New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick brings her new book, The Second Sister, to the Dunedin Public Library Tuesday, March 31. A 6 p.m. reception will be followed by a book signing and author chat at 7 p.m. Bostwick is best known for her Cobbled Court Quilt Series. This program is sponsored by the Dunedin Public Library, The Dunedin Friends of the Library and Rainbow's End Quilt Shoppe.
Photojournalist Jim Richardson will visit the Straz Center Tuesday, March 31, 7 p.m. Obsession has ruled the richest parts of his photographic life. While no stranger to exotic travel, having traveled around the world five times for National Geographic, his greatest passions come to life in this intimate, humorous, and touching exploration of his islands of obsession, first in the outer reaches of the wild Scottish islands, and then in an isolated island you would never expect. Richardson shows how the greatest rewards come from burrowing deep into place and time. This presentation is a refreshing reminder of the deep rewards our world offers to those who seek them out. Regularly priced tickets are $25.
Tampa’s Inkwood Books celebrates two years since Stefani Hope Beddingfield assumed ownership of the store, which has been a part of the community for nearly 24 years. All day on Wednesday, April 1 – from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. – they’ll be offering 25 percent off all in-store, on-hand items.
University of Tampa sociologist Bruce Friesen will share insights from his book, Moral Systems and the Evolution of Human Rights, Wednesday, April 1, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., at UT’s Macdonald-Kelce Library. His book, released this year, provides a compelling account for the vast amount of change in moral systems over time, the human imperative to create meaningful moral systems and why human rights have emerged as the world's first indigenous, global, moral system. This event is free and open to the public. Friesen will answer audience questions after the presentation.
Grownman Brand in Seminole Heights hosts the 2015 Cuban Sangwiche Show, a celebration of Tampa’s visual arts, music, literature, film and more, which runs April 1 through 19. The opening night celebration, which takes place Wednesday, April 1, 6 to 10 p.m., includes a performance of “Epic of the Sandwiche Cubano,” by Tampa’s poet laureate James B. Tokely. The show will feature an evening of poetry, Saturday, April 4, 7:30 p.m. The line-up includes Linda Alexander, Silvia Curbelo, Melissa Fair, Sarah Myhre and Rhonda J. Nelson. Cost is $5 at the door. The Misfits Slam Team, a group of competitive spoken word poets led by Giddy Perez, will perform Saturday, April 11.
Heartwood Retreat Center in Bradenton offers a free, three-hour workshop on “Creative Journaling for Personal Growth” Thursday, April 2, 10:30 a.m. This workshop introduces the power of journaling for emotional balance and self-growth, and offers the techniques and tools to expand our relationship with the written word as a path to healing and discovering who we are and what we believe. Heartwood will also offer a free, eight-session, memoir-writing class on Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m., running from April 9 through June 4. Donations are welcome.
Chris Krimitsos, founder of Story Jam Theatre, which produces a podcast for story lovers in addition to organizing live events, will feature at the next Wordier Than Thou storytelling and prose open mic at Florida Avenue Brewing Co. in Tampa. The unique open mic offers storytellers and writers 10 minutes to share their work. It’s set for Thursday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. Suggested $5 donation at the door.
Meet author Raymond Weaver in the Clearwater Main Library lobby, Wednesday, April 8, 1 p.m., and learn more about his book, Three Courageous Women.
Author Carol J. Perry will introduce Tails, You Lose, the second book in her Witch City Mystery series released by Kensington Publishers, Saturday, April 11, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Gulf Beaches Public Library.
Local author Tim Bryce discusses the ins and outs of how to self-publish your book Saturday, April 11, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., at the Palm Harbor Library. Registration required.
This article appears in Mar 26 – Apr 1, 2015.