Calendar of Events 2007/2008

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October

Dinner, Talk & Booksigning ~ "Interred with their Bones" (Speaker: Jennifer Lee Carrell)
Date:              Thursday, October 4, 2007
Location:         Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm Street, Tucson, AZ 85719
Time:              Cash bar & seating 6:00 p.m., Dinner 7:00 p.m.
Cost:               $75 ($15 is tax deductible)
Details:            Invitation & RSVP
Sponsorship:     Learn how you can be a sponsor!

For reservations or more information please contact Sandy Vasquez at 621.6431 or vasquezs@u.library.arizona.edu.

Co-Presentation ~ Encounters With the Arizona Prison System (Speakers: Richard Shelton and Ken Lamberton )
Date:               Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Location:          UA Main Library, Special Collections
Time:               6:30 PM (no cost)

November

Presentation ~ "How I Learned English: 55 Accomplished Latinos Recall Lessons in Language and Life" edited by National Geographic (Speaker and Author: Tom Miller)
Date:               Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Location:          UA Main Library, Special Collections
Time:               7:00 PM (no cost)

A presentation by award-winning author, Tom Miller. He will speak about his newly released book and his guests will speak about their own experience with the English language. No fee or registration is required. Books will be on sale at the event by the UA Bookstore. A Spanish edition of the book, “COMO APRENDÍ INGLÉS” will also be available.

December

Theatrical Mime Theatre ~ Rick Wamer & Lorie Heald
Date:               Friday, December 7, 2007
Location:         St. Gregory School - Don R. Nickerson Performing Arts Center
Time:              4:30 PM- 6:00 PM (no cost, refreshments provided by St. Gregory School)
Rick Wamer and Lorie Heald, well-known for their performances world-wide, will give a brilliant mime performance, speak about the art form, and give tribute to the life and gift of their mentor, Marcel Marceau. A free family program for adults and children. RSVP requested (information linked above).

January

February

Talk & Booksigning ~ "Apache Diaries" (Speaker: Neil Goodwin)

Date:            Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Location:         UA Main Library, 5th Floor Staff Lounge
Time:              6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Cost:               $25 (non-tax deductible) RSVP requested.

“The Apache Diaries” is a journey into an untold chapter of the Apache people and into the heart of the Mexico’s Sierra Madre Mountains. Neil Goodwin will present the dialogue between diaries written fifty years apart by a father and his son. Take part in the untold secrets and mysteries that surround a hidden band of Apaches who were the last of their kind. All are welcome. To learn more about this brilliant author and film maker, please join us. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. You may call 621-6431 for more details.

March

"A Day to Remember and Write" ~ A Memoir Workshop by Dr. Kathy Cowan
Date:              Saturday, March 1, 2008
Location:         Special Collections, UA Library
Time:              9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Cost:               $75, includes lunch

The Friends of the University of Arizona Libraries present the 4th Annual Memoir Workshop by Kathy Cowan, Ph.D. at the University of Arizona Main Library in Special Collections. Join Dr. Cowan to discuss the memoir, practice writing short accounts of your life, and get a feel for the effect of your writing on other memoir writers. Participants should bring an artifact, picture or letter from your childhood.

To reserve call 621-6431 or send your check payable to "UAF/FOL" to Friends of the UA Libraries, University of Arizona Main Library, P.O. Box 210055, Tucson, AZ 85721. Registration ends February 21st.

Friends of the UA Libraries Annual Book Sale 2008 (print flyer)
The Friends Book Sale is back! Be there to view excellent deals on thousands of books. We anticipate over 15,000 books ranging from subjects in art and architecture, Judaica, cookery, history, gardening, science, literature, foreign language and at least 50 other subjects -no holdovers from last year!

Dates: March 14-16, 2008
Location: Main UA BookStore at the Student Union Memorial Center, Lower Level

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Hours:
Friday, March 14          10:00 AM – 1:00 PM - Members at the Contributing Friend level of
                                                         $125 or more)
Friday, March 14          1:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Open to the public
Saturday, March 15      10:00 AM – 5:00 PM - Open to the public
Sunday, March 16       10:00 AM – 5:00 PM - Open to the public

Remember volunteers are an important part of our book sale. You may learn more about how to help by calling 621-6431 or 621-3485 or simply print, then fill-out the sign-up sheet for volunteers and return it to the Development Office, C327 of the Main Library.

Learn about how to donate books here.

April

May

FOL Annual Luncheon Meeting (Speaker: Pres. Robert Shelton)
Date:               Monday, May 5, 2008
Location:         Arizona Inn
Time:              11:30 AM Cash bar, 12:00 Lunch
Cost:             $75 per person ($25 tax-deductible)
Details:          Invitation & RSVP card.

For reservations or more information please contact Sandy Vasquez at 621.6431 or vasquezs@u.library.arizona.edu.