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SUMMARY:The Five States of Colorado Film Premiere
DESCRIPTION:HaveyPro Cinema and Colorado Humanities will debut the feature-length documentary film\, “The Five States of Colorado\,” on April 6 at the Denver Botanic Gardens in the Sturm Family Auditorium. 9News investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola will emcee the event. The film will broaden public perspectives on the five diverse regions within the man-made boundaries of Colorado and illustrate the influence these regions have in shaping the past\, present and future of the state. Proceeds help support the distribution of the film to schools and libraries across Colorado. \nEvent Schedule\n5:30 – pre-reception\n6:45 – open seating\n7:00 – premiere viewing\n8:30 – 9:00 p.m. – dessert reception and toast \nPlease purchase tickets in advance. \nTICKETS\n  \n 
URL:https://coloradohumanities.org/event/the-five-states-of-colorado-film-premiere/
LOCATION:Denver Botanic Gardens\, 1007 York Street\, Denver\, Colorado\, 80206
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SUMMARY:History Comes Alive with Susan Marie Frontczak as Eleanor Roosevelt
DESCRIPTION:“The Power of Words” – Throughout a public life that spanned many decades Eleanor Roosevelt was never elected to office. She held no positions of power. But she wielded the power of words again and again to effect social change. This program draws an arc across words that influenced her\, words that rallied the country in the past\, words that caused damage\, and words that can inspire us all today.Eleanor is portrayed by Living History scholar Susan Marie Frontczak who has given over 200 performances as Eleanor Roosevelt across the country.
URL:https://coloradohumanities.org/event/history-comes-alive-with-susan-marie-frontczak-as-eleanor-roosevelt/
LOCATION:Harmony Library\, 4616 S Shields St\, Fort Collins\, CO\, 80526\, United States
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SUMMARY:Western Slope Young Chautauqua Spotlight
DESCRIPTION:Cheer on young students from local schools as they present portrayals of characters from history\, the fine arts\, and contemporary culture! These short performances are part of their classroom curriculum in partnership with the Colorado Humanities Young Chautauqua program. \nYoungChautauqua_Flyer-01 (1)
URL:https://coloradohumanities.org/event/western-slope-young-chautauqua-spotlight/
LOCATION:Central Library Community Room\, 443 N. 6th St.\, Grand Junction\, CO\, 81501\, United States
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SUMMARY:Historical Fiction\, History/Biography\, and Pictorial Finalist Reading
DESCRIPTION:The Colorado Book Awards annually celebrates Colorado’s outstanding literary achievement by commending the accomplishments of its authors\, editors\, illustrators\, and photographers. In this free public reading\, finalists will read from their work and attendees can pose questions. Select finalist books will be available for purchase at the readings and through Poor Richard’s Books & Gifts at poorrichardsdowntown.com.\n\nHistorical Fiction Finalists \nLittle Souls  \nSandra Dallas \nWorld War I is raging overseas\, but it’s the home front battling for survival. With the Spanish Flu\, Denver’s schools are converted into hospitals\, churches and funeral homes are closed\, and horse-drawn wagons collect corpses in the street. Sisters Helen and Lutie have moved to Denver from Iowa after their parents’ deaths. Set against the backdrop of an epidemic that feels all too familiar\, Little Souls is a tale of sisterhood and of the sacrifices people make to protect those they love most. Sandra Dallas\, dubbed “a quintessential American voice” in Vogue Magazine\, is the author of over a dozen novels\, including Prayers for Sale and Tallgrass\, many translated into a dozen languages and optioned for films. Six-time winner of the Willa Award and four-time winner of the Spur Award\, Dallas was a Business Week reporter for 25 years covering the Rocky Mountain region. She lives in Denver and Georgetown. \nThe School for German Brides  \nAimie K. Runyan \nGermany\, 1939. As the war begins\, Hanna Rombauer\, a young German woman\, is sent to live with her aunt and uncle after her mother’s death. Thrown into a life of luxury she never expected\, Hanna soon finds herself unwillingly matched with an SS officer. The independence that her mother lovingly fostered in her is considered highly inappropriate as the future wife of an up-and-coming officer\, and she is sent to a “bride school.” There\, in a posh villa on the outskirts of town\, Hanna is taught how to be a “proper” German wife. The lessons of hatred\, prejudice\, and misogyny disturb her\, and she finds herself desperate to escape. Aimie K. Runyan has been honored as a Historical Novel Society Editors’ Choice selection\, as a three-time finalist for the Colorado Book Awards\, and as a nominee for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer of the Year. Aimie is active as an educator and speaker in the writing community and beyond. She lives in Estes Park. \nWoman of Light  \nKali Fajardo-Anstine \nLuz “Little Light” Lopez\, a tea leaf reader and laundress\, is left to fend for herself after her older brother\, Diego\, a snake charmer and factory worker\, is run out of town by a violent white mob. As Luz navigates 1930’s Denver on her own\, she begins to have visions that transport her to her Indigenous homeland in the nearby Lost Territory. Luz recollects her ancestors’ origins\, how her family flourished\, and how they were threatened. She bears witness to the sinister forces that have devastated her people and their homelands for generations. In the end\, it is up to Luz to save her family stories from disappearing into oblivion. Kali Fajardo-Anstine is the author of Sabrina & Corina\, a finalist for the National Book Award\, the PEN/Bingham Prize\, The Story Prize\, and winner of an American Book Award. She has written for The New York Times\, Harper’s Bazaar\, ELLE\, The American Scholar\, Boston Review\, and elsewhere\, and has received the Denver Mayor’s Award for Global Impact in the Arts. She lives in Arvada. \n  \nHistory/Biography Finalists \nLife is a Game: Adventures of a World War II Interrogator and U.S. Soccer Pioneer  \nG.K. Guennel & Flint Whitlock \nG.K. “Joe” Guennel was born in Germany and came to the U.S. as a teenager just as the Nazis were taking over the country. He joined the U.S. Army while in college\, and because German was his native language\, he was assigned to be an interrogator of German prisoners-of-war—both during the war and prior to the Nuremberg war-crimes trials. After returning to the U.S.\, he became involved in starting soccer programs wherever he lived while he worked on earning his Ph.D. in paleobotany and was later inducted into both the U.S. and Colorado Soccer Halls of Fame. Before his death\, Dr. Guennel gave his voluminous notes\, photos\, and artwork to his friend and fellow soccer enthusiast\, Flint Whitlock\, a few years before he died in hopes that Flint\, the award-winning author of 15 books (four of which have been finalists in the Colorado Book Awards) and a 2021 inductee into the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame\, could complete his autobiography. Flint lives in Denver. \nThe Continuing Storm: Learning from Katrina \nLori Peek & Kai Erikson \nThe final volume in the award-winning Katrina Bookshelf series reflects upon what we have learned about Katrina and about America. The authors expand the view of the disaster by assessing its ongoing impact on individual lives and across the wide-ranging geographies where displaced New Orleanians landed after the storm. Such an expanded view\, the authors argue\, is critical for understanding the human costs of catastrophe across time and space. Kai Erikson is the William R. Kenan\, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Sociology and American Studies at Yale University. He is the author of Wayward Puritans\, Everything in Its Path\, A New Species of Trouble\, and The Sociologist’s Eye. Lori Peek is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is the author of Behind the Backlash\, coauthor of Children of Katrina\, and co-editor of Displaced and the Handbook of Environmental Sociology. Lori lives in Boulder. \nThe Earth Is All That Lasts: Crazy Horse\, Sitting Bull\, and the Last Stand of the Great Sioux Nation  \nMark Lee Gardner \nCrazy Horse and Sitting Bull: Their names are iconic\, their significance in American history undeniable. Together\, these two Lakota chiefs\, one a fabled warrior and the other a revered holy man\, delivered a crushing defeat to George Armstrong Custer’s vaunted Seventh Cavalry. Yet their legendary victory at the Little Big Horn has overshadowed the rest of their rich and complex lives. Based on years of research and drawing on a wealth of previously ignored primary sources\, The Earth Is All That Lasts chronicles these extraordinary Indigenous leaders. Mark Lee Gardner is the author of Rough Riders\, To Hell on a Fast Horse\, and Shot All to Hell\, which received multiple awards\, including a Spur Award from the Western Writers of America. Gardner has appeared on PBS’s American Experience as well as on the History Channel\, AMC\, the Travel Channel\, and NPR. He has written for National Geographic History\, American Heritage\, the Los Angeles Times\, True West\, and American Cowboy. He lives in Cascade. \n  \nPictorial Finalists \nIn Pursuit of Happenstance  \nBarbara Ford & Roberta Smith \nIn this 68-page book\, Smith’s imagery square dances with Ford’s poetry. The poems serve as both counterpart and counterpoint to Smith’s paintings\, collages\, altered books\, found objects\, and mixed media assemblages. The creation of this collaboration was founded in the serendipity of two bodies of work frolicking\, laughing\, frowning\, and wiping away tears together. Smith’s and Ford’s two worlds come together and create a third\, called Happenstance\, rife with ravens\, bicycle rides\, whales\, Adam and Eve\, turtles\, chickens\, eggs\, and jesters. Roberta Smith has worked as a graphic artist\, children’s book illustrator\, jewelry designer and muralist before becoming an award-winning mixed media artist. She has exhibited in galleries and invitational shows\, and her work is represented in public and private collections throughout the country. Barbara Ford’s work has been published in a variety of publications\, and she has presented her poetry at festivals and conferences throughout the state. Her radio program\, Poets and Minstrels\, has aired for 17 years in Salida\, where they both live. \nTo Aspen and Back: An American Journey   \nPeggy Clifford\, David Hiser\, and Daniel Joseph \nJournalist Peggy Clifford’s account of the town she called home for 26 years was published in 1980 and considered an insightful history and deep examination of the social and cultural forces that both shaped this Shangri-La in the Colorado Rockies and threatened to destroy its ideals. Republished in 2022\, To Aspen and Back comes more vibrantly to life with curated photographs and the original introduction written by Hunter S. Thompson. Peggy Clifford was a copywriter and reporter in Pittsburgh and New York City before moving to Aspen in 1953. Beginning as the sole editorial employee for the daily Aspen Flyer\, she became managing editor of The Aspen Times and managed Hunter Thompson’s campaign for sheriff. She died in 2017. David Hiser has won multiple awards\, including the 2015 Pictorial Colorado Book Award for High Road to Aspen\, and Daniel Joseph Watkins won the 2012 Pictorial Colorado Book Award for Thomas W. Benton: Artist/Activist. David lives in Carbondale\, and Daniel lives in Aspen. \nVibrant Interiors  \nAndrea Monath Schumacher \nThe author’s debut interior design book explores her creativity and ability to transform interior spaces into something unique for each client. Regardless of location or style\, the skillfully designed homes are layered with a well-balanced mix of complexity and simplicity; sophisticated yet playful; layered but minimal. This dynamic interplay is compelling\, unexpected\, and creates conversation. Andrea Monath Schumacher started her company in 1999 and has built Andrea Schumacher Interiors into the premiere residential interior design firm in Denver\, Colorado that has recently expanded to Santa Barbara\, California. The award-winning firm consistently appears on the Luxe Gold List and in House Beautiful\, Luxe\, The Wall Street Journal Off Duty\, Colorado Homes\, Mountain Living\, and Western Art & Architecture\, while ranking #1 on the Best of Houzz for 5 consecutive years.
URL:https://coloradohumanities.org/event/historical-fiction-history-biography-and-pictorial-finalist-reading/
LOCATION:East Library\, 5550 N Union Blvd\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80918\, United States
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SUMMARY:Children’s\, Juvenile\, & Young Adult Literature Finalist Reading
DESCRIPTION:The Colorado Book Awards annually celebrates Colorado’s outstanding literary achievement by commending the accomplishments of its authors\, editors\, illustrators\, and photographers. In this free public reading\, finalists will read from their work and attendees can pose questions. Select finalist books will be available for purchase at the readings and through Poor Richard’s Books & Gifts at poorrichardsdowntown.com. \nChildren’s Literature Finalists\nIf Tigers Disappeared\nLily Williams\nWhat would happen if tigers disappeared? Find out in this fifth book in the award-winning If Animals Disappeared series that imagines the consequences of a world without tigers. There are nine subspecies of tigers\, but three are now extinct. They play a very important role in keeping nature in balance\, but due to expanding human populations\, poaching\, and more\, they’re in danger. Join Lily Williams as she tracks the devastating reality of what our world might look like without tigers. Lily Williams is the author and illustrator of If Sharks Disappeared\, If Polar Bears Disappeared\, If Elephants Disappeared\, and If Bees Disappeared. She grew up in Northern California where she received her BFA from California College of the Arts. Lily seeks to inspire change\, engage audiences\, and educate people of all ages with her artwork. She lives west of Denver. \nSwim\, Jim! \nKaz Windness\nJim the crocodile is scared of swimming—or rather\, of sinking. His family’s swamp is just too deep\, too dark\, and too big. But maybe he could swim\, if only there were a smaller swamp where he could try it on his own terms. Jim wiggle-waggles far and wide until he finds the perfect place. With the help of some floaties and his sisters\, Jim just might find the courage to face his fear and show everyone—including himself—that Jim can swim! Kaz Windness is an author-illustrator who loves to make her readers laugh. When she’s not writing or illustrating books\, Kaz teaches illustration at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. She’s the author of 15 picture books\, including Bitsy Bat\, School Star\, and Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends. Kaz lives in Thornton. \nSylvie\nJean Reidy and Lucy Ruth Cummins\nOne small spider takes a big risk to bring together the people she watches over in her apartment building in this charming picture book from the celebrated author and illustrator of Truman. Jean Reidy’s bestselling and award-winning picture books have earned their spots as favorites among readers and listeners of all ages and from all over the world. Her books include Truman and Sylvie\, both illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins. She is a three-time winner of the Colorado Book Award\, a Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner\, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor winner\, and recognized on “Best of” lists by School Library Journal\, The New York Times\, NPR\, and Amazon. Jean lives in Greenwood Village. \nJuvenile Literature Finalists\nDad’s Girlfriend and Other Anxieties\nKellye Crocker\nDad hasn’t even been dating his new girlfriend that long\, so Ava is sure that nothing has to change in her life. That is\, until the day after sixth grade ends\, when Dad whisks her away on vacation to meet The Girlfriend and her daughter in terrifying Colorado\, where even the squirrels can kill you! Managing her anxiety\, avoiding altitude sickness\, and surviving the mountains might take all of Ava’s strength\, but at least this trip will only last two weeks. Right? Kellye Crocker is a journalist who has written for Better Homes and Gardens\, Parents\, and Glamour. She holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BA in news-editorial from the Missouri School of Journalism. She lives in Denver. \nMiddle School: Safety Goggles Advised\nJessica Speer and Lesley Imgart\nYes\, there are cool things about middle school\, like more independence\, new friends\, and new activities. But there’s baffling stuff too\, like harsh judgment\, the whole “popularity” thing\, and\, of course\, drama. Jessica Speer is the award-winning author of BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)? A Girls Guide to Happy Friendships. Blending humor\, a dash of science\, stories\, and insights\, her writing unpacks the social stuff that peaks during adolescence. She has a master’s degree in social sciences and explores topics in ways that connect with kids. Jessica is regularly featured in and contributes to media outlets on topics related to kids\, teens parenting\, and friendship. Lesley Imgart is an illustrator/artist/writer based in Edinburgh. In her autobiographical work\, Lesley documents sincere observations\, funny conversations\, and anything else that feels important. \nSisterhood of Sleuths\nJennifer Chambliss Bertman\nMaizy always assumed she knew everything about her grandmother\, Jacuzzi. So\, when a box full of vintage Nancy Drew books gets left at her mom’s thrift store\, Maizy is surprised to find an old photo of her grandmother and two other women tucked beneath the collection. Determined to learn the truth — and inspired by the legacy of Nancy Drew — Maizy launches her own investigation with the help of new friends\, Nell and Cam. This intergenerational mystery filled with literary history\, friendship\, and family secrets delivers a captivating tribute to the world’s most famous girl detective. Jennifer Chambliss Bertman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Book Scavenger series and the picture book A Good Deed Can Grow\, illustrated by Holly Hatam. Jennifer holds an MFA in Creative Writing and lives in Erie. \nTotality! An Eclipse Guide in Rhyme and Science\nJeffrey Bennett\nThis book features a unique combination of rhyme and science that makes it suitable for a wide range of ages. The book includes a glossary\, suggested activities\, and an eclipse science summary — features that will add particular value for parents and teachers learning along with their students or kids. Astrophysicist/educator Jeffrey Bennett is the author of numerous books\, including college textbooks in astronomy\, astrobiology\, mathematics\, and statistics\, books for the general public\, and six previous books for children. All six children’s books have won numerous awards\, including the American Institute of Physics Science Communication award and have been read by astronauts aboard the International Space Station for the Story Time From Space program. Dr. Bennett lives in Boulder. \nYoung Adult Literature Finalists\nAzar on Fire\nOlivia Abtahi\nFourteen-year-old Azar Rossi’s first year of high school has mostly been silent\, and intentionally so. After a bad case of colic as a baby\, Azar’s vocal folds are shredded—full of nodules that give her a rasp the envy of a chain-smoking bullfrog. When she hears about a local Battle of the Bands contest\, it’s something she can’t resist. Azar loves music\, loves songwriting\, but with her vocal folds the way they are\, there’s no way she can sing her songs on stage. Growing up in the DC area\, Olivia devoured books and hid in empty classrooms during school to finish them. Her debut novel\, Perfectly Parvin\, was published in 2021 by Penguin Random House Putnam Books for Young Readers\, receiving the SCBWI Golden Kite Honor\, and YALSA Odyssey Honor\, and numerous starred reviews. She lives in Denver. \nBright Ruined Things\nSamantha Cohoe\nThe only life Mae has ever known is on the island\, living on the charity of the wealthy Prosper family who control the island’s magic and its spirits. Mae longs for magic of her own and to have a place among the Prosper family\, where her best friend\, Coco\, will see her as an equal\, and her crush\, Miles\, will finally see her. As Mae and her friends unravel the mysteries of the island\, and the Prospers’ magic\, Mae starts to question the truth of what her world was built on. Samantha Cohoe writes historically-inspired young adult fantasy. She was raised in San Luis Obispo\, California and divides her time among teaching Latin\, mothering\, writing\, reading\, and deleting adverbs. A Golden Fury is her debut novel\, and she lives in Denver. \nCold the Night\, Fast the Wolves\nMeg Long\nA lone girl determined to survive. The feral wolf she must learn to trust. Only one chance to escape their icy planet: a race across the deadly tundra. As the girl and the wolf forge a tenuous bond and fight to escape ice goblins\, giant bears\, and the ruthless gang leader intent on trapping them both\, one question drives them relentlessly forward: Where do you turn when there is nowhere to hide? Meg Long was born and raised in Louisiana and taught middle and high school for eight years before jumping to the tech industry as a content writer. Cold the Night\, Fast the Wolves is her debut novel\, and she lives in Lakewood.
URL:https://coloradohumanities.org/event/childrens-juvenile-young-adult-literature-at-ruth-holley-library/
LOCATION:Ruth Holley Library\, 685 N Murray Blvd\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Center for the Book,Colorado Book Awards
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