Ann Arbor Book Festival - 2011 Event Schedule



2011 EVENT SCHEDULE In collaboration with the Neutral Zone and the Ann Arbor Summer Festival June 22 and 23, All Day VOLUME Summer Institute for Teachers Neutral Zone, 310 E. Washington Registration required - www.neutral-zone.org June 24, 7:30 PM Louder Than a Bomb Helmut Stern Auditorium, U-M Museum of Art, 525 S. State St. Youth Poetry Slam Film Screening June 25, 8:30 AM Breakfast with the Authors 2435 North Quad, 105 S. State St. Registration required - www.aabookfestival.org With Roger Bonair-Agard, Kevin Coval, Francine J. Harris, Jim C. Hines, Jeff Kass, Adam Mansbach [appearance cancelled], Jamaal May, Angel Nafis, Cynthia Furlong Reynolds, Karen Simpson, Lori Tucker-Sullivan, Karrie Waarala, Margaret Yang, Lara Zielin June 25, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Writers Conference Media Gallery, North Quad, 105 S. State St. Registration required - www.aabookfestival.org Workshops for writers of fiction, poetry, memoir, young adult fiction June 25, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Show Me A Story: A Creative Play Space for Children 2435 North Quad, 105 S. State St. Join the fun - storytelling and white-boards to share your ideas and illustrations! June 25, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Manga Mania, PoP-uPs & Paper Art 2435 North Quad, 105 S. State St. Take two dimensional art and storytelling to the next dimension... Take a map to explore activities throughout the room June 25, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Street Festival Ingalls Mall, E. Washington St. (between S. Thayer and Fletcher) Book fair vendors and exhibitors display their wares inside North Quad building @ 105 S. State St. Use the entrance at Thayer & E. Washington. Festival Tent, near Alumni Center 2:00 PM - Books v. e-Readers: Nook Color v. Xoom v. Kobo v. Kindle v. iPad v. Books! Everything you always wanted to know about e-Readers, and books! 3:10 PM - Educators on Education Reform Panel Discussion 4:15 PM - Leader in the Literary Arts Awards presentation to Laura Pershin Raynor and the Family Learning Institute Festival Stage, near Modern Languages Building 3:00 PM - Author's Sampler, with Roger Bonair-Agard, Kevin Coval, Jamaal May, Karrie Waarala, Angel Nafis, francine j. harris, Margaret Yang, Lara Zielin, Jeff Kass, Jim C. Hines, Cynthia Furlong-Reynolds, and Lori Tucker-Sullivan June 25, 5:00 PM Author's Forum: Act of Grace A conversation with Karen Simpson and Robbie Ransom 2435 North Quad, 105 S. State St. Karen Simpson's first novel explores the story of Grace Johnson, a bright, perceptive African American high school senior who saves the life of a Klansman named Jonathan Gilmore. Everyone in her hometown of Vigilant, Michigan wants to know why. June 26 to July 1, All Day VOLUME Summer Institute for Students Neutral Zone, 310 E. Washington Registration required - www.neutral-zone.org June 30, 7:30 PM VOLUME Summer Institute Faculty Readings Neutral Zone, 310 E. Washington [Please note the new location] For information: Ann Arbor Book Festival - (734) 223-7443 Neutral Zone - (734) 214-9995 Return to Top