2004 Events

Edwards Books, Tower Square, 1500 Main St., Springfield, Mass.
Contact Janet Edwards, 413-736-6844.

247 Main St., Northampton, Mass.
Contact Roxie Mack, 413-586-4235.

Southampton, Mass.

335 Chandler St., Worcester, Mass.
Contact Beth McAlister, 508-756-7644

55 South Pleasant St., Amherst, Mass.
Contact Howard Gersten, 413-253-3381.

1085 Park St./Route 20 (former Park Street School), Palmer, Mass.
Contact Nancy Bauer, 413-283-3330.

Village Commons, 9 College St., South Hadley, MA.
Contact Herman Fong, 413-534-7307.

279 Harvard St., Brookline, Mass.
Contact Richard Gregg, 617-566-6660.

Barnstable Senior Center, 825 Barnstable Road/Route 28, Hyannis, Mass.
Contact 508-420-0200

sponsored by Buttonwood Books, 66 Leavitt St., Hingham, Mass.
Contact 781-741-1405

Church of the Epiphany, Springfield Street, Springfield, Mass.

69 State Road (Route 6) North Dartmouth, Mass.
Contact Nicole or Laura Stout, 508-997-6700.

55 East Main St., Webster, Mass.
Contact 508-949-6232.

Sponsored by Book Loft, 48 Main St., Sheffield, Mass.
Contact 413-229-7004.

88 Front St.., Scituate, Mass.
Contact 781-545-5011.

Reading at Polish Institute of the Arts and Sciences of America 62nd annual meeting on Polish and Polish-American studies, Northeastern University, Boston, Mass. To register for the conference, contact Janina Kedron, 212-686-4164 or 212-288-3815.

To benefit the Springfield City Library, Main Branch, The Quadrangle, State Street, Springfield.
Contact Edwards Books, 413-736-6844.

12 Depot Square, Peterborough, NH. Contact 603-924-3543.

Colony Mill Marketplace, 222 West St., Keene, NH.
Contact 603-352-8815.

65 Main St., Concord, Mass. Contact 978-3699-2405.

Reading and signing sponsored by Pam's Paperbacks at Wilbraham Public Library, Wilbraham, Mass.

Broadside Bookshop, 247 Main St., Northampton, Mass.
Contact Roxie Mack, 413-586-4235.

Edwards Books, Tower Square, 1500 Main St., Springfield, Mass. 413-736-6844.

Second Congregational Church, 1080 Pleasant Street, Palmer, Mass., reading and signing of Becoming Finola, with Kevin O'Hara, author of Last of the Donkey Pilgrims, to benefit Palmer Public Library.
413-283-3330
www.palmer.lib.ma.us

Ludlow, Mass., www.hubbardlibrary.org

69 State Road (Route 6) North Dartmouth, Mass.
Contact Nicole or Laura Stout LaTour, 508-997-6700.

Second annual Blackstone Valley Celtic Festival, King Farm, Sutton, Mass.
www.celticfestival.blackstonevalley.org

Chatham, Mass.

Main Street, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
www.edgartownbooks.com

Curry College, Milton, Mass.
For details on this program, www.curry.edu/continuing_education/blue_hills_writing/

Author of Last of the Donkey Pilgrims, The Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, 9 College St., South Hadley, Mass. 1-800-540-7307

Author of Last of the Donkey Pilgrims, and Michael C. White, author of Garden of the Martyrs. O'Driscoll's Pub, 2823 Boston Road, Wilbraham MA 01095, 413-596-0044

Part of their Applause Series at Agawam (Mass.) Public Library.

Young Building at the Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, Mass. Books will be available for sale.
www.thebige.com

250 Maxwell Road, Latham, NY (a suburb of Albany), www.polishfest-ny.org

Longmeadow, Mass.

247 Main St., Northampton, Mass.
Reading with Cancer Connection Writing Group, which is supported by the Bruce MacMillan Fund.

Fort Washington Expo Center, Pa.
www.beadfest.com (10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 8 and 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 10)

Enfield, Conn.

205 S. Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge, IL 60068.
Contact Sharon Zago, vpres@pwaa.org

Second-floor library, 401 S. State Steet, Chicago.

1218 South Halsted St., Chicago, IL

17145 W. Bluemound Rd., Brookfield, Wis., (262) 797-6140

Bliss Yoga of Wilbraham, 2442 Boston Road, Wilbraham, Mass. "Writing, Recovery & Yoga," a fundraiser to benefit The Cancer Connection in Florence. $20 donation, registration required by calling 413-596-5962 or visiting www.bliss-yoga.com.
Suzanne's talk on writing will be followed by a very gentle yoga class led by Certified Yoga Instructor and Director of Bliss Yoga of Wilbraham, Kathie Forest, RYT. This class is for all participants, at any level of their healing process. A book sale and signing will follow.

An event for those affected by breast cancer, Company Theatre, Norwell, Mass. Admission $25.
Contact: 781-878-4004, ext. 102 Proceeds will benefit programs provided through South Shore Breast Cancer Fund at Medical Diagnostic Healthcare.

Cheshire, Conn.

Mezzanine level of Tower Square, 1500 Main St., Springfield.

Miami Dade College, Miami, Fla.

Edwards Books, Tower Square, 1500 Main St., Springfield, Mass. Annual reading and signing to benefit Open Pantry Community Services. I'll be introducing featured readers Leigh Montville, author of Ted Williams: A Biography, which is being called one of the top five sports biographies of all time; and Kevin O'Hara, author of Last of the Donkey Pilgrims, which tells of his trek 25 years ago around the perimeter of Ireland. Also featuring Sean Glennon, "This Pats Year: A Trek Through a Year as a Football Fan."

6 Elm St., Westfield, across from the Green at the corner of Elm and Court.
Directions: www.westath.org

Also featuring Mike Farragher, "Collared;" Sean Glennon, "This Pats Year: A Trek Through a Year as a Football Fan;" and Leslea Newman, "A Fire Engine for Ruthie," "The Best Cat in the World," "Hachicko Waits," "Where is Bear?" and "The Boy Who Cried Fabulous."
Edwards Books, Tower Square, 1500 Main St., Springfield, Mass. Annual holiday signing to benefit The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.