{"id":65762,"date":"2017-03-11T14:20:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T19:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=65762"},"modified":"2020-05-07T13:28:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T17:28:56","slug":"march-news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2017\/03\/11\/march-news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"March News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Judge Robert L. Wilkins at Baldwin Library, Wed.,March 15th<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\"\"<\/a>U.S. Circuit Court Judge Robert L. Wilkins<\/strong> will be at Baldwin Public Library<\/strong>(300 W. Merrill St. Birmingham, MI 48009)<\/strong> on Wednesday, March 15th<\/strong>,  at 7:00 PM<\/strong>. Judge Wilkins will be promoting his book on the new National Museum of African American History and Culture, Long Hard Road to Truth.<\/strong><\/em>Book Beat<\/strong> will be selling books at the event. If you have any questions, or would like to reserve a book beforehand, please call Book Beat at (248) 968-1190<\/strong>. This event is free and open to the public, although registration is required. You can register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Conversation with Janice Fialka at Book Beat, Sun., March 26th<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\"\"<\/a>Author, Lecturer, and Advocate Janice Fialka <\/strong><\/a>will be at Book Beat on Sunday, March 26th<\/strong> from 2:00-4:00 PM<\/strong> to have a conversation regarding her book What Matters: Reflections on Disability, Community and Love<\/strong><\/em>. Books will be available for signing and purchase at the event. If you have any questions or would like to reserve her book, please call Book Beat (248) 968-1190<\/strong>. This event is free and open to the public. Book Beat is located at 26010 Greenfield Rd, Oak Park, MI 48237.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Helen Frost & Rick Lieder at Book Beat, Sat., April 8th!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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\"\"<\/a>Book Beat and the Sierra Club<\/strong> present poet Helen Frost<\/strong> and photographer Rick Lieder<\/strong> at Book Beat on Saturday, April 8th<\/strong> from 1:00-4:00pm <\/strong>to celebrate the release of their latest collaboration, Wake Up!<\/strong><\/em> Wake Up!<\/strong><\/em> is the follow up to their three previous critically-acclaimed collaborations: Step Gently Out, Among a Thousand Fireflies<\/strong><\/em> and Sweep Up The Sun<\/strong><\/em>. They will be speaking and signing copies of their work. Book Beat is located at 26010 Greenfield Rd, Oak Park, MI 48237.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Reading Group Selection for March<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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\"\"<\/a>The Book Beat reading group selection for March is The Dispossessed<\/strong><\/em> by Ursula K. Le Guin. The Reading Group will meet on Wednesday, March 29th at 7pm<\/strong> at the Goldfish Tea Room (117 W 4th St #101, Royal Oak, MI 48067).<\/strong> Reading Group selections are discounted 15% at Book Beat. Attendance is free and open to the public. For more information, please call (248) 968-1190. All are welcome!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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