Happenings

Here is where I'll be appearing with my books in the near future. . . .

WHEN:  October 27, 2012, 9 a.m.-Noon
WHAT:  Montgomery County  Council International Reading Association Breakfast Meeting
WHERE:  Kensington Parkwood Elementary School, Kensington, MD
MORE:  Presentation and workshop; members and non-members of the MCCIRA please RSVP to Christine_A_Manzone@mcpsmd.org

WHEN:  November 5, 2012
WHAT:  Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools Annual Conference, featured speaker
WHERE:  Baltimore Convention Center
MORE:  Presentation at 11:30-12:30; book signing at 12:50

Here are some of the places I've been recently. . . .

WHEN: May 17-18, 2012
WHAT: Residency on The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE: Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD

WHEN: April 22, 2012, 2 p.m.
WHAT: Presentation on The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE: St. Mary's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Westminster, MD
MORE: This event is part of St. Mary's commemoration of the congregation's 250th anniversary

WHEN: April 21, 2012
WHAT: Annapolis Book Festival
WHERE: The Key School, Annapolis, MD
MORE: Presention on The Year of Goodbyes as part of a panel entitled "Young Adult Books: Keeping It Real," with authors Kathryn Erskine and Valerie Ormond

WHEN: March 30, 2012
WHAT: Presentations on The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE: Garrison Forest School, Owings Mills, MD

WHEN: March 14, 2012
WHAT: Presentation on The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE: National Museum of American Jewish Military History, 1811 R Street, NW, Washington, DC
MORE: Co-sponsored by the Washington, D.C. Jewish Community Center's "Authors Out Loud" program and the JCC's Leo and Anna Smilow Center for Jewish Living and Learning

WHEN: November 16-19, 2011
WHAT: Miami Book Fair International
WHERE: Miami, FL

WHEN:  October 22, 2011, 2 p.m.
WHAT: Presentation and discussion of The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE: Eldersburg Library (Carroll County), 6400 Hemlock Avenue, Eldersburg, MD

WHEN:  October 19, 2011
WHAT: Brandeis National Committee Annual Book and Author Luncheon
WHERE: Bethesda (Pooks Hill) Marriott, Bethesda, MD

WHEN:  September 21, 2011, 2 p.m.
WHAT: Fall for the Book Festival
WHERE: Reston Community Center at Lake Anne

WHEN:  June 15, 2011
WHAT:  Guest speaker on The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE:  Congregation Har Shalom, Potomac, MD

WHEN:  May 21, 2011
WHAT:  Presentation on The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE:  Gaithersburg (MD) Book Festival

WHEN:  May 3-4, 2011
WHAT:  Presentation and discussion of The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE:  B'nai Shalom of Olney (MD) School

WHEN:  April 13, 2011
WHAT:  Discussion of The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE:  Sharpsburg Public Library, 106 East Main Street, Sharpsburg, MD

WHEN:  April 10, 2011
WHAT:  Presentation and discussion of The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE:  Chinn Park Regional Library, Prince William, VA

WHEN:  March 19, 2011
WHAT:  Virginia Festival of the Book, panel participant:  "Making History Come Alive for Kids"
WHERE:  Charlottesville, VA, Omni Hotel

WHEN:  March 17, 2011
WHAT:  Presentation and discussion of The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE:  Children's Book Guild, Washington, D.C.

WHEN:  March 2, 2011
WHAT:  Presentation and discussion of The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE:  Na'Amat USA/Rachel Ben Zvi Club, Silver Spring, MD

WHEN:  February 28, 2011
WHAT:  Sales/signing The Year of Goodbyes and Maybe I'll Sleep in the Bathtub Tonight
WHERE:  B'nai Shalom of Olney (MD) "Shem'a University"

WHEN:  February 23, 2011
WHAT:  Sales/signing The Year of Goodbyes and Maybe I'll Sleep in the Bathtub Tonight
WHERE:  Adas Israel Gan HaYeled Artisan and Book Fair, Washington, D.C. 

WHEN:  December 12, 2010
WHAT:  Presentation and discussion of The Year of Goodbyes with the "Author Book Club," sponsored by the MD/DE/WV Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators and the Frederick County Public Library
WHERE:  Urbana Regional Library, Frederick, MD

WHEN:  December 2, 2010
WHAT:  Fun with Maybe I'll Sleep in the Bathtub Tonight and Other Funny Bedtime Poems
WHERE:  Jewish Life Festival of Books & Culture, Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

WHEN:  December 1, 2010
WHAT:  Signing Maybe I'll Sleep in the Bathtub Tonight and Other Funny Bedtime Poems and The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE: The University Club's 21st Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night, Washington, DC

WHEN:  November 19, 2010
WHAT:  Fun with Maybe I'll Sleep in the Bathtub Tonight and Other Funny Bedtime Poems AND "Friendship, Family & Farewells":  A presentation on The Year of Goodbyes 
WHERE:  Jewish Book Festival of Simon Family Jewish Community Center of the Tidewater Jewish Community (Virginia Beach)

WHEN:  November 14, 2010
WHAT:  "Poets, Pastries & Popcorn" -  Maybe I'll Sleep in the Bathtub Tonight and Other Funny Bedtime Poems
WHERE:  5th Annual Book Festival of the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia

WHEN:  November 11, 2010
WHAT:  Fun with Maybe I'll Sleep in the Bathtub Tonight and presentation on The Year of Goodbyes
WHAT:  2nd Annual Book Festival of the Jewish Community Center of the Virginia Peninsula (Newport News)

WHEN:  November 9, 2010
WHAT:  Signing Maybe I'll Sleep in the Bathtub Tonight and Other Funny Bedtime Poems and The Year of Goodbyes
WHERE: The National Press Club's 33rd Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night

WHEN:  November 7, 2010
WHAT:  Fun with Maybe I'll Sleep in the Bathtub Tonight and Other Funny Bedtime Poems
WHERE:  41st Annual Book Festival of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington