Please join us for panel discussions on the following topics:
Spirituality, Food, Flowers and Furnishings, Fiction & Memoir, Poetry, Photography, Slavery in the Northeast,
Around & About in the Hudson Valley, The River,
and a variety of Children's Events.
For a complete list of authors click here
Friday May 15, 2009
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies hosting:
| 4:00 - 6:00pm | Open House Family friendly tours, science demos, hands-on-activities about the Hudson River, and science books for kids. |
| 6:15 - 7:00pm | Opening Reception Refreshments, posters, artwork, music, more! |
| 7:00 - 8:30pm | The Hudson: America's River |
| Featured speaker, Fran Dunwell, has spent over thirty years in a number of nonprofit and governmental positions dedicated to conserving the natural and historic heritage of the Hudson River. | |
| Copies of The Hudson: America's River, will be available for purchase after Fran's talk. All royalties from the sale of the book are being donated to the Natural Heritage Trust for conservation of the river. |
Saturday May 16, 2009
All Day Events
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| 10:45am - 6:00pm | Millbrook Library (Lawn) |
READING CENTRAL TENT: Book Sales & Signings |
| 11:00am - 6:00pm | Millbrook Library (Great Hall) |
BOOK ILLUSTRATOR EXHIBIT Display of paintings by six illustrators |
| 9:30am - 6:00pm | Merritt Bookstore |
BARRETT ART EXHIBIT artwork by Barrett School of Art Faculty members teaching at Merritt Bookstore this summer. |
Morning Events
| 9:30 - 10:30am | Grace Church | SPIRITUALITY & MOTIVATION Jillian Quinn |
| 10:00 - 10:30am | Lyall Church | FICTION FEATURE Katherine Neville |
| 10:30 - 11:00am | Millbrook Library (Book Tent) |
FICTION FEATURE Da Chen |
| 11:00am - Noon | Lyall Church | AROUND & ABOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY While Sheila Buff gives an overview of what can be enjoyed throughout the Hudson Valley, Shari Aber focuses on kayaking, Stephen Donaldson on barns, Cynthia Owen Philip on Rhinecliff, and Linda Zimmerman on haunted places. |
| 11:00am - Noon | Grace Church | IN & OUT OF BONDAGE: AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY & BEYOND Moderated by Valerie Martin, Orange prize winner for her novel PROPERTY, three historical researchers and writers, Gretchen Gerzina, Valerie Cunningham, and Elise Lemire, will share stories about Black American history in the Northeast. |
Afternoon Events
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Noon - 1:30pm
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LUNCH at local restaurants
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| 1:00 - 1:30pm | PARADE from Thorne Parking lot to Millbrook Library |
| 1:30 - 2:00pm | Millbrook Library (Children's Room) |
VOICES OF THE VALLEY Students from local schools read their prose & poetry. |
| 1:30 - 2:30pm | The Phoenix Gallery (Franklin Ave & Front St) |
LIFESTYLE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY Keith Irvine, who has worked with an elite clientele to create unique interiors throughout the world, will speak with well-known designers and decorators, Elizabeth Mayhew and Carolyne Roehm, about their latest books. |
| 1:30 - 2:30pm | Lyall Church | HUDSON VALLEY POETS Hear a variety of poetic voices, from Tom Flynn’s amazing personal story of 9/11, to Will Nixon’s Catskill meditations, to Raphael Kosek’s thought-provoking lyricism. |
| 1:30 - 4:30pm | Millbrook Library | POSTCARD EXHIBIT Laszlo Nagy's Collection of postcards of the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration and of Vassar College. |
| 2:15 - 3:00pm | Millbrook Library (Children's Room) |
FOR KIDS: HONDO, HEROS & HAPPY TUNES Authors and illustrators read from their latest books. Featuring Caldecot Honor winner Peter McCarty, artist Robin Brickman, Jacky Davis, David Soman, Suzanne McGovern, Iza Trapani, and Gloria Smith Zawaski. |
| 3:00 - 4:00pm | Millbrook Library (Bennett Community Room) |
THE RIVER Take a closer look at the Hudson and its shores with a slide presentation by Nancy Willard and Eric Lindbloom, based on their poetry/photography book, THE RIVER THAT RUNS TWO WAYS. Delve into The River’s history, geography, and inspirational beauty with authors Akiko Busch, Tom Lewis, Edward Goodman, Steven Stanne, and Roger Panetta. And sample the voices of “river” writers in RIVERINE, edited by Laurence Carr. |
| 3:00 - 4:00pm |
Millbrook Farm and Garden |
FOOD & FLORA IN THE HUDSON VALLEY Learn cooking and gardening “how-to” from the experts: how to keep the deer away, from Neil Soderstrom; how to incorporate fruit trees into your landscape, from Lee Reich; how to cook and eat healthy foods, from Nava Atlas. |
| 3:15 - 4:00pm | Millbrook Library (Children's Room) |
FOR PRETEENS & YOUNG ADULTS: HISTORY TO FANTASY Authors and illustrators offer a sampling of the rich variety of books available to teens. The panel includes Ann Burg, Katie Davis, Claudia Gray, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Scott Mebus, Robin Palmer, Hudson Talbot, Timothy Tocher, and Daniel Wolff. |
| 4:30 - 5:30pm | Millbrook Library | FICTION & MEMOIR Walter Keady introduces an eclectic mix of local writers. Gwendolyn Bounds and Laura Shaine Cunningham share memories of living in the Hudson Valley, while Elizabeth Cunningham, Marshall Karp, Nina Shengold and Daphne Uviller take us elsewhere in their imaginative novels. |
Evening Events
| 6:00 - 7:00pm | St. Joseph's School |
LASAGNA DINNER (Suggested donation $10 adults; $5 children) |
| 7:30 - 8:30pm | St. Joseph's School |
ONE-ACT PLAY (Not for small children) |
| Hudson Adrift: The Bitter End of Henry Hudson written by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel; performed by Donald Kimmel |
EVENTS ARE FREE UNLESS NOTED
For a complete listing of authors, click here.