Adventurer Jon Turk journeyed two years in a sea kayak tracing the path of Stone Age mariners which resulted in his book\, In the Wake of the Jomon. Tonight he presents his latest book\, The Raven’s Gift\: A Scientist\, a Shaman\, and their Remarkable Journey Through the Siberian Wilderness\, in which he tells of an amazing healing journey with a Siberian shaman who helped him to recover from a broken pelvis which he had injured in a mountaineering accident.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T020000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/tyler-tullis URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/tyler-tullis SUMMARY:Tyler Tullis DESCRIPTION:Local author Tyler Tullis presents his science fiction novel\, Sophie\, in which a college student is the only witness to a meteor impact beside the freeway late one night. Inside a damaged spacecraft\, he finds a beautiful young woman who must adjust to her new world while she escapes a dangerous past.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T180000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/magic-tree-house-party-and-give-away URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/magic-tree-house-party-and-give-away SUMMARY:Magic Tree House Party and Give Away DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss our Magic Tree House back to school party. We’ll have cookies…so bring in your completed passport and adventure packet and we’ll enter you in a drawing to win an autographed copy of Games and Puzzles from the Tree House and a set of paperback MTH books for your school. You can also visit www.magictreehouse.com and enter to win a magic tree house of your very own. Questions? Call 838.0206 and ask for Lindsey
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T220000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/bonnie-clark-signing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/bonnie-clark-signing SUMMARY:Bonnie Clark (signing) DESCRIPTION:Local author Bonnie Clark signs copies of her cookbook\, Back of the Boat Gourmet Cooking\, which is full of great recipes and tips for serving up great\, easy meals whether afloat\, at poolside or in the backyard.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100928T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100928T220000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/bj-campbell-signing-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/bj-campbell-signing-0 SUMMARY:B.J. Campbell (signing) DESCRIPTION:Idaho author B.J. signs copies of her book\, Close Calls\: Tales of Cougar Bob\, which recounts 26 tales of narrow escapes by her husband\, Bob Campbell\, taken from his lifetime of hunting and trapping adventures.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100929T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100929T020000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/eileen-m-starr URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/eileen-m-starr SUMMARY:Eileen M. Starr DESCRIPTION:Planetarium educator Eileen Starr presents her book\, Star Myths of Northern Cultures\, which explains the diverse mythologies of northern peoples in regard to the constellations. The author shows how their interpretations of stars and planets depended on their environment and beliefs.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100930T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100930T020000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/jo-ann-bender URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/jo-ann-bender SUMMARY:Jo Ann Bender DESCRIPTION:Local author Jo Ann Bender presents a work of historical fiction\, Lebensborn\, which centers on a network of maternity homes for women who had encounters with the SS during World War II.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101002T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101002T040000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/first-friday-artist%E2%80%99s-reception URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/first-friday-artist%E2%80%99s-reception SUMMARY:First Friday Artist’s Reception DESCRIPTION:Join us for an artist’s reception featuring Dan McCann with his mixed media show which continues through Oct. 31.
Don't forget! Every First Friday\, used books are 25% off at Auntie's from 5pm to 9pm.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101002T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101002T180000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/ook-and-gluk-celebration URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/ook-and-gluk-celebration SUMMARY:Ook and Gluk Celebration DESCRIPTION:Hey\, Captain Underpants fans! Dav Pilkey's new book The Adventures of Ook and Gluk\, Kung-Fu Cavemen is finally here! If you haven't picked it up yet\, come here a sample\, learn to speak Caveman and take home some cool activity pages.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101002T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101002T220000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/dick-jensen-signing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/dick-jensen-signing SUMMARY:Dick Jensen (signing) DESCRIPTION:Dick Jensen\, owner of Inland Empire Tours\, signs copies of his book\, Spokane Set In Stone\, which documents hundreds of historic landmarks and plaques in the Spokane area.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101002T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101002T220000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/sam-lien-le-signing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/sam-lien-le-signing SUMMARY:Sam Lien Le (signing) DESCRIPTION:Local author Sam Lien Le signs copies of his memoir\, The Spirit Stills the Storm\: From Tyranny to the American Dream\, which tells about his escape from Vietnam to the United States.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101003T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101003T193000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/new-poets-american-west URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/new-poets-american-west SUMMARY:New Poets of the American West DESCRIPTION:Lowell Jaeger\, editor\, is today’s master of ceremonies to launch the new anthology\, Poets of the American West. Poets reading their work onstage include Christopher Howell\, Victor Charlo\, Charles Potts\, Boyd Benson\, Georgia Tiffany\, Tiffany Midge\, James Bertolino\, Ron McFarland\, William Johnson\, and Maya Jewell Zeller.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101006T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101006T020000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/gay-lesbian-book-group-3 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/gay-lesbian-book-group-3 SUMMARY:Gay & Lesbian Book Group DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to drop by for a discussion of Rip Van Dyke by Kate McLachlan.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T020000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/john-keeble URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/john-keeble SUMMARY:John Keeble DESCRIPTION:Retired EWU professor John Keeble presents his critically acclaimed novel\, Broken Ground\, which was recently reissued.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T180000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/heads-storytime-and-activities URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/heads-storytime-and-activities SUMMARY:Heads Storytime and Activities DESCRIPTION:We’ll read Matthew Van Fleet’s latest\, Heads\, and play a game of Heads memory. You’ll get to take home an animal hat and activity pages to continue the fun at home!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T203000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T220000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/jr-parker-signing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/jr-parker-signing SUMMARY:J.R. Parker (signing) DESCRIPTION:J.R. Parker\, a 19-year-old author from Idaho\, will sign copies of his young adult fantasy novel\, Kestrel’s Midnight Song.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T203000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T220000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/betty-campbell-signing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/betty-campbell-signing SUMMARY:Betty Hodges (signing) DESCRIPTION:Local author Betty Campbell will sign copies of her beginning reader book\, Jamie and the Haunted Lighthouse.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T230000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/hit-run-iv-staged-reading-short-plays URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/hit-run-iv-staged-reading-short-plays SUMMARY:Hit & Run IV\: A Staged Reading of Short Plays DESCRIPTION:Play-Makers Spokane is back at Auntie's with Hit &\; Run IV\: A Staged Reading of Short Plays by local authors Sandra Hosking and Paul Ruch\, as well as by playwrights from as far away as New York. Plays range from a drama that takes place in a snowglobe to a comedy about a man who finds a surprise guest in his closet. Directors include Anne Selcoe\, David McCallum\, Toni Cummins\, Will Gilman\, Kat Malcolm\, and Ron Ford. Free admission.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T210000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/literary-freedom-book-group-3 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/literary-freedom-book-group-3 SUMMARY:Literary Freedom Book Group DESCRIPTION:We hope you will join us to discuss City of Thieves by David Banioff.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101012T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101012T180000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/auntie%E2%80%99s-morning-book-group-9 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/auntie%E2%80%99s-morning-book-group-9 SUMMARY:Auntie’s Morning Book Group DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to drop by for a lively discussion of The Big Burn by Timothy Egan.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101013T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101013T020000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/auntie%E2%80%99s-evening-book-group-9 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/auntie%E2%80%99s-evening-book-group-9 SUMMARY:Auntie’s Evening Book Group DESCRIPTION:We hope you will join us to discuss The Big Burn by Timothy Egan.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101014T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101014T020000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/sister-madonna-buder URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/sister-madonna-buder SUMMARY:Sister Madonna Buder DESCRIPTION:Super athlete Madonna Buder discusses her accomplishments and her book\, The Grace to Race\: The Wisdom and Inspiration of the 80-Year-Old World Champion Triathlete.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101015T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101015T020000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/auntie%E2%80%99s-presents-poets-laura-read-and-james-shea URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/auntie%E2%80%99s-presents-poets-laura-read-and-james-shea SUMMARY:Auntie’s Presents\: Poets Laura Read and James Shea DESCRIPTION:Poetry takes the stage at Auntie’s! Local author Laura Read presents selections from her chapbook\, Chewbacca on Hollywood Boulevard Reminds Me of You\, and James Shea\, assistant professor in English at Nebraska Wesleyan University\, presents his poetry collection\, Star in the Eye.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T020000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/susan-j-cobb URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/susan-j-cobb SUMMARY:Susan J. Cobb DESCRIPTION:Author Susan J. Cobb presents Virgin Territory\: How I Found My Inner Guadalupe\, which she explains is\, “much more than a memoir about retiring to Mexico\, this is the vision I want to share with women\, that each of us is self-complete\, worthy and capable of unconditional love.”
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T180000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/potato-chip-science-experiments URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/potato-chip-science-experiments SUMMARY:Potato Chip Science Experiments DESCRIPTION:Potato chip science is “the branch of science specifically devoted to the composition\, structure\, reactions\, and properties of thin-sliced\, deep-fried tubers\, uncooked potatoes\, potato chip bags\, lids\, and tubes.” We’ll attempt a few investigations from the new book Potato Chip Science\, each requiring either potato chip bags\, tubes or the chips themselves!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T210000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/ann-rule URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/ann-rule SUMMARY:Ann Rule DESCRIPTION:Bestselling writer Ann Rule visits from Seattle to present her latest book\, In the Still of the Night\: The Strange Death of Ronda Reynolds\, a true crime story which is set in Spokane.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101021T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101021T020000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/jan-brett URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/jan-brett SUMMARY:Jan Brett DESCRIPTION:Beloved author-illustrator Jan Brett talks about her latest storybook\, The 3 Little Dassies.
This event is ticketed\, with free tickets available for pickup at Auntie's\, 402 W. Main\, beginning 9\:30 am on Oct. 16.
Auntie's will give out one ticket per family group\, or per single adult. The first 275 ticket holders will be able to meet Jan Brett and get one book autographed\, and she will sign more if time and crowd size permit.
Those without tickets are welcome and encouraged to attend\, hear Jan's presentation\, and meet Hedgie. Signed bookplates will be provided to all attendees without a ticket.
Attendees must buy their copy of The Three Little Dassies from Auntie's if they want that book to be autographed at the event. We will ask for proof of purchase (The Three Little Dassies only). You are welcome to bring an older book from your collection if you wish to have it autographed that day. A wide selection of Jan Brett's books will be available for purchase at the Bing.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T024557Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101021T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101021T013000Z UID:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/inland-nw-writers-guild-16 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.auntiesbooks.com/event/inland-nw-writers-guild-16 SUMMARY:Inland NW Writers Guild DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR