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SUMMARY:Molinari Reads at Arlington Army Navy Country Club\, Oct. 14\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning humorist Lisa Smith Molinari\, author of The Meat and Potatoes of Life: My True Lit Com\, will read from her memoir at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington\, Virginia\, on Thursday\, October 14\, 2021. The event is open to ANCC Arlington members and their guests. Members please log in to register on the ANCC website. \nLight refreshments will be served at 6:30 PM in the Fort Richardson Room\, followed by Lisa’s reading and discussion at 7 PM. \nCost to attend is $6 per person. Copies of the book will be available for sale.
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/molinari-reads-at-arlington-army-navy-country-club-oct-14-2021/
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Keynote,Military/Military Family,Speaker
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SUMMARY:Lightfoot on Military Spouse Panel at IAM Conference\, Oct. 15\, 2021
DESCRIPTION:Lizann Lightfoot\, author of Open When: Letters of Encouragement for Military Spouses\, will be a panelist speaker at the International Association of Movers (IAM) Conference in Orlando\, Florida\, on Friday\, Oct. 15\, 2021\, 10:30–11:30 AM Eastern. \nLizann’s panel is part of a new IAM military track\, where professional moving companies can learn more about the details and specific challenges of military moves. For the first time\, a panel of military spouses will speak to conference participants to improve communication between military families and moving companies. Lizann is one of three military spouses selected to speak on this panel. \nSession description:\nIAM Learning Lab: Military Spouse Perspectives on the DoD Moving Process \n\n\nJoin us for this special\, first-ever session where we feature a panel of military spouses to discuss the moving process from their perspectives. Hear what it’s like from their eyes; and how it might be different from what a non-DoD family experiences in their move. What makes for a successful move? What increases their stress during an already stressful time? Ask them questions and make sure you understand a military move from their side of the process. \n\n\nThe panel will be live for those attending in person\, and also streamed on the IAM website for those with a virtual registration.
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/lightfoot-on-military-spouse-panel-at-iam-conference-oct-15-2021/
CATEGORIES:Influencer Event,Military/Military Family,Panel Discussion,Speaker
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SUMMARY:Veterans Experience Project Showcases Photos by JT Blatty\, November 11\, 2022\, New Orleans
DESCRIPTION:JT Blatty\, author of the forthcoming memoir Snapshots Sent Home (Elva Resa\, 2023)\, will read excerpts from her manuscript and talk about her photojournalist exhibit “Front Line\, Peace Life” during Bastion Community of Resilience’s Veterans Experience Project (VEP). Sponsored by Got Your Six\, a Bob Woodruff Foundation Initiative\, VEP takes place Friday\, November 11\, 2022\, 10 AM—6 PM Central\, at Gallier Hall\, 545 Saint Charles Ave\, New Orleans. \nThe hands-on event explores diverse military experiences through artistic expression and interactive exhibits\, including visual art\, the written and spoken word\, performances and curated discussion panels\, followed by a dialogue with the audience to provide further understanding into the servicemember experiences. A number of nationally renowned veterans will be presenting at VEP. \nJT will take the main stage at 1:30 PM. As a photojournalist\, JT’s work has been featured in many publications\, including Bloomberg\, Oxford American\, and The Daily Beast. She spent the past four years in Ukraine. “Front Line\, Peace Life” shares the stories of Ukrainian volunteer soldiers fighting to preserve their country’s democracy. \nBastion is an intentional community for returning warriors and families with life-altering injuries\, with a mission to provide a supportive living environment for injured veterans and families and a holistic approach to community integration. \nThe event is free and open to the public. For more information about Veterans Experience Project\, visit JoinBastion.org. \n*Photo with this event posting is a portrait titled Yulya “Valkyrie” Tolopa by JT Blatty. \nValkyrie crossed the Ukrainian border from Russia in 2014\, when she was 18\, inspired to understand the true events of the Maidan revolution versus reports from the Russian media. By June she was on a bus heading to the frontline to fight with the Ukrainians against the Russian invasion. She joined the Aydar Volunteer Battalion and helped liberate and defend towns in the Luhansk region until 2015. She served on the frontline in the Ukrainian Armed Forces as a Russian citizen until 2019\, protected by Ukraine from Russia’s request for extradition. She finally received Ukrainian citizenship in 2022\, after a six-year battle fighting Ukraine’s law requiring her to renounce her foreign citizenship on Russian territory\, where she is not safe and is wanted as a traitor.
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/veterans-experience-project-showcases-photos-by-jt-blatty-nov-11-2022-new-orleans/
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,Military/Military Family,Performance,Speaker
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SUMMARY:Molinari Entertains at Curiosity & Co.\, December 9\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Settle in for a delightful evening of reading\, laughter\, and conversation with Lisa Smith Molinari\, author of the multiple award-winning\, hilarious memoir The Meat and Potatoes of Life: My True Lit Com. \n“A Closer Look: Lisa Smith Molinari Author Talk” takes place Friday\, December 9\, 2022 at 6 PM Eastern at Curiosity & Co. bookstore and wine shop\, 14 Narragansett Ave\, Jamestown\, RI. The event is free and open to the public. Capacity is limited to 40 people\, with reservations for the first 25 seats available on the store’s website. RSVP strongly recommended. \nFood and drink will be available for purchase\, including a special wine pairing to go with Lisa’s book. Following a mix and mingle\, Lisa will perform comedy and humor readings\, followed by book sales and signing. \nLisa’s memoir is a witty and engaging look at her transition from practicing attorney to Navy wife and mother of three. A vivid writer and incredible storyteller\, Lisa uses humor and wit to navigate the triumphs and challenges of special-needs parenting\, military life\, middle-aged romance\, and those tricky moments when the best you can do is eat a can of chocolate frosting on the laundry room floor.
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/molinari-entertains-at-curiosity-co-december-9-2022/
CATEGORIES:Author Series,Book Signing,Bookseller Event,Military/Military Family
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SUMMARY:Karin Tramm Featured Local Author at OE Book Fair\, Tampa\, April 27\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Karin Tramm\, author of the memoir 100 Days Smart: A kindergarten teacher shares lessons on life\, learning\, and community during the COVID-19 outbreak in bella Italia\, is a featured local author at the 9th Annual OE Book Fair. The event takes place Thursday\, April 27\, 2023\, 6-9 PM EDT at the Oxford Exchange\, 420 W. Kennedy Blvd.\, Tampa\, FL 33606. \nThe event is free event\, but RSVP requested. \nThe Oxford Exchange is a beautiful bookstore with a restaurant\, tearoom\, and champagne bar. \nParticipating authors include: \n\nAngela Ardrey-Reynolds\nVanessa Autrey\nCarole Engle Avriett\nMelissa Braverman\nMayson Brooks\nBria Burton\nJB Caine\nKaladia Chaney\nJohn Chaplick\nMaria Devivo\nSakeya Donaldson\nMelissa Gabriella\nAdrienne Falcone Godsell\nJohn Jacobs\nJ.C. Kato & J.C.²\nMary Key\nRaymond Klein\nKerry Kriseman\nJay Kuhns\nPaige Lavoie\nLynda Lippman-Lockhart\nMonica Martin\nBrian McCoppin\nSheila McNaughton\nNicole Merritt\nArlene Miller\nTangela Mitchell-Rivers\nJacob Moon\nJ.E. Moooney\nEddie J. Morales\nJen Murphy\nKeven Renken\nDr. Shawn H. Robinson\nEE Sample\nRod Sanford\nJames Scurti\nSarah Seado\nSeth Sjostrom\nDavid Slenn\nLorraine Solheim\nVirginia Stringer\nJoyce Sundheim\nKenneth Thomas\nTrisha Thomas\nRobyn Thrasher\nKarin Tramm\nAgnes Varona-Oquendo\nFrancine Wilson\nKieraYore\n\nParking is available on the street\, the church lot across the street\, and at the lot directly off Magnolia Ave. Copies of Karin’s book 100 Days Smart will be available for sale and signing.
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/karin-tramm-featured-local-author-at-oe-book-fair-tampa-april-27-2023/
LOCATION:Oxford Exchange\, 420 W. Kennedy Blvd.\, Tampa\, FL\, 33606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Tramm Signs 100 Days Smart at Bookstore1Sarasota Book Fair\, April 29\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Karin Tramm\, author of the memoir 100 Days Smart: A kindergarten teacher shares lessons on life\, learning\, and community during the COVID-19 outbreak in bella Italia\, will sign books at Bookstore1Sarasota Outside Breezeway\, 117 S Pineapple Ave\, Sarasota\, FL 34236 on Saturday\, April 29\, 2023\, 10 AM-1 PM EDT. \nKarin’s book as well as books from other local featured artists will be available for sale\, with an opportunity to meet the authors.
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/tramm-signs-100-days-smart-at-bookstore1sarasota-book-fair-april-29-2023/
LOCATION:Bookstore1Sarasota\, 117 S Pineapple Ave\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231110T133000
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SUMMARY:Lightfoot Speaks at Airlift/Tanker Symposium Nov 10\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Lizann Lightfoot will be a seminar speaker at the annual Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium on Friday\, November 10\, 2023\, 1:30-2:20 PM CT. The author of Open When: Letters of Encouragement for Military Spouses will present a session called “How Military Spouses Develop Warrior Hearts When Military Life Isn’t Getting Easier.” She will share her personal stories and offer encouraging advice for a variety of military life situations. \nThe Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium is a premier professional development forum with an aim to develop airmen into joint leaders. The 2023 Symposium and Tech expo is at the Gaylord Texan\, Grapevine\, Texas\, November 9-12\, 2023. \nLizann will be available to sign copies of Open When throughout the event. \n 
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/lightfoot-speaks-at-airlift-tanker-symposium-nov-10-2023/
CATEGORIES:Military/Military Family,Speaker
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SUMMARY:JT Blatty Signs Snapshots Sent Home Memoir at Octavia Books\, Sat. Feb. 24\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Documentary photojournalist JT Blatty will read from her new book\, Snapshots Sent Home: From Afghanistan\, Iraq\, Ukraine—A Memoir\, and talk about her experiences as a US combat veteran and photographer in Ukraine\, at a booksigning event hosted by Octavia Books\, 511 Octavia St\, New Orleans\, on Saturday\, February 24\, 4–5:30 PM Central Time. The event takes place on the second anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. \nLike many post-9/11 combat veterans\, JT Blatty struggled to regain her sense of purpose in the years returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq. Then\, in 2018\, a chance encounter brought her to Ukraine as a documentary photojournalist\, drawn in by the familiarity of war and those who serve in wars. She discovered Ukraine’s volunteer soldiers\, a tribe of revolutionaries\, ordinary men and women\, most without military training\, who in 2014 self-deployed to the War in the Donbas in eastern Ukraine. Over five years\, as she embedded with them on the front line in bunkers and forests\, and in Kyiv flats\, creating a photographic/audio archive\, JT’s story began to blend with theirs in a universal bond of combat veterans\, compelling her to stay as a new war began. \n“… Snapshots Sent Home is an intimate\, finely-written memoir about the truths and realities shared by soldiers everywhere. Moving between the author’s experiences in Ukraine\, where she lives and works as a photographer\, and before that in Iraq and Afghanistan\, where she served as a US military officer\, Blatty ruminates about the nature of comradeship\, patriotism\, longing\, loss\, life and death; memory and love. ‘Butterflies on fire’ is a phrase that makes a debut too\, but you will have to read this devastatingly moving book to understand its meaning. Snapshots Sent Home should be read by anyone who cares about what we do on history’s battlefields\, and about how we process what we have done afterwards. This is a lot more than a book about snapshots. And JT Blatty is a lot more than a photographer and former soldier. She is a helluva writer too\, and I am certain that what she says here will stay on in readers’ minds for a long time to come.” —Jon Lee Anderson\, staff writer\, The New Yorker; author of Che Guevara and The Fall of Baghdad \nBooks will be available for sale at the event through Octavia Books.
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/jt-blatty-signs-snapshots-sent-home-memoir-at-octavia-books-sat-feb-24-2024/
LOCATION:Octavia Books\, 511 Octavia St\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70115-2055
CATEGORIES:Book launch,Book Signing,Bookseller Event,Speaker
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SUMMARY:Military Culture Discussion with Corie Weathers\, Fort Liberty\, Feb. 28\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Fort Liberty area friends\, join Corie Weathers\, author of Military Culture Shift\, for a rich discussion on some of the key shifts happening in the military today. Event takes place Wednesday\, February 28\, 6:30-8:30 PM Eastern at Gaston Brewery & Taproom\, 421 Chicago Dr\, Fayetteville\, NC. This in-person event will be a casual opportunity to connect and engage around relevant topics with your military community. Taco Arepa (food truck) will be available and the Taphouse has a selection of drinks and non-alcoholic drinks for purchase as well. Don’t have a copy of her latest book Military Culture Shift? You can add it to your free RSVP ticket and a signed copy will be reserved for you! Bring your spouse\, bring a friend\, this discussion will be perfect for service members and spouses from every generation!\n\n\n \n\n\nRSVP
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/military-culture-discussion-with-corie-weathers-fort-liberty-feb-28-2024/
LOCATION:Gaston Brewery & Taproom\, 421 Chicago Dr\, Fayetteville\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Series,Book Signing,Military/Military Family,Speaker
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SUMMARY:Blatty Featured Author at 2025 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:JT Blatty\, Snapshots Sent Home\, is a featured author at the 2025 Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival\, to be held March 26-30\, 2025. \nNow in its 39th year\, the festival is a five-day literary event held each spring in New Orleans’ historic French Quarter that attracts participants from around the world. Festival activities include writer’s craft sessions\, literary discussions\, theatre events\, walking tours\, and other special events. \nLocal independent bookstore Octavia Books will serve as the festival bookseller. The book fair is open during the Festival weekend on the mezzanine level of the Hotel Monteleone. The book fair is near festival headquarters and the Queen Anne Ballroom\, where many of the events will take place. \nJT will participate in a literary discussion panel discussing the art of memoir on Sunday\, March 30\, 11:30 – 12:45 PM CT. \nTHE ART OF MEMOIR\nWhat is memoir but a report from the center of the self? Free of restraints and determined to exist. A letter to a past self and a consideration of a future self. The memoir writers on this panel represent a variety of selves\, born from distinct experiences. Larry Bagneris is the author of Call Me Larry\, A Creole Man’s Triumph over Racism and Homophobia\, his story of growing up gay in New Orleans in the 1950s and political activism in Texas\, where he founded Houston Pride Parade\, then returning to his hometown. Pretty is the memoir of KB Brookins\, a Black Trans writer\, who offers a vibrant portrait of queerness\, masculinity\, and race. Combat veteran JT Blatty writes about her photography and oral history project\, documenting the lives of Ukrainians in the Donbas region in Snapshots Sent Home. The author of numerous novels\, Bernice L. McFadden delves into memoir with First Born Girls\, her family history that traces the entwined generations of mothers and daughters. The panel is moderated by Constance Adler\, author of the memoir My Bayou\, New Orleans Through the Eyes of a Lover and a debut novel Sight Unseen.\n \nThe panel takes place at the Hotel Monteleone\, Queen Anne Ballroom. The cost to attend is $10 or Lit Pass or VIP Pass. \nFor more information\, visit the festival website.
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/blatty-featured-author-at-2025-tennessee-williams-literary-festival/
CATEGORIES:Book Festival,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Teri Weber to Speak and Sign Books at 36th Annual Women in Aviation International Conference
DESCRIPTION:Air Force pilot\, mother\, and children’s book author Teri Weber (Operation AviationTM series) is a featured author and educational speaker at the 36th Annual Women in Aviation International (WAI) Conference\, March 27-29\, 2025\, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center\, Denver. \nHer picture books Fly with Mytai\, Toad the Tanker\, and Moose on a Mission will be available for purchase at the on-site bookshop. Teri will sign books at the Authors Connect Meet & Greet on Thursday\, March 27\, 10-11 AM MDT. \nOn Friday\, March 28\, 2:30–3:30 PM MDT\, Teri will lead an educational session titled “Work-Life Integration: The New and Improved Work-Life Balance.” The term “work-life balance” implies two distinctly separate priorities\, but this way of thinking is antiquated and unaccommodating to modern women. Two of the most important elements of life—family and career—do not innately conflict with one another. To foster stronger relationships with loved ones and minimize stressors associated with competing agendas\, we should be instead pursuing “work-life integration.” In this session\, Teri will discuss how to deliberately blur the lines between “work” and “life” to create a more enmeshed\, inclusive\, and sustainable lifestyle for professional women and their families. \nOn Saturday\, March 29\, Teri will attend Girls in Aviation Day\, which brings together girls ages 8-18 for an empowering career panel featuring leading ladies in aviation and aerospace. The Aviation for Girls crew will experience more than 25 unique hands-on STEM activities related to aviation\, flight\, science\, technology\, navigation\, space\, and more lead by role models in the industry. During lunch\, attendees will hear about the career journey of keynote speaker Jessica Cox\, who will encourage attendees to reach for their dreams and design their own destinies. \nThe Women in Aviation International Conference is an annual event that offers networking and mentorship within the aviation industry to approximately 15\,000 participants. \nFind the full conference schedule and registration at the Women in Aviation website.
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/teri-weber-to-speak-and-sign-books-at-36th-annual-women-in-aviation-international-conference/
LOCATION:Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center\, Denver\, 6700 N Gaylord Rockies BlvdCO\, Aurora\, CO\, 80019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Speaker
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SUMMARY:National Museum of the US Army Hosts Countdown Storytime
DESCRIPTION:In honor of April’s Month of the Military Child\, the National Museum of the United States Army is hosting a special children’s storytime event featuring Countdown ’til Daddy Comes Home by Kristin Ayyar. The event will take place on Saturday\, April 5\, 2025\, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time at the museum\, 1775 Liberty Dr\, Fort Belvoir\, Virginia. Following a reading of the book\, Kristin will lead participants in a craft activity. \nCountdown ’til Daddy Comes Home tells the story of a young boy who creates rituals with his family to stay connected and count down the days until his father comes home—a theme that especially resonates with military families experiencing a deployment. The book was inspired by Kristin’s experiences with her family during her husband’s deployments with the Air Force. \nParticipation in this event is free and is included with a free general admission ticket. Preregistration is not required but is recommended. ​For more information about the event\, please visit the National Museum of the United States Army website. \nElva Resa published new paperback editions of Countdown ’til Daddy Comes Home and Countdown ’til Mommy Comes Home as well as new Spanish editions\, Contando los días hasta que llegue papá and Contando los días hasta que llegue mamá\, in March.
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/national-museum-of-the-us-army-hosts-countdown-storytime/
LOCATION:National Museum of the United States Army\, 1775 Liberty Dr\, Fort Belvoir\, VA\, 22060
CATEGORIES:Military/Military Family,Museum event
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SUMMARY:Ayyar and Aldeman Featured Authors at Virginia Assoc of School Librarians
DESCRIPTION:Children’s book authors Kristin Ayyar and Gabriella Aldeman will present and sign books at the Virginia Association of School Librarians (VAASL) conference held in Williamsburg\, Virginia\, November 5–7\, 2025. Along with other SCBWI-Mid Atlantic authors\, they will talk about their books and author visit offerings\, and sign books in the exhibitor hall. \nKristin Ayyar\, author of Countdown ’til Daddy Comes Home and Countdown ’til Mommy Comes Home will present on November 6 at 1 PM Eastern and sign books 1:45–4:30 PM following her presentation. \nGabriella Aldeman\, author of Paula’s Patches\, Squawk of Spanish\, and Un graznido en español\, and translator of Contando los días hasta que llegue papá and Contando los días hasta que llegue mamá  will present on November 7 at 8 AM and sign books 10 AM–1 PM following her presentation. \n 
URL:https://elvaresa.com/event/ayyar-and-aldeman-featured-authors-at-virginia-assoc-of-school-librarians/
CATEGORIES:Author Series,Book Signing,Library Event,Speaker
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