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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:Susie Baxter to Talk at Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/susie-baxter-to-talk-at-marjorie-kinnan-rawlings-historic-state-park/
LOCATION:Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park\, 18700 S CR 325\, Cross Creek\, FL\, 32640\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200215T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200215T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
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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:20200209T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200209T160000
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SUMMARY:E. Stanley Richardson\, Poet Laureate
DESCRIPTION:Soundtrack / The Inspiration Behind The Poetry \nE. Stanley Richardson\, Alachua County’s first Poet Laureate and an advocate for social justice\, will be WAG’s guest speaker on Sunday\, February 9\, at 2:30 p.m.\, at the Millhopper Library. \nRichardson is the author of Hip Hop Is Dead – Long Live Hip Hop: The Birth\, Death And Resurrection of Hip Hop Activism. This poetry collection “captures the visual eclectic voice and expression of the ‘everyday’ African American experience.” \nIn his presentation\, Richardson will discuss what inspired him to write the book\, the creative process\, and specific challenges he encountered. He will also read short excerpts from the book. \nRichardson has been writing poetry since he was a child and has hosted numerous spoken-word events for residents of north central Florida. He is the founder and director of ARTSPEAKS\, dedicated to promoting literacy\, bringing awareness\, expanding opportunity\, and providing a medium for expression through the art of poetry and the spoken word. \nThe next ARTSPEAKS event will be on Sunday\, March 8\, 2020\, 4:00–7:00 p.m. at the Historic Thomas Center\, 302 NE 6th Avenue in Gainesville. The event will showcase poetry\, spoken word\, and storytelling from high school students across north central Florida. To learn more about this event or ARTSPEAKS\, email estanrich@artspeaksgnv.org or estanleyrichardson@gmail.com.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/e-stanley-richardson-poet-laureate/
LOCATION:Millhopper Library\, Meeting Room A\, 3145 NW 43rd St\,\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200201T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200201T150000
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SUMMARY:Marketing Coalition Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The February WAG Marketing Coalition meeting will review the Sunshine State Book Festival to determine what worked and what needs to be improved for 2021. All participants in the Festival\, whether volunteers or exhibiting authors\, are encouraged to attend and provide feedback. \nThis WAG Marketing Coalition meeting is on February 1\, 2020\, 1:00–3:00 PM at the Library Partnership Branch in the large meeting room.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/marketing-coalition-meeting-3/
LOCATION:The Library Partnership: A Neighborhood Resource Center\, 912 NE 16th Avenue\, Gainesville\, Fl
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200126T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200126T163000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20191220T231412Z
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SUMMARY:Sunshine State Book Festival — Literary Heritage Tour
DESCRIPTION:The Sunshine State Book Festival will end on Sunday\, the 26th\, with a caravan tour of sites associated with Gainesville’s literary heritage\, including: \n\nRobert Frost reading at the Thomas Center where he resided\nWilliam Bartram at Paynes Prairie*\nField trip to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ home\n\nFor more details\, visit www.sunshinestatebookfestival.com. \n  \n*Note: although festival events are free\, Paynes Prairie State Park charges $6 per car. Ride sharing is suggested.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/sunshine-state-book-festival-literary-heritage-tour/
LOCATION:The Historic Thomas Center\, 302 N.E. 6th Avenue\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States
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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:20200124T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200124T190000
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SUMMARY:Sunshine State Book Festival — Reception
DESCRIPTION:The reception for the Sunshine State Book Festival is a meet and greet for authors and presenters at the Matheson History Museum\, which will have an exhibition on historical Gainesville literary figures. \nThe Matheson History Museum\nFor more details\, visit www.sunshinestatebookfestival.com.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/sunshine-state-book-festival-reception/
LOCATION:Matheson History Museum\, 513 E University Avenue\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200112T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200112T160000
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SUMMARY:Jill Ciment to Speak at Downtown Library
DESCRIPTION:In lieu of a January program at the Millhopper Library\, WAG members and guests are invited to attend author Jill Ciment’s talk about her latest book at the Alachua County Library Headquarters\, meeting room A\, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. The library’s website states: \n \nUniversity of Florida English professor Jill Ciment has written seven novels\, a memoir\, and a collection of short stories. Her novel Heroic Measures was made into the film Five Flights Up starring Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton. She has received honors including a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and a Guggenheim fellowship. \nCiment’s new book\, The Body in Question\, starts in a jury holding room as two jurors on a murder trial for a teenage girl who is charged with killing her toddler brother begin a torrid love affair while they are sequestered. The central character\, juror C-12\, a married female photographer\, comes to realize that her “one last dalliance before she gets too old” with juror F-17 will take on more serious consequences when the other jurors start to figure out what they’re up to. When one of the other jurors sends an anonymous letter revealing their affair\, that’s when things get really complicated.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/jill-ciment-to-speak-at-downtown-library/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters Downtown\, 401 E. University Ave.\, 4th Floor\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States
CATEGORIES: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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200104T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200104T150000
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SUMMARY:Marketing Coalition Meeting: Author Websites
DESCRIPTION:Topic of discussion is author websites. \nMembers of the Marketing Coalition meet monthly to discuss and share successful marketing ideas and strategies for their books. If you are a WAG member interested in promoting your book(s)\, we invite you to attend to see what the Marketing Coalition is all about. \nThis WAG Marketing Coalition meeting is on January 4\, 2019\, 1:00–3:00 PM at the Library Headquarters Branch\, 401 East University Avenue\, Gainesville\, Fl.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/marketing-coalition-meeting-author-websites/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters\, Meeting Room A\, Rm. B\, 401 E Univ. Ave.\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191215T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191215T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20191204T010116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191204T010234Z
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SUMMARY:WAG's 10th Anniversary Party
DESCRIPTION:This year we celebrate a decade of the Writers Alliance\, writers helping writers\, with a pot luck dinner at the V Pizza Restaurant in Downtown Gainesville. Please bring a dish to share – WAG will provide soft drinks and water\, and the V Pizza Restaurant has a full bar\, if you’re interested. We will have readings and music. If you’re interested in reading from your work\, please contact Wendy Thornton by Sunday\, Dec. 8. This event is free and open to the public. Please bring friends\, family\, etc. This is an opportunity for everyone to get together and meet local authors. \nTo Bring: Bring a dish to share. Soft drinks are available via WAG – you may also purchase drinks from V Pizza. Please let Wendy know what dish you’re bringing. If you’d like to bring your books to sell\, you’re welcome to do so. Sales are the sole responsibility of the author.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/22865/
LOCATION:V Pizza\, 115 SE 1 St\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191214T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191214T160000
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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:20191207T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191207T150000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20191123T223334Z
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SUMMARY:Marketing Coalition Meeting: Promoting Your Book with Author Readings
DESCRIPTION:Book reading events are an effective way to introduce your work\, sell books\, and win new fans. The WAG Marketing Coalition meeting for December will follow up on Nancy Quatrano’s November WAG presentation on public speaking with a panel discussion specifically focused on author readings. A panel of authors who have had successful readings will discuss where to find reading opportunities\, how to promote your reading\, what you should include in a reading\, and how to prepare. \nWAG Marketing Coalition meets December 7\, 2019\, 1:00–3:00 PM at the Partnership Library Branch\, 912 NE 16th Ave\, Gainesville\, FL. \nMembers of the Marketing Coalition meet monthly to discuss and share successful marketing ideas and strategies for their books. If you are a WAG member interested in promoting your book(s)\, we invite you to attend to see what the Marketing Coalition is all about.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/marketing-coalition-meeting-promoting-your-book-with-author-readings/
LOCATION:The Library Partnership: A Neighborhood Resource Center\, 912 NE 16th Avenue\, Gainesville\, Fl
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191124T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191124T160000
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CREATED:20190815T025439Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191118
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20191103T192006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164351Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191103T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191103T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20191002T041032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191028T014623Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker Nancy Quatrano: Speak and They Shall Come
DESCRIPTION:One of the most powerful ways to build fans and credibility is by speaking face-to-face with people\, whether you are leading a book-signing event or teaching a group about a topic on which you are an expert. Creativity and courage are the two watchwords for success here – not notoriety as a public speaker! \nLearn how to pitch\, prepare\, and run a winning book-signing event or develop topics that you can present to groups regarding something other than your book – and you’ll sell more books than you ever imagined. \n  \nNancy Quatrano is an award-winning writer\, editor\, speaker\, and solopreneur. She spent thirty-plus years in corporate America and completed her business management degree at the age of forty-nine. She’s passionate about empowering people to follow their dreams and has presented workshops to writers’ and women’s groups from New Jersey to Florida. Currently writing a mystery series\, a women’s inspirational series\, and short fiction\, Nancy is the owner/operator of On-Target Words\, a professional writing service that specializes in developmental editing that has resulted in authors’ going to publication and in press releases that get noticed. For more information\, please visit www.OnTargetWords.com. Email address: nancy@ontargetwords.com.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/speaker-e-stanley-richardson-how-to-write-and-publish-a-book-without-knowing-how-to-write-or-publish-a-book/
LOCATION:Millhopper Library\, Meeting Room A\, 3145 NW 43rd St\,\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191102T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191102T140000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20191025T065030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191025T065131Z
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SUMMARY:Marketing Coalition Meeting: Self-Publishing and Marketing Your Work
DESCRIPTION:November 2\, 2019\, the WAG Marketing Coalition meeting will feature two 30-minute videos on self-publishing and marketing your work by award-winning mystery author and writing instructor James Scott Bell. A roundtable discussion will follow the videos. Whether you are already self-published or just considering it\, you will likely pick up pointers from Bell’s lectures. \nImportant! Note change of time and place for November only. 12:15 to 2:00 p.m. at the Millhopper Branch Library\, 3145 NW 43rd St\, Gainesville\, FL
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/marketing-coalition-meeting-self-publishing-and-marketing-your-work/
LOCATION:Millhopper Library\, Meeting Room A\, 3145 NW 43rd St\,\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191027T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191027T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191012T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191013T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20190921T212402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190921T212402Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191006T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191006T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20190815T043444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164352Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191002T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191002T190000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20190901T174005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T174005Z
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SUMMARY:Lola Haskins to Read from New Book
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday evening\, October 2\, Author Lola Haskins will read from her new book\, Asylum: Improvisations on John Clare\, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press (2019). Come enjoy the program\, which is free. A book signing will follow. \nHaskins’ other works include How Small\, Confronting Morning (Jacar\, 2016)\, The Grace to Leave (Anhinga\, 2012)\, and Still\, the Mountain (Paper Kite\, 2010)\, which won Florida Book Awards. Her in-print books of poems include Desire Lines\, New and Selected Poems (BOA Editions\, 2004)\, Extranjera (Story Line\, 1998)\, and The Rim Benders (Anhinga\, 2001). \nMs. Haskins’ prose writings include Fifteen Florida Cemeteries\, Strange Tales Unearthed (University Press of Florida\, 2011) and an advice book for people interested in poetry\, Not Feathers Yet: A Beginner’s Guide to the Poetic Life (Backwaters\, 2007).
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/lola-haskins-to-read-from-new-book/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters Downtown\, 401 E. University Ave.\, 4th Floor\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190922T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190922T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20190815T043055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T164352Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190908T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190908T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20190723T005358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191002T035452Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker Dillon Knight Kalkhurst: Getting off the Corporate Ladder and Digging in the Trenches
DESCRIPTION:Dillon Knight Kalkhurst\, a successful entrepreneur with over twenty years in a corporate setting\, will speak about the experiences and skills he would like to pass on to current and future authors. \n1. Why he wrote A Guide to Generational Harmony.\n2. Why he choose self-publishing over a traditional publisher.\n3. How long it took to get his book written and delivered to his audience.\n4. What his marketing strategies were and still are\, and where he started.\n5. What it’s like to be a speaker.\n6. What steps he would suggest to a potential author who is interested\nin doing motivational speaking.\n7. Where to go from there.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/speaker-dillon-knight-kalkhurst/
LOCATION:Millhopper Library\, Meeting Room A\, 3145 NW 43rd St\,\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190811T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190811T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20190629T225607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190802T154011Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker Jess Elliott: Maximizing Goodreads
DESCRIPTION:Jess Elliott will talk at the monthly meeting of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville about the website Goodreads\, how and why you should use it and how to get the most out of it.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/speaker-jess-elliott-maximizing-goodreads/
LOCATION:Millhopper Library\, Meeting Room A\, 3145 NW 43rd St\,\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190803T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190803T150000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20190723T004617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190802T154049Z
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SUMMARY:Marketing Coalition Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Marketing Coalition of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) will meet on Saturday\, August 3\, 2019\, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Library Partnership\, 912 NE Sixteenth Ave. Gainesville\, FL. \nThis meeting is a question and answer session in which attendees are invited to bring any publishing or marketing issues they would like help with. \nMembers of the Marketing Coalition meet monthly to discuss and share successful marketing ideas and strategies for their books. If you are a WAG member interested in promoting your book(s)\, we invite you to attend to see what the Marketing Coalition is all about.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/marketing-coalition-meeting-2/
LOCATION:The Library Partnership: A Neighborhood Resource Center\, 912 NE 16th Avenue\, Gainesville\, Fl
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190714T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190714T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20190501T161551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190705T214937Z
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SUMMARY:Create Your Legacy: E-Publishing
DESCRIPTION:Four authors with recently published e-books will discuss the approaches\, research\, and writing techniques used to successfully prepare and conserve their own stories and those of their families.\nMost of us share a strong core value regarding the importance of better understanding our roots and family histories. Those who come after us will want to know about us. Times are changing more rapidly than ever\, and unless we capture and share the stories that relate the history and lifestyles of our generation and those before us\, they will be lost forever. \nThe four authors—Nick West\, Ginny Brinkley\, Faith Connors\, and Tracy Connors—invite you to join them for a panel discussion and informal “workshop” colloquy to explore the how-to’s and why’s of legacy e-publishing. The authors will talk for about fifteen minutes each about their personal e-publishing experiences. Then\, the four will assemble as a panel to answer\, individually or collectively\, any questions posed. Feel free to submit your questions in advance to the WAG Program Coordinator\, Kimberley Mullins. The panel will also welcome questions from attendees on any aspect of legacy publishing and/or e-publication. \nFaith R. Connors\, a retired Associate Professor\, University of Maryland (UM)\, directed and managed community service clubs and educational youth programs for UM’s Cooperative Extension Service. She attended the University of Oslo’s International Summer School\, and completed other graduate level studies at Bowie State University\, the University of Maryland\, and Hood College. Her work has been published in British Business Today\, All Hands Magazine (U.S. Navy’s flagship publication)\, and the Longman Dictionary of Mass Media and Communication. She is the author of three books\, Love Midgie\, Flavors of the Fjords\, and Clark’s Hill Cat. \nGinny Brinkley has been writing almost her entire life. As a young girl growing up in Virginia\, she composed stories about her dog and cat\, illustrating them with photos from her Brownie Hawkeye camera. Her sci-fi novel\, EarthQuest\, was begun by her “mad scientist” uncle\, and completed by Brinkley and a fellow writing group member after her uncle became incapacitated. Her most recent book is Goddess: A Child of the Sixties\, which looks back on her life and the excitement of her first love against a backdrop of the Vietnam War and the iconic music of the 1960s. \nNick West\, a Gainesville native\, attended Gainesville High School and the University of Florida. He is a veteran of the United States Navy and\, together with his family\, has owned and operated a landscape business in the area for over forty years. He began his writing career in 2010 when his first novel\, The Great Southern Circus\, was published. His other print books include The Long Road Home\, The Sandspur Special\, and To Light A New Fire. He recently published an e-book of historic fiction\, The Great Southern Circus: From the Big Top to Gettysburg\, which incorporates\, expands\, and updates The Great Southern Circus and its sequel\, The Long Road Home.\n \nCaptain Tracy D. Connors\, USN (Retired)\, graduated from the University of Florida (BA) and the University of Rhode Island (MA)\, followed by graduate study in public communications at the University of Maryland and human resource development at Bowie State University. In 2013\, he was awarded a Ph.D. with distinction in Human Services at Capella University. Connors has published two major military history works: Baited Trap\, the Ambush of Mission 1890 and Truckbusters from Dogpatch\, the Combat Diary of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing in the Korean War. He served as editor of Leading at the Strategic Level\, published by the National Defense University. He published the first volunteer resource management handbook in 1995 and has published eight major handbooks for nonprofit organization management. \n 
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/create-your-legacy-e-publishing/
LOCATION:Millhopper Library\, Meeting Room A\, 3145 NW 43rd St\,\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Panel Discussion,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190622T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190622T153000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20190607T152535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190617T060859Z
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SUMMARY:Author Jo Ann Lordahl to Speak at the Alachua County Library Headquarters
DESCRIPTION:Jo Ann Lordahl will present her book\, Princess Ruth: Love & Tragedy in Hawaii on Saturday\, June 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the Foundation Room of the Alachua County Library Headquarters. \nLordahl says\, “Princess Ruth had my heart as soon as I saw her on the cover of The High Chiefess: Ruth Keelikolani. This is the story of Princess Ruth\, a little-known princess\, but the richest woman in Hawai‘i.* Ruth stopped a volcano\, her money built the Bishop Museum\, and her second husband hit her in the face\, making her ugly! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“It is also the story of how Samantha\, a recent widow and a haole newcomer to the island\, settles into renewed love and life on Kauai\, the oldest\, most spiritual of the islands. The story is told through the eyes of Samantha. As she journeys through the soulful island of Kauai\, we visit jungles and beaches\, and sample Hawai‘ian culture\, both ancient and modern. Samantha\, working for Purity Corporation\, learns of and faces the dangers of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)\, and still finds happiness. Major topics in the book are GMOs\, Hawai’i’s fateful history\, and women’s special stories\, including the one about Princess Ruth stopping a fiery volcano cold in its tracks. Kauai’s natural beauty\, places\, and the forbidden island of Niihau are interwoven. Princess Ruth: Love and Tragedy in Hawaii features a map of Hawai‘i\, many factual endnotes\, a book list of resources\, and a chronology of Hawai‘ian royalty from antiquity\, including Princess Ruth’s dates. And for Princess Ruth\, she can—at long last—rest peacefully; her story is told.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter fourteen years in Hawai‘i\, Lordahl now lives in Gainesville\, Florida. She is also the author of A Secret Kept in Hawaii\, which is the sequel of Princess Ruth. Delightfully combining facts\, fiction\, and romance\, Lordahl uses her women’s stories to give the reader historic and modern insights on a present-day environmental threat that is not confined to Hawai‘i. \n\n_____________ \n* Hawai‘i vs Hawaii
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/author-jo-ann-lordahl-to-speak-at-the-alachua-county-library-headquarters/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters\, Foundation Room
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190609T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190609T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20190506T004339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190511T170013Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker Gary Gordon: From Politician to Author
DESCRIPTION:Gary Gordon\, writer\, musician\, spoken word artist\, and producer\, will talk at the monthly meeting of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville about his journey from the Gainesville City Commission (Mayor-Commissioner 1985-86) to author of two novels\, Crossfire Canyon and Chief Mican’s Revenge.  \nOn the way\, Gordon has written and produced numerous plays and programs in Gainesville and Los Angeles including the weekly Gary Gordan Comedy Hour on WUFT-FM and the critically acclaimed play O.J. Law in Los Angeles. Following the June 9 program\, he’ll sign books. \nBorn in Gainesville\, Gordon earned a degree in journalism at Northwestern University. He returned to Gainesville with his wife in October 2017.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/from-politician-to-author/
LOCATION:Millhopper Library\, Meeting Room A\, 3145 NW 43rd St\,\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190601T153000
DTSTAMP:20260619T133316
CREATED:20190517T005409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190518T175927Z
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SUMMARY:Author Gary G. Steele to speak at the Alachua County Library Headquarters
DESCRIPTION:Gary G. Steele will discuss his book\, The Gypsy Family Circus of 1933: Stories from a Long-Gone Era on Saturday\, June 1\, at 2:30 p.m. in the Foundation Room of the Alachua County Library Headquarters in downtown Gainesville. \nWeaving together a vast and varied tapestry of people\, places\, animals\, and events selected from stories heard in childhood\, the author will rely on his “Gypsy story-telling gene” to bring back to life a different world\, a world of his Gypsy family\, their circus life\, and the struggle they and all Americans faced in the Great Depression. \nHis presentation will illustrate interactively some themes of the book\, explain cultural and ethnic perceptions\, and respond to questions and interests of those attending. It will be a sort of “coming-out” event\, in that it has never really been beneficial to admit being Gypsy. The usual result has been either prejudice or peculiar questions and comments. But maybe it’s time. \nCare to have your fortune told or learn how to spin cotton candy the fast and easy way? How about some insider tips on riding jumping horses under the big top\, or maybe handling a spooked elephant in a parade? Even free pony rides for all with a fertile enough imagination. We’ll see what old family secrets are of greatest interest. \nSteele uses historical fiction to recreate the life his older relatives lived during the Great Depression. He feels fortunate to have a Gypsy heritage\, to have grown up on circuses (when not in boarding school)\, and to have the chance to interpret that life to a wider world.
URL:https://writersalliance.org/event/author-gary-g-steele-to-speak-at-the-alachua-county-library-headquarters/
LOCATION:Alachua County Library Headquarters\, Foundation Room
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Speaker
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