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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Alison Dundes Renteln discusses International Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:This 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 that strive to promote and enforce human rights standards\, including the United Nations system\, regional human rights bodies\, and domestic courts. It also discusses a wide variety of substantive human rights including genocide\, torture\, capital punishment\, and other cruel and unusual punishments. In particular\, the book offers an accessible introduction to key understudied topics within human rights\, such as socioeconomic rights\, cultural rights\, and environmental rights. It also focuses on the rights of marginalized groups\, including children’s rights\, rights of persons with disabilities\, women’s rights\, labor rights\, indigenous rights\, and LGBTQ+ rights\, making this an engaging and invaluable resource for the contemporary student.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-alison-dundes-renteln-discusses-international-human-rights/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Special Storytime featuring Marcia and Kori Withers presenting Grandma’s Hands
DESCRIPTION:Grandma’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 portrait of Bill’s grandmother. Through the illustrations\, readers are transported back in time to experience the comfort\, security\, and unconditional love that he found in his grandmother’s hands.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-storytime-featuring-marcia-and-kori-withers-presenting-grandmas-hands/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Your Thrive Year: Transformative Conversations for a New 365
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s presents an afternoon of panel discussions that will help guide you to your own Thrive Year.  \nThis 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 practices for thriving in our mental health\, self-care\, relationships\, and beyond. More panelists to be announced. \nABOUT OUR PANELISTS:\n*Brandi Sellerz-Jackson is a storyteller\, birth and postpartum doula\, and the creator of Not So Private Parts. Initially created as a women’s lifestyle blog\, Not So Private Parts has evolved into a resource removing the shame and stigma surrounding women’s issues. Sellerz-Jackson is the co-founder of Moms in Color\, a Black mom collective centered around celebrating diversity in the motherhood space. She is also the senior manager of social media for Ergobaby\, a leading brand in babywearing and attachment parenting. She has been featured in USA Today\, Essence\, and MOTHER\, among other outlets. Sellerz-Jackson lives in Pasadena\, CA with her husband\, Jon; their three boys\, Jax\, Jedi\, and Jupiter; and their labradoodle\, Chaka. \n*Mariel Buqué\, PhD\, is a Columbia University–trained trauma-informed psychologist\, professor\, and sound bath meditation healer. She has appeared as an expert on Good Morning America and Today and in Allure\, Self\, Glamour\, and Well + Good\, among many other outlets\, and has offered wellness talks to corporations such as Google\, Capital One\, and Meta. She is originally from the Dominican Republic and currently lives in New Jersey. Break the Cycle is her first book. \n*Born and raised in foggy Northern California and now residing in Los Angeles CA with her spouse John\, Arielle Estoria (R-E-L EH-STORY-UH) (she/her) is a Published and commissioned Poet\, Author and Actor and Model. Her motto\, “Words not for the ears but for the soul” stems from her dedication to remind anyone who encounters her work that words are meant to be felt and experienced not just heard. With a specific heart in empowering\, encouraging and making space for audiences of women to feel free and at home in their own bodies.\nArielle is the Co-Author of two self-published collections of poetry: Vagabonds and Zealots (2014)\, and Write Bloody Spill Pretty (2017) which can both be found on Amazon.com and in 2016\, released her EP of poetry and music titled Symphony of a Lioness. In March 2023\, Estoria released her first solo book of poetry titled\, THE UNFOLDING an invitation to come home to yourself\, with Harper One available wherever books\, e-books and audiobooks are available. \nThree ticket options are available:\nAll tickets will include one entry and one book\, depending on the title you choose.\nOptions include Brandi Sellerz-Jackson’s forthcoming title\, On Thriving\, Break The Cycle by Dr. Mariel Buqué and The Unfolding by Arielle Estoria. \nON THRIVING by Brandi Sellerz-Jackson\nA renowned doula shares powerful lessons on healing and thriving through the murky seasons of life in this moving\, intimate guide to deeper self-awareness and radical joy.\nWe’ve all been there: We take a pause\, look at our lives\, and desire more—more from our relationships\, more from our wellness journeys\, maybe simply more from ourselves. For some\, it might be more fun\, more peace\, more exploration—but what does it take to get to the other side of living in survival mode? In On Thriving\, Brandi Sellerz-Jackson helps us wade through what she calls the four great labors of our lives—labors that she’s had to overcome and that she has led many clients through.\nDrawing from her experiences as a doula and intimate storytelling from her own life\, Sellerz-Jackson guides us through the many phases of these great labors—labors that we can get stuck in\, stunting our ability to thrive. Across age\, gender\, economic status\, or background\, we all move through the great labor of our relationships\, our mental health\, grief and loss\, and the feeling of being othered. Sellerz-Jackson doesn’t shy away from the pitfalls of these labors but rather challenges us to actively remain present within them and ask ourselves: What do I need to thrive in the space I’m currently in? In On Thriving\,you’ll come to recognize the survival tools you’ve picked up along the way and exchange them for thriving tools and “rich-uals.” You’ll commit to no longer making a home out of chaos and rediscovering sanctuary within yourself.\nComparing our thriving to that of plant life\, Sellerz-Jackson simplifies the complicated—and oftentimes overwhelming—journey as we attempt to grow in an inhospitable environment. With insightful and vulnerable storytelling\, she invites a deep\, soul-stirring investigation of our past and present to gather all that we need to thrive right where we are\, right now. \nBREAK THE CYCLE by Dr. Mariel Buqué\nThe definitive\, paradigm shifting guide to healing intergenerational trauma—weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room—from Dr. Mariel Buqué\, Ph.D\, a Columbia University-trained\, trauma-informed\, psychologist\, professor\, and practitioner of holistic healing.\nWhen a physical wound is left unhealed\, it continues to cause pain and can infect the whole body. When emotions are left unhealed\, they similarly cause harm that spreads to other parts of our lives\, hurting our family\, friends\, coworkers\, and others. Eventually\, this hurt can injure an entire community\, metastasizing across years and generations. This is intergenerational trauma. This trauma is why some of us become estranged from our families\, why some of us are people pleasers\, and why some of us find ourselves in co-dependent relationships. This trauma can be rooted in the experiences of ancestors\, who may have suffered due to their race or identity\, and it can be collective\, the result of a shared experience like systemic oppression\, harmful engrained behaviors in a culture like the acceptance of physical discipline of children\, or even a natural disaster like a pandemic. These wounds are complex\, impacting our minds\, bodies\, and spirits. Healing requires a holistic approach that has so far been absent from the field of psychology. Until now.\nFrom Dr. Mariel Buqué\, a leading trauma psychologist\, comes a groundbreaking guide to transforming intergenerational pain into intergenerational abundance. With BREAK THE CYCLE\, she delivers the definitive guide to healing inherited trauma. Weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room\, Dr. Buqué teaches readers how trauma is transmitted from one generation to the next and how they can break the cycle through tangible therapeutic practices\, learning to pass down strength instead of pain to future generations. \nTHE UNFOLDING by Arielle Estoria\n“A moving\, fresh\, unique poetry collection and a generous invitation into the mind of the poet. Both a galvanizing wake-up call and a tender lullaby.” — Glennon Doyle\, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Untamed\n“What I love about Arielle’s writing is that she takes readers on this journey step by step\, filled with wisdom and grace. This book will help anyone seeking to unfold into their bloom.” — Morgan Harper Nichols\, author of All Along You Were Blooming and Peace is a Practice\nIn this beautiful collection of poems\, essays\, and meditations\, Arielle Estoria tenderly reveals the places in her life where she has been broken open and mended back together in new ways. In doing so\, she shows each of us how when we walk through our own process of “unfolding\,” though it may be uncomfortable at times\, there is light on the other side. Let these words guide your soul\, and return home to the person you were always meant to be. \nThis ticketed event will take place at All Saints Church located at 132 N Euclid Ave\, Pasadena. \nBooks that come with the ticket will be handed out at check-in and will be pre-signed so a book signing will NOT follow the conversation. Additional copies of all titles\, will be available for purchase at the event.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-your-thrive-year-transformative-conversations-for-a-new-365/
LOCATION:All Saints Church\, 132 North Euclid Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Ed – Vision Board Workshop with Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, January 17\, 6-8pm\nVroman’s Ed – Vision Board Workshop with Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey\n$85.00 per person \nWhere you are in your journey is an accomplishment\, and if it isn’t where you want to be yet\, this vision board workshop is for you. \n\nAre you ready to direct your environment?\nCreate your best year yet?\nWhat would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?\n\nThe power of visualization to focus my attention\, to clarify my purpose\, and create a roadmap through visionboarding is unparalleled. What started as gatherings with friends and decades of personal experience\, transformed me with the results I achieved. So many of my students have also achieved great success. Their testimonials are shared below. Now it’s YOUR turn! \nHead into the new year with impact. Get clarity and focus. Live the life you’ve imagined.\nThis workshop is for you if: \n\nYou want to level up in some aspect of your life\nYou have been dreaming of starting something\nYou want to get laser-focused on your goals\nYou’re an action-taker\n\nCourse Flow (2 hours): \n\nVision board basics: why\, what\, how?\nScience behind visualization\nShort meditation to get you prepared for your vision board\nTime to journal\nStart your vision board\nGetting results once you’ve created your vision board\nEach participant also receives a special gift\n\nWhat you need to bring: \n\nJournal and pen for the writing portion of the workshop\nPhotos\, images that you want to put on your board\nOpen mind + a smile\n\nWhat past participants have said about my vision board workshops: \nAbsolutely recommend! It was a chance to organize my thoughts and goals in an intentional way and then express them in a collage of images and phrases and colors that I “attracted” and was meant to see and use. It’s like a micro version of the universe helping you with whatever you are trying to accomplish. I also got a chance to connect with other creative entrepreneurs. It was an inspirational time. – Malia Jade\, Music Theorist & Entrepreneur \nClarissa’s beautifully guided workshop was just what I needed to feel inspired and empowered. Can’t wait for another one! -Eva Gardner\, Musician/Bassist to Cher\, Moby\, Pink\, and more! \nI attended Clarissa’s Vision board event\, it was such a well put together event\, meaningful and just right amount of unstructured\, for everyone to create! No doubt Clarissa brings many years of a diverse background in art and psychology that makes her a success in assisting others as well! – Joanna Revel\, Owner Blue Violet Boutique & Captured Corners Photography \nThis workshop was just what I needed! And the atmosphere\, space\, and energy here was over and above what I expected. I strongly recommend everyone who’s ready to create a vision for themselves\, get clear\, and have a playful time. Do this! It’s worth it! – Joan Spinelli\, Renaissance Woman \nThis class will be held in the Vroman’s Meeting Room located next door to Vroman’s Main Store in the Atrium at 709 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 120.\n(Please register by end of day 1/15/24)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-ed-vision-board-workshop-with-clarissa-castillo-ramsey/
LOCATION:Atrium Building\, 709 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Craft & DIY,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Ed - Fiction Writing Class with Diana Wagman (8 weeks)
DESCRIPTION:This 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 and resolution. Each writer will share work twice\, the ultimate goal being a complete short story or a novel chapter. \nDiana Wagman is the author of six novels. Her second\, Spontaneous\, won the 2001 PEN West Award for Fiction. Her fourth\, The Care & Feeding of Exotic Pets\, was very briefly a best seller. She has had many short stories and essays published\, most recently in Conjunctions and Prairie Schooner\, and is an occasional contributor to the Los Angeles Times. She has taught as adjunct faculty across southern California\, from Loyola Marymount to CalArts to Cal State San Bernardino. \nTO SIGN UP FOR THIS WRITING CLASS\, PLEASE CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE AT (626)449-5320 BY 1/18/24. \n*This class will be held on the following dates – 1/20\, 1/27\, 2/3\, 2/10\, 2/17\, 2/24\, 3/2\, and 3/9 and will take place in the Vroman’s Meeting Room located next door to Vroman’s Main Store in the Atrium at 709 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 120.  \nIf for any reason you cannot attend this set of classes you have signed up for\, please give 24 hour notice\, before the first class\, of your cancelation in order to receive a refund.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-ed-fiction-writing-class-with-diana-wagman-8-weeks/
LOCATION:Atrium Building\, 709 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Nikki Vargas\, in conversation with Jeremy Tarr\, discusses Call You When I Land
DESCRIPTION:At 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 couldn’t shake a deep underlying sense of imposter syndrome\, a voice telling her that she was rocketing towards a future that didn’t look like her. And so\, she bought a plane ticket: first to Cartagena. Then to Panama. Then to Iguazú. \nWhat begins with one freelance travel writing assignment escalates into a whirlwind\, globe-spanning journey that would transform Nikki’s life. Taking her from the street food stalls of Vietnam to the cascading waterfalls of Argentina\, Nikki uncovers shocking truths about her family\, comes face to face with a new love interest – or two – and ultimately turns a no-name blog into the internationally celebrated venture of Unearth Women\, the first major female-focused travel publication. \nTold in transporting detail and candid reflections\, Call You When I Land takes the familiar story of a woman going abroad to find herself and turns it on its head\, as the act of traveling becomes\, for Nikki\, an exhilarating career path – and ultimately a tool to champion women’s voices across the world.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-nikki-vargas-in-conversation-with-jeremy-tarr-discusses-call-you-when-i-land/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Mark Eaton discusses Historical Fiction Now
DESCRIPTION:Historical 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. \nGathering 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 moment while meditating on some of the myriad contexts of the genre. \nWhat inspires writers to choose particular moments\, events\, and personalities as the subjects of their fictional imaginings\, and with what implications for their readers’ understanding of the present? How do contemporary scholars approach the making and reception of historical fiction\, and how do these approaches resonate with writers’ own preoccupations in the process of invention? What might scholars of a genre with a long and complex history learn from its contemporary practitioners? Conversely\, how do novelists understand their own historical fictions (if at all) in relation to the theoretical and critical traditions shaping the work of their academic colleagues? (Oxford University Press\, USA)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-mark-eaton-discusses-historical-fiction-now/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein discuss American Wings
DESCRIPTION:From 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. \nIn 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 a country constricted by prejudice and Jim Crow laws\, where some previous Black aviators like Bessie \nColeman had to move to France to earn their wings? \nAmerican Wings follows a group of determined Black Americans: Cornelius Coffey and Johnny Robinson\, skilled auto mechanics; Janet Harmon Bragg\, a nurse; and Willa Brown\, a teacher and social worker. Together\, they created a flying club and built their own airfield on Chicago’s South Side. As the U.S. hurtled toward World War II\, they established a school to train new pilots\, teaching both Black and white students together and proving\, in a time when the U.S. military was still segregated\, that successful integration was possible. \nComplete with black-and-white photographs throughout\, American Wings brings to light a hidden history of pioneering Black men and women who\, with grit and resilience\, battled powerful odds for an equal share of the sky. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons for Young Readers) \nSherri L. Smith is the author of several novels for young adults\, including the critically acclaimed The Blossom and the Firefly\, Flygirl\, Orleans\, and Pasadena\, as well as the middle-grade novel The Toymaker’s Apprentice. Visit her online at sherrilsmith.com \nElizabeth Wein is a recreational pilot and the owner of about a thousand maps. She is the author of several young adult novels\, including Code Name Verity\, an Edgar Award winner and a #1 New York Times bestseller; Black Dove\, White Raven\, winner of the Children’s Africana Book Award; and most recently\, Stateless. Her book A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II was a finalist for YALSA’s Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award. A dual American-British citizen\, Elizabeth lives in Scotland. Learn more at ElizabethWein.com and follow her on Twitter @EWein2412
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-sherri-l-smith-and-elizabeth-wein-discuss-american-wings/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Becky Nicolaides\, in conversation with Naomi Hirahara\, The New Suburbia
DESCRIPTION:America’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 the process\, have taken on new inflections. \nNowhere are these changes more vivid than in Los Angeles. In this suburban metropolis and global powerhouse\, lily white suburbs have virtually disappeared\, and over two-thirds of the County’s suburbs have become majority minority. Examining this vanguard of change from the postwar to the present\, The New Suburbia follows the Asian Americans\, Black Americans\, and Latinos who moved into white neighborhoods that once barred them. They bought homes\, enrolled their children in schools\, and began navigating suburban life. They faced a choice: would they remake the suburbs\, or would the suburbs remake them? In places like Pasadena\, San Marino\, South Gate\, and Lakewood\, suburbanites faced the challenges of living together in difference. Historian Becky Nicolaides explores a range of community experiences\, from internal resegregation to suburban poverty\, an embrace of law-and-order culture to police brutality\, friendly neighbors to social withdrawal. In some communities\, diverse residents continued longstanding habits of exclusion and perpetuated metropolitan inequality. In others\, they embraced more inclusive\, multicultural suburban ideals. Through it all\, the common denominators of suburbia remained–low-slung landscapes of single-family homes and families seeking the good life. \nAn authoritative work based on a half-century of quantitative data and unpublished oral histories and interviews\, The New Suburbia explores vital landscapes where the American dream has endured\, even as the dreamers have changed.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-becky-nicolaides-in-conversation-with-naomi-hirahara-the-new-suburbia/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s: Special Storytime featuring Barney Saltzberg presenting Arlo Needs Glasses
DESCRIPTION:From the bestselling author of Beautiful Oops! comes an inspiring story for every child who needs or wears glasses. \nOne 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 do. That’s where Arlo steps in. He’s a shaggy\, free-spirited dog who loves to play catch\, until one day he can’t see the ball anymore. He needs glasses! \nCreated by Barney Saltzberg\, the bespectacled author of the bestselling title Beautiful Oops!\, Arlo Needs Glasses is an inventive and reassuring story that gets it. Readers will follow along with Arlo as he does all the big firsts involved in getting glasses–visit a doctor\, get tested on an eye chart\, look through the phoropter. And then the fun part–choosing frames! What should Arlo get? Movie star glasses? Superhero glasses? Classic frames that never go out of style?
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-storytime-featuring-barney-saltzberg-presenting-arlo-needs-glasses/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Local Author Day featuring Chantal Donnelly\, Roger Parham-Brown\, and Marcia Arrieta
DESCRIPTION:Chantal Donnelly presents Settled: How to Find Calm in a Stress-Inducing World\nAre you constantly on a stress rollercoaster\, jumping from frantic to collapsed without ever finding a place of comfort? \nIn 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 just a mental or emotional issue\, but a physical one too. \nThrough personal anecdotes\, case studies\, research\, and her professional expertise\, Donnelly’s innovative guidebook offers you quick and easy tools for finding calm. \nLearn to communicate with your body so you can reap the positive benefits of stress while minimizing its negative effects. \nRegain the sense of vitality\, ease\, and connection you are longing for. \nWhether you’re feeling overwhelmed\, trying to improve your health and relationships\, or wanting to relax enough to enjoy your successes\, this book is for you. \nSay goodbye to the stress rollercoaster and hello to a settled and balanced life. \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-featuring-chantal-donnelly-roger-parham-brown-and-marcia-arrieta/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Graham Zimmerman\, in conversation with Abbey Smith\, discusses A Fine Line
DESCRIPTION:How do we reconcile our love of outdoor adventure with the inevitability of loss in high-risk sports? Still in his thirties\, Graham Zimmerman has made first ascents from Alaska to Pakistan\, and in 2020 he received the Piolet d’Or for his climb on Pakistan’s Link Sar with Steve Swenson. A sponsored athlete who is sought out as a climbing partner\, Zimmerman knows that he must find a balance between his ambitions as an alpinist and his social responsibilities–as a husband\, climate advocate\, and community leader. \nHis generation has faced devastating grief in the mountains\, including the deaths of Kyle Dempster\, Hayden Kennedy\, and Inge Perkins\, and his cohort has witnessed firsthand the effects of climate change in the form of disappearing glaciers and increasingly erratic weather. Zimmerman writes of the exhilaration he feels while climbing but also the painful realization that summiting at all costs is an outdated model. As A Fine Line traces Graham’s journey\, mountain lovers everywhere will see themselves in this coming-of-age story of adventure and personal reckoning. \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-graham-zimmerman-in-conversation-with-abbey-smith-discusses-a-fine-line/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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