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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Gian Sardar discusses When the World Goes Quiet
DESCRIPTION:In the final days of World War I\, an aspiring artist’s courageous journey is just beginning in a powerful novel about love\, danger\, and survival by the author of Take What You Can Carry. \nIt’s 1918 in German-occupied Bruges\, Belgium. With luck\, Evelien will make it to the end of the war and be given what she was promised: a prized painting in exchange for safeguarding her employer’s possessions. Until then\, Evelien knows to keep her head down and stay out of trouble. But life never goes to plan\, especially in war. \nA member of the Resistance approaches Evelien: steal a list of names hidden in her employer’s home. In return\, she’ll get a letter from her long-missing husband\, Emiel. She’d lost hope of Emiel’s survival\, but the promised letter puts her certainty of his death in question. Evelien begins her mission and soon forms a friendship with a soldier who is struggling with the devastating demands of battle. Their shared passion for art deepens the bond\, and Evelien faces a heart-wrenching truth: she longs for Emiel’s safe return…but not necessarily to her. \nAs the final days of the war loom closer\, Evelien has never been in more danger. And should she survive the war’s bitter end\, what choices will she make for a life beyond liberation?
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-gian-sardar-discusses-when-the-world-goes-quiet/
LOCATION:Ice House Comedy Club\, 24 N Mentor Ave\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Soyoung Park discusses Snowglobe
DESCRIPTION:Enclosed under a vast dome\, Snowglobe is the last place on Earth that’s warm. Outside Snowglobe is a frozen wasteland\, and every day\, citizens face the icy world to get to their jobs at the power plant\, where they produce the energy Snowglobe needs. Their only solace comes in the form of twenty-four-hour television programming streamed directly from the domed city. \nThe residents of Snowglobe have everything: fame\, fortune\, and above all\, safety from the desolation outside their walls. In exchange\, their lives are broadcast to the less fortunate outside\, who watch eagerly\, hoping for the chance to one day become actors themselves. \nChobahm lives for the time she spends watching the shows produced inside Snowglobe. Her favorite? Goh Around\, starring Goh Haeri\, Snowglobe’s biggest star–and\, it turns out\, the key to getting Chobahm her dream life. \nBecause Haeri is dead\, and Chobahm has been chosen to take her place. Only\, life inside Snowglobe is nothing like what you see on television. Reality is a lie\, and truth seems to be forever out of reach. \nTranslated for the first time into English from the original Korean\, Snowglobe is a groundbreaking exploration of personal identity\, and the future of the world as we know it. It is the winner of the Changbi X Kakaopage Young Adult Novel Award. (Delacorte Press) \nDedicated to Expanding Knowledge of Korea\, the Korean Cultural Center is the axis of Korean heritage in Los Angeles. The Korean Cultural Center welcomes the general public to experience the rich traditions and history of Korea through specialized programs\, sponsored events\, and multiple learning resources. Operated by the Korean government’s Ministry of Culture\, Sports and Tourism\, the Korean Cultural Center is dedicated to providing insights into the rich cultural heritage of Korea. \nSoyoung Park majored in communication and media at university. She is a winner of the Original Story Award and the Changbi X Kakaopage Young Adult Novel Award. She is the author of the Snowglobe duology. \nJoungmin Lee Comfort is a Korean-English translator. Her translations have appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine and Best of World SF. Her recent cotranslation of Kim Bo-young’s On the Origin of Species and Other Stories was longlisted for the National Book Award for translated literature
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-soyoung-park-discusses-snowglobe/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240306T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Storytime with Mr. Steve!
DESCRIPTION:Join Mr. Steve and the gang at our Colorado Blvd. location at 11 am for story time!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-storytime-with-mr-steve/2024-03-06/
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 Bookstore: Daniel A. Olivas discusses Chicano Frankenstein
DESCRIPTION:An unnamed paralegal\, brought back to life through a controversial process\, maneuvers through a near-future world that both needs and resents him. As the United States president spouts anti-reanimation rhetoric and giant pharmaceutical companies rake in profits\, the man falls in love with lawyer Faustina Godínez. His world expands as he meets her network of family and friends\, setting him on a course to discover his first life history\, which the reanimation process erased. With elements of science fiction\, horror\, political satire\, and romance\, Chicano Frankenstein confronts our nation’s bigotries and the question of what it truly means to be human.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-daniel-a-olivas-discusses-chicano-frankenstein/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Cara Black discusses Murder at La Villette
DESCRIPTION:Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc doesn’t know that her life is about to be upended. Her ex\, Melac\, has been hounding her to move their daughter\, Chloé\, to Brittany. Aimée is fed up with his threats to take her to court and has stopped answering his calls. She doesn’t know he’s waiting for her by the Bassin de la Villette as she leaves a client’s office late one night. When she finds him there\, bleeding in the canal\, he has just been stabbed by an assailant\, who knocks Aimée unconscious and plants the bloody knife in her hands. \nNow Aimée is in police custody\, debilitated by a concussion\, with overwhelming evidence pointing to her as Melac’s killer. She must figure out who murdered Melac–not an easy job\, given the target on his back as a former homicide investigator. Cut off from her typical network and forced to operate under multiple layers of cover\, Aimée must go deep into the underbelly of Paris’s 19th arrondissement\, where she rubs shoulders with biker gangs\, paranoid journalists\, grieving parents\, and frustratingly tight-lipped ex-cops on her hunt for justice.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-cara-black-discusses-murder-at-la-villette/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240308T200000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Caroline Frost\, in conversation with Amy Nicholson\, discusses The Last Verse
DESCRIPTION:When aspiring musician Twyla Finch arrives in Nashville\, Tennessee\, in 1977\, the nineteen-year-old Texan is dazzled by the fringe-and-rhinestones country music scene. Live music flows from bars\, open mic nights tempt with the chance of stardom\, and record label execs seek the next hot new act. As Twyla finds her way in this vibrant town\, she soon falls for Chet Wilton\, country music hopeful and son of blue-blooded Nashvillians. When a night out with Chet goes terribly wrong\, Twyla finds herself involved in a shocking crime. Hoping to process what happened that fateful night\, she composes a haunting ballad that she performs only once in an empty bar. But weeks later\, when she turns on the radio\, she hears another woman singing her song. Twyla must decide: Should she claim her ballad and secure the fame she’s always wanted? Or stay quiet and avoid implicating herself in the terrible crime she’s desperate to put in the past? (William Morrow & Company) \nAmy Nicholson is a film critic in Los Angeles and host of the podcast “Unspooled.” Her credits include the New York Times\, LA Weekly\, Variety\, Rolling Stone\, MTV News\, and the Guardian. Her first book\, “Tom Cruise: Anatomy of an Actor\,” was published by Cahiers du Cinema\, and her second\, “Extra Girls\,” will be published by Simon & Schuster.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-caroline-frost-in-conversation-with-amy-nicholson-discusses-the-last-verse/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Bookstore: Special Storytime featuring Esteban the Green Crayon!
DESCRIPTION:Esteban the Green Crayon will be in-store celebrating St. Patrick’s Day & Earth Day with a special story time reading of the new book Happy St. Patrick’s Day from The Crayons and The Crayons Love Our Planet. Hope to see you there!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-special-storytime-featuring-esteban-the-green-crayon/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Food,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240311T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240311T170000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore Ticketed - Phil and Lily Rosenthal sign Just Try It!
DESCRIPTION:From Netflix star and New York Times bestselling author Phil Rosenthal and his daughter Lily comes a hilarious picture book about a food-loving dad encouraging his picky eater daughter to just try something new. \nPhil has one rule about food: try everything at least once. Otherwise\, how will you know what you like? His daughter Lil disagrees. She already knows what she likes–just bread and pasta with no sauce–and that’s all there is to it! \nWhen the two go to a food truck festival\, Phil tries introducing Lil to all kinds of delicious cuisine\, but she doesn’t budge. Just when it looks like it’s going to be a very long day\, an unexpected mustard accident changes everything.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-ticketed-phil-and-lily-rosenthal-sign-just-try-it/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240313T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Storytime with Mr. Steve!
DESCRIPTION:Join Mr. Steve and the gang at our Colorado Blvd. location at 11 am for story time!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-storytime-with-mr-steve/2024-03-13/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240313T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240313T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Rex Ogle discusses Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel
DESCRIPTION:A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in\, facing bullies\, and finding the right pair of glasses. \nSixth grade isn’t as great as Rex thought it would be. He’s the only kid who hasn’t had a growth spurt\, and the bullies won’t let him forget it. His closest friend is unreliable\, at best. And there’s a cute girl in his class\, who may or may not like him back. With so much going on\, everything is a blur — including Rex’s vision! So when he discovers that he needs glasses\, and his family can only afford the ugliestpair in the store\, any hope Rex had of fitting in goes completely out of focus. \nIn this true coming-of-age story\, Rex has his sights set on surviving sixth grade\, but now he’s got to find a way to do it with glasses\, no friends\, and a family that just doesn’t get it
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-rex-ogle-discusses-four-eyes-a-graphic-novel/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Daniel Lewis discusses Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of our Future
DESCRIPTION:A compelling global exploration of nature and survival as seen via a dozen species of trees that represent the challenges facing our planet\, and the ways that scientists are working urgently to save our forests and our future. \nThe world today is undergoing the most rapid environmental transformation in human history–from climate change to deforestation. Scientists\, ethnobotanists\, indigenous peoples\, and collectives of all kinds are closely studying trees and their biology to understand how and why trees function individually and collectively in the ways they do. In Twelve Trees\, Daniel Lewis\, curator and historian at one of the world’s most renowned research libraries\, travels the world to learn about these trees in their habitats. \nLewis takes us on a sweeping journey to plant breeding labs\, botanical gardens\, research facilities\, deep inside museum collections\, to the tops of tall trees\, underwater\, and around the Earth\, journeying into the deserts of the American west and the deep jungles of Peru\, to offer a globe-spanning perspective on the crucial impact trees have on our entire planet. When a once-common tree goes extinct in the wild but survives in a botanical garden\, what happens next? How can scientists reconstruct lost genomes and habitats? How does a tree store thousands of gallons of water\, or offer up perfectly preserved insects from millions of years ago\, or root itself in muddy swamps and remain standing? How does a 5\,000-year-old tree manage to live\, and what can we learn from it? And how can science account for the survival of one species at the expense of others? To study the science of trees is to study not just the present\, but the story of the world\, its past\, and its future.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-daniel-lewis-discusses-twelve-trees-the-deep-roots-of-our-future/
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 Bookstore: Jonna Mendez discusses In True Face: A Woman's Life in the Cia\, Unmasked
DESCRIPTION:Jonna Hiestand Mendez began her CIA career as a “contract wife” performing secretarial duties for the CIA as a convenience to her husband\, a young officer stationed in Europe. She needed his permission to open a bank account or shut off the gas to their apartment. Yet Mendez had a talent for espionage\, too\, and she soon took on bigger and more significant roles at the Agency. She parlayed her interest in photography into an operational role overseas\, an unlikely area for a woman in the CIA. Often underestimated\, occasionally undermined\, she lived under cover and served tours of duty all over the globe\, rising first to become an international spy and ultimately to Chief of Disguise at CIA’s Office of Technical Service. \nIn True Face recounts not only the drama of Mendez’s high-stakes work–how this savvy operator parlayed her “everywoman” appeal into incredible subterfuge–but also the grit and good fortune it took for her to navigate a misogynistic world. This is the story of an incredible spy career and what it took to achieve it.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-jonna-mendez-discusses-in-true-face-a-womans-life-in-the-cia-unmasked/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: 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-bookstore-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,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T160000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Ann Suk Wang presents The House Before Falling Into The Sea
DESCRIPTION:A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what it really means to care for your neighbors. \nEvery day\, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at Kyung Tak and her family’s house on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go\, the Taks’ home is these migrants’ last chance of refuge “before falling into the sea\,” and the household quickly becomes crowded\, hot\, and noisy. Then war sirens cry out over Kyung’s city too\, and her family and their guests take shelter underground. When the sirens stop\, Kyung is upset–she wishes everything could go back to the way it was before: before the sirens\, before strangers started coming into their home. But after an important talk with her parents\, her new friend Sunhee\, and Sunhee’s father\, Kyung realizes something important: We’re stronger when we have each other\, and the kindness we show one another in the darkest of times is a gift we’ll never regret.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-ann-suk-wang-presents-the-house-before-falling-into-the-sea/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240320T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Katie Gee Salisbury discusses Not Your China Doll
DESCRIPTION:Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood\, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong\, the first Asian American movie star\, to bring an unsung heroine to light and reclaim her place in cinema history. \nBefore Constance Wu\, Sandra Oh\, Awkwafina\, or Lucy Liu\, there was Anna May Wong. In her time\, she was a legendary beauty\, witty conversationalist\, and fashion icon. Plucked from her family’s laundry business in Los Angeles\, Anna May Wong rose to stardom in Douglas Fairbanks’s blockbuster The Thief of Bagdad. Fans and the press clamored to see more of this unlikely actress\, but when Hollywood repeatedly cast her in stereotypical roles\, she headed abroad in protest. \nAnna May starred in acclaimed films in Berlin\, Paris\, and London. She dazzled royalty and heads of state across several nations\, leaving trails of suitors in her wake. She returned to challenge Hollywood at its own game by speaking out about the industry’s blatant racism. She used her new stature to move away from her typecasting as the China doll or dragon lady\, and worked to reshape Asian American representation in film. \nFilled with stories of capricious directors and admiring costars\, glamorous parties and far-flung love affairs\, Not Your China Doll showcases the vibrant\, radical life of a groundbreaking artist.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-katie-gee-salisbury-discusses-not-your-china-doll/
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 Bookstore: Ron Cey presents and signs Penguin Power
DESCRIPTION:Mention “The Penguin” to any Dodgers fan and you’re sure to evoke not just memories of the beloved third baseman Ron Cey\, but also of the glory years of modern Dodgers baseball\, a rollicking run through the ’70s and ’80s highlighted by the loquacious Tommy Lasorda\, Fernandomania\, a historic infield anchored by Cey\, and an unforgettable 1981 World Series title. \nIn Penguin Power: Dodger Blue\, Hollywood Lights\, and a One-in-a-Million Big League Journey\, “The Penguin” Ron Cey and veteran Dodgers scribe Ken Gurnick take fans on an amazing ride from Cey’s formative years in the Pacific Northwest through his stardom on and off the field in Los Angeles and beyond. \nAs part of the longest running infield in MLB history\, six-time All Star and 1981 co-World Series MVP Cey joined Steve Garvey\, Davey Lopes\, and Bill Russell to help the Dodgers triumph after years of postseason heartbreak\, and bring the first World Series back to Los Angeles since \nSandy Koufax and the Boys of Summer of 1965. \nFeaturing charming stories from Cey’s time in a memorable clubhouse alongside Dodger legends Lasorda\, Garvey\, and Fernando Valenzuela\, with Vin Scully and Jaime Jarrín in the booth\, as well as tales of the life of a star during a magical time in Los Angeles\, Penguin Power is a must-read for fans of an unforgettable era of Dodgers baseball.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-ron-cey-presents-and-signs-penguin-power/
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 Bookstore: Alexander Hamilton Cherin discusses The Mighty Six-Ninety (690)
DESCRIPTION:A Holocaust survivor facing eviction\, a schoolboy struggling with his identity\, a single mother who is on the verge of being exposed for embezzlement\, and a speedway daredevil whose bruised body and fragile ego are beyond repair\, all find themselves scouring the Southern California landscape for $50\,000 in buried cash-the grand prize of a struggling AM radio station’s contest. Unknown to each other but bonded by a common desire for redemption\, each is a willing participant in a treasure hunt caught between nostalgia and desperation.\n“The Summer of $50\,000” unfolds against a California landscape very much in flux\, both culturally and geographically. Only one contestant will call on a troubled past to help walk away with the money – and the salvation that they hope it will bring.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-alexander-hamilton-cherin-discusses-the-mighty-six-ninety-690/
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 Bookstore: Nicholas George\, in conversation with Cody Sisco\, discusses A Deadly Walk in Devon
DESCRIPTION:After a long career as a detective in San Diego\, Rick “Chase” Chasen has traded in his badge for a change of scenery in the coastal comforts of Devon\, England\, until a local murder takes him on a deadly detour. \nStill grieving the death of his long-time partner\, Chase reunites with his dear friend and fellow Anglophile Billie Mondreau for a seacoast holiday of historic sightseeing. Assigned a pair of guides from the tour company Wanderers\, Chase and Billie join seven other like-minded Americans looking forward to an English getaway. All except for Ronald Gretz. The wealthy entrepreneur behind the international Golden Sunset nursing home chain doesn’t like anything about walking\, touring\, or England. Coarse and opinionated\, Gretz’s complaints get on the nerves of his fellow Wanderers–and his long-suffering trophy wife. \nBut Gretz’s gripes are tied to his own nerves being frayed. He has been receiving threatening texts and emails signed “An Avenger.” Convinced someone means him harm\, Gretz asks Chase to watch his back. Soon\, Gretz falls afoul of several “accidents\,” leading to more friction with the other walkers. Until one final “accident” results in Gretz dead at the bottom of a cliff. \nChase\, whose investigative instincts remain sharp\, knows Gretz’s death was no accident. While helping the police investigate\, he discovers that members of the tour group not only disliked the victim but had legitimate motives for wanting him dead. Now\, he just has to uncover who among them is willing to kill.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-nicholas-george-in-conversation-with-cody-sisco-discusses-a-deadly-walk-in-devon/
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 Bookstore: A Special Musical Storytime featuring the Pasadena Conservatory of Music
DESCRIPTION:A bright red ribbon leads to a musical journey of imagination in this musical storytime with students and faculty of the Pasadena Conservatory of Music\, featuring Little Cloud by Eric Carle. Caregivers and children aged 3-9 will enjoy the story\, craft activities\, creative movement\, and a mini-concert.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-a-special-musical-storytime-featuring-the-pasadena-conservatory-of-music-2/
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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