Events

« Friday February 12, 2010 »
Fri
Start: 4:00 pm
This second event in our new series (the second Friday of each month) of storytime and crafting events for children has a Valentine's theme: sweet stories and treats, then kids 3 and up will decorate their own Valentine's mailboxes.  RSVP by calling the store or CLICK HERE. $15 fee includes storytime, snack and a take-home snack and other goodies and must be paid at time of reservation.
Start: 5:30 pm
Two-day conference with speaking guests, readings and signings at Orson Spencer Hall and the adjacent University Union Building at the University of Utah Campus. Conference speakers include: Scientist and philosopher, keynote speaker Tyler Volk; labor activist, union organizer, attorney and journalist Steve Early; speaker and freelance journalist, Alison Weir; Rand Wilson, a labor movement luminary; and SLC author Barbara Richardson who will conduct a book reading and signing about the novel Guest House. The Healthy Planet Mobilization Committee initiated this conference in cooperation with the Campus Committee for Peace and Justice at the Univ. of Utah and with the support of Utah Jobs with Justice and the Wasatch Coalition for Peace and Justice. Other campus sponsors include the Univ. of Utah’s Office of Sustainability, the Peace and Conflict Resolution Program and the Economics Department. The conference is free and open to the public. Please visit this website for the complete conference schedule and maps to the event  
Start: 7:00 pm
Experienced outdoorsman and author Robert Birkby will sign Mountain Madness, a personal biography of his late friend and Everest mountaineer Scott Fischer. Robert Birkby brings a lifetime of wilderness experience to books energized with a depth of first-hand knowledge. He is also the author of Lightly on the Land and The Boy Scout Handbook. Birkby’s subjects are the people, places, and skills of the outdoors.
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