{"id":124,"date":"2018-12-31T10:50:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T10:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=124"},"modified":"2018-12-31T10:50:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T10:50:34","slug":"special-events-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=124","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u17621-31\">\n<li id=\"u17621-9\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.utexas.edu\/exhibitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alice&#8217;s Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition,<\/a><\/span> Austin, February 10\u2013July 6, 2015<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-14\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu\/exhibitions-events\/exhibitions\/current.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u17621-10\">Armadillo Rising: Austin\u2019s Music Scene in the 1970s<\/span>,<\/a> Wittliff Collection, Texas State University, San Marcos, February 9 \u2013 July 3, 2015<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-16\">ARCHIZINES celebrates the resurgence of alternative and independent architectural publishing around the world, Houston, January 29 &#8211; April 17<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-18\">Texas Writers: a Humanities Texas Exhibition, San Antonio, April 1 &#8211; 29<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-20\">A Hemispheric Conversation: Queer\/Feminist Independent Publishing Projects \u2018Belleza y Felicidad\u2019 and \u2018Belladonna\u2019 exhibit, Austin, April 14 &#8211; May 9<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-24\">Poetry at Round Top Festival, April 17 &#8211; 19<br \/>Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, McAllen, April 23 &#8211; 26<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-26\">Austin Food &#038; Wine Festival (includes book signings), April 24 &#8211; 26<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-28\">Houston Writers Guild Annual Spring Conference, April 24 &#8211; 26<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-30\">New Fiction Confab, Austin, April 25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u17621-34\">Sunday, April 19<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u17621-36\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-41\">\n<li id=\"u17621-38\">BookPeople, Nobel Laureate STEVEN WEINBERG speaking &#038; signing To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-40\">Malvern Books, Free Minds Presents an Afternoon with the Tuesday Night Writers and Class of 2015, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-44\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-51\">\n<li id=\"u17621-46\">Brazilian Arts Foundation Cultural Center, The Flamenco Poets Society presents Poetry &#038; Dance: Celebrating Julia de Burgos &#038; Nancy Morej\u00f3n Poetry, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-48\">Katy Budget Books, Crimson Romance Author Signing with Karen Sue Burns, Andrea R. Cooper, Nicole Flockton, Elizabeth Meyette, and Shelley K. Wall, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-50\">Rienzi Center, A Parade of Books, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-54\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-59\">\n<li id=\"u17621-56\">Gemini Ink, La Voz de San Antonio, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-58\">The Twig Book Shop, JJ Persis reads and signs Zodiac Lovers I Remember, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u17621-63\">Monday, April 20<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u17621-65\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-68\">\n<li id=\"u17621-67\">BookPeople, JENNIFER TEEGE speaking &#038; signing My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family&#8217;s Nazi Past, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-71\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-76\">\n<li id=\"u17621-73\">Magnolia Lounge, Pandora&#8217;s Box Presents : Bruce Bond, Lisa Huffaker and Chris George, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-75\">Wyly Theatre, Oral Fixation Presents &#8220;Happy Camper&#8221;, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-79\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-82\">\n<li id=\"u17621-81\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar Mall, Katherine Applegate:The One and Only Ivan, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-85\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-90\">\n<li id=\"u17621-87\">Birraporetti\u2019s Downtown, BOOKS &#038; BELLINIS: INPRINT\u2019S YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MIXER, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-89\">Cullen Theater &#8211; Wortham Center, Inprint Reading Series: Christina Henriquez and Marlon James, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u17621-93\">Tuesday, April 21<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u17621-95\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-100\">\n<li id=\"u17621-97\">BookPeople, Bestselling Author HEIDI JULAVITS speaking &#038; signing hew new memoir, The Folded Clock: A Diary, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-99\">Spider House Cafe &#038; Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-103\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-106\">\n<li id=\"u17621-105\">Park Cities Club, 2015 International Perspectives Series: Fiona Hill, co-author of Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-109\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-112\">\n<li id=\"u17621-111\">River Oaks Bookstore, Karen Kasmauski reads and signs NURSE: A World of Care, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-115\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-118\">\n<li id=\"u17621-117\">B&#038;N &#8211; San Pedro, John Quinones: What Would You Do? Words of Wisdom About Doing the Right Thing, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u17621-121\">Wednesday, April 22<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u17621-123\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-128\">\n<li id=\"u17621-125\">BookPeople, Food Network Star SIMON MAJUMDAR speaking &#038; signing Fed, White, and Blue, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-127\">Cheer Up Charlies, Five Things presents: Cruelty!, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-131\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-134\">\n<li id=\"u17621-133\">Rosewood Crescent Hotel, Bill Browder presents Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man\u2019s Fight for Justice, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-137\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-140\">\n<li id=\"u17621-139\">Brazos Bookstore, Ryan Gattis &#8211; ALL INVOLVED, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u17621-143\">Thursday, April 23\u00a0 SHAKESPEARE&#8217;S BIRTHDAY<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u17621-145\">Abilene<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-148\">\n<li id=\"u17621-147\">Abilene Writers Guild, Rose Park Senior Center, Kay Ellington &#038; Barbara Brannon present &#8220;Circles of Desire: Six Steps to a Stronger Story&#8221; and sign copies of their Texas novel, The Paragraph Ranch, 7 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-151\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-160\">\n<li id=\"u17621-153\">Asian American Resource Center, The Train to Crystal City Reading and Discussion with Jan Jarboe Russell, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-155\">BookPeople, Bestselling Author GEOFF DYER speaking &#038; signing Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-157\">Malvern Books, W. Joe\u2019s Poetry Corner, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-159\">UT Poetry Center, Singing the Body: CantoMundo Poets ire\u2019ne lara silva, Octavio Quintanilla, Celeste Guzm\u00e1n Mendoza and Barrio Writers, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-163\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-172\">\n<li id=\"u17621-165\">Majestic Theatre, A Way with Words at the Majestic: An Intimate Evening with Martha and Grant, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-167\">SMU &#8211; Dallas Hall, Professor Louis Warren presents The Rising of God&#8217;s Red Son: The Making of an American Religion and the Road to Wounded Knee, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-169\">South Dallas Cultural Center, Vievee Francis Reading, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-171\">The Wild Detectives, Reading by Award-Winning Poet Cyrus Cassells, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-175\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-186\">\n<li id=\"u17621-177\">14 Pews, An Evening with Nixon (book reading &#038; screening), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-179\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Connor Franta will meet and greet fans as they receive pre-signed copies of his book, WORK IN PROGRESS, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-181\">Brazos Bookstore, An Evening of Poetry: Kevin Prufer &#038; Michael Morse, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-183\">Kaboom Books, Martha Serpas Book Release and Reading of The Diener (with Audrey Colombe), 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-185\">Museum of Fine Arts Houston, MFAH\/Public Poetry ARTlines Poetry Competition: Award Winners Showcase, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-189\">San Marcos<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-192\">\n<li id=\"u17621-191\">Wittliff Collections, reading with Adam Johnson, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u17621-195\">Friday, April 24<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u17621-197\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-206\">\n<li id=\"u17621-199\">BookPeople, PAUL OTREMBA WITH TOMAS Q. MORIN &#8211; Pax Americana &#038; Heights of Maccu Piccu (Translated), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-201\">End of an Ear, Alan Schaefer signing Homegrown: Austin Music Posters 1967 to 1982, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-203\">Malvern Books, An Evening with Daniel Wolff &#038; Bob Ayres, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-205\">Resistencia Bookstore, Cafe Libro with Amanda Johnston, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-209\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-220\">\n<li id=\"u17621-211\">Brazos Bookstore, James Bradley &#8211; THE CHINA MIRAGE, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-213\">MECA, An Evening with Houston Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Zepeda, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-215\">Murder By the Book, Duane Swierczynski will sign and discuss Canary and Dennis Tafoya will sign and discuss The Poor Boy&#8217;s Game, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-217\">River Oaks Bookstore, Chase Untermeyer reads and signs Inside Reagan&#8217;s Navy: The Pentagon Journals, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-219\">Rudyard&#8217;s, Gulf Coast Reading Series: April 2015, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u17621-226\">\n<li id=\"u17621-225\">Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, reading with Adam Johnson, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u17621-229\">Saturday, April 25<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u17621-231\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-240\">\n<li id=\"u17621-233\">B&#038;N &#8211; Arboretum, Michael Lanning: Tony Buzbee Defining Moments, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-235\">grayDUCK Gallery, Fun Party reading series with poets Michael Morse and Layne Ransom, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-237\">Half Price Books &#8211; Southpark Meadows, local author Marge Wood signs her kids\u2019 book The Secret Buzzard Society, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-239\">Malvern Books, An Evening with Lucas Jacob &#038; Michael Anania, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-243\">Cedar Hill<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-246\">\n<li id=\"u17621-245\">B&#038;N &#8211; Uptown, Kelly K. Lavender signs Beautiful Evil Winter, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-249\">Corpus Christi<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-252\">\n<li id=\"u17621-251\">B&#038;N, Sarah Norkus Signing Treasure of the Battersea Bluffs, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-255\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-262\">\n<li id=\"u17621-257\">Dallas Public Library &#8211; Central, readings with poets Edyka Chilom\u00e9 and R. Flowers Rivera, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-259\">Nasher Sculpture Center, Sebastian Paramo and Scott Davison present Booker T. Washington School for the Visual and Performing Arts annual reading, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-261\">Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Verse and Rhythm with Tom Brown, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-265\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-268\">\n<li id=\"u17621-267\">B&#038;N &#8211; Hulen Center, Amanda Stone Norton signs Muddy Madeleine meets an Arach-A-Doo, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-271\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-278\">\n<li id=\"u17621-273\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Joy Preble will discuss and sign her newest novel for teens, FINDING PARIS, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-275\">Murder By the Book, Terry Shames will sign and discuss The Last Death of Jack Harbin and James Anderson will sign and discuss The Never-Open Desert Diner, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-277\">Silver Street Studios, Writespace presents a Writers of Faith Reading and Open Mic, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-281\">Round Rock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-284\">\n<li id=\"u17621-283\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Frontera, Sandra Lott signs The Wind Has a Voice, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-287\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-294\">\n<li id=\"u17621-289\">Half Price Books &#8211; Broadway, local author Jerry Williams signs his suspense thriller Graystone, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-291\">Half Price Books &#8211; Huebner, author Matthew Cothran signs his children&#8217;s book Always Use the BIG Spoon, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-293\">The Twig Book Shop, Ebony Aiken reads and signs A Ray of Hope, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-297\">Sugarland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-302\">\n<li id=\"u17621-299\">B&#038;N &#8211; First Colony Mall, Omar Shahid Hamid signing The Prisoner, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-301\">Half Price Books, local authors Madeleine &#038; Britt Howard sign their parenting book Little B\u2019s Safety Coaching, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u17621-305\">Sunday, April 26<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u17621-307\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-310\">\n<li id=\"u17621-309\">Malvern Books, An Afternoon with Issa Nyaphaga, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-313\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-316\">\n<li id=\"u17621-315\">Horchow Auditorium, Harry Bliss &#038; Barney Saltzberg: Imaginative Illustrating, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-319\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-326\">\n<li id=\"u17621-321\">Discovery Green, Space City Grand Slam, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-323\">Johnston Middle School, Chris Grabenstein visits Houston as part of Inprint\u2019s \u201cCool Brains\u201d series, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u17621-325\">Murder By the Book, Susan Wittig Albert will sign and discuss the new China Bayles mystery, Bittersweet, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-329\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-332\">\n<li id=\"u17621-331\">SAY S\u00ed, La Voz de San Antonio, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u17621-335\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u17621-338\">\n<li id=\"u17621-337\">B&#038;N &#8211; 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