March 2010 Author Series, Workshops & Community Events

• KATHY CANO-MURILLO: WAKING UP IN THE LAND OF GLITTER    7pm
  Legendary local author and crafter Kathy Cano-Murillo, aka “The Crafty Chica,” visits with her debut novel, Waking Up in the Land of Glitter. [Read more >>]

• VITAL YOGA   7pm
  Dive into the broad and beckoning world of yoga with teacher and author Meta Chaya Hirschl, who demonstrates her yoga techniques and explains how yoga can change your world. [Read more >>]

• FIRST FRIDAY POETRY WITH SHEILAH BRITTON   7pm
  Sheilah Britton reads original poems and collaborative work done with Poesia del Sol, a partnership between the Mayo Clinic’s Humanities in Medicine program and the Arizona State University Creative Writing department. Open reading follows.

• KIDS EVENT: COSTUME STORYTIME   11am-Noon
  Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Today, we’ll hear a story about the Cat in the Hat, then take pictures with the Cat himself!


• KIDS & TWEEN EVENT: MAD HATTER’S UN-BIRTHDAY PARTY    1-3pm
  Join us for the Mad Hatter's Un-Birthday Party in honor of the new Tim Burton film, Alice in Wonderland. Come dressed as your favorite Alice in Wonderland character, and decorate your own un-birthday cake. [Read more>>]


• JOHN MURPHY: BEYOND DOUBT   4pm
  John Murphy, international business consultant and author of the independently published Beyond Doubt: Four Steps to Inner Peace, introduces a four-step model, "The Ring of Peace," to help you release tension, anxiety and grief. [Read more >>]


• 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 at 480.730.0205. More info: 602.840.2222.

• 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.

• ERNEST W. MICHEL: PROMISES KEPT   7pm
  Ernest Michel tells the story of his miraculous survival in Promises Kept: One Man’s Journey Against Incredible Odds. Michel spent five and a half years in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz. [Read more >>]


• POETRY ROUNDTABLE   7pm
  Workshop one of your original poems once a month with a group of peers. More info: jedesign2004@yahoo.com.

• THE JOY OF ORGANIZING: LESS MESS, LESS STRESS WITH DONNA SMALLIN     7-8:30pm
  Got stuff? Bestselling author Donna Smallin, aka “The One-Minute Organizer,” shares simple, creative strategies to de-clutter, de-stress, and simplify your life. Find out how getting your brain in gear is the first step to getting organized, why breaking up (with our stuff) is hard to do and how to make it easier. [Read more >>]

• PICTURE BOOK PANEL    7pm
  Explore the illustrating, marketing, and publishing processes involved in creating first-rate children's picture books with illustrator Tanja Bauerle, illustrator Lynne Avril, author/illustrator Chris Gall, and author Conrad Storad. Moderated by Changing Hands' children's book buyer Brandi Stewart.

• CHELSEA HANDLER: CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG    3:30pm
  Chelsea Handler, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea, visits with her new book, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang. Life doesn’t get more hilarious than when Handler takes aim with her irreverent wit. [Read more >>]


• MARY GRAY: OUT IN THE COUNTRY: YOUTH, MEDIA, AND QUEER VISIBILITY IN RURAL AMERICA    7pm
  From Walmart drag parties, renegade Homemakers’ Clubs, and online chat rooms, Out in the Country offers an unprecedented contemporary account of the lives of today’s rural queer youth. [Read more >>]

• LEE LOWENFISH    Noon
  Author and Columbia University professor Lee Lowenfish visits with his book, The Imperfect Diamond: A History of Baseball's Labor Wars. From the reserve clause of 1879 to the lockout and new basic agreement of 1990, baseball players have been engaged in one of the longest and most colorful labor struggles in our nation’s history. [Read more >>]


• JAMES P. KREHBIEL: TROUBLED CHILDHOOD, TRIUMPHANT LIFE    7pm
  Cognitive behavioral therapist James P. Krehbiel, EdS, visits with his book Troubled Childhood, Triumphant Life: Healing from the Battle Scars of Youth. [Read more >>]

• HANDMADEAZ: EVE'S POUCH SLINGS    10am-6pm


• FAMILY EVENT: COOKING STORYTIME     11am-Noon
  Top o’ the mornin’ to you! St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, so today Cynthia Giroux from Storybook Kitchen reads The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day by Natasha Wing and shows kids how to make their own leprechaun treats!


• GREGORY BOYLE: TATTOOS ON THE HEART     2pm
  As a pastor working in a neighborhood with the highest concentration of murderous gang activity in Los Angeles, Gregory Boyle created an organization to provide jobs, training, and encouragement so that young people could work together and learn the mutual respect that comes from collaboration. [Read more >>]


• TAROT READINGS   5:30-8:30pm
  Mystic Journeyz with Suzie Coggins. “Your Angels are Waiting.” COST: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. MysticJourneyz.com, 480.626.1077.


• STORYCASTING MEETUP: THE MOVIE IN YOUR MIND   6-8pm
  As part of a series of regional conventions, Storycasting, the premier “fantasy casting” website, sponsors a free Storycasting meetup and signing. Six Arizona authors and a crowd of storycasters will meet, discuss fantasy casting, sign books, and talk about related topics. Authors in attendance will be Aprilynne Pike, Marsha Ward, Frank Fiore, Dan Shaurette, Marcia Fine and Shonnovan Mitchell. Snacks provided. The first 25 attendees will receive a free Storycasting T-shirt. FREE. RVSP: meetup.com/Storycasting- RegionalConventions.

• GETTING INVOLVED 101   11am
  Volunteer opportunities with Hands-On Greater Phoenix. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.


• EXPERIENCE THE WONDER OF KI ENERGY HEALING    11am-3pm
  Ki Energy Healers from Korea, Master Jeong and Master Kim, offer unique Ki Energy Healing to transmit Vital Energy which can boost the energy of the whole body and help to restore immunity and vitality. Cost: $10.


• JANET RUTH: BRENIN’S CROWN   1-3pm
  Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, local author Janet Ruth signs her historical romance novel, Brenin’s Crown: A Celtic Romance. Set in the fifth-century British Isles, the novel tells the story of a woman torn between her love for a man and her desire to protect her father’s kingdom. PLEASE NOTE: This is a signing-only event.


• SIGN LANGUAGE FOR ADULTS   1:30-3pm
  Cindy Ashcraft teaches Signed English to parents and other 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.

• GETTING INVOLVED 101   6pm
  Volunteer opportunities with Hands-On Greater Phoenix. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.


• LITERARY DOUBLE-HEADER: MEG MULLINS & JAMIE FORD   7pm
  Meg Mullins, author of the The Rug Merchant, an award-winning short story featured in The Best American Short Stories 2002, returns with the follow-up novel, Dear Strangers, “a bittersweet, poignant, and curious tale about how strangers can impact our lives, and how love and forgiveness have the power to renew” (Booklist). And Jamie Ford visits with his New York Times bestselling debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, set during the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. [Read more >>]

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