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Monday Mar 27, 2017
Gallup library's next authors fest happens 4/7-4/8/2017
Monday Mar 27, 2017
Monday Mar 27, 2017
KGLP Station Manager Rachel Kaub speaks with Betty Martin and Markos Chavez of the Octavia Fellin Public Library in Gallup, New Mexico, about their next authors festival happening April 7 and April 8, 2017, with a reception at 6pm April 7th, featuring local poet Jason Yurcic:
April 7th and 8th, Octavia Fellin Library is hosting its Third Annual Authors Festival. This years theme is Unity Through Diversity and we have larger group of authors attending than ever before, including keynote speaker Simon Ortiz.
Schedule of Events -
Friday, April 7th (Main Library)
6:00-8:00PM: Authors Festival Opening Reception
6:30PM: Jason Yurcic Reading and Discussion
Saturday, April 8th (Main Library)
10:00AM-4:00PM: Authors available for Meet and Greet / Book Signing
10:45-11:30AM: Native Americans in NM Films with Jeff Berg (Meeting Room)
11:00-11:30AM: Zuni Mural Project with Kenneth Seowtewa (SW Room)
11:30AM-12:00PM: Stories of New Mexico's Magic, Mystery, and Suspense with Nasario Garcia (Meeting Room)
12:00-1:00PM: Diversity in Poetry Panel Discussion with Laura Tohe (Navajo Nation Poet Laureate), Jessica Helen Lopez (Albuquerque Poet Laureate), Max Early, Dan Wetmore, Mariya Deykute, and Barbara Ruther (Meeting Room)
12:00-12:45PM: Young Adults Panel Discussion with Barbara Beasley Murphy, Amanda Strong, Gail Wagner in SW Room
1:00-1:30 PM: KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Simon Ortiz (Meeting Room)
1:30-2:15PM: Hillerman Prize Winners with Kevin Wolf and C.B. McKenzie (Meeting Room)
2:00-3:00 PM: Local Diversity with Rani Divine, Ashley Gallegos, Essie Yazzie, Martin Link, John Taylor, and Andy Gibbons (SW Room)
2:15-3:00PM: Tales from the Underground with Mark Rudd (Meeting Room)
3:00-4:00PM: Diversity in Fiction Panel with R.J. Mirabal, Larada Horner-Miller, Roberta Parry, Michael Hays, and Evangeline Parsons-Yazzie (Meeting Room)
4:00PM: Closing Reception and Door Prizes
Saturday, April 8th (Children's Branch)
2:00-2:30PM: Origins of Crocka Dog Children's Activity with Ross Van Dusen
2:30PM-3:00PM: Reading from "The Only Road" by Alexandra Diaz
3:00-4:00PM: Storytelling and Bookmaking with Anita Poleahla and Nasario Garcia
From https://www.facebook.com/events/661422274037294/
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