The following events take place in conjunction with the Virginia Festival of the Book, but are typically only open to the communities served by the school or organization hosting the program.
Wednesday March 16
The Civil War: Secession and the Conduct of War
Wed. March 16th, 2011 - 8:00 PM
William Freehling (Showdown in Virginia: The 1861 Convention and the Fate of the Union) and Burrus Carnahan (Lincoln on Trial: Southern Civilians and the Law of War).
James Swanson, originally scheduled, has cancelled.Featuring:
Burrus M. Carnahan, William Freehling, James Swanson (cancelled), Tatiana van Riemsdijk (moderator)
Location:
UVa Bookstore
400 Emmet Street S
(434)924-3721
Venue Details
Thursday March 17
Festival Luncheon with Jim Lehrer
Thu. March 17th, 2011 - 11:45 AMCopies of Super should be available Friday afternoon at the UVA bookstore for 20% off.
Author of Super and 19 other novels, 2 memoirs, and 3 plays, Lehrer is the executive editor and anchor of the PBS NewsHour. Pre-luncheon music by the Senior Center's Flashbacks Swing Band.
Sponsored by Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport and U.S. Trust with Media Sponsor: WVPT Your Choice for PBS and More.
IMPORTANT - This is a ticketed event. You must purchase tickets in order to attend.
Featuring:
The Flashbacks, Jim Lehrer
Location:
Omni Hotel
235 W Main Street
(434)971-5500
Venue Details
Saturday March 19
Icons of the Sixties
Sat. March 19th, 2011 - 10:00 AMThis program will continue with Stephen Battaglio.
Nancy Shoenberger and Sam Kashner (Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century) and Stephen Battaglio (David Susskind: A Televised Life).
Featuring:
Stephen Battaglio, Aniko Bodroghkozy (moderator), Sam Kashner (cancelled), Nancy Schoenberger (cancelled)
Location:
New Dominion Bookshop
404 E Main St
(434)295-2552
Venue Details
Poetry Reading: What Women Want
Sat. March 19th, 2011 - 2:00 PMDelve into women's lives with Jehanne Dubrow (Stateside), Erika Meitner (Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls), Anna Journey (If Birds Gather Your Hair for Nesting), and January Gill O'Neil (Underlife).
Featuring:
Jehanne Dubrow, Anna Journey (cancelled), Julia Kudravetz (moderator), Erika Meitner, January Gill O'Neil
Location:
New Dominion Bookshop
404 E Main St
(434)295-2552
Venue Details
All That Jazz: Thelonious Monk (Cancelled)
Sat. March 19th, 2011 - 4:00 PMWe regret to announce that this event has been cancelled.
Robin Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk: The Life of an American Original, will talk about the jazz pianist's life and work. Hod O'Brien of The Charlottesville Jazz Society will perform some of Monk's music before the talk.
Hosted by The Charlottesville Chapter of The Links, Inc.
Featuring:
Robin Kelley (cancelled), M. Rick Turner (moderator)
Location:
Central JMRL Library
201 E. Market Street
(434)979-7151
Venue Details
Best New Poets 2010
Sat. March 19th, 2011 - 4:00 PMLuke Johnson cannot make event; Best New Poet Matthew Ostapchuk will read in his place
Poetry from Claudia Emerson (Late Wife, Figure Studies), as well as emerging poets Jeff Baker (Best New Poets 2010), Matthew Ostapchuk, and Eleanor Smith Tipton (So To Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language and Art).
Hosted by University of Virginia MFA Program.
Featuring:
Jeff Baker, Claudia Emerson (moderator), Luke Johnson (cancelled), Eleanor Smith Tipton
Location:
UVa Bookstore
400 Emmet Street S
(434)924-3721
Venue Details


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