Venue Details

Entrepreneurs and Investors and Managers: Small Business Stories

Wed. March 26th, 2008 12:00 PM

Randy Cepuch (A Weekend with Warren Buffet, Shri Henkel, ( 365 Foolish Mistakes Smart Managers Commit Every Day) and Mike Gilbert (The Switch Effect: A Real-Life Example of How to Become an Entrepreneur). Box lunches are available for purchase at Gravity Lounge. $8. See www.gravity-lounge.com for details.

Digging Coal and Moving Mountains

Wed. March 26th, 2008 2:00 PM

Penny Loeb (Moving Mountains), Michael Shnayerson (Coal River), and Paul Kuczko (Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields) bring old and new coal mining issues to life.

Weaving Poetry Networks: A Celebration of WOM-PO

Wed. March 26th, 2008 6:00 PM

Members of the Women's Poetry Listserv read from the newly published Letters to the World. This one-of-a-kind international collection of 258 poets was shaped by consensus-based feminist collaboration over the internet.

Reading Group Choices

Thu. March 27th, 2008 12:00 PM

Barbara Mead (Reading Group Choices), James Collins (Beginner's Greek), Jill A. Davis (Girl's Poker Night, Ask Again Later), and Therese Fowler (Souvenir). Box lunches are available at Gravity Lounge. $8. For choices and to order, see www.gravity-lounge.com.

In Good Keeping: Virginia's Living Traditions

Thu. March 27th, 2008 2:00 PM

Jon Lohman (author) and Morgan Miller (photographer) will discuss the making of their book, In Good Keeping on the Virginia Folklife Program. Charles McRaven, a folklife master craftsman (The Stone Primer) will discuss his books.

Writing Through a Crisis

Thu. March 27th, 2008 4:00 PM

Lee Stringer will discuss how his life as a homeless crack addict led him to writing and a new career as a chronicler of life on the streets and off.

The Renaissance Generation: How It Affects Your Business
(Canceled)

We regret to announce that this event has been canceled.

Fri. March 28th, 2008 12:00 PM

Graphics at Gravity: Comics and Novels

Sat. March 29th, 2008 12:00 PM

Two accomplished comics creators, writer Peter David (Writing for Comics with Peter David) and writer/illustrator Colleen Doran (Girl to Grrrl Manga: How to Draw the Hottest Shoujo Manga), discuss their graphic novels and comic books.  Box lunches are available. $8. For choices and to order, see www.gravity-lounge.com.

Great Books for Great Kids

Sat. March 29th, 2008 4:00 PM

Cynthia Cotten (Abbie n Stitches), Barbara Kanninen (A Story with Pictures) and Sarah Sullivan (Root Beer and Banana) discuss reading, writing, and publishing quality picture books and coping with today's tight picture book market.

Jonathan Edwards with very special guest Jake Armerding

Sat. March 29th, 2008 7:00 PM

Delving into Digital: Electronic and Audio Books

Sun. March 30th, 2008 12:00 PM

Join Jim Gable (consultant, Amazon "Kindle"), Robert Hatta (Playaway.com), and Michael Shontz (OverDrive) for a look at the hardware and software of today's electronic and audio books. Raffle to follow. Box lunches are available. $8. For choices and to order, see www.graviity-lounge.com