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Wed, Aug 07In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaAug 07, 2024, 4:00 PM – Sep 04, 2024, 6:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAAug 07, 2024, 4:00 PM – Sep 04, 2024, 6:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAThis year's Creative Encounters is a Poetry Writing Workshop that employs Beginner's Mind to free one's inner poet. The workshop will meet in the loft at Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S. Pineapple Ave, for five sessions, Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m., August 7, 14, 21, 28, and September 4.
Wed, Aug 14In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaAug 14, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAAug 14, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAIn a special edition of our monthly Poetry Book Club, poet and book club leader Doug Knowlton will be in conversation with Jeff Grieneisen, the author of this month's selection, "Language of Phosphorescence: Poems."
Tue, Aug 20In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaAug 20, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
Tue, Aug 27In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaAug 27, 2024, 4:30 PM – Sep 24, 2024, 6:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 17 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAAug 27, 2024, 4:30 PM – Sep 24, 2024, 6:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 17 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USATeens of all poetry experience levels are invited to join Joanna Fox in the loft as she asks the question, what can we find when we search for what we have lost? The workshop will meet in the loft at Bookstore1, for 5sessions, Tuesdays from 4:30-6 p.m. starting August 27 and ending September 24.
Fri, Aug 30In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaAug 30, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAAug 30, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USATalk and Book Signing with Author Jasmin Graham. Celebrate the release of "Sharks Don't Sink," the uplifting story of a young Black scientist’s journey to flourish outside the traditional confines of academia, inspired by her innate connection to nature’s most misunderstood animal—the shark.
Mon, Sep 09In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaSep 09, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
Wed, Sep 11In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaSep 11, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USASep 11, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAThis monthly book club led by Doug Knowlton is for those who like to read and discuss poetry. It celebrates the integral role of poets and poetry in life and literature. September’s selection is "Proverbs of Limbo," the first new book of poetry in 8 years by three-time poet laureate Robert Pinsky.
Wed, Sep 18In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaSep 18, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
Fri, Sep 20In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaSep 20, 2024, 6:00 PM – 6:05 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USASep 20, 2024, 6:00 PM – 6:05 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USACome spend some time with author and space anthropologist, Savannah Mandel, as she explores questions like, "Is it worth it to send humans to space?" and "What cultural outcomes will result from continued human space exploration and the colonization of other worlds?"
Tue, Sep 24In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaSep 24, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USASep 24, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAThe Banned Book Club is led by Bryn Durgin. September's selection is "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer. Set in New York with a nine-year-old narrator, it is one of the most popular and widely read novels of the post 9/11 fiction subgenre.
Wed, Oct 09In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaOct 09, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAOct 09, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAThis monthly book club led by Doug Knowlton is for those who like to read and discuss poetry. It celebrates the integral role of poets and poetry in life and literature. October’s selection is "What is Otherwise Infinite," a searching, startling new collection of poems from Bianca Stone.
Sun, Oct 13In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaOct 13, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAOct 13, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAJoin our spoken word community and take part in our Poetry Open Mic! Share original work or recite your favorite poem. Whether you're a reader or a member of the audience, everyone is welcome. The sign-in for reading begins at 11:30 a.m.
Wed, Oct 16In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaOct 16, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAOct 16, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USACome spend some time with journalist and author ANNABELLE TOMETICH, as she talks about the twists and turns, the joys and the juicy-sweet deliciousness, that are part of her memoir, THE MANGO TREE. She'll also personalize your books!
Thu, Oct 17In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaOct 17, 2024, 8:00 PM – Oct 19, 2024, 9:30 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAOct 17, 2024, 8:00 PM – Oct 19, 2024, 9:30 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USARobert Louis Stevenson's Masterpieces Brought to Life by the Art of Live Radio Theatre. An immersive audio experience based on Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. There are three performances: Oct. 17, 18, and 19. Select your date when purchasing tickets.
Tue, Oct 22In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaOct 22, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAOct 22, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAIn this monthly book club dedicated to reading and protecting the most important and threatened books for our generation, October’s pick is "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston, a classic of the Harlem Renaissance and Hurston's most widely read work.
Sat, Nov 02In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaNov 02, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
Tue, Nov 12In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaNov 12, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USANov 12, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAIn this monthly book club dedicated to reading and protecting the most important and threatened books for our generation, November’s pick is "The Glass Castle," Jeanette Walls’ remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption.
Wed, Nov 13In-Person Bookstore1SarasotaNov 13, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USANov 13, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMIn-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAThis monthly book club led by Doug Knowlton is for those who like to read and discuss poetry. November’s selection is "Grace Notes", one hundred never-before-published poems by the beloved poet, speaker, and teacher Naomi Shihab Nye..
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