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Date

Event

Venue

Admission Information

Sun., Jan. 25 2:00-3:30pm

Creative Approaches to Jim the Boy: A Training for Teachers and Book Discussion Leaders1

Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER

Free but registration required. Email karen@wab.org by 5pm Jan. 23 to reserve a space.

Tues., Feb. 3 7:00pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

Chili Public Library 3333 Chili Ave. ROCHESTER

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 889-2200.

Wed., Feb. 18 7:00pm

Jim the Boy video series: The Reivers (1969, directed by Mark Rydell, based on the novel by William Faulkner), hosted by Jack Garner; discussion to follow2

Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 473-2590 x107.

Wed., Feb. 25 7:00pm

Jim the Boy video series: Sounder (1972, directed by Martin Ritt, based on the novel by William H. Armstrong), hosted by Jack Garner; discussion to follow2

Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 473-2590 x107.

Mon., March 2 7:00-8:45pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy with the Winton Reading Group

Winton Branch Library 611 Winton Rd. N. ROCHESTER

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 428-8204.

Mon., March 2 7:00-8:30pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

Gates Public Library 1605 Buffalo Rd. ROCHESTER

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 247-6446.

Mon., March 2 7:00-8:30pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

The Legacy at the Fairways 681 High St. VICTOR

Free and open to the public but reservations required as seating is limited. For more information call (585) 924-7043.

Wed., March 4 7:00pm

Jim the Boy video series: The Grapes of Wrath (1940, directed by John Ford, based on the novel by John Steinbeck) hosted by Jack Garner; discussion to follow2

Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 473-2590 x107.

Fri., March 6 7:00-8:30pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

LAVA (Literature and Visual Arts) First Unitarian Church 220 Winton Rd. S. ROCHESTER

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 381-5393.

Wed., March 11 7:00pm

Jim the Boy video series: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, directed by Robert Mulligan, based on the novel by Harper Lee), hosted by Jack Garner; discussion to follow2

Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 473-2590 x107.

Thurs., March 12 7:00pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy with Joe and Annie’s Eclectic Book Club

Lift Bridge Books
45 Main St. BROCKPORT

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 637-2260.

Wednesday, March 25
12:00pm

Book discussion of Jim The BoyBrown Bag  book discussion

Central Library
115 South Avenue

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 637-2260.

Monday, March 16 12-1:30pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

Rivers Run
50 Fairwood Drive
Rochester

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 637-2260.

Wed., March 18 7:00pm

Jim the Boy video series: TheNight of the Hunter (1955, directed by Charles Laughton, based on the novel by Davis Grubb), hosted by Jack Garner; discussion to follow2

Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 473-2590 x107.

Wed., March 18 7:00pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

Brighton Memorial Library 2300 Elmwood Ave. ROCHESTER

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 784-5346.

Thurs., March 19 10:30am-12:00pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

Valley Manor 1570 East Ave. ROCHESTER

Free but seating limited. For more information call (585) 770-1800.

Thurs., March 19 7:00pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

East Rochester Public Library 111 W. Elm St. EAST ROCHESTER

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 586-8302.

Tues., March 24 1:00-2:00pm

Tony Earley talks live with host Bob Smith and local callers on “1370 Connection”3

WXXI Radio—1370 AM

Free.

Tues., March 24 6:00pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

Arnett Library 310 Arnett Blvd. ROCHESTER

Free; no registration required. For information call (585) 428-8214.

Tues., March 24 6:30pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

Ontario Public Library 1850 Ridge Rd. ONTARIO

Free; no registration required. For information call (315) 524-8381.

Wed., March 25 11:00am

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

Seymour Library 161 East Ave. BROCKPORT

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 637-1050.

Wed., March 25 Time 11:15am-12:15pm

Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing

Wood Library 134 N. Main St. CANANDAIGUA

Free, no reservations required, seating limited. Call (585) 394-1381.

Wed., March 25 12:30-1:30pm

Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing

Finger Lakes Community College Honors House, Room 200 4340 Lakeshore Dr. CANANDAIGUA

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 393-9653 x7356.

Wed., March 25 7:00-9:30pm

Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing

Penfield Library/ Community Center 1985 Baird Rd. PENFIELD

Free but reservations required as seating is limited. Call (585) 340-8720.

Thurs., March 26 2:00-3:30pm

Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing

Valley Manor 1570 East Ave. ROCHESTER

Free but reservations required as seating is limited. Call (585) 770-1800.

Thurs., March 26 7:00-9:00pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

Rush Public Library 5977 East Henrietta Rd. RUSH

Free. Space is limited; registration is recommended. For information call Kirsten Flass at (585) 533-1370.

Thurs., March 26 7:00pm

Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing

St. John Fisher College Basil 135 3690 East Ave. PITTSFORD

Free; no registration required. For more information call M.J. Iuppa at (585) 385-8412.

Fri., March 27 12:00-1:00pm

Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing

Monroe Community College R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center’s Monroe A and B 1000 East Henrietta Rd. HENRIETTA

Free, reservations required. Call (585) 292-2534. (Parking is in lots M and M1.)

Fri., March 27 3:00-4:30am

Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing

Rivers Run 50 Fairwood Dr. ROCHESTER

Free and open to the public but registration required. For more information call (585) 292-5440.

Fri., March 27 7:30-10:00pm

An Intimate Evening with Tony Earley4

Writers & Books 740 University Ave. ROCHESTER

$12 W&B members, $10 students, $15 non-members. For tickets call (585) 473-2590 x107.

Sat., March 28 10:00-11:30am

Reading by Tony Earley, followed by Q&A and book signing

The Legacy at the Fairways 681 High St. VICTOR

Free and open to the public but registration required. For more information call (585) 924-7043.

Mon., March 30 7:00pm

Book discussion of Jim the Boy

Wadsworth Library 24 Center St. GENESEO

Free; no registration required. For more information call (585) 243-0440.

 
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The Book Thieves

Hosted by Writers & Books Younger Staff Members
Thurs, Feb 2, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Admission is Free, bring a snack to pass

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Book Kick-off, A Divided Poet: Robert Frost, North of Boston, and the Drama of Disappearance, by David Sanders.

Thursday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m.
$3 members and students with ID/ $4 general public

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First Fridays / Wide Open Mic

Hosted by Norm Davis
Fri., Feb. 3, 7-9 p.m.
Free and open to the public

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Beyond Reading: Blood Drive

Saturday February 4, 9 a.m. -1 p.m.
Red Cross Blood Drive at Writers & Books

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Beyond Reading: Film

Monday, February 6, 7 p.m.
Free and open to the public

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“How Do I Love Thee?” Romantic Love Poems Through the Ages

Tuesday, February 7, 7 p.m.
Free and open to the public. Put a little love in your hearts.

More Info

Afternoon Tea

Wed., Feb. 8, 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Free and open to the public

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The Bertrand Russell Society

Hosted by Phil Ebersol
Thurs., Feb 9, 7 p.m.
Free to W&B members, $3 general public

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