TUESDAY, MARCH 26
10:15am | TEMPE | FAMILY EVENT | STORYTIME | Join us for interactive storytime for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners.
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6:30-8:30pm | PHOENIX | WRITING WORKSHOP | BAR FLIES: "PAGE TO STAGE" | From the creators of the popular monthly reading series "Bar Flies," this workshop will give participants a chance to brainstorm, write, workshop, revise, rehearse, and perform their own true story on stage. No prior writing or performing experience necessary.
Cost: $100 + fees for four sessions, March 26, April 2, 9, and 16. Register online. More »
7pm | PHOENIX | TEEN EVENT | EPIC READS MEET-UP | This year's Epic Reads Meet-Up tour visits Changing Hands Tempe with YA authors Brittany Cavallaro, Mindy McGinnis, Justin A. Reynolds, and Tehlor Kay Mejia. Poet and author Brittany Cavallaro presents
A Question of Holmes, the explosive conclusion to the
New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series. Mindy McGinnis shares
Heroine, a captivating and powerful exploration of the opioid crisis—the deadliest drug epidemic in American history—through the eyes of a college-bound softball star. Debut author Justin A. Reynolds discusses
Opposite of Always, a hilarious and heartfelt novel about the choices we make, the people we choose, and the moments that make a life worth reliving. Tehlor Kay Mejia presents her romantic fantasy debut
We Set the Dark on Fire, society wife-in-training Dani has a great awakening after being recruited by rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
7pm | PHOENIX | FIRST DRAFT BOOK CLUB | LOST CHILDREN ARCHIVE | Join us at First Draft Book Bar (the wine and beer bar inside Changing Hands Phoenix) for a discussion of this month's pick,
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli, a new novel about a family whose road trip across America collides with an immigration crisis at the southwestern border—an indelible journey told with breathtaking imagery, spare lyricism, and profound humanity. Stop by either Changing Hands location or order online to get your copy of
Lost Children Archive for 20% off, then meet us and
Arizona Republic reporter Barbara VanDenburgh at First Draft Book Bar at 7pm to discuss and enjoy happy hour prices during the event.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 28
9:15am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | BABY TIME | Babies (accompanied by a favorite adult) enjoy songs, activities to promote movement, rhymes, books, and playtime in each lively session. Baby Time gives your baby the opportunity to hear lots of language while you get to know other families with young children.
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10am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | BILINGUAL STORYTIME | Interactive bilingual storytime for preschoolers and kindergarteners.
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5:30pm | TEMPE | WRITERS, INK. | Share and critique two to four pages of writing with a group of peers.
RSVP (required) at janiemae1083@gmail.com.
7pm | TEMPE | BETTY-ANN HEGGIE | GENDER PHYSICS: UNLOCK THE ENERGY YOU NEVER KNEW YOU HAD TO GET THE RESULTS YOU WANT | Join one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women Hall of Fame members for a discussion of her book,
Gender Physics. "Designed to help business leaders capture the advantages of both gender attributes for maximum impact,
Gender Physics demonstrates how Masculine and Feminine Energies are present in every one of us, and how those who practice Gender Physics can learn to let go of established stereotypes, play to their strengths, and become a more rounded, magnetic individual."
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FRIDAY, MARCH 29
4-7pm | PHOENIX | ART FABRICATION AND SOCIAL LUBRICATION | Join artists and fabrication experts for a mixer and conversation about what it takes to create complex public artworks. This nuts-and-bolts event highlights the magic that can happen when artists partner with fabricators to translate their work. Get inspired by the new tool, media, and commission possibilities accessible through collaboration. Drop in to browse fabricator tables, catch mini presentations, peruse resource recommendations, and sip a beverage. Or stay for the whole afternoon to craft deeper construction connections with public artists, project managers, and firms that can materialize your big art ideas.
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7pm | PHOENIX | JEFF MCMAHON | SIX MONOLOGUES 1990-2007 | Spanning socio-political, queer, and historical contexts, these provocative works are part of NoPassport Press's Dreaming the Americas Series, edited by Obie Award winning writer Caridad Svich. McMahon and current students (he is Associate Professor at the School of Dance, Film and Theatre at ASU) read and perform excerpts, followed by a booksigning.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 30
1-3pm | TEMPE / PHOENIX | CHANGING HANDS 45TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION | Join us in Tempe as we celebrate 45 years as your independent local bookstore! We'll have mini Tarot readings, light refreshments, complimentary cake, a toast with the store's owners, activities for kids, and more! In Phoenix, enjoy complimentary sweets and extended happy hour prices all day long at our First Draft Book Bar, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary.
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10am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | TIM VASQUEZ | THE TACO STAND | Tim Vasquez, owner and operator of his family's restaurants Someburros and Isabel's Amor, shares his debut children's book, a story of hard work and the love of family.
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7pm | PHOENIX | E. A. AYMAR | THE UNREPENTANT | D.C.-based writer E.A. Aymar discusses his newest thriller. In
The Unrepentant, eighteen-year old Charlotte Reyes escapes a group of criminals with the help of a former soldier and realizes, to truly be free, she needs to stop running and fight.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 31
4pm | PHOENIX | LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON | SHOUT | The
New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of
Speak shares her new book,
SHOUT — a searing poetic memoir for the #MeToo era.
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