ALL MONTH
PHOENIX / TEMPE | FAMILY EVENT | FIND WALDO LOCAL | Join us in a month-long scavenger hunt to find Waldo in 25 participating local Phoenix and Tempe businesses. Get your "passport" at either Changing Hands location and get it stamped when you find the Waldo standee in each store. Earn enough stamps and win prizes!
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
7pm | PHOENIX | ROBERT MCWHIRTER | "THE CONSTITUTION AND DONALD J. TRUMP" | Attorney Robert McWhirter, an award-winning author and Bill of Rights expert, leads a discussion on "The Constitution and Donald J. Trump." As Trump claims to "make America great again," he finds himself repeatedly bumping up against the greatest charter of government on earth: The United States Constitution. Tonight, attorney and Bill of Rights expert Robert McWhirter leads a presentation and question-and-answer session about what the Constitution really says about what Trump wants to do. Copies of McWhirter's book
Bills, Quills, and Stills will be available.
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THURSDAY, JULY 19
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.
Also join us in Phoenix at 9:15am on Thursday, July 26. More »
10am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | STORYTIME | Join us for interactive storytime for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners.
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FRIDAY, JULY 20
6-11pm | PHOENIX | CRAFT RAVE | Changing Hands hosts five non-stop hours of crafting, featuring one-on-one instruction from Arizona artisans. Enjoy music, hourly raffle giveaways, and refreshments at our very own First Draft Book Bar and our neighbor, Southern Rail Restaurant.
Admission: $4 (plus fees) per person. Register at the door or online. Once inside, buy any number of $5 tickets at the ticketing table and exchange a set number of tickets (varies by craft) to participate in a crafter's hands-on project. More »
SATURDAY, JULY 21
3pm | TEMPE | TEEN EVENT | TEEN ADVISORY BOARD (T.A.B.) | CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE | Teens meet to discuss Tomi Adeyemi's instant #1
New York Times bestseller
Children of Blood and Bone. More »
5-6:30pm | PHOENIX | SAFWAT SALEEM | "CONCERNED BUT POWERLESS" RECEPTION | Changing Hands Bookstore and R. Pela Contemporary Art gallery host a reception celebrating local artist and longtime friend of the bookstore Safwat Saleem's show "Concerned but Powerless" offering the artist's satirical artwork about adversity that combines several media to create multimedia storytelling experiences. "Using humor as one of the key ingredients allows me to design works that are approachable," Saleem says. "The levity is a crucial starting point for discussions about issues of race, identity, religion and stereotypes — topics that are important to me as a Pakistani-American."
R. Pela Contemporary Art is a curatorial project that presents exhibitions by local artists in galleries throughout Arizona. More »
5:30-8:30pm | TEMPE | TAROT READINGS | James R. Betz offers advice on life, relationships, and career choices.
Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration at 480.730.0205. More info: 602.840.2222.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
7pm | PHOENIX | FIRST DRAFT BOOK CLUB | THERE THERE | Join us at First Draft Book Bar (the wine and beer bar inside Changing Hands Phoenix) for a discussion of this month's pick, Tommy Orange's
There There. Here is a voice we have never heard—a voice full of poetry and rage, exploding onto the page with stunning urgency and force. Tommy Orange writes of the plight of the urban Native American, the Native American in the city, in a stunning novel that grapples with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and profound spirituality, and with a plague of addiction, abuse, and suicide. An unforgettable debut, destined to become required reading in schools and universities across the country. Stop by either Changing Hands location or order online to get your copy of
There There 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, JULY 26
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 shariannegaylee@gmail.com.
