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© 2010 Donna Latham
Updated November 27, 2011
Donna's Calendar of Events
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Donna is available for school and library visits. Please contact her by e-mail for more information!
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Thursday,
April 19, 2012 at Noon
How
about some local ghost stories? Join Donna for Books Between Bites
at
the Batavia Public Library, and she'll tell you about her favorite haunts.
Where Donna Has Been....
Saturday,
October 29, 2011
Never
say die!
Geneva
History Center Ghost Walks
Sunday,
October 23, 2:00 p.m--4 p.m.
Got
ghosts? Tell Donna all about 'em! She's signing Ghosts of the Fox River
Valley
and Ghosts of Interstate 90 at Crystal Technologies.
Crystal
Life Technology, 121 Third Street, Geneva, IL - 630-208-6001
October
21, 7:00--8:30
Donna
leads the Blue Papaya Group's Third Annual Haunted Geneva Walk.
For
more information: http://triblocal.com/geneva/calendar/2011/10/21/blue-papaya-youth-3rd-annual-haunted-geneva-ghost-walk/
October 15 & 16, 2011
Coyote's
Moon is going up at the La Mama 50 Block Party in NY!
Happy
50th to the one and only La Mama Experimental Theatre Club!
http://lamama.org/events-calendar/la-mama-50-world-block-party/
Saturday,
October 15, 2011 11:00-3:00
Joliet
Public Library's Author Fair
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Noon--4:00 at the Courthouse
Saddle
up to the Haunted Hay Ride, and listen to one of Donna's stories!
Pumpkins
for a Cure
Geneva,
Illinois
http://www.pumpkinsforacure.org/
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 3:30--4:30
Science
in Action
Bartlett Public Library
Registration
is required at the library: http://www.bartlett.lib.il.us/calendar/wc0020110921.html#EVENT4
Saturday,
August 13, and Sunday, August 14, 2011 3:30--4:00 p.m.
Need
a summer chill? Donna's reading ghost stories at Art in Your Eye!
"Art
of Spoken Words" booth, sponsored by the Batavia Arts Council
Here's the line-up for the "Art of Spoken Word" tent.
June 13-24, 2011
Donna's
thrilled to be teaching two classes for kids at the spectacular Hinsdale Center
for the Arts!
Enrollment's
in progress for Creative Dramatics and Poems, Stories, and Plays, Oh, My!
http://www.hinsdalearts.org/images/Summer%202011.2%20HCA.pdf
Saturday,
May 14, 2011 5:00 p.m.
Ready
for a ghost story or two?
History/Mystery
Tour
Unitarian Church, Geneva, IL
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Donna's
signing at the Fountaindale Public Library's Illinois Author Fair. Hope to
meetcha there!
The Fountaindale Public Library's local author fair will be in the brand spanking new building this year!
From
11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at 300 W. Briarcliff Road in Bolingbrook.
Friday, April 15, 2011, 7-9 p.m.
Blue
Papaya Ghost Walk, Crystal Life Technology Store, Geneva, Il
http://crystal-life.com/blog/events/?m=April&y=2011
Friday,
March 11, 2011
Dessert,
you say? Time for the fabulous Children's Literature Conference at Northern
Illinois University.
Donna's
signing at the local author's dessert and autographing session from 3:30-4:30.
http://cedu.niu.edu/oep/conferences/childrenslit/index.html
Friday, February 4, 2011
It's
Science Night at Westmore School, 340 S School St, in Lombard!
Donna
will be signing her science books and chatting with families
from
6:30-8:30.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Friday
the 13th is a spooktacular night for ghost stories!
Flit on over to Finnegan's Books in lovely Utica, Illinois, near Starved Rock.
Donna will share shivery tales from her collections and sign books from
7:00-8:15.
http://www.finnegansbooks.com
Thursday, August 8, 2010
It's that time again! Join Donna and Geneva History Center Executive Director Dave Oberg for the summer GHOST WALK. Thrills and chills await as you tromp through historic Geneva's freaky delights. Meet at the History Center at 7:00, and don't forget to wear comfy shoes.
Saturday, April 10
Come
on out and say hi to Donna and take a peek at her books new and old!
She'll be at the Fountaindale Public Library's author fair on Saturday, April 10
from 11:00am to 3:00pm.
Fountaindale Public Library Author Fair Flyer
http://www.fountaindale.org/images/stories/Author_Fair_2010_flyer.pdf
Friday, October 2, 2009, 6:00 & 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 3, 2009, Noon, 2:00 & 4:00 p.m.
Donna
will once again be pairing with The Geneva (Illinois) History Center for the
extremely popular Haunted Geneva
Tour. Join Executive Director Dave Oberg and Donna
as they share shivery tales and showcase spooky places.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Freeport (Illinois) Public Library Family Book Fest. Donna will be signing her books from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Fountaindale Public Library in Bolingbrook, Illinois will be hosting an Illinois Author Fair. Donna will be signing her books from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Northern Illinois University 29th Annual Children's Literature Conference will be hosting a local author signing from 4:30 to 9:00 p.m. Drop by Donna's table to say "Hello."
Saturday,
November 29, 2008 1:00 p.m.
Doing a bit of Christmas shopping in Geneva?
Pop in at the History Center's gift shop. Donna's signing Ghosts of the Fox River Valley.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Booooooo!
Back by popular demand! The Geneva (Illinois) History Center features the Haunted Geneva
Tour at 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, and 8:00. Join Executive Director Dave Oberg and Donna
as they share shivery tales and showcase spooky places.
See the "Haunted Geneva" blog spot for a feature on this event!
http://genevadailyphoto.blogspot.com/2008/10/haunted-geneva.html
Saturday, October 11, 2008
A
Gathering of Authors, Bishop Hill, Illinois.
Donna will be reading a spooky tale or two and signing in the beautiful gallery
of the Heritage Center. She'd love to meetcha!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Who
says ghosts are just for Halloween!
Back by popular demand! The Geneva History Center features the mid-summer Haunted Geneva
Tour at 7:00 p.m. Join Executive Director Dave Oberg and Donna
as they share shivery tales and showcase spooky places.
Saturday,
June 7 10:00-11:00
Printer’s
Row Book Festival, Chicago.
Donna will be signin’ and schmoozin’ in the SCBWI Booth (Location PP).
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Donna
will be signing at the first-ever Fox
City Book Festival in Appleton, Wisconsin.
March 14, 2008
Donna will be signing books at the Children's Literature conference at Northern Illinois University on Friday, March 14 from 4:30-9:00. Pop on over to the local authors' area and say hey!
November 10, 2007
Author Festival 10:00-5:00
Tromp on down to beautiful Bishop Hill, Illinois, for the Prairie Center’s Author Festival. Donna will read from and sign Ghosts of the Fox River Valley. She’ll also have sample scripts from the Grappling With Grammar series available for a look-see.
November 4, 2007
Batavia Public Library, Batavia, Illinois
Local Authors' Fair
Stop over and say "Boo!" Donna's signing copies of her new book, Ghosts of the Fox River Valley.
For the Kane County Chronicle article on the event, follow the link!
October 20, 2007
Ghosts Walks, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00. Geneva History Center.
Donna joins Dave Oberg and local history expert Mary Jaeger for a spooky stroll of Geneva’s ghostly sites. She’ll read from and sign Ghosts of the Fox River Valley.
For the Daily Herald article on the event, follow the link!
October 9, 2007
Brown Bag, Noon. Geneva History Center.
Donna joins Dave Oberg, Executive Director of the Geneva History Center to spin ghostly yarns. She’ll read from Ghosts of the Fox River Valley and sign her books.
For the Daily Herald article on the event, follow the link!