New Mexico Book CoOp Gala

You have heard about our new website with updated functions, and you have heard about the June 11 Membership Meeting and Gala . . . combine the two and now you can pay online to attend the gala, as well as download a ballot to elect new board members.
The Gala is one of NMBA’s highlight events. This year we will be announcing the winners of the Southwest Book Design & Production Awards, as well as presenting the Book in Hand and Special Recognition Honors—all in the festive atmosphere of El Farol restaurant in the company of publishers, authors, book designers, publicists, journalists, book lovers, NMBA members and friends. Please join us; members and nonmembers are welcome!

Date/Time: Friday, June 11, from 11:30am to 2:00pm
Location: El Farol Restaurant, 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912
(municipal parking lot across the street)
Cost: $25/per person
Price includes 4 delicious tapas plates and iced tea or coffee
(self-pay for menu offerings and bar)
RSVP: Mary Neighbour, 505.660.6357; office@nmbook.org

NMBA June 2010 Calendar of Events
June 4
6th Annual Chama Book Fair, Chama
When: June 4 – 5, 2010
Description: 6th Annual Chama Book Fair, Chama. Features Rambo's dad, David Morrell and a list of authors. Find details about the workshop and book fair on the NM Book Co-op’s website, www.nmbookcoop.com.
Saturday, June 5
IWWG-and-Friends Luncheon
11:30am – 11:30am
Where: Location to be determined (map)
Description: IWWG-and-Friends Luncheon, RSVP needed, (505) 473-3479, lozarpaula@cs.com.

Dr. Marcellin Simard and Malina Simard-Halm: Tell Me Your Dreams
2:00pm
Where: Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia St., Santa Fe (map)
Description: Author event; contact Garcia Street Books; (505) 986-0151; garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com; www.garciastreetbooks.com.
Friday, June 11
NMBA Gala & Awards, Networking &Annual Membership Meeting
11:30am – 2:00pm
Where: El Farol Restaurant, 808 Canyon Road, Santa Fe (map)
Description: As featured at top of page.
Saturday, June 12
Santa Fe Writers Conference,
When: June 12-13, 2010
Where: Hotel Santa Fe (map)
Description: "Write, Thrive, Publish" in the Digital Age; $375 for both days; details and registration form at: www.santafewritersconference.com; (505) 982-9301.
Dan Flores: Canyon Visions: Photographs And Pastels of the Texas Plains
3:00pm
Where: Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia St., Santa Fe (map)
Description: Author event; contact (505) 986-0151 garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com www.garciastreetbooks.com.
Sunday, June 13
Santa Fe Writers Conference, http://www.santafewritersconference.com/
Monday, June 14
Deadline for the Purple Dragonfly Book Award
When: Monday, June 14, 2010
Description: Deadline for the Purple Dragonfly Book Award, recognizing authors of children’s literature; www.fivestarpublications.com/dragonfly.
Tuesday, June 15
Nancy Bartlit, Silent Voices of World War II, Los Alamos Historical Society
8:30am
Where: St. John's College, 1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, Santa FeLos Alamos Historical Society (map)
Description: Nancy Bartlit, Silent Voices of World War II, Los Alamos Historical Society, Workshop on the Manhattan Project, Los Alamos & Santa Fe, Los Alamos Historical Society. (505) 466-1256, michaelhice@earthlink.net, www.losalamoshistory.org.

James McGrath Morris
7:00pm
Where: New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank NE, Albuquerque (map)
Description: I See Dead People: Researching Lives from the Past; contact SouthWest Writers, www.southwestwriters.com.
Thursday, June 17
New Mexico Coalition for Literacy 22nd Annual Meeting-Opening Reception
4:00pm
Where: Courtyard by Marriott, Santa Fe, NM (map)
Description: New Mexico Coalition for Literacy 22nd Annual Meeting-Opening Reception. (800) 233-7587, officemanager@nmcl.org, www.nmcl.org. Authors are invited to the reception, 4-6pm. The meeting begins the following day (see below) and authors are invited to exhibit or to participate in the silent auction, donating books for a good cause. Call Virginia Pulver, (800) 233-7587 with questions or to RSVP for the reception.
Friday, June 18
New Mexico Coalition for Literacy 22nd Annual Meeting
All day
Where: Courtyard by Marriott, Santa Fe, NM (map)
Description: New Mexico Coalition for Literacy 22nd Annual Meeting, Courtyard by Marriott, Santa Fe, 8am-4pm, (800) 233-7587, officemanager@nmcl.org, www.nmcl.org.
Monday, June 21
Sallie Bingham: If In Darkness
5:30pm
Where: Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia St., Santa Fe (map)
Description: Garcia Street Books; (505) 986-0151; garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com; www.garciastreetbooks.com.
Desiree Mays - Reading of John Luther Long's story, "Madame Butterfly"
6pm – 8pm
Where: 202 Galisteo St., Santa Fe 87501 (map)
Description: Have you ever wondered what the original source of Puccini's Madame Butterfly was? Come to a reading by Desiree Mays of John Luther Long's story, Madame Butterfly. This free event is sponsored by Collected Works Bookstore and The Santa Fe Opera Guild. Contact Mary Wolf; 505 988-4226; mary@cwbookstore.com.
Tuesday, June 22
Shirley Raye Redmond, The Jersey Devil and Other Unsolved Mysteries, Croak and Dagger Chapter of Sisters in Crime
7:00pm
Where: James Dwyer Memorial Police Substation, 12700 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM (map)
Description: Shirley Raye Redmond, The Jersey Devil and Other Unsolved Mysteries, Croak and Dagger Chapter of Sisters in Crime, (505) 298-4823, www.croak-and-dagger.com.
Tuesday, June 23
Author Event: SWAIA 365: Native Literary Series - Readings by Jamie Figueroa & Santee Frazier
6pm – 8pm
Where: 202 Galisteo St., Santa Fe 87501 (map)
Description: Jamie Figueroa is a creative writing student at The Institute of American Indian Arts. She identifies as Boricua from the island of Borinquen. Santee Frazier is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. He holds a BFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts and an MFA from Syracuse University. Contact Mary Wolf 505 988-4226; mary@cwbookstore.com.
Thursday, June 24
The American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference
When: June 24 – 28 2010
Description: The American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference. Visit www.ala.org for details.
Martha Egan, La Ranfla and Other New Mexico Stories
7:00pm
Where: Mesa Public Library, Authors Speak Series, 2400 Central Ave., Los Alamos
Description: Martha Egan, La Ranfla and Other New Mexico Stories, Mesa Public Library, Authors Speak Series, (505) 466-1256, michaelhice@earthlink.net, www.losalamosnm.us.
Friday, June 25
The American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference, www.ala.org
Deadline for the 2010 Hollywood Book Festival, Los Angeles, www.hollywoodbookfestival.com
Saturday, June 26
The American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference
All day
Author event: Richard A. Barrett
2:00pm
Where: Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street Santa Fe, NM 87501 (map)
Description: Richard A. Barrett: Tales from a Spanish Village; garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com; www.garciastreetbooks.com; (505) 986-0151.
Sunday, June 27
The American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference
All day
June 28
The American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference
All day, last day.
Wednesday, June 30
SWAIA Presents Native Arts Authenticity Lecture Series
6pm – 8pm
Where: 202 Galisteo St., Santa Fe 87501 (map)
Description: SWAIA presents a series of four informative lectures throughout June and July on Native Art and authenticity. The lectures, presented by local experts, will discuss the local economic and cultural impact of foreign-made "Native" jewelry and artwork. Contact Person Mary Wolf; 505 988-4226; mary@cwbookstore.com.


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