Ann Arbor Book Festival - Event Schedule



EVENT SCHEDULE 5th Annual Ann Arbor Book Festival Schedule of Events May 1 - 18, 2008 Schedules subject to change Special Events \| Bookstore Events \| STREET FAIR - SATURDAY MAY 17 See a list of events for children and families. SPECIAL EVENTS May 1 - 17 Scavenger Hunt to area bookstores, libraries, and other businesses. May 9 - 26 Book Festival hosts a traveling exhibit for the Michigan Humanities Council Great Michigan Read program: "Up North with the Hemingways." This exhibit will be displayed in the Art Lounge on the first floor of the Michigan Union at 530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor. Free and open to the public. Friday, May 9 Premiere of the "Up North with the Hemingways" Exhibit in the Art Lounge in the Michigan Union. 7:00-8:30 pm. Come hear readings by 826michigan students who participated in a seminar on Hemingway and his writing and view this exciting exhibit highlighting a Michigan classic. Free and open to the public. Click here for more details. May 12 - 16 Author Visits to area schools (pre-arranged). Mayor John Hieftje has declared this week: "Ann Arbor Kids Love to Read" Week. May 13 - 18 Stop by the University of Michigan School of Art & Design's WORK Ann Arbor gallery at 306 State St., Ann Arbor. (734) 998-6178. View the 17 poster ideas for the 2008 Ann Arbor Book Festival submitted by undergraduate students from School of Art & Design Assistant Professor Hannah Smotrich's course, Navigating Narrative Forms. Hours: Tues. – Sun., noon – 7:00 pm. Closed Mondays. Wednesday, May 14 Come meet six of the authors of the 2008 Michigan Notable Books. 7:00-8:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Borders Liberty Store: 612 E. Liberty St. (734) 668-7652. Authors are: Mike Fornes - Mackinac Bridge: A 50-Year Chronicle, 1957-2007 Ted Kluck - Paper Tiger: One Athlete's Journey to the Underbelly of Pro Football Tyree Guyton - Connecting the Dots: Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project Diane Maddex (Represented by Craig McDonald) - Alden B. Dow: Midwestern Modern John Otterbacher - Sailing Grace Eric Villegas - Fork in the Road with Eric Villegas Wednesday, May 14 Ann Arbor District Library presents "Disappearing Honey Bees & Bumble Bees: What's Happening to Our Pollinators". Scientist and author Stephen Buchmann will discuss the latest findings of a National Academy of Sciences panel on the loss of native pollinators in North America. In an illustrated lecture, Dr. Buchmann will present information on loss/extinction of bumble bees, and Colony Collapse Disorder in honey bees. Information on what you can do to conserve and protect pollinators and their plants will be explained. An invitation to join the "Pollination Partnership" (www.pollinator.org) is extended to everyone. Come and join us for a stimulating evening of cross-pollinations. Pittsfield Branch, 7-8:30pm. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored with Project Grow, Inc. 2359 Oak Valley Drive. (734) 327-4200. Thursday, May 15 Literacy Symposium. Information to be presented by 826michigan staff and AAPS teachers who have worked together in the last few years to improve children's writing. Also information will be presented about MyAccess writing program for 2007-2008 school year for grades 5-8. 4:30 - 8:00 pm. Registration required. Click here for details. Friday, May 16 Writer's Conference, 8:30-5:00, featuring lunch provided by Zingerman's Deli, and a variety of writers and sessions devoted to developing writers. Click here for more details. There is limited space so sign up soon! Fee: $100. Friday, May 16 Author Reception, Ann Arbor District Library, 6:00 - 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Come mingle with our invited authors, meet local dignitaries, and nibble on some delicious food. Friday, May 16 AUTHOR/MOVIE EVENT Showing of the newly-released film "The Life Before her Eyes" based on the book of the same name by local author Laura Kasischke. At the famous Michigan Theater, this event will feature the author in conversation about the movie. 8:00 pm, ticket price to benefit the Ann Arbor Book Festival. This film features Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood playing the main characters. Vanity Fair called the film a "haunting meditation on the choices young women make and those choices determine their future happiness", noting that Thurman does her best work in years. Tickets prices are $15 for general admission, $12 for seniors (55 and older) / veterans / students, or $10 for members of the Michigan Theater. Tickets may be purchased online at TicketWeb or at the Borders Liberty store starting May 2nd. Saturday, May 17 AUTHOR BREAKFAST: Five of our guest authors are coming to breakfast with you! Meet them and enjoy a lovely breakfast at one of Ann Arbor's favorite eateries: Zanzibar on S. State St. For details and registration, click here. Sunday, May 18 AUTHOR HOME TOUR: Come tool around town on our Festival bus and visit notable authors' former residences in the area, including W.H. Auden, Robert Frost, Arthur Miller, and others. Cost: $12. Pickup will be at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore at 3235 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor (734-973-0846). Registration required. For details and registration, click here. Sunday, May 18 30th Annual Ann Arbor Antiquarian Bookfair at Michigan Union (http://www.annarborbookfair.com/). Return to Top BOOKSTORE EVENTS Monday, May 12 Noted chef and Cooking Channel star Bobby Flay will appear at the Lohr Rd. Borders Store to read from his new book Grill It! 12:30 pm, with signings to follow. (734) 997-8884. Monday, May 12 Pulitzer Prize winning author John Sandford appears at Nicola's Books to read from the new book in his "Prey" series, Phantom Prey, the 18th in this series of thrillers. 7:00 pm (please note this time previously was listed as 7:30 pm), signing to follow. 2513 Jackson Rd. in Westgate Shopping Plaza, (734) 662-0600. Tuesday, May 13 Author Elizabeth Goodenough appears at Shaman Drum Bookshop to read from her new work, an anthology co-edited with Andrea Immel entitled Under Fire: Childhood in the Shadow of War. This powerful book is a literary critical work which focuses on representations of war in books for children and young adults. Free and open to the public. Shaman Drum is at 311-315 S. State St., Ann Arbor, (734) 662-7407. Wednesday, May 14 Author Kathi Appelt presents her new book for kids, The Underneath, a harrowing yet keenly sweet tale about the power of love, and of its opposite, hate. 7:00 pm, Lohr Rd. Borders Store. Signing to follow. (734) 997-8884. Saturday, May 17 Author Steve Lehto, reading from 2007 Michigan Notable Book, Death's Door. 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Barnes & Noble Bookstore 3235 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor (734-973-0846). Sunday, May 18 Acclaimed historian and bestselling author Alison Weir turns her storytelling skills on England's most intriguing queen in her new book, The Lady Elizabeth. 3:00 pm, Borders Liberty Store: 612 E. Liberty St. (734) 668-7652. Signing to follow. Return to Top STREET FAIR - MAY 17 Click for Printable Schedule - circle your preferred events and plan your day! View a street map of the festival grounds and stages. For details on any specific event, click the name of the event. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Michigan Room (Michigan League) MI Radio Stage Books Change Lives Panel Charity Nebbe - moderator Sue Barber, Director of Marketing, Budco Judith DeWoskin, Community High School English teacher Firoozeh Dumas, author of Laughing without an Accent Danny Simmons, author / poet / co-founder Def Jam 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Kalamazoo Stage (Michigan League) Maureen Freely - Enlightenment - a new novel Gale Stage "Giraffes Can't Dance" - Ann Arbor Civic Ballet Borders Stage Children's Lit Panel: Liz Elling, Liz Goodenough, Ruta Drummond, Ieva Bates (moderator) State Street Association Stage Environment Panel: Stephen Buchmann, Diane Wilson, Janet Kauffman, John Javna, Sophie Javna, John Knott (moderator) Proquest CSA Stage Bestselling author Lisa Tucker: The Cure for Modern Life WEMU Stage Children's Writing Presentations 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Hussey Stage (Michigan League) Firoozeh Dumas: Laughing without an Accent Michigan Room (Michigan League) MI Radio Stage Faith / Politics Panel: Randall Balmer, Robert McElvaine, Daniel Radosh, Christine Wicker, Don Gonyea (moderator) Gale Stage Ray McDaniel, Christine Rhein (intro) State Street Association Stage Teen Writing Contest - Deb Caletti MI Humanities Council Stage Future of the Book: Sunil Iyengar (NEA), Naomi Silver, Buzzy Nielsen, David Kipen, Paul Courant (moderator) WEMU Stage Danny Simmons - 85 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Kalamazoo Stage (Michigan League) Paul Hornschmeier (Graphic Novelist), Dave Carter - interview Michigan Room (Michigan League) MI Radio Stage Nicholas Delbanco: The Count of Concord Gale Stage Election Panel: Lewis-Beck (UM Press), Daniel Radosh, John Javna, Don Gonyea (moderator) Borders Stage Youth books: Charity Nebbe, Robbie Timmons MI Humanities Council Stage Books in Translation: Karl Porht (moderator), David Kipen, Maureen Freely Proquest CSA Stage Mom Power Hour: Judy Davids / Book, Julie Halpert, Jane Bernstein, Lisa Garrigues (moderator) WEMU Stage Volume Poetry Presentations 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Hussey Stage (Michigan League) 826michigan - Community High School student plays based on Hemingway Michigan Room (Michigan League) MI Radio Stage Pitch Panel (runs until 6:30) Gale Stage Ken Foster: Dogs I Have Met: And the People They Found, Geri Taeckens: Blind Man's Bluff State Street Association Stage Celebrity Spelling Bee EMCEE: David Kipen, NEA Deb Caletti - teen author Davy Rothbart - author Bob Eccles - radio personality Robin Frisch-Gleason - teacher, Antarctic explorer Geoff Larcom - Ann Arbor News Michael Betzold - Ann Arbor Observer dept. editor Ed Vielmetti - "superpatron" local business owner Cassandra Carter - teen author Nancy Shore – Director "Get Downtown" Proquest CSA Stage The Mydols - Mommy Rock Band performs WEMU Stage Performance poet Regie Gibson Return to Top