Literary Events

Send your Literary Events for the SEPTEMBER issue of AGENDA by August 15 to: AGENDA, 220 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, Ml 48104.

2 Saturday
Children's Story Hour: Little Professor Book Company
11 am, 2513 Jackson Rd. "Follow the Alphabet" fun with CHARLES LEWIS. 662-4110

3 Sunday
Kerry Tales: Kerrytown Shops
2 pm, Courtyard, 410 N. 4th Ave. Program: "Cat Tales with Mother Goose." 769-3115

5 Tuesday
"Turning Memories Into Memoirs " Writers' Workshop: Shaman Drum Bookshop
8 pm, 315 S. State. SEBASTIAN MATTHEWS teaches written word as a way to explore and preserve personal and family stories. 662-7407

6 Wednesday
The African-American Book Club: Little Professor
7 pm, 2513 Jackson Rd. Discuss "The Conjure Man Die" by Rudolph Tischer. Veleria Banks 942-6013

7 Thursday
Summer Storytelling: U-M Museum of Art
1 pm, 525 S. State St. ELIZABETH JAMES tells stories from around the world. 764-0395

9 Saturday
Children's Story Hour: Little Professor Book Company
12-12:30 pm, 2513 Jackson Rd. Stories with MARY GLIEDT followed by a visit from "Stinky Cheese Man." 662-4110

Reading and Reception: Shaman Drum Bookshop
8 pm, 315 S. State. Poets WANDA OLUGBALA & AURORA HARRIS read from their work. 662-7407

10 Sunday
Booked for Murder Club: Little Professor Book Company
5-6 pm, 2513 Jackson Rd. New members always welcome. 769-3362

12 Tuesday
Poetry Slam: Heidelberg
7 pm, 215 N. Main. Open "Slam" competition resumes. 426-3451

14 Thursday
Summer Storytelling: U-M Museum of Art
1 pm, 525 S. State St. TRUDY BULKEY tells stories about nature and imagination. 764-0395

15 Friday
Reading and Reception: Shaman Drum Bookshop
8 pm, 315 S. State. Poet, graphic artist, BRIAN SCHORN reads from his first book, "Strabismus." 662-7407

16 Saturday
Children's Story Hour: Little Professor Book Company
11 am (see 2 Sat)

17 Sunday
Stilyagi Air Corps Club: Little Professor Book Company
5 pm, 2513 Jackson Rd. Science fiction club's book for discussion can be found on the web at www.stilyagi.org. 390-2369

19 Tuesday
Reading and Reception: Shaman Drum Bookshop
8 pm, 315 S. State. Poet JILL BATTSON reads from her first full length poetry collection, "Hard Candy." 662-7407

21 Thursday
Summer Storytelling: U-M Museum of Art
1 pm, 525 S. State. BARBARA JONES-CLARK telIs stories using movement, call & response, and origami. 764-0395

23 Saturday
Children's Story Hour: Little Professor Book Company
12-12:30 pm (see 9 Sat)

24 Sunday
Reading and Reception: Shaman Drum Bookshop
3-4 pm, 315 S. State. ROBERT ELLSBERG, Editor-in-Chief of Orbis Books and son of Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers fame, will read from his new book, "All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for our Time." Traditional saints stories are told as well as modern geniuses of spiritual life, including Thomas Merton, William Blake, Flannery O'Connor and more. 662-7407

OPPORTUNITIES
Contest: National Library of Poetry 1 Poetry Plaza, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117-6282. Submit one original poem, by mail or e-mail, over 250 prizes awarded. Deadline for North American Open Amateur Poetry Contest is April 30, 1998. E-mail: www.poetry.com. 410-356-2000