Some Great Upcoming Events at the Big Blue Marble Bookstore!

Hey all,
Check out these great upcoming events at the Big Blue Marble Bookstore in Mt. Airy. They're all free, and open to everyone. Also save the date for our upcoming first ever Mt. Airy Kids' Literary Festival, scheduled for the second weekend in April 2007(Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15). It will feature readings/signings, crafts, contests,workshops, and kids' concerts -- multicultural, intellectual, and fun-filled events celebrating the community of Mt. Airy, wonderful children's literature, and a love of reading.It will take place in collaborative venues throughout the Mt. Airy neighborhood.

Saturday, February 10, 3:00pm.
Growing Up Girl Book Reading. Join Editor Michelle Sewell, along with local contributors Rasheedah Pillips, JScales, Natalie Illium, and Lisa Joyner in this eclectic collection of essays, short stories, and poems that document the transition from girl to woman, as told by the girls and women who know the journey best. Sewell is an award-winning poet and screenwriter whose work has appeared on NPR, Black Entertainment Television, Sinister Wisdom, and Port of Harlem Magazine.

Tuesday, February 13, 7:00pm.
Erzulie's Skirt with Ana-Maurine Lara. At its core, Erzulie's Skirt is a love story between two women who travel different paths but share similar goals—securing the survival of their African birthright as healers and spiritual guides for the next generation. Infused with the language of ritual and indigenous beliefs, Erzulie's Skirt is a credible narrative, in which dreams and the spirit world communicate with the living, blurring boundaries and borders as a method of teaching humanity about tolerance and the curative nature of hope.(from Rigoberto Gonzáles, El Paso Times review)

Wednesday, February 14, 5:00pm.
Afternoon Valentine's Day Celebration! Join Big Blue Marble to celebrate love in all its forms. In our kids’ section we’ll be making valentines out of all kinds of crafty materials. Upstairs in our café we’ll offer free tea tasting and a haiku challenge.

Saturday,February 17, 2:00pm.
God's Gift of Love: After-Death Communications with Christine Duminiak. Christine Duminiak, certified grief recovery specialist, says that we never have to say good-bye, because our loved ones continue to see and hear us and often will directly contact us from the afterlife life to bring comfort.

Sunday, February 25, 3:00pm.
Pumpkin Patch with Margaret Schwartz. Travel with Margaret Schwartz as she embarks on a journey to find the children who will fill the emptiness in her heart.

Thursday, March 1, 7:00pm.
Teahouse Fire Book Reading and Tea Ceremony with Ellis Avery. Join Ellis Avery, author of the new novel The Teahouse Fire for a beautiful book reading and an actual Japanese tea ceremony presentation. The book captures the essence of a Japanese tea room in the nineteenth century through politics, sex, and human feeling.

Check our website for more information and continual updates and additions: www.bigbluemarblebooks.com.

-Big Blue Marble Bookstore
551 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-844-1870