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Monday, October 14, 2013
Closed
The Library of Virginia will be closed for Columbus Day. |
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Poetic Principles featuring Charles Wright and Ellen Bryant Voigt
Time: 6:00 PM–7:30 PM
Place: Conference Rooms
The Library of Virginia, in partnership with Blackbird online journal of literature and the arts, present an evening of poetry with 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Charles Wright and National Book Award finalist Ellen Bryant Voigt. A wine-and-cheese reception and book signing will follow the presentation. |
Tuesday, October 15, 2013–Saturday, February 22, 2014
No Vacancy: Remnants of Virginia's Roadside Culture
Time: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Explore the evolution of Virginia's roadside lodging along U.S. Route 1, once the main highway for travel along the East Coast, through this exhibition of vintage and current photographs. |
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Come Tour the Archives of the Commonwealth at the Library of Virginia
Time: 10:00 AM-–11:00 AM
FREE, Space is limited. Call 804-692-3605.
The Library of Virginia is celebrating Archives Month with behind-the-scenes tours of the Archives Stacks, Conservation Lab, and Special Collections. |
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
BOOK LAUNCH: Buried Leads by LynDee Walker
Time: 6:00–7:30 PM
Place: Lecture Hall and Lobby
Richmond author LynDee Walker will present a book talk at the Library of Virginia to launch the release of Buried Leads, the second book in her Nichelle Clark Headlines in Heels Mystery series. A wine-and-cheese reception and book signing will follow the talk. |
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
FILM SCREENING: To Kill A Mockingbird
Time: 7:15–9:30 PM
Place: Byrd Theatre (2908 W Cary St.)
Join us at the Byrd Theatre as we celebrate one of America's most beloved works of fiction, which will now feature live performances by the Virginia Repertory Theatre, whose stage production of Harper Lee's novel runs through October 30th at the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre. |
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Take 30 Lunchtime Talk with Eric S. Yellin
Time: 12:30 PM–1:00 PM
Place: University of Richmond Downtown (626 East Broad Street), FREE
Join us for a 30 minute discussion of Racism in the Nation's Service: Government Workers and the Color Line in Woodrow Wilson's America by author Eric S. Yellin. |
Thursday, October 17, 2013
BOOK LAUNCH: Guests on Earth by Lee Smith
Time: 5:30–7:30 PM
Place: Conference Rooms & Lobby
Award-winning Virginia author Lee Smith, recipient of the Library's 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award, will present a book talk to launch the release of Guests on Earth. A book signing and reception will follow the talk. |
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Author Appearance & Book Signing: A Visitor's Guide to the Literary South by Trish Foxwell
Time: 6:00–8:00 PM
Place: Poe Museum (1914 E Main St.)
Trish Foxwell will speak and sign copies of her book, which takes travelers on a literary journey stretching from Virginia to Louisiana and includes Edgar Allan Poe's connections to Richmond, Charlottesville, and Charleston, South Carolina. |
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Teen '13 Book & Author Celebration
Time: 6:00–8:00 PM
Place: Richmond Public Library (101 E. Franklin St.)
A group of award-winning and best-selling Virginia authors of books released in 2013 will host an evening of celebration for all readers and fans of pre-teen and teen fiction. |
Friday, October 18, 2013
James River Writers Master Classes
Time: 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
Place: Virginia State Capitol, House and Senate Rooms 3, FEE
Half-day workshops will explore techniques in writing and strategies for seeking publication. Visit James River Writers (www.jamesriverwriters.org) for more information or e-mail fallconference@jamesriverwriters.org. |
Friday, October 18, 2013
Book Talk: Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello by Cynthia Kierner
Time: 1:00–2:00 PM
Place: Wilton House Museum (215 S. Wilton Rd.)
Historian Cynthia Kierner discusses and signs her book Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello: Her Life and Times. Tours of Wilton House will also be available before and after the talk. |
Friday, October 18, 2013
Author Appearance & Book Signing: Children's Book Author and Illustrator Cece Bell
Time: 4:00–6:00 PM
Place: bbgb (3100 Kensington Ave)
Children's book store bbgb hosts author and illustrator Cece Bell for a book signing, with an opportunity to meet the famous Sock Monkey. |
Friday, October 18, 2013
Author Appearance and Book Signing: Homeland by LuAnn Keener-Mikenas
Time: 6:00–7:00 PM
Place: Chop Suey Books (2913 W. Cary Street), FREE
Join us for a poetry reading and book signing with LuAnn Keener-Mikenas, finalist for the 2013 Library of Virginia Literary Award for Poetry. |
Friday, October 18, 2013
Art Meets Literature: An Undying Love Affair
Time: 6:00–7:30 PM
Place: VMFA, Pauley Center, FEE: $5
The Library of Virginia and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts have collaborated to create the Mary Lynn Kotz Award for Art in Literature, which will be presented here for the first time, along with a presentation exploring the relationship between literature and the visual arts. |
Friday, October 18, 2013
Author Appearance & Book Signing: Guests on Earth by Lee Smith
Time: 6:30–7:30 PM
Place: Sam Miller's Restaurant (1210 Cary Street)
Fountain Bookstore hosts author Lee Smith for a book signing at Sam Miller's Restaurant. |
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Create Your Own Book: A Workshop for Kids
Time: 10:00–11:30 AM
Place: Henrico Public Library, Tuckahoe Branch (1901 Starling Dr.)
Richmond author and educator Kathryn Starke will lead a workshop for aspiring authors ages six to nine at Tuckahoe Area Library. Participants will turn their story ideas into an illustrated, bound book. All materials will be provided. |
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Author Appearance & Book Signing: Former First Lady Susan Allen
Time: 10:00–11:30 AM
Place: Twin Hickory Public Library (5001 Twin Hickory Rd., Glen Allen) 804-290-9200
Former First Lady of Virginia Susan Allen will sign copies of her colorful and charming new children's book, The Remarkable Ronald Reagan: Cowboy and Commander in Chief. |
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Literary Luncheon
Time: 11:30 AM–1:00 PM
Place: Greater Richmond Convention Center, FEE: $50
The Library of Virginia's annual Literary Luncheon, presented in partnership with James River Writers, features medal presentations for all Virginia Literary Award finalists and a keynote presentation. Finalists and other guest authors will be available for book signings after the luncheon. Registration is available online through the Virginia Shop at www.thevirginiashop.org/literaryluncheon.aspx. |
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Author Appearance & Book Signing: A Visitor's Guide to the Literary South by Trish Foxwell
Time: 2:00–4:00 PM
Place: St. John's Church (2401 E. Broad St.)
The Visitor Center at St. John's Church will host author Trish Foxwell for a book signing and tea reception. |
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Author Appearance & Book Signing: Heather Andrea Williams
Time: 2:30–4:00 PM
Place: Ebenezer Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall (216 W. Leigh Street)
Help Me to Find My People: The African American Search for Family Lost in Slavery explores the heartbreaking stories of separation and the long, usually unsuccessful, journeys toward reunification for African-American families following the Civil War. |
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Author Appearance & Book Signing: Philippa Ballantine and Tee Morris
Time: 2:30–4:30 PM
Place: Chop Suey Books
Enjoy an afternoon of fantasy and steampunk. Meet Philippa Ballantine and Tee Morris, co-authors of the award-winning Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series, and get their latest book signed at Richmond's best-loved independent bookseller. |
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Library of Virginia Literary Awards Celebration
Time: 6:30–10:30 PM
Place: Library of Virginia, FEE: $175
The Library of Virginia's annual Literary Awards Celebration will feature an array of Virginia's literary luminaries plus up and coming authors. A cocktail reception will be followed by dinner and the ceremony. Tickets include a cocktail reception with the authors, seated dinner, presentation, and open bar for $175 per person. For more information or to register, visit www.literaryva.com or call 804-356-1928. |
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Homegrown: Celebrating Virginia's Cultural Heritage in Its Archives & Special Collections
Time: 6:00–8:30 PM
Place: Lobby and Lecture Hall
Patrick Evans-Hylton will discuss his new book, Dishing Up Virginia to start this unique event bringing together food-culture historians—the modern interpreters of historical foodways—and local food-movement advocates: practitioners, growers, and promoters of regional food and beverages. |
Thursday, October 31, 2013
No Cause of Offense: A Virginia Family of Union Loyalists Confronts the Civil War
Time: Noon–1:00 PM
Place: Conference Rooms
Lewis F. Fisher will share the story of a Virginia family from the Shenandoah Valley who remained loyal to the Union during the Civil War and became influential afterward. A book signing will follow the talk. |