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Please note, the program schedule is constantly being updated. Check back often for additions, changes and cancellations.

Marshall Faintich (A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Wintergreen)shows images and discusses his book on birds of Central Virginia.

Featuring:
Marshall Faintich

Location:
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports
1125 Emmet Street
(434)977-4400
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Naturalist Leonard Adkins discusses his book Wildflowers of the Appalachian Trail. The presentation includes the book's stunning visual images.

Hosted by Virginia Master Naturalists.

Moderated by: John Holden

Featuring:
Leonard M. Adkins

Location:
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports
1125 Emmet Street
(434)977-4400
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Leonard M. Adkins discusses his new book Images of America: Along Virginia's Appalachian Trail, with images selected from the archives of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, the National Park Service, and local AT maintenance clubs.

Hosted by Virginia Master Naturalists.

Moderated by: Doug Gellman

Featuring:
Leonard M. Adkins

Location:
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports
1125 Emmet Street
(434)977-4400
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Jeff Alt presents his Appalachian Trail Show, "A Walk for Sunshine", with personal narration, music, and slides, based on his book by the same name.

Moderated by: John Holden

Featuring:
Jeff Alt

Location:
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports
1125 Emmet Street
(434)977-4400
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Jonathan Alderfer (Illustrated Birds of North America), a bird artist and consultant for National Geographic, shows his art and discusses birds.

Hosted by Virginia Master Naturalist Program.

Moderated by: John Holden

Featuring:
Jonathan Alderfer

Location:
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports
1125 Emmet Street
(434)977-4400
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Explore Nature with Diane Tennant (The Barking Tree Frog and Other Curious Tales), Fred First (What We Hold in Our Hands), and Arthur Evans (What's Bugging You?).

Hosted by Virginia Master Naturalist Program.

Moderated by: John Holden

Featuring:
Arthur V. Evans, Fred First, Diane Casto Tennant

Location:
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports
1125 Emmet Street
(434)977-4400
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With Bruce Coston (Ask The Animals: A Vet's-Eye View of Pets and the People They Love), Cheryl Falkenberry (In Delilah's Eyes: Dog Training From a Dog's Perspective), Jenny Gardiner (Winging It: A Memoir of Caring for a Vengeful Parrot Who's Determined to Kill Me), and Stefan Bechtel (Dogtown).

Hosted by Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA.

Moderated by: Suzanne Kogut

Featuring:
Stefan Bechtel, Bruce R. Coston, Cheryl L. Falkenberry, Jenny Gardiner

Location:
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports
1125 Emmet Street
(434)977-4400
Venue Details

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