Kelli's Childcare Collective of Atlanta (KCCA) is a collective of
volunteers who provide liberation-based childcare\, in which caretakers
are queer-friendly\, attentive\,
passionate\, and progressive. Parents and kids join us as we eat pizza
and read from a few of Charis' collection of children's
books. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be
provided. This is a Charis Circle Strong Families\, Whole Children Program.
Contact KCCA at http\://kccatl.com/
Join us for this special community event
geared toward offering parents\, adults\, and helping professionals sexual abuse prevention tools and sharing how
to use the children's book\, Fred the Fox Shouts "\;No!"\; as an effective prevention tool.The author\, Tatiana Matthews\, and illustrator\, Allison Fears\, will join us for a Q&\;A and booksigning. For more information about the book please visit http\://www.fredthefox.com
Have you tried OK Cupid or Match.com hoping to find a book lover to spend time with only to find that all the cute bibliophiles are taken? Well Charis has the answer for you\: "\;Read Dating"\; speed dating for book lovers! We encourage people of all ages\, genders\, and orientations to attend because even if you aren't a love match with someone you might find that you are a great match for a collaborative writing project\, book club\, or friendship! Registration is $20* and takes place from 7\:00-7\:30pm and includes a complimentary glass of wine and light refreshments as well as a chance to browse the bookstore. We will begin the "\;read dating"\; rounds promptly at 7\:30pm and wrap the evening up no later than 10pm. While it is not absolutely necessary to RSVP it would be very helpful for us in planning the best event possible to know in advance how many bibliophiles will be in attendance! Please RSVP and/or email questions to orders@charisbooksandmore.com. *All proceeds go to support the work of Charis Circle
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T104602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120213T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120214T013000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/writing-intent-99 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/writing-intent-99 SUMMARY:Writing With Intent DESCRIPTION:This facilitated group is open to writers of fiction and creative
non-fiction who want a serious group to provide constructive criticism\,
motivational exercises\, and interpersonal accountability to keep their
writing on track. Writers are encouraged to bring copies of their work
to share for critique. If it is your first time attending the group\,
just bring a pen and paper and an open mind. For more information\,
please contact Elizabeth at Elizabeth@Chariscircle.org.
This event is part of Charis Circle's From Margin to Center Literary
Program and there is a suggested donation of $5 but no one will be
turned away for lack of funds.
Charis and Cliterati pair up to present an
inviting and fierce open mic &\; reading series on the 3rd Thursday of
every month. Hosted by the anarchic spoken word team of Karen G and
Theresa Davis\, members of the Art Amok Slam Team\, this series cultivates
the voices of authors\, novices and an assortment of poets\, songstresses
and storytellers. If you've never been to Cliterati what are you waiting for? We want YOU to share your words and raise your voice!
Charis Circle\, ZAMI NOBLA\, &\; Black OUT invite you to a very special 78th birthday celebration for Audre Lorde.
Poets\, artists\, essayists\, dreamers\: share your
original tributes to Audre Lorde. If you would like to be part of our birthday celebration email\: ZAMINOBLA@yahoo.com or orders@charisbooksandmore.com and tell us about your work. You can also call 404-647-4754 for more information.
Join us in welcoming poet and non-fiction writer Sandra Beasley as she shares from her two most recent books\: Don't Kill the Birthday Girl\: Tales from an Allergic Life and I was the Jukebox. Like twelve million other Americans\, Sandra Beasley suffers from food
allergies. Her allergies—severe and lifelong—include dairy\, egg\, soy\,
beef\, shrimp\, pine nuts\, cucumbers\, cantaloupe\, honeydew\, mango\,
macadamias\, pistachios\, cashews\, swordfish\, and mustard. Add to that
mold\, dust\, grass and tree pollen\, cigarette smoke\, dogs\, rabbits\,
horses\, and wool\, and it’s no wonder Sandra felt she had to live her
life as “Allergy Girl.” When butter is deadly and eggs can make your
throat swell shut\, cupcakes and other treats of childhood are out of the
question—and so Sandra’s mother used to warn guests against a toxic\,
frosting-tinged kiss with “Don’t kill the birthday girl!
Join us in welcoming Chris Paynter with her new book Survived by Her Longtime Companion.
About the book\:
"\;Hired to work on a biography of the late film star\, Daphne DeMonet\,
Bailey Hampton arrives to conduct an interview with Eleanor Burnett\,
Daphne’s "\;longtime companion."\; To Bailey’s dismay\, she learns Eleanor
has set up a co-interview with Bailey’s ex-partner\, Chelsea Parker.
Estranged
for eleven months\, the two women hide their painful memories and strain
to be civil to one another. Eleanor startles them by insisting that
they take turns reading aloud from Eleanor’s diaries of her life with
Daphne DeMonet. Only after the diaries are read in her presence will
Eleanor proceed with a full interview.
Once Eleanor discovers
that Bailey and Chelsea are ex-partners\, the diary readings take on a
new meaning for her. Can they learn from the mistakes she and Daphne
made as young lovers? Will that knowledge bring Bailey and Chelsea
together again? Or is it too late to mend their broken relationship?"\;
Don't miss our annual deep-discount pre-inventory sale\, your best chance of the year to save big on everythng in our store. We have to clear out old books to make way for the new\, so help us by taking some of these off our hands at a discounted price!
Everything in the store will be on sale from books to CDs to DVDs and gifts. You won't want to miss it!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T104602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120227T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120228T013000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/writing-intent-101 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/writing-intent-101 SUMMARY:Writing With Intent DESCRIPTION:This facilitated group is open to writers of fiction and creative
non-fiction who want a serious group to provide constructive criticism\,
motivational exercises\, and interpersonal accountability to keep their
writing on track. Writers are encouraged to bring copies of their work
to share for critique. If it is your first time attending the group\,
just bring a pen and paper and an open mind. For more information\,
please contact Elizabeth at Elizabeth@Chariscircle.org.
This event is part of Charis Circle's From Margin to Center Literary
Program and there is a suggested donation of $5 but no one will be
turned away for lack of funds.
Join us in welcoming Dr. Pamela Thompson\, a clinical psychologist and professional life-coach\, as she talks about her new book\, Surviving Mama. Surviving Mama is a stirring and thought-provoking self-help book brimming with illustrative examples and empowering life lessons geared toward women from young adulthood to mid-life. It takes the reader on a journey through eight narratives of women sharing their experiences of their mothers' self-absorption\, demanding ways\, jealousies\, belittling jabs\, excessive worry\, controlling nature\, narrow-minded perspective\, and even mental illness. The reader is invited to share in the daughters' struggles to remain loving and embracing of their mothers who are as loving as they are imperfect. The book is for women who want to mature in recognizing Mama's inappropriate and unproductive behaviors\, to transcend them with enhanced boundary-setting\, and to make peace in the relationship--even if Mama never "\;gets"\; it.
The book\, Surviving Mama\, will be available for sale the evening of the program.
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