{"id":179,"date":"2018-12-31T11:04:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=179"},"modified":"2018-12-31T11:04:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:04:41","slug":"special-events-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=179","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u24759-22\">\n<li id=\"u24759-10\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.utexas.edu\/exhibitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u24759-6\">Alice&#8217;s Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition,<\/span><\/a><\/span> Austin, February 10\u2013July 6, 2015<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-15\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu\/exhibitions-events\/exhibitions\/current.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u24759-11\">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=\"u24759-18\"><span id=\"u24759-16\">Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare,<\/span> Longview, May 15 &#8211; July 25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-21\"><span id=\"u24759-19\">4th Annual Children&#8217;s Art and Literacy Festival,<\/span> Abilene, June 11 &#8211; 13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u24759-25\">Sunday, June 7<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u24759-27\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-34\">\n<li id=\"u24759-29\">Authors RUTH PENNEBAKER &#038; MARIAN HENLEY speaking &#038; signing Pucker Up!: The Subversive Woman&#8217;s Guide to Aging with Wit, Wine, Drama, Humor, Perspective and the Occassional Good Cry, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-31\">Malvern Books, An Afternoon with Sandra Storey &#038; Frank Pool, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-33\">Russian Cultural Center, Our Texas, Annual Book Fair, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u24759-37\">Monday, June 8<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u24759-39\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-42\">\n<li id=\"u24759-41\">BookPeople, Comedian and The Moth host DAVID CRABBspeaking &#038; signing Bad Kid: A Memoir, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-45\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-48\">\n<li id=\"u24759-47\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Nelson DeMille to discuss and sign Radiant Angel, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-51\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-54\">\n<li id=\"u24759-53\">Stage West Theatre, Community Mic Night with storytellers Phyllis Cicero, Desiree Fultz, and Justin Flowers, and poet Brian Patrick McCarthy, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u24759-57\">Tuesday, June 9<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u24759-59\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-64\">\n<li id=\"u24759-61\">BookPeople, Music Journalist EVIE NAGY in conversation with AMY GENTRY about Devo&#8217;s Freedom of Choice (33 1\/3), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-63\">Spider House Cafe &#038; Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-67\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-70\">\n<li id=\"u24759-69\">Horchow Auditorium, DMA Arts &#038; Letters Live: Fashioning Our Identities &#8211; Editors Sheila Heti, Leanne Shapton and Lela Rose discuss Women in Clothes, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-73\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-76\">\n<li id=\"u24759-75\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-79\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-82\">\n<li id=\"u24759-81\">Warehouse Live, Houston Moth StorySLAM: Backfired, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u24759-85\">Wednesday, June 10<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u24759-87\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-92\">\n<li id=\"u24759-89\">BookPeople, Award-Winning Author VENDELA VIDA in conversation with AMANDA EYRE WARD about Vida&#8217;s novel, The Diver&#8217;s Clothes Lie Empty, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-91\">Malvern Books, Raw Paw reading featuring Elizabeth Bayou-Grace Lewis, Charlotte Gullick, and Nathan Brown, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-95\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-98\">\n<li id=\"u24759-97\">Park Cities Club, Dr. Fiona Hill discusses Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-101\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-104\">\n<li id=\"u24759-103\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar Mall, Boldly Bookish: Bloomsbury&#8217;s YA Tour with Trish Doller, A.C. Gaughen, Emery Lord and Tiffany Schmidt, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-107\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-114\">\n<li id=\"u24759-109\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Bengie Molina will meet and greet fans as he signs copies of his book, MOLINA, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-111\">Brazos Bookstore, Mark Falkin reads and signs CONTRACT CITY, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-113\">Murder By the Book, Joseph Finder will sign and discuss The Fixer, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u24759-117\">Thursday, June 11<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u24759-119\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-126\">\n<li id=\"u24759-121\">BookPeople, Former State Health Services COO RANDY FRITZ speaking &#038; signing Hail of Fire: A Man and His Family, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-123\">BookWoman, Second Thursday Open Mic featuring poet ire&#8217;ne lara silva, 7:15PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-125\">Malvern Books, Novel Night with Christopher Brown &#038; Kelly Hitchcock, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-129\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-132\">\n<li id=\"u24759-131\">The Wild Detectives, Robin McLean will present her short story collection Reptile House , 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-135\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-142\">\n<li id=\"u24759-137\">Brazos Bookstore, Clark Davis reads and signs IT STARTS WITH TROUBLE, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-139\">The Houston Club, Marks Hinton presents Historic Houston Streets, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-141\">Murder By the Book, Laurell K. Hamilton will discuss her newest Anita Blake novel, Dead Ice, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-145\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-148\">\n<li id=\"u24759-147\">Irving Public Library &#8211; West Branch, Behind the Hero: Young Adult Author Panel with Jeramey Kraatz, Lee Bacon, Katherine Catmull and Kelsey Macke + book signing, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u24759-151\">Friday, June 12<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u24759-153\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-156\">\n<li id=\"u24759-155\">BookPeople, Release Party!!!! Austin YA Author CHANDLER BAKER speaking &#038; signing her new YA novel, Alive, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-159\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-164\">\n<li id=\"u24759-161\">Brazos Bookstore, Summer of Shakespeare: The Sonnets, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-163\">Warehouse Live, The Sweet Spot &#8211; erotic poetry (among other things), 9:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-167\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-170\">\n<li id=\"u24759-169\">Irving Arts Center, A New Deal for the Nursery: Golden Books Lecture by author Leonard Marcus, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-173\">Keller<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-178\">\n<li id=\"u24759-175\">Keller Public Library, Keller Reads: One Book, One City &#8211; Richard Russo will discuss Empire Falls, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-177\">Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club, Keller Reads: One Book, One City &#8211; Richard Russo will discuss Empire Falls (ticketed event), 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-181\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-184\">\n<li id=\"u24759-183\">Leftwich Park, Poetry in the Park, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u24759-187\">Saturday, June 13<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u24759-189\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-198\">\n<li id=\"u24759-191\">B&#038;N &#8211; Arboretum, Ron Bates Signing How to Survive Middle School and Monster Bots, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-193\">BookPeople, Bestselling Author JUDY BLUME in conversation with Sarah Pitre about Blume&#8217;s new novel for adults, In the Unlikely Event, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-195\">Half Price Books &#8211; North Lamar, Carla Burks will sell and sign her memoir Parents Without Rights Can Still Fight, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-197\">Malvern Books, The Lion &#038; The Pirate Unplugged, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-201\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-220\">\n<li id=\"u24759-203\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, R. Gaines Baty signs Champion of the Barrio: The Legacy of Coach Buryl Baty, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-205\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Tim Scott Signs Ben Hogan: The Myths Everyone Knows, the Man No One Knew, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-207\">Dallas Public Library &#8211; Bookmarks, Reading and Q&#038;A with Michelle Staubach Grimes, author of Where is Pidge?, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-209\">Galveston<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-211\">Galveston Bookshop, Bill O\u2019Neal signs Texas Gunslingers, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-213\">Garland<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-215\">B&#038;N &#8211; Firewheel Mall, Dave Burchett Signs Stay: Lessons My Dogs Taught Me about Life, Loss, and Grace, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-217\">Highland Village<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-219\">B&#038;N, Kelly Lavender signs Beautiful Evil Winter, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-223\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-240\">\n<li id=\"u24759-225\">B&#038;N &#8211; Houston Champions, Houston Astros J.R. Richard signs Still Throwing Heat: Strikeouts, the Streets, and a Second Chance, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-227\">B&#038;N &#8211; West Oaks Village, Emem Uko signs Facade, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-229\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Jennifer Mathieu will discuss and sign her new YA novel, DEVOTED, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-231\">George R Brown Convention Center, Texas Black Expo Authors Showcase, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-233\">Half Price Books &#8211; Westheimer\/Montrose, Cara Skinner will sell and sign her historical fiction novel General Houston\u2019s Little Spy, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-235\">Katy Budget Books, evening with two local paranormal authors: Charlayne Denney and Linda Nightingale (cosplay optional), 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-237\">Murder By the Book, Mark Pryor will sign and discuss The Reluctant Matador, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-239\">West Ave (at River Oaks), Book Signing (in conjunction with Rodrigue: Houston art exhibit) with Houstonian and Rodrigue collector Don Sanders and the artist\u2019s son and co-author Jacques Rodrigue features Rodrigue: The Sanders Collection, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-243\">Hurst<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-246\">\n<li id=\"u24759-245\">B&#038;N &#8211; NE Mall, Gwendolyn S. McNutt signs Angels Never Die A true story of love, loss, and faith, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-249\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-252\">\n<li id=\"u24759-251\">B&#038;N, Are We There Yeti? book signing by Kerry Morris, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-255\">Pasadena<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-258\">\n<li id=\"u24759-257\">B&#038;N &#8211; Fairway Market, Father&#8217;s Day Author Event, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-261\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-270\">\n<li id=\"u24759-263\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Cantera, Teen Read Panel: Tera Lynn Childs, Tracy Deebs, Emily McKay, Mari Mancusi and Sherry Thomas, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-265\">B&#038;N &#8211; San Pedro, Book Launch: The Great and Mighty Nikko by Xavier Garza, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-267\">The Twig Book Shop, Lilia Garcia reads and signs My Migrant Family Story \/ La Historia de Mi Familia Migrante, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-269\">The Twig Book Shop, Clark Davis in conversation with John Phillip Santos about It Starts With Trouble, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-273\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-276\">\n<li id=\"u24759-275\">B&#038;N &#8211; Towne Square, D.L. Tracey Signing Tales from the Tables: A Wicked Funny Look from the Waiter&#8217;s Side of the Tables, 11:00AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-279\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-282\">\n<li id=\"u24759-281\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, David Paitson signs Chill Factor: How a Minor League Hockey Team Changed a City Forever, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u24759-285\">Sunday, June 14\u00a0\u00a0 FATHER&#8217;S DAY<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u24759-287\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-292\">\n<li id=\"u24759-289\">BookPeople, YA Authors Tera Lynn Childs &#038; Tracy Deebs speaking &#038; signing Powerless, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u24759-291\">Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents &#8220;Train Wreck Adventures,&#8221; 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u24759-295\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u24759-298\">\n<li id=\"u24759-297\">Half Price Books &#8211; Mother Ship, Fictionistas: Taking Down Bad Guys &#8211; Henery Press authors Gretchen Archer, Susan M. Boyer, Phoebe Fox, Kendel Lynn, Julie Mulhern, Diane Vallere and Nancy G. 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