2010 Workshops and Events
September 11 - October 2

Saturday, September 11 & Weekends through October 2, 809 Haddon avenue
The Art of the Book. The Festival Gallery presents the works of published illustrators and book artists. The Gallery will be open Fridays and Saturdays from 1:00pm to 7:00pm through October 2. Join us for a special Opening Reception on September 10 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm during Collingswood's Second Saturday.

Saturday, September 25, 8:30am, Knight Park
"Eat the Director's Brain" 5K Race. Sponsored by Collingswood Friends of the Library. Registration begins at 7:30am. $20 pre-registration for all 5K entries postmarked by September 14, 2010. $25 registration day of race. $15 registration for participants under age 18. Medals will be awarded to male and female winners in 13 age-group categories, and trophies to the overall winners. T-shirts and refreshments. Register at the library or online at www.tnteventmanagement.com under Events.

Sunday, September 26, 1:00pm, Collingswood Library
Where the Wild Things Are. A special showing of the film version of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story. Rated PG, recommended for children 8 and up. Free tickets available at the library.

Monday, September 27, 7:00pm, Collingswood Library
Town Book Discussion. Join your fellow readers in a discussion of The Silver Linings Playbook by Collingswood author Matthew Quick.

Wednesday, September 29. 1:00pm-4:00pm, Collingswood Senior Community Center
Sages of Ages. A fun-filled, interactive afternoon featuring authors, games, and prizes for the area's 50 plus citizens. Guest speakers include Nancy K. Loane, author of Following the Drum, Women at the Valley Forge Encampment and Willie Mae Kent, author of Titanic-The Untold Story. Individuals and groups welcome. Free, reservations suggested: 856-854-3705.

Saturday, October 2, 11:00am, Collingswood Cloud Auditorium (Across from Library)
"What If?" Mystery Panel. This interactive panel features mystery authors Jeff Cohen, Peggy Ehrhart, Robin Hathaway, Roberta Rogow, and Cheryl Solimini. They will construct a mystery based on suggestions from the audience: location, nature of the crime, sleuth, victim, clues, suspects, red herrings, obstacles, and resolution. While the results are usually quite funny, they also answer a question that readers most often ask authors: Where do you get your ideas?

Saturday, October 2, Noon-2:00pm, Collingswood Library Entrance
Book Appraisals. John Freas, member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America, will do appraisals. A $5 donation is suggested (includes up to five books).

Saturday, October 2, 12:30pm, Collingswood Cloud Auditorium (Across from Library)
Grade 4 Book Discussion and Story Play Jason Edwards, Will Allen and the Great Monster Detective Story Play is as limitless as a child's imagination! Children of all ages and levels of ability can take part by creating characters and making up their own lines.




Saturday, October 2, 2010

Adult Authors
Tent 1

10:00am
Anthony Gargano, NFL Unplugged: The Brutal, Brilliant World of Professional Football

11:00am
Mitch Williams,Straight Talk from Wild Thing

Noon
Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook; Sorta Like A Rock Star
Alicia Bessette, Simply from Scratch

1:00pm
Heidi Durrow, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

2:00pm
Nelson Johnson, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City

2:30pm
John Calu and David Hart, Trenton: A Novel

3:00pm
Arika Okrent, In the Land of Invented Languages

Signings - 11:00am-1:00pm
Tom McAllister, Bury Me in My Jersey: A Memoir Of My Father, Football, and Philly
Ru Freeman, A Disobedient Girl



Teens, Tweens & KidLit Authors
Tent 2

10am-4pm
Book Signings: Meet Young Adult Authors

11:00am
Kieran Scott, She's So Dead to Us; Geek Magnet

11:30am - Grade 5 Book Discussion
Tony Abbott, The Postcard; Firegirl; The Secrets of Droon series

12:30pm
Wendy Mass, The Candymakers; A Mango-Shaped Space; Every Soul a Star

1:00pm - Grade 6 Book Discussion
Matt Phelan, The Storm in the Barn; The Higher Power of Lucky

2:00pm - Family Reading Celebration Featuring the KidLit Authors Club
Irene Breznak, Alison Ashley Formento, Lee Harper, Wendy Mass, Timothy Young



Children's Authors and Entertainers
Tent 3

10:00am - 4:00pm
E.B. Lewis, I Love My Hair!; I Want To Be Free; Night Boat to Freedom

10:30am
Danny and Kim Adlerman, Mommy's Having a Watermelon

11:00am
Carol Erickson, Not A Used Dog, At All
Jeff McCloskey, illustrator

11:30am
Dar Hosta, Doggie Do!; If I Were A Tree; I Love the Alphabet
Bobbie Hinman, The Fart Fairy; The Knot Fairy; The Sock Fairy

Noon
Kathy O'Connell Award Winning Host of WXPN Kids Corner Summer Reading Awards and Presentations

Noon - 2pm
Dan Gutman, Roberto and Me; My Weird School Dazeseries; The Talent Show

12:30pm
Denise Dowling Mortensen, Bug Patrol; Wake Up Engines
Alison Ashley Formento, This Tree Counts!

1:00pm
Luigi Borda, Andiamo... Let's Go! Luigi Discovers Philadelphia
Nicole Bailey Williams, The Shelby Series: The Day the Plums Disappeared

1:30pm
Margery Cuyler, Princess Bess Gets Dressed; That's Good! That's Bad!
Marcy Aboff, Too Many Tomatoes; The Pizza Palace

3:00pm
Daryl Cobb, Fairytales, Dreaming


Signings:
10:00am-4:00pm
E.B. Lewis, I Love My Hair!; I Want To Be Free; Night Boat to Freedom

Noon-2:00pm
Dan Gutman, Roberto and Me; My Weird School Daze series; The Talent Show

Special Events
Tent 4

10:30am & 12:30pm
Daryl Cobb, Children's author and musician, presents two special performances featuring his newest book, Do Pirates Go to School? and songs from his CD's Dreaming and Fairytales.

1:30pm
Philly Liar's Club-Panel discussion featuring:
Jonathan Maberry, The Dragon Factory
Gregory Frost, Shadowbridge
Marie Lamba, What I Mea...
Sara Shepard, Pretty Little Liars



Poetry Events

Pop Shop Party Room - Washington Avenue
Poetry of the People, for the People, and by the People: Follow the Yellow Bubble Road to six hours of living creativity that touch our daily chaos.

10:00am
Children's Poetry Workshop

11:00am
Publishing Your Poetry

Noon
The Great Newspaper Poets

1:00pm
Guerilla Poetry

1:30pm
Haiku in the City

2:00pm
Sports Poetry: Original sports' poems are welcome.

2:30pm
All in the Family: Mother-Son, Husband-Wife Poet Teams

3:00pm
Open Mic

Wall of Haiku Throughout the Day



Entertainment

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