Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
and the Virginia Festival of the Book
present . . .StoryFest
Saturday, March 19
Brigida Mack, reporter and anchor of Charlottesville’s NBC affiliate Channel 29, reads to storylovers young and old at StoryFest. VABook! 2004 set another record for attendance at youth events, introducing 9,000 area youths to authors and book-related programs.
On and Around the Charlottesville Downtown Mall
StoryFest Headquarters:
Charlottesville Ice Park Terrace Room
ENTER AT THE WATER STREET ENTRANCE
Sponsored by Harris Teeter with Additional Support from Friends of the Virginia Foundation, LexisNexis, AlbemarleFamily, Hauser Homes, and the Charlottesville Chapter of Links, Inc.
10:00 a.m.
Meet Valerie Tripp
Valerie Tripp, author of the popular of many American Girls and the Hopscotch Hill series, talks about her books. Book signing follows. Books will be available for sale. (Sponsored by the Virginia Foundation Center for the Book)
Charlottesville Ice Park Terrace Room
Enter from Water Street
Challenging Children’s Behaviors in School — For Parents & Teachers
Frustrated? Learn practical strategies to prevent, address & teach alternatives with author Barbara Kaiser, author. Childcare with storytelling and games provided. (Sponsored by The Parent Center)
501 E. Main Street, Market Street Parking Garage Building
bottom floor, enter off the Downtown Mall
WHTJ Charlottesville PBS Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest Celebration
Come see the next generation of writers and illustrators and hear their stories! (Sponsored by WHTJ Charlottesville PBS)
Jefferson Theatre
110 E. Main Street on the Mall
11:00 a.m.
Sock Monkey Comes to Town!
Author and illustrator Cece Bell and Sock Monkey share their books Sock
Monkey Boogie Woogie and Sock Monkey Goes to Hollywood. Book signing
follows. Books will be available for sale. (Sponsored by the Virginia Foundation
Center for the Book)
Charlottesville Ice Park Terrace Room
Enter from Water Street
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
10th Annual Kids' Book Swap
Kids bring books and swap for "new to you" books.
Oakley's Gently Used Books
York Place, 112 West Main Street, #9
12 noon
Rocking Chair Story Time
Some of our favorite readers share their favorite stories. (Sponsored by the Virginia Foundation Center for the Book)
Charlottesville Ice Park Terrace Room
Enter from Water Street
1:00 p.m.
I Bet She Called Me Sugar Plum
Author Joanne Gabbin and Illustrator Margo Bergman give a special reading, followed by a paper doll activity. Book signing follows. Books available for sale. (Sponsored by the Virginia Foundation Center for the Book)
Charlottesville Ice Park Terrace Room
Enter from Water Street
2:00 p.m.
From Story Book to Performance
With the audience's participation, playwright Tim White and author Marcia Silvermetz create a play from Gertrude the Albino Frog and Her Friend Rupert the Turtle. (Sponsored by the Virginia Discovery Museum and the Piedmont Council of the Arts)
Virginia Discovery Museum
424 East Main Street
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