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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Special Storytime featuring Mirelle Ortega\, in conversation with Danielle Davis\, presenting River of Mariposas
DESCRIPTION:From the author of Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land comes a story of imagination and the determination of a child to bring back the butterflies–even if she has to make them herself \nCan you imagine a time when the land and the sky belonged to the mariposas? I can . . . \nA young girl dreams of the land’s historic mariposas amarillas and is determined to re-create their glory\, even if her butterflies are made of paper. But when nature thwarts her plans\, life\, magic\, and yes\, even the rain\, bring something more beautiful than she ever could have crafted. Based on the author’s own memories of a hurricane that diverted the migration of thousands of butterflies through her hometown near Veracruz\, Mexico\, this beautiful story captures the essence of imagination and the beauty of the unexpected. (Cameron Kids)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-storytime-featuring-mirelle-ortega-in-conversation-with-danielle-davis-presenting-river-of-mariposas/
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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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230812T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Special Storytime featuring Charlotte Offsay presenting Challah Day
DESCRIPTION:It’s Challah Day! A family mixes\, kneads\, and braids bread in this joyful\, rhyming story about Jewish holiday food that’s baked with love. \nFrom kneading sticky dough to gathering with family around the table\, Challah Day celebrates family\, food\, heritage\, and tradition! Join this happy family as they bake delicious braided egg bread for their Friday night Shabbat dinner. \nYeast and sugar – water’s warm\,\nmix and watch those bubbles form!\nCrack the eggs – one… two… three… four\nExtra if some hit the floor. \nMessy flour and laughter abound. The scent of warm bread fills the house. Grandma and Grandpa bring the candles and hugs. Parents\, kids\, and baby too\, can read this kid-friendly\, rhyming recipe together. \nInspired by memories author Charlotte Offsay and illustrator Jason Kirschner have of baking Challah with their children\, Challah Day celebrates the sweetness of sharing homemade food as a family. \nIn the back of the book\, read about the cultural importance of Challah and Jewish traditions. This read aloud can be a joyful introduction to a new culture or a cozy way to celebrate a familiar one. Perfect for any occasion as a holiday gift or the start of a new weekly tradition. \nA Challah recipe is included. (Holiday House) \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-storytime-featuring-charlotte-offsay-presenting-challah-day/
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:20230811T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230811T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T031308
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Mark Shrager discusses 'The First Kentucky Derby'
DESCRIPTION:Today’s Kentucky Derby is a multimillion-dollar spectacle involving corporate sponsorship\, worldwide media coverage\, and an annual citywide festival in Louisville. Over its nearly century-and-a-half history\, the Kentucky Derby has grown to be one of the biggest sporting events of the year\, attracting 150\,000 spectators at the track and nearly 15 million television viewers on the first Saturday each May. But 1875\, the year of the first Derby\, was a different time. The Louisville Jockey Club track\, which would one day bear the name “Churchill Downs\,” was a small structure that might\, on its best day\, provide seating and standing room for 12\,000 spectators. The grandstand was plain and functional and included a section reserved for bookmakers\, whose trade was legal and who operated in the open. Perhaps most significantly\, the majority of jockeys in the race were Black\, in stark contrast to the present-day Derby\, where participation by African-American jockeys is rare. In The First Kentucky Derby\, racing historian Mark Shrager examines the events leading up to the first “Run for the Roses\,” the unsuccessful effort that the winning owner might have made to rig the race for his preferred horse\, and the prominent role played by African Americans in Gilded Age racing culture–a holdover from pre-emancipation days\, when slaves were trained from birth to ride for their wealthy owners and grew up surrounded by the horses that would be their life’s work. (Eclipse Press)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-mark-shrager-discusses-the-first-kentucky-derby/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230810T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230810T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's 1894 Bar: Jazz Night
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s 1894 Bar will host Jazz Night this upcoming Thursday\, August 10th\, starting at 5 pm. Be sure to get there early as seating is limited. Enjoy a glass of wine\, a good book\, and complimentary live music.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-1894-bar-jazz-night/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Music,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Doug McIntyre and Penny Peyser present Frank's Shadow and Sonnets from Suburbia: More Candles than Cake
DESCRIPTION:Frank’s Shadow: Newlywed Danny McKenna’s honeymoon ends abruptly when he learns his father has died\, uncannily\, on the same day as his hero\, Frank Sinatra. Returning home to his knotty Irish American family\, Danny is confronted with a painful truth–while he knows everything about the famous singer\, his own father is a mystery. Tasked with giving a eulogy for a man he hardly knows\, Danny sets out to uncover his dad’s past–an immigrant’s tale of mid-twentieth-century America and the harsh realities of WWII lived in stark contrast to Frank Sinatra’s famously extravagant life. \nAlong the way\, Danny’s own demons nearly destroy him as he struggles to accept his father’s deepest secret–a journey that takes him into the heart of darkness before he learns to live in the light. \n​Fame\, family\, and forgiveness are among the many themes in Doug McIntyre’s debut novel\, a story full of vibrant scenery\, gripping characters\, humor\, and profound moments of self-realization. Frank’s Shadow is a deeply (sometimes darkly) human story wrapped in the trappings of a delightfully gritty love letter to New York City’s less glamorous neighborhoods. (Greenleaf Book Group Press) \nSonnets From Suburbia: If Shakespeare Were a lady… A cross between humorous poetry and memoir\, Sonnets from Suburbia features Lady Penelope (aka actress Penny Peyser) serving up a funny take on modern day life in Shakespearean sonnet form. \nFrom the foibles of friendship to sexual relationships gone awry\, to aging bodies that misbehave\, to the woes of social media and confounding familial tussles\, she has the uncanny ability to make us smile out loud and chuckle with recognition. This is definitely one of those books for when you need a good laugh. \nThe clever\, compassionate sonnets inside this book make a perfect gift for birthdays\, anniversaries\, and Valentine’s Day and are sure to delight women over 40 (all female readers actually) and the men who love them. \nThink Shakespeare at the mall. \nFor fans of Judith Viorst\, Amy Sedaris and Dorothy Parker. Sonnets from Suburbia is long-time actress Penny Peyser’s first foray into poetry and sonnets\, and she couldn’t be more thrilled about this new venture. \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-doug-mcintyre-and-penny-peyser-present-franks-shadow-and-sonnets-from-suburbia-more-candles-than-cake/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230809T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Special Storytime featuring Donn Swaby Reading from It'll Be Irie
DESCRIPTION:Raymond can’t wait to move to America. He is determined to be the most American American ever! But when he gets to his new school his Jamaican roots show through and he must figure out how to be the most Raymond Raymond ever.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-storytime-featuring-donn-swaby-reading-from-itll-be-irie/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230807T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230807T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Andrew Leland\, in conversation with Rachel Khong\, discusses the Country of the Blind
DESCRIPTION:We meet Andrew Leland as he’s suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: he’s midway through his life with retinitis pigmentosa\, a condition that ushers those who live with it from sightedness to blindness over years\, even decades. He grew up with full vision\, but starting in his teenage years\, his sight began to degrade from the outside in\, such that he now sees the world as if through a narrow tube. Soon–but without knowing exactly when–he will likely have no vision left. \nFull of apprehension but also dogged curiosity\, Leland embarks on a sweeping exploration of the state of being that awaits him: not only the physical experience of blindness but also its language\, politics\, and customs. He negotiates his changing relationships with his wife and son\, and with his own sense of self\, as he moves from his mainstream\, “typical” life to one with a disability. Part memoir\, part historical and cultural investigation\, The Country of the Blind represents Leland’s determination not to merely survive this transition but to grow from it–to seek out and revel in that which makes blindness enlightening. \nThought-provoking and brimming with warmth and humor\, The Country of the Blind is a deeply personal and intellectually exhilarating tour of a way of being that most of us have never paused to consider–and from which we have much to learn. (Penguin Press) \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-andrew-leland-in-conversation-with-rachel-khong-discusses-the-country-of-the-blind-a-memoir-at-the-end-of-sight/
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:20230805T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230805T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Summer Music Series featuring The Megan Shung Quintet
DESCRIPTION:The Megan Shung Quintet: An electrifying jazz chamber ensemble breaking genre boundaries with a blend of violin\, cello\, bass\, keyboard\, and drums. Drawing inspiration from folk\, jazz\, and original compositions\, their unique sound captivates audiences with its vibrant fusion. Prepare for a musical experience that transcends expectations. \nThe Pasadena Conservatory of Music (PCM) is a nonprofit community music school that provides opportunities to learn\, perform\, and enjoy music to students of all ages and backgrounds. PCM is pleased to partner with Vroman’s Bookstore in offering this Summer Music Series\, featuring faculty from PCM’s Jazz and World Music departments.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-summer-music-series-featuring-the-megan-shung-quintet/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,In-Person,Music,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230805T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Let Comics Tell Your Tale\, create a mini zine with Mr. Steve
DESCRIPTION:Comics can be like a series of postcards and scrapbook photos that tell a story! \nUsing no-frills\, low tech tools (i.e. pencils\, paper\, and maybe few pens)\, Vroman’s own Mr. Steve will lead you on a trip back in time to the 90s zine scene\, where you’ll create a 4-page mini-comic! \nWhen Mr. Steve isn’t reading stories at Storytime\, or selling books for Vroman’s Bookstore\, he’s writing and editing comics for indie publisher Antarctic Press. \nPlease make a reservation: rsvp@vromansbookstore.com 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-let-comics-tell-your-tale-create-a-mini-zine-with-mr-steve/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Craft & DIY,Free,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230804T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Adam Rex\, in conversation with Racquel Marie\, discusses 'A little Like Waking'
DESCRIPTION:Zelda is stuck in a dream. A very strange dream\, where people can fly\, bears sneeze money\, and her childhood cat\, Patches\, is somehow alive – despite being run over years ago. Things only get stranger when Zelda meets Langston\, a sweet if overly timid guy who feels more real to her than anyone she’s ever met. \nAs Zelda and Langston explore the far reaches of the dreamscape together\, they find themselves growing closer and closer. But what they uncover along the way pushes them towards a truth neither of them wants to face. Will it turn out that he’s the guy of her dreams\, or is she the girl of his? \nFull of mind-bending artwork\, Adam Rex’s A Little Like Waking is a tender\, insightful read that defies time\, space\, and expectation that’s perfect for fans of Every Day and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.(Roaring Brook Press) \n  \nRacquel Marie grew up in Southern California\, where her passion for storytelling of all kinds was encouraged by her friends and big family. She received a BA in English with an emphasis in creative writing and a minor in gender and sexuality studies from the University of California\, Irvine. She is the author of Ophelia After All\, You Don’t Have a Shot\, and many unfinished first drafts.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-adam-rex-in-conversation-with-racquel-marie-discusses-a-little-like-waking/
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:20230803T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230803T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Spencer Quinn discuss Mrs. Plansky's revenge
DESCRIPTION:Mrs. Loretta Plansky\, a recent widow in her seventies\, is settling into retirement in Florida while dealing with her 98-year-old father and fielding requests for money from her beloved children and grandchildren. Thankfully\, her new hip hasn’t changed her killer tennis game one bit. \nOne night Mrs. Plansky is startled awake by a phone call from a voice claiming to be her grandson Will\, who desperately needs ten thousand dollars to get out of a jam. Of course\, Loretta obliges–after all\, what are grandmothers for\, even grandmothers who still haven’t gotten a simple “thank you” for a gift sent weeks ago. Not that she’s counting. \nBy morning\, Mrs. Plansky has lost everything. Law enforcement announces that Loretta’s life savings have vanished\, and that it’s hopeless to find the scammers behind the heist. First humiliated\, then furious\, Loretta Plansky refuses to be just another victim. \nIn a courageous bid for justice\, Mrs. Plansky follows her only clue on a whirlwind adventure to a small village in Romania to get her money and her dignity back–and perhaps find a new lease on life\, too.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-spencer-quinn-discuss-mrs-planskys-revenge/
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:  Naomi Hirahara discuss Evergreen
DESCRIPTION:A Japanese American nurse’s aide navigates the dangers of post-WWII and post-Manzanar life as she attempts to find justice for a broken family in this follow-up to the Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning Clark and Division. \nIt’s been two years since Aki Ito and her family were released from Manzanar detention center and resettled in Chicago with other Japanese Americans. Now the Itos have finally been allowed to return home to California–but nothing is as they left it. The entire Japanese American community is starting from scratch\, with thousands of people living in dismal refugee camps while they struggle to find new houses and jobs in overcrowded Los Angeles. \nAki is working as a nurse’s aide at the Japanese Hospital in Boyle Heights when an elderly Issei man is admitted with suspicious injuries. When she seeks out his son\, she is shocked to recognize her husband’s best friend\, Babe Watanabe. Could Babe be guilty of elder abuse? \nOnly a few days later\, Little Tokyo is rocked by a murder at the low-income hotel where the Watanabes have been staying. When the cops start sniffing around Aki’s home\, she begins to worry that the violence tearing through her community might threaten her family. What secrets have the Watanabes been hiding\, and can Aki protect her husband from getting tangled up in a murder investigation? (Soho Crime)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-naomi-hirahara-discuss-evergreen/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230727T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230727T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Fiction Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:The Vroman’s Fiction Reading Group meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7:00pm. However\, this meeting will be held Thursday\, July 27 at 7pm. \nJuly’s pick is TransAtlantic by Colum McCann. If you need to purchase a copy of the book\, stop by the store or order at vromansbookstore.com. \nFiction Reading Group meetings are held in the Vroman’s Meeting Room\, located in the Atrium next door. 709 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 120. \n  \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-fiction-reading-group-2/
LOCATION:Atrium Building\, 709 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Summer Journaling Workshop for Connection and Renewal with Isla Martinez
DESCRIPTION:Looking to renew your heart\, mind\, and soul this Summer?  Join Writer and Creator\, Isla at Vroman’s for an evening of journaling\, reflection\, and connection. Journaling and creative writing allow us to awaken and transform our inner artists\, gifts\, and creativity. You don’t have to be a writer to attend this workshop; this workshop welcomes anyone in search of creativity and connection. With the purchase of your ticket\, you’ll receive a complimentary journal and a few sweet surprises! \nInstructor: Isla Martinez is the Creator of Soul Sesiones and Podcast Host of Renew Your Soul. Her love for journaling and writing inspired her to start writing her very own book\, to be published later this year. She loves spending time in nature\, learning new mindfulness practices\, and being of service. Isla considers herself a student of life\, always eager to learn\, grow\, and connect with beautiful souls. \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.  \nTO SIGN UP FOR CLASS\, PLEASE CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE AT (626)449-5320 BY 7/23/23. \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-summer-journaling-workshop-for-connection-and-renewal-with-isla-martinez/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230722T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230722T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Summer Concert Series
DESCRIPTION:Summer Music Series featuring Stevie Ray Hernandez and Friends Co-sponsored by the Pasadena Conservatory of Music \nBorn and raised in Los Angeles\, PCM faculty member Stevie Ray Hernandez is one of the most sought after young percussionists/drummers in the Southern California area. He will be joined by friends to perform songs with varied musical styles including son\, rumba\, salsa\, latin-jazz\, samba\, bossa-nova\, and merengue. \nThe Pasadena Conservatory of Music (PCM) is a nonprofit community music school that provides opportunities to learn\, perform\, and enjoy music to students of all ages and backgrounds. PCM is pleased to partner with Vroman’s Bookstore in offering this Summer Music Series\, featuring faculty from PCM’s Jazz and World Music departments
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-summer-concert-series/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Stage\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Music,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s: Storytime with Mr. Steve
DESCRIPTION:Join Mr. Steve and the gang at Vroman’s at 11 am for story time!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromansstorytime/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230721T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230721T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T031308
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s: Dr. Aomawa Shields discusses Life on Other Planets
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Aomawa Shields discusses Life on Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe \nA stunning and inspiring memoir charting a life as an astronomer\, classically-trained actor\, mother\, and Black woman in STEM\, searching for life in the universe while building a meaningful life here on Earth \nAs a kid\, Aomawa Shields was always bumping into things\, her neck craned up at the sky\, dreaming of becoming an astronaut. A year into an astrophysics PhD program\, plagued by self-doubt and discouraged by a white male professor who suggested that she–a young Black woman who also loved fashion\, makeup\, and the arts–didn’t belong\, she left astronomy and pursued acting professionally for a decade\, before a day job working for NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope drew her back to the stars. She was the oldest and the only Black student in her PhD cohort. This time\, no professor\, and no voice in her own head\, would stop her. Now an astronomer and astrobiologist at the top of her field\, Dr. Shields studies the universe outside our Solar System\, researching and uncovering the planets circling distant stars with just the right conditions that could support life–while also using her theater education to communicate the wonder and magic of the universe with those of us here on Earth. But it’s been a journey as winding and complex as the physics she has mastered. \nLife on Other Planets is a journey of discovery on this world and on others\, a story of creating a life that makes space for joy\, love\, and wonder while being driven by one of our biggest questions: Is anybody else out there? It is about the possibility of living between multiple worlds and not choosing–but instead charting a new path entirely. (Viking) \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-dr-aomawa-shields-discusses-life-on-other-planets/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230721T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230721T130000
DTSTAMP:20260507T031308
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Book a Trip: Halloween in July
DESCRIPTION:Pop In for “Halloween in July”: Pop-Up Cards with Papercraft Master Joel Stern! \nPapercraft Master Joel Stern\, author of MY FIRST ORIGAMI KIT\, and ORIGAMI GAMES (as well as many other books and kits) has had his awesome origami featured in movies\, commercials\, and on TV! BOOK A TRIP (Vroman’s 2023 Summer Reading Program) is proud to give young artisans a chance to be guided by an expert! \nMaster Joel will help you navigate through the multi-dimensional Land of Pop-Up Cards! And we won’t make you wait until October to make Ghosts\, Witches\, and Creepy Crawlies pop out at you! Postcards will seem passé! You’ll probably want to take some photos of your projects for the folks back home! \nCut-outs\, cards\, and materials will be provided. \nThis event is free. Please make a reservation: rsvp@vromansbookstore.com  \nSee Master Joel’s art at www.joeldstern.com
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-book-a-trip-halloween-in-july/
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:20230720T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T200000
DTSTAMP:20260507T031308
CREATED:20230718T234331Z
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SUMMARY:Ice House Comedy: No Laughing
DESCRIPTION:Ice House Comedy presents “No Laughing at The Ice House!” At No Laughing\, contestants are pulled from the audience\, and if YOU can last three 1 minute rounds of comedy without laughing\, you win CASH & PRIZES! Featuring Frank Castillo\, Alex Hooper\, Mike Glazer\, Nicole Becannon\, Nikki Bon\, and Martin Morrow! \nHosted by Eddie Furth\, co-creator of Historical Roasts on Netflix. Put your name in the hat for your chance to win! Live in the California Room! Seating in the Showroom begins 45 minutes prior to showtime.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/ice-house-comedy-no-laughing/
LOCATION:Ice House Comedy Club\, 24 N Mentor Ave\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Free,Ice House,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T031308
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s: Bruce Borgos discusses The Bitter Past
DESCRIPTION:Bruce Borgos discusses The Bitter Past: A Mystery \nIn the tradition of Craig Johnson and C. J. Box\, Bruce Borgos’s The Bitter Past begins a compelling series set in the high desert of Nevada featuring Sheriff Porter Beck. \nPorter Beck is the sheriff in the high desert of Nevada\, north of Las Vegas. Born and raised there\, he left to join the Army\, where he worked in Intelligence\, deep in the shadows in far off places. Now he’s back home\, doing the same lawman’s job his father once did\, before his father started to develop dementia. All is relatively quiet in this corner of the world\, until an old\, retired FBI agent is found killed. He was brutally tortured before he was killed and clues at the scene point to a mystery dating back to the early days of the nuclear age. If that wasn’t strange enough\, a current FBI agent shows up to help Beck’s investigation. \nIn a case that unfolds in the past (the 1950s) and the present\, it seems that a Russian spy infiltrated the nuclear testing site and now someone is looking for that long-ago\, all-but forgotten person\, who holds the key to what happened then and to the deadly goings on now. (Minotaur Books) \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bruce-borgos-discusses-the-bitter-past/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230719T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230719T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s: Sonali Kolhatkar discusses Rising Up
DESCRIPTION:Sonali Kolhatkar discusses Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice \nRising Up offers a timely exploration of how truthful narratives by and about people of color can be used to advance social justice in the United States. \nWhile people of color are fast becoming the majority population in the United States\, the perspectives of white America still dominate the vast majority of the media created and consumed every day. Media makers of color\, long shut out of the decision-making process\, are rising up to advance a set of different narratives\, offering stories and perspectives to counter the racism and disinformation that have long dominated America’s political and cultural landscape. \nIn Rising Up\, award-winning journalist Sonali Kolhatkar delivers a guide to racial justice narrative-setting. With a focus on shifting perspectives in news media\, entertainment\, and individual discourse\, she highlights the writers\, creators\, educators\, and influencers who are successfully building a culture of affirmation and inclusion. \n“Sonali Kolhatkar reminds us we are the stories we tell. Our stories can cast a spell of hate\, division\, and fear\, or they can break the powerful grip of racial injustices that have held us since our country’s beginning. With personal and collective wisdom\, Kolhatkar guides us in the storytelling that liberates.”–Luis J. Rodríguez\, author of Always Running: La Vida Loco/Gang Days in L.A. \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-sonali-kolhatkar-discusses-rising-up/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230718T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230718T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Brando Skyhorse\, in conversation with Jaime Paglia\, discusses 'My Name Is Iris'
DESCRIPTION:  \nIris Prince is starting over. After years of drifting apart\, she and her husband are going through a surprisingly drama-free divorce. She’s moved to a new house in a new neighborhood and has plans for gardening\, coffee clubs\, and spending more time with her nine-year-old daughter Melanie. It feels like her life is finally exactly what she wants it to be. \nThen\, one beautiful morning\, she looks outside her kitchen window–and sees that a wall has appeared in her front yard overnight. Where did it come from? What does it mean? And why does it seem to keep growing? \nMeanwhile\, a Silicon Valley startup has launched a high-tech wrist wearable called “the Band.” Pitched as a convenient\, eco-friendly tool to help track local utilities and replace driver’s licenses and IDs\, the Band is available only to those who can prove parental citizenship. Suddenly\, Iris\, a proud second-generation Mexican American\, is now of “unverifiable origin\,” unable to prove who she is\, or where she\, and her undocumented loved ones\, belong. Amid a climate of fear and hate-fueled violence\, Iris must confront how far she’ll go to protect what matters to her most. \nMy Name Is Iris is an all-too-possible story about family\, intolerance\, and hope\, offering a brilliant and timely look at one woman’s journey to discover who she can’t–and can–be. (Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-brando-skyhorse-in-conversation-with-jaime-paglia-discusses-my-name-is-iris/
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:20230718T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230718T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s: Chang Sheng presents Oldman Part 3
DESCRIPTION:Chang Sheng\, in conversation with Wan-Chun Alex Ma\, presents Oldman Part 3 \nA beautiful queen rules her country with an iron fist. Unmarried and without an heir\, she adopts orphans as a way to prove that even commoners can reign as kings. Yet\, as the years progress\, she shows no sign of aging. Only one man knows the dark secret to her eternal youth: Oldman\, a bearded magician the queen has locked in her darkest dungeon. One night\, Oldman steps through the bars of his prison and disappears before the queen’s very eyes. Enraged\, she sends her army after him in a desperate campaign to keep her secret hidden. \nStaging his escape\, Oldman appears to step through the bars of his cell and vanish as if by magic\, cleverly misleading the guards. He rescues a neighboring prisoner\, an outlaw sword maiden who has had her arms and legs amputated. Upon taking her to a brilliant doctor who fits her with mechanical limbs\, Oldman and the sword maiden vow to take revenge on the queen that wronged them\, all the while evading the queen’s army as she launches a desperate campaign to keep her secret hidden. \nThe story continues as Oldman and his companions have escaped the palace after a failed peace negotiation\, but they’re being pursued by the full force of the queen’s army. The queen no longer treats Oldman’s resistance lightly; her orders for her soldiers are to capture his companions dead or alive… and send Oldman straight to her to face the queen’s wrath. (Eigomanga) \nHaving read comics from a young age\, Chang Sheng has always preferred science fiction stories best. He admits to having been deeply influenced by the work of Yukinobu Hoshino\, and his training in drawing and oil painting while studying at the Fu-Hsin Trade and Arts School is likewise reflected in his exquisitely detailed and extremely realistic video game-like style. Chang Sheng has represented Taiwan at the Angoulême International Comics Festival three times and has won several prizes overseas. Oldman was a finalist in the 2013 International Manga Award in Japan. \nModerator Wan-Chun Alex Ma is Academy Sci-Tech Award Recipient in 2019. His work on facial performance capture contributed to many recent motion pictures\, including the Hobbit trilogy\, Iron Man 3\, the reboot Planet of the Apes series. \n  \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-chang-sheng-presents-oldman-part-3/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230718T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230718T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T031308
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Summer Music Series Clarice Cast and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Brazilian multi percussionist Clarice Cast is an active performer\, recording artist\, and composer in Los Angeles. She will be joined by singer/songwriter Caro Pierotto and guitarist\, singer/songwriter and producer Grecco Buratto to perform Brazilian bossa-nova\, samba\, and more. \nThe Pasadena Conservatory of Music (PCM) is a nonprofit community music school that provides opportunities to learn\, perform\, and enjoy music to students of all ages and backgrounds. PCM is pleased to partner with Vroman’s Bookstore in offering this Summer Music Series\, featuring faculty from PCM’s Jazz and World Music departments.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-summer-music-series-clarice-cast-and-friends/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,In-Person,Music,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230716T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230716T160000
DTSTAMP:20260507T031308
CREATED:20230621T233629Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Local Author Day featuring Richard Podkowski\, m.a. Arana\, and Sheri Kelsey
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s Local Author Day featuring Richard Podkowski\, m.a. Arana\, and Sheri Kelsey \nRichard Podkowski presents The Walk-On \nIn the twilight of his NFL career as a middle linebacker for the Chicago Storm\, Mike “the Steelman” Stalowski masks his physical pain and mental anguish with alcohol and painkillers. The fan favorite has a rebel image and a notorious reputation\, and he plays a violent gridiron game fueled by inner rage. \nWhile estranged from his wife and living in the fishbowl environment of professional sports\, he unexpectedly meets the fresh-out-of-college Kim Richardson. She sees through Mike’s star persona to who he really is-a kind guy from the Southeast Side of Chicago who has never forgotten his humble blue-collar roots. The lives of the star-crossed\, seemingly mismatched couple collide during a whirlwind romance that culminates in a tragic series of events. \nThe Walk-On is a timeless tale of love and loss that explores the consequences of personal decisions and the rewards of faith\, redemption\, and hope. \n  \nm.a. Arana presents Wing Clipped: Book One of the Wings Series \nMabon Sevilla\, Prince of Ava\, is falsely accused of murdering his Avan mate and is exiled to Earth as punishment. While living among humans\, he falls in love with one of them. \nBut\, when a cruel tyrant from Mabon’s past threatens Ava\, he must choose between staying on Earth with his new family or returning to Ava to stop the tyrant from starting a war and taking the throne. \nIn Wing Clipped\, m. a. Arana tells the story of a prince who must overcome the mistrust of his kingdom and outmaneuver a formidable enemy in order to reclaim his place as leader. This is a gripping tale of redemption and the fight for power. \n  \nSheri Kelsey presents Layers and Waves: Healing Transmissions \nTrue to the expression\, healing comes in waves\, Layers and Waves\, is a collection of prose\, poems and artistic writing along a healing journey. This compact\, but powerful collection takes you on a journey through ten waves (chapters) focused on layers of emotions and experiences surrounding disappointment\, heartbreak\, resilience\, awareness\, self-love\, self-abandonment\, shame\, co-dependency\, encouragement\, surrender\, and freedom. Layers and Waves evokes raw emotions\, awakens inner-truths\, and inspires you to spend time with your own heart. \n  \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-featuring-richard-podkowski-m-a-arana-and-sheri-kelsey/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230716T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230716T110000
DTSTAMP:20260507T031308
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Local Author Day (Young Readers)
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s Local Author Day – Young Readers Edition featuring Bestselling author Dr. Joy Pillay \nBestselling author Dr. Joy Pillay presents My Wonderful Body: Living and Thriving with an Autoimmune Disease \nMy Wonderful Body: Living and Thriving with an Autoimmune Disease is about a spunky little girl named Tip\, who is suddenly introduced to a new reality: living with an autoimmune disease. Enjoying carefree days of playing with family and friends\, learning new and interesting subjects at school\, Tip is now personally faced with the challenging reality of living with and learning about an autoimmune disease and its impact on not only her physical body\, but her emotional state as well. Tip is encouraged by her family\, teachers and friends to deeply explore and process what it truly means to have a wonderful body\, while being challenged to actively use healthy tools to process difficult feelings about living with an autoimmune disease. Can and will Tip be able to rise to this challenge? \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-young-readers/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230715T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230715T110000
DTSTAMP:20260507T031308
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Special Storytime:Leigh Luna presenting Clementine Fox
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s Special Storytime featuring Leigh Luna presenting Clementine Fox and the Great Island Adventure. \nClementine is supposed to be on her way to school… but why not go out for a day of adventure and exploration instead? She recruits her friends Nubbins Squirrel and Penelope Rabbit and heads to the beach\, where Jesse Otter is preparing to take his giant Turtle\, Annabella\, to a mysterious local island. Clementine’s great-aunt Marnie lives there — far away from math tests and tutors — so Clementine and her friends hitch a ride to the island as stowaways. What could go wrong? \nThis is Leigh Luna’s funny and charming debut graphic novel about a group of young animals who set out on an adventure and learn the true value of friendship\, family\, and what it means to stick together and work things out! (Graphix) \n* A special craft will follow the event for those who purchase a copy of Clementine Fox and the Great Island. \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-storytimeleigh-luna-presenting-clementine-fox/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230714T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230714T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Sujata Massey discusses The Mistress of Bhatia House
DESCRIPTION:Sujata Massey\, in conversation with Naomi Hirahara\, discusses The Mistress of Bhatia House. \nBombay’s only female solicitor\, Perveen Mistry\, grapples with class divisions\, sexism\, and complex family dynamics as she seeks justice for a mistreated young woman in this thrilling fourth installment in Sujata Massey’s award-winning series. \nIndia\, 1922: Perveen Mistry is the only female lawyer in Bombay\, a city where child mortality is high\, birth control is unavailable and very few women have ever seen a doctor. \nPerveen is attending a lavish fundraiser for a new women’s hospital specializing in maternal health issues when she witnesses an accident. The grandson of an influential Gujarati businessman catches fire–but a servant\, his young ayah\, Sunanda\, rushes to save him\, selflessly putting herself in harm’s way. Later\, Perveen learns that Sunanda\, who’s still ailing from her burns\, has been arrested on trumped-up charges made by a man who doesn’t seem to exist. \nPerveen cannot stand by while Sunanda languishes in jail with no hope of justice. She takes Sunanda as a client\, even inviting her to live at the Mistry home in Bombay’s Dadar Parsi colony. But the joint family household is already full of tension. Perveen’s father worries about their law firm taking so much personal responsibility for a client\, and her brother and sister-in-law are struggling to cope with their new baby. Perveen herself is going through personal turmoil as she navigates a taboo relationship with a handsome former civil service officer. \nWhen the hospital’s chief donor dies suddenly\, Miriam Penkar\, a Jewish-Indian obstetrician\, and Sunanda become suspects. Perveen’s original case spirals into a complex investigation taking her into the Gujarati strongholds of Kalbadevi and Ghatkopar\, and up the coast to Juhu Beach\, where a decadent nawab lives with his Australian trophy wife. Then a second fire erupts\, and Perveen realizes how much is at stake. Has someone powerful framed Sunanda to cover up another crime? Will Perveen be able to prove Sunanda’s innocence without endangering her own family? (Soho Crime) \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-sujata-massey-discusses-the-mistress-of-bhatia-house/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230713T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230713T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: ACLU SoCal Panel Discussion on “Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable”
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s welcomes the ACLU SoCal\, who has assembled a panel to discuss Joanna Schwartz’s book\, Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable – an urgent and definitive examination of how the legal system prevents accountability for police misconduct\, from one of the country’s leading scholars on policing. \nThis conversation will be moderated by LA Review of Books Editor\, Michelle Chihara\, and panelists include author Joanna Schwartz\, ACLU of Southern California’s Executive Director\, Hector Villagra and one more speaker TBA. \nJoanna Schwartz is Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law. She teaches Civil Procedure and a variety of courses on police accountability and public interest lawyering. She received UCLA’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2015\, and served as Vice Dean for Faculty Development from 2017-2019. \nProfessor Schwartz is one of the country’s leading experts on police misconduct litigation and the author of Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable (2023). Her recent scholarship—published in the Yale Law Journal\, Stanford Law Review\, University of Chicago Law Review\, Columbia Law Review\, New York University Law Review\, Michigan Law Review\, Northwestern Law Review\, Georgetown Law Journal\, UCLA Law Review\, and elsewhere—includes articles empirically examining the justifications for qualified immunity doctrine; the financial impact of settlements and judgments on federal\, state\, and local law enforcement officers and agency budgets; and regional variation in civil rights protections across the country. She has also written for The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Los Angeles Times\, USA Today\, The Atlantic\, The Boston Review\, and Politico\, and has appeared on NPR’s Fresh Air\, CBS Sunday Morning\, PBS NewsHour\, ABC News\, CNN\, MSNBC\, and elsewhere. Professor Schwartz additionally studies the dynamics of modern civil litigation and is the co-author\, with Stephen Yeazell and Maureen Carroll\, of a leading casebook\, Civil Procedure (11th Edition). \nProfessor Schwartz is a graduate of Brown University and Yale Law School. After law school\, Professor Schwartz clerked for Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York and Judge Harry Pregerson of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She was then associated with Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP\, in New York City\, where she specialized in police misconduct\, prisoners’ rights\, and First Amendment litigation. \nHector Villagra has been the Executive Director of the ACLU of Southern California since 2011 and has overseen the opening of additional offices in Kern and San Bernardino counties. \nHe has led numerous civil rights cases involving such issues as educational equity\, religious discrimination\, immigrants’ rights and voting rights. \nHector has received the Daniel Levy Award for outstanding achievement in immigration law from the National Lawyer’s Guild and in 2012\, he received the Attorney of the Year Award from the Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County. \nHector graduated from Columbia University and Columbia University School of Law. \nMichelle Chihara is Editor-in-Chief of LARB.  Previously\, she was Associate Dean and Director of the Whittier Scholars Program\, and Associate Professor of English at Whittier College\, where she  taught contemporary American literature\, media studies\, and creative writing for nine years. Recent peer-reviewed publications include Distinktion: A Journal of Social Theory\, American Literary History\, Postmodern Culture\, and a chapter in New Directions in Print Culture Studies from Bloomsbury Press. She co-edited The Routledge Companion to Literature and Economics (2018). Other essays have appeared in Post45: Contemporaries\, Politics/Letters and Avidly.org. Since 2017\, she has been the section editor for Econ & Finance at The Los Angeles Review of Books\, where she is also a frequent contributor. \nBefore getting her doctorate at in English Literature\, she received her MFA in Fiction\, both at UC Irvine\, and before that\, she was a reporter\, editor and freelancer. She worked as a staff writer at two weekly newspapers\, The New Haven Advocate and The Boston Phoenix and as an online editor at the investigative news magazine Mother Jones.  Her reporting and prose have appeared in news outlets like The Boston Globe\, The Houston Chronicle and Mother Jones\, as well as magazines like n+1\, Nerve.com\, Bloomberg.com.  Her essays have been anthologized and her essay from Rare Bird Press’s volume\, Slouching Towards Los Angeles was featured on LitHub and on European television; she has published fiction\, nonfiction\, reportage and essays in a variety of publications\, online and off. She once quit her job\, sold everything she owned\, and moved to Rio de Janeiro to live by the beach and practice capoeira for a year. \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-aclu-socal-panel-discussion-on-shielded-how-the-police-became-untouchable/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Elizabeth L. Silver discusses The Majority
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth L. Silver\, in conversation with Natashia Deon\, discusses The Majority \nInspired by history\, a riveting novel of love and friendship\, motherhood and ambition\, and one woman’s fight to be a Supreme Court justice. \nHalf of the United States is waiting for Justice Sylvia Olin Bernstein to die. The other half is praying for her to hold on. At 83\, “the contemptuous S.O.B.” doesn’t have much time left. What she has is a story\, one she has wrested from the grip of history to tell herself–of how she rose to her historic position on the Supreme Court\, and the barriers she broke along the way. \nTold over fifty years\, from losing her mother at a young age\, to falling in love\, to navigating an unplanned pregnancy and motherhood\, to learning how to spar with a sexist mentor\, Sylvia’s personal story reveals the intimate truth about who she was as she ascended to her modern throne: not just a brilliant mind\, but a daughter\, a best friend\, a wife\, mother\, and advocate. While caught in a dramatic tug of war between career and family\, truth and convenience\, progress and patience\, she will be given a chance to change the course of American history – and give voice\, at last\, to the majority. \nSet against the vibrant sweep of the 20th century\, The Majority brings us into the sacrifices\, heartaches\, and complex emotional life of a powerful woman ahead of her time\, whose life and work turn out to have supreme stakes. (Riverhead Books) \n  \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-elizabeth-l-silver-discusses-the-majority/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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