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Posted in Free Education, Literature on Dec 22nd, 2009
High Springs author Ellis Amburn will sign copies of his latest book, Jack: The Great Seducer, a biography of actor Jack Nicholson, at Books-a-Million Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1 - 3 p.m. Hear this writing veteran share stories of his work in the New York City publishing industry at the bookstore, 2601 NW 13th St. Free.
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Posted in Community Events, Kids, Literature on Jul 14th, 2009
Enjoy Miss Wilma’s Storybook hour every Thursday. Parents and preschoolers welcome!
When: Thursdays, 10:30 am
Where: Georings Book Store, 1717 NW 1st Ave
Cost: Free
Posted in Art, Free Education, Literature, Music on Jul 2nd, 2009
Free University
Free University at the Civic Media Center offers free classes once a week in a variety of different subjects. This week’s class is in Addiction and Recovery.
WHEN: July 2, at 7pm
WHERE: Civic Media Center, 433 S. Main St.
COST: Free (but donations to the CMC are greatly appreciated)
Weekly Poetry Jam
The Civic Media Center has hosted a [...]
Posted in Art, Community Events, Literature, Music on Apr 21st, 2009
Studio Percussion is hosting the first annual “Right To Bear Arts” Festival on April 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist in Gainesville. Their goal is to create a coalition of local businesses that are involved with the arts so that the arts as a whole may grow and flourish in [...]
Posted in Free Education, Literature on Apr 8th, 2009
Thursday (April 9): Dr. Jared Diamond, a professor of geography at UCLA and a Pulitzer Prize winner, will discuss his new book, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. In “Collapse”, Diamond argues that environmental problems often cause ancient and modern societies — from the Vikings in Greenland to Rwanda — to fall apart. [...]
Posted in Literature on Feb 25th, 2009
Thousands of kids from around the world wrote and illustrated their hopes for President Obama in a free e-book called “Dear Mr. President.” The book, organized by the National Education Association, will be sent in a hard copy to the White House for Obama to see later this year. Children from age 5 to 12 [...]
Posted in Literature on Feb 12th, 2009
Today (Feb. 12): Lauren Groff, author of “Delicate Edible Birds,” and Jami Attenberg, author of “Kept Man,” will read their works at 8 p.m. tonight at Goerings Bookstore. Listen to short stories about mid-century American women and a novel about a wife in Brooklyn coming to terms with love and loss because of her husband’s [...]