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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

http://triblocal.com/geneva/calendar/2011/10/23/sundays-are-special-ghosts-of-the-fox-river-valley-book-signing-discussion/

 

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

For more information, click here: http://www.joliet.lib.il.us/events/author_fair_2011.pdf

 

 

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.  

http://www.fountaindale.org/

 

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.  Special children's activities to follow the last program on Saturday.

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!