New York Times best-selling novelist Anne Perry has won widespread popular and critical acclaim for her Victorian mysteries\, and now she turns to 13th-century Constantinople\, Venice\, and Rome in her new epic\, historical novel\, The Sheen on the Silk. On one level\, a young woman risks everything to clear her brother's name. But she is not the only one at risk\; the broader story captures the tensions between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches at a moment in history when any misstep could lead to a devastating crusade.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100330T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100330T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/jabari-asim-taste-honey URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/jabari-asim-taste-honey SUMMARY:Jabari Asim - A Taste of Honey DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100331T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100331T010000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/laura-skandera-trombley-mark-twains-other-woman URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/laura-skandera-trombley-mark-twains-other-woman SUMMARY:Laura Skandera Trombley - Mark Twain's Other Woman DESCRIPTION:An enduring mystery in Mark Twain's life concerns the events of his last decade\, from 1900 to 1910. Despite many Twain biographies\, no one has ever determined exactly what took place during those final years after the death of Twains wife of thirty-four years and how those experiences affected him\, personally and professionally. Laura Skandera Trombley\, the preeminent Twain scholar at work today and president of Pitzer College\, went in search of the one woman whom she suspected had played the largest role in Twain's life during those final years and who possibly held the answer to her questions about Twain's life and writings. Trombly tells the full story through Isabel Lyon's meticulous daily journals\, the only detailed record of Twain's last years that exists\, journals overlooked by Twain's previous biographers\, in Mark Twain's Other Woman.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100401T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100401T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/jerry-holkins-mike-krahulik-splendid-magic-penny-arcade URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/jerry-holkins-mike-krahulik-splendid-magic-penny-arcade SUMMARY:Jerry Holkins & Mike Krahulik - The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating 11 1/2 years of Penny Arcade--the incrediby popular Web comic for and about gamers--as the creators\, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik\, present The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade. This collection includes anecdotes from the creators and commentary for well-known game-industry professionals. At this special event\, Jerry and Mike will talk\, do a Web comic demonstration\, take questions from the audience\, and autograph books--which are available from Left Bank Books before and at the event. Plus\, Jerry\, Mike\, and a bunch of their friends will do an exhibit of Web comic art at Mad Art Gallery. Mad Art Gallery will also have a cash bar at this very cool all-in-one event.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100403T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100403T180000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/st-louis-writers-guild-workshop-jeffrey-copeland URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/st-louis-writers-guild-workshop-jeffrey-copeland SUMMARY:St. Louis Writers Guild Workshop with Jeffrey Copeland DESCRIPTION:St. Louis Writers Guild presents author Jeffrey Copeland for a workshop\, \\"The Story Behind the Story\: Conducting Background Research for a Book (or\, How I Spent a Year in Dives\, Diners\, and Archives…).\\" The workshop is free to members\, and there is a modest $5 fee to non-members. Email workshops@stlwritersguild.org for more information or to register.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100407T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100407T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/elisa-glick-materializing-queer-desire URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/elisa-glick-materializing-queer-desire SUMMARY:Elisa Glick - Materializing Queer Desire DESCRIPTION:Dr. Elisa Glick\, Associate Professor of English and Women’s &\; Gender Studies at the University of Missouri discusses Andy Warhol's Camp Humor and her new book Materializing Queer Desire\: Wilde to Andy Warhol.Famously describing himself as a "\;deeply superficial"\; person\, Andy Warhol used fashion\, glamour\, commercialism\, and celebrity connections to advertise himself as a highly polished\, aesthetic surface. But was he simply a mirror who blankly reflected the world around him? Reading from her new book Materializing Queer Desire\: Oscar Wilde to Andy Warhol\, Elisa Glick explores the artist's films\, artworks\, and writings to bring into focus the Warhol many of us don't know--the queer multimedia artist and documentary chronicler of his times who was funny\, emotional\, campy\, daring\, socially committed\, and audaciously sexual. Glick teaches queer theory and literary and cultural studies at the University of Missouri. Like Andy Warhol\, she thinks it would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a big ring on Elizabeth Taylor's finger. She will also sign books at this event.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100408T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100408T230000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/lyah-beth-leflore-world-mine URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/lyah-beth-leflore-world-mine SUMMARY:CANCELLED\: Lyah Beth LeFlore - The World Is Mine DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. We're looking into arrangements to reschedule in the next month. Our apologies for any inconvenience.
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Six teens living in the diverse landscape of Washington\, D.C. are on the grind at school\, home\, and work in Lyah Beth LeFlore's new Young Adult novel\, The World Is Mine. The first in a trilogy (The Come Up)\, in which each book showcases 30 pieces of photo-illustrated art by D.L. Warfield meshed within the frenetic\, contemporary storyline\, this book is sure to connect with fans of hip-hop and popular culture. Lyah Beth LeFLore\, a native of St. Louis\, is a television producer and author.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100409T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100409T010000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/bellaspark-productions-presents-don-miguel-ruiz URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/bellaspark-productions-presents-don-miguel-ruiz SUMMARY:BellaSpark Productions presents Don Miguel Ruiz DESCRIPTION:Don Miguel Ruiz\, a Nagual\, shaman and teacher in the Toltec wisdom tradition\, is best known for his interantionally acclaimed book\, The Four Agreements. Raised by a curandera (healer) mother and a Nagual (shaman) grandfather\, Ruiz chose\, instead\, to attend a traditional medical school and work as a surgeon\, only reconnecting with his Toltec roots after a near-death experience. This event is part of the Extraordinary People Series\, and tickets are available through bellaspark.com.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100410T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100410T220000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/fontbonne-university-presents-aleksander-hemon URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/fontbonne-university-presents-aleksander-hemon SUMMARY:Fontbonne University presents Aleksander Hemon DESCRIPTION:Aleksandar Hemon has been hailed as one of the most important new voices in literature. Born in Sarajevo\, Hemon moved to Chicago in 1992\, where he began writing in English. He now earns comparisons to Vladimir Nabokov for his achievements in his adopted language. Winner of the prestigious McArthur "\;Genius"\; Fellowship\, Hemon is the author of four books\: Love and Obstacles (2009) – a New York Times Notable Book\, The Lazarus Project (2008) – A National Book Award Finalist\, Nowhere Man (2004)\, and The Question of Bruno (2000). Hemon is the editor of Best European Fiction (2010)\, and is a regular contributor to The New Yorker.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100411T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100411T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/anne-lamott-imperfect-birds URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/anne-lamott-imperfect-birds SUMMARY:Anne Lamott - Imperfect Birds DESCRIPTION:Imperfect Birds is a powerful and redemptive novel of love and family from Anne Lamott (Blue Shoe\, Grace Eventually\, and Operating Instructions). Rosie Ferguson is everything her mother hoped she could be. But after the family moves\, there are disturbing signs that the life Rosie claims to be living is a sham\, and that Elizabeth's hopes for her daughter to remain immune from the pull of the darker impulses of drugs and alcohol are dashed. An honest and heartrending novel\, Imperfect Birds explores our human quest for connection and salvation as it reveals the traps that can befall all of us.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100414T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100414T233000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/first-annual-poetry-symposium-opening-reception-slu URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/first-annual-poetry-symposium-opening-reception-slu SUMMARY:First Annual Poetry Symposium\: Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:Keynote address\: Ralph Wright\, OSB
Discussion panel of poets\: Philip Nikolayev\, Ben Mazer\, Margot Lurie\, Joshua Kryah\, and Yaoska Tijerino.Q&\;A open to audience.
http\://libraries.slu.edu/events/poetry/
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100415T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100415T233000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/first-annual-poetry-symposium-slu URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/first-annual-poetry-symposium-slu SUMMARY:First Annual Poetry Symposium DESCRIPTION:St. Louis University First Annual Poetry Symposium presents poets Ralph Wright\, OSB\, Margot Lurie\, and Joshua Kryah. Refreshments will be served. http\://libraries.slu.edu/events/poetry/
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100416T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100416T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/ridley-pearson-kingdom-keepers-3-disney-shadows URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/ridley-pearson-kingdom-keepers-3-disney-shadows SUMMARY:Ridley Pearson - Kingdom Keepers 3\: Disney in Shadows DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author and St. Louis's own Ridley Pearson presents the third book in the Kingdom Keepers series\, Disney in Shadow. When Disney Imagineers installed hologram guides for the Magic Kingdom using teenage models\, they had no idea the technology might backfire. But backfire it did\: some nights when the kids go to sleep\, they wake up in one of the Disney Parks as a hologram. With the adventures in the first books behind them\, the five teens head to Epcot in search of Wayne\, their mentor and head Imagineer\, who has mysteriously gone missing. This event is part of Read St. Louis.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100416T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100416T233000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/first-annual-poetry-symposium-slu-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/first-annual-poetry-symposium-slu-0 SUMMARY:First Annual Poetry Symposium DESCRIPTION:St. Louis University presents poets Yaoska Tijerino\, Philip Nikolayev\, and Ben Mazer. Plus\, Cobra Kai Dojo\: Creative Writing Group Host\, a Call for Poets! Poets\, aspiring artists\, and anyone who wants to read from their favorite poet are invited to present and perform the spoken word. http\://libraries.slu.edu/events/poetry/
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100417T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100417T210000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/derek-blasberg-classy URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/derek-blasberg-classy SUMMARY:Derek Blasberg - Classy DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100417T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100417T223000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/whitman-scholars-poetry-reading URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/whitman-scholars-poetry-reading SUMMARY:Whitman Scholars Poetry Reading DESCRIPTION:In honor of National Poetry Month\, a group of Whitman scholars from local universities will read Walt Whitman's poetry. 2010 marks the 150th anniversary of the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass. Whitman scholars reading at the event include Jason Stacy (who wrote the introduction to the new Leaves of Grass\, 1860\: The 150th Anniversary Edition and author of Walt Whitman's Multitudes)\, Vivian R. Pollak (author of The Erotic Whitman)\, and Ruth L. Bohan (author of Looking into Walt Whitman). Their books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100420T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100420T013000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/river-styx-duffs-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/river-styx-duffs-1 SUMMARY:River Styx at Duff's DESCRIPTION:River Styx at Duff's presents poetry readings by Erin Keane and Karen McElmurray.
Admission is $5 at the door.
Books will be available for purchase from Left Bank Books staff at Duff's.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100421T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100421T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/rosemary-neidel-greenlee-few-good-women URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/rosemary-neidel-greenlee-few-good-women SUMMARY:Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee - A Few Good Women DESCRIPTION:Left Bank Books and Veterans for Peace are please to present Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee for a discussion and book signing of A Few Good Women. Using interviews\, correspondence\, diaries\, and archival material\, A Few Good Women is the never-before-told story of the U.S. women's military corps\: the women who fought for the right to defend their country by serving in the armed forces--a fight that continues today for American military women who want to serve in combat support positions. Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee served in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps on active duty from 1962 until 1965\, on reserve duty between 1989 and 1991\, and worked at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta from 1981 to 2002.
Veterans for Peace will also provide a light reception following the presentation. We hope to see you there!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100422T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100422T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/angie-ogorman-book-sins URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/angie-ogorman-book-sins SUMMARY:Angie O'Gorman - The Book of Sins DESCRIPTION:St. Louis author Angie O'Gorman presents a new novel\, The Book of Sins\, a cautionary look at life in America after Christianity has become a wholly owned and operated subsidiary of capitalism.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100422T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100422T230000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/rush-hour-reading-william-iseminger-cahokia-mounds URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/rush-hour-reading-william-iseminger-cahokia-mounds SUMMARY:Rush Hour Reading\: William Iseminger - Cahokia Mounds DESCRIPTION:William Iseminger has worked at Cahokia Mounds for newarly 38 years and is an archeologist and museum curator. He brings his experience to his new book\, Cahokia Mounds\: America's First City\, as he tells the story of the place and its ancient culture (as well as its role in contemporary culture).
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210838Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100423T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100423T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/eat-outside-box URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/eat-outside-box SUMMARY:Eat Outside the Box DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Earth Day by joining area experts in a free program about sustainability with a focus on food. The evening includes food tastings\, a cooking demonstration\, and a screening of the Academy Award Nominated documentary\, Food\, Inc. An informal panel discussion with audience questions will follow the film. In Food\, Inc.\, filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry. Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation)\, Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield's Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms' Joel Salatin\, Food\, Inc. reveals surprising—and often shocking—truths about what we eat\, how it's produced\, who we have become as a nation.
This event is a collaboration with P.O.V.\, PBS' award-winning nonfiction film series\: http\://www.pbs.org/pov/
For more details\, visit www.mrhsd.org.
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