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SUMMARY:Books at Spring Arts Festival at Thornebrook
DESCRIPTION:WAG will participate in Thornebrook’s 2024 Spring Arts Festival on Saturday and Sunday\, March 2-3\, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. \nPlan now to attend this fun event\, held in a park-like setting. Dozens of books will be available in WAG’s tent\, and many other vendors will be there selling artwork — paintings\, sculpture\, photography\, glass works\, fiber arts\, wood carvings\, pottery\, and jewelry. \nFood will be available throughout the day in Thornebrook restaurants: Bageland\, Cintron\, Mini Momo\, and Thornebrook Chocolates. There will also be food truck vendors on site. \nIf you are a WAG member and have questions about book sales\, contact WAG’s Publicity Coordinator\, Michael Urban. \nThe WAG booth is P7\, between Gainesville Kitchen and Bath and Thornebrook Optical shop. Here’s a map that points to it.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/books-at-spring-arts-festival-at-thornebrook/
LOCATION:Thornebrook Village\,  2441 NW 43rd Street\, Gainesville\, 32606
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Festival
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SUMMARY:2024 Sunshine State Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Bringing Readers and Writers Together\nFor details\, go to this website: https://sunshinestatebookfestival.com/
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/2024-sunshine-state-book-festival/
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Book Signing,Festival,Speakers
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SUMMARY:Thornebrook Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:WAG is participating in the Thornebrook 17th Annual Fall Arts Festival Saturday and Sunday\, October 22 & 23\, 2022\, in Thornebrook Village. Our booth is B8\, near Thornebrook Chocolates. \nThis festival is a fun event with art\, crafts\, and books on sale — and with live music\, restaurants\, and food trucks on site. \nHope to see you there! \n \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/thornebrook-arts-festival/
LOCATION:Thornebrook Village\,  2441 NW 43rd Street\, Gainesville\, 32606
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Festival
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SUMMARY:3rd Annual Sunshine State Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Bringing Readers and Writers Together\nThe third annual Sunshine State Book Festival will be held in Gainesville\, Florida\, on Saturday and Sunday\, April 9 and 10. \nOaks Mall\nSaturday’s festival begins at 11:00 a.m. and goes until 5:00 p.m. in the spacious Oaks Mall on Newberry Road near I-75. Admission is free. Since the festival is completely indoors\, it will be held rain or shine. \nAttendees will have an opportunity to meet and engage with authors\, purchase books\, and have them signed. \nBring the kids or grandkids. They will enjoy the children’s area with storytellers and activities. There will also be hourly drawings for free books. \nThe Matheson History Museum\nSunday’s program will take place at the Matheson History Museum\, 513 E. University Avenue in downtown Gainesville from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Festival attendees will enjoy four presentations by well-known authors and subject-matter experts. \nThe festival is sponsored by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville. \nFor full details of the two-day event\, visit this website: SunshineStateBookFestival.com. \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/3rd-annual-sunshine-state-book-festival/
LOCATION:Oaks Mall\, 6019 W. Newberry Rd.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32605
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Book Signing,Festival,Readings,Speaker
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SUMMARY:RSVP for Book Launch at the Matheson
DESCRIPTION:CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO\, THEN TURN ON AUDIO. \nThe Matheson History Museum and the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) are thrilled to announce the publication of their book\, Local Lives in a Global Pandemic: Stories from North Central Florida. The anthology was edited by WAG members Pat Caren\, Ronnie Lovler\, and Mallory O’Connor\, along with Dr. Charles Cobb\, Curator and Lockwood Professor of Historical Archaeology\, Florida Museum of Natural History\, University of Florida. Cobb and Lovler are also members of the Matheson Board of Directors. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. \nFor the safety of staff and attendees\, capacity will be limited to 50 people and masks are required. Admission is free but registration is required. To register\, click on this website link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/local-lives-in-a-global-pandemic-book-launch-tickets-200366731287. \nA virtual option via Zoom is available for those who cannot attend in person: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Jgb5YR-aSR-lIksY8loZnw. \nHow has the pandemic affected your life and that of your family and friends? \nThat was the question asked by the Matheson staff and Writers Alliance of Gainesville members. They sought stories\, essays\, poems\, etc. about personal experiences during the pandemic. Writers were asked to tell the tale in 1000 words or less\, and they responded passionately. Over fifty contributors sent in numerous essays\, stories\, poems\, illustrations\, and a play.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/book-launch-at-the-matheson/
LOCATION:Matheson History Museum\, 513 E University Avenue\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Celebration
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211210T210000
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SUMMARY:Books Sale at Thornebrook's Holiday Market & Open House
DESCRIPTION:Thornebrook Village—fully decorated for the holidays!—is hosting an open house on Friday evening\, December 10\, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. There will be music and a snow machine\, and the big man himself is scheduled to show up. \nThornebrook has invited the Writers Alliance of Gainesville to set up a table on the sidewalk where we can sell members’ books. \nIf you want to be part of this event\, email President Jess Elliott before December 8. Come join us and spread the word!
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/books-for-sale-at-thornebrooks-holiday-market-open-house/
LOCATION:Thornebrook Village\,  2441 NW 43rd Street\, Gainesville\, 32606
CATEGORIES:Book Sale
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211031T161649Z
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SUMMARY:Book Sale at the O'Connell Center
DESCRIPTION:The Writers Alliance will participate in the 2021 Craft Festival at the O’Connell Center on the University of Florida campus\, Saturday and Sunday\, December 4 and 5\, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. \nThis will be WAG’s first time to participate in this annual event that showcases original works by artisans\, crafters\, and authors. The festival provides an excellent opportunity to shop for unique merchandise and gifts. It features hundreds of vendors. Come find something special for yourself or that hard-to-shop-for person in your life. \nWAG members\, watch this space for information on displaying and selling your books at this festival. We need someone to be in charge. Who will step up? Please contact President Jess Elliott if you can do this.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/oconnell-center-craft-fair/
LOCATION:O’Connell Center\, UF Campus\, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr.\, Gainesville\, Florida
CATEGORIES:Book Sale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211106T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211107T170000
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SUMMARY:Downtown Festival & Art Show
DESCRIPTION:The Writers Alliance will have a booth in Gainesville’s 40th annual Downtown Festival and Art Show\, Saturday and Sunday\, November 6 and 7\, 2021\, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. \nCome join the fun. View works of art from 190 talented artists and books written by area authors. \nWAG members interested in displaying and selling their books or helping in the booth to promote WAG\, contact President Jess Elliott by November 1. \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/downtown-festival-art-show/
LOCATION:Downtown Gainesville\, 111 East University Ave\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32627\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Sale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211016T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211017T170000
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SUMMARY:36th Annual Thornebrook Art Festival
DESCRIPTION:Books by WAG members will be sold at the 36th Annual Art Festival at Thornebrook\, 2441 NW 43rd Street\, October 16-17. The festival\, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, features music\, food\, and the works of about 130 artists\, including writers. \nWAG’s booth is #103\, near the bandstand. To view map\, click on Thornebrook Map 2021 Layout.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/36th-annual-thornebrook-art-festival/
LOCATION:Thornebrook Village\,  2441 NW 43rd Street\, Gainesville\, 32606
CATEGORIES:Book Sale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200815T143000
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SUMMARY:Local Author Series - Marie Q. Rogers
DESCRIPTION:The link to this Zoom program is shown at the end of the article. \nAuthor Marie Q. Rogers asks you to imagine yourself taken without warning from all you know—family\, home\, friends—to a distant world where people possess abilities you didn’t know existed. Such is Fern’s experience in Trials by Fire\, the first book in Rogers’ two-book science fiction series\, The Long Road to Namai.  \nTrapped in a house fire\, Fern’s only means of escape is by a paranormal gift called “wrashiru.” But once safe\, she’s unable to return home. Her rescuers are highly psychic but lead a primitive lifestyle\, hiding from the alien race that had enslaved them. While dealing with homesickness and grief\, Fern struggles with a new language\, unusual customs\, and unrequited love. Her efforts to fit in often fall short\, and she suffers from isolation and depression. Despite this\, she becomes a contributing member of the community. In the end\, she performs a vital act that saves lives. \nAuthor Marie Q. Rogers\nAmong the author’s many interests is edible wild plants and herbs\, and her knowledge of wild-crafting came in handy in writing this book. You may find her rambling the back roads\, exploring historical sites\, and enjoying the mountains. When not traveling\, she lives in the woods of North Florida\, putting the finishing touches on several novels. Her short pieces have appeared in Bacopa Literary Review and Pilcrow & Dagger\, and she posts creative nonfiction on her website\, marieqrogers.com.  \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81992267053?pwd=c0VyOEI4MlNMc0VTdXNtNUNKMjlDZz09 \nMeeting ID: 819 9226 7053\nPassword: 417546 \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/local-author-series/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Sale,Readings,Speaker
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SUMMARY:Local Authors Series - Elaine Beem Robinson
DESCRIPTION:Note this author reading will be held in the children’s department Story Woods Room. \nElaine Robinson will read from her illustrated poetic story\, Uncommon Scents\, which tells the tale of Marvin\, a polite but bullied and lonely little muskrat\, who lives in a forest where all the other animals are smarter\, swifter\, and more talented than he is. At least that’s what Marvin thinks. But then Marvin meets a brand-new friend who helps him realize just how gifted a modest little muskrat really is. This illustrated story is a tribute to bullied little critters everywhere—those with four feet\, or six feet\, or even only two feet. \n \nElaine Beem Robinson \nAn author and illustrator\, Elaine was born in New Haven\, Connecticut\, and moved to Florida as a child. She holds a BS from the Florida Institute of Technology and a MS from the University of Florida. As a young person\, she was advised against pursuing a career in the arts and instead was directed into the unforgivingly complex world of physics\, biochemistry\, and molecular biology\, where flights of fancy are actively discouraged. Many years followed at the University of Florida working as a research microbiologist\, where she contributed to the plethora of articles written on the misdeeds of bacteria. Now retired\, she is free to write about and draw a world of her own invention\, a world of utter fiction\, generally told in the form of children’s poetry. She lives in Gainesville\, Florida\, along with husband Ron\, Snuffy the Schnauzer\, and several retired racehorses who reside in the backyard and are not asked to do much else. \nUncommon Scents \nOf all the animals in the forest\, Marvin Muskrat was the poorest\, the lowliest and the saddest\, too  All the other animals picked on him because they were smarter\, swifter\, and more courageous than he was. Leastways\, that’s what Marvin believed. But was it really true? \nWith the help of a brand-new friend\, Marvin Muskrat learned just how special he really was. This illustrated story\, told in verse\, is a tribute to all the bullied little critters everywhere—those with four feet\, or six feet\, or even only two feet.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/local-authors-series-elaine-beem-robinson/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters Downtown\, 401 E. University Ave.\, 4th Floor\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Sale,Readings,Speaker
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SUMMARY:Local Author Series - Ann~Marie Magné
DESCRIPTION:Ann~Marie Magné is excited to read from her book Almost Ticked Off\, the story of the rare medical condition that put her husband at the brink of death. A love story. A survival story. A memoir. \nAnn~Marie Magné \nAnn~Marie is a past vice president of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville and a current critique-pod leader. She is the mother of one daughter\, step-mom to two sons\, and Grammy to seven. She loves living in Gainesville\, FL\, with her husband. This is her first memoir. \nAlmost Ticked Off \nA survival story. A love story. A memoir. Retired police lieutenant Lee Schwartz teeters on the edge of death as his brain and body are ravaged by an insidious bacterial infection. Afraid to leave his hospital bedside\, Lee’s wife Ann~Marie keeps a journal of every horrible moment. One doctor had a theory: a tick bite\, and began treatment immediately. Was he right? Would it be soon enough to save Lee’s life?
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/local-author-series-annmarie-magne/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters\, Meeting Room A\, 4th Floor\, Rm. A\, 401 E Univ. Ave.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Sale,Readings,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200125T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200125T170000
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SUMMARY:Sunshine State Book Festival — Main Event
DESCRIPTION:This all-day event will include free programs for adults\, activities for children\, and a book sale where attendees can meet more than seventy regional authors and have books signed. \nWAG\, which is producing the festival\, has received support from Santa Fe College and the SF Foundation\, who are giving us use of the beautiful Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall to hold Saturday’s Book Festival. \nSanta Fe Fine Arts Hall\nFor more details\, visit www.sunshinestatebookfestival.com.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/sunshine-state-book-festival-main-event/
LOCATION:Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall\, 3000 NW 83rd St\, E-127\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Book Signing,Festival,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200111T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200111T160000
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SUMMARY:Local Author Series - JW Robitaille
DESCRIPTION:Julie Robitaille will present Romancing the Crime\, the first book in her Gainesville female detective series. Cory Marin\, head of homicide\, is a strong woman with a diverse group of friends and a complicated love life. Her instinct and tenacity make her investigation into the murder of a young college professor a page-turner. Two of the novels in the series are finalists in the Royal Palm Literary Awards. Robitaille is a retired SF College English professor turned mystery writer. \nJW Robitaille \nJulie writes the Cory Marin Mystery series\, which features a strong female detective with a complicated love life and a diverse group of friends. Two of the four novels in the Cory Marin series are finalists in the 2019 Royal Palm Literary Awards. Julie has also published a number of literary novels and a book of short stories. In addition to writing\, Julie enjoys painting\, cooking\, gardening\, walking\, house restoration\, and travel. She lives in Gainesville\, Florida\, the setting of all her fiction. She has degrees in English from Emory University\, UNC-Chapel Hill\, and the University of Florida. \nRomancing the Crime \nSgt. Cory Marin\, head of homicide\, has her hands full. Not everyone on her squad is happy she’s in charge\, she’s still dealing with the break up of her marriage\, and wealthy residents are up in arms over the murder of a young professor in broad daylight in Ravine Creek\, a proposed city park where she jogs every day. Cory is convinced that what appears to be a random robbery gone wrong is premeditated murder. Her job is complicated by the appearance of Fletcher Manning\, a bestselling novelist who shadows her as research for a female detective novel he is writing. She has her guard up\, but as she gets to know him\, she softens and begins to fall for him.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/local-author-series-jw-robitaille/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters\, Meeting Room A\, 4th Floor\, Rm. A\, 401 E Univ. Ave.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Sale,Readings,Speaker
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SUMMARY:Local Author Series - Gary Gordon
DESCRIPTION:Author\, musician\, and former Mayor-Commissioner Gary Gordon grew up in Gainesville. His first novel\, Crossfire Canyon\, was published by Zebra Books; his two editions of Southern California Travel Smart were published by John Muir. Set in Gatorville and published last year in paperback\, Chief Mican’s Revenge is the satirical tale of the clash between the Mican Indians and the Columbus-DeLeon Construction Company in what might be the first and last Great Mall & Indian War. \nGary Gordon \nGary grew up in Gainesville\, Florida\, worked as a waiter\, record store manager (at Hyde & Zeke Records)\, musician and activist after attending Emory U. and graduating with a journalism degree from Northwestern University in 1974. He served on the Gainesville City Commission and was Mayor-Commissioner from 1985 to 1986. He wrote and produced plays locally and produced the weekly Gary Gordon Comedy Hour on WUFT-FM. He was a writer\, musician\, spoken word artist and producer after moving to Los Angeles in 1991. Among his productions in L.A. was the critically acclaimed play “O.J. Law.” His first novel\, Crossfire Canyon\, was published by Zebra Books. He is the author of the first and second editions of Southern California Travel Smart\, published by John Muir. He is married and returned to Gainesville in October\, 2017. Chief Mican’s Revenge was published in paperback late last year. \nChief Mican’s Revenge \nChris Columbus is a developer with a passion to build malls. Appointed Admiral of the Ocean Prairie by Governor Job Sparky\, he’s all set to create his masterpiece on the vacant land just south of Gatorville. What he doesn’t know—what no one knows\, is that a Native American tribe has been living\, undiscovered\, in the woods by the prairie for over 200 years! When a Mican warrior shoots Columbus with an arrow\, the whole town\, the whole country soon find out\, and battle lines are drawn. And\, just like Romeo & Juliet\, Columbus’s assistant Zebulon Pike has fallen in love with Sarai\, Chief Mican’s daughter! \nChief Mican’s Revenge is the dramatic\, outrageous\, satirical tale of the clash between the Mican Indians\, the Columbus-DeLeon Construction Company\, and the citizens of Gatorville. Follow the exploits of Columbus\, Chief Mican\, Gov. Sparky\, Professor Paul Revere\, campus activist Sam Adams\, Sheriff Andy\, “Shotgun” Flora\, state legislators Speck and Manson\, banker D.B. Cooper\, renowned defense attorney Clarence Darwin\, and the young lovers as the national news media descends upon them to cover what could be the first\, and last\, Great Mall & Indian War.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/local-author-series-gary-gordon/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters\, Meeting Room A\, 4th Floor\, Rm. A\, 401 E Univ. Ave.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Sale,Readings,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191124T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20190815T025439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164351Z
UID:22558-1574605800-1574611200@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:Local Author Series - Cindy Bertelsen
DESCRIPTION:Just in time for Thanksgiving\, Cynthia Bertelsen will discuss the challenges of cooking with historic cookbooks\, using hands-on instructions from her book A Hastiness of Cooks and examples from the first American cookbook\, from 1796\, Amelia Simmon’s American Cookery. A skilled cook and culinary historian\, Bertelsen is also the author of Mushroom: A Global History. \nCindy Bertelsen \nTrained as an historian\, librarian\, and nutritionist\, Cynthia D. Bertelsen is the author of Mushroom: A Global History (Reaktion Books U.K.\, 2013) and A Hastiness of Cooks: A Practical Handbook for Use in Deciphering the Mysteries of Historic Recipes and Cookbooks (Turquoise Moon Press\, 2019). She has also published essays\, articles\, book reviews\, and photographs in numerous print and online publications. Volunteering with the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Group at Virginia Tech for over ten years provided her with a deep knowledge of historic cookbooks. And her cooking skills blossomed through years of living and working in various countries\, specifically Mexico\, Paraguay\, Honduras\, Haiti\, Morocco\, and Burkina Faso. Cynthia also attended cooking classes in Paris\, France\, at Le Cordon Bleu École de Cuisine et de Pâtisserie. In 2011\, the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) awarded her a Julia Child Independent Scholar grant to study the impact of immigration on the future of French cuisine.  \n­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­A Hastiness of Cooks: A Practical Handbook for Use in Deciphering the Mysteries of Historic Recipes and Cookbooks\, For Living-History Reenactors\, Historians\, Writers\, Chefs\, Archaeologists\, and\, of Course\, Cooks \nThanks to digitization\, hundreds of historic cookbooks are now available online. However\, several stumbling blocks―archaic language\, obtuse instructions\, bewildering ingredients\, etc.―prevent many dedicated cooks\, novelists\, historical reenactors\, researchers\, and others from benefiting fully from these resources. And that’s where Cynthia Bertelsen’s book comes in. A Hastiness of Cooks: A Practical Handbook for Use in Deciphering the Mysteries of Historic Recipes and Cookbooks\, For Living-History Reenactors\, Historians\, Writers\, Chefs\, Archaeologists\, and\, of Course\, Cooks shows readers step by step how to 1) recreate historic recipes and 2) analyze cookbooks for telling details that add hints of authenticity to the daily dinner table\, culinary reenactment at a Renaissance fair or historic site\, a banquet scene in a Tudor-era novel\, a Games of Thrones party\, or perhaps an unusual scholarly paper. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white ink drawings by Chicago artist Courtney Nzeribe\, A Hastiness of Cooks brings the world of historic cookbooks to life. And to the kitchen.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/local-author-series-cindy-bertelsen/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters\, Meeting Room A\, 4th Floor\, Rm. A\, 401 E Univ. Ave.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Sale,Readings,Speaker
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191118
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20191103T192006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164351Z
UID:22811-1573862400-1574035199@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:WAG at the Downtown Festival & Art Show
DESCRIPTION:North Florida’s art scene swings into high gear on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the highly acclaimed 38th Annual Downtown Festival & Art Show. The streets of historic downtown Gainesville\, Florida from City Hall to the Hippodrome State Theatre will be transformed into a celebration of art and creativity complete with live music\, performing arts\, and a spectacular array of food. More than 80\,000 art lovers will fill the streets to enjoy and purchase one-of-a-kind artwork. \nThe festival features 240 local and national artists displaying original oils and acrylics\, vibrant watercolors\, unique sculptures\, dazzling jewelry\, decorative ceramics and vivid photography. Children can create their own art at the Imagination Station\, a free hands-on art activity area including sidewalk-chalk drawing\, painting\, mask design\, puppet creation\, clay sculpting and interactive entertainment. Music lovers can enjoy continuous live entertainment on four stages by local bands\, solo musicians\, and dance companies.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/wag-at-the-downtown-festival-art-show/
LOCATION:Downtown Gainesville\, 111 East University Ave\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32627\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191027T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191027T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20190821T070450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164351Z
UID:22616-1572186600-1572192000@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:Local Author Series - James Williams
DESCRIPTION:Author James F. Williams will discuss and read from his first novel\, The Pedestrians\, a wry\, social science-fiction thriller. Set in 2097’s Manhattan Island City\, a gated community\, data hunter Dale Evans tracks evidence to solve a brutal murder on Wall Street\, the city’s red-light district. A terrifying plunge from a flying taxi forces Evans to reconstruct his identity while working the brutal case. He and partner Jimmy Ha encounter lab-grown child clones\, fleets of self-assembling robots and an industrialist serial killer. Evans also finds love amidst masses of homeless Manhattanites\, which the immigrant one percent now mockingly call “the pedestrians.” \nJames Williams \nJames was born in Gainesville\, Florida\, and graduated from GHS with an Associates degree from UF before he began his travels. Since then\, he’s lived\, worked and published miscellanea in Wichita\, Kansas; Boston; New York City; and possibly Shanghai\, China. \nReturning to Florida\, he became writer and editor of The Lake Region Monitor (a Keystone Heights/Melrose weekly newspaper)\, serving for nine years. Since then\, he has served as stringer or substitute writer/editor for the Monitor\, the Bradford County Telegraph and the Union County Times until his semi-retirement in 2014. He writes occasional articles on business and local government. \nThe Pedestrians \nAuthor James F. Williams describes his first novel\, The Pedestrians\, as a wry social science-fiction thriller. He is proud to say it has all the clichés of 20th century sci-fi potboilers: flying solar cars\, robots\, clones\, mile-high buildings. Set in 2097\, thinly veiled\, the Big Apple is now Manhattan Island City\, rid of its needless boroughs. The Stock Exchange has fled to Washington to be near the power center and the national treasury. Crime and homelessness are rampant. \nData hunter Dale Evans tracks evidence to solve a bizarre murder on Wall Street\, the city’s red-light district. Moving around MIC\, a gated community\, Evans loses his identity and fights to regain it while encountering lab-grown clones\, fleets of robots and a murderous industrialist. Evans also finds love amidst the masses of homeless the immigrant one percent mockingly call “the pedestrians.” \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/local-author-series-james-williams/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters\, Meeting Room A\, 4th Floor\, Rm. A\, 401 E Univ. Ave.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Sale,Readings,Speaker
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191012T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191013T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20190921T212402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190921T212402Z
UID:22728-1570874400-1570986000@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:Thornebrook Art Festival
DESCRIPTION:Books by WAG members will be sold at the 35th Annual Art Festival at Thornebrook\, 2441 NW 43rd Street\, October 12-13. \nThe festival features music\, food\, and the works of about 130 artists\, including writers. Mark your calendar now so you won’t miss this fun event! \nWAG members interested in participating should contact the coordinator\, Jess Elliott. WAG authors wishing to have their books displayed and sold in the booth must agree to work at least one shift and be willing to assist with set up and take down if needed. \nPlease note: For years\, WAG’s booth was located in the sun on a slanted\, mulched plot\, which was difficult for some to access. This year\, Jess secured a better location: Space #92\, close to the main entrance and Klaus’s Jewelry. \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/thornebrook-art-festival/
LOCATION:Thornebrook Village\,  2441 NW 43rd Street\, Gainesville\, 32606
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191006T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191006T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20190815T043444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164352Z
UID:22496-1570372200-1570377600@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:Bacopa Readings
DESCRIPTION:Come hear readings from Bacopa Literary Review 2019\, the print journal published by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville. \nLocal authors who contributed to Bacopa Literary Review will be present to read from their 2019 contributions\, including Robbie Curry\, James Thompson\, Jennifer Grant\, Dror Abend-David\, Zachary West\, Grayson May\, Marie Q Rogers\, Jani Sherrard\, J. Nishida\, Oliver Keyhani\, and Creative Nonfiction First Prize Winner Hugh E. Suggs. \nCopies of the 2019 print issue will be available free to WAG members and $10 for non-members.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/bacopa-readings-2/
LOCATION:Millhopper Library\, Meeting Room A\, 3145 NW 43rd St\,\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Poetry,Readings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190922T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190922T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20190815T043055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164352Z
UID:22571-1569162600-1569168000@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:Local Author Series - Gail Rose Thompson
DESCRIPTION:Note: Held in Meeting Room B of the Alachua Library Headquarters Branch \nGail Rose Thompson will present her nonfiction Iran from Crown to Turban\, relating tales of life in Iran during the time of the Pahlavi Crown\, the revolution and post-revolutionary times. Her images of the country are far different from what the press tells us. She lived there in the 1970s\, visited two years ago\, and is frequently in contact with friends living there now. Her entertaining stories depict a country of which we are misinformed. \nGail Rose Thompson \nGail grew up in Ontario\, Canada\, where as a young girl she became involved in riding and training horses. She graduated from Hamilton Teachers College and taught school for several years before she traveled to Iran\, where she worked for the Imperial Court of Shah Mohamed Reza Pahlavi during the “Golden Years” of the 1970s. While there\, she witnessed the country’s development as the leading power in the Middle East. Upon her arrival in Richmond\, Virginia from Iran\, she opened a riding school which\, over the next forty years\, developed into a renowned training facility for Hunter/Jumper horses and riders. She returned to Iran in the fall of 2017\, where she met up with old friends and spent time touring and learning about the life in the Islamic Republic of Iran as it is now. She currently lives in Ocala\, Florida. Her memoir All the Shah’s Horses has been well received. \nIran From Crown To Turbans  \nPeople are curious about how life in Iran today\, under the Islamic republic\, differs from life as it was during the reign of Shah Mohamad Reza Pahlavi. Gail Rose Thompson\, who lived there in the 1970s and worked for the imperial court as the Shah’s horse trainer\, has many tales about life during that time and also about the way of life in the country post-revolution. She visited Iran in 2017 after an absence of forty years\, the first ex-employee of the Shah to return. She paints a picture of a beautiful historic country that dates from the fourth millennium BCE\, when the Persian Empire was the most powerful kingdom in the ancient world. Iranians are proud of their heritage and are polite\, hospitable\, and extremely family-oriented. Iran from Crown to Turbans is a fascinating book of stories that will enlighten the reader about a country that has been misrepresented.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/local-author-series-gail-rose-thompson/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters\, Meeting Room A\, Rm. B\, 401 E Univ. Ave.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Sale,Readings,Speaker
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190511T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190511T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20190414T184141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190503T201748Z
UID:22069-1557565200-1557590400@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:35th Annual Windsor Zucchini Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Writers Alliance will have a booth at the upcoming Windsor Zucchini Festival! WAG Vice President Jess Elliott will be coordinating book sales and volunteers at our WAG booth. \nPer its Facebook page\, the Windsor Zucchini Festival is described as: \nThis Fundraiser for the Windsor Volunteer Fire Department features a yummy dinner with Hill’s BBQ chicken\, a healthy serving of vegetables and zucchini cornbread. There is also zucchini ice cream by Sweet Dreams Ice Cream of Gainesville\, and fried zucchini. We have over 90 craft booths for those looking for that special gift for Mother’s Day on May 12th. \nIf you’re interested in participating\, contact Jess.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/35th-annual-windsor-zucchini-festival/
LOCATION:Windsor Volunteer Fire Department\, 1401 SE County Road 234\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32641\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181201T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181202T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20181111T133823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164352Z
UID:11103-1543658400-1543770000@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:Book Sale at Downtown Festival
DESCRIPTION:WAG will participate in Gainesvile’s fabulous Downtown Festival & Art Show on December 1 and 2. Our booth will be C24 near the Hippodrome south stage. \nThe festival features about 240 booths of fine art\, crafts — and books! Plus live music\, performing arts\, and a spectacular array of food. Traditionally\, about 100\,000 fill the streets in downtown Gainesville\, from City Hall to the Hippodrome State Theatre. Hours are 10 – 5\, Saturday and Sunday. \nWAG members who wish to sell their books should email Kimberley Mullins and sign up to work in the booth. Members will work in two-hour increments. For example\, 9:45 – 11:45 a.m. The last day to sign up is November 24. \nThere will be a book drop off on Monday\, November 26 at the Millhopper library from 4 – 6 p.m. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/book-sale-at-downtown-festival/
LOCATION:Downtown Gainesville\, 111 East University Ave\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32627\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Sale
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181117T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20181113T132051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181113T181454Z
UID:11140-1542445200-1542470400@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:Book Sale at Newberry Fall Festival
DESCRIPTION:Come join the fun! \nThe Newberry Fall Festival features arts\, crafts\, books\, music\, dancers\, a FREE bounce house for the kids\, face painting\, pony rides\, and a petting zoo. \nBe sure to stop by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville’s booth\, #22\, and check out the large array of books by local authors. \n  \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/book-sale-at-newberry-fall-festival/
LOCATION:Downtown Newberry
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181028T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181028T153000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20180811T144425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164352Z
UID:10682-1540737000-1540740600@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:J. Elliott to Read at Downtown Library
DESCRIPTION:Just in time for Halloween\, author J. Elliott will read from and discuss her latest book of paranormal stories. \nTales From Kensington & Other Macabre & Unsettling Offerings is a collection of spooky stories\, sometimes amusing\, assuredly disquieting. Join a group of college kids telling ghost stories on Halloween night. Follow a famous photographer to an NPR-like radio interview. Why won’t he answer the big question: Why did he give up photography? A long-vacant home in a historic district is finally purchased. The owners plan to open a candy store. How sweet. What could be better?  Nurses in a hospital notice some unusual qualities about some of the patients—haunted people\, haunted houses. \n \nElliott is an artist and author living in Alachua\, Florida. Tales From Kensington is her second collection of ghost stories\, following Ghost Lite. She is working on a humorous women’s fiction series\, the “Haint Blue\, Adventures Along the Way\,” books set in High Springs\, Florida. \nThe author notes that Tales From Kensington is adult fiction and suggests the appropriate age is 17+.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/j-elliott-to-read-at-downtown-library/
LOCATION:Millhopper Library\, Meeting Room A\, 3145 NW 43rd St\,\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Book Signing,Readings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181013T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181014T170000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20180716T104426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164352Z
UID:10532-1539424800-1539536400@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:Thornebrook Art Festival
DESCRIPTION:Books by WAG members will be sold at the Art Festival at Thornebrook\, October 13-14. WAG’s booth\, #128\, will be in the same spot as last year\, facing NW 43rd Street. \nThe festival features music\, food\, and the works of about 130 artists\, including writers. Mark your calendar now so you won’t miss this fun event! \nMembers interested in participating should contact Jess Elliott\, who is coordinating the book sale. WAG authors wishing to have their books displayed and sold in the booth must agree to work at least one shift and be willing to assist with set up and take down if needed.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/thornebrook-art-festival-and-book-sale/
LOCATION:Thornebrook Village\,  2441 NW 43rd Street\, Gainesville\, 32606
CATEGORIES:Book Sale
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171210T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171210T163000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20171024T131647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164352Z
UID:8551-1512916200-1512923400@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:Music\, Readings\, and WAG's 2017 Book Project
DESCRIPTION:A crowd turned out on a brisk Sunday afternoon to enjoy music\, readings by WAG members\, and food and drink at Sal’s Place\, a sports bar and restaurant in Northwest Gainesville. \nArthur Crummer\, Ken Booth\, and Janet Barrett Suggs provided the music\, and about a dozen WAG members read essays or selections in poetry\, fiction\, or memoir. \nA big thanks to Wendy Thornton for coordinating the event\, to Ken Booth for setting up the sound equipment\, and to Sal’s Place for providing the venue. \nDonated books\nWe are also grateful to Roz Miller who organized WAG’s Holiday Children’s Book Project. Many of those attending the Sal’s Place event donated books or cash. \nRoz (WAG)\, and Kristen (Peaceful Paths)\nOn December 18\, all donations were delivered to Peaceful Paths\, a non-profit organization that helps children caught in the middle of stressful domestic-violence situations. Peaceful Paths provides a safe place for women and their children\, away from their abusers. \n  \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/8551/
LOCATION:Sal’s Place\, 5109 NW 39th Ave\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Celebration,Readings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171209T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171209T153000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20171129T182214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164352Z
UID:8787-1512829800-1512833400@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:Children Books . . . Readings at Local Author Series
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 9\, authors Bonnie T. Ogle and Judith A. Barrett discussed their new children’s books in the Story Woods room of the Alachua County Library Headquarters. \n \nBonnie Ogle reading from Arthur the Arthropod\nArthur the Arthropod by Ogle. Feeling quite vulnerable when his shell comes off\, the young centipede Arthur tries to overcome his feelings of inferiority by bragging. Along the way\, he discovers he is part of a very large family that includes his neighbors\, a mosquito\, a dragonfly\, and even a crawfish. He receives delightfully repetitive advice from his wise Mama\, and ultimately realizes that he has everything he needs! \nThe Sounds and Smells of Christmas by Ogle. Would a king be born in a dark\, moldy cave\, surrounded by smelly animals? Would shabby\, dirty people be allowed near a king? Only a king who loves His people\, young or old\, pretty or ugly\, rich or poor. Enter the stable and experience the real sounds and smells of the Nativity and discover that Jesus didn’t come to sit on a fancy throne. He came to be with ordinary people like me. \nOgle is a retired first grade teacher\, now teaching children at a natural history museum. She is a huge fan of lepidoptera (butterflies) and herptiles\, especially frogs. \nJudith Barrett reads from Pink Baby Alligator\nJudith Barrett’s first book\, Pink Baby Alligator\, is a story she told her young granddaughter\, who then requested the story be written down so she could read it for herself. Soon\, the story passed through many grandchildren\, proving particularly meaningful for her autistic grandchild. \nPink Baby Alligator by Barrett. Pink in a world of green. From the very beginning\, it’s obvious that Rose is different. As a lone pink alligator in a family of green ones\, she stands out when all she wants to do is blend in. With the support of Mama Alligator and her friends\, Rose sets off on an adventure to discover how to use her special gift to create a place where everyone is included! \n  \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/book-talks-new-books-children/
LOCATION:Story Woods Room\, Children’s Department\, Alachua County Library Headquarters\, 401 East University Avenue\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Book Signing,Readings,Speaker
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171203T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171203T160000
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20171129T161002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164352Z
UID:8774-1512311400-1512316800@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:Book talk: Lancelot's Disciple
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, December 3\, as part of the Local Author Series\, Richard Gartee discussed his latest book\, Lancelot’s Disciple. \nFrith\, a student of Sir Lancelot\, leaves the Christian abbey he has always called home\, to join a caravan on the ancient Silk Road. While staying with a Sultan in Central Asia\, he is tutored by a Taoist\, a Buddhist\, and a Hindu Swami. Confounded by their strange philosophies\, he becomes catatonic during the journey home. Once back in Britain\, he must sort out his confusion\, attain the Holy Grail\, and find the sister he left waiting at the abbey. \nGartee is a novelist\, poet\, and author of seven college textbooks. In addition to his novels\, he has had five collections of his poetry published as well as numerous chap books. His third novel\, Ragtime Dudes In a Thin Place won the first place 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award for unpublished book-length fiction.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/book-talk-lancelots-disciple/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters\, Meeting Room A\, 4th Floor\, Rm. A\, 401 E Univ. Ave.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Book Signing,Speaker
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171113
DTSTAMP:20260514T193044
CREATED:20160822T034347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164352Z
UID:5311-1510358400-1510531199@writersalliance.org
SUMMARY:WAG Book Sale at Downtown Festival
DESCRIPTION:North Florida’s art scene will swing into high gear on Saturday\, November 11\, 2017\, with the arrival of Gainesville’s Downtown Festival & Art Show. Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday\, and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday. \nFrom City Hall to the Hippodrome State Theatre\, the streets of Gainesville will transform into a celebration of art and creativity complete with live music\, performing arts\, and a spectacular array of food. More than 100\,000 art lovers are expected to fill the streets to enjoy and purchase one-of-a-kind artwork — and books! \nThis will be WAG’s third year to have a booth at the downtown festival. Festival goers are expected to stop by to learn about our organization and purchase books. \nFifty-four books by local authors were offered at special discounts at the recent Thornebrook festival. Even more are expected at the downtown festival. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/wag-book-sale-gainesville-downtown-festival-art-show/
LOCATION:Downtown Gainesville\, 111 East University Ave\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32627\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Sale
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