THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
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 Thursdays, January 24 and 31. More »
10am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | STORYTIME | Join us for interactive storytime for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners.
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7pm | TEMPE | TEEN EVENT | JOANNA RUTH MEYER | ECHO NORTH | IN CONVERSATION WITH LAURA WEYMOUTH (THE LIGHT BETWEEN WORLDS) | The local author discusses her second novel,
Echo North. Echo Alkaev's world falls apart when her father leaves for the city and mysteriously disappears. Believing he is lost forever, Echo is shocked to find him half-frozen in the winter forest six months later, guarded by a strange talking wolf. The wolf presents Echo with an offer: for her to come and live with him for a year. But there is more to the wolf than Echo realizes. In his enchanted house beneath a mountain, Echo discovers centuries-old secrets, a magical library full of books-turned-mirrors, and a young man named Hal who is trapped inside of them. As the year ticks by, Echo must solve the mystery of the wolf's enchantment before her time is up—otherwise Echo, the wolf, and Hal will be lost forever.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
7pm | PHOENIX | STORYLINE SLAM | "MUSIC" | 10 storytellers. 6 minutes. 1 winner. Ten tellers will have 6 minutes each to share a story based on the theme "Music." Sign up on
TheStoryline.org December 29th through January 12th to tell a story. Eight names will be drawn on Sunday, January 13rd and posted on the
TheStoryline.org. At least two more names will be drawn at the beginning of the show. Five members of the audience will be the judges. The storyteller with the most points at the end of the show receives a $30 cash prize.
Cost: $6 in advance, $8 the day of/at the door. Register online. More »
7pm | TEMPE | SHERRY ANSHARA | TAKE BACK YOUR POWER | The author and medical intuitive shares her latest independently published book,
Take Back Your Power: You Becoming You - about evolving your life from the inside out.
From the publisher: "What happens when you get all the answers you've been searching for? Does life make sense? Do you find meaning, purpose, happiness, even joy? Yes! And here's the great news: unlike Sherry Anshara, you don't have to experience a broken back, a broken neck, being homeless and down to your last $50, or have four near-death experiences to find out. Anshara went through all this and more, and healed herself and her life through her self-invented Anshara Method of Accelerated Healing and Abundance. The information shared in this book, expanded through 27 years of her journey, is intended to support and assist you in healing and moving beyond the beliefs you've been taught and which limit your Self. As you journey beyond the dualistic paradigm, you'll find that there is no veil, no curtain, no wall. Your power is within! It's time to take it back and become unlimited you!"
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
2pm | TEMPE | TEEN EVENT | SARA ELLA, NADINE BRANDES, MARY WEBER, AND BETH REVIS IN CONVERSATION WITH ASHLEY TOWNSEND | Join YA authors Sara Ella, Nadine Brandes, Mary Weber, and Beth Revis for a panel discussion with fellow YA author Ashley Townsend as they discuss their latest books.
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3pm | TEMPE | TEEN EVENT | TEEN ADVISORY BOARD (T.A.B.) | GIVE THE DARK MY LOVE | Teens meet to discuss Beth Revis's epic fantasy
Give the Dark My Love, about a young alchemist who turns to dark magic when a deadly plague sweeps through her homeland. Seventeen-year-old Nedra Brysstain leaves her home in the rural, northern territories of Lunar Island to attend the prestigious Yugen Academy with only one goal in mind: master the trade of medicinal alchemy. A scholarship student matriculating with the children of Lunar Island's wealthiest and most powerful families, Nedra doesn't quite fit in with the other kids at Yugen. Until she meets Greggori "Grey" Astor. Grey is immediately taken by the brilliant and stubborn Nedra, who he notices is especially invested in her studies. And that's for a good reason: a deadly plague has been sweeping through the north, and it's making its way toward the cities. With her family's life—and the lives of all of Lunar Island's citizens—on the line, Nedra is determined to find a cure for the plague. Grey and Nedra grow close, but as the sickness spreads and the body count rises, Nedra becomes desperate to find a cure. Soon she finds herself diving into alchemy's most dangerous corners. And when she turns to the most forbidden practice of all, necromancy, even Grey might not be able to pull her from the darkness.
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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.
7pm | TEMPE | DIANE GOLDNER | YES, YOU CAN HEAL | Energy healer Diane Goldner presents her new book.
From the publisher: "Have you ever wanted to really heal? Goldner takes you on a journey to release the deepest levels. Based on her 20 years of experience, Diane shows you how to access universal healing energies and awaken your own inner healer. With wisdom and love, she brings you into the inner sanctum of her healing room. She shares how to use subtle energy for any ailment—including cancer, heart disease, chronic illness, infertility, mystery illness, trauma, surgery, and other challenges—or simply to live a happier, more radiant life. Diane shows what is genuinely possible, so that you, too, can heal. "Through her work and her writing, Diane Goldner guides us on the path to true healing," says Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of the bestselling
Love, Medicine & Miracles."
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 20
2-3:30pm | TEMPE | CHANTING WORKSHOP WITH PINNA JOSEPH | "THE WAY TO START YOUR CHANTING PRACTICE" | Focus on the breath and your choice of simple sounds—bija sounds and seed syllables—to correspond with the chakras. Sing a chant or two from a variety of world cultures. Improvise with your favorite sounds. Chantress, sound artist, Yoga of the Voice™ instructor, and Somatic Sounding™ co-founder Pinna Joseph will conduct this workshop. No previous singing experience required.
Cost: $25. Register and pre-pay at 480.730.0205. More »
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22
7pm | PHOENIX | JENNIFER ADAMS | LOVE COMING HOME | The author, award-winning designer, and TV personality shares her guide to transforming your environment and transforming your life.
Home is your base. Home is your sanctuary. It's where your best life begins. This friendly guide will give you the tools and knowledge, and empower you to make wherever you live a place where you will absolutely love coming home to. In
Love Coming Home, Jennifer Adams—designer and founder of the international home décor company Home by Jennifer Adams®—combines her professional designer's tool kit of proven tips and resources with her inspirational coaching experience, motivating and empowering you to turn your ideas of a dream home into reality. Her step-by-step, room-by-room, guidance will help you create a welcoming and functioning space that expresses your individuality throughout even the smallest to largest of floor plans. Your dwelling can become an environment that supports and inspires you, because home is where your best life begins!
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23
10:30am-12:30pm | TEMPE | WRITING WORKSHOP WITH SANDRA MARINELLA | "WRITING TO TRANSFORM YOUR STORY" | The award-winning author presents inspiring true stories that demonstrate how to use personal stories and writing to move past physical or emotional hardships toward resilience and renewal. Your story matters. Ignite your passion for writing your experiences in ways that will embrace and guide you toward personal growth and transformation. This two-session workshop will help you find the stories you need to tell while giving you the chance to explore your resilient and creative self. There will be opportunities to share your writing in a nurturing environment. This workshop will engage writers of all levels, novice to advanced. Come and fill your new year with a wonderful dose of inspiration to help you find and write your best stories.
Cost: $40 (+ fees) for two sessions, January 23 and 30, 2019. Registration online. More »
7pm | PHOENIX | FIRST DRAFT BOOK CLUB | BECOMING | Join us at First Draft Book Bar (the wine and beer bar inside Changing Hands Phoenix) for a discussion of this month's pick,
Becoming by Michelle Obama, an intimate and powerful memoir by the former First Lady of the United States. In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory,
Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same.
Becoming 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, JANUARY 24
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, January 31. More »
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.
6:30-8:30pm | PHOENIX | TEEN EVENT | WRITING WORKSHOP WITH AMY SILVERMAN | "SHOO FLIES PAGE TO STAGE" | From the creators of the popular monthly reading series "Bar Flies" comes "Shoo Flies," a chance for teens to write and read their own true stories on stage. Led by Bar Flies curators and contributors, this workshop will give participants a chance to brainstorm, write, workshop, revise, rehearse and perform. Students must be teens; no prior writing or performing experience is necessary.
Cost: $100 per person (+ fees), for four sessions: 6:30-8:30pm Thursdays, January 24, 31, and February 7 and 21. Registration online.
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7pm | TEMPE | TEEN EVENT | ROSHANI CHOKSHI | THE GILDED WOLVES | The
New York Times bestselling author of
The Star-Touched Queen and
A Crown of Wishes presents her latest, a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change—one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires. It's 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance. To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin calls upon a band of unlikely experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian banished from his home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in arms if not blood. Together, they will join Séverin as he explores the dark, glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the course of history--but only if they can stay alive.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 26
5:30-8:30pm | TEMPE | TAROT READINGS | Mystic Journeyz with Suzi Coggins. "Your Angels Are Waiting."
Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration at 480.730.0205. More info: mysticjourneyz.com.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27
9am-5pm | PHOENIX | WRITING WORKSHOP WITH AMY SILVERMAN | "BAR FLIES BOOT CAMP" | Valley Bar and Changing Hands Phoenix collaborate to bring you a one-day writing workshop that ends with you on stage at Valley Bar. Are you a Bar Flies fan who wants to make the leap from the audience to the stage? Here's your chance, with our all-day (and night!) boot camp. Join the Bar Flies team at The Newton (inside Changing Hands Phoenix) early on a Sunday morning, laptop or notebook in hand. Get a prompt and instructions, write a draft, workshop it, rehearse it, workshop and rehearse some more, and perform that evening at Valley Bar. Coffee, snacks, and lunch will be provided by First Draft Book Bar. We'll also provide plenty of instruction on everything from inspiration to writing to delivery from Bar Flies curators and contributors Amy Silverman, Katie Johnson, and Deborah Sussman.
Cost: $100 per person (+ fees). Registration online. More »
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30
7pm | PHOENIX | ROBERT MCWHIRTER | "THE CONSTITUTION AND DONALD J. TRUMP: PART EIGHT" | Attorney Robert McWhirter, an award-winning author and Bill of Rights expert, leads a discussion on "The Constitution and Donald J. Trump, Part Eight." Tonight, 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, JANUARY 31
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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