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Program - VABook! 2005
Wednesday, March 16
Noon
Opening Ceremony: Why Read?
Remarks by author Mark Edmundson (Why Read?) on the life-transforming
reasons for reading books. Proclamations by dignitaries, winners of The Hook
fiction contest, Letters About Literature award winners, and more. McIntire
Room, Central Library
201 E. Market Street
Franklin and Winston: A Historical Portrait
Book discussion with Newsweek managing editor Jon Meacham (Franklin
and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship). The
Jefferson Library,
1325 Kenwood Farm Rt. 53
(1/2 mile past Monticello)
Luncheon with John Case
Join the New York Times bestselling author mystery author John Case
(a.k.a. Carolyn and Jim Hougan) RSVP by March 11 to limited 434-977-4094. Jefferson
Heights at Pantops Mountain
1550 Pantops Mountain Place
2 p.m.
Jamestown Uncovered
David Price presents his book, Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith,
Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation. (Chesapeake Corporation Foundation)City
Council Chambers
605 E. Main Street
We Knock upon Silence for an Answering Music: Reading
Poets Susan Hull, Charlotte Matthews, and Kristen Rembold and psychologist
Peter Sheras read their contributions to Tough Times Companion—the
Sacred Bearings journal's most recent compilation—and discuss how
creativity helps heal life's most painful experiences. Gravity
Lounge
103 South 1st Street
Living and Dancing: A Poetry Reading
Marie Howe is ill and will be unable to attend. Program will continue as scheduled
with Ilya Kaminsky (Dancing in Odessa). VABook! participant Gregory Orr
(The Caged Owl) will also read. UVa Bookstore
UVa Central Grounds
World Views
Historical impressions of the world and universe with authors Ricardo Padrón
(The Spacious Word: Cartography Literature and Empire in Early Modern Spain)
and Evelyn Edson (Medieval Views of the Cosmos: Picturing the Universe in
the Christian and Islamic Middle Ages). UVa Harrison
Institute/ Small Special Collections Library Auditorium
UVa Central Grounds
Memoir and Me: Memoir and Legacy Writing
Writing your life for family or for wider audiences with authors Andrew Lubin
(Charlie Battery), Stephen Pfleiderer (Legacy Story Writing Guide),
Sandra Waugaman (Poor Man's Philanthropist), and Edwin Stalzer (Life’s
Journey of a Refugee). Northside Library
300 Albemarle Square (Rt. 29 North)
4 p.m.
Virginia Getaways: Guidebooks
Trish Foxwell will be unable to attend the festival. The program will continue
with authors Hilde Gabriel Lee (Virginia Wine Country) and Katie Moose
(Chesapeake’s Bounty II). Downtown Visitors
Center
100 5th Street, NE
Writing Life, Family Life: From Inspiration to Logistics
Join the Moseley Writers, a 10-year old, mixed-genre critique group, to discuss
how writing lives and family lives intesect—for better or for worse. Panelists
include Jennifer Elvgren, Deborah Prum, Anne Raustol, and Lucy Russell. Moderated
by Andy Straka. McIntire Room, Central Library
201 E. Market Street
UVa Graduates Poetry Reading
With Kyle Dargan (The Listening), Oni Buchanan (What Animal),
and Ravi Shankar (Instrumentality). (UVa Creative Writing) UVa
Bookstore
UVa Central Grounds
Stories of Old-Time Music and Bluegrass
With authors Kevin Donleavy (Strings of Life: Conversations with Old-Time
Musicians in Virginia and North Carolina), Stephanie Ledgin (Homegrown
Music: Discovering Bluegrass), and Butch Robbins (What I Know 'Bout What
I Know). The Prism
214 Rugby Road
Have Joe with Jen: Alternative Cartoons
Join cartoonist Jen Sorensen (Slowpoke: America Gone Bonkers) as she
discusses her work in a caffeine-friendly setting. Java
Java
2214 Ivy Road
Community Cookbooks: The First Step
P.J. Forbes (Toast of the Tidewater) will discuss first steps for
individuals or organizations who want to create a cookbook, including her tenets
of cookbook publishing. Book signing and refreshments. (In the Kitchen).
Mona Lisa Pasta
921 Preston Avenue
Romance Novelists
The wide spectrum of romance writing with authors Karyn Langhorne (A Personal
Matter), Cathy Maxwell (Temptation of a Proper Governess), Judi
McCoy (Wanted: One Special Kiss), and Jane Mendle (Kissing in Technicolor).
Barnes & Noble
1035A Emmet Street,
Barracks Road Shopping Center
4:30 p.m.
Rape and Prosecution
Discussion with Linda Fairstein, author of Entombed, and experienced
as bureau chief of the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unition of the New York County District
Attorney's Office. UVa Newcomb Hall, Kaleidoscope Center
UVa Central Grounds
6 p.m.
Vietnam Graffiti: Messages from a Forgotten Troopship
Collecting history in handwriting with authors Art and Lee Beltrone (Vietnam
Graffiti). McIntire Room, Central Library
201 E. Market Street
Why Beethoven Threw the Stew: A Book For Musical Youths
World-renowned cellist Steven Isserlis reads from and discusses his children's
book, Why Beethoven Threw the Stew: And Lots More Stories about the Lives
of Great Composers. New Dominion Bookshop
404 E. Main Street
Freedom: An American History Dialogue
With Melvin Patrick Ely (Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment
in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War) and Carol Berkin (Revolutionary
Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence). UVa
Bookstore
UVa Central Grounds
Food To Die For: Cookbook Panel
The genesis of a community-based cookbook Jessica Ward (Food to Die For:
A Book of Funeral Food, Tips and Tales). Afterward, author P.J. Forbes and
Dennis Holder, chef and cookbook critic, will join in a general discussion with
the audience about community cookbooks. Moderated by Rowena Morrel. (In the
Kitchen) Mona Lisa Pasta
921 Preston Avenue
Where Have All the Nurses Gone?
With author Faye Satterly (Where Have All the Nurses Gone? The Impact of
the Nursing Shortage on American Healthcare). Jane’s
Attic
406 E. Main Street
An Evening with Malcolm Gladwell
Meet the bestselling author of The Tipping Point as he discusses his
book on quick decision-making, Blink. (The Batten Institute, Charlottesville
Company of Friends). UVa Darden Center Auditorium
UVa North Grounds
The Hidden Souls of Words: Keys to Transformation through the Power of Words
With author Mary Cox Garner (The Hidden Souls of Words). Quest
Bookshop
619 W. Main Street
7 p.m.
Voices in Wartime: East Coast Premiere and Discussion
Tupelo Press hosts the East Coast Premiere of Voices in Wartime, the
feature length documentary that tracks poetry and its roles throughout history
in war, from ancient Sumeria to the Aeneid to Iraqi poets writing in
Baghdad today. Panel discussion with Gregory Orr, Roberta Culbertson, Marie Howe,
Ilya Kaminsky, moderated by Jeffrey Levine. (Tupelo Press)
No admission charge; limited seating. Vinegar Hill Theater
220 W. Market Street
7:30 p.m.
From Books to Bach: Chamber Music
Steven Isserlis and musicians from the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival
will be presenting a concert of Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Bargiel.
Tickets for the concert are available online at www.cvillechambermusic.org
or at 434-295-5395. Paramount Theater
300 E. Main Street
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