{"id":188,"date":"2018-12-31T11:07:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=188"},"modified":"2018-12-31T11:07:38","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:07:38","slug":"special-events-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=188","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u25802-19\">\n<li id=\"u25802-10\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.utexas.edu\/exhibitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u25802-6\">Alice&#8217;s Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition,<\/span><\/a><\/span> Austin, February 10\u2013July 6, 2015<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-15\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu\/exhibitions-events\/exhibitions\/current.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u25802-11\">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=\"u25802-18\"><span id=\"u25802-16\">Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare,<\/span> Longview, May 15 &#8211; July 25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u25802-22\">Sunday, June 14<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u25802-24\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-29\">\n<li id=\"u25802-26\">BookPeople, YA Authors Tera Lynn Childs &#038; Tracy Deebs speaking &#038; signing Powerless, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-28\">Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents &#8220;Train Wreck Adventures,&#8221; 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-32\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-35\">\n<li id=\"u25802-34\">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. West will have a Q&#038;A and book signing, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-38\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-41\">\n<li id=\"u25802-40\">The Twig Book Shop, Sam Davis signs Ryan Revisited, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u25802-44\">Monday, June 15<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u25802-46\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-49\">\n<li id=\"u25802-48\">BookPeople, Award-Winning Fiction Writer ROBIN MCLEAN speaking &#038; signing her story collection, Reptile House, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-52\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-57\">\n<li id=\"u25802-54\">Horchow Auditorium, DMA Arts &#038; Letters Live: Rebecca Alexander discusses her memoir Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-56\">Magnolia Lounge &#8211; Fair Park, Pandora&#8217;s Box Presents: Joe Milazzo and Robin Myrick, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-60\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-63\">\n<li id=\"u25802-62\">Frisco Discovery Center, Half Price Books Book Fair Giveaway: 1 free book for children, teens and young adults while supplies last, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-66\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-71\">\n<li id=\"u25802-68\">B&#038;N &#8211; Vanderbilt Square, Kimberla Roby signs The Ultimate Betrayal (Reverend Curtis Black Series #12), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-70\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Saadia Faruqi will discuss and sign her new collection of short stories, BRICK WALLS, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u25802-74\">Tuesday, June 16<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u25802-76\">Arlington<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-79\">\n<li id=\"u25802-78\">B&#038;N &#8211; The Parks Mall, Symphony Arlington Kids Notes Program, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-82\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-91\">\n<li id=\"u25802-84\">BookPeople, Journalist D. W. GIBSON speaking &#038; signing The Edge Becomes the Center, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-86\">BookWoman, Deborah Harris &#038; Patti Giuffre reading and signing Taking the Heat: Women Chefs and Gender Inequality in the Professional Kitchen, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-88\">Malvern Books, Celebrate Bloomsday at Malvern Books!, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-90\">Spider House Cafe &#038; Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-94\">Bastrop<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-97\">\n<li id=\"u25802-96\">Bastrop Public Library, Randy Fritz will speak and sign Hail of Fire: A Man and His Family Face Natural Disaster, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-100\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-103\">\n<li id=\"u25802-102\">The Forum at Park Lane, Dr. Michael Weisberg, author of The Hospitalist, discuss How the Art of Medicine became a Business in the 21st Century, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-106\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-109\">\n<li id=\"u25802-108\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-112\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-119\">\n<li id=\"u25802-114\">Asia Society of Texas, Authors and Asia: Kevin Kwan presents China Rich Girlfriend, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-116\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Donna Stoneham will discuss and sign her new book, THE THRIVER\u2019S EDGE, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-118\">Houston Maritime Museum, history lecture: Thomas J. Oertling speaks from Ships\u2019 Bilge Pumps: A History of Their Development, 1500-1900, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-122\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-125\">\n<li id=\"u25802-124\">Witte Museum, Join H-E-Buddy and San Antonio Youth Literacy for a Read 3 Read Aloud and receive a free children&#8217;s book, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u25802-128\">Wednesday, June 17<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u25802-130\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-133\">\n<li id=\"u25802-132\">BookPeople, Executive Coach &#038; Leadership Expert DONNA STONEHAM speaking &#038; signing The Thriver&#8217;s Edge: Seven Keys to Transform the Way You Live, Love, and Lead, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-136\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-139\">\n<li id=\"u25802-138\">The Wild Detectives, DW Gibson reads and signs The Edge Becomes the Center, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-142\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-145\">\n<li id=\"u25802-144\">The Twig Book Shop, Mark Menjivar reads and signs The Luck Archive: Exploring Belief, Superstition, and Tradition, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u25802-148\">Thursday, June 18<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u25802-150\">Allen<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-153\">\n<li id=\"u25802-152\">Allen Public Library, Using their book How to Write Your Life Story, Dr. Peggy Redshaw and Dr. Jerry Lincecum will illustrate\/teach techniques for creating personal stories that can be shared either in writing or orally, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-156\">Angleton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-159\">\n<li id=\"u25802-158\">Brazoria County Historical Museum, Virginia Bernhardt signs The Hoggs of Texas: Letters and Memoirs of an Extraordinary Family, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-162\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-167\">\n<li id=\"u25802-164\">BookPeople, Bestselling Author MATTHEW THOMAS speaking &#038; signing his acclaimed novel, now in paperback, We Are Not Ourselves, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-166\">BookWoman, Edith Mirante signing The Wind in the Bamboo: A Journey in Search of Asia&#8217;s &#8220;Negrito&#8221; Indigenous People + slideshow, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-170\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-173\">\n<li id=\"u25802-172\">Rosewood Crescent Hotel, author and journalist Mona Eltahawy discusses Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-176\">Garland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-179\">\n<li id=\"u25802-178\">Nicholson Memorial Library System &#8211; Central, author Rose-Mary Rumbley speaking during Senior Social Hour, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-182\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-191\">\n<li id=\"u25802-184\">Brazos Bookstore, Randy Fritz reading and signing Hail of Fire: A Man and His Family Face Natural Disaster, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-186\">The Heritage Society, Jerry &#038; Marvy Finger Lecture Series: Author Lora-Marie Bernard will discuss Discover the River That Built Texas: A History of the Lower Brazos River, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-188\">Murder By the Book, Sean Chercover will sign and discuss The Devil&#8217;s Game and John Rector will sign and discuss Ruthless, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-190\">River Oaks Bookstore, Kate Pogue presents Shakespeare&#8217;s Friends, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-194\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-199\">\n<li id=\"u25802-196\">Irving Public Library &#8211; Valley Ranch Branch, a discussion with Varsha Bajaj, author of Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood, + book sales and signing, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-198\">Irving Public Library &#8211; West Irving Branch, Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra Kids Notes Program, 2:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-202\">Las Colinas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-205\">\n<li id=\"u25802-204\">Half Price Books, GRAND OPENING!, 9AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-208\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-215\">\n<li id=\"u25802-210\">B&#038;N, Rufus Jones signing Dean Dixon: Negro at Home, Maestro Abroad, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-212\">San Antonio<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-214\">The Twig Book Shop, Donna Stoneham reads and signs The Thriver\u2019s Edge: Seven Keys to Transform the Way You Live, Love, and Lead, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u25802-218\">Friday, June 19<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u25802-220\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-227\">\n<li id=\"u25802-222\">BookPeople, Texas Poet Laureate KARLA MORTON speaking &#038; signing Constant State of Leaping, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-224\">Brave New Books, lecture by author Ryan Muetzel, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-226\">Resistencia Bookstore, Cafe Libro featuring Maria Dolores Minor, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-230\">Cedar Hill<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-233\">\n<li id=\"u25802-232\">B&#038;N &#8211; Hillside Village, Rufus Jones signs Dean Dixon: Negro at Home, Maestro Abroad, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-236\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-241\">\n<li id=\"u25802-238\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Brad Meltzer to discuss and sign The President&#8217;s Shadow, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-240\">Union Coffee House, The Naked Stage: BRIDGE Lacrosse (a non-profit sports league) will take over the Naked Stage for an evening of storytelling, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-244\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-247\">\n<li id=\"u25802-246\">B&#038;N &#8211; Fountains at Farah, Robin McLean signs Reptile House, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-250\">Garland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-253\">\n<li id=\"u25802-252\">Nicholson Memorial Library System &#8211; North Garland Branch, Garland Symphony Orchestra Kids Notes Program, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-256\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-261\">\n<li id=\"u25802-258\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Tera Lynn Childs and Tracy Deebs will discuss and sign their new novel for teens, POWERLESS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-260\">River Oaks Bookstore, Andy Greenwood reads and signs Clean Slate, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-264\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-267\">\n<li id=\"u25802-266\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Park, Mary Katharine Ham signs End of Discussion How the Left&#8217;s Outrage Industry Shuts Down Debate, Manipulates Voters, and Makes America Less Free (and Fun), 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-270\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-273\">\n<li id=\"u25802-272\">The Twig Book Shop, Robin McLean reads and signs Reptile House, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-276\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-279\">\n<li id=\"u25802-278\">B&#038;N &#8211; First Colony Mall, Michael B. Koep signs Leaves of Fire Part Two of the Newirth Mythology, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u25802-282\">Saturday, June 20<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u25802-284\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-291\">\n<li id=\"u25802-286\">B&#038;N &#8211; Arboretum, Book Signing With Rufus Jones: Dean Dixon Negro at Home, Maestro Abroad, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-288\">B&#038;N &#8211; Sunset Valley, Book Signing With Author Kyla Noble, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-290\">BookPeople, MysteryPeople &#038; Seventh Street Books Present James W. Ziskin speaking and signing STONE COLD DEAD, Terry Shames speaking and signing A DEADLY AFFAIR AT BOBTAIL RIDGE, and Austin&#8217;s own Mark Pryor speaking and signing THE RELUCTANT MATADOR, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-294\">Bellaire<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-297\">\n<li id=\"u25802-296\">Bellaire City Library, John Kwiatkowski of Murder by the Book will present a new book talk: Escape the Ordinary with Extraordinary Characters, 2:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-300\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-309\">\n<li id=\"u25802-302\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Donna Stoneham signs The Thriver&#8217;s Edge, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-304\">Half Price Books Mothership, Young Adult author Chandler Baker signs her debut novel, Alive, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-306\">Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, the Jane Austen Society of North Texas hosts &#8220;The Netherfield Ball,&#8221; 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-308\">Warwick Melrose Hotel, Living in Jane Austen&#8217;s World, 8:15AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-312\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-315\">\n<li id=\"u25802-314\">B&#038;N &#8211; Fountains at Farah, Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack signs her newest cookbook Latin Twist, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-318\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-323\">\n<li id=\"u25802-320\">B&#038;N &#8211; Hulen, Kelly K. Lavender signs Beautiful Evil Winter, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-322\">Half Price Books &#8211; Hulen, author and former psychologist Michael S. Haro, Ph.D. will discuss, sell and sign his book Defeating I Can\u2019t: Changing Negative Thinking, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-326\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-339\">\n<li id=\"u25802-328\">B&#038;N &#8211; River Oaks, J.R. Richard signs Still Throwing Heat Strikeouts, the Streets, and a Second Chance, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-330\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Debut YA authors Katie Stout, Jenny Martin, and Meredith Moore will discuss their books in a panel moderated by Kristin Rae, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-332\">Half Price Books &#8211; Westheimer\/Montrose, local author Billie Willmon Jenkin will sell and sign her children\u2019s book The Knock-Kneed Cowboy, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-334\">Katy Budget Books, Beach Reads Recommendation Luncheon, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-336\">Murder By the Book, Conn Iggulden will sign and discuss Wars of the Roses: Margaret of Anjou, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-338\">River Oaks Bookstore, Carolyn Dahl and Carolyn Florek read and sign Painted Door Opened, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-342\">Hurst<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-345\">\n<li id=\"u25802-344\">B&#038;N &#8211; NE Mall, Book Signing With Author Tim Scott: Ben Hogan The Myths Everyone Knows, the Man No One Knew, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-348\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-351\">\n<li id=\"u25802-350\">B&#038;N &#8211; Creekwalk Village, Jack King signs his series Quest for the Middle Kingdom, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-354\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-359\">\n<li id=\"u25802-356\">The Twig Book Shop, Gary Hobbs discusses and signs Access to Capital, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u25802-358\">The Twig Book Shop, Mo Saidi reads and signs The Marchers, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-362\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-365\">\n<li id=\"u25802-364\">B&#038;N &#8211; Towne Square, Stella Brooks signs Unbelievable, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-368\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-371\">\n<li id=\"u25802-370\">B&#038;N &#8211; First Colony Mall, Houston artist Justin Garcia signs OneTonGoldfish In Search of the Tangible Dream, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u25802-374\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u25802-377\">\n<li id=\"u25802-376\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, Gretchen Carlson signs Getting Real, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u25802-381\">Sunday, June 21\u00a0\u00a0 FATHER&#8217;S DAY<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u25802-383\">Apparently you have to entertain yourselves today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p id=\"u25802-386\">* * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alice&#8217;s Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition, Austin, February 10\u2013July 6, 2015 Armadillo Rising: Austin\u2019s Music Scene in the 1970s, Wittliff Collection, Texas State University, San Marcos, February 9 \u2013 July 3, 2015 Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare, Longview, May 15 &#8211; July 25 Sunday, June 14 Austin BookPeople, YA Authors Tera Lynn Childs &#038; Tracy Deebs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}