Events

MEET THE BUYER      2-5PM

Have an idea for a book? Preparing another printing of a current title? Talk to one of our buyers and get expert advice about shelf appeal before it’s too late to make changes. Bring sample covers or an abstract, and any questions about marketing or how to contact other bookstores about carrying your work. Cost: $25 for 15 minutes with our Children’s buyer or Adult buyer. Registration and pre-payment at 480.730.0205. NOTE: This is the last time you can meet with our buyers this year!

INSIGHTS      5:30-8:30PM

Tarot reader James R. Betz offers advice on life, relationships, and career choices. Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info: 602.840.2222.

HANDS-ON GREATER PHOENIX      11AM

“Getting Involved 101” volunteer opportunities. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.

FRENCH CONVERSATION FOR BEGINNERS      1:30-2:30PM

More info: aaron@letutor.com.

SPANISH CONVERSATION      3-5:45PM

Beginners: 3-4:15pm • Intermediate: 4:30-5:45pm. More info: martha@languagesynergy.com.

KIT GAGE: FIRST AMENDMENT FELON      7PM

Kit Gage, director of the Defending Dissent Foundation, visits to discuss First Amendment Felon: The Story of Frank Wilkinson by Robert Sherrill. Wilkinson was jailed when the House Un-American Activities Committee cited him for contempt, and from 1956 to 1975 traveled an average of one hundred days a year in 35 states to warn of the liberties under attack by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI.

Unfortunately, this event has been canceled.

CROCHET CLUB      6:30-8:30PM

More info: Darlene at 480.980.5597.

FRIDAY NIGHT POETRY 7PM

Steve Price reads from his collection, Journal of Lovesickness, Vol. 11 (Burnside Review, $10.00). Price has won the O’Malley Award for Fiction and the Burnside Review Poetry Award. His work has appeared in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Crazyhorse, and Columbia Poetry Review. Open reading follows.

HANDMADE AZ: SUBA'S DESIGNS      10AM-5PM

Simply Elegant Jewelry: sterling silver and semi-precious stones.

WORKSHOP - SHODO: JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY: ART & SPIRITUAL AWARENESS      2-4PM

Sensei Yuko Halada guides you through the soulhealing power of Shodo, the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy. Shodo is imbued with a strong spiritual component that enables practitioners to become aware of intrinsic life-enriching resources. Cost: $35 (includes supplies). Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.

TAROT READINGS      5:30-8:30PM

Susanna Astarte provides guidance along life’s journey. Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment
required at 480.730.0205. More info: 480.969.2522.

HANDMADE AZ: BARBARA'S JEWELRY      10AM-5PM

Pendants, bracelets, and earrings.

SIGN LANGUAGE FOR ADULTS      1:30-3PM

Cindy Ashcraft, a teacher of hearing-impaired children, teaches Signed English to parents and other interested adults. Meets every second and fourth Sunday. Cost: $5 per class. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info: 480.472.6203. Also meets 10/25

POETRY ROUNDTABLE      7PM

Workshop one of your original poems once a month with a group of peers. More info: jedesign2004@yahoo.com.

WORKSHOP: TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE WITH THE POWER OF AUTHENTICITY WITH MIKE ROBBINS      6:30-8:30PM

Back by popular demand, Mike Robbins presents a workshop based on his new bestselling book, Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken: Transform Your Life with the Power of Authenticity. Learn simple yet effective ways to exercise the power of authenticity in your relationships, your work, and your life. Cost: $25. Registration and pre-payment at 480.730.0205.

SIDEWALK CHARITY BENEFIT - MARIE FOSTINO: ALZHEIMER'S: A CARETAKER'S JOURNAL      9:30AM-5PM

Marie Fostino will sell her book Alzheimer's: A Caretakers Journal to raise money for the Alzheimer's Memory Walk. A majority of the proceeds will be donated to Alzheimer’s research, care and support. Marie will answer questions on Alzheimer’s disease and sign books.

INSIGHTS      5:30-8:30PM

Tarot reader James R. Betz offers advice on life, relationships, and career choices. Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info: 602.840.2222.

SOCRATES CAFÉ      10:30AM-NOON

A philosophical discussion group based on the book Socratés Cafe by Christopher Phillips. More info: Wendy at dish@cox.net.

SPANISH CONVERSATION      3-5:45PM

Beginners: 3-4:15pm • Intermediate: 4:30-5:45pm. More info: martha@languagesynergy.com.

HANDS-ON GREATER PHOENIX      11AM

“Getting Involved 101” volunteer opportunities. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.

CALL FOR COMMUNITY MUSIC NIGHT PARTICIPANTS ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13

If you’re interested in offering a 10-minute musical presentation during the event, please email Pinna.Joseph@changinghands.com by Tuesday, October 20. Please send a CD or DVD to the bookstore (attn: Pinna) or email a link to your music online.

WORKSHOP - NEW WRITING FROM REAL LIFE: POSSIBILITIES AND PITFALLS      6:30-8:30PM

Just because something actually happened doesn’t necessarily make it a good story. Today, writers of fiction and creative nonfiction will learn how to mine the material of personal experience with freelance writer, editor and book coach Lori Pfeiffer. We’ll explore how drawing from real life can help or hinder storytelling, discuss some common mistakes, and find strategies for fixing them. Cost: $25. Registration and pre-payment at 480.730.0205. More info: lorirohlkpfeiffer.com.

MOM'S NIGHT OUT      7PM

Changing Hands Bookstore and MomsZone.org, the premier resource for the CEO of the home—the MOM, are partnering to bring moms a night out. Tonight, Transformational Life Coach Laura Barnes will speak about how to achieve that elusive balance in your life—how to have time for you and still be wonder woman! More info: MomsZone.org.

WORKSHOP: CONVERSATIONS FOR BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS YOU CAN BELIEVE IN     6:30-8:30PM

At work or at home, our conversations create relationships we can believe in—or foster shadowy worlds of fiction. Today, Jamie and Maren Showkeir, co-authors of Authentic Conversations, show you how to eliminate three conversations guaranteed to kill authenticity. They’ll teach ways to construct powerful new conversations that create strong relationships of trust and commitment. Cost: $25. Registration and pre-payment at 480.730.0205. More info: authenticconversations.com

COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT: SICKO      6PM

In Sicko, director/writer Michael Moore exposes the dysfunctional American health care system, oriented to huge profits and not the mission of saving lives. Co-sponsored by Hoodlums Music & Movies.

With a hand stamp you’ll receive at the screening, you’re entitled to post-show discounts from
several merchants here in the Tempe Square shopping center: Baskin Robbins, Wildflower Bread Company, Mac’s Broiler & Tap, Hoodlums, and Changing Hands Bookstore.

HANDMADE AZ: OLD MOON CRAFTS      9AM-5PM

Pillows, bags, and purses.

TAROT READINGS      5:30-8:30PM

Susanna Astarte provides guidance along life’s journey. Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info: 480.969.2522.

SIGN LANGUAGE FOR ADULTS      1:30-3PM

Cindy Ashcraft, a teacher of hearing-impaired children, teaches Signed English to parents and other interested adults. Meets every second and fourth Sunday. Cost: $5 per class.Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info: 480.472.6203.

HANDS-ON GREATER PHOENIX      6PM

“Getting Involved 101” volunteer opportunities. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.

WORKSHOP: WHAT’S YOUR POINT OF VIEW? WITH PLYNN GUTMAN      6:30-8:30PM

Explore writing from different points of view with Plynn Gutman, MFA in Creative Writing and Director of the ASU Young Adult Writing Project. Discover how various forms of narration can play a defining role in the direction of your story and the emotional impact of your writing. New and experienced, teenage and adult writers welcome. Cost $25. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.

INSIGHTS      5:30-8:30PM

Tarot reader James R. Betz offers advice on life, relationships, and career choices. Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info: 602.840.2222.

SIGN LANGUAGE FOR ADULTS      1:30-3PM

Cindy Ashcraft, a teacher of hearing-impaired children, teaches Signed English to parents and other interested adults. Meets every second and fourth Sunday. COST: $5 per class. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info: 480.472.6203.