Poetry Open Mac hosted by Deb Akers\, featuring Tova Charles &\; Shea Selby
Tova Charles &\; Shea Selby are both members of the Texas Youth Word Collective "\;They Speak"\; group and they are very excited to be headlining!
We continue to be an open minded open mic for poetry people of all persuasions. Join us and bring a poem to share.
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and also Chocolate Tasting + Erotic Poetry
We have some very special treats planned for this evening that will engage all of the senses! Your browsing will be enhanced by corridos romanticos delicioso offered to us by Francisco Villamizar on his acoustic guitar from 5-7pm. We are calling this our Happy ”in love” Hour. Additionally\, BookWoman will be offering 10% off our entire Erotica collection. Refreshments will be served.
Senufa Salley\: Jewelry Trunk Show
Inspired by her lifelong love of our natural environment and the human form\, Senufa Salley integrates precious metals with organic materials and precious stones
to create ageless jewelry pieces that are never boring and always
memorable in their simplicity. Every element is given singular
attention to insure the quality and distinctiveness of each piece.
One of her signature collections is the Real Woman series\, begun 25 years
ago when she was discovering methods for sawing into sheets of silver.
Other trade mark works include hammered oval links\, carved tagua seeds
and mahogany seed pods. New jewelry for this Trunk Show includes silver
and bronze goddesses and some new yummy leather cuffs! Visit her
website at http\://senufa.com for more information.
Chocolate + Erotic Poetry Reading
After you have feasted your eyes on Senufa’s jewelry\, and enjoyed the
soothing sounds of Francisco’s music\, stick around and feast your soul
on chocolate goodies and erotic poetry. Great night to bring a date or
BFF\, or come solo and surround yourself with talented women’s voices!
The chocolate tasting and seating will begin at 6\:30 pm and the reading will begin promptly at 7\:00 pm.
Featured Readers
Lisa Estus is a writer of fiction and poetry\, and aficionado of applied chemistry
(candles\, chocolate\, toiletries). Her work has appeared in Array Magazine\, Ajax Anthology\, Rain City Review\, Dog River Review\, Drop Forge\, Pacific Coast Journal\, and Reed Magazine. She is the recipient of the James Phelan Literary Awards in the
categories of Free Verse Poetry\, Short Story\, and Critical Essay.
Cindy Huyser
is a poet\, computer programmer\, and former power plant operator. A
co-editor of the Texas Poetry Calendar\, her work has appeared in many
publications\, including The Comstock Review\, Borderlands\: Texas Poetry
Review\, and each of the anthologies of the Austin International Poetry Festival.
Jennine "\;DOC"\; Krueger has been performing poetry for over seven years. She is a member of Austin Poetry Society\, Huston-Tillotson's Quiet Storm Poets\, and she is
an original member of Austin's Neo-Souldiers. She recently made the
Killeen Poetry "\;Rhyme or Die"\; National Slam team and she hopes to
continue in competitive poetry. She has performed in numerous venues
and is now working on a CD and chapbook.
Agnes Eva Savich was born in Poland and grew up in Chicago. She is a graduate of
Northwestern University\, where she began her college career as an Oboe
Performance major\, but earned a B.A. in Comparative Literature.
Currently\, she resides in Texas with her husband\, two young children\,
and two cats. To make ends meet\, she works as a preschool teacher\,
designs websites\, and co-runs a children’s t-shirt company. The
Watcher\: Poems is her first collection of poetry.
Allyson Whipple is a writer\, dancer\, and bookseller. She has been writing and publishing erotica since April under the name Dorla Moorehouse. Her erotica has appeared at Black Heart Magazine\, Bare Back Magazine\, For the Girls\, and Pink Flamingo.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T043235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100214T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100214T190000Z UID:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/bookgoddess-book-group-women%E2%80%99s-rites-women%E2%80%99s-mysteries-ruth-barret URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/bookgoddess-book-group-women%E2%80%99s-rites-women%E2%80%99s-mysteries-ruth-barret SUMMARY:BookGoddess Book Group\: Women’s Rites\, Women’s Mysteries by Ruth Barret DESCRIPTION:How can women turn birthday parties\, baby showers\, and other rites of passage into empowering celebrations brimming with meaning and fiery feminine spirit?
Emphasizing the Dianic Wiccan tradition\, Barrett shows women how they can create empowering\, transformative rituals that strengthen their profound connection to the Goddess. Instead of providing shortcuts\, scripts\, or rote rituals\, she teaches women how to think like a ritualist. Step by step\, readers learn the ritual-making process\: developing a purpose and theme\, building an altar\, preparing emotionally and mentally (energetics)\, spellcasting\, and more. For beginners or experienced ritualists\, solitaries or groups\, this thorough\, engaging guide to the art of ritual-making can help women commemorate every sacred milestone-from menstruation to marriage to menopause-that touches their lives.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T043235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100217T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100217T010000Z UID:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/cindy-lou-ruffino-reading-dead-xs-texas URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/cindy-lou-ruffino-reading-dead-xs-texas SUMMARY:Cindy Lou Ruffino Reading - Dead X's in Texas DESCRIPTION:Mystery writer and Burnet\, Texas resident\, Cindy Lou Ruffino reads and signs from her two books\:
Dead Xs in Texas
After fighting a crazed killer in Out of the Texas Mist\, Cindy heads back home to end a bad marriage only to find she is in more trouble. Facing another challenge\, Cindy finds herself being accused of her husband's death. Ready to just give up\, she is surprised when Kinky Friedman shows up to pull her butt out of the fire once again. Once the two deputies from Kerr County join in\, the case takes a few crazy turns including a few rogue FBI agents and Homeland Security. Things are not as they seem as one twist after another takes the group from Houston to Mexico and back to the Hill Country. How will Cindy and her Hill Country friends get out of the mess they have found themselves in?
Out of the Texas Mist
After waking up in a strange vehicle\, Cindy realizes that she is in danger. Using her head\, she escapes then runs for her life through the dark woods. Waking the next morning in a mist-covered field\, she ends up on the doorstep of a familiar-looking man with no idea who she is or where she is at. With the help of this nice cowboy she finds out who she is\, then finds out that she landed at the doorstep of her favorite author\, Kinky Friedman. Together they try to find her kidnapper to clear her name once her cell phone is found in the hand of a badly mutilated woman. Once they discover the mutilated woman is just one of several\, they begin to discover body after body as they get closer to finding the killer.
BookWoman is organizing and starting a
new in-store book group\, with the first meeting taking place on Feb 23.
Our first title we'll be reading is Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T043235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100225T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100225T010000Z UID:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/peggy-grose-presentation-and-signing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/peggy-grose-presentation-and-signing SUMMARY:Peggy Grose\: Presentation and Signing DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered why you keep getting into the same kind of relationships\, over and over? Does it sometimes feel very old? Peggy Grose\, author of the memoir\, Celebration! A Woman’s Story of Courage\, Endurance and Transcendence\, tells her of how she changed her life when she changed her childhood-learned core beliefs about her own importance. Peggy will also present her beautiful and popular book\, Love and Lemon Pie\, Recipes for the Body and the Soul\, which contains simple but tasty recipes she has collected for fifty years and suggestions for communicating in loving and nurturing ways.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T043235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100301T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100301T233000Z UID:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/patricia-austin-tarot-and-palm-readings URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/patricia-austin-tarot-and-palm-readings SUMMARY:Patricia Austin\: Tarot and Palm Readings DESCRIPTION:Patricia Austin\, professional psychic\, will be reading Tarot Cards\, Palms and sharing other divination tools for BookWoman's clientele as a benefit for BookWoman. Recommended donation is $1 a minute. Pat gives positive and constructive information. Call (472-2785) to get on the list\, or take your chances and just drop by!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T043235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100305T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100305T010000Z UID:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/valerie-hausladen-reading-signing-professional-destiny-discover-career-you-were-born URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/valerie-hausladen-reading-signing-professional-destiny-discover-career-you-were-born SUMMARY:Valerie Hausladen Reading + Signing - Professional Destiny\: Discover the Career You Were Born For DESCRIPTION:Local author\, Valerie Hausladen\, will speak about her new book\, Professional Destiny\, which has recently been ranked by the Austin American-Statesman as the #2 local nonfiction bestseller.
In her talk\, she’ll share tips\, personal insights and stories that will help you discover the career you were born for. As a former executive of Fortune 100 companies and entrepreneurial companies alike\, Valerie became fascinated about the difference between those who are truly fulfilled by their work and those who merely endure it for the paycheck. She discovered first-hand that the journey toward doing what you love is not for the faint of heart—and she’ll outline the joys\, fears\, obstacles and tests you can expect when you embark on it.
Valerie frequently blogs about her favorite subject—helping people discover the career they were born for at\: www.professionaldestiny.com
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T043235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100307T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100307T210000Z UID:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/women-change-day-tribute-haiti URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/women-change-day-tribute-haiti SUMMARY:Women For Change Day\: A Tribute to Haiti DESCRIPTION:We are celebrating International Women's Day and Global Women’s Leadership. We will host a drum circle\, read International Women's Poetry and Inspirational Quotes\, have an informative discussion on Haiti\, write letters to children and women in Haiti\, and promote a mail-a-tent drive for homeless families in Haiti (tents must be smaller than 25x25).
Please come to this celebration of life and make a difference for women and children in an international community. Tonya Lyles is coordinating the festivities\, let us know if you would like to help out!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T043235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100311T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100311T010000Z UID:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/susan-parker-reading-signing-walking-deep-end URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/susan-parker-reading-signing-walking-deep-end SUMMARY:Susan Parker\: Reading + Signing of Walking in the Deep End DESCRIPTION:Eleven year-old Susan Parker must keep vigil during a family tragedy that plunges her tomboy innocence into the murk of family dysfunction with Evangelicals her only lifeguards. Walking in the Deep End is an earnest and engaging memoir\, written with honesty\, spunk\, and humor. Although suicide\, bulimia\, religious hypocrisy\, and romantic heartbreak rip through her life like overpowering currents\, Parker finds courage and hope\, drawing you into her compelling and\, at times\, uncanny experience of authentic spirituality.
Susan Parker is a consultant\, motivational speaker\, and author of Walking in the Deep End. After spending her formative years as a Catholic and most of her life in no less than six Evangelical denominations\, her experiences reveal a pursuit of faith as sincere as any souls on the planet. She has served as the Director of Job Training &\; Placement for a nationally recognized non-profit organization\, and possesses over fifteen years experience as a consultant focused on recruitment\, workplace effectiveness\, and diversity. Susan is fluent in Spanish\, after having studied in Spain\; she is experienced in working within diverse cultures and has worked in various locations around the world. She loves leading workshops\, appearing on Internet and public radio\, and speaking in front of both large and small groups.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T043235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100312T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100312T010000Z UID:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/poetry-open-mic-7 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/poetry-open-mic-7 SUMMARY:Poetry Open Mic DESCRIPTION:Poetry Open Mac hosted by Deb Akers\, featuring Elizabeth Kropf.
Elizabeth Kropf received her M.A. in Creative Writing from Perelandra College and has had several poems and one story published. She has won awards from the Texas Poetry Society as well as the Austin Poetry Society. She has been a reader at the Windhover Writer’s Festival and serves on the Board of Directors for the Austin Poetry Society. She is happily surrounded by her husband and two dogs and teaches at Bryant &\; Stratton College.
We continue to be an open minded open mic for poetry people of all persuasions. Join us and bring a poem to share.
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