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BLAST OFF with Books!

April 28, 2016 | Burlington International Airport

In the evening, attendees will get the opportunity to mix and mingle with the authors and participate in a literary scavenger hunt. Engaging conversation, fun music, delicious food, silent auction, and a cash bar. www.sterncenter.org

Morning Activities | 9:00 am—11:00 am Bring storybooks alive with children’s authors, featuring Elizabeth Bluemle, author of Tap Tap Boom Boom; Jason Chin, author of Redwoods; Deidre Gill, author of Outside; and Kate Messner, author of Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt. Your child’s imagination will run wild as they watch children’s authors perform live readings of their books and explore people, places, times, and events beyond their own experiences. Complete with silly sounds, movements and character voices, it’s guaranteed to be an entertaining time for all. Play a fun game of scribble with cartoonist Harry Bliss! Your little artist can show off their creative side as child and cartoonist work together to create an original work of art. Get ready to grab your drawing tool and start doodling! Peace out and try Toddler/Mom Meditation with Lisa Desmond, author of Baby Buddhas: A Guide for Teaching Meditation to Children. With over 25 years of experience, Lisa demonstrates her method of teaching meditation to children from eighteen months to three years old. Join the group of parents who have seen their children become calm, relaxed, and at peace with themselves and the world around them through meditation. Let Salvage Secret Design and Decor author Joanne Palmisano inspire you and your child to re‐imagine an items purpose and transform it into a brand new treasure. With an artful eye, innovative intentions, and a little glue, all the DIY mom’s out there will have a blast being crafty with their child at this workshop.

Evening with the Authors $25 per person

Dr. Lewis First

Joanne Palmisano

Kate Messner

Elizabeth Bluemle

Morning Activities | 9:00 am—11:00 am Help Illustrate our travel mural with places you want to go and things you want to see! Inspired by the authors surrounding them, children will leave their mark on the event by sharing their own stories about far off places, daring adventures, and mystical creatures they hope to one day encounter. Dance and sing along with Building Blocks Coordinator Brenda Buzzell as she empowers parents with knowledge regarding shared book reading, early language development, Speech to Print, and phonological awareness through songs and games. You may even get a chance to meet Hungry Thing! In “First Things First: A Look at Books about the Human Body”, Dr. Lewis First will help you identify fascinating yet age appropriate books to share with your kids about the human body. He promises to entertain all and have you laughing out loud as he shares his magical “Pedia‐Tricks”! Flying Pig Bookstore will be selling presenting authors’ books all day and evening. After a jam packed day of literary exploration, the learning doesn’t stop there for your little ones. Take home some of the books you have seen throughout the day so you can enjoy them again and again. Together, you and your family will discover something new with every turn of the page. After all, as long as there is a book in your hand, the adventure never ends. Suggested donation of $10 for day sessions

Harry Bliss

Lisa Desmond Deidre Gill

Jason Chin





Afternoon Activities | 1:00 pm—5:00 pm Our afternoon programs bring history alive, inspire us to share our challenges and joys, learn more from food writers, cookbook authors and novelists who create the captivating stories that enrich our lives. Historian Willard Sterne Randall, a prize winning biographer of leading figures such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and Ethan Allen, answers the question, “Was Ethan Allen the Founding Father of Vermont?”

Author Karen Newman shares her inspirational story in her recently published book: Just Three Words. Athlete, Mother, Survivor: How One Brave Woman‐Against All Odds‐ Wins the Race of her Life: Karen Newman’s gripping, intimate and contagiously inspiring story of overcoming unspeakable hardships. Karen weaves the agonies of anorexia, bulimia and cancer with the thrill of young love, exhilarating wins on the race course, and the miracle of victory over disease. Biographer Janet Biehl will discuss the life of social theorist, author, and activist Murray Bookchin (1921‐2006), who shed the Marxism of his youth in 1930s and 1940s New York in favor of a new socialist revolutionary program. Although born in the Bronx, Bookchin had much to do with Vermont: he co‐founded the Institute for Social Ecology in Plainfield in 1974 and lived full time in Burlington from 1982. He was ahead of his time, and his ideas have gained a new relevance today with the widespread popular rejection of concentrated wealth and power and the growing demand for a cooperative, democratic, ecological society.

Afternoon Activities | 1:00 pm—5:00 pm Vermont’s New Food Landscape | Panel Come learn from a range of people who love Vermont food. Panel members are Katie Webster, author of Maple: 100 Sweet and Savory Recipes; Tracey Medeiros, author of Dishing Up Vermont; Bronwyn Dunne, food blogger commentator and freelance writer; and Barry Estabrook, author of Pig Tales, An Omnivore’s Quest for Sustainable Meat. Cathy Donnelly, UVM food microbiology professor will be our panel moderator.

Katie Webster

Tracey Medeiros

Barry Estabrook

Bronwyn Dunne





Afternoon Activities | 1:00 pm—5:00 pm

Novelists Engage us with their Stories | Panel With moderator and local author Bill Schubart, a panel of six authors will share their stories, the process, the challenges and successes of writing. Come learn from New York Times best selling novelist B.A Shapiro (The Art Forger and The Muralist), Young adult novelist Phoebe Stone with hot off the press book, PARIS for Two; Pediatrician and novelist Jack Mayer (Life in a Jar, and soon to be published, Before the Court of Heaven). Senator and writer Philip Baruth (The Brothers Boswell and The X President), and physician and novelist Stephen Russell Payne (Cliff Walking)

B.A. Shapiro Jack Mayer Philip Baruth

Phoebe Stone Stephen Russell Payne Bill Schubart

All Day Activity | 9:00 am—8:00 pm

Silent Auction There will be an all‐day silent auction with a variety of auction items, such as the opportunity to name a character in B.A. Shapiro’s next novel, a Burton luggage bag, two Montreal Canadiens hockey tickets, and dinner for six with author Stephen Kiernan at the home of Katie Halsey, Stern Center Board President, with her husband David. more. All silent auction proceeds will benefit the Stern Center Annual Scholarship Fund.

Evening with Authors | 6:00 pm ‐ 8:00 pm In the evening, attendees will have the opportunity to mingle with the authors, such as award winning Young Adult author Tanya Lee Stone. In addition, attendees can participate in a literary scavenger hunt resulting in prizes for the top three winners. Engaging conversation, fun music, delicious food, and a cash bar is sure to make for a literary adventure you won’t want to miss.

Featuring

Philip Baruth | Janet Biehl | Harry Bliss | Elizabeth Bluemle | Brenda Buzzell | Jason Chin | Lisa Desmond | Bronwyn Jones Dunne | Barry Estabrook | Lewis First, M.D. | Deirdre Gill | Stephen Kiernan | Jack Mayer | Tracey Medeiros | Kate Messner | Karen Newman | Joanne Palmisano | Stephen Russell Payne | Willard Sterne Randall | Bill Schubart | B. A. Shapiro | Phoebe Stone | Tanya Lee Stone | Katie Webster

Stephen Kiernan

Tanya Lee Stone



We thank the following sponsors

Bijou Fine Chocolates | Citizen Cider | Coldwell Banker Redpath In the Kitchen with Bronwyn | Have Your Cake Catering | PedsOne

Shelburne Meat Market

Special Thanks to Flying Pig Bookstore, Norwich Bookstore, and Julie Richards Photography

Event Parking is FREE! We recommend parking on the top floors of the parking garage. All day sessions are open to the public at no cost. However, donations are appreciated and a suggested $10 contribution will gladly be accepted at the door. Evening with Authors | 6:00 pm—8:00 pm $25 per person By purchasing your ticket now, you are securing your spot at the evening event. Only a limited number of tickets are available. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sterncenter.org. If you have any questions, please contact Laurie at [email protected] or call 802‐878‐2332.

In support of the Cynthia K. Hoehl Institute for Excellence (CKHIE) within the Stern Center for Language and Learning is a model of best instructional practices for educators. It supports access to professional learning for teachers and instructional services for students. Cynthia K. Hoehl, a former teacher, established the CKHIE as part of her vision for helping all children learn.



9:00 am ‐ 9:30 am Jason Chin Deidre Gill Brenda Buzzell

Dr. Lewis First

Joanne Palmisano

9:30 am ‐ 10:00 am Elizabeth Bluemle

10:00 am ‐ 10:30 am Harry Bliss

10:30 am ‐ 11:00 am Kate Messner

1:00 pm ‐ 2:00 pm Janet Biehl Willard Sterne Randall

2:00 pm ‐ 3:00 pm Willard Sterne Randall

Karen Newman

3:00 pm ‐ 4:00 pm Karen Newman

Bronwyn Dunne Barry Estabrook Tracey Medeiros Kate Webster

4:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm Novelists Engage us with their Stories

‐ Panel ‐ Philip Baruth Jack Mayer Stephen Russell Payne

Bill Schubart B.A. Shapiro Phoebe Stone

6:00 pm ‐ 8:00 pm Evening with Authors—To purchase your tickets, please visit www.sterncenter.org or call 802‐878‐2332

Vermont’s New Food Landscape ‐ Panel ‐

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