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Torch Day at BookPeople

October 11 @ 10:30 am - 3:00 pm

Join us for TORCH DAY at BookPeople, all day Saturday, October 11th!

Shop all day in person at BookPeople or online, and 10% of your purchase will support Torch Literary Arts.

Torch Day Events In-Store

10:30 AM – Children’s Storytime – Amanda Johnston will read The ABCs of Women’s History by Torch feature Rio Cortez, Mama’s Home by Torch feature Shay Youngblood, and I Am Loved by Nikki Giovanni.

2:00 PM – Poetry Reading – Join Central Texas Torch poets Camari Carter Hawkins, C. Prudence Arceneaux, and Amanda Johnston, Torch’s founder/ED and the 61st Texas Poet Laureate.

Light refreshments served.

Details

Date:
October 11
Time:
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.austintexas.org/event/torch-day-at-bookpeople/390649/

Other

Performance Type
Poetry or Spoken Word

Venue

BookPeople
603 N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78703 United States
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