MESA
COUNTY READS!
APRIL 2006
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Thursday, April 13 thru Saturday, April 22 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. Special Kira-Kira category at the Altrusa Art Fair.
Friday, April 14 Kira-Kira Teen Writing Affair entries are
due. Click here for more information
and an entry form.
Thursday, April 20 - Author appearances at schools
Friday, April 21- 7:30 p.m. - Kick-Off Reception for the author and panel
discussion at the Moss Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, along with prize
drawings. Click here for
a printable entry form.
Saturday, April 22 - 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. "Japanese Arts"
at the Art Center. Families can work together on a variety of fun art
projects
Saturday, April 22 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. -- Picnic in Sherwood Park to
meet the author and celebrate the book with family activities and prize drawings.
Click here for a printable
entry form.
Public Book Discussion Groups
Saturday, April 8, 10:30 a.m.
Traders on 7th and Patterson, (666 Patterson Road)
243-6590. Janine Rider, discussion leader
Sunday April 9, 2:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble, 2451 Patterson Road
243-6590. Janine Rider, discussion leader
Saturday, April 15, 10:30 a.m.
For Teens, Main Street Bagels, 6th & Main
243-2740. Emilie Satterwhite & Rachel Hanson, discussion leaders
Tuesday, April 18, 4:00 p.m.
Mesa State College Library
248-1862. Esther Broughton, discussion leader
Thursday, April 20, 6:30 p.m.
Mesa County Public Library, 5th & Grand
242-3562. Luis Lopez, discussion leader
Wednesday, April 26, 4:00 p.m.
For Teens, Orchard Mesa Branch of the Library
2736 Unaweep Avenue, 243-0181
Emilie Satterwhite & Rachel Hanson, discussion leaders
Other scheduled events will include:
· Activities throughout the school district - elementary to high school
· Readings and interpretive discussions through outreach institutions
such as assisted living homes, youth and adult correctional facilities, shelters,
and much more.
For more information, please call 242-3562.
All programs are FREE and open to the public.