2009 Northern Arizona Book Festival
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Saturday, March 7, 2009
The Verses of March Blow In!
Music, Recitation & Silent Auction
Writer, poets, and musicians will come together to read selected works from participating author for the 12th annual Northern Arizona Book Festival. Readings by Angela Cooper, Jill Divine, James Jay, Doug McGlothlin, Seth Muller. Music by Matthew Henry Hall, Alyson Jay, Tony Norris, & many more.
Enjoy some munchies. Hear a great show. Bid on unique, fun, and artsy items with all proceeds to benefit literacy efforts in Northern Arizona!
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Coconino Center for the Arts - 2300 N. Fort Valley Rd., Flagstaff, Arizona
Admission: $5 ( with all proceeds to benefit charitable organizations and literacy efforts in Northern Arizona)
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
An Evening with Lamar
Widely acclaimed and award winning journalist, Tom Carpenter (author of Laughing on the Inside) hosts this unique reading with Lamar.
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Bookmans, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd. Flagstaff, AZ
Admission: Free
2009 Northern Arizona Book Festival
Friday, April 24, 2009
Event: Poetry and Fiction reading by Mark Gibbons, Alberto Rios, and Diana Gabaldon
Poet Mark Gibbons (author of blue horizon) will read his latest poetry. Sponsored by One Book Arizona, their 2009 Book Winner, Alberto Rios (author of Capirotada: A Nogales Memoir) will read his award winning work. Diana Gabaldon, the New York Times best-selling (author of the Outlander series), will read from her recent work.
Time: 7:30PM to 9:00PM
Location: Orpheum Theater
Admission: Free
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Event: 3rd Annual Jim Simmerman Poetry Prize winners
Selected by award winning poet, Mark Gibbons, winners from the annual Simmerman Poetry Prize for local high school students will read their work.
The Jim Simmerman Poetry Prize for Poets of Flagstaff District High Schools is made possible by a generous donation from Kim Holland and the Authors In Schools program she founded. Jim Simmerman was a nationally renowned poet and Regents Professor at Northern Arizona University. He often times volunteered to teach poetry workshops in local high schools over the course of his long career.
Time: 10:00AM to 10:45AM
Location: Orpheum Theater
Admission: Free
Event: Indefatigable Influence: An Exploration of the Grand Canyons’ Influence on the Visual and Literary Artists and Writers Past & Present
Regionalist, Rod Parnell will moderate a discussion panel examining the ways in which environment (specifically the Grand Canyon and Mogollon Rim) have influenced artists from the Ancient inhabitants of the region to present. The panel will consist of an array of painters, photographers, poets, essayist, and historians, including Bruce Aiken, Wayne Ranney, Steve Hirst, Lois Hirst.
Time: 11:00AM to 12:00PM
Location: Orpheum Theater
Admission: Free – Event sponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council
Event: Poetry and Prose by Matthew Henry Hall, Jennifer Nez Denetdale, and Erik Bitsui
Matthew Henry Hall, musician, cartoonist, and writer (author of Guapo Y Fuerte) reads and sings his latest. Essayist, fiction writer, and long-time educator, Erik Bitsui reads his writings. Dr. Jennifer Nez Denetdale (author of The Long Walk: The Forced Exile of the Navajo) presents her latest work.
Time: 1:00PM to 2:30PM
Location: Orpheum Theater
Admission: Free
Event: Contemporary Voices in Prose: Readings by Seth Muller, Tammy Greenwood, and Jim Ruland
Journalist and novelist, Seth Muller (author of The Mockingbird’s Manual) reads his fiction. Acclaimed novelist Tammy Greenwood (author of Two Rivers) reads from her work. National Endowment for the Arts fellow, Jim Ruland (author of Big Lonesome) presents his latest short stories.
Time: 3:00PM to 4:30PM
Location: Orpheum Theater
Admission: Free
Event: An Evening with Robert Bly
International literary icon, groundbreaking poet, translator, and storyteller, Robert Bly presents poetry and stories.
“Through more than five decades of persistent digging in the fields of world literature, Robert Bly has aerated, enlarged and profoundly transformed American poetry and culture as powerfully as anyone alive.” – Jane Hirshfield
Time: 7:30PM to 9:00PM
Location: Orpheum Theater
Admission: $5 (proceeds from ticket sales to benefit local literacy efforts)
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Event: Coffee Talk and Book Signings
Various visiting and local writers will enjoy coffee and donuts in the Bookmans Caféwhile signing their books and chatting with folks.
Time: 10:00AM
Location: Bookmans, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Flagstaff, Arizona
Admission: Free
Readings by Kate Beles, Steve Huffman & many others
Thin Air, the literary journal in the Department of English at Northern Arizona University, hosts this evening's readings by acclaimed local author Kate Beles, and music and poetry by Steve Huffman, followed by an open mic with a slew of talented voices.
Time: 5:00PM
Location: Charley's Pub 23 N. Leroux St.. Flagstaff, AZ
Admission: Free
Event: Bill Plotkin presents Nature and the Human Soul
Bill Plotkin, PhD, a depth psychologist, wilderness rites guide, and ecotherapist presents from his work Nature and the Human Soul.
Time: 7:00PM to 8:00PM
Location: Cline Library
Admission: Free