2/29: Portland Stage "Play Me a Story" Production of IT'S NOT JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

Saturday, February 29th at 10:30am

Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave, Portland, ME, USA

2/29: Leap Day Storytime & Signing at Print, Portland

Saturday, February 29th at 1:00pm

Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St, Portland, ME, USA

3/5-3/8: StoryStorm 2020 Retreat

Thursday, March 5th through Sunday, March 8th

The Highlights Foundation, 392 Boyds Mills Road, Milanville, PA USA

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From March 5-8th at the beautiful Highlights Foundation Pocono Mountains campus, you’ll dive deep into picture book concept, structure and composition as well as the business of publishing. Participate in hands-on workshops, roundtable discussions, evening creative exercises, and of course, relish some free writing time. Roam the hiking trails, explore the Word Garden, and chat with kindred spirits. This is YOUR TIME. (Oh, and did I mention Chef Amanda’s scrumptious locally-sourced farm-to-table cuisine? And S’mores ‘round the fire?!)

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Faculty includes:

- Tara Lazar, author & Storystorm host

- Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, author & fiction guru

- Heidi E.Y. Stemple, author & nonfiction guru

- Josh Funk, author & rhyming guru

- Courtney Pippin-Mathur, author-illustrator & art guru

3/14: Storytime at Book Ends Winchester

Saturday, March 14th at 11:00am

Book Ends, 559 Main Street, Winchester, MA, USA

4/4: Storytime at the Franklin Public Library

Saturday, April 4th at 10:30am

Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street, Franklin, MA, USA

4/5: Boston Children's Hospital League Storybook Brunch

Sunday, April 5th from 10:30am to 12:30pm

Belmont Country Club; 181 Winter Street, Belmont, MA, USA

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*Note* this is a ticketed event. Purchase tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-childrens-hospital-league-storybook-brunch-april-5-2020-tickets-91732021947

4/11: Musical Rendition of "Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast"

Saturday, April 11th at 10:15am

Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main Street, Watertown, MA, USA

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Performed by Powers Music School’s Musical Storytelling Program

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Followed by Q&A with author Josh Funk

4/25: Indie Bookstore Day with Barrington Books X 2

Saturday, April 25th

11:00am: Barrington Books, 184 County Road, ​Barrington, RI, USA

2:00pm: Barrington Books Retold, 176 Hillside Road, ​Cranston, RI, USA

5/1-5/3: NESCBWI Regional Spring Conference

Friday, May 1st through Sunday, May 3rd

Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place, One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA, USA

5/16: nErDcamp New Jersey

Saturday, May 16th

Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School, 17-19 Crawford Street, ​Newark, NJ, USA

5/17: Storytime at Turning the Page Books

Sunday, May 17th from 11:30am-1:00pm

Turning the Page Books, Clock Tower Square, 477 Main Street, Monroe, CT, USA

5/29-5/30: New York Library Association Section for School Librarians 2020 Conference

Friday, May 29th through Saturday, May 30th

Turning Stone Conference and Event Center, 5218 Patrick Rd, Verona, NY, USA