{"id":71538,"date":"2016-05-03T13:58:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T20:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=71538"},"modified":"2016-05-09T17:59:40","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T00:59:40","slug":"book-festival-artown-fusion-this-saturday-in-palmdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2016\/05\/03\/book-festival-artown-fusion-this-saturday-in-palmdale\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Festival &#038; ARTown Fusion this Saturday in Palmdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71539\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Book-festival-Artown-Fusion-preview.jpg\" alt=\"Book festival Artown Fusion preview\" width=\"624\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Book-festival-Artown-Fusion-preview.jpg 624w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Book-festival-Artown-Fusion-preview-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PALMDALE \u2013 Billed as a celebration of literacy and artistic culture for all ages, the inaugural Palmdale Book Festival &amp; ARTown Fusion kicks off this Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Festivities will take place from 12 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 7,<\/strong> at Legacy Commons and Legacy Park, located at 930 East Avenue Q-9 in Palmdale. Free and open to the public, the event is presented by the Palmdale City Library and Legacy Commons for Active Seniors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe ARTown Fusion exhibit will be on display inside Legacy Commons, while most of the crafts and activities will be held on the lawn at Legacy Park,\u201d stated Library Director Thomas Vose. \u201cOne of the coolest events of the day will be \u2018Do It Yourself Shakespeare,\u2019 where people will be able to perform their favorite Shakespearean scenes for all to see and enjoy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The festival will include book signings from local authors; an art show featuring the works of local artists; a Friends of the Library book sale; story-time for kids; balloons and face painting; the Library\u2019s Techmobile; crafts for all ages, including adults, and more.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special guest musical comedy group the <em>High-D Boys<\/em> will perform a concert in Legacy Park as part of the festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local authors scheduled to appear include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Itibari Zulu, <em>\u201cJournal of Pan-African Studies\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rich Samuels, <em>\u201cAlexander Adventures\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Lance Fogan, <em>\u201cDINGS\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stacey Nembhard, <em>\u201cThe Jamaican Linguist: I Remember When\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.6875;\">Katherine Kottaras, <em>\u201cHow to Be Brave\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Denet Stephens, <em>\u201cThe Search for Sunshine\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mildred Dumas, <em>\u201cChristmas Blessings: \u00a0A Novel\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laura Emery, <em>\u201cDisposition of Remains\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Sears, Michael Picarella, <em>\u201cEverything Ever After: \u00a0Confessions of a Family Man\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lee Souleles, <em>\u201cAvalon\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deen Ferrell, <em>\u201cCryptic Spaces\u201d<\/em> series<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chris Alexander, <em>\u201cStar Wars Origami\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lock Marie, \u201c<em>The Tip Book\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rebekah R. Ganiere, <em>\u201cDead Awakenings\u201d \u201cFairelle Series\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antelope Valley Writers\u2019 Association compilation books.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local artists participating include: Keri Olson, Julia Grammer, Jeanette Taylor, Juanita McWilliams, Pamela Lacey, Katrina Castillo, Juan Jimenez, Amanda Alvarez, Martina Hernandez, Adrian Abrego, Tony Escalante, Michele Streenz, Bruce Robertson, Liz Franco, Gwyneth Wilson, Kristi Arzola and students from Palmdale High School. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on this event, contact the Palmdale City Library at 661-267-5600 or visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofpalmdale.org\/library\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.cityofpalmdale.org\/library<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> [Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\f<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALMDALE \u2013 Billed as a celebration of literacy and artistic culture for all ages, the inaugural Palmdale Book Festival &amp; ARTown Fusion kicks off this Saturday. 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