SY SPEAKS
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Saturday, September 27
Orono, Maine
Workshop, Nonfiction Institute, University of Maine
Wells Conference Center
Speaking and showing slides with photographer Nic Bishop about children's books
12:45-3 p.m.
Book signing follows
October 3
Hancock, NH
Hancock Library Volunteers' Luncheon
The Harris Center for Conservation Education, Hancock, NH
12 noon
To celebrate volunteers' crucial contributions, Sy will speak on "Saving Orphaned Baby Hummingbirds: One Volunteer's Essential Job" —highlights from a chapter in a book for adults she is now writing about birds.
Saturday, October 4
Brattleboro (VT) Literary Festival
Downtown Brattleboro
"Author Explorer" slide show and book signing
12:30 p.m.
For more info: brattleboroughliteraryfestival.org
October 17
New Durham, NH
As part of a celebration of an All-town read of THE GOOD GOOD PIG and husband Howard Mansfield's HOGWOOD STEPS OUT, both Sy and Howard will visit local schools and read and sign books that evening at Fox Tale Books.
Stay tuned for more info!
Saturday, November 8
Camden, Maine
Maine Literary Festival. This Year's Theme: "For This Earth: Visions of Literature"
Camden Opera House
Monday, November 17
North Grafton, Mass.
"Off the Beaten Path" powerpoint talk about the author's life as explorer and student of the wild.
5-7 p.m.
Tufts Wildlife Center
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Sunday, January 25
Durham, NH
*NH Authors' Series, University of NH Dimond Library
2 p.m.
In the style of Bravo's "Inside the Actors Studio", Yankee humorist, author and book reviewer Rebecca Rule hosts a one-on-one conversation with Sy about her work in front of a live audience. The interview will be followed by Q and A, light refreshments, and a book signing. It will be recorded by NHPTV for later broadcast.
The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. To register, visit www.library.unh.edu/friends or call 603 862-1540.
Wednesday, February 11
Hancock, NH
Hancock Women's Club: on the trail of man-eating tigers and pink dolphins
Hancock Vestry, Main Street
2 p.m.
Open to the public/refreshments
February 25 and 26
Lacey, WA.
"Lacey Loves to Read" town-wide celebration of The Good Good Pig and other Sy Montgomery books.
February 26, 7 p.m. slide presentation at Lacey Community Center, 6729 Pacific Avenue.
Other events TBA include a student bookmark contest, educators' coffee, student writing workshops and preschool story times. As well as the slide talk and book signing, Sy will visit North Thurston Public Schools and meet with educators and librarians.
For more information, visit the Lacey Loves to Read website at www.nthurston.k12.wa.us/read.
Friday, March 20, 2009
New Orleans, LA
Sy will be appearing at the National Scientist Teachers Association annual conference. More to come!
Friday, April 17, 2009
Bellows Falls, VT
Village Square Booksellers
32 The Square, Bellows Falls
7:00 pm
Sy discuss the new publication of updated editions of her two celebrated books, JOURNEY OF THE PINK DOLPHIN and SPELL OF THE TIGER. Visit the Village Square Booksellers website at http://www.villagesquarebooks.com/. Call 802-463-9404 to learn more.
Friday, January 11
MADBURY, NH
Moharimet School
11 Lee Road, Madbury NH
8:30 a.m. -3:15 p.m. slide presentations and book signings for K-4 students.
(Snow date: Friday, January 18)
Other plans include:
*March-April
expedition to CODFISH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND with photographer Nic Bishop to document the breeding of the world's only flightless, nocturnal KAKAPO, a highly endangered, giant parrot
*Spring expedition to the rainforest of Queensland, Australia to research the life of the CASSOWARY, the world's most dangerous bird
Friday, April 25
DETROIT, MI
Thursday, May 8
ATLANTA, GA
International Reading Association
Thursday, May 15
LENOIR, NC
Hibriten High School
7-7:30 signing
7:30-8:30 speaking on The Good Good Pig
Friday, May 16
speaking at four Caldwell County High Schools
Monday, May 19
JAFFREY, NH
Shadduck Golf Club
American Association of University Women dinner
refreshments begin at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6
speaking on The Good Good Pig
Thursday, May 22
NATICK, MA
Natick Community Organic Farm
117 Eliot St
South Natick Ma. Tel 508 655-2204
3:30-5 p.m.
author Howard Mansfield reads from his new book for children, Hogwood Steps Out
at a real pig farm! Meet baby pigs. Sy will be around, too.
7 p.m.
Wellesley Booksmith
82 Central St.
Wellesley, Mass., 7 p.m.
Sy will be reading and signing The Good Good Pig
Friday, May 30
BARRINGTON, NH
Barrington Middle School
slide shows and discussions with students will focus on "The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans"
Friday, June 27
DENNIS, MA
"Author's Friday" presentation for Friends of the Dennis Library
Sy's Back From Mongolia!
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| Sy in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia's Great Gobi. Photo by Nic Bishop. Click on image to enlarge. |
RUSHLAND, PA.
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
PIGFEST, a celebration of pigs and their people
to benefit the Pig Placement Network
Ross Mill Farm
2480 Walton Road
Buck's County, Rushland, Pa.
Sy will be signing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
For more info including directions visit www.pigplacementnetwork.com/pigfest.htm
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| Tom McCarthy, director of the Snow Leopard Trust, let Sy ride on his camel. Photo by Nic Bishop. Click on image to enlarge. |
PROVIDENCE, RI
12th: Lincoln School late morning and afternoon sessions with students
7 pm lecture for 45-60 minutes followed by Q and A, reception/book signing to follow
13th: Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books: 9am - 5pm, to include 20 minute reading and book signings
Contact Stephanie DiPrete: 401-331-9696x3163, sdiprete@lincolnschool.org
Thursday October 25, 2007
KEENE, NH
Keene High School
43 Arch Street, Keene
2 class blocks, followed by group discussion on The Good Good Pig, open to the public, 2:30-3:30 pm.
Contact Mary Armstrong, marmstrong@sau29.org or call 563-8399
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
PARK RIDGE, IL
St. Mary's Episcopal Church--Author Series
(open to the public)
Sy will be reading and discussing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
7 p.m. St. Mary's Chapel
306 S. Prospect
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
Copies of books will be available for sale and signing.
Wednesday December 19
NATICK, MA
Natick Community Organic Farm
117 Eliot Street
Natick, MA 01760
Surrounded by farm animals (including pigs) Sy will be reading and signing The Good Good Pig at 4 and 7 p.m.
Contact Farm Administrator Jane Harvey, 508-655-8077
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6:00pm SIBERT DINNER
701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
(7th Street)
Washington, D.C. 20004
SUNDAY JUNE 24 — WASHINGTON, DC
American Library Association/Center for Children's Books annual conference
10-11am Sy and Nic Bishop signing QUEST FOR THE TREE KANGAROO at Washington Convention Center, ASPCA booth #3941
11:30-12:30 Sy signing THE GOOD GOOD PIG at Random House Booth #3108
1:30-3:30pm - Search and Research: How Three Nonfiction Writers Navigate the Information Overload (ALA/CBC Program) This is your program with Kate. More info to come in a separate email after this one.
4:00-5:00pm Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop signing (Quest for the Tree Kangaroo, The Tarantula Scientist)
MONDAY JUNE 25 — WASHINGTON, DC
9:00-10:00am Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop signing (Quest for the Tree Kangaroo, The Tarantula Scientist)
10:30am-12:30pm Sibert Award Ceremony
5:30-7:30pm ASPCA/Henry Bergh Award Ceremony
Renaissance Washington Ballroom East
Tuesday, June 26, 2007-ALEXANDRIA, VA
7:00pm
Talk & Signing, The Good Good Pig
Olsson's Bookstore
106 South Union Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Store #: 703/684-0077
In-store contact: Alex Beguin, store manager
Events Manager: Tony Ritchie,
8905 Fairview Road
Suite G
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Saturday July 14, 2007 - CENTER HARBOR NH
1 p.m.
Reading and signing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Baywater Book Co
. 6 Main St
Center Harbor, NH 03226
(603) 253-8858
Tuesday, July 17 and Wednesday, July 18—ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
"The Author's and Illustrator's Art and Craft" for Children's and Young Adult Literature
Oakland University Department of Reading and Language Arts
Will be speaking about Sy's kids' books AND The Good Good Pig
8:30-9 instructors time
9-10 Sy presents talk with slides
10-10:30 small group discussion
10:30-11:30 Q and A
11:30 till finished: signing books for students
Contact Linda Pavonetti, Ed. D. PhD 248-370-4863
Pavonett@oakland.edu
Saturday July 28, 2007 - BOSTON MA
4-5 p.m.
Food, Glorious Food at Simmons Institute
Part of the Simmons Summer Institute in Children's Literature. This is an intensive long weekend program and will consider the way food operates in books for children and young adults beyond physical sustenance. For information and registration go to:
http://www.simmons.edu/gradstudies/liberal-arts/academics/childrens-literature/institute.shtml
Or call the Center for the Study of Children's Literature: 617-521-2540
Monday, July 30, 2007—HOOKSETT, NH
Visiting writer/One-day writing workshop
Southern New Hampshire University
MFA Creative Writing Program
2 p.m. 4 meet with faculty and students in discussion
5-7 dinner with faculty
7-9 public reading/talk followed by reception and sale and signing of books
Barbara Yoder
Executive Director
New Hampshire Writers' Project
603-314-7980
www.nhwritersproject.org
2521 N. River Road
Hooksett, NH 03106
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PLEASE NOTE: Tuesday July 31 - September 1, 2007 Sy travels to Altai Mountains of Mongolia with photographer Nic Bishop for field research with the Snow Leopard Trust for her upcoming children's book, SAVING THE GHOST OF THE MOUNTAIN |
1 p.m.
American Association of University Women luncheon
Sy speaks on Good Good Pig, with sale and signing afterwards of the new paperback. Two other authors will also be featured.
Four Mile Village, Ipswich Rd, Boxford, Mass.
Contact: Sally Matson 978-749-9908
*Saturday, April 28*—CANAAN, NH
2 p.m.
Canaan Town Library's Saturday Series
Sy speaks, reads, signs Good Good Pig paperback
Route 4, Canaan, NH 03741
Tickets are free but must be reserved!
call library at 603 523-9650 or emial info@canaanlibrary.org
Sunday, April 29, 2007—BEDFORD, N.H.
2:30pm
Bedford Public Library
3 Meetinghouse Rd.
Bedford, NH 03110
Reading and discussion of The Good Good Pig with sale and signing afterwards
Contact Mary Ann Senatro
Library Director
603 472-2300
Thursday, May 3, 2007—ATLANTA, GA.
Margaret Mitchell House
6:00-7:00pm
Reception Hour
7:00-8:00pm
Talk & Q&A
8:00-9:00pm
Signing of The Good Good Pig
all events to be held at
The Center for Southern Literature
Margaret Mitchell House & Museum
990 Peachtree St.
Atlanta, GA 30309
Event Contact: Melanie Eisenhart, 404.814.2063, melanie.eisenhart@gwtw.org
Monday, May 7, 2007—HAMMOND, IND.
7 p.m.
Talk, reading and signing of The Good Good Pig
Borders
0135 Indianapolis Blvd
Highland, IN 46322
Contact John Bodnar, General Manager 219 922-1103
Tuesday, May 8, 2007-NAPERVILLE, IL.
7:00 p.m.
Talk & Signing
Anderson's Bookshop
Naperville, IL
Event Manager: Candy Purdom, candy.purdom@andersonsbookshop.com
Wednesday, May 9, 2007-MADISON, WI.
Borders
7 p.m.
3750 University Ave
Madison, WI
Contact: Kristen Sohacki 630-574-0800
Thursday, May 10, 2007-MILWAUKEE, WI
Schwartz Bookshop
7. p.m.
10976 Northport Washington Rd.
Mequon, WI 53092
Contact: Nancy Quinn 414 270-3434 x 117
Saturday, May 12, 2007-MILFORD, NH
11:00 a.m.
Talk & Signing
Toadstool Bookshop
586 Nashua Street
Milford, NH 03055
Regina Barnes: 603/673-1734, manager@mtoad.com
2 p.m.
Talk and Signing at
Toadstool Bookshop
Colony Mill Mall
West Street
Keene, NH
Monday, May 14 and Tuesday 15—TORONTO, CANADA
International Reading Association: 52nd Annual Conference
Metro Toronto Convention Centre,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Monday, May 14: Presentation with children's science author Seymour Simon
4:45-5:45 p.m. Centre North 202
Tuesday, May 15
10 a.m.
Booth signing at Houghton Mifflin Booth,
Children's books and The Good Good Pig available for signing
Wednesday May 16—BOSTON
7 p.m.
Borders
511 Boylston Street
(Back Bay) Boston, Ma. 02116
Store telephone: 617 236-1444
Wednesday, May 30, 2007—BOULDER, COLO.
7:30pm
Talk & Signing
Boulder Bookstore
1107 Pearl Street,
Boulder, CO, 80302
Events: Elena McAnespie, 303.447.2074 x. 125, elenam@boulderbookstore.com
Thursday, May 31—DENVER, COLO.
7:30pm
Talk & Signing
Tattered Cover Bookstore
Tattered Cover Colfax Avenue
2526 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
Charles Stillwagon, Events Manager
303-436-9219 ext:2736 or charless@tatteredcover.com
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| On her visit to Lincoln Akerman School in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, Sy was greeted by these beautiful murals created by the students to celebrate the themes of her books. Click on image to enlarge. |
HAMPTON FALLS, NH
Hampton Falls, NH elementary school
8 a.m. -2:45 p.m.
Two all-school assemblies: A Writer/Explorer's Tribute to Her Teachers
visits to 5th, 6th and 7th grade classrooms
Friday January 26-Saturday January 27
STUART, FLA
Blake Library, John F. Armstrong Wing
2351 SE Monterey Road
Stuart Florida
Friday:
5:30- 8 p.m.Cocktail Party Benefit-a ticketed event for Treasure Coast and South Florida book lovers
Book Mania! Festival
Martin County Library Association
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| Another great mural from Lincoln Akerman elementary school. Click on image to enlarge. |
2-3:15 Panel Discussion with 4 Barnes & Noble Discover authors: Uzodinma Iweala and Nate Fick, Gail Caldwell, and Candace Millard (RIVER OF DARKNESS).
Book Mania! Festival
Martin County Library System
Contact: Judi Snyder, jsnyder@martin.fl.us
BookMania! Coordinator
Blake Library, 2351 SE Monterey Road, Stuart FL 34996
Wednesday February 7
MARLBOROUGH, NH
Marlborough Library
Route 124
7 p.m. reading and discussion on THE GOOD GOOD PIG with artist Mary Iselin
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| Another great mural from Lincoln Akerman elementary school. Click on image to enlarge. |
UNITY, MAINE
Unity College "Inspired Speakers" series: "A Career off the Beaten Track: An Homage to Wombats, Apes, and Tarantulas."
6. p.m. at Unity College Performing Arts Center
Slides will accompany the talk
Free and open to the public
book sale and signing afterwards
Contact Chris Beach: cbeach@unity.edu
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| Another great mural from Lincoln Akerman elementary school. Click on image to enlarge. |
MERRIMACK, NH
book signings and assemblies,
James Mastricola Upper Elementary School
26 Baboosic Lake Road
Merrimack, NH
children's book signings begin at 8-9 a.m. two to three assemblies follow; afternoon book signings (TBA)
Contact: Sharon Silva, Library Media Specialist (603) 424-6221
Wednesday March 7-Friday March 9
HAMMOND, INDIANA
Presentations at Purdue Calumet University
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| Reception and dinner at Chancellor's house 6:00 p.m. | |
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| 9:00-10:30 a.m. | Work with a High School biology class |
| 10:30-1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 p.m. | Workshop for teachers on teaching writing in the sciences |
| 2:30-5:00 p.m. | Break |
| 5:00-6:30 p.m. | Speak to class of college biology students |
| 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:30-8:30 p.m. | Presentation for general community and college students |
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| Another great mural from Lincoln Akerman elementary school. Click on image to enlarge. |
Carolyn Boiarsky, Ph.D.
Director, Northwest Indiana Writing Project
Professor, Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN 46324
(219) 989-2207 (Office)
(219) 937-4736 (home)
boiarsc@sbcglobal.net
POSTPONED Tuesday, March 13 POSTPONED
JOHNSTON, VT
Vermont State College
"Walking with the Great Apes" for Women's History studies
daytime visits to classrooms TBA; evening program open to the public
times, places TBA
Contact Professor Sally Laughlin 802 635-1241
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| Another great mural from Lincoln Akerman elementary school. Click on image to enlarge. |
ATLANTA—TENTATIVE
7:15pm
Georgia Center for the Book
Contact: Joe Davich,
Assistant Director,
Georgia Center for the Book
Decatur Public Library
215 Sycamore St.
Decatur, GA 30033
404-370-8450 Ext. 2246
404-370-8469 (FAX)
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| Another great mural from Lincoln Akerman elementary school. Click on image to enlarge. |
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| At a talk at the town library with the book group, Francistown, NH papier mache artist Kathy Marx gave Sy this beautiful winged pig. Even Christopher's spots were accurately reproduced. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Hunter Lavalee |
7:00pm
Reading & Signing, THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Book Vault
9 North Main Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
Contact: Jan Hecht, jan@thebookvault.net
Phone 203-269-READ (7323)
Tuesday, September 26-RALEIGH, NC
7:00pm
Reading & Signing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Quail Ridge Books & Music
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
Store: 919/828-1588 Contact: Rene Martin, Events Coordinator 919/828-7912 QRBrene@aol.com
Wednesday, September 27-Annandale, VA
7:30pm
Talk and Discussion: "A Troubled Garden"
St. Matthews United Methodist Church
8617 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA
Open to the public! This talk inaugurates a series discussions on Stewardship of God's green earth.
-Sy's books will be available for sale and signing afterwards
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| Sy took home this straw pig after speaking to a book club at the beautiful home of Minou Paladjian in Belmont, Ma. Mollie Miller—whose two older sons, Ned and Jack Rodat, were enthusiastic acolytes of Pig Spa—organized the event and took the photo. |
12:30pm
Reading and Signing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Broad Street Bookstore
517 W. 21st Street
Norfolk, VA
23517
Contact Susan Weaver
757-622-2468
susan@broadstreetbooks.com
7:00pm-9:30pm
Virginia Wesleyan College
Talk: "Author-Explorer-Environmentalist : My Travels Off the Beaten Career Path"
Blocker Auditorium, Blocker Hall
Virginia Wesleyan College
1584 Wesleyan Dr
Norfolk, Va. 23502
*Note: Broad Street Books will sell at the event.
Saturday, September 30-Purcellville, VA
2:00pm
Talk & Signing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Loudoun County Public Library
Purcellville Branch Library
220 East Main Street
Purcellville, VA 20132
Library phone: 540/338-7235
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| In Parkin, Arkansas, Sy poses with her friend Eda Claire Slabaugh after being presented with this apron featuring the Arkansas Razorback Hog at a talk at the Parkin Archeological Park. Photo courtesy of Georgia Ross. |
4:00pm
Talk and signing, THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Baltimore Book Festival
7 East Redwood Street
Suite 500
Baltimore, MD 21202
Thursday, October 5-ANDOVER, MA
7:00pm
Talk & Signing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Andover Bookstore
89 Rear Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
Contact: Karen Harris or Chris Rose or John Hugo, 978/475-0143
info@andoverbookstore.com
Thursday, October 12-SEATTLE, WA
Launch of QUEST FOR THE TREE KANGAROO at WOODLAND PARK ZOO
Contact for all zoo events: Gigi Allianic, Zoo Public Relations Manager gigi.allianic@zoo.org
206.233.7274
10:30-11:30am
Slide illustrated book reading for schools
Woodland Park Zoo
601 N. 59th St.
Seattle, WA 98103
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| As part of an "all-school read" of The Good Good Pig, students at Wynne High School in Wynne, Arkansas created these wonderful sculptures inspired by the book. Photos courtesy of Georgeann Draper, school librarian. |
Woodland Park Zoo
Book Signing for SEARCH FOR THE TREE KANGAROO
Evening: 6-9pm private donor event with Conservation International
Book giveaways and signings
Friday October 13th-SPOKANE, WA.
7:30 pm
After dinner speaker: WORD and WSTA Conference
"An Homage to Teachers-Human and Otherwise"
Science and Literacy for Pre K-12 teachers and administrators, university faculty members, pre-service teachers, informal educators
Saturday October 14th-SEATTLE
10-11:30 am
"The Biodiversity of Australasia" Teacher Workshop
The Woodland Park Zoo
with photographer Nic Bishop, tree kangaroo expert Dr. Lisa Dabek, and zoo educators; Sy speaks for 30 minutes on QUEST FOR THE TREE KANGAROO
2:00-3:30pm
Seattle Public Library
Reading & Signing
TBA
Sunday, October 15-SEATTLE
11am
Mother-Daughter Brunch at Zoo
Women in Science theme
The Woodland Park Zoo, Zoomazium auditorium
By invitation only
4:30pm
Reception, Reading and Signing QUEST FOR THE TREE KANGAROO
Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
Store: (206) 366-3333
Thursday October 19-MINNESOTA ZOO
Slide lecture, QUEST FOR THE TREE KANGAROO
Minnesota Zoo, 7 pm
13000 Zoo Blvd, Apple Valley, MN.
Contact: Judy Thompson, judy.thompson@state.mn.us
Wednesday, October 25-Bellows Falls, VT
7:00pm
Talk & Signing GOOD GOOD PIG
Village Square Books
32 The Square
Bellows Falls, VT
Contact: Pat Fowler, 802/463-9404, vsbooks@sover.net
Thursday, October 26-BRENTWOOD, NH
7:00pm
Talk & Signing
Mary E Bartlett Library
22 Dalton Road
Brentwood NH 03833
Phone: 603-642-3355
Contact: Niki Reed
Niki.reed@comcast.net
Wednesday, November 1-COLUMBUS, OH
7 pm
Slide lecture with Lisa Dabek on QUEST FOR THE TREE KANGAROO
Columbus Zoo
Zoo Pavillion
Columbus, Oh.
Thursday, November 2-HANOVER, NH
7:00pm
Evening slide lecture on QUEST FOR THE TREE KANGAROO
Howe Library
Mayer Room
13 East South Street
Hanover, NH 03755
Presentation with Dr. Lisa Dabek
Saturday, November 4 -PETERBOROUGH, NH
2pm
Reading and signing QUEST FOR THE TREE KANGAROO
Toadstool Bookshop
Depot Square
Peterborough, NH
store telephone 603 924-3543
Monday, November 6-WYNNE, ARKANSAS
9:30am-12:00pm
Talk & Signing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Wynne High School
A school-wide read
George Anne Draper, librarian
Wynne High School
Wynne, AR 72396
gdraper@wynne.k12.ar.us
tel: 870-238-5020
6:30pm
Reading & Signing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Cross County Public Library
410 East Merriman Street
Wynne, AR 72396
Contact: Capricia Page
(office): 870/238-3850
Tuesday, November 7-JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
Luncheon with author
Jonesboro Public Library
Wednesday, November 8-FORREST CITY, ARK AND AND MEMPHIS, TN
12:00 noon
Lecture on THE GOOD GOOD PIG
East Arkansas Community College
1700 Newcastle Road
Forrest City, AR 72335
Contact: Beth Bridgeforth
(office): 870-633-4480, ext 261
-Book assigned as required reading to Comm. College English classes
6:00pm
Talk & Signing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Davis-Kidd Booksellers, Inc.
387 Perkins Ext
Memphis, TN 38117
Store: 901/683-9801
Contact: Katherine Whitfield, (901) 683-2032
KWHITFIELD@josephbeth.com
Thursday, November 9-NASHVILLE, TN.
6:00pm
Talk & Signing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Davis-Kidd Booksellers
The Mall at Green Hills
2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Suite 281
Nashville, TN 37215
Store: 615/783-0218
Contact:
Becky Callaway, bcallaway@josephbeth.com
615-783-0218 ex. 126
Friday, November 10-JONESBORO, ARK.
7:00pm
Talk & Signing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Hastings Bookstore
1315 S Caraway Rd
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Store Phone: 870-935-1178
Contact: Randy K. Ham, Phone: 806-677-1621
Saturday, November 11-Parkin, AR
5:00pm
"Saturday Night Live" Event: THE GOOD GOOD PIG
Parkin Archeological State Park
Junction of U.S. 64 and Ark. 184 north
P.O. Box 1110
Parkin, AR 72373
Monday, November 13-NEW IPSWICH, NH
1:30-2:30pm
Appleton Elementary School
New Ipswich
Slide show on Author Adventures
kids books and GOOD GOOD PIG will be available for sale and signing
Tuesday, November 14-HARDWICK, VT
7:00pm
Talk & Signing
Galaxy Bookshop
7 Mill Street
Hardwick, VT 05843
Contact: Sandy Johnson, 802/472-5533, sjohnson@vtlink.net
Thursday, November 16:-WESTMORELAND, NH
6-7:30pm
Westmoreland Library. Reading from THE GOOD GOOD PIG.
November 18-19-MIAMI, FL
Time To Be Announced
The Miami Bookfair International
Panel/Signing... Details to come
Miami Dade College
300 Northeast Second Avenue
Miami, FL 33132
Contact: Penny Thurer, 305/237-3564 or pthurer@mdc.edu
Saturday, January 26: Book Mania! Festival: Stuart, Florida
Martin County (FLA) Library Foundation
2:45 p.m. "Great New Writers" Panel: Sy will be discussing THE GOOD GOOD PIG
4-4:45 book sale and signing
Wednesday March 7-Thursday March 8: Hammond, Indiana
Perdue University Calumet
Northwest Indian Writing Project
Wednesday:
Reception and dinner at Chancellor's house 6:00 p.m.
Thursday:
9:00-10:30 a.m. Work with a High School biology class
1:00-2:30 p.m. Workshop for teachers on teaching writing in the sciences
5:00-6:30 p.m. Speak to class of college biology students
7:30-8:30 p.m. Presentation for general community and college students
contact Dr. Carolyn Bioarsky
(219) 989-2207 (Office)
boiarsc@sbcglobal.net
Sunday, June 24: American Library Association, Washington DC
1:30-3:30 panel discussion with Houghton Mifflin editor Kate O'Sullivan
includes powerpoint show on tree kangaroos
Monday, July 30: Southern New Hampshire University
Visiting Writer to the MFA program in Fiction and Nonfiction
2:30-4 meet with faculty and students to discuss researching nonfiction articles and books
7-9 p.m. public reading, reception and signing
Thursday, May 25: Hancock, NH, 7pm
Library signing-Hancock Public Library, Daniels Room
Pre-Publication Book Party: readings, remembrances, video, hearty finger food and desserts
(No books on sale.)
Thursday, June 1, 2006: Portsmouth, NH
Bookseller Dinner for Monica Wood and Sy Montgomery
Friday, June 2: Concord, NH, 2pm
live radio interview
Contact: Michael Herrmann,
*Note: They will plug the Gibson's event on June 8.
Saturday, June 3: Peterborough, NH, 11am
Talk & Signing
For the Toadstool Bookshop—to be held at Peterborough Cinema
Contact: Willard Williams: 603/924-3543 or books@ptoad.com
Tuesday, June 6: Philadelphia, 7pm
Talk & Signing
Barnes & Noble in conjunction with First Person Arts Festival
Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
Address & Contact: Lee Bendetti
Community Relations Manager
Barnes & Noble
1805 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-665-9958
215-665-9971 fax
crm2850@bn.com
Event Contact: Kim Tierney, 267-402-2059
ktierney@firstpersonarts.org
Thursday, June 8: Concord, NH, 7pm
Gibson's Bookstore
27 S. Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
Contact: Michael Herrmann, 603-224-0562 or gibsons@totalnetnh.net
Saturday, June 10: Keene, NH, 2pm
Talk & Signing
Toadstool Bookshop
222 West Street
Keene, NH 03431
Contact: Bridget Hansel, 603/ 352-8815
buyer@ktoad.com
Sunday, June 11: Dayton, OH, 1pm
Talk & Signing
Books & Co.
Monday, June 12: Cincinnati, 7pm
Talk & Signing
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
2692 Madison Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45208
Partnering with the local Wild Oats Market, the store will offer a smorgasborg of Christoper's favorite foods for the tasting.
Contact: Stephanie Meinberg, 513-731-7770 ext. 114 or smeinberg@josephbeth.com
Tuesday, June 13: Ann Arbor, 7pm
Borders
612 E. Liberty
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: 734.668.7652
Contact: Jayson Zeeman, 734/730-0300
Wednesday, June 14: Milwaukee, 7pm
Talk & Signing
H. W. Schwartz Bookshop
Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop
17145 W. Bluemound Rd.
Brookfield, WI 53005
phone: (262) 797-6140 / fax: (262) 797-6145
Store Contact: Brian Grover
Thursday, June 15: Milford, NH, 7pm
Reading & signing, Milford Public Library
Friday, June 16: Portland, ME, 7pm
Longfellow Books
One Monument Square
Portland, ME 04101
Contact: Chris Bowe, 207/772-4045
Tuesday, June 20: Wellesley, MA, 6:30pm
Wellesley Booksmith
Contact: Lee Van Kirk, 781.431.1160
Wednesday, June 21: South Hadley, MA, 7pm
Odyssey Books
S. Hadley, MA
Contact: Joan Grenier, 413-534-7307
Thursday, June 22: Newburyport, MA, 7pm
Jabberwocky Bookshop
Newburyport, MA
Contact: Kelly Jones, 978-465-9359
Friday, June 23: Manchester, VT, 7pm
Northshire Books
4869 Main St.
Manchester Center, VT 05255
Contact: Kara Scieskza, 802/362-3565 x296
Tuesday, June 27: New Hampshire
New Hampshire Teachers Convention
Details TK
Free by afternoon
Tuesday, July 11: Seattle, WA, 12-2pm
Woodland Park Zoo—Brown Bag lunch with Sy Montgomery
Tuesday, July 11: San Francisco, 7pm
Belmont Library
1110 Alameda
Belmont, CA
Contact: Linda Chiochios, 650-483-0787
Borders in San Mateo will be selling
*Note: Belmont is halfway between SF and San Jose
** Event will be held in the program room, and they will have refreshments.
Wednesday, July 12: Bellingham, WA, 7pm
Reading & Signing
Village Books
1200 Eleventh Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Store Phone: 360/671-2626
Event Contact: Lindsey McGuirk, 360/671-2626, x115 or lindsey@villagebooks.com
Thursday, July 13: Seattle, WA, 7pm
Reading & Signing
Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
Store Phone: 206/366-3333
Event Contact: Wendy Manning, 206-366-3316 or wmanning@thirdplacebooks.com
Saturday, July 15: Tucson, AZ, 2pm
Reading & Signing
Clues Unlimited
123 South Eastbourne
Tucson, AZ 85716
Store Phone: 520/326-8533
Event Contact: Chris Acevedo, 520/326-8533 or info@cluesunlimited.com
*Note: Clues Unlimited now has 3 pigs at the store!
Thursday, August 3: Canaan, NH, 7:30pm
Sy will read from "The Good, Good Pig" at the "Summer Reading by Great Authors" program at the 1793 Meetinghouse in Canaan, NH.
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas will also be reading at the event.
COMING SOON....
Watch for appearances this fall at New England locations and in the following cities:
Baltimore/DC area
Norfolk, Virginia
Memphis, TN
Atlanta, Georgia
Seattle, WA — October 11-October 16
Minneapolis, MN — October 19-20
Columbus, Ohio — November 1
Wynne, Arkansas — November 6-10
Miami, FL — November 17-19
NOVEMBER
Tuesday, November 2: Town Hall of Morris Lecture Series, Birchwood Manor,. 111 North Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ. "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" Press conference
Time: 10:30-11 am; lecture noon to 1 pm
APRIL
Monday, April 26: Cayuga Community College, Auburn, NY:
Writing for Kids with Cayuga poet Howard Nelson's children's literature class.
Time: 1:30-3 pm
Evening: Public program: "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide show and book signing.
Time: 7:30 pm
Tuesday, April 27: Nature Writing Seminar, Cayuga Community College
Time: 9:30-11 am
Wednesday, April 28: Wadleigh Public Library, Milford, NH.
"The Tarantula Scientist" slide show with book sale and signing and a live tarantula!
Time: 7 pm
Thursday, April 29: Walpole Elementary School, Walpole, NH
Slide show: "Teachers I have Known, from Shamans to Snakes to Scientists."
Time: TBA.
MAY
May 1-5 (which day of these, TBA): Texas International Reading Association, San Antionio
"The Tarantula Scientist" slide show.
Time: TBA
Sunday, May 9: Commencement Address, Keene State College, Keene, NH
Time: 1 pm
Wednesday, May 19: Lindsay Wildlife Museum, 1931 First St, Walnut Park, California
Book discussion, "Search for the Golden Moon Bear"
Time: 6:30-8 pm
Thursday, May 20: Wallace Stegner Lecture Series, Peninsula Open Space Trust, Mountain View Center, Menlo Park, Ca.
"Search for the Golden Moon Bear"
Time: 8-9:30 pm Call 650-903-6000.
Friday, 4 October: NANTUCKET
Maria Mitchell Association Women in Science Award Dinner
"Walking with the Great Apes" slide show and lecture, book sale afterwards
Time: 6 pm
Place: Nantucket Atheneum, India Street, Nantucket.
Contact Kitty Pochman 508 228-9198
Saturday, 5 October: NANTUCKET
2002 Bernice Barbour Lecture, a benefit slide lecture and book signing with book sale on "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" for Mass. SPCA. See excerpt in Sept.-October issue of ANIMALS magazine!
Time: 5-7 pm
Place: Nantucket Atheneum, India Street, Nantucket
Call 508 228-1491 for more information
MIDWEST
Tuesday, October 8: COLUMBUS, OHIO
Books and Company, book signing, "Search for the Golden Moon Bear"
Dayton
Time: 7 pm
Wednesday, October 9: COLUMBUS, OHIO
Columbus Zoo "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide lecture, book sale and signing
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: Zoo Pavillion, Columbus Zoo, 9990 Riverside Drive, Powell, Ohio
Contact: Becky Rose (614) 645-3488 x 3409
Friday, October 11: WINNETKA, IL
"Search for the Golden Moon Bear" reading, sale and signing, Bookstall/Winnetka
Time: 12 noon
Place: 811 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL
Friday, October 11: EVANSTON, IL
Northwestern University, "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide lecture and book sale and signing
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: Annenberg Hall on Northwestern University Campus
Contact: Laura O'Mara James (847) 467-2310
Saturday, October 12: LE GRANGE, IL
LeGrange Borders,
Time: 2 pm
Place: 1 LeGrange Rd, LeGrange, IL
Contact: Christen Sohacke (708) 386-3471
SUNDAY, October 13: GURNEE
"Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide lecture, book sale and signing
Time: 2 pm
Place: Warren Newport Public Library, 224 N. O Plaine Rd, Gurnee, Il.
Contact: Debbie Hoffman Tel 847-244-5150 x 3005
MOSCOW, IDAHO
Wednesday, October 16: MOSCOW, IDAHO
"Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide show and book sale with reception
Time: 2:30 pm
Place: University of Idaho campus, Dept of Natural Resources Building, room 10
ARKANSAS
Saturday, October 19: PARKIN
"Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide lecture and book sale and signing
Time: 4 pm
Place: Parkin Archeological Park
Monday, October 21: WYNNE
Wynne High School "Search for the Golden Moon Bear"
Time: morning, 2 presentations
"Travels Round the World with an Author"
Place: Wynne Intermediate School
Time: 1:30 and 2:30
PARAGOULD Area
Tuesday, October 22: "Travels Round the World with an Author"
Time: 10 am
Place: Paragould Greene Co. Tech. Int. School
"Travels Round the World with an Author"
Time: 1:15
Place: Jonesboro Univ. Heights
"Search for the Golden Moon Bear"
Time: 7 pm
Place: Paragould Greene County Public Library
PITTSBURGH
Thursday, October 24: Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Slide lecture and book sale.
Time: 7 pm
Place: 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh 15213.
Contact: Cathy Andreychek (412) 622-3233
CONCORD, MA.
Saturday, October 26: Concord Mass.
"Festival of Books" Breakfast
Time: 8 am
Place: Colonial Inn - 3 person panel
NEW YORK CITY
Wednesday, October 30: American Museum of Natural History
"Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide lecture and book signing and sale
Time: 7-8:30 pm
Place: Central Park West at 79th St., NY 10024
Contact: Nat Johnson (212) 769-5329 natj@amnh.org
KEENE, NH
Friday, November 1:
"Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide show and book sale
Time: 11:30 am
(Refreshments will be served before the slide show)
Place: Antioch/New England Graduate School
Free and open to the public
WASHINGTON, DC area
Monday, November 4: "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide lecture
Fairfax County Library system-library and time (afternoon or evening) TBA
For more information call Simon and Schuster Publicity at (212) 698-7538
Tuesday, November 5: "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide show and book sale
Place: Rust Public Library, Loudon Co. Public Library System, Leesburg, VA
Time: 7 pm
CALIFORNIA
Thursday, Nov. 7: SAN FRANCISCO
California Academy of Sciences, "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide lecture and book sale.
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Ca. 94118
Contact: Kevin Welch (415) 750-7145 x 7096
Saturday, November 9: LOS ANGELES
LA Zoo
"Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide lecture and book sale
Time: 3 pm
ALSO, for CHILDREN,"Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon" talk and slide show
Time: 2 pm
BOTH are at the LA Zoo, 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA. 90027-1498
Contact: Juanita Kempe 232 933 4932 WyvernJK@aol.com
SEATTLE, WA. area
Sunday, November 10: "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" reading, slides, sale
Time: 3 pm
Place: Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge Island
Contact: Mary Gleistein (206) 842-5332
Monday, November 11: "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" reading, slides, book sale
Time: 7 pm
Place: Third Place Books
Contact: Judith Chandler (206) 366-3333 or jchandler@thirdplacebooks.com
Tuesday Nov. 12: "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" Reading, slides and book sale
Time: 7 pm
Place: World Wide Books and Maps
Contact: Chris at travel@speakeasy.net or (206) 634-3453
Wednesday, November 13: "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" slide show, lecture and book sale
University of Washington
Time 3:30-5 pm
Place: Jackson School of International Studies/Southeast Asia Studies, University of Washington Campus
Contact: Sarah Van Fleet at saravf@u.washington.edu or (206) 543-9606
Wednesday, November 13: "Search for the Golden Moon Bear" signing and reading, Elliot Bay books
Time: 7 pm
Place: Zeitgeist Cafe, 171 South Jackson St., Seattle
Saturday, April 7: for The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans: Toadstool Bookshop, 11 am Peterborough, New Hampshire
Thursday, April 26: at George Washington University, Women in Science and Technology Leadership Program, Mount Vernon College, Washington, DC: evening slide lecture of a medley of Sy's research expeditions, for a college audience. TBA during that week: Signings and readings at Washington-area bookstores for The Man-Eating Tigers.
Saturday, May 5: Reading for New Hampshire Writers Project:
at the home of Dana Dankin, with Howard Mansfield, Maxine Kumin and Ernie Hebert.
Wednesday, August 1: Stratford, Vermont Meetinghouse Reading Series;
an evening reading program, with Howard Mansfield.
Saturday, October 27: California Science Teachers Association 2001 Annual Conference, Palm Springs, Wyndham Hotel Complex, 9:30-10:30 am: Slide show on Journey of the Pink Dolphins.
FEBRUARY
Wednesday, February 23, 7:30pm: Colby Sawyer College, New London, NH
For additional information, call (603)526-3000 and ask for Campus Activities.
MARCH
Wednesday, March 1, 6:00pm: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Tickets are $10 for resident members, $9 for Senior members and $13 for General
Admission. To reserve tickets and for more information call (202)357-3030 or request
tickets online from www.si.edu/tsa/rap/otomar/dolphins.htm.
Monday, March 6, 8:00pm: Explorers' Club, 46 East 70th St, NYC (between Park and Madison)
Members: free. Public: $12. Tickets go on sale at 7:30pm at the door. For more
information, visit the club's website at www.explorers.org.
Tuesday, March 7: First United Methodist Church, 1 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ
Slide show and lecture at Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Free.
Thursday, March 9, 7:00pm: American Museum of Natural History, Central Park at West 79th St, NYC
For more information call (212)769-5100. For tickets, call (212)769-5200 or visit the museum's
website at www.amnh.org.
Monday, March 13, 7:00pm: Denver Museum of Natural History, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO
$7 members, $10 nonmembers. To register for lecture, call (800)925-2250 or (303)322-7009. A book
signing will follow the lecture.
Thursday, March 23, 7:00pm: Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI
$7 members, $9 nonmembers. For more information or to reserve tickets, call (401)785-3510 x358.
Monday, March 27, 7:00pm: Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, City Island, Sarasota, FL
At the Martin Selby Science Education Center. Free to members and one guest; $5 for nonmembers.
For more information call (941)388-4200.
APRIL
Thursday, April 6, 7:00pm: Contoocook Public Library, Hopkinton, NH
Free and open to the public.
Friday, April 7, 7:00pm: Boston Museum of Science, Science Park, Boston, MA
For more information call the museum at (617)599-0100 or visit its website
at www.mos.org.
Saturday, April 8, 11:00am: Reading at Gibson's Bookstore, Main Street,
Concord.
Free.
Monday, April 10, 7:30pm: Louisville Zoo, 1100 Trevillian Way.
Slide lecture, book signing in Gheens Room. For more information, call
Marcelle Gianaloni at (502)459-2181 ext 328.
Tuesday, April 11, 7:00pm: Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL
An evening lecture, a reception with refreshments and a talk by Greg Neise
on the Rainforest Conservation Fund follows Sy's talk
in the Regenstein Small Mammal-Reptile House.
Wednesday, April 12, 7:30pm: Colombus Zoo, Columbus, OH
At the Zoo Pavillion. Tickets are $5. For more information, call the Education Department
at (614)645-3488.
Saturday, April 15: Pittsburgh Zoo, Highland Park, Hill Road, Pittsburgh, PA
This zoo houses North America's only captive pink Amazon river dolphin, Chuckles. The
evening slide lecture is part of a sneak preview opening night for Chuckles' new, enlarged
exhibit. For more information, call the zoo at (412)665-3639.
Wednesday, April 26, 7:00pm: Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
350 South Huntington Ave, Boston.
An evening program and book signing. Call the MSPCA at (617)522-7400.
MAY
Sunday, May 21, 2:00pm: Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
For more information and to purchase tickets, call the Education Division at (213)763-3534.
Tuesday, May 23, 7:30pm: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
Tickets are $6 for members, $10 for nonmembers.
Wednesday, May 24, 7:00pm: San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
For more information call the zoo at (619)231-1515.
Saturday, April 7: for The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans: Toadstool Bookshop, 11 am Peterborough, New Hampshire
Thursday, April 26: at George Washington University, Women in Science and Technology Leadership Program, Mount Vernon College, Washington, DC: evening slide lecture of a medley of Sy's research expeditions, for a college audience. TBA during that week: Signings and readings at Washington-area bookstores for The Man-Eating Tigers.
Saturday, May 5: Reading for New Hampshire Writers Project: at the home of Dana Dankin, with Howard Mansfield, Maxine Kumin and Ernie Hebert.
Wednesday, August 1: Stratford, Vermont Meetinghouse Reading Series; an evening reading program, with Howard Mansfield.
Saturday, October 27: California Science Teachers Association 2001 Annual Conference, Palm Springs, Wyndham Hotel Complex, 9:30-10:30 am: Slide show on Journey of the Pink Dolphins.
FEBRUARY
Wednesday, February 23, 7:30pm: Colby Sawyer College, New London, NH
For additional information, call (603)526-3000 and ask for Campus Activities.
MARCH
Wednesday, March 1, 6:00pm: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Tickets are $10 for resident members, $9 for Senior members and $13 for General
Admission. To reserve tickets and for more information call (202)357-3030 or request
tickets online from www.si.edu/tsa/rap/otomar/dolphins.htm.
Monday, March 6, 8:00pm: Explorers' Club, 46 East 70th St, NYC (between Park and Madison)
Members: free. Public: $12. Tickets go on sale at 7:30pm at the door. For more
information, visit the club's website at www.explorers.org.
Tuesday, March 7: First United Methodist Church, 1 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ
Slide show and lecture at Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Free.
Thursday, March 9, 7:00pm: American Museum of Natural History, Central Park at West 79th St, NYC
For more information call (212)769-5100. For tickets, call (212)769-5200 or visit the museum's
website at www.amnh.org.
Monday, March 13, 7:00pm: Denver Museum of Natural History, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO
$7 members, $10 nonmembers. To register for lecture, call (800)925-2250 or (303)322-7009. A book
signing will follow the lecture.
Thursday, March 23, 7:00pm: Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI
$7 members, $9 nonmembers. For more information or to reserve tickets, call (401)785-3510 x358.
Monday, March 27, 7:00pm: Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy, City Island, Sarasota, FL
At the Martin Selby Science Education Center. Free to members and one guest; $5 for nonmembers.
For more information call (941)388-4200.
APRIL
Thursday, April 6, 7:00pm: Contoocook Public Library, Hopkinton, NH
Free and open to the public.
Friday, April 7, 7:00pm: Boston Museum of Science, Science Park, Boston, MA
For more information call the museum at (617)599-0100 or visit its website
at www.mos.org.
Saturday, April 8, 11:00am: Reading at Gibson's Bookstore, Main Street,
Concord.
Free.
Monday, April 10, 7:30pm: Louisville Zoo, 1100 Trevillian Way.
Slide lecture, book signing in Gheens Room. For more information, call
Marcelle Gianaloni at (502)459-2181 ext 328.
Tuesday, April 11, 7:00pm: Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL
An evening lecture, a reception with refreshments and a talk by Greg Neise
on the Rainforest Conservation Fund follows Sy's talk
in the Regenstein Small Mammal-Reptile House.
Wednesday, April 12, 7:30pm: Colombus Zoo, Columbus, OH
At the Zoo Pavillion. Tickets are $5. For more information, call the Education Department
at (614)645-3488.
Saturday, April 15: Pittsburgh Zoo, Highland Park, Hill Road, Pittsburgh, PA
This zoo houses North America's only captive pink Amazon river dolphin, Chuckles. The
evening slide lecture is part of a sneak preview opening night for Chuckles' new, enlarged
exhibit. For more information, call the zoo at (412)665-3639.
Wednesday, April 26, 7:00pm: Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
350 South Huntington Ave, Boston.
An evening program and book signing. Call the MSPCA at (617)522-7400.
MAY
Sunday, May 21, 2 pm: Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
For more information and to purchase tickets, call the Education Division at (213)763-3534.
Tuesday, May 23, 7:30pm: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
Tickets are $6 for members, $10 for nonmembers.
Wednesday, May 24, 7 pm: San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
For more information call the zoo at (619)231-1515.
Tuesday, May 29, 7 pm: Friends of the Fitzwilliam Library, next to town hall, Fitzwilliam NH.
Journey of the Pink Dolphins slide lecture
and book signing. Open to the public.
Tuesday, June 5, 11 am: Boston University, Boston, MA:
Science Writing and Ethics in the Media. Undergraduates in science program talk.
Friday, September 28: West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
4 pm meeting with students, 7 pm Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas slide lecture. Reception and book signing follow.
Saturday, September 29: Nantucket Atheneum, 6pm
2001 Maria Mitchell Women in Science Awards Ceremony.
Journey of the Pink Dolphins slide lecture.
Saturday, October 27: 9:30am, California Science Teachers Association
2001 Annual Conference, Palm Springs, Wyndham Hotel Complex.
Journey of the Pink Dolphins slide lecture, followed by Q and A.
Thursday, November 1, 7pm: Seacoast Science Center, 570 Ocean Blvd, Rye, NH. Journey of the Pink Dolphins slide lecture and book signing.