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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1
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 with Mr. Tom. 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, August 8, 15, 22, and 29. More »
10am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | STORYTIME | Join us for interactive storytime with Mr. Tom for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners. Also join us in Phoenix at 10am on Thursdays, August 8, 15, 22, and 29. More »
5:30pm | TEMPE | GETTING INVOLVED 101 | Volunteer orientation with HandsOn Greater Phoenix. A one-time tax deductible activation donation of $25 applies to ages 19 and older. Info: 602.973.2212 x231 or handsonphoenix.org.
7pm | OFFSITE | PIERCE BROWN | DARK AGE | An evening with #1 New York Times bestseller Pierce Brown, author of the Red Rising saga, to celebrate the release of the next installment, Dark Age. For a decade Darrow led a revolution against the corrupt color-coded Society. Now, outlawed by the very Republic he founded, he wages a rogue war on Mercury in hopes that he can still salvage the dream of Eo. But as he leaves death and destruction in his wake, is he still the hero who broke the chains? Or will another legend rise to take his place? As alliances shift, break, and re-form—and power is seized, lost, and reclaimed—every player is at risk in a game of conquest that could turn the Rising into a new Dark Age. Register online. Location: Mesa Arts Center (Piper Theater), 1 E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201. More »
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2
7pm | TEMPE | FRIDAY POETRY FEATURING PETER TWAL | OUR EARLIEST TATTOOS: POEMS | Peter Twal, winner of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize, reads from his debut collection Our Earliest Tattoos. These long-lined sonnets, inspired by the LCD Soundsystem song "All My Friends," celebrate the surreal, embracing the nature of memory as fragmented and inherently bizarre. Open reading follows. More »
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
10am | TEMPE | FAMILY EVENT | COSTUME STORYTIME: BRUCE THE BEAR | Bring the kiddos and your camera for pictures and a storytime with Ryan T. Higgins's Bruce the Bear from the Mother Bruce series.
2pm | PHOENIX / TEMPE | TWEEN EVENT | CLUB READ | HARRIET THE SPY | Calling all tweens! Join us for free pizza as we discuss Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy. In her notebook, Harriet M. Welsch writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, and it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop them, her friends have read the always truthful, sometimes awful things she's written about each of them. Will Harriet find a way to put her life and her friendships back together? Club Read Badge Members: Get three points for attending the meeting and one point for purchasing the month's pick from Changing Hands Bookstore. Don't have a free Club Read badge? Ask a bookseller how to get one! More »
5:30-8:30pm | TEMPE | TAROT READINGS | Tarot readings by Sonya Lee Stockhaus, a.k.a. "The Joy Detective." Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration at 480.730.0205. More info: actualizejoy.com.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6
10:15am | TEMPE | FAMILY EVENT | STORYTIME | Join us for interactive storytime with Mr. Tom for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners. Also join us in Tempe at 10:15am on Tuesdays, August 13, 20, and 27. More »
7pm | PHOENIX | FAYE HAMILTON | RESCUE 12 RESPONDING | Hamilton discusses and signs her independently published debut novel. From the publisher: "David and Jonathan are paramedics who deal with life and death and the consequences of human choice . On Rescue 12, they respond to the tragic drug overdose of a group of teenagers at a high school party. One girl survives to tell what she witnessed during her near-death experience. This encounter results in the spiritual awakening of David and forces Jonathan to confront his own Christian faith, which he abandoned when he came out to his father. What happens when the ambulance arrives? What happens when a patient dies? Why does God allow for sin, death, and suffering? What's the point of trying? These questions are answered, the emergency rescue calls are shared, and the lives of the two paramedics are forever changed by the spiritual warfare they encounter." More »
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7
5pm | PHOENIX | ART RECEPTION FEATURING KORYN WOODWARD WASSON | Local artist Koryn Woodward Wasson celebrates the opening of her new art show, "Just a Thought," an exploration of her father, Stephen Lucas Woodward, and the objects and memories he left with us. August 7, 2019 marks a year since his passing, and these drawings are both a gift to him and the fulfillment of a life-long request: "You should make cards." More »
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8
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 with Mr. Tom. 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, August 15, 22, and 29. More »
10am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | STORYTIME | Join us for interactive storytime with Mr. Tom for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners. Also join us in Phoenix at 10am on Thursdays, August 15, 22, and 29. More »
7pm | PHOENIX | RICK UNKLESBAY | ARBITRARY DEATH: A PROSECUTOR'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE DEATH PENALTY | Deputy Pima County Attorney Rick Unklesbay presents his book, Arbitrary Death. In a career spanning four decades, Unklesbay tried over one hundred murder cases that ended with sixteen men and women receiving the death sentence. His book offers an insider's view from someone who has spent decades prosecuting murder cases and who now argues that the death penalty doesn't work and that our system is fundamentally flawed. Arbitrary Death is for anyone who wonders why and when its government seeks to legally take the life of one of its citizens—and may have you questioning whether you can support a system that applies death as an arbitrary punishment, often decades after the sentence was given. More »
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9
5-7pm | TEMPE | EDUCATORS' APPRECIATION NIGHT | Teachers, educators, and librarians, we're celebrating YOU! Enjoy a 20% storewide discount, free refreshments, chair massages, tarot readings, and swag for your classrooms. You'll also get a sneak peek at forthcoming buzz books, learn about in-store book fairs, and discover how to get acclaimed authors into your school. Afterwards, join us for a meet-and-greet with Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones, authors of the YA debut I'm Not Dying with You Tonight. Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give, calls it "an absolute page turner . . . a compelling and powerful novel that is sure to make an impact." You can get your books pre-signed and stick around for VIP access to their public event at 7pm! More »
7pm | TEMPE | TEEN EVENT | GILLY SEGAL AND KIMBERLY JONES | I'M NOT DYING WITH YOU TONIGHT | The YA authors discuss their new novel in Tempe. Lena and Campbell aren't friends. Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she's going to make it big. Campbell, on the other hand, is just trying to keep her head down and get through the year at her new school. When both girls attend the Friday-night football game, what neither expects is for everything to descend into sudden mass chaos. Chaos born from violence and hate. Chaos that unexpectedly throws them together. They aren't friends. They hardly understand the other's point of view. But none of that matters when the city is up in flames, and they only have each other to rely on if they're going to survive the night. More »
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
10am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | DRAG QUEEN STORYTIME | FEATURING BRUCE THE BEAR | Bring the kids to the mother of all storytimes! Changing Hands is proud to partner with Nevaeh McKenzie (Miss Gay Arizona America 2015) to present special guest star Bruce, a grumpy bear who finds himself mothering three baby geese, as featured in Ryan T. Higgins' E.B. White Read-Aloud Award winning picture book Mother Bruce. Families are invited to come together for activities promoting inclusivity and love. Proceeds from donations will benefit Phoenix Pride Scholarship. $5 donation per family of four. All donations benefit Phoenix Pride Scholarship. More »
2pm | TEMPE | TWEEN EVENT | HEATHER KASSNER | THE BONE GARDEN | The local debut author presents her illustrated fantasy novel about a girl made of dust and bone and imagination who seeks the truth about the magic that brought her to life. Irréelle fears she's not quite real. Only the finest magical thread tethers her to life—and to Miss Vesper. But for all her efforts to please her cruel creator, the thread is unraveling. Irréelle is forgetful as she gathers bone dust. She is slow returning from the dark passages beneath the cemetery. Worst of all, she is unmindful of her crooked bones. When Irréelle makes one final, unforgivable mistake by destroying a frightful creature just brought to life, Miss Vesper threatens to imagine her away once and for all. Defying her creator for the very first time, Irréelle flees to the underside of the graveyard and embarks on an adventure to unearth the mysterious magic that breathes bones to life, even if it means she will return to dust and be no more. More »
5:30-8:30pm | TEMPE | TAROT READINGS | Tarot readings by Sonya Lee Stockhaus, a.k.a. "The Joy Detective." Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration at 480.730.0205. More info: actualizejoy.com.
5:30pm | PHOENIX | HEATHER HILLENBRAND | A GIRL'S MAGIC: THE JOURNEY INTO A GIRL'S LIFE CHANGES | Join author Heather Hillenbrand for a book launch party in Phoenix. A Girl's Magic is an empowering approach to educating girls about menstruation, puberty, and sex. Colorful symbolism, images, and poetry help parents and young girls (7-12) gain a deeper understanding of what it is to be a girl. Attendees will also hear a brief presentation about sex education, view original artwork from the book, and mingle during a cocktail hour over this important topic. A donation of book sales from the event will go to the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (ACESDV). Please note: This event is primarily for adults. More »
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