{"id":615,"date":"2018-12-31T13:06:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=615"},"modified":"2018-12-31T13:06:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:06:13","slug":"special-events-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=615","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u149987-22\">\n<li id=\"u149987-5\"><span id=\"u149987-3\">Writer&#8217;s Garret 21st Birthday Celebration,<\/span> Dallas, July 29-31<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-8\"><span id=\"u149987-6\">Summer Book Arts Studio,<\/span> Houston, August 2-5<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-11\"><span id=\"u149987-9\">Friends of the Plano Library Book Sale,<\/span> Plano, August 5-7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-15\"><span id=\"u149987-12\">WordWyse Exposytion, <\/span><span id=\"u149987-13\">Southlake<\/span>, August 5-6<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-18\"><span id=\"u149987-16\">The Writer&#8217;s Garret 21st Birthday Celebration,<\/span> Dallas, August 5-7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-21\"><span id=\"u149987-19\">2016 Texas Christian Writers&#8217; Conference,<\/span> Houston, August 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u149987-25\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u149987-29\">\n<li id=\"u149987-28\"><span id=\"u149987-26\">Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, a meditation on the nature of language, by celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing,<\/span> Austin, June 19-January 22<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u149987-32\">Sunday, July 31<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u149987-34\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-39\">\n<li id=\"u149987-36\">Dallas Public Library &#8211; Audelia Road, Local Author Book Fair, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-38\">Dallas Public Library &#8211; Bookmarks, LIFE\u2019S LITTLE LESSONS BY ROO, MORE THAN JUST A DACHSHUND: reading and Q&#038;A with author Richard Lentz and Roo, 12:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-42\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-47\">\n<li id=\"u149987-44\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Breakfast with Harry: release party for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, 9AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-46\">Sirrom Studio, Flamenco Poets Society presents Summer Flamenco Lectures 2016, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u149987-50\">Monday, August 1<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u149987-52\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-55\">\n<li id=\"u149987-54\">Malvern Books, Poetry Karaoke, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-58\">Clear Lake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-61\">\n<li id=\"u149987-60\">NOKturne, First Monday Reading Series hosted by Dustin Pickering, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-64\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-67\">\n<li id=\"u149987-66\">University of Houston, Houston Public Library Quarterly Author Series: Meet Elizabeth Nunez, author of Even in Paradise, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u149987-70\">Tuesday, August 2<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u149987-72\">Alpine<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-75\">\n<li id=\"u149987-74\">Front Street Books, Book release party for Anna Badkhen&#8217;s Walking with Abel, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-78\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-83\">\n<li id=\"u149987-80\">BookPeople, MYSTERYPEOPLE presents MEGAN ABBOTT &#8211; You Will Know Me, BILL LOEHFELM &#8211; Let the Devil Out, ALISON GAYLIN &#8211; What Remains of Me, and WILLIAM BOYLE &#8211; Death Don&#8217;t Have No Mercy, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-82\">Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-86\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-89\">\n<li id=\"u149987-88\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-92\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-95\">\n<li id=\"u149987-94\">Murder By the Book, Robin Wells will sign and discuss The French War Bride, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-98\">Ponder<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-101\">\n<li id=\"u149987-100\">Betty Foster Public Library, David R. Hardiman will sign his Christian nonfiction book Bailey&#8217;s Remarkable Plan, 1:15PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-104\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-107\">\n<li id=\"u149987-106\">The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u149987-110\">Wednesday, August 3<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u149987-112\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-115\">\n<li id=\"u149987-114\">Austin Public Library, APLFF presents: Character, Persona &#038; Narrator, a Badgerdog workshop with Amanda North, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-118\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-125\">\n<li id=\"u149987-120\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:15PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-122\">Brazos Bookstore, Rob Schmitz discusses and signs STREET OF ETERNAL HAPPINESS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-124\">Murder By the Book, Megan Abbott will sign and discuss You Will Know Me, and Bill Loehfelm will sign and discuss Let The Devil Out, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-128\">McAllen<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-131\">\n<li id=\"u149987-130\">Schneider&#8217;s German Gasthaus &#038; Beergarden, Book release party for Edward Vidaurre&#8217;s new poetry collection Chicano Blood Transfusion + open mic, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u149987-134\">Thursday, August 4<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u149987-136\">Angleton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-139\">\n<li id=\"u149987-138\">Brazoria County Historical Museum, Roger Wood discusses and signs Texas Zydeco, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-142\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-145\">\n<li id=\"u149987-144\">Mr. Catfish &#038; More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-148\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-151\">\n<li id=\"u149987-150\">The Wild Detectives, Amy Gentry reads and signs Good as Gone (with Merritt Tierce), 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-154\">Friendswood<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-157\">\n<li id=\"u149987-156\">Friendswood Public Library\u200e, Off the Page Poetry presents Anis Shivani and Jonathan Moody, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-160\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-163\">\n<li id=\"u149987-162\">Super Happy Fun Land, Featured poets followed by Odd Thursdays Open Mic hosted by Kyle Blue, 9PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u149987-166\">Friday, August 5<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u149987-168\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-171\">\n<li id=\"u149987-170\">BookPeople, Phil Force speaking &#038; signing Letters from Limbo, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-174\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-177\">\n<li id=\"u149987-176\">Half Price Books Mothership, Dallas Poets Community First Friday Reading Series presents readings from their new anthology Cattlemen &#038; Cadillacs, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-180\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-183\">\n<li id=\"u149987-182\">Inprint House, First Friday Reading Series featuring Houston Poet Laureate Robin Davidson, 8:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u149987-186\">Saturday, August 6<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u149987-188\">Amarillo<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-191\">\n<li id=\"u149987-190\">Chalice Abbey Center for Spirituality and the Arts, Epiphany: What Light Does on Egde poetry reading with Paul Bowers, Steven Schroeder, and Chera Hammons, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-194\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-197\">\n<li id=\"u149987-196\">BookWoman, TORCH Wildfire Reading Series presents: April Walker and Ebony Stewart, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-200\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-205\">\n<li id=\"u149987-202\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Skip Hollandsworth signs The Midnight Assassin, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-204\">Deep Vellum Books, Sahr Sankoh reads and signs The Cotton Tree, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-208\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-211\">\n<li id=\"u149987-210\">Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop with Celia Aguilar: Musings from La Frontera, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-214\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-227\">\n<li id=\"u149987-216\">B&#038;N &#8211; River Oaks, G.W. David Cull signs Gabriel Horn, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-218\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Varsha Bajaj will discuss and sign her newest picture book for children THIS IS OUR BABY, BORN TODAY, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-220\">Houston Public Library &#8211; Johnson Branch, Public Poetry reading series features Chris Brunt, Adam Holt, Octavio Quintanilla, and Analicia Sotelo, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-222\">Murder By the Book, Jayme Lynn Blaschke will sign and discuss Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch: The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-224\">Writespace, Workshop: The Power of Point of View with Joy Preble, 9AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-226\">Writespace, Workshop: It&#8217;s More Than a Place: Crafting Settings That Matter with Joy Preble, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-230\">Humble<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-233\">\n<li id=\"u149987-232\">Half Price Books, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest releases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-236\">McAllen<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-239\">\n<li id=\"u149987-238\">B&#038;N &#8211; Palms Crossing, Meet the Author: Adrian Islas signs Gedion the Arklon, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-242\">Round Rock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-245\">\n<li id=\"u149987-244\">Half Price Books, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest releases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-248\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-251\">\n<li id=\"u149987-250\">The Twig Book Shop, Leslie Contreras Schwartz reads and signs her debut poetry collection Fuego, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-254\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-257\">\n<li id=\"u149987-256\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, Jerry Hendon signs It&#8217;s Been a Good Life, Dad: My Son&#8217;s Struggle with Cystic Fibrosis, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u149987-260\">Sunday, August 7<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u149987-262\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-267\">\n<li id=\"u149987-264\">Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Christopher Carmona\u2019s debut short story collection The Road to Llorona Park, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u149987-266\">Recycled Reads, Open Mic Poetry, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-270\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-273\">\n<li id=\"u149987-272\">The Wild Detectives, Beyond Your Backyard Story Night, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-276\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-279\">\n<li id=\"u149987-278\">B&#038;N &#8211; Westheimer Crossing, F. Qasim ibn Ali Khan signs General Order No. 5: The Redemption of a Muslim American Patriot, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-282\">Mansfield<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u149987-285\">\n<li id=\"u149987-284\">Half Price Books, local author Jeannie Ruth will sell and sign Something of Value, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u149987-288\">* * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writer&#8217;s Garret 21st Birthday Celebration, Dallas, July 29-31 Summer Book Arts Studio, Houston, August 2-5 Friends of the Plano Library Book Sale, Plano, August 5-7 WordWyse Exposytion, Southlake, August 5-6 The Writer&#8217;s Garret 21st Birthday Celebration, Dallas, August 5-7 2016 Texas Christian Writers&#8217; Conference, Houston, August 6 Ongoing Exhibits Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, [&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-615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615","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=615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}