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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Jessie Rosen\, in conversation with Cindy Chupack\, discusses The Heirloom
DESCRIPTION:The answer to the biggest question of her life lies in someone else’s past. \nShea Anderson’s beloved Nonna had endless rules for a happy\, healthy life: avoid owls\, never put a hat on a bed\, and never\, ever accept a marriage proposal that comes with an heirloom ring. Happily ever after is hard enough without bad karma in the mix.\nNaturally\, panic sets in when Shea’s boyfriend\, John\, proposes with an heirloom ring. Yes is her answer\, but Nonna’s warning sets Shea on a mission to ensure the ring contains forever energy: She will find its previous owners wherever they may be. With the help of her long-suffering big sister and a nosy journalist eager for a big story\, Shea embarks on a journey that takes her from Los Angeles and New York to Italy and Portugal. \nSophisticated\, cinematic\, and full of lively observations\, The Heirloom is a diamond-sharp read for everyone who’s ever tried to make their own good luck.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-jessie-rosen-in-conversation-with-cindy-chupack-discusses-the-heirloom/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan present Simone
DESCRIPTION:From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and illustrator Minnie Phan comes an unforgettable story of a Vietnamese American girl whose life is transformed by a wildfire. \nWhen Simone is awakened by her mom as a wildfire threatens their home\, it is the beginning of a life-changing journey. On their way to take shelter in a high school gym\, the family passes firefighters from a prison unit battling the fire. Simone’s mom tells her that when she was a girl in Viet Nam\, she was forced to evacuate her home after a flood. Joined by other children sheltering in the gym\, Simone\, a budding artist\, encourages everyone to draw as a way to process their situation. After a few days\, Simone and her mom are able to return to their home\, which is fortunately still standing\, and her outlook has changed. As Simone begins creating a piece of art with one of her new friends\, she realizes that even though they are young\, they can dream and work together for a more sustainable future. With a poetic\, haunting family story by esteemed author Viet Thanh Nguyen and gorgeous art from illustrator Minnie Phan\, this powerful tale introduces an unforgettable young heroine who awakens to a new role fighting for her community and for the future of the planet.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-viet-thanh-nguyen-and-minnie-phan-present-simone/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240503T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Christina Vo discusses My Vietnam\, Your Vietnam: A Father Flees. a Daughter Returns. a Dual Memoir.
DESCRIPTION:In this captivating\, heartfelt dual memoir\, Christina Vo and her father\, Nghia M. Vo\, delve into themes of their identity\, heritage\, and the tragic multi-generational ordeals of war\, with intertwined stories that present a multifaceted portrayal of Vietnam and its profound influence on shaping both familial bonds and individual identities across time. \nNghia M. Vo left Vietnam in April 1975 with only the clothes on his back\, following the US withdrawal of troops and the fall of Saigon. After a harrowing two-month journey\, he found himself in a refugee camp outside Harrisburg\, Pennsylvania where he began the painful process of reconnecting with his family and rebuilding his life as a medical doctor. Christina Vo\, Nghia’s daughter\, grew up in the US. As a restless young adult\, she felt a longing to connect with her heritage and soon moved to Hanoi in former North Vietnam–much to her father’s distress–to discover a country that had changed dramatically since the war\, yet retained many of the ancient traits experienced by her ancestors. \nCaptivating in its fluid movement and evocative depictions of place\, My Vietnam\, Your Vietnam offers readers a rich\, multilayered exploration of Vietnam through two very distinct voices and perspectives. The memoir’s exploration of healing the trauma suffered by war refugees and their families echoes far beyond the personal experience of the two authors\, providing a path to discussion of reconciliation and hope.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-christina-vo-discusses-my-vietnam-your-vietnam-a-father-flees-a-daughter-returns-a-dual-memoir/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240430T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240430T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Holly Gramazio discusses The Husbands
DESCRIPTION:When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night\, she is greeted at the door by her husband\, Michael. There’s only one problem–she’s not married. She’s never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends\, her much-improved decor\, and the photos on her phone\, they’ve been together for years. \nAs Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she can’t remember meeting\, Michael goes to the attic to change a lightbulb and abruptly disappears. In his place\, a new man emerges\, and a new\, slightly altered life re-forms around her. Realizing that her attic is creating an infinite supply of husbands\, Lauren confronts the question: If swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb\, how do you know you’ve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually living?
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-holly-gramazio-discusses-the-husbands/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240429T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: TICKETED - Vroman’s presents Alua Arthur discusses Briefly Perfectly Human
DESCRIPTION:For her clients and everyone who has been inspired by her humanity\, Alua Arthur is a friend at the end of the world. As our country’s leading death doula\, she’s spreading a transformative message: thinking about your death–whether imminent or not–will breathe wild\, new potential into your life. \nWarm\, generous\, and funny AF\, Alua supports and helps manage end-of-life care on many levels. The business matters\, medical directives\, memorial planning; but also honoring the quiet moments\, when monitors are beeping and loved ones have stepped out to get some air–or maybe not shown up at all–and her clients become deeply contemplative and want to talk. Aching\, unfinished business often emerges. Alua has been present for thousands of these sacred moments–when regrets\, fears\, secret joys\, hidden affairs\, and dim realities are finally said aloud. When this happens\, Alua focuses her attention at the pulsing center of her clients’ anguish and creates space for them\, and sometimes their loved ones\, to find peace. \nThis has had a profound effect on Alua\, who was already no stranger to death’s periphery. Her family fled a murderous coup d’état in Ghana in the 1980s. She has suffered major\, debilitating depressions. And her dear friend and brother-in-law died of lymphoma. Advocating for him in his final months is what led Alua to her life’s calling. She knows firsthand the power of bearing witness and telling the truth about life’s painful complexities\, because they do not disappear when you look the other way. They wait for you. \nBriefly Perfectly Human is a life-changing\, soul-gathering debut\, by a writer whose empathy\, tenderness\, and wisdom shimmers on the page. Alua Arthur combines intimate storytelling with a passionate appeal for loving\, courageous end-of-life care–what she calls “death embrace.” Hers is a powerful testament to getting in touch with something deeper in our lives\, by embracing the fact of our own mortality. “Hold that truth in your mind\,” Alua says\, “and wondrous things will begin to grow around it.” (Mariner Books) \nTembi Locke is a New York Times bestselling author\, TV producer\, actor\, and screenwriter with a passion for connecting with her audience both on the page and on the screen. In partnership with Hello Sunshine\, Tembi served as co-creator and executive producer for the adaptation of her memoir\, “From Scratch: A Memoir of Love\, Sicily\, and Finding Home\,” for Netflix. The series\, “From Scratch\,” became an instant global hit\, spending weeks on Netflix’s Top Ten List in over thirty countries around the world and earning six NAACP Image Award nominations and the prestigious Los Angeles Film Italy award. Her aforementioned memoir was also a Reese’s Book Club pick and an instant bestseller. Tembi and her sister\, Attica\, are currently under an overall development deal with Universal Television \nIn addition to her accomplishments as a writer and producer\, Tembi is an accomplished actor with over sixty film and television credits. She most recently held a recurring role on Netflix’s hit show\, “Never Have I Ever.” Offscreen\, she is a nationally recognized speaker\, delivering keynotes on resilience\, loss\, creativity and the power of storytelling.  Her TEDx talk has been viewed by individuals and nonprofits around the world. She launched her podcast\, “Lifted\,” which features dynamic women sharing their stories of what and who have lifted their lives. Through her work Tembi aims to inspire people to embrace resilience\, love\, and the power of community. \nThis ticketed event will take place in the Forum at All Saints Church located at 132 N Euclid Ave\, Pasadena. \nTickets include one copy of Briefly Perfectly Human which will be handed out at check-in.\nA book signing will follow the discussion.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-ticketed-vromans-presents-alua-arthur-discusses-briefly-perfectly-human/
LOCATION:All Saints Church\, 132 North Euclid Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240426T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Shaina Steinberg discusses Under the Paper Moon
DESCRIPTION:It’s 1942\, and as far as her father knows\, Evelyn Bishop\, heiress to an aeronautics fortune\, is working as a translator in London. In truth\, Evelyn–daring\, beautiful\, and as adept with a rifle as she is in five languages–has joined the Office of Strategic Services as a spy. Her goal is personal: to find her brother\, who is being held as a POW in a Nazi labor camp. Through one high-risk mission after another she is paired with the reckless and rebellious Nick Gallagher\, growing ever close to him until the war’s end brings with it an act of deep betrayal. \nSix years later\, Evelyn is back home in Los Angeles\, working as a private investigator. The war was supposed to change everything\, yet Evelyn\, contemplating marriage to her childhood sweetheart\, feels stifled by convention. Then the suspected cheating husband she’s tailing is murdered\, and suddenly Evelyn is back in Nick’s orbit again. \nTeaming up for a final mission\, Evelyn and Nick begin to uncover the true nature of her case– and realize that the war has followed them home. For beyond the public horrors waged by nations there are countless secret\, desperate acts that still reverberate on both continents\, and threaten everything Evelyn holds dear.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-shaina-steinberg-discusses-under-the-paper-moon/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240425T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: James Charles Darnborough discusses The Gambler’s Game
DESCRIPTION:In the twilight of the 19th century\, as the Old West collides with the opulence of the Gilded Age\, one man embarks on a journey that will redefine his life. The Gambler’s Game is a captivating historical fiction saga that follows the extraordinary life of a mid-western baseball player turned high-stakes gambler. His audacious spirit leads him from the dust chocked plains to the refined ambiance of English garden parties and the allure of Belle Epoque Monte Carlo. \nThis romantic and fast-paced tale will transport you to a time when anything was possible\, where dreams were chased\, and risks were taken. \nThis is a story of self-discovery in a rapidly changing world. The Gambler’s Game lures readers into a realm where the echoes of gunshots meet the clinking of champagne glasses\, and the magnificent network of railways and steamships takes the reader on grand adventures. \nBill ultimately finds himself torn between his love of gambling and a woman who might make him give it all up.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-james-charles-darnborough-discusses-the-gamblers-game/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240424T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Kaveh Akbar discusses Martyr!
DESCRIPTION:Cyrus Shams is a young man grappling with an inheritance of violence and loss: his mother’s plane was shot down over the skies of the Persian Gulf in a senseless accident; and his father’s life in America was circumscribed by his work killing chickens at a factory farm in the Midwest. Cyrus is a drunk\, an addict\, and a poet\, whose obsession with martyrs leads him to examine the mysteries of his past–toward an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as the angel of death to inspire and comfort the dying\, and toward his mother\, through a painting discovered in a Brooklyn art gallery that suggests she may not have been who or what she seemed. \nKaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning–in faith\, art\, ourselves\, others. (Knopf Publishing Group) \n“Kaveh Akbar is one of my favorite writers. Ever.” –Tommy Orange\, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of There There \n“The best novel you’ll ever read about the joy of language\, addiction\, displacement\, martyrdom\, belonging\, homesickness.” –Lauren Groff\, best-selling author of Matrix and Fates and Furies
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-kaveh-akbar-discusses-martyr/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240423T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Michael Ramos discusses The After: A Veteran's Notes on Coming Home
DESCRIPTION:When Michael Ramos enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to serve as a chaplain’s bodyguard thirteen days before 9/11\, he had no idea he would soon be sent to Iraq. But he embraced the posting\, combat service\, and career for a decade\, until\, at age thirty-four\, the military told him his skill set was no longer relevant. Through divorce and remarriage\, his son’s choice to enlist in the Marines\, the loss of friends to war and suicide\, and his inability to sleep or rest\, Michael struggled with the return to civilian life\, and particularly with civilian attitudes toward veterans. \nIn twenty-four concussive\, embodied\, and nonlinear essays\, Michael creates a challenging and complex portrait of what it means to be a warrior\, civilian\, veteran\, father\, husband\, and teacher–for he ultimately uses the skills he developed in the military to help others find meaning in their lives. While this may sound like a redemption story\, it is instead a brutally honest portrayal that refuses easy answers and seeks to help other war veterans realize they’re not alone as they search for their place in the world.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-michael-ramos-discusses-the-after-a-veterans-notes-on-coming-home/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240422T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Mae Ngai discusses Corky Lee’s Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice
DESCRIPTION:Known throughout his lifetime as the “undisputed\, unofficial Asian American photographer laureate\,” the late photojournalist Corky Lee documented Asian American and Pacific Islander communities for fifty years\, breaking the stereotype of Asian Americans as docile\, passive\, and\, above all\, foreign to this country. Corky Lee’s Asian America is a stunning retrospective of his life’s work–a selection of the best photographs from his vast collection\, from his start in New York’s Chinatown in the 1970s to his coverage of diverse Asian American communities across the country until his untimely passing in 2021. \nCorky Lee’s Asian America traces Lee’s decades-long quest for photographic justice\, following Asian American social movements for recognition and rights alongside his artistic development as an activist social photographer. Iconic photographs feature protests against police brutality in New York in the 1970s\, a Sikh man draped in an American flag after 9/11\, and a reenactment of the completion of the transcontinental railroad of 1869 featuring descendants of Chinese railroad workers\, and his last photos of community life and struggle during the coronavirus pandemic. \nAsian American writers\, artists\, activists\, and friends of Lee reflect on his life and career and provide rich historical and cultural context to his photographs\, including a foreword from writer Hua Hsu and contributions from artist Ai Weiwei\, filmmaker Renée Tajima-Peña\, writer Helen Zia\, photographer Alan Chin\, historian Gordon Chang\, playwright David Henry Hwang\, and more. \nFeaturing never-before-seen photographs alongside his best-known images\, Corky Lee’s Asian America represents Lee’s mission to chronicle a history of inclusion\, resistance\, ethnic pride\, and patriotism. This is a remarkable documentation of vital moments in Asian American history and a timely reminder that it’s also a history that we continue to make.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-mae-ngai-discusses-corky-lees-asian-america-fifty-years-of-photographic-justice/
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:20240418T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240418T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Trish Lundy discusses The One That Got Away with Murder
DESCRIPTION:kRobbie and Trevor Cresmont have a body count–the killer kind. Handsome and privileged\, the Crestmont brothers have enough wealth to ensure they’ll never be found guilty of any wrongdoing\, even if all of Happy Valley believes they’re behind the deaths of their ex-girlfriends. First there was soccer star Victoria Moreno\, Robbie’s ex\, who mysteriously drowned at the family lake house. Then\, a year later\, Trevor’s girlfriend died of a suspicious overdose. \nBut the Crestmonts aren’t the only ones with secrets. Lauren O’Brian might be the new girl at school\, but she’s never been a good girl. With a dark past of her own\, she’s desperate for a fresh start. Except when she starts a no-strings-attached relationship with Robbie\, her chance is put in jeopardy. During what’s meant to be their last weekend together\, Lauren stumbles across shocking evidence that just might implicate Robbie. \nWith danger closing in\, Lauren doesn’t know who to trust. And after a third death rocks the town\, she must decide whether to end things with Robbie or risk becoming another cautionary tale. (Henry Holt & Company) \nAlexa Donne is the author of Brightly Burning and The Stars We Steal\, sci-fi romance retellings of classics set in space\, and the YA thriller The Ivies\, which Kirkus Reviews called “a thrilling boarding school story with a satirical edge.” A graduate of Boston University\, Alexa works in TV marketing and has done pro bono college admissions mentoring since 2014. A true INFJ\, in her “free” time she mentors with WriteGirl\, organizes the Author Mentor Match program\, and runs one of the most popular writing advice channels on YouTube. She lives in Los Angeles with two fluffy ginger cats named after characters from YA literature. You can find her online at alexadonne.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-trish-lundy-discusses-the-one-that-got-away-with-murder/
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:20240416T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore:
DESCRIPTION:From the bestselling author of Dusk\, Night\, Dawn and Help\, Thanks\, Wow\, a joyful celebration of love. \n“Love is our only hope\,” Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. “It is not always the easiest choice\, but it is always the right one\, the noble path\, the way home to safety\, no matter how bleak the future looks.” \nIn Somehow: Thoughts on Love\, Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us\, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths\, reminds us of our humanity\, and guides us forward. “Love just won’t be pinned down\,” she says. “It is in our very atmosphere” and lies at the heart of who we are. We are\, Lamott says\, creatures of love. \nIn each chapter of Somehow\, Lamott refracts all the colors of the spectrum. She explores the unexpected love for a partner later in life. The bruised (and bruising) love for a child who disappoints\, even frightens. The sustaining love among a group of sinners\, for a community in transition\, in the wider world. The lessons she underscores are that love enlightens as it educates\, comforts as it energizes\, sustains as it surprises. \nSomehow is Anne Lamott’s twentieth book\, and in it she draws from her own life and experience to delineate the intimate and elemental ways that love buttresses us in the face of despair as it galvanizes us to believe that tomorrow will be better than today. Full of the compassion and humanity that have made Lamott beloved by millions of readers\, Somehow is classic Anne Lamott: funny\, warm\, and wise.  (Riverhead Books) \nThis ticketed event will take place in the Sanctuary at All Saints Church located at 132 N Euclid Ave\, Pasadena. \nTickets include one copy of Somehow which will be handed out at check-in.\nA book signing will follow the discussion.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore/
LOCATION:All Saints Church\, 132 North Euclid Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240415T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260506T095224
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: TICKETED - Vroman’s presents Valerie Bertinelli discussing Indulge
DESCRIPTION:Beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli returns with her most indulgent cookbook yet; a collection of 100 recipes to nourish the body and the soul. \nin·dulge: to allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of. \nWhen Valerie Bertinelli turned 60\, she said “Enough already!” and ended her battle with the scale for good. She stopped counting calories. She stopped thinking of certain foods as good or bad. She quit saying no and began saying yes\, finally learning how to enjoy the pure pleasure of being alive – starting in the kitchen. \nIn short\, she learned how to indulge. \nWith this gorgeous cookbook\, Valerie shares her secrets for indulging so you can start living your best\, most fulfilling life too. Whether it’s splurging on fresh produce at the farmer’s market\, cooking an extravagant steak dinner for one\, or serving an ice cream sundae bar at a dinner party\, this book is a reminder that indulging can take many shapes and forms. \nYou’ll discover the delicious recipes she cooks for her friends and family\, including favorites like Garlic Confit BLT\, Oven “Fried” Okra\, Sausage and Olive Cheese Bites\, Spaghetti al Limone\, Salmon Burgers With Quick-Pickled Vegetables\, Filet Mignon with Béarnaise Sauce and Chocolate Peanut Butter Dates\, and more. \nWritten in Valerie’s warmhearted and intimate style—including heartfelt essays about how to savor moments big and small—this cookbook is a permission slip to enjoy food\, and more importantly\, enjoy life. \nThis ticketed event will take place at All Saints Church located at 132 N Euclid Ave\, Pasadena. \nTickets include one hardcover copy of Indulge which will be handed out at check-in. A book signing will follow the talk.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-ticketed-vromans-presents-valerie-bertinelli-discussing-indulge/
LOCATION:All Saints Church\, 132 North Euclid Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Ice House,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T110000
DTSTAMP:20260506T095224
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: TICKETED - George Lopez signs ChupaCarter and the Screaming Sombrero
DESCRIPTION:George Lopez does it again in his next laugh-out-loud ChupaCarter adventure! Jorge and his chupacabra chum Carter are hot on the trail of the legendary El Dorado gold . . . but so are some wicked treasure hunters who will stop at nothing to find it! \nA cursed Aztec dagger. A five-hundred-year-old witch’s riddle. And a . . . screaming sombrero? \nThese ancient artifacts mysteriously hold the answer to the location of the priceless El Dorado treasure hidden in New Mexico—not far from where Jorge and Carter live. When their friend Ernie’s dad is accused of stealing the artifacts\, it’s a race against time to clear his name. They find help from the unlikeliest—and loudest—source they’ve ever met: a sombrero that SCREAMS! \nTogether with brainy Liza\, the oddball heroes discover the real culprits are a devilish ring of thieves after El Dorado’s treasure. The pals lay a cunning trap to make the thieves confess\, but they realize too late that they’re the ones being trapped . . . and there’s no one left to save them! \nThis ticketed event is a book signing only and tickets include a copy of ChupaCarter and the Screaming Sombrero\, to be picked up at check in the night of the event. \nEvent Guidelines\nSignatures only\, no personalizations.\nGeorge Lopez will be signing the book only\, no memorabilia.\nPhotos from the line are ok. No posed photos or selfies. 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-ticketed-george-lopez-signs-chupacarter-and-the-screaming-sombrero/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Families,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T095224
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Simone Gorrindo discusses The Wives: A Memoir
DESCRIPTION:When her new husband joins an elite Army unit\, Simone Gorrindo is uprooted from New York City and dropped into Columbus\, Georgia–a town so foreign she might as well have landed on the moon. With her husband frequently deployed\, Simone is left to find her place in this new world\, alone–until she meets the wives. \nGorrindo gives us an intimate look into the inner lives of a remarkable group of women and a tender\, unflinching portrait of a marriage. A love story\, an unforgettable coming-of-age tale\, and a bracing tour of the intractable divisions that plague our country today\, The Wives offers a rare and powerful gift: a hopeful stitch in the fabric of a torn America.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-simone-gorrindo-discusses-the-wives-a-memoir/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240411T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240411T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T095224
CREATED:20240315T234548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T234603Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Darcie Little Badger discusses Sheine Lende
DESCRIPTION:Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs\, tracking down missing persons even when their families can’t afford to pay. Their own family was displaced from their traditional home years ago following a devastating flood – and the loss of Shane’s father and her grandparents. They don’t think they’ll ever get their home back. \nThen Shane’s mother and a local boy go missing\, after a strange interaction with a fairy ring. Shane\, her brother\, her friends\, and her lone\, surviving grandparent – who isn’t to be trusted – set off on the road to find them. But they may not be anywhere in this world – or this place in time. \nNevertheless\, Shane is going to find them. \nDarcie Little Badger’s Elatsoe launched her career and in the years since has become a beloved favorite. This prequel to Elatsoe\, centered on Ellie’s grandmother\, deepens and expands Darcie’s one-of-a-kind world and introduces us to another cast of characters that will wend their way around readers’ hearts.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-darcie-little-badger-discusses-sheine-lende/
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:20240410T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240410T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T095224
CREATED:20240315T234313Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Matt Strassler discusses Waves in an Impossible Sea
DESCRIPTION:In Waves in an Impossible Sea\, physicist Matt Strassler tells a startling tale of elementary particles\, human experience\, and empty space. He begins with a simple mystery of motion. When we drive at highway speeds with the windows down\, the wind beats against our faces. Yet our planet hurtles through the cosmos at 150 miles per second\, and we feel nothing of it. How can our voyage be so tranquil when\, as Einstein discovered\, matter warps space\, and space deflects matter? \nThe answer\, Strassler reveals\, is that empty space is a sea\, albeit a paradoxically strange one. Much like water and air\, it ripples in various ways\, and we ourselves\, made from its ripples\, can move through space as effortlessly as waves crossing an ocean. Deftly weaving together daily experience and fundamental physics–the musical universe\, the enigmatic quantum\, cosmic fields\, and the Higgs boson–Strassler shows us how all things\, familiar and unfamiliar\, emerge from what seems like nothing at all.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-matt-strassler-discusses-waves-in-an-impossible-sea/
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:20240409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240409T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Yulin Kuang\, in conversation with Candice Lim\, discusses How to End a Love Story
DESCRIPTION:Helen Zhang hasn’t seen Grant Shepard once in the thirteen years since the tragic accident that bound their lives together forever. \nNow a bestselling author\, Helen pours everything into her career. She’s even scored a coveted spot in the writers’ room of the TV adaptation of her popular young adult novels\, and if she can hide her imposter syndrome and overcome her writer’s block\, surely the rest of her life will fall into place too. LA is the fresh start she needs. After all\, no one knows her there. Except… \nGrant has done everything in his power to move on from the past\, including building a life across the country. And while the panic attacks have never quite gone away\, he’s well liked around town as a screenwriter. He knows he shouldn’t have taken the job on Helen’s show\, but it will open doors to developing his own projects that he just can’t pass up. \nGrant’s exactly as Helen remembers him–charming\, funny\, popular\, and lovable in ways that she’s never been. And Helen’s exactly as Grant remembers too–brilliant\, beautiful\, closed off. But working together is messy\, and electrifying\, and Helen’s parents\, who have never forgiven Grant\, have no idea he’s in the picture at all. \nWhen secrets come to light\, they must reckon with the fact that theirs was never meant to be any kind of love story. And yet… the key to making peace with their past–and themselves–might just lie in holding on to each other in the present. (Avon Books) \nCandice Lim is the co-host of ICYMI\, Slate’s podcast about internet culture. She comes to Slate from NPR\, where she was an assistant producer and occasional panelist on Pop Culture Happy Hour. She graduated from Boston University and hails from Orange County\, California.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-yulin-kuang-in-conversation-with-candice-lim-discusses-how-to-end-a-love-story/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240404T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240404T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: A Group Poetry event featuring Senator Anthony Portantino\, Linda Ravenswood\, and Brian Sonia Wallace
DESCRIPTION:Political instability\, poverty\, climate change\, and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those borders harden\, the demand for smugglers who aid migrants across them increases every year. Yet the real lives and work of smugglers–or coyotes\, or guides\, as they are often known by the migrants who hire their services–are only ever reported on from a distance\, using tired tropes and stereotypes\, often depicted as boogie men and violent warlords. In an effort to better understand this essential yet extralegal billion dollar global industry\, internationally recognized anthropologist and expert Jason De León embedded with a group of smugglers moving migrants across Mexico over the course of seven years. \nThe result of this unique and extraordinary access is SOLDIERS AND KINGS: the first ever in-depth\, character-driven look at human smuggling. It is a heart-wrenching and intimate narrative that revolves around the life and death of one coyote who falls in love and tries to leave smuggling behind. In a powerful\, original voice\, De León expertly chronicles the lives of low-level foot soldiers breaking into the smuggling game\, and morally conflicted gang leaders who oversee rag-tag crews of guides and informants along the migrant trail. SOLDIERS AND KINGS is not only a ground-breaking up-close glimpse of a difficult-to-access world\, it is a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-a-group-poetry-event-featuring-senator-anthony-portantino-linda-ravenswood-and-brian-sonia-wallace-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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240403T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240403T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T095224
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Lian Dolan discusses The Marriage Sabbatical
DESCRIPTION:After twenty-three years of building careers and raising kids together\, Jason and Nicole Elswick are ready for a break from their daily lives. Jason has spent years planning his dream sabbatical–ditching work for a nine-month-long motorcycle trip through South America. The problem is\, that’s Jason’s dream\, not Nicole’s. After years of working retail and parenting in Portland\, Nicole craves the sun of the Southwest and the artistic community in Santa Fe\, where she wants to learn jewelry design. \nA chance encounter at a dinner party presents a surprising–and intriguing–way out of their dilemma. Over a little too much wine\, Jason and Nicole’s married neighbors sing the praises of the 500 Mile Rule: their policy of enjoying themselves however they wish–and with whomever they wish–when they’re temporarily far apart. It seems like the perfect solution: nine months pursuing their own adventures–with a bit of don’t-ask-don’t-tell–and then a return to their shared lives. It’ll be a sabbatical from their marriage as well as their day jobs. \nAs Jason bikes his way across a continent and Nicole reclaims the art she’s long neglected\, they discover the pleasures and pitfalls of the 500 Mile Rule\, confronting temptations of all kinds\, uncomfortable truths about themselves\, and gaining new perspectives on their partnership.\nBut all sabbaticals come to an end…then what?
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-lian-dolan-discusses-the-marriage-sabbatical/
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:20240402T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240402T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T095224
CREATED:20240315T232818Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: A Group Poetry event featuring Senator Anthony Portantino\, Linda Ravenswood\, and Brian Sonia Wallace
DESCRIPTION:Please join The Los Angeles Press and Vroman’s Bookstore in welcoming Senator Anthony Portantino and friends for the launch of his new book\, The Poet Politician\, in Celebration of National Poetry Month. \nSenator Anthony Portantino represents California’s 25th State Senate District\, which stretches along the 210 Freeway from Sunland/Tujunga to Upland.  He proudly represents the Rose Bowl\, Jet Propulsion Laboratory\, Griffith Park\, Warner Brothers\, Disney\, Caltech and the Claremont Colleges. \nSupporting public education\, mental health\, and sensible gun control have been priorities for Senator Portantino during his time in office. His accomplishments include increasing funding for special education and the K-12 Local Control Funding Formula. He has authored legislation that created California’s umbilical cord blood collection program\, pushed back school start time for middle and high schools\, banned the open carry of handguns on Main Street California\, raised the purchase age of firearms to 21\, and placed the suicide hotline number on student identification cards.  In addition\, his efforts have created a science fellowship in the State Capitol and established a unique partnership between the University of California and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. \nHe personally negotiated the end of the 710-freeway tunnel with the Brown administration and authored SB 7\, which formally ended the threat of the freeway\, protected the non-profits in the corridor\, and paved the way for Pasadena to develop the dormant freeway stub. \nSenator Portantino currently serves as the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a Select Committee to foster trade between California\, Armenia and Artsakh.\nPrior to his years as a representative\, he spent many years working in film and television production\, served on the California Film Commission\, and spent nearly eight years on the La Cañada Flintridge City Council\, with two terms as Mayor.  In 2019\, he was awarded the prestigious Ellis Island Award at a ceremony in the historic island’s great hall. \nSenator Portantino grew up in New Jersey\, where he attended public schools and graduated from Albright College in Reading\, Pennsylvania\, where he met his future wife\, Ellen\, a longtime business executive at Warner Brothers and Disney.  They have two daughters. \nLinda Ravenswood BFA MA\, PhD and is a poet and performance artist from Los Angeles. Her accolades include an Oxford Prize in Poetry (2022) and the Edwin Markham Prize in Poetry (2023). She is the founding editor of The Los Angeles Press\, est. 2018\, and the co-founder of the Poet Laureate program in Glendale\, California. Her recent collections include Cantadora-letters from California (Eyewear London/The Black Spring Press Group\, 2023)\, The Stan Poems (Pedestrian Press\, 2022)\, Tlacuilx-Tongues in Quarantine (HINCHAS Press\, 2021)\, and XLA Poets (HINCHAS Press\, 2020). Find her at thelosangelespress.com \nBrian Sonia-Wallace has been described as a “creative genius” by the LA’s Department of Cultural Affairs and “disappointingly normal” by the New York Times. He’s written for the Guardian\, Rolling Stone\, and more. He has been the resident writer for Amtrak\, the Dollar Shave Club\, and Mall of America to name a few. His company\, RENT Poet\, was featured on NPR’s How I Built This.try
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-a-group-poetry-event-featuring-senator-anthony-portantino-linda-ravenswood-and-brian-sonia-wallace/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T110000
DTSTAMP:20260506T095224
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T095224
CREATED:20240214T003425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T003425Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240325T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T095224
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T003143Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240322T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240322T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T095224
CREATED:20240214T002744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T002744Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240320T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T095224
CREATED:20240214T002407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T002407Z
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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: 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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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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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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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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