Vroman’s: Storytime with Mr. Steve
Join Mr. Steve and the gang at Vroman's Bookstore at 11 am for story time!
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Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States
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SCCM: Kwanzaa Wild CA Explorers
Southern California Children's Museum 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, United StatesHarambee friends! That’s Swahili for “let’s pull together.” It’s pronounced “hah-RAHM-beh” and is chanted seven times during Kwanzaa while lighting the kinara, or the candelabra, used on this holiday. Kwanzaa takes place this year from December 26-January 1st. Join SCCM at Wild CA Explorers and learn All About Maulana Karenga & History of Kwanzaa and […]
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Vroman’s: Alison Dundes Renteln discusses International Human Rights
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesThis book provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues, offering truly international coverage including the Global South. Considering the philosophical foundations of human rights, Chen and Renteln explore the interpretive difficulties associated with identifying what constitute human rights abuses, and evaluate various perspectives on human rights. This book goes on to analyze institutions […]
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Vroman’s: Special Storytime featuring Marcia and Kori Withers presenting Grandma’s Hands
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesGrandma's Hands is a timeless, universal song originally featured on Bill Withers' 1971 album, "Just As I Am." With soulful lyrics, the song captures the significant impact that Withers' grandmother had on his life as a child. Multiple award-winning artist R. Gregory Christie has brought the iconic song to life through vibrant illustrations, painting a tender […]
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Vroman’s: Your Thrive Year: Transformative Conversations for a New 365
All Saints Church 132 North Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United StatesVroman's presents an afternoon of panel discussions that will help guide you to your own Thrive Year. This event will be led by Brandi Sellerz-Jackson, renowned doula and author of the forthcoming title, On Thriving. Sellerz-Jackson will be joined by panelists Dr. Mariel Buqué and Arielle Estoria, discussing topics near to all their hearts such as healing from trauma and […]
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Vroman’s Ed – Fiction Writing Class with Diana Wagman (8 weeks)
Atrium Building 709 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesThis Fiction Writing Class is for writers interested in working on short stories or a novel. There will be an optional weekly exercise and suggested readings, but it is predominately a workshop to discuss and advance each other’s work, concentrating on the elements that make fiction compelling: character, point of view, setting and description, conflict […]
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Vroman’s: Nikki Vargas, in conversation with Jeremy Tarr, discusses Call You When I Land
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesAt twenty-six years old, life looked a certain way for Nikki Vargas. She'd settled in New York City ready to join the ranks of the Carrie Bradshaw’s of the world, had landed in a promising advertising career, and was newly engaged to her college sweetheart. But between corporate happy hours and wedding dress fittings, she […]
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Vroman’s: Mark Eaton discusses Historical Fiction Now
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesHistorical Fiction Now brings together prominent authors, scholars, and critics of historical fiction to explore the genre's character, fortunes, and potential in the twenty-first century. Gathering together the voices of novelists, critics, academics, and several authors writing across these categories, the volume explores the nature of reading, writing, and writing about historical fiction in the present […]
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Vroman’s: Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein discuss American Wings
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesFrom the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thrilling and inspiring true story of the desegregation of the skies. In the years between World War I and World War II, aviation fever was everywhere, including among Black Americans. But what hope did a Black person have of learning to fly in […]
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Vroman’s: Becky Nicolaides, in conversation with Naomi Hirahara, The New Suburbia
Vroman's BookstoreAmerica's suburbs have been transforming. The conventional story of suburbs as bastions of white, middle-class homeowners no longer describes the suburbs of America's cities. Today they house a more typical cross-section of the nation--rich, poor, Black American, Latino, Asian, immigrant, the unhoused, the lavishly housed, and everyone in between. Stories of everyday suburban life, in […]
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Vroman’s: Special Storytime featuring Barney Saltzberg presenting Arlo Needs Glasses
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesFrom the bestselling author of Beautiful Oops! comes an inspiring story for every child who needs or wears glasses. One out of four kids either wears or needs glasses, and their parents will want their child to feel that glasses are awesome because they're cool, fun, and enable us to do all the things we want to […]
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Vroman’s: Local Author Day featuring Chantal Donnelly, Roger Parham-Brown, and Marcia Arrieta
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesChantal Donnelly presents Settled: How to Find Calm in a Stress-Inducing World Are you constantly on a stress rollercoaster, jumping from frantic to collapsed without ever finding a place of comfort? In SETTLED, physical therapist Chantal Donnelly searches for ways to help her patients and ends up delving into the fascinating science behind stress. She discovers it's not […]
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