch for fifteen years, Giorello has won several awards for her writing and has been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize. This is her first novel.
Selected Readings of The Great Gatsby with Celebrity Readers
Friday April 20, 2007
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Gravity Lounge
103 South First St map it
Charlottesville, VA 22902Celebrate The Great Gatsby with us at Gravity Lounge, off the Historic Charlottesville Downtown Mall. Celebrity Readers will read aloud their favorite Gatsby selections. Refreshments available for purchase. Sponsored by the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, in cooperation with the Virginia Foundation Center for the Book.
The Great Gatsby and the Dogwood Parade
Saturday April 21, 2007
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Downtown Charlottesville
Charlottesville, VA 22902Celebrate The Great Gatsby at the Dogwood Parade. Drama students from Albemarle High School portray characters from the 1920's. Sponsored by the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library in cooperation with the Virginia Foundation Center for the Book.
Friends of the Blue Ridge Regional Library Book Sale
Saturday April 21, 2007
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Blue Ridge Regional Library
310 E. Church St. map it
Martinsville, VA 24112
A basement full of books! Hardback and paper, all subjects and genres, some first editions and signed copies, plus magazines, VHS, DVD, audio tapes, records. Sales include donated materials and materials withdrawn from library. Go to www.brrl.lib.va.us (Calendar of Events). Contact: Hal Hubener, 276-403-5435.
If Thee Must Fight, Then Fight Well
Saturday April 21, 2007
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Blue Ridge Regional Library, Bassett Historical Center Branch
3964 Fairystone Park Highway map it
Bassett, VA 24055
Historian Tom Perry will discuss the life of Civil War Brevet Brigadier General William Jackson Palmer, who rode with George Stoneman on his 1865 raid. Perry is the author of Ascent to Glory, The Free State of Patrick, and Stuart's Birthplace. For more information go to www.freestateofpatrick.com or call 276-629-9191.
Mourning Katrina: A With Good Reason Radio Program
Saturday April 21, 2007 - Friday April 27, 2007
Public Radio Stations Throughout Virginia
Commonwealth, VA 20000
For radio stations and air times, go to withgoodreasonradio.org. Joanne Gabbin and Alexander Gabbin (James Madison University) believe in the healing power of words. They have collected more than 170 poems from survivors of Hurricane Katrina who, through poetry, bear witness and respond to one of America
We the People Bookshelf: On Becoming American
Monday April 23, 2007
7:00 PM
Augusta County Public Library
1759 Jefferson Hwy map it
Fishersville, VA 22939
Join journalist Chris Edwards in a discussion of three novels from the We the People Bookshelf on Becoming American series. Each title reveals how different cultures shaped our nation's history and culture. Enjoy lively discussions and refreshments from 7 to 8 pm. Register by the Friday before each program. Ages 12 - Adult.
Was There a Great Slave Conspiracy in the American South in 1831, and Was It Revolutionary in Nature
Tuesday April 24, 2007
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
VFH Conference Center
145 Ednam Drive map it
Charlottesville, VA 22903Most Southerners in 1831 and historians since have considered the Southampton Slave Revolt of 1831 to be an isolated incident and the work of one slave, Nat Turner. Hence, Professor Wayne Durrill (University of Cincinnati) contends, there was no need to change slavery then, and is no need to conduct research now on slave resistance, except on the day to day resistance that had little political impact. Durrill discusses plots that were discovered in counties in Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Maryland and Delaware, and their starting points, which cluster around two dates. More...
Tuesday April 24, 2007
7:30 PM
Alden Theatre at the McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Avenue map it
McLean, VA 22101Sponsored by the Fairfax County Library Center for the Book. David Rakoff, considered one of today
Friends of the ODU Library Author Dinner
Tuesday April 24, 2007 - Tuesday November 30, 1999
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Old Dominion University
Webb Center -- The River Rooms map it
Norfolk, VA 23529
"Making it up as you go along: A writer's life" presented by Janet Peery, ODU Associate Professor of Creative Writing, author of newly released novel "What the Thunder Said." For more information, contact Fern McDougal at 757-683-4146 or via e-mail at fmcdouga@odu.edu ($30.00)
Spelling Bee & Dee (for Definition)
Wednesday April 25, 2007
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Omni Charlottesville Hotel
235 W. Main St. map it
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/ Albemarle and Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic partner for the Fourth Annual Spelling Bee & Dee for grown-ups. Features corporate and civic teams of three in a friendly competition of brainpower and knowledge including spelling, definitions and unique word tackle. Winning team takes home a traveling trophy. Jefferson Madison Regional Library team is reigning champion. To sponsor a team call Elizabeth Allan at 434-971-2989. To purchase tickets call Dutchie Kidd at 434-977-3838. Tickets include buffet dinner, audience participation and chance to win prizes. $35 in advance, $40 at door.
Western Albemarle High School Celebrates Gatsby
Thursday April 26, 2007
10:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Western Albemarle High School
5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike map it
Crozet, VA 22932Open only to Western Albemarle students. Repeated at 2:15 PM. Bryant Mangum, VCU Professor of English and editor of The Best Early Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, will discuss The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the times and events surrounding the writing of the book. Sponsored by the Virginia Foundation Center for the Book.
Story Hour at Fluvanna County Public Library
Friday April 27, 2007
10:00 AM
Fluvanna County Public Library
8880 James Madison Hwy map it
Fork Union, VA 23055
Story Hour for Fluvanna County Public Library's younger patrons.
Teaching Reading to Adult English Language Learners
Saturday April 28, 2007
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Virgnia Foundation for the Humanities
145 Ednam Drive map it
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Sponsored by Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center. Pre-registration required. Contact Marianne Baker at 804-828-6521 or 800-237-0178 or mdbaker@vcu.edu
Changing World of Children's Publishing
Saturday April 28, 2007
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Main Branch, Richmond Public Library
101 E. Franklin St map it
Richmond, VA 23219
1-4 p.m. - Mid Atlantic Region of the Society of Children
Sunday April 29, 2007
3:00 PM
Manchester High School Auditorium
12601 Bailey Bridge Road map it
Midlothian, VA 23112
Grammy Nominee and Children's Author John McCutcheon performs in concert. There is no charge for this concert, but registration is required and begins April 15. This program is recommended for families and fans. The Chesterfield County Public Library wishes to thank Manchester High School and the Friends of the Chesterfield County Public Library for their support of this program.
Beyond Jamestown - Yesterday and Today
Saturday June 30, 2007 - Saturday January 20, 2007
Virginia Museum of Natural History
21 Starling Ave map it
Martinsville, VA 24112This exhibit highlights the history, culture and contributions of Virginias Indian tribes.
Tuesday October 23, 2007 - Wednesday December 31, 1969
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Amazement Square
27 Ninth Street map it
Lynchburg, VA 24503
Every Tuesday, museum visitors 5 years old or younger (and their guardians!) are invited to gather for stories, games, and fun toddler-friendly crafts! More information at www.amazementsquare.org.
Free African Americans in the Area of Farmville, Virginia, from the 1790s through the Civil War: The
Monday March 17, 2008 - Tuesday November 30, 1999
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
University of Virginia
Newcomb Hall - South Meeting Room map it
Charlottesville, VA 22904Melvin Patrick Ely will present his latest book Israel on the Appomattox. The presentation is on Monday, March 17, 2008 from 2:00pm
Concert: Evolution of the Spiritual: The Songs of the South
Saturday August 23, 2008 - Tuesday November 30, 1999
7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Fairy Stone State Park--Fairy Stone Lake
967 Fairystone Lake Drive map it
Stuart, VA 24171Singer Kevin Maynor presents an interactive program of African American cultural expression through spirituals. No entry fee. Call 276-930-2424, or go to http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/fai.shtml
Exhibit: The History of McGuffey Elementary School
Thursday February 26, 2009 - Tuesday November 30, 1999
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
McGuffey Art Center
201 2nd St NW map it
Charlottesville, VA 22079What went on in the building for the 60 years before it became an art center?
What was McGuffey
Saturday March 7, 2009 - Tuesday November 30, 1999
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Culpeper County Library
271 Southgate Shopping Center map it
Culpeper, VA 22701Judith Onesty and Les Schaffer present a full length concert of tandem stories about relationships between men and women. The performers will a discussion with audience about relationship issues after the show.
Free tickets. For more information, visit www.cclva.org or contact Elizabeth Hensley at ehensley@cclva.org or 540-825-8691.
Concert: Kenny & Amanda Smith / Bill & Maggie Anderson
Saturday August 29, 2009 - Wednesday December 31, 1969
7:00 PM
Blue Ridge Music Center
700 Foothills Road map it
Galax, VA 24333
Kenny & Amanda Smith Band is one of the most respected bluegrass bands, winning the International Bluegrass Music Association's Emerging Artist of the Year award in 2003. Bill & Maggie Anderson are performers of gentle acoustic music, and Bill is an authorized C.F. Martin Guitar warranty repairman.Admission is $10. For more information, click here or call (276) 236-05309.
Book Club Special Offer for The Legal Limit
Sunday November 1, 2009 - Tuesday November 30, 1999
Across Virginia
Across Virginia, VA n/aTo celebrate Virginia author Martin Clark's The Legal Limit winning the Library of Virginia's People's Choice Award, Regal Literary, Inc. is reaching out to book clubs across Virginia, Washington DC and North Carolina with a special offer. Participating book clubs will be entered into a lottery for one of two sets of 12 signed paperback copies of The Legal Limit. Two book clubs will win! For more information and details, go to martinclark.com or http://www.regal-literary.com/ClientsA-Z/C/Clark.html
Meet the Authors -- A Book-Signing Event
Wednesday November 18, 2009 - Tuesday November 30, 1999
11:00 AM - 6:00 AM
Glenmore Country Club ballroom
1750 Piper Way (off Route 250 East) map it
Charlottesville, VA 2290140 local authors, representing a wide range of genres, will sign their books. Cash or checks; no credit cards. Schedule note: there will be a break from 2 to 3 p.m. Contact: Jayne Cox at JayneDals@aol.com.
Saturday November 21, 2009 - Tuesday November 30, 1999
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
7584 Leesburg Pike map it
Falls Church, VA 22043
Join Young Adult author Kathryn Erskine and learn different writing techniques, specifically, How to Write with SASS! Age 13 & up. For more information, call 703-790-8088.
Nelson Memorial Library: Brown Bag Book Club
Monday December 14, 2009 - Wednesday December 31, 1969
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Nelson Memorial Branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
8521 Thomas Nelson Highway map it
Lovingston, VA 22949Join us for a discussion of An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor. Conjures up the rural Irish town of Ballybucklebo where there are engaging and eccentric townspeople, whose hilarious mishaps provide a perfect foil for the endeavors of the town's medical men.
The Many Worlds of Speculative Fiction with Edward Lerner
Friday January 22, 2010 - Wednesday December 31, 1969
7:00 PM
WriterHouse
508 Dale Ave map it
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Tor Books author Edward Lerner's imagination has taken readers to colonies on other worlds in the 27th century, let loose murderous computer viruses in the internet, and shown what happens to humans when nanotechnology runs amok. He will share his thoughts on the genre of speculative fiction in all its many forms. Free and open to the public. More info: writers@writerhouse.org | www.writerhouse.org
