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| Feb-April 2010
The Big Reads: Alabama Reads - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Various Alabama Communities
Join the entire state of Alabama in reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as part of Alabama's first Statewide NEA Big Read. Check with your local library for events in your area or see Web site for more information.
Various Communities, Alabama
Contact: Pat Ryan
205-226-3615
pryan@bham.lib.al.us
http://www.alabamareads.org | | | MAR 13, 9 am-4 pm
Show Me the Money! Conference St. Luke's Episcopal School
This conference will help you find and get the money you need for your writing career and explain how to get the most promotional exposure. Speakers include C. Hope Clark, Nancy Swan, & Dr. Sharee Broussard. Deadline for registration is March 7. Conference fee: $35. See Web site for more information.
3975 Japonica Lane
Mobile, AL 36693
Contact: Cece Redmond
251-644-5900
mobilewritersguild@gmail.com
http://sites.google.com/site/mobilewritersguild | | | Mar 13, 10 am
Rheta Grimsley Johnson book signing Cold Water Books
Award-winning columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson will sign copies of her new memoir Enchanted Evening Barbie and the Second Coming. See Web site for more information.
101 West 6th Street
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Contact: Sandi Hendrix
256-381-2525
sandihendrix@yahoo.com
http://www.coldwaterbooks.com/ | | | Mar 14, 2 pm
Hugh Ambrose book event Centennial Hall at Faulkner State's Fairhope campus
Hugh Ambrose will appear for his book The Pacific, companion book to the HBO series. Free tickets available at Page & Palette. Please see Web site for more information.
School Street
Fairhope, AL 36532
Contact: Emily Bell
251-928-5295
emily@pageandpalette.com
http://www.pageandpalette.com | | | MARCH 15, 7 PM; MARCH 16, 10 AM
UNA WRITER'S SERIES: LORRAINE LOPEZ; JIM MURPHY; MICHAEL KNIGHT University of North Alabama
Lorraine Lopez will read from her fiction on Monday evening, March 15 at 7 pm in the Performance Center of the GUC at UNA. Jim Murphy will read from his poetry on Tuesday, March 16, at 10 am in Banquet Hall A (in the GUC). Michael Knight will read from his fiction at 11 am, March 16 in Banquet Hall A. Booksignings will follow each event. The readings are free and open to the public. See Web site for more information.
Guillot University Center
Florence, AL 35630
Contact: Pam Kingsbury
256-765-4890
pjkingsbury@una.edu
http://www.una.edu/english/writers-series.html | | | Mar 16, 7 pm
Dr. Alan Gribben presents Ten Good Reasons to Read Tom Sawyer Wetumpka Public Library
Dr. Alan Gribben, author of the foreword to the Alabama Big Read edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, will discuss the top Ten Reasons to Read Tom Sawyer. See Web site for more information.
212 S. Main Street
Wetumpka, AL 36092
Contact: Susan Hayes, Director
334-567-1308
wetumlib@bellsouth.net
http://www.wetumpkalibrary.com | | | Mar 17, noon
Ruth Cook: At Quary's Edge: Working the World Class Marble B. B. Comer Library
Ruth Cook, author of A Brief History of Sylacauga Marble, will tell the story of the daily life and the quarry work at the Sylacauga marble quarries. See Web site for more information.
314 North Broadway Avenue
Sylacauga, AL 35150
Contact: Shirley K. Spears
256-249-0961
sspears@sylacauga.net
http://www.sylacauga.net/library | | | Mar 18, 6:30 pm
Alan Gribben: Ten Reasons to Read Tom Sawyer Eufaula Carnegie Library
Dr. Alan Gribben, author of the foreword to the Alabama Big Read edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, will discuss the top Ten Reasons to Read Tom Sawyer. See Web site for more information.
217 North Eufaula Avenue
Eufaula , AL 36027
Contact: Ronnie Smith
334-687-2337
johntidwell@chamberscountylibrary.org
http://www.ecl.lib.al.us/ | | | Mar 19-21, 2010
Books by the Bay Multicultural Literary Conference Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center
The Multicultural Literature Advocacy Group (MLAG) is proud to present the 2010 Annual Books By the Bay Multicultural Literary Conference. The purpose of the conference is to improve the accessibility and acceptability of books written by and about people of color. See Web site for more information.
One South Water Street
Mobile, AL
Contact: Dyahnne Alston
240-687-0359
mlitadgroup@gmail.com
http://mlag.web.officelive.com/2010conference.aspx | | | Mar 20, 7:30 pm
A Celebration of Mary Ward Brown Judson College Alumnae Auditorium
Sponsored by Marion Military Institute and Judson College, this celebration of Mary Ward Brown includes a concert of music composed by Marion native Hal Kemp and ASHES OF ROSES, a play by Norman McMillan based on stories of Mary Ward Brown, with Deborra Street directing. Tickets are $15 and may be reserved through Merrily Thompson at the phone number or e-address below.
302 Bibb Street
Marion, AL 36756
Contact: Merrily Thompson
334-683-2394
mthompson@marionmilitary.edu
http://www.judson.edu/ | | | March 20, 2010, 10 am-3 pm
Alabama Bound Birmingham Public Library
This year, Alabama Bound will be part of The Big Read focusing on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Come see and hear Mark Twain, hear period music while feasting on Southern cooking, hear Dolores Hydock tell stories, and discuss the book with a panel of experts from different perspectives. Free and open to the public. See Web site for more information.
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, AL 35203
Contact: Linda Wilson/Haruyo Miyagawa
205-226-3600
lwilson@bham.lib.al.us
http://www.alabamabound.org | | | Mar 24, noon
Ruth Cook: More on Moretti and the Marble: Love of Art and Dreams of Business B. B. Comer Library
Ruth Cook will talk about Moretti's life and his recognized works of art as well as his investments in Sylacauga and Talladega County's pure white marble. See Web site for more information.
314 N. Broadway Avenue
Sylacauga, AL 35150
Contact: Shirley K. Spears
256-249-0961
sspears@sylacauga.net
http://www.sylacauga.net/library | | | March 24, 2010, 4 pm
Annual Mersmann Awards UAB Spencer Honors House
The Mersmann Awards are given annually for the best reading or rendition by a student of a poem written by another author and a best original poem. Traditionally, this event has been an opportunity for students to read aloud from their favorite works and give voice to words they may often read though seldom hear. Free. See Web site for more information.
1190 10th Avenue South
Birmingham , AL 35294
Contact: Daniel Anderson
205-934-4250
danderso@uab.edu
http://www.uab.edu/english/events/ | | | Mar 25, 3 pm
Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton book event RBD Library, Special Collections & Archives Department
Virginia Hamilton will discuss her memoir Teddy's Child: Growing Up in the Anxious Southern Gentry between the Great Wars. See Web site for more information.
231 Mell Street
Auburn, AL 36849
Contact: Joyce Hicks
334-844-1732
askalibrarian@auburn.edu
http://www.lib.auburn.edu/sca/ | | | Mar 25, 12:30 pm
Dead Cats and Spunk Water: Superstitions and Strange Logic in the Writing of Mark Twain Savantes Literary Society
Dolores Hydock speaks to the topic. See Web site for more information.
Vestavia Hills, AL
Contact: Betty R. Watts
205-746-5136
http://ahf.net/ | | | Mar 26, 8:30 am-4 pm
Wright Brothers Centennial Panel Discussion Alabama Department of Archives and History
$35 registration fee. Julie Williams, author of Wings of Opportunity: The Wright Brothers in Montgomery, Alabama, will join other scholars to discuss the significance of the nation's first civilian flight school, located in Montgomery. See Web site for time and more information.
624 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36130
Contact: William Trimble
334-844-6636
trimbwf@auburn.edu
http://www.archives.alabama.gov | | | March 27, noon-1 pm
Theatre in the Mind: Bert Williams' experience in Vaudeville Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Georgette Norman speaks to the topic. See Web site for more information.
Montgomery, AL
Contact: Alabama Shakespeare Festival
334-271-5395
http://www.asf.net/index.aspx | | | March 28, 2 pm
Simon and Pap and Huck and Tom: Alabama Influences on the Fiction of Mark Twain Westover Public Library
Richard Anderson speaks to the topic. See Web site for more information.
Westover, AL
Contact: Annette Tyler
205-678-3375
http://ahf.net/ | | | Mar 29, 6-8 pm
River Jordan & Shellie Tomlinson Page & Palette
Two writers unite for a special appearance: River Jordan for Saints in Limbo and Shellie Tomlinson for Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On! On their Southern Wing & A Prayer Tour. See Web site for more details.
32 S. Section Str.
Fairhope, AL 36532
Contact: Emily Bell
251-928-5295
emily@pageandpalette.com
http://www.pageandpalette.com | | | Mar 30, 6 pm
Please Pass the Folklore: Family and Community Traditions in the Kitchen and Around the Dinner Table Calera Public Library
Joyce Cauthen speaks to the topic. See Web site for more information.
9700 Highway 25
Calera, AL 35040
Contact: Kim Emrick
205-669-3894
http://www.cityofcalera.org/Default.asp?ID=107 | | | Mar 30, 9:30-11:30 am
E.O. Wilson: Consilience Twelve Years Later Morgan Hall
This event will focus on E.O. Wilson's 1998 book, Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge, which generated much debate in academic circles when it was published because of its argument to bring together the sciences, humanities, and the arts into a broad study of human knowledge. The colloquium will examine the progress of that debate over the last decade. Free and open to the public. See Web site for more information.
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Contact: Rebecca Florence
205-348-8663
rflorenc@as.ua.edu
http://web.as.ua.edu/home/news/2010/mailnews/march/webmail.php | | | Mar 31, noon
Brown Bag Lunch: Julie Williams Central Library, Arrington Auditorium
Professor Julie Williams will discuss her new book Wings of Opportunity: The Wright Brothers in Montgomery, Alabama, 1910. See Web site for more information.
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, AL 35203
Contact: Sandi Lee
205-226-3742
slee@bham.lib.al.us
http://www.bplonline.org | | | Apr 7, noon
Adelante Book Group: Discovering the Secrets of Success Sarah Palmer Commons; Comer 202
Evelyn Blake and Mary Lou Williams will discuss The Outliers, the Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell and Julie and Julia by Julie Powell. E-mail for more information.
University of Montevallo Campus
Montevallo, AL 35115
Contact: Sandra Lott
205-665-2127
jlott285@charter.net
| | | Apr 10, 2-4 pm
Local Authors Day Gadsden Public Library
Current or former residents of Etowah County who have authored a book are invited to participate. Authors will have books for sale and availble for signing. This event is open and free to the public. See Web site for more information.
254 College Street
Gadsden, AL 35901
Contact: Julie Dobbins
256-549-4699 ext. 100
gploffice@gadsdenlibrary.org
http://www.gadsdenlibrary.org | | | April 10, 5:30-7 pm
CANEBRAKE POETS CELEBRATE NATIONAL POETRY MONTH The Blind Mule Restaurant & Bar
Reading by Mobile poets Carol Case; Keri Coumanis; Diane Garden; Vernon Fowlkes, Jr; Celia Lewis; and Alabama Poet Laureate Sue Walker. Cash bar opens at 5 pm; readings begin at 5:30. LoDa District, Downtown Mobile, Free. See Web site for more information.
57 N Claiborne Street
Mobile, AL 36602
Contact: Celia Lewis
251-423-7927
celiavickerylewis@comcast.net
http://www.canebrakepoets.org/ | | | April 11, 3-5 pm
Sunday Salon: Sena Jeter Naslund Huntsville Literary Association
Huntsville Literary Association members and their guests are invited. For guest reservations phone 256-585-9520. See Web site for more information.
4813 Cove Creek Dr.
Huntsville, AL 35805
Contact: Mary Beth Walker
256-585-9520
walker_mb@bellsouth.net
http://hla-hsv.org/index.html | | | Apr 13, 7:30 pm
Mary Ann Neeley book event Smith Hall, Huntingdon College
Historian Mary Ann Neeley will talk about and sign copies of her new book The Writings of M. P. Blue, Montgomery's First Historian. See Web site for more information.
1500 East Fairview Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36106
Contact: J. Cameron West
334-833-4409
camwest@huntingdon.edu
http://www.huntingdon.edu | | | Apr 14, 2010, 4 pm
UAB Writers' Series: Robert Collins and Lawrence Wharton UAB Spencer Honors House
Robert (Bob) Collins and Lawrence (Larry) Wharton. Join the UAB community as it celebrates and hears the poetry of Collins and the fiction of Wharton, two retiring friends who have meant so much to creative writing at UAB over the years. Reception to follow. Free. See Web site for more information.
1190 10th Avenue South
Birmingham , AL 35294
Contact: Daniel Anderson
205-934-4250
danderso@uab.edu
http://www.uab.edu/english/events/ | | | April 15, 7:30 pm
Music from Ahab's Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund UA-Huntsville, Roberts Recital Hall
Music composed for and readings from Ahab's Wife by its author, Eminent Scholar in the Humanities Sena Jeter Naslund. Music and lyrics composed by Frank Richmond; music performed by UA-Huntsville instructor Karen Young and a UA-Huntsville students. Free admission. See Web site for more information.
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL 35899
Contact: UAH English Dept.
256-834-6655
eh@uah.edu
http://www.uah.edu/colleges/liberal/english/naslund_schedule.php | | | Apr 17, 2010, 10 am-4 pm
Alabama Book Festival Old Alabama Town
The Alabama Book Festival is returning to Montgomery on Saturday, April 17. The event features over 50, varied poets, fiction and nonfiction writers, and children and young adult authors assembled in Old Alabama Town. The event is free and open to the public, and fun for readers of all ages. See Web site for frequent updates.
301 Columbus Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Contact: Bob McLain
334-240-4500 or 1-888-240-1850
b.mclain@oldalabamatown.com
http://www.alabamabookfestival.org/ | | | Apr 20, 6:30 pm
Rheta Grimsley Johnson book event Mobile Public Library
Grimsley Johnson will discuss and sign copies of her new memoir Enchanted Evening Barbie and the Second Coming. See Web site for more information.
5555 Grelot Rd.
Mobile, AL 36609
Contact: Nancy Anlage
251-208-7097
nanlage@aol.com
http://www.mplonline.org/ | | | April 23, 2010
Montevallo Literary Festival University of Montevallo
The 8th annual Montevallo Literary Festival will take place at the scenic and historic University of Montevallo, Alabama's only public liberal arts university. See Web site for frequent updates.
Comer Hall
Montevallo, AL 35115
Contact: Jim Murphy
205-665-6420
murphyj@montevallo.edu
http://www.montevallo.edu/english/MLF/ | | | April 23-24, 2010
Slash Pine Poetry Festival Varied Locations
Slash Pine Press' second annual two-day poetry bonanza. Last year's inaugural festival was held in five distinct locations around the Tuscaloosa area and had more than forty readers and a total crowd of more than 350. The festival emphasizes the democratic and diverse goals of creative work, refusing to privilege one aesthetic or reputation over another. See Web site for frequent updates.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Contact: Joseph P. Wood
205-348-1763
jwood@bama.ua.edu
http://www.slashpinepress.blogspot.com | | | Apr 29-May 1, 2010
Alabama Writers Symposium Alabama Southern Community College
The Alabama Center for Literary Arts presents Literature on Location: The Muse of Place, the 2010 Alabama Writers Symposium. Readers, writers, scholars, and the recipient of the 2010 Harper Lee Award for Alabama's Distinguished Writer of the Year and the Eugene Current-Garcia Award for Alabama's Distinguished Scholar of the Year. Check Web site for frequent updates.
2800 Alabama Avenue
Monroeville, AL
Contact: Melinda Byrd-Murphy
251-575-8226
mbmurphy@ascc.edu
http://www.writerssymposium.org | | | May 6
Rheta Grimsley Johnson Reception and Book Signing Florence-Lauderdale Public Library
Rheta Grimsley Johnson will sign copies of her new memoir Enchanted Evening Barbie and the Second Coming. See Web site for more information.
350 North Wood Avenue
Florence, AL 35630
Contact: Nancy Sanford
256-764-6564
nsanford@flpl.lib.al.us
http://flpl.lib.al.us/ | | | May 19, noon
Wild and Wonderful Wednesday: Julie Williams Pell City Public Library
Journalism professor Julie Williams will talk about and sign copies of her new book Wings of Opportunity: The Wright Brothers in Montgomery, AL. See Web site for more information.
1923 First Avenue North
Pell City , AL 35125
Contact: Susan Mann
205-884-1015
smannpcl@yahoo.com
http://www.pc.lib.al.us/ | | | May 25, 7 pm
Julie Williams book signing Wetumpka Public Library
Journalism professor Julie Williams will talk about and sign copies of her new book Wings of Opportunity: The Wright Brothers in Montgomery, Alabama. See Web site for more information.
212 South Main Street
Wetumpka, AL 36092
Contact: Susan Hayes
334-567-1308
wetumlib@bellsouth.net
http://www.wetumpkalibrary.com | | | Oct 20, noon
Julie Williams book signing B. B. Comer Memorial Library
Journalism professor Julie Williams will talk about and sign copies of her new book Wings of Opportunity: The Wright Brothers in Montgomery, Alabama. See Web site for more information.
314 North Broadway Avenue
Sylacauga, AL 35150
Contact: Shirley Spears
256-249-0961
sspears@sylacauga.net
http://www.sylacauga.net/library/ | | |
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