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Decatur Public Library Art Exhibition

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

If you are in Decatur, stop by the Decatur Public Library to see some great original art by member of the Southern Breeze Chapter of SCBWI. The show is free and open to the public~

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Gallery Show
August 17-September 17
Decatur Public Library
The gallery exhibit at the Decatur Branch of the DeKalb County Public Library will feature the artwork of eight Georgia Illustrators: Elizabeth O. Dulemba, Daniel Powers, Rick Anderson, Ami Blackford, Mark Braught, Laura Knorr, Shadra Strickland, and Michael Austin. The show will run August 17-September 15, 2010. So come to the library to enjoy the amazing and award-winning art!

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Decatur Arts Festival

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

This weekend I will be participating in the Decatur Arts Festival Artwalk.
The 3rd Annual
Children’s Book Illustrator’s Show
hosted by Little Shop of Stories and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Southern Breeze region during ArtWalk Opening Night for the Decatur Arts Festival. Friday, May 28, 2009, 5 to 9 PM at Little Shop of Stories 133 East Court Square, Decatur, Georgia, USA
(404) 373-6300

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OCCS Traveling Exhibition- New Jersey

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Hey New Jersians~

The original art for Our Children Can Soar is headed your way! Check it out, and don’t miss your chances to meet Eric Velasquez, James Ransome, and Pat Cummings!

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Our Children Can Soar – NJ

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

The original paintings for OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR has left Cleveland and is now on exhibit at the Weiss Center in Jew Jersey. The art will be on display from March 11-April 7.

Gallery hours:
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
Admission is free

Scheduled Events
All events take place in the Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery, Hepburn Hall Rm. 323
2039 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Opening Reception featuring James Ransome
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on
Thursday, March 11,
Features an address by James Ransome, one of the book’s 13 illustrators. (Copies of the books autographed by all the book’s 13 artists will be available for silent auction at the opening reception on March 11.)

Eric Velasquez
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 16, 2010

Pat Cummings
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 31, 2010

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November Events

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

I finally wrapped my second book, A PLACE WHERE HURRICANES HAPPEN by Renee Watson. It debuts this June with Random House. In the meantime, I will be making three appearances in November.

On November 12th, the Cleveland Public Library is graciously hosting an exhibition of the original artwork for OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR, which was published with BloomsburyUSA. They have invited me to be a part of the opening exhibition and to talk about my work. If you’re in Cleveland, please come by!

ChildSoar-poster-front

On November 21, I will be at the Brooklyn Museum’s Children’s Book Fair with Zetta Elliott signing copies of BIRD and OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR

Picture 5

On November 23rd I will be speaking on a panel with the NCTE Annual Convention
Workshop Title: Biographies: Bringing Lives to Life
Date and Time: November 23, 2009, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

NCTEflier

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