{"id":865,"date":"2018-12-31T14:25:53","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=865"},"modified":"2018-12-31T14:25:53","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:25:53","slug":"special-events-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=865","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u228594-26\">\n<li id=\"u228594-5\"><span id=\"u228594-3\">FESTIBA, Festival of International Books &#038; Arts, <\/span>Edinburg &#038; Brownsville, February 27-March 5<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-8\"><span id=\"u228594-6\">Odessa Shakespeare Festival,<\/span> March 3\u20135<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-11\"><span id=\"u228594-9\">Writefest: A Festival for Emerging Writers,<\/span> Houston, March 6-12<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-14\"><span id=\"u228594-12\">12th Annual Book &#038; Author Luncheon,<\/span> Bulverde, March 8<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-17\"><span id=\"u228594-15\">Celebration of Texas Authors<\/span>, Austin, March 8<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-20\"><span id=\"u228594-18\">32nd Annual Tejas Storytelling Festival,<\/span> Denton, March 9012<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-25\"><span id=\"u228594-21\">WORDfest (Writers Organizations &#8216;Round Dallas)<\/span>, Hurst, March 11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u228594-28\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u228594-59\">\n<li id=\"u228594-31\"><span id=\"u228594-29\">Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, <\/span>Austin, February 6\u2013July 16<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-34\"><span id=\"u228594-32\">The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry, <\/span><span id=\"u228594-33\">Denton, January 17\u2013May 11<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-37\"><span id=\"u228594-35\">Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites,<\/span> Fort Worth, January 21\u2013May 7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-40\"><span id=\"u228594-38\">The Human Experience: From Texas to the World<\/span> literacy initiative, Houston, January 18\u2013May 18<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-43\"><span id=\"u228594-41\">Of Texas Rivers &#038; Texas Art<\/span> (an exhibition from the book of the same title), San Angelo, February 16\u2013April 9<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-46\"><span id=\"u228594-44\">Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition,<\/span> San Marcos, February 15\u2013July 1<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-49\"><span id=\"u228594-47\">Cartooning Texas: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art in the Lone Star State,<\/span> Del Rio, March 1\u201331<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-52\"><span id=\"u228594-50\">Texas Writers: Humanities Texas Exhibition,<\/span> Salado, March 3\u201331<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-55\"><span id=\"u228594-53\">The Art of Dr. Seuss: A Retrospective Exhibition,<\/span> Austin, March 4\u2013April 2<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-58\"><span id=\"u228594-56\">Everyday People: The Art of James E. Ransome <\/span>(a National Center for Children&#8217;s Illustrated Literature exhibition), Abilene, March 9-May 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u228594-62\">Sunday, March 5<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u228594-64\">Abilene<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-67\">\n<li id=\"u228594-66\">Abilene Public Library &#8211; South Branch at Abilene Mall, 2017 Texas Author Series featuring Mary O. Parker, Johnnie Lou Avery Boyd, Rachel Caine, and Mike Cox, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-70\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-79\">\n<li id=\"u228594-72\">Austin History Center, Meet and talk with veterans and hear excerpts from the works they have created as part of Our Warrior Chorus, 2:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-74\">BookPeople, YVETTE GROVE speaking and signing Lily&#8217;s Deliciously Different Day, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-76\">BookPeople, TIM DORSEY speaking and signing Clownfish Blues, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-78\">The Writing Barn, Workshop: A Lonely Island: Finding Inspiration and Confidence in Writing for Clients, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-82\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-85\">\n<li id=\"u228594-84\">Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-88\">Garland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-91\">\n<li id=\"u228594-90\">B&#038;N &#8211; Firewheel Mall, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons: Dark Prophesies, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-94\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-99\">\n<li id=\"u228594-96\">Brazos Bookstore, Reception for the launch of IN THE EYES OF OUR CHILDREN: HOUSTON, AN AMERICAN CITY, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-98\">Martini Blu, Performance Poetry: Queen&#8217;s Night, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-102\">Mansfield<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-105\">\n<li id=\"u228594-104\">Half Price Books, Half Price Books Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, all day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-108\">Midland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-111\">\n<li id=\"u228594-110\">B&#038;N, The Adventures of George Pitts book signing with George Pitts, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-114\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<p id=\"u228594-116\">The Twig Book Shop, Robert Seltzer discusses and signs Amado Muro and Me, 4PM<\/p>\n<p id=\"u228594-119\"><span id=\"u228598\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/robert-seltzer-amado-muro-and-me\" id=\"u228599\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20030517.jpg\"  id=\"u228599_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u228594-122\">Monday, March 6<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u228594-124\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-129\">\n<li id=\"u228594-126\">Monkeywrench Books, AK Press Book Tour: John Flaherty discusses No More Heroes: Grassroots Challenges to the Savior Mentality, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-128\">St. Edward&#8217;s University, The Marcia Kinsey Visiting Writers Series present poet Kazim Ali, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-132\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-135\">\n<li id=\"u228594-134\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letters Live present Chris Cleave, author of Everyone Brave Is Forgiven, and Jennifer Ryan, author of The Chilbury Ladies&#8217; Choir, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-138\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-145\">\n<li id=\"u228594-140\">Alley Theatre, Inprint&#8217;s Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents George Saunders in a choral reading of Lincoln in the Bardo with Alley Theatre actors, 7:30PM [sold out but will be live-streamed at inprinthouston.org and houstonpublicmedia.org\/inprint]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-142\">Murder By the Book, Tim Dorsey will sign and discuss Clownfish Blues, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-144\">Tracy Gee Community Center, SCBWI Houston meeting: &#8220;Taking Advantage of the Nonfiction Market&#8221; with Wendy Lanier, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-148\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-153\">\n<li id=\"u228594-152\">The Twig Book Shop, Writers&#8217; League of Texas Presentation and Discussion: Texas Independents, 6PM<br \/><span id=\"u228595\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/writers-league-texas-presentation-and-discussion\" id=\"u228596\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20030617.jpg\"  id=\"u228596_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u228594-156\">Tuesday, March 7<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u228594-158\">Arlington<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-161\">\n<li id=\"u228594-160\">UT Arlington College Park Center, Maverick Speakers Series presents Fareed Zakaria, author of In Defense of a Liberal Education, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-164\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-171\">\n<li id=\"u228594-166\">BookPeople, GEORGE SAUNDERS speaking &#038; signing Lincoln in the Bardo, 7PM [ticket required]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-168\">Bullock Museum, Discover Texas history through art and conversation with James Crisp, author of Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett\u2019s Last Stand, and Sam Ratcliffe, author of Painting Texas History to 1900, followed by a book signing, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-170\">Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam!, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-174\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-177\">\n<li id=\"u228594-176\">SMU &#8211; McFarlin Auditorium, The Ebby Halliday Companies Lecture Series presents Brandon Stanton, author of Humans of New York, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-180\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-183\">\n<li id=\"u228594-182\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and open mic!, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-186\">Garland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-189\">\n<li id=\"u228594-188\">B&#038;N &#8211; Firewheel Mall, Waking Up Slowly: Spiritual Lessons from My Dog, My Kids, Critters, and Other Unexpected Places book signing with Dave Burchett, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-192\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-207\">\n<li id=\"u228594-194\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Robin Preiss Glasser will share her new FANCY NANCY book, NANCY CLANCY, LATE BREAKING NEWS, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-196\">Brazos Bookstore, Tom Clavin discusses and signs DODGE CITY, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-198\">Fix Coffeebar, Poetry Fix featuring Angelique Jamail &#038; Outspoken Bean, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-200\">Inprint House, Poetry of the City: A Talk by Alicia Ostriker, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-202\">Katy Budget Books, NYT Bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks premieres How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-204\">Murder By the Book, Rhys Bowen will sign and discuss her new stand-alone mystery, In Farleigh Field, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-206\">University of St. Thomas, 2017 B.K. Smith Lecture in History: Dr. David M. Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-210\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-213\">\n<li id=\"u228594-212\">The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-216\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-219\">\n<li id=\"u228594-218\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, The Width of the World book signing with David Baldacci, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u228594-222\">Wednesday, March 8<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u228594-224\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-233\">\n<li id=\"u228594-226\">BookPeople, JENNY LAWSON speaking &#038; signing You Are Here, 7PM [ticket required]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-228\">Chez Zee, Chez Zee Author Series featuring Bill Wittliff, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-230\">LBJ Library Auditorium, The Harry Middleton Lectureship presents presidential historian Michael Beschloss, author of At the Highest Levels: The Inside Story of the End of the Cold War, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-232\">The Long Center, an evening with Fran Lebowitz, author of Metropolitan Life and Social Studies, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-236\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-239\">\n<li id=\"u228594-238\">Scottish Rite Cathedral, Arts &#038; Letters Live presents George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the Bardo, with the actors of Kitchen Dog Theater, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-242\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-247\">\n<li id=\"u228594-244\">Denton Public Library South, Professor&#8217;s Corner: Poems by Texas Poet Laureate Alan Birkelbach, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-246\">University of North Texas, UNT Visiting Writers Series presents a reading and book signing with poet Melissa Kwasny, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-250\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-257\">\n<li id=\"u228594-252\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-254\">Brazos Bookstore, Glenn Blake reads and signs THE OLD AND THE LOST, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-256\">Murder By the Book, Joanne Fluke will sign and discuss her new book, Banana Cream Pie Murder, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-260\">Huntsville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-263\">\n<li id=\"u228594-262\">Sam Houston State, Women&#8217;s Poetry Slam: Let&#8217;s Get LOUD!, followed by An Afro-Latina in Texas: Poetry &#038; Performance with Jasminne Mendez and Dr. Trevor Boffone, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-266\">San Marcos<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-269\">\n<li id=\"u228594-268\">Texas State University &#8211; The Wittliff Collections, Award presentation, reading and book signing: Jim Shepard\u2019s novel, The Book of Aron, has won the inaugural L.D. and LaVerne Harrell Clark Fiction Prize, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u228594-272\">Thursday, March 9<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u228594-274\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-283\">\n<li id=\"u228594-276\">BookPeople, JARED KLEINERT speaking &#038; signing 3 Billion Under 30, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-278\">BookWoman, Second Thursday Poetry Open Mic featuring Ann Howells &#038; Michelle Hartman hosted by Cindy Huyser, 7:15PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-280\">Malvern Books, Novel Night with Brittani Sonnenberg &#038; Adeena Reitberger, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-282\">Mr. Catfish &#038; More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-286\">Burnet<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-289\">\n<li id=\"u228594-288\">Herman Brown Library, Coffee Talks presents Debra Winegarten, author of Oveta Culp Hobby, Winner of 2015 Best Biography from Texas Author Association, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-292\">Commerce<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-295\">\n<li id=\"u228594-294\">Texas A&#038;M, The Mayo Review issue launch featuring Courtney Craggett, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-298\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-303\">\n<li id=\"u228594-300\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, Noah Galloway signs Living With No Excuses, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-302\">Warwick Melrose Hotel, DFW World Affairs Council presents Scott Miller&#8217;s discussing and signing Agent 100: An American Spymaster and the German Resistance in WWII, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-306\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-315\">\n<li id=\"u228594-308\">Brazos Bookstore, poet Andre de Korvin reads and signs THE DAY THE CLOCKS SPOKE RUSSIAN, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-310\">La Colombe d&#8217;Or, 2017 Distinguished Diplomat Lecture: &#8220;China: Then and Now&#8221; with Ambassador Nicholas Platt, author of China Boys, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-312\">Murder By the Book, Brad Parks will sign and discuss Say Nothing, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-314\">University of Houston &#8211; Central, Cargo and Carrier Lecture Series: Q&#038;A with Jeff VanderMeer, author of Southern Reach, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-318\">South Padre Island<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-321\">\n<li id=\"u228594-320\">South Padre Island Community Center, History at Noon with local author Steve Hathcock, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-324\">Victoria<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-327\">\n<li id=\"u228594-326\">University of Houston, American Book Review reading series presents T. Geronimo Johnson, author of Welcome to Braggsville, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u228594-330\">Friday, March 10<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u228594-332\">Alpine<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-335\">\n<li id=\"u228594-334\">Front Street Books, E. DAN KLEPPER presents his latest work Why the Raven Calls the Canyon, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-338\">Carrizo Springs<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-341\">\n<li id=\"u228594-340\">Dimmit County Public Library, Texas Touring Roster Artist ire&#8217;ne lara silva will read, discuss, and sign her books, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-344\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-349\">\n<li id=\"u228594-346\">Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam hosts a Women of the World Poetry Slam Fundraiser (hosted by Candy), 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-348\">Lucky Dog Books &#8211; Oak Cliff, Poets on X+ hosted by Opalina Salas and Carlos Salas, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-352\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-355\">\n<li id=\"u228594-354\">Brazos Bookstore, an evening with Ken Liu and Kelly Luce &#8211; Writefest 2017 Keynote Speakers, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-358\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-361\">\n<li id=\"u228594-360\">Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink readings featuring Timothy Donnelly, Ellie Francis Douglass, B\u00e1rbara Renaud Gonz\u00e1lez, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u228594-364\">Saturday, March 11<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u228594-366\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-373\">\n<li id=\"u228594-368\">B&#038;N &#8211; Arboretum, Byron Browne signing of Spanish Missions of Texas, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-370\">BookPeople, SCBWI Austin meeting: Ten Reasons you Should Absolutely Not Give Up with P. J. Hoover, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-372\">JW Marriott, Greenleaf Book Group hosts &#8220;The Power of Personal Brand Storytelling&#8221; Meetup (part of SXSW), 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-376\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-379\">\n<li id=\"u228594-378\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Shanalee Sharboneau Signs Copies of Her Picture Books, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-382\">Denison<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-385\">\n<li id=\"u228594-384\">Denison Public Library, Meet the Author Series: Steve Lanore, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-388\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-391\">\n<li id=\"u228594-390\">Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: :Everybody\u2019s Got a Home But Me: The Rowdy, Roving Life and Stories of Lucia Berlin&#8221; with Mark Pumphrey, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u228594-394\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u228594-403\">\n<li id=\"u228594-396\">Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, Clayton Library Lecture Series presents Kelvin Meyers, forensic genealogist and author of NGS Research in the States: Texas, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u228594-398\">Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, CAMH Gallery Talk: Terry R. 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