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SUMMARY:Katharine Dion Launch celebration for her debut novel\, The Dependents
DESCRIPTION:Katharine Dion: Launch celebration for her debut novel\, The Dependents\, a wise and lyrical debut novel about a new widower confronting the truth about his long marriage. \n\n\n\n\n“A marvel of a novel. With great subtlety and tact\, it evokes the love\, devotion\, and sadness that bind a grieving father to his troubled daughter. Its cumulative power comes from the depth of Dion’s entry into her characters and the vividness of her prose that brings them to life. The Dependents is one of the best debut novels I’ve read in years\, and a very auspicious one.”–Adam Haslett \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter the sudden death of his wife\, Maida\, Gene is haunted by the fear that their marriage was not all it appeared to be. Alongside Ed and Gayle Donnelly\, friends since college days\, he tries to resurrect happy memories of the times the two couples shared\, raising their children in a small New Hampshire town and vacationing together at a lake house every summer. Meanwhile\, his daughter\, Dary\, challenges not only his happy version of the past but also his view of Maida. As a long-standing rift between them deepens\, Gene starts to understand how unknown his daughter is to him–and how enigmatic his wife was as well. And a lingering suspicion seizes his mind that could upend everything he thought he knew. \nKatharine Dion’s assured debut moves seamlessly between Gene’s present-day journey and the long history of a marriage and friendship. Rich and wonderfully alive\, The Dependents is the most moving kind of drama\, an intimate glance into the expanse of family life and the way we must all eventually bridge the chasm between what we want to believe and what we know to be true. \nKatharine Dion is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, where she was awarded the Iowa Arts Fellowship. She has also been a MacDowell Fellow and the recipient of a grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation. She lives in Berkeley.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/katharine-dion-launch-celebration-for-her-debut-novel-the-dependents/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180616T140000
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SUMMARY:Bloomsday! Thomas Lynch reads from James Joyce's Ulysses
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Irish soda bread as Thomas Lynch continues reading the whole of Ulysses. Chapter Nine up next.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/bloomsday-thomas-lynch-reads-from-james-joyces-ulysses/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180614T193000
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SUMMARY:Leslie Jonath Presents Foraged Art: Creating Projects Using Blooms\, Branches\, Leaves\, Stones\, and Other Elements Discovered in Nature.
DESCRIPTION:  \nTo reserve your seat\, purchase a copy of Foraged Art by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website. \n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, June 14\, 2018 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the spirit of land artists like Andy Goldsworthy\, the book is as much about discovery as it is about creation. Leaves shaped like lips might inspire a face; an array of rocks might be become an eclectic mosaic; winter’s first snow might be carved into glowing luminaria.Whether you love to look for heart-shaped flowers or want to make a peacock made with flower petals\, you will find great inspiration and joy in Foraged Art. \nArt\, meditation\, and nature meet in this adult focused activity book\, with projects that take inspiration from the natural environment\, using blooms\, pods\, branches\, stones\, and other natural elements. Divided into chapters by natural elements–flowers\, leaves\, rocks and pods\, and more\, the book encourages readers to forage and play outside using nature’s seasonal art box. With quotes by artists on nature and creativity\,Foraged Art is about making art from what you find and finding art in what you see. \nLeslie Jonath is an author\, book packager\, and producer specializing in content for food\, art\, design\, and children’s projects. She is the author of many books including Snowmen\, Everyone Loves Paris\, Give Yourself A Gold Star and Love Found. She lives in San Francisco.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/leslie-jonath-presents-foraged-art-creating-projects-using-blooms-branches-leaves-stones-and-other-elements-discovered-in-nature/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180609T160000
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SUMMARY:Caroline Arden Launch for her debut YA novel\, The High Climber of Dark Water Bay
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\nTwelve-year-old Lizzie is in trouble. She used to live a comfortable life with her loving father\, but after the stock market crash of 1929 and his sudden death\, she and her family now live in poverty. Lizzie is expected to help support the family\, but she can’t even cook without burning food. One day\, a letter arrives. Her wealthy uncle has offered her a paying job as a summer governess for her two young cousins at a remote logging camp\, so she travels alone into the wilderness of Vancouver\, British Columbia. To her horror\, she discovers that her uncle is missing from the camp. Penniless and stranded\, Lizzie’s worst fears are soon confirmed–she is being held hostage by the camp’s boss. “Accidents are easy to explain in the woods\,” he writes in a ransom letter to her uncle. Lizzie learns that in order to survive\, she will have to perform the most dangerous job at the camp–the high climber. She has one chance to save herself and return to her family. Her intelligence and bravery will be tested to the limit as she pulls on the climber harness to prove to everyone\, including herself\, what she is truly capable of.\n\n\n\n\n\nCaroline Arden holds an MFA in fiction writing from Johns Hopkins University. As a child she spent her summers at her grandparents’ home at a former logging camp in British Columbia. Now she lives in Santa Cruz with her husband and daughters.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/caroline-arden-launch-for-her-debut-ya-novel-the-high-climber-of-dark-water-bay/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180524T193000
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SUMMARY:Ted Scheinman reads from Camp Austen
DESCRIPTION:Ted Scheinman\n\n\n\n\nreads from Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan. \n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, May 24\, 2018 – 7:30pm
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/ted-scheinman-reads-from-camp-austen/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180520T150000
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SUMMARY:Join Mrs. Dalloway's and the Mediterranean Garden Society for a talk and signing by Jason Dewee's on his just released book\, Designing with Palms
DESCRIPTION:Jason Dewees\n\n\n\n\nJoin Mrs. Dalloway’s and the Mediterranean Garden Society for a talk and signing by Jason Dewee’s on his just released book\, Designing with Palms (photography by Caitlin Atkinson). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this comprehensive guide\, Dewees shares the many ways palms can transform courtyards\, gardens and landscapes. Detailing the most important species and highlighted by striking photography\, Designing with Palms imparts vital advice on making the most of these statement-making plants. \n“Contains virtually everything you need to know about these plants and their usage in gardens. This is the go-to book.”– Raymond Jungles\, landscape architect \nJason Dewees is the staff horticulturist at Flora Grubb Gardens and East West Trees in San Francisco. Responsible for the Tree Canopy Succession Plan for the San Francisco Botanical Garden\, he serves on the Horticultural Advisory Committee for the San Francisco Botanical Garden\, and on The San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers Advisory Council. \n 
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/join-mrs-dalloways-and-the-mediterranean-garden-society-for-a-talk-and-signing-by-jason-dewees-on-his-just-released-book-designing-with-palms/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180518T193000
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SUMMARY:David Ulrich presents Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice of Photograph
DESCRIPTION:An unprecedented photography practice that guides you to the creativity at your our fingertips\, calling for nothing more than your vision and any camera\, even the one embedded in your phone. \n“Zen Camera is to photographers what The Artist’s Way is to writers. This master class in creativity deserves a place in your home.”–Create with Joy \nTo reserve your seat\, purchase a copy of Zen Camera by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Ulrich draws on the principles of Zen practice as well as forty years of teaching photography to offer six profound lessons for developing your self-expression. Doing for photography what The Artist’s Way and Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain did for their respective crafts\, Zen Camera encourages you to build a visual journaling practice called your Daily Record in which photography can become a path of self-discovery. Beautifully illustrated with 83 photographs\, its insights into the nature of seeing\, art\, and personal growth allow you to create photographs that are beautiful\, meaningful\, and uniquely your own. \nYou’ll ultimately learn to change the way you interact with technology–transforming it into a way to uncover your innate power of attention and mindfulness\, to see creatively\, and to live authentically. \n\nDavid Ulrich is a professor and co-director of Pacific New Media Foundation in Honolulu\, Hawai’i. He teaches frequent classes and workshops\, and is an active photographer and writer whose work has been published in numerous books and journals including Aperture\, Manoa\, and Sierra Club publications. Ulrich’s photographs have been exhibited internationally in more than 75 one-person and group exhibitions. He blogs about creativity and consciousness at www.theslenderthread.org\, and is a consulting editor for Parabola magazine. Visit his website at: www.creativeguide.com.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/david-ulrich-presents-zen-camera-creative-awakening-with-a-daily-practice-of-photograph/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180515T193000
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SUMMARY:Mark Greenside Reads from (not quite) Mastering the Art of French Living
DESCRIPTION:Mark Greenside Reads from (not quite) Mastering the Art of French Living\, a sequel of sorts to I’ll Never Be French (no matter what I do)\, about which the San Francisco Chronicle wrote: “Imagine Larry David . . . spending a summer in a French village–against his will\, of course–and you get some sense of what Mark Greenside goes through.” \n\n\n\n\nEvery year upon arriving in Plobien\, the small Breton town where he spends his summers\, Mark Greenside picks back up where he left off with his faux-pas-filled Francophile life. Mellowed and humbled\, but not daunted (OK\, slightly daunted)\, he faces imminent concerns: What does he cook for a French person? Who has the right-of-way when entering or exiting a roundabout? Where does he pay for a parking ticket? And most dauntingly of all\, when can he touch the tomatoes? \nDespite the two decades that have passed since Greenside’s snap decision to buy a house in Brittany and begin a bi-continental life\, the quirks of French living still manage to confound him. Continuing the journey begun in his 2009 memoir about beginning life in France\, (Not Quite) Mastering the Art of French Living details Greenside’s daily adventures in his adopted French home\, where the simplest tasks are never straightforward but always end in a great story. Through some hits and lots of misses\, he learns the rules of engagement\, how he gets what he needs–which is not necessarily what he thinks he wants–and how to be grateful and thankful when (especially when) he fails\, which is more often than he can believe. \nMark Greenside has been a civil rights activist\, Vietnam War protestor\, anti-draft counselor\, Vista Volunteer\, union leader\, and college professor. His short stories have appeared in numerous journals and he is the author of a collection\, I Saw a Man Hit His Wife. Greenside resides in Alameda and Brittany.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/mark-greenside-reads-from-not-quite-mastering-the-art-of-french-living/
LOCATION:Rialto Cinemas Elmwood\, 2966 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180503T193000
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SUMMARY:Steven Zipperstein reading from Pogrom: Kishinev and the Tilt of History
DESCRIPTION:“A splendid book that pinpoints the moment at the start of the twentieth century when exile in Europe turned deadly in a way that foretold the end of everything. It tells us the horror that occurred street by street\, butchery by butchery–with gripping clarity and an admirable brevity.”–Philip Roth \n\n\n\n\n\nPurchase a copy of Pogrom to reserve your seat by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/steven-zipperstein-reading-from-pogrom-kishinev-and-the-tilt-of-history/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180502T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180502T180000
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SUMMARY:Kwame Alexander presents Rebound\, the prequel to Kwame Alexander's Newbery Medal-winning The Crossover (2014).
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, May 2\, 2018 – 6:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nRebound is a coming-of-age novel written in verse about basketball\, family\, and staying true to yourself. The main character\, Charlie Bell\, is the future father of Jordan and Josh in The Crossover. Set in the 1980’s\, Rebound also features stunning illustrations by award-winning graphic novel artist Dawud Anyabwile that compliment Charlie’s love of comics. \n“An eminently satisfying story of family\, recovery\, and growing into manhood. “– starred Kirkus review. \nFor a guaranteed seat\, please purchase a book in advance by visiting or calling the store\, or by ordering through our website (please allow for 5-7 business days for web orders to process). For families who might not want to purchase multiple copies in order for you all to have seats\, parents or guardians may take the purchased seat while children ages 12 and under will be encouraged to sit on floor matts right in front of Kwame Alexander! \nKwame Alexander is a poet\, educator\, and the New York Times Bestselling author of 25 books. Kwame writes for children of all ages. Some of his other works include The Playbook: 52 Rules to Help you Aim\, Shoot\, and Score in This Game of Life; the picture books\, Surf’s Up\, Animal Ark and Out of Wonder\, and the novels\, Solo and Booked. For more info about Kwame Alexander\, visit his website. \n 
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/kwame-alexander-presents-rebound-the-prequel-to-kwame-alexanders-newbery-medal-winning-the-crossover-2014/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180429T183000
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SUMMARY:Surprise Me! How the Unexpected Powers Your Writing with Author Ann Jacobus
DESCRIPTION:This is a Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators event\, and it is open to the public. All writers are welcome! To reserve your seat\, buy a ticket. \n\n\n\n\nWe may crave order and predictability in our lives\, but in stories and poetry\, humans of all ages thrive on surprise. In fact\, an area of our brains is hard-wired to derive pleasure from it. Why? Because the unexpected shakes up our assumptions. Employed well\, it hooks and engages the reader\, gives pleasure\, shapes and then transforms the reader’s perceptions\, and is one of\, if not the most\, fundamental elements of story. \nJoin us as author Ann Jacobus uses examples from children’s fiction\, ranging from Dav Pilkey to Rainbow Rowell\, and exercises involving our current projects\, to explore how the unexpected works in almost all elements of writing: in language; in humor; as an integral part of character\, and as a powerful engine for plot. Understanding how and why surprise works is guaranteed to make us stronger writers. \nAnn Jacobus​ is the author of YA novel\, Romancing the Dark in the City of Light (Macmillan 2015)\, a suicide crisis line counselor\, mom\, writing teacher\, and reader. She earned an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from VCFA\, and has published short stories\, poetry\, essays\, and recently completed a chapter book for younger readers that’s currently on submission. She lives in San Francisco with her family and dog Louie\, and enjoys long walks and binge-watching cable series.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/surprise-me-how-the-unexpected-powers-your-writing-with-author-ann-jacobus/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180428T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180428T150000
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SUMMARY:Georgeanne Brennan presents Windows on Provence: Musings on the Food\, Wine\, and Culture of the South of France
DESCRIPTION:Georgeanne Brennan presents Windows on Provence: Musings on the Food\, Wine\, and Culture of the South of France\, a book for travelers\, for dreamers\, for Francophiles\, for lovers of Provencalcraft and cuisine\, and for anyone who wants to be a part of something beautiful and special. \n\n\n\n\nTo reserve your seat\, purchase a copy of Windows on Provence by speaking to one of our booksellers. (510) 704-8222. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFamous for its radiant light\, vibrant colors\, beautiful architecture\, flavorful foods\, and opulent wines\, Provence is one of the most visited destinations of the world. To turn the pages of Windows on Provence is to be immersed in the magical region. \nWith each photograph and chapter\, the reader is transported to the beaches of Nice under a white umbrella\, to the twisting streets of Aix-en-Provence\, to the 2\,000-year-old ruins of Cimiez\, and beyond. \nGeorgeanne Brennan evocatively renders an insider’s knowledge of Provence’s villages and their ancient customs and traditions. Through rich essays\, each examining a unique facet of Provencal culture\, she shares her view of the southern region of the country. Brennan’s engaging text\, together with alluring photographs\, takes the reader on an unforgettable tour\, from the sun-drenched Cote d’Azur to the craggy mountains of Haute Provence; to lavender\, poppy and wheat fields; through markets full of richly-hued fabrics\, antiques and seasonal specialties; to harbors filled with fishermen selling the morning’s catch; over hills covered in vines; and into centuries-old buildings and castle ruins\, all brought to life through the author’s eyes. \nIncluded in the bounty are four distinct Provencal recipes as well as indispensable driving tips to help drivers find their way without stress. \nGeorgeanne Brennan is the author of the popular food memoir\, A Pig in Provence as well as the culinary classic\, Potager. She is also the author of My Culinary Journey: Food and Fetes of Provence. She lives in both France and Northern California.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/georgeanne-brennan-presents-windows-provence-musings-food-wine-culture-south-france/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180426T193000
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SUMMARY:Yang Huang reads from her short story collection\, My Old Faithful\, winner of the 2017 Juniper Prize.
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\nShowing both the drama of familial intimacy and the ups and downs of the everyday\, My Old Faithful introduces readers to a close-knit Chinese family. These ten interconnected short stories\, which take place in China and the United States over a thirty-year period\, merge to paint a nuanced portrait of family life\, full of pain\, surprises\, and subtle acts of courage. Richly textured narratives from the mother\, the father\, the son\, and the daughters play out against the backdrop of China’s social and economic change.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith quiet humor and sharp insight into the ordinary\, Yang Huang writes of a father who spanks his son out of love\, a brother who betrays his sister\, and a woman who returns to China after many years to find her country changed in ways both expected and startling. \nYang Huang grew up in China’s Jiangsu province and participated in the 1989 student uprisings. Her debut novel\, Living Treasures\, won the Nautilus Book Award silver medal in fiction\, and her essay and short stories have appeared in The Margins\, Eleven Eleven\, Asian Pacific American Journal\, The Evansville Review\, Futures\, Porcupine Literary Arts Magazine\, and Nuvein. She lives in the Bay Area and works for UC Berkeley.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/yang-huang-reads-short-story-collection-old-faithful-winner-2017-juniper-prize/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T140000
DTSTAMP:20180227T190538Z
CREATED:20180227T190537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180227T190538Z
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SUMMARY:Emily Murphy presents Grow What You Love: 12 Food Plant Families to Change Your Life\, an accessible guide that shows how easy it is to grow your favorite produce.
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\nGrow What You Love is designed to be a simple guide to growing vegetables\, herbs and more that will add to the flavor and variety of fresh produce choices throughout the year. Aimed at novice and experienced gardeners alike\, it will be an image-driven\, how-to adventure from an expert gardener and communicator with an enthusiasm for an authentic life.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe colorful book begins with an exploration of Murphy’s approach to gardening and how it can fit into modern life with little time and effort. She goes on to give advice on how best to choose food plants that readers love\, or can discover\, and follows with simple methods for garden-to-table growing\, including a selection of her favorite seasonal recipes. The result for readers is a garden-fresh bounty for any time of the year.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/emily-murphy-presents-grow-love-12-food-plant-families-change-life-accessible-guide-shows-easy-grow-favorite-produce/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180420T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180420T193000
DTSTAMP:20180402T044754Z
CREATED:20180402T044753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180402T044754Z
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SUMMARY:Caren Yglesias presents Desert Gardens of Steve Martino.
DESCRIPTION:  \nTo reserve your seat\, purchase a copy of Desert Gardens of Steve Martino in advance by speaking to one of our booksellers or ordering from our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis survey of twenty-one gardens by Steve Martino\, whose work blends colorful\, man-made elements with native plants to reflect the sun-drenched beauty of the desert\, is sure to inspire gardeners\, landscapers\, and admirers of California and the Southwest. For more than thirty years\, Steve Martino has been committed to the development and advancement of landscape architecture in the Southwest. His pioneering work with native plant material and the development of a desert-derived design aesthetic is widely recognized. A recurring theme of his work is the dramatic juxtaposition of man-made elements with ecological processes of the region. His love for the desert–the interplay of light and shadow\, the colors\, plants\,and wildlife–inspires his work. \nCaren Yglesias is a licensed architect and professor of Landscape Design at UC Berkeley. She has taught landscape architecture at Virginia Tech\, University of Maryland\, and the Academy of Art University. Book publications include The Innovative Use of Materials in Architecture and Landscape Architecture: History\, Theory and Performance and The Complete House and Grounds: Learning from Andrew Jackson Downing’s Domestic Architecture.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/caren-yglesias-presents-desert-gardens-of-steve-martino/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180419T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180419T123000
DTSTAMP:20180227T190403Z
CREATED:20180227T190402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180227T190403Z
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SUMMARY:Jacqueline Winspear reads from her new Maisie Dobbs mystery\, To Die But Once.
DESCRIPTION:  \nTo reserve your seat\, purchase a copy of To Die But Once by calling the store (510) 704-8222 and speaking to one of our booksellers. \n\n\n\n\n\nDuring the months following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany\, Maisie Dobbs investigates the disappearance of a young apprentice working on a hush-hush government contract. As news of the plight of thousands of soldiers stranded on the beaches of France is gradually revealed to the general public\, and the threat of invasion rises\, another young man beloved by Maisie makes a terrible decision that will change his life forever.\n\n\n\n\n\nMaisie’s investigation leads her from the countryside of rural Hampshire to the web of wartime opportunism exploited by one of the London underworld’s most powerful men\, in a case that serves as a reminder of the inextricable link between money and war. Yet when a final confrontation approaches\, she must acknowledge the potential cost to her future–and the risk of destroying a dream she wants very much to become reality. \nJacqueline Winspear’s  bestselling Maisie Dobbs series includes In This Grave Hour\, Journey to Munich\, A Dangerous Place\, Leaving Everything Most Loved\, Elegy for Eddie\, and eight other novels. Her standalone novel\, The Care and Management of Lies\, was also a New York Times bestseller and a Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalist. Originally from the United Kingdom\, Winspear now lives in California.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/jacqueline-winspear-reads-new-maisie-dobbs-mystery-die/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180415T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180415T150000
DTSTAMP:20180227T185812Z
CREATED:20180227T185812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180227T185812Z
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SUMMARY:For Young Adults: Elizabeth Partridge
DESCRIPTION:For Young Adults: Elizabeth Partridge\n\n\n\n\nLaunch for Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam. \n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, April 15\, 2018 – 3:00pm
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/young-adults-elizabeth-partridge/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180322T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180322T193000
DTSTAMP:20180227T184720Z
CREATED:20180227T184719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180227T184720Z
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SUMMARY:Michael David Lukas reads from his new novel\, The Last Watchman of Old Cairo.
DESCRIPTION:“A beautiful\, richly textured novel\, ambitious and delicately crafted.”– Rabih Alameddine \n\n\n\n\n\nIn this spellbinding novel\, a young man journeys from California to Cairo to unravel centuries-old family secrets.\n\n\n\n\n\nJoseph\, a literature student at Berkeley\, is the son of a Jewish mother and a Muslim father. One day\, a mysterious package arrives on his doorstep\, pulling him into a mesmerizing adventure to uncover the tangled history that binds the two sides of his family. For generations\, the men of the al-Raqb family have served as watchmen of the storied Ibn Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo\, built at the site where the infant Moses was taken from the Nile. Joseph learns of his ancestor Ali\, a Muslim orphan who nearly a thousand years earlier was entrusted as the first watchman of the synagogue and became enchanted by its legendary–perhaps magical–Ezra Scroll. The story of Joseph’s family is entwined with that of the British twin sisters Agnes and Margaret\, who in 1897 depart their hallowed Cambridge halls on a mission to rescue sacred texts that have begun to disappear from the synagogue. \nThe Last Watchman of Old Cairo is a moving page-turner of a novel from acclaimed storyteller Michael David Lukas. This tightly woven multigenerational tale illuminates the tensions that have torn communities apart and the unlikely forces–potent magic\, forbidden love–that boldly attempt to bridge that divide. \nMichael David Lukas is the author of the internationally bestselling novel The Oracle of Stamboul\, which was a finalist for the California Book Award\, the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award\, and the Harold U. Ribalow Prize\, and has been published in fifteen languages. He has been a Fulbright Scholar in Turkey\, a student at the American University of Cairo\, and a night-shift proofreader in Tel Aviv. A graduate of Brown University\, he has received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts\, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He works in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at UC Berkeley and lives in Oakland.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/michael-david-lukas-reads-new-novel-last-watchman-old-cairo-2/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180315T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180315T193000
DTSTAMP:20180131T193518Z
CREATED:20180131T193518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180131T193518Z
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SUMMARY:Peggy Orenstein
DESCRIPTION:Peggy Orenstein\n\n\n\n\nThe author of Girls & Sex and Cinderella Ate My Daughter delivers her first ever collection of essays–funny\, poignant\, deeply personal and sharply observed pieces\, drawn from three decades of writing\, which trace girls’ and women’s progress (or lack thereof) in what Orenstein once called a “half-changed world.”
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/peggy-orenstein/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180306T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180306T193000
DTSTAMP:20180131T192544Z
CREATED:20180131T192543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180131T192544Z
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SUMMARY:Joyce Carol Oates reads from her new collection of short stories\, Beautiful Days\, which includes the 2017 Pushcart Prize-winning "Undocumented Alien."
DESCRIPTION:In the diverse stories of Beautiful Days\, Joyce Carol Oates explores the most secret\, intimate\, and unacknowledged interior lives of characters not unlike ourselves\, who assert their independence in acts of bold and often irrevocable defiance. \n“Fleuve Bleu” exemplifies the rich sensuousness of Oates’s prose as lovers married to other persons vow to establish\, in their intimacy\, a ruthlessly honest\, truth-telling authenticity missing elsewhere in their complicated lives\, with unexpected results. In “Big Burnt\,” set on lushly rendered Lake George in the Adirondacks\, a cunningly manipulative university professor exploits a too-trusting woman in a way she could never have anticipated. In a more experimental but no less intimate mode\, “Les beaux jours” examines the ambiguities of an intensely erotic\, exploitative relationship between a “master” artist and his adoring young female model. And the tragic “Undocumented Alien” depicts a young African student enrolled in an American university who is suddenly stripped of his student visa and forced to undergo a terrifying test of courage. \nIn these stories\, as elsewhere in her fiction\, Joyce Carol Oates exhibits her fascination with the social\, psychological\, and moral boundaries that govern our behavior–until the hour when they do not.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/joyce-carol-oates-reads-new-collection-short-stories-beautiful-days-includes-2017-pushcart-prize-winning-undocumented-alien/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180304T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180304T110000
DTSTAMP:20180227T185203Z
CREATED:20180227T185202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180227T185203Z
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SUMMARY:Andy Griffiths OFFSITE @ RIALTO CINEMAS ELMWOOD
DESCRIPTION:Calling all Treehouse Series fans! Join bestselling author Andy Griffiths as he presents the newest release in his award-winning series\, The 78-Story Treehouse. Andy’s hilarious and highly interactive presentation will have your kids (and you!) in stitches.  This free event is best for 5—10 year olds\, but all ages are welcome. Buy your book at the theater\, or before the event\, at Mrs. Dalloway’s\, and have it signed after the presentation. To reserve your seat RSVP at AndyGriffithsRialto.eventbrite.com
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/andy-griffiths-offsite-rialto-cinemas-elmwood/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180301T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180301T193000
DTSTAMP:20180131T192254Z
CREATED:20180131T192254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180131T192254Z
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SUMMARY:Ann Raeff in Conversation with Sylvia Brownrigg about Raeff's new novel\, Winter Kept Us Warm.
DESCRIPTION:“Raeff writes with vivid assurance about Berlin\, America\, and Morocco\, about men and women\, about love and work. As the boundaries between characters shift\, as past and present converge\, Winter Kept Us Warm casts a dazzling spell. A wonderful novel.”–Margot Livesey\, author of Mercury and Criminals
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/ann-raeff-conversation-sylvia-brownrigg-raeffs-new-novel-winter-kept-us-warm/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180225T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180225T150000
DTSTAMP:20180131T185354Z
CREATED:20180131T185319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180131T185354Z
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SUMMARY:Susan Morrison Launch party for The Less Is More Garden: Big Ideas for Designing your Small Yard.
DESCRIPTION:To reserve your seat\, please purchase a copy of The Less Is More Garden by talking to one of our booksellers (510) 704-8222 or placing an order via our online store. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSmall space\, big solutions. \nWhen it comes to gardens\, bigger isn’t always better. A larger space requires more plants\, more furniture\, more maintenance\, and more time. A smaller space takes less time to design\, install\, and care for and makes it easier for gardeners to take advantage of every square foot of space. \nThe Less Is More Garden shows you how to take advantage of a small yard. Designer Susan Morrison offers dozens of savvy tips on how to personalize a space to match a specific lifestyle\, draws on her years of experience to recommend smart plants that will provide seasonal interest\, and suggests hardscape materials that match many different aesthetics. Throughout\, tips are supplemented by inspiring photographs that show a variety of successful designs from around the country. Use the tips found in The Less Is More Garden to turn your standard lot into a unique space that is lovely\, family friendly\, and low maintenance.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/susan-morrison-launch-party-less-garden-big-ideas-designing-small-yard/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180211T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180211T140000
DTSTAMP:20180130T212105Z
CREATED:20180130T212104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180130T212105Z
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SUMMARY:Oliver James' Launch party for Birds of Berkeley
DESCRIPTION:Oliver James’ Launch party for Birds of Berkeley\, James’s charming\, full-color field guide to 25 birds easily found in Berkeley.  Sunday February 11th at 2pm at Mrs. Dalloway’s \n“More than an identification guide. It takes us beyond the who’s who to why we care. Learn how to think about birds in a way that will deepen your love of feathered things. This book combines scientific research\, local insights\, humor\, and beautiful and accurate artwork. Whether you are an experienced birder or just learning natural history\, this book will deepen your sense of place and open insights to beauty\, wonder\, and connection to the natural world.”—John Muir Laws\, author of The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada. \nPre-order a copy of Birds of Berkeley to reserve your seat by speaking to one of our booksellers at 510.704.8222 or shopping on our website.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/oliver-james-launch-party-birds-berkeley/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180210T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180210T150000
DTSTAMP:20180130T210153Z
CREATED:20180130T210152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180130T210153Z
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SUMMARY:Marilyn Yalom Presents The Amorous Heart: An Unconventional History of Love.
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe symmetrical\, exuberant heart is everywhere: it gives shape to candy\, pendants\, the frothy milk on top of a cappuccino\, and much else. How can we explain the ubiquity of what might be the most recognizable symbol in the world? In The Amorous Heart\, Yalom tracks the heart metaphor and heart iconography across two thousand years\, through Christian theology\, pagan love poetry\, medieval painting\, Shakespearean drama\, Enlightenment science\, and into the present. She argues that the symbol reveals a tension between love as romantic and sexual on the one hand\, and as religious and spiritual on the other. Ultimately\, the heart symbol is a guide to the astonishing variety of human affections\, from the erotic to the chaste and from the unrequited to the conjugal.\n\n\n\n\n\nMarilyn Yalom is a senior scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University\, and the author of How the French Invented Love\, among other books.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/marilyn-yalom-presents-amorous-heart-unconventional-history-love/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180201T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180201T193000
DTSTAMP:20171230T050559Z
CREATED:20171230T050559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171230T050559Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Anne Staw reads from her personal essay collection\, Small: The Little We Need for Happiness.
DESCRIPTION:In this brilliant essay collection\, Jane Anne Staw invites the reader to journey with her as she discovers how to shift her gaze to small–and finds her way out of feelings of overwhelm and anxiety. Through example\, Small teaches us how to see and connect to what is best in life\, at a time when philosophers and psychologists are suggesting that we slow down in order to thrive in a world of turmoil\, speed and excess information.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/jane-anne-staw-reads-personal-essay-collection-small-little-need-happiness/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180201T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180201T173000
DTSTAMP:20180130T061932Z
CREATED:20180130T061931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180130T061932Z
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SUMMARY:"Where Wild Beauty and Science Meet: an Evening with Yellowstone Migrations photographer Joe Riis"
DESCRIPTION:Joe Riis OFFSITE @ BROWER CENTER\n\n\n“Animals don’t see boundaries or borders. Their quest for food and shelter is instinctual\, and I hope my images help people understand and experience that.” – Joe Riis\n\n\n\nWildlife photojournalist and National Geographic fellow Joe Riis\, who has documented the migrations of pronghorn\, mule deer\, and elk in Wyoming for more than a decade\, will give a multimedia presentation and book signing of his new book\, Yellowstone Migrations. A reception begins at 5:30 pm with the program at 6:30 pm.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/wild-beauty-science-meet-evening-yellowstone-migrations-photographer-joe-riis/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Live Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180125T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180125T193000
DTSTAMP:20171230T050340Z
CREATED:20171230T050339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171230T050340Z
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SUMMARY:Michael Benanav presents Himalaya Bound: One Family's Quest to Save Their Animals and an Ancient Way of Life.
DESCRIPTION:“A powerful and moving story of travel\, mountain culture and human relationships. His writing is sensitive\, insightful\, and unsparing and reveals the complex and tenuous lives of migrant people and their deep connection to a forest environment. In the best tradition of writers like Bruce Chatwin and Gretel Ehrlich\, Himalaya Bound recounts a multi-layered journey into uncertain terrain\, where no GPS would dare to wander.–Stephen Alter\, author of Becoming a Mountain
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/michael-benanav-presents-himalaya-bound-one-familys-quest-save-animals-ancient-way-life/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180111T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180111T193000
DTSTAMP:20171004T045723Z
CREATED:20171004T045722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171004T045723Z
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SUMMARY:Terry Shames in Conversation with Timothy Hallinan
DESCRIPTION:Launching Shames’s new Samuel Craddock mystery\, A Reckoning in the Back Country. \n\n\n\nThursday\, January 11\, 2018 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen Lewis Wilkins\, a physician with a vacation home in Jarrett Creek\, is attacked by vicious dogs\, and several pet dogs in the area around Jarrett Creek disappear\, Police Chief Samuel Craddock suspects that a dog fighting ring is operating in his territory. He has to tread carefully in his investigation\, as lawmen who meddle in dog fighting put their lives at risk. The investigation is hampered because Wilkins is not a local. \nCraddock’s focus on the investigation is thrown off by the appearance of a new woman in his life\, as well as his accidental acquisition of a puppy. \nDigging deeper\, Craddock discovers that the public face Wilkins presented was at odds with his private actions. A terrible mistake led to his disgrace as a physician\, and far from being a stranger\, he has ongoing acquaintances with a number of county residents who play fast and loose with the law. \nTerry Shames is the author of A Killing at Cotton Hill\, The Last Death of Jack Harbin\, Dead Broke in Jarrett Creek\, A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge\, The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake\, and An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock\, the first six Samuel Craddock mysteries. She grew up in Texas and continues to be fascinated by the convoluted loyalties and betrayals of the small town where her grandfather was the mayor. A member of the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime\, she lives in Berkeley. \nTimothy Hallinan is the author of the Simeon Grist Los Angeles\, Junior Bender and Poke Rafferty mystery series.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/terry-shames-conversation-timothy-hallinan/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171205T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171205T193000
DTSTAMP:20171025T174905Z
CREATED:20171025T174905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171025T174905Z
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SUMMARY:"A Christmas Memory" read by Thomas Lynch
DESCRIPTION:Truman Capote’s classic story is read by Thomas Lynch the first week of December in a Mrs. Dalloway’s tradition. Join us in celebrating the holiday season. \n\n\n\n\nOriginally published in 1956\, this short story based on Capote’s childhood tells of a young boy who lovingly makes fruitcakes from scratch at Christmastime with his elderly cousin. This American holiday classic includes an audio CD. \nThomas Lynch is an actor\, neighbor\, and friend of the bookstore.
URL:https://stew.bluebamboodesigns.net/event/christmas-memory-read-thomas-lynch-2/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore\, 2904 College Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading
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