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The Schedule of
Events
Friday,
April 28th
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Reading and discussion with Susan Lamb
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
Readings from her book Pueblo and Mission: Cultural Roots of the
Southwest.
4:00 pm - 5:00
pm
Music with Tony Norris
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
Cowboy Poetry and Songs.
5:30 pm - 7:00
pm
Flagstaff Writers’ Project
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
Personal essays on Flagstaff.
7:00 pm - 9:00
pm
Music with Bright Angel Music
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
Hammered dulcimer and guitar.
7:30
pm - 9:30 pm
"The Power of Place"
Readings by Ann Weiler Walka, Ann
Zwinger, and William deBuys.
Clifford White Auditorium at NAU
This program is sponsored by the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club
and the Grand Canyon Trust.
8:00
pm - 1:00 am
Poetry Slam
Monsoons Bar in Downtown Flagstaff
Sign-up for contestants begins at 7:00 pm. $10 entry fee.
Limit of 25 contestants.
$100 first prize, $50 second prize, $25 third prize, other prizes for
honorable mentions.
Saturday,
April 29th
9:00
am - 10:00 am Poetry
Café with Monument Valley High Students
Mountain
Oasis Restaurant in Downtown Flagstaff. 11 E. Aspen Ave., Free to
the public.
9:30 am - 10:15
am Tony Norris
Entertains the Kids (and Adults)
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S.
Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the public.
Children’s stories with a cowboy flair.
10:00
am - Noon "Music, Voice, and Vision: Two Hours, Two Poems – No
Waiting"
An Intensive Poetry Workshop with Steve Kowit.
Flagstaff
City Hall, 211 W. Aspen Ave.
Participants
will be able to compose drafts of two new poems – each seeded by a
model poem and a discussion of that poem’s music, voice, and vision. Bring your linguistic inebriation, spiritual attention, and
emotional vulnerability with you.
10:00
am - Noon "Jump Start"
A Writing Workshop with Mary Sojourner.
Coconino
County Board of Supervisors Auditorium, 219 E. Cherry Ave.
A workshop for people who keep putting off writing or suffer from
“writer’s block.”
10:30 am - 11:15
am Stories with Rich
Brown
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch
Rd., Free to the public.
Children’s stories. Available on line at www.magictails.com.
11:30 am - 12:15
pm A Discussion with S.D. Nelson
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S.
Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the public.
Author and illustrator of the children’s book The Gift Horse,
and illustrator of Crazy Horse’s Vision.
1:00
pm - 2:45 pm "Women’s Voices"
Panel Discussion
Sena Jeter
Naslund, Antonya Nelson, and Ann Weiler Walka.
Flagstaff
City Hall, 211 W. Aspen Ave.
1:00 pm - 2:45
pm
"Blue Collar Blues"
Panel Discussion with Barbara Anderson, Robert
Boswell, Dagoberto Gilb, and
Larry Preston
Coconino County Board of Supervisors Auditorium, 219 E. Cherry Ave.
1:00
pm - 2:45 pm Readings by
Anthony Weller, Steve
Kowit, and David Cole
Clifford
White Auditorium at NAU
1:30 pm - 2:00
pm A
Presentation with Marie Jackson
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
Author of Stone Landmarks. A hands on presentation about the
building blocks (literally) of Flagstaff.
2:00 pm - 3:00
pm
Reading by Tom Carpenter
Old Post Office, 106 N. San Francisco St., Free to the public.
Author of Laughing Out Loud.
2:15 pm - 2:45
pm
Health Talk with Dr. Lennie Mees
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
Author of Get a Life, America! discusses health.
2:45 pm - 3:15
pm
Writing Discussion with Karen Salt
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
Author of Baby Tips for New Moms. Discussion of the non-fiction
writing process.
3:00 pm - 3:30
pm
Book signings by Robert Boswell, David
Cole, and Dagoberto Gilb
NAU Downtown on Heritage Square, 6 E. Aspen Av. Suite 110
3:00 pm - 4:00
pm
Book signings by Sena Jeter Naslund
and Antonya Nelson
McGaugh’s Newsstand, 24 N. San
Francisco St.
3:15
pm - 5:00 pm A
Musical Reading by
Ann Cummins, with Steve Willis
Charly’s
Bar at the Weatherford Hotel in Downtown Flagstaff
3:15
pm - 5:00 pm "The Power of Native American Expression"
Readings by Norla Chee, Simon
Ortiz, and Ramson Lomatewama
Clifford
White Auditorium at NAU
3:30 pm - 4:00
pm
Readings with Steve Kowit
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
A reading and discussion of poetry.
4:00 pm - 5:00
pm
Book signings by Steve Kowit, Tim
Seibles, and Ann Zwinger
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
5:15 pm - 6:30
pm
"Breaking the Silence"
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
A series of readings coordinated by Mary
Sojourner.
5:30
pm - 7:30 pm "Open Mike Reading" presented by Thin Air
Charly’s
Bar at the Weatherford Hotel in Downtown Flagstaff
Bring your own poetry or prose.
5:30 pm - 6:30
pm
Book signings by Simon Ortiz and Anthony
Weller
Starrlight Books, 15 N. Leroux St.
5:30 pm - 6:45
pm
Readings by Anthony de la Garza, Matt Hall, Jean Rukkila
Old Post Office, 106 N. San
Francisco St., Free to the public.
Fiction, poetry and songs.
7:30
pm - 9:30 pm
Readings by Tim Seibles, Dagoberto
Gilb, and Ana Castillo
Clifford
White Auditorium at NAU
10:00
pm - Midnight Reception for Authors and
"Friends of the Festival"
DV-8
in Downtown Flagstaff, 18 ½ N. Leroux St.
Must
have a “Friend of the Festival” Ticket to attend.
Sunday,
April 30th
9:00
am - 10:00 am Poetry Café with Students from Flagstaff Schools
Mountain
Oasis Restaurant in Downtown Flagstaff. Free to the public.
10:00
am - Noon
"Do Books Matter?"
Panel Discussion
with Shaun Morey (Dijkstra Literary Agency), David Jenney (Publisher
at Northland/Rising Moon), and Allen Woodman (author)
Flagstaff
City Hall, 211 W. Aspen Ave.
10:00 am - 10:30
am Kids' Play with Joan
Burke
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
Joan Burke, author of Dreams of Dolphins Dancing, will lead a
play performed by kids of Flagstaff.
11:00 am - 12:30
pm In Memorium: Jan
Stevens – Children’s Book Author, T.J. Marsh
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
Author of the children’s book Way Out in the Desert.
12:30 pm - 1:30
pm Readings
by Nancy Christopherson and Sandra Dihlman
Old Post Office, 106 N. San Francisco St., Free to the public.
1:00
pm - 3:00 pm
Readings by Antonya
Nelson, Ann Cummins, and Sena Jeter Naslund
Cline
Library Auditorium at NAU
1:00 pm - 2:00
pm
Meet Jonathon Day
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd., Free to the
public.
Author of Traditional Hopi Kachinas.
2:00 pm - 3:00
pm
Readings by Dan Crawley and Christian Liscinsky.
Old Post Office, 106 N. San Francisco St., Free to the public.
Fiction and poetry.
2:15 pm - 3:00
pm
Book signings by local authors Tom Carpenter, Marie Jackson, Lennie Mees,
Karen Salt, S.D. Nelson
Bookman’s Used Books, 1520 S. Riordan Ranch Rd.
3:30
pm - 5:30 pm Readings by
Jim Simmerman, Mary
Sojourner, and Robert Boswell
Cline
Library Auditorium at NAU
7:00 pm - 8:30
pm
Readings by Jill Divine, James Jay, and Martin Lara
Old Post Office, 106 N. San Francisco St., Free to the public.
Fiction and poetry.
8:00
pm - 11:00 pm
Musical Event with Anthony Weller and
Friends
Monsoons
Bar in Downtown Flagstaff
If you have any
questions or comments, please contact:
Rick Swanson,
Festival Director
315 Woodland Dr. Flagstaff, AZ 86001
928-774-9118 |
