Subject to change
Friday, November 13
| 10am to 10pm |
Philadelphia
International ART EXPO 2009 Adults $10 Seniors & Students $5 Children under 12 Free |
200 artists & exhibitors for
45 states & 6 counties For More Info CLICK HERE |
| 10am |
Book Fair CHILDREN’S WRITING WORKSHOPS Book Pavilion stage |
Lynette
Velasco, author of “Zinzi: A Child's Journey to Self-Fulfillment, Giving and
Caring” will conduct a writing workshops for children. Lynette is former president
of Black Americans in Publishing in New York City.
Students are urged to bring notebooks. Number of participants may be limited |
| 10am to
3pm |
CHILDREN’S
LITERARY CORNER Children’s Authors/Illustrators. Host - Vanesse Lloyd-Scambatti - The Literary Main Stage- Liacouras auditorium |
Authors will be available throughout
the day to speak and interact with children from visiting school groups.
Books will be for sale, and the authors will be available to sign them throughout
the day. |
| 10am to
2pm |
Book Fair-For
Authors |
Workshop/discussion
on book publishing, marketing and sales with New York author Asadah Kirkland. |
| 10am to
2pm |
Book Fair-For
Visual Artists Salon A |
National Conference
of Artists, Celebrates 50 Years |
| 10am to
2pm |
Book Fair-For
Visual Artists Salon A |
National Conference
of Artists, Celebrates 50 Years |
| 11am to 12noon |
Book Fair-First
Performance: Authors of children’s books will read from or do performances based on their work. |
Nicole Bailey Williams –
“The Shelby Series: The Day the Plums Disappeared” – Fiction - Elementary |
| 11am to 12noon |
Book
Fair-First Performance:
Authors of children’s books will read from or do performances based on their work. |
Angelia d. Nelson – “The
Ghetto Is Not My Final Destination”- Non-fiction – Young Adult |
| 11am to 12noon |
Book Fair-First Performance:
Authors of children’s books will read from or do performances based on their work. |
Charisse Carney-Nunes –
“I am Barack Obama_- Mid-School |
| 11am to 12noon |
Book Fair-First Performance:
Authors of children’s books will read from or do performances based on their work. |
Mutiya
Vision - The Land Of Expression (This award winning children's book author will share her latest book "The Land of Expression" which creatively tackles the tough issue of bullying. It touches on how a community can lose out on precious resources when they let misconceptions prevent them from engaging others who may not think, look, or act exactly like them. The presentation will focus on respecting differences, appreciating the contribution of others, and the role we each play in working together to create a better world for all. |
| 12 Noon |
Book Fair CHILDREN’S WRITING WORKSHOPS Book Pavilion stage |
Lynette Velasco,
author of “Zinzi: A Child's Journey to Self-Fulfillment, Giving and Caring”
will conduct a writing workshops for children. Lynette is former president
of Black Americans in Publishing in New York City. Students are urged to bring notebooks. Number of participants may be limited. |
| 1 to 1:40 pm |
Afternoon presentations for older
students Motivational
talk for students: Book Pavilion stage |
Mike Evans, self-publisher, owner of
MonteMe Publishing Co., author of “Son o a Snitch” series, will offer inspiration
based on his life, “Conman to Corrections Officer.” Author of “Son o a Snitch”
series of books, |
| 1:45-2:30 pm |
Afternoon
presentations for older students Motivational talk for students:
Book Pavilion stage |
Performance by Taalam Acey (“Excellent
Exposure” and “California Suite”) internationally known spoken-word artist
and judge for the Art Expo poetry contest |
| 1pm-2p m |
Book Fair - Second Performance: The
authors of children’s books will read from or do performances based on their
work. Main Stage |
The workshop
consists of a read-a-loud, and an engaging conversation centered around
strategies that help children overcome obstacles by making positive choices
that that will aid them in accomplishing their dreams. There will be an activity
followed by a question answer session. (45 minutes)
This event is a wonderful way to impart valuable lessons while promoting an excitement for literacy in children. Become a lightening rod of inspiration by bringing children to experience this special treat. Meet the amazing author behind two stories that are sure to become a family/classroom favorite. |
| 1:30pm |
Mutiya Vision
– author of The Land Of Expression will also conduct a separate
workshop (Salon B) featuring "My Choices
Make Me Who I Am," which won the National Best Book 2009 Award in the children's
educational category. |
|
| 2pm-6pm |
For Job Seekers Salon A |
Multicultural
Job Fair |
| 2:30 pm |
Book Fair WORKSHOP FOR BOOK FAIR VENDORS Book Pavilion stage |
Asadah Kirkland - Workshop/discussion on book publishing,
“guerilla marketing” and sales, led by Asadah Kirkland, author of “Beat Black
Kids.” |
| 3pm-5pm |
For Music Lovers Main Stage |
Tom Tallitsch |
| 3:30pm |
Book Fair WORKSHOP FOR BOOK FAIR VENDORS Book Pavilion stage |
Nicole Balaam - Getting the most out of social networking
for authors/publishers, led by Nicole Balaam, an award-winning entrepreneur
and author of “The Fortitude Factor: Stop Dreaming and Start Succeeding.” |
| 5pm-6:30pm |
For Music
Lovers Main Stage |
Alfie
Pollitt – Lady Dale – Denise King |
| 5pm to 7pm |
Meet the Author- Omar Tyree Book Pavilion stage |
Book Fair Featured Author Omar Tyree
reflects on “Life as an Author” and signs his books. Tyree, a New York Times
best-selling author, a 2001 NAACP Image Award recipient for outstanding literature
in fiction, and a 2006 Phillis Wheatley Literary Award winner for his body
of work in urban fiction, has published 16 books and has sold nearly 2 million
copies worldwide, generating more than $30 million in sales. |
| 6pm |
Brazilian Music For Music Lovers Main Stage |
J.Veloso, Carla Visi, Luciano Salvador
Bahia (from Brazil) and Clifton Davis |
| 7pm-8pm
|
For Comedy
Lovers Main Stage |
Jimmy
JJ Walker and Thelma & Michael (Good Times Reunion)
|
| 8pm-10pm
|
For Poetry
Lovers: Poetry
Contest Main Stage |
Saturday, November 14
| 10am to 10pm |
Philadelphia
International ART EXPO 2009 Adults $10 Seniors & Students $5 Children under 12 Free |
200 artists & exhibitors for 45
states & 6 counties For More Info CLICK HERE |
| For Book Lovers: Book Fair Meet author Omar Tyree Time: TBA |
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| 10am-Noon
|
Book Fair
- Workshops Let's Celebrate the life of E. Lynn Harris Book Pavilion stage |
Victoria Christopher Murray, a highly
successful Christian fiction author, will host a tribute to E. Lynn Harris,
introducing “Mama Dearest,” published after his death by Simon and Schuster. E. Lynn was more than an author. He was a father, a friend, and a man who loved his fans! Celebrate the release of his latest novel, “Mama Dearest,” and participate in the drive to make it #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers list. Authors have been leading tributes around the country to say, "Thank you!" to this wonderful man and barrier-breaking author. |
| 10am-Noon |
Book Fair
- Workshops Workshop: How Do You Know You Are a Writer? Book Pavilion stage |
Victoria Christopher Murray, whose latest
novel is “Lady Jasmine,” will also lead a discussion on how to know
that you're a writer, the construction of the novel (character, plot, dialogue,
etc.) and the differences between self-publishing and mainstream publishing.
She will be available to sign books after the workshop. |
| 10am-1pm |
Youth Music Seminar Salon A |
Entertainment Industry Panel Discussions
for Students, Parents, and Educators |
| 11 am |
Book Fair -
Book Signings Book Pavilion |
Michel Marriott, “The Skull Cage Key,”
Agate Bolden Publishing. |
| 11am-12noon | Book Fair
- Workshops Speaker: Sister Claudette Marie Muhammad Salon B |
Author of “Memories” a memoir, will offer
reflections based on her life and sign her book. Sister Claudette is chief
of protocol for Minister Louis Farrakhan and directs a staff of more than
75 local, national and international protocol directors for the Nation of
Islam. She was national deputy director for the Million Man March and is
an advocate for issues related to women, children and human rights. |
| 11am-12pm |
For Dance Lovers: Sa Wu Eng Mathews
Main Stage |
|
| 11am |
Book Fair -
Book Signings Book Pavilion |
Michel Marriott, “The Skull Cage Key,”
Agate Bolden Publishing |
| Noon |
Karen E. Quinones Miller, “Passin’,"
Grand Central Publishing. |
|
| Noon-4pm |
Book Fair
- Art Sanctuary @ Art Expo Panel discussion and workshops Salons B & C (adjacent to the exhibit floor) |
|
| 12:00pm-1:00pm |
Book Fair -
Art Sanctuary
@ Art Expo Panel discussion and workshops Writing for Our Lives: How to Write Your Story • Panel Discussion • Moderator: Poet Jus Greg • Panelists: Solomon Jones (author/“Payback: The Return of C.R.E.A.M,”) Larry Woody (actor/songwriter/author of “In Black In White” and Lori L. Tharps, (author/“Kinky Gazpacho”) |
Following the panel discussion, each
panelist, as well as author Milton McGriff (author of the novel “2236” and
award-winning playwright, poet and journalist),will facilitate a one-hour
writing workshop focusing on how participants can tell their own personal
story through writing. The authors will be available to sign books at the
end of the workshop |
| Noon-1:30pm |
Bryan Clark Main Stage |
|
| 1 pm |
Book Fair -
Book Signings Book Pavilion |
Virginia Deberry and Donna Grant, “What
Doesn’t Kill You,” Touchstone Publishing. |
| 1pm -2:30pm |
Bobby Humphrey Salon A |
|
| 1:15 pm-2:45 pm |
Book Fair -
Art Sanctuary
@ Art Expo WRITING WORKSHOPS The workshops: Salons B & C |
- Character:
Struggling, Overcoming and Living To Tell The Story (Facilitator: Solomon
Jones) Payback author Solomon Jones talks about how writers who have faced
struggles and overcome them can incorporate their life lessons into their
stories.
- Writing Your Memoirs (Facilitator: Lori L. Tharps) Everyone has a life story to tell. How do you transform your life story into something publishable? Writer Lori L. Tharps will share her secrets to writing a successful memoir. - Writing Across Different Genres (Facilitator: Milton McGriff) This workshop examines some basics of novel and screenplay writing. Techniques for adapting a novel for the screen will also be discussed and why we frequently hear “the novel was better than the movie.” Aspiring writers will also be told about “the talent of the room.” There will be a Q & A period. - Writing about our Lives (Facilitator – Larry Woody) |
| 2 pm |
Book Fair -
Book Signings Book Pavilion |
David Rivera, “The Last Prejudice," Hachette
Publishing. |
| 2:30 pm |
Book Fair - Workshop for authors: Gettting Published Book Pavilion stage |
Regina Brooks, owner of Serendipity Literary
Agency, New York. |
| 3:00 pm-4:00 pm |
Book Fair -
Art Sanctuary
@ Art Expo BOOK SIGNING |
Authors: S. Jones, L. Tharps, L. Woody
and M. McGriff |
| 3:00 pm |
Book Fair -
Book Signings Book Pavilion |
Wahida Clarke, “Thug Lovin' (Thug 4)”
Hachette Publishing. |
| 3pm |
Book Fair -
Book Signings Book Pavilion |
Wahida Clarke, “Thug Lovin' (Thug 4)”
Hachette Publishing. |
| 3pm-5pm |
For Theater Lovers: Michelle Harper – A Play, 4 Sides to Every Story Salon A |
|
| 3: 30 pm |
Book Fair Workshop: Maximizing the power of social networking for business Book Pavilion stage |
Nicole Balaam , an award-winning entrepreneur
and author of “The Fortitude Factor: Stop Dreaming and Start Succeeding.” |
| 4:00 pm |
Book Fair - Book
Signings Book Pavilion |
Daaimah S. Poole, “Somebody Else’s Man,”
Dafina Books |
| 4pm |
Book Fair -
Book Signings Book Pavilion |
Lori L. Tharps, “Kinky Gazpacho," Atria
Books. |
| 4:30 to 5:30 pm |
Book Fair - Workshop. Writing & performing.
Poetry Book Pavilion stage |
Taalam Acey, internationally know spoken-word
artist |
| 5pm |
Book Fair
- Book Signings Book Pavilion |
Daaimah S. Poole,
“Somebody Else’s Man,” Dafina Books. |
| 6pm |
TBA Solomon
Jones, author of “Payback: The Return of C.R.E.A.M,” Minotaur Books. |
|
| 6pm-9:30pm |
Love Train
Concert – Starring The Ojays Main Stage |
Sunday, November 15
| 10am to 10pm |
Philadelphia
International ART EXPO 2009 Adults $10 Seniors & Students $5 Children under 12 Free |
200 artists
& exhibitors for 45 states & 6 counties For More Info CLICK HERE |
| 12noon |
Book
Fair - Workshops Sophia Simmons - Going from ‘I Write’ to ‘I Am an Author’. Book Pavilion stage |
Going from ‘I Write’ to ‘I Am an Author’. Led by Sophia C. Simmons, an Expo featured author/ writer of “Love Again” |
| 1pm |
Book Fair - Worskshops Nathaniel Gadsden -Finding Your Voice as a Writer. Book Pavilion stage |
Nathaniel Gadsden, author of numerous books, life skills
coach, poet, poet therapist, minister, and motivational speaker . |
| 2pm |
Book Fair
- Worskshops Irv Childress - When a Man Loves a Woman Book Pavilion stage |
Irv Childress,
author of “I Wish My Dad Told Me That! A Progressive Dating Guide for Young
Women” and Book Pavilion vendor, will discuss dating, love, marriage and
the black family. |
| 3pm |
For Book Lovers:
Worskshops Asadah Kirkland, Book Pavilion stage |
Do We Have
to Beat Black Kids? Asadah Kirkland, author of “Beat Black Kids “and book fair vendor, on finding better ways to discipline children. |
| 4pm |
For Book Lovers: Worskshops Community Engagement 101: Empowering Our Communities |
Dawn McCoy, President and CEO, Flourish
Leadership Group, LLC, author, speaker, entrepreneur, and leadership consultant,
"Empower Effective Leaders for Today and Tomorrow." |
| 1pm |
Judith Kay Main Stage |
|
| 2pm -3pm |
For Fashion Lovers: Fashion Fusion Show by Gaille Hunter Plaza Level |
|
| 3pm-5pm |
For Theater
Lovers: Michelle Harper – A Play, 4 Sides to Every Story Salon A |
|
| 3pm-5pm |
For Theater
Lovers: Michelle Harper – A Play, 4 Sides to Every Story Salon A |
|
| 4:30pm-6:30pm |
For Comedy
Lovers: Radio One Family Comedy Show Main Stage |
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