{"id":778,"date":"2018-12-31T13:57:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=778"},"modified":"2018-12-31T13:57:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:57:03","slug":"ongoing-exhibits-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=778","title":{"rendered":"Ongoing Exhibits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u199151-9\">\n<li id=\"u199151-5\"><span id=\"u199151-3\">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<li id=\"u199151-8\"><span id=\"u199151-6\">The Alchemy of Mind and Spirit: Intersections of Science and Poetry, <\/span>Austin, September 26-January 13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199151-12\">Special Events<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u199151-14\">No special events or festivals this week<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u199151-17\">Sunday, December 18<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u199151-19\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-22\">\n<li id=\"u199151-21\">Malvern Books, The Lion &#038; the Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u199151-25\">Bryan<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-28\">\n<li id=\"u199151-27\">Revolution Cafe &#038; Bar, Poetry Slam, 8:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u199151-31\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-36\">\n<li id=\"u199151-33\">Deep Vellum Books, Poetry March and Readings: We Will Not Be Silent, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199151-35\">Half Price Books Mothership Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u199151-39\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-44\">\n<li id=\"u199151-41\">The Twig Book Shop, Linda Davis will read and sign A Christmas to Remember, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199151-43\">The Twig Book Shop, April Lynn Newell will read and sign The Reconciling, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199151-47\">Monday, December 19<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u199151-49\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-52\">\n<li id=\"u199151-51\">Dozen Street, Haiku Challenge with Ellie Francis Douglass + open mic, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199151-55\">Tuesday, December 20<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u199151-57\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-60\">\n<li id=\"u199151-59\">Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u199151-63\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-68\">\n<li id=\"u199151-65\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199151-67\">The Last Word Bookstore, Poetry Night!, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u199151-71\">Pasadena<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-74\">\n<li id=\"u199151-73\">B&#038;N &#8211; Fairway Market, Katharine McGee signing The Thousandth Floor, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u199151-77\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-80\">\n<li id=\"u199151-79\">The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199151-83\">Wednesday, December 21<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u199151-85\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-88\">\n<li id=\"u199151-87\">Lucky Dog Books &#8211; Oak Cliff, Figures of Speak: Open Mic Storytelling, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u199151-91\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-94\">\n<li id=\"u199151-93\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:15PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199151-97\">Thursday, December 22<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u199151-99\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-104\">\n<li id=\"u199151-101\">Malvern Books, launch of Vanessa Jimenez Gabb\u2019s debut poetry collection, Images of Radical Politics, with readings from Vanessa, Emily Bludworth de Barrios, Ryan Bender Murphy, and Kimberly Lambright, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199151-103\">Mr. Catfish &#038; More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u199151-107\">Bedford<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u199151-110\">\n<li id=\"u199151-109\">Half Price Books, local author and actor Kody Christiansen will discuss, sell, and sign his inspiring memoir *Hollywood Heartbreak\/New York Dreams*, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199151-113\">Friday, December 23<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u199151-115\">No public events today<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u199151-118\">Saturday, December 24\u00a0 HAPPY HANNUKAH \u2014 Enjoy a good read during this season of light<\/h1>\n<h1 id=\"u199151-121\">Sunday, December 25\u00a0 MERRY CHRISTMAS! Give a Texas book as a gift to someone today<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u199151-124\">* * * * *<\/p>\n<div id=\"u199161\">\n<div id=\"u199162-184\">\n<h1 id=\"u199162-2\"><span>MAJOR BOOK EVENTS BY MONTH<\/span><\/h1>\n<p id=\"u199162-5\">Use this calendar of recurring events and cultural emphases in Texas and those other states to plan ahead in your bookish life. We&#8217;ll add dates for each year as we learn of them.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u199162-8\">January<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u199162-19\">\n<li id=\"u199162-10\">National Book Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-12\">National Book Week (third full week of January)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-14\">Book Publishers Day (Jan. 16 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-16\">Pulpwood Queen&#8217;s Girlfriend Weekend (Nacogdoches, Jan. 12-15, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-18\">Austin Book, Paper, &#038; Photo Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199162-22\">February<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u199162-31\">\n<li id=\"u199162-24\">Black History Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-26\">Lone Star Literary Life Birthday (Feb. 2 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-28\">ConDFW (Dallas)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-30\">Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Alpine (February)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199162-34\">March<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u199162-43\">\n<li id=\"u199162-36\">Women&#8217;s History Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-38\">Freedom of Information Day (March 16 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-40\">Children&#8217;s Picture Book Day (March 28 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-42\">Lone Star Literary Life&#8217;s Top Ten Texas Bookish Destinations (March 5 and March 12, 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199162-46\">April<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u199162-73\">\n<li id=\"u199162-48\">National Poetry Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-50\">D.E.A.R., &#8220;Drop Everything and Read&#8221; Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-52\">National Library Week (April 9\u201315, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-54\">International Children&#8217;s Book Day (April 2 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-56\">Children&#8217;s Book Day, El d\u00eda de los ni\u00f1os\/El d\u00eda de los libros (D\u00eda) (April 30 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-58\">World Book Day (Shakespeare&#8217;s birthday, April 23 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-60\">Austin International Poetry Festival (April 6-9, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-62\">Books in the Basin (Odessa, April)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-64\">Poetry at Round Top (April)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-66\">NETWO Spring Conference<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-68\">Houston Writers&#8217; Guild Conference<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-70\">San Antonio Book Festival (Sat, April 8, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-72\">Texas Institute of Letters Annual Meeting (April\u00a0 8, 2017, El Paso)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u199162-87\">\n<li id=\"u199162-78\">Texas Writers Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-80\">Children&#8217;s Book Week (May)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-82\">National Independent Bookstore Day (April)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-84\">O. Henry Pun-off (Austin)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-86\">BookExpo America (New York, May 31\u2013June 2, 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u199162-109\">\n<li id=\"u199162-92\">GLBT Books Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-96\">Bloomsday (James Joyce&#8217;s <span id=\"u199162-94\">Ulysses,<\/span> June 16 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-98\">CALF (Children&#8217;s Art &#038; Literacy Festival), Abilene (June)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-100\">Western Writers of America Convention (Kansas City, MO, June 21-24, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-102\">Writers&#8217; League of Texas Agents &#038; Editors Conference (Austin, June)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-104\">Annual Austin African-American Book Festival (June)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-106\">International Christian Retail Show (June)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-108\">Lone Star Literary Life&#8217;s Top Texas Summer and Beach Reads (June 4 and June 11, 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u199162-117\">\n<li id=\"u199162-114\">Writers&#8217; League of Texas Summer Writing Retreat, Alpine (Alpine)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-116\">Macondo Writers\u2019 Workshop, San Antonio (July)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199162-120\">August<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u199162-130\">\n<li id=\"u199162-125\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etxbookfest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East Texas Book Fest<\/a><\/span> (Tyler, August)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-127\">Flor de Nopal Literary Festival, Austin<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-129\">Texas Christian Writers\u2019 Conference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199162-133\">September<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u199162-146\">\n<li id=\"u199162-135\">Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15\u2013Oct. 15 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-137\">Banned Books Week (last week of September annually; Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2016)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-139\">National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration, Lubbock 9second weekend in September annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-141\">Permian Basin Writers&#8217; Workshop, Midland (Sept. 16\u201317, 2016)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-143\">West Texas Book Festival,\u00a0 Abilene (Sept. 19-24, 2016)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-145\">NF 4 NF: Nonfiction for New Folks Writing Conference for Nonfiction Children&#8217;s Writers (Rosenberg, Sept. 22-25)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199162-149\">October<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u199162-162\">\n<li id=\"u199162-151\">LGBT History Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-153\">National Friends of Libraries Week (late October annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-155\">Teen Read Week (third week of October annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-157\">Texas Teen Book Festival, Austin<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-159\">Houston LibroFEST, October<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-161\">North Texas Book &#038; Paper Show (Grapevine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199162-165\">November<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u199162-176\">\n<li id=\"u199162-167\">Native American Heritage Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-169\">National Novel Writing Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-171\">University Press Week (November 14\u201319, 2016)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-173\">Texas Book Festival, Austin Austin (Nov. 5\u20136, 2016)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u199162-175\">Shop Small: Small Business Saturday (Nov. 26,\u00a0 2016)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u199162-179\">December<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u199162-182\">\n<li id=\"u199162-181\">World AIDS Day (Dec. 1 annually)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, a meditation on the nature of language, by celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing, Austin, June 19-January 22 The Alchemy of Mind and Spirit: Intersections of Science and Poetry, Austin, September 26-January 13 Special Events No special events or festivals this week Sunday, December 18 Austin Malvern Books, The Lion [&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-778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778","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=778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}