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Los Angeles

• June 29th: Jewish Geography: Place, Design, Memory, Imagination
  
  The Freud Playhouse and Macgowan Little Theater at UCLA
  
  Shalom Auslander
  David Biale
  Frederic Brenner
  Peter Eisenman
  Ben Katchor
  Jonathan Kirsch
  Rabbi Zoë Klein
  Lucette Lagnado
  Mia Lehrer
  Wendy Lesser
  Andy Lipkis
  Daniel Mendelsohn
  Daphne Merkin
  Aaron Paley
  Eddy Portnoy
  Joanna Smith Rakoff
  Julius Shulman
  Joan Micklin Silver
  
  For more information, please visit http://www.nextbook.org/festivals/la2008.html
  

• June 29: Los Angeles Festival of Ideas
  9:30am to 5:30pm
  The Freud Playhouse and MacGowan Little Theater at UCLA
  
  Come to "Jewish Geography," a festival of ideas, and hear from Ben Katchor, Daniel Mendelsohn, Mia Lehrer, and more.

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Guilford/New Haven

• July 13: Shoreline Jewish Festival
  12:00pm - 6:00 pm
  The Third Annual Shoreline Jewish Festival - A celebration of Jewish life - will be held on the Guilford Green. Enjoy great Jewish music from Klezmer to Kosher Hip Hop and everything in between. Kosher Food, Jewish Book Sale, Israeli and local artists featuring Judaica and Jewish art, crafts for kids. The Small Wonder Puppet theater, will add to the fun. Explore the info fair of Jewish groups and organizations. Admission and entertainment are free.
  Directions: http://www.guilfordct.com/visiting_maps.cfm?pg=vst
  Event URL: http://www.jewishoreline.org
  Contact: Chabad of the Shoreline
  Email: chabad@snet.net
  Phone: 203-488-2263
  

D.C.

• June 25: Partnership: Book Talk: A Literary Conversation on Jewish Identity
  Time:
  7:30 PM to 09:00 PM
  Location:
  JCC of Greater Washington,
  Rockville, MD, 20852
  Contact:
  Michele Duchin,
  Phone: (301)-348-7377
  mduchin@pjll.org
  www.pjll.org
  

• June 26: Foundation for Jewish Studies: From Reform Seminary to Chabad Emissary with Rabbi Shmuel Klatzkin
  Time: 7:30 PM to 09:00 PM
  Rabbi Shmuel Klatzkin will discuss his personal journey from Reform to Chassidic practice. Rabbi Klatzkin is an Associate Rabbi of Chabad of Greater Dayton, OH and a member of the Author's and Editorial Boards of the Jewish Learning Institute. He has been a featured speaker in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland. This event, held at the DC Chabad House, is free and open to the public. No RSVP is required.
  Location:
  DC Chabad House,
  2110 Leroy Place, NW,
  Washington, DC, 20008,
  bgelman@foundjs.org
  www.foundjs.org
  Contact:
  Martin Goldman,
  Phone: (301)-770-4787
  bgelman@foundjs.org
  www.foundjs.org
  
  

Florida

14th Annual Jewish Southwest Florida Jewish Book Fair: November 9-18, 2008

November 9: Book Fair Opens in Port Charlotte. Details to follow.

November 12:
11:00AM - Author luncheon at Crowne Plaza Fort Myers. Two authors will speak.

November 16:
3:00PM - Book Fair event at Miromar Outlets, 2 authors will speak.

There will be other Book Fair events in Fort Myers. Details on all the events will be available at the end of August.

All book lectures are open to the public and free of charge except for the author luncheon.

Amelia Island

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Atlanta

Roswell

• June 27-28: Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival
  
  For more information, please call: (770) 640-3253 or 1-800-776-7935 or visit:
  http://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us/storytelling.html
  
  

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Manhattan

• June 30th: 7:30pm-Stranger Than Fiction: The JCC's Nonfiction Book Club
  
  Facilitator Lorraine Aronowitz Danzig is less interested in whether you’ve read the book than in your participation in this stimulating, breezy discussion about the issues the book might raise. Don’t miss one of the best conversations on the Upper West Side! No registration required. This session's title: Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity (Rebecca Goldstein)
  
  Location: The JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St. (Program room assignments will be available at the JCC Customer Service Desk, in the lobby of the Samuel Priest Rose Building.)

• Ongoing: JCC New York Writer’s Workshop
  
  In-class and at-home assignments help novice writers develop the technique and structure for good writing habits. More advanced workshops deal with craft, style, revision, clarification, and getting published. New York's best known writing instructors lead supportive, yet rigorous class discussions of student work.
  
  About the Classes and How to Register
  
  Mixed Level Classes: Most classes are appropriate for beginner and intermediate students, including writers who have participated in previous workshops but want to work on technique. Registration for these classes is on a first-come, first-served basis. Call 646.505.5708.
  
  Advanced Level Classes: For experienced and previously published writers who want to refine their work for publication. Registration for advanced classes requires approval of the instructor and a 3-5 page writing sample. Email samples to writingclasses@jccmanhattan.org or mail to Writing Samples, New York Writers Workshop at the JCC, 334 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10023.
  

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• Bookfair
  The JCC's annual Jewish Bookfair is one of Central Ohio’s largest and most popular literary events, and takes place each Fall. The JCC's Jewish Bookfair features author appearances and book signings, events and activities, and a wide selection of books for sale either written by Jewish authors or about Jewish topics.
  The 2008 JCC Jewish Bookfair will be held
  Nov. 3-17 at the JCC. Watch for more details or contact Bookfair Coordinator Melanie Butter at (614) 559-6233 or mbutter@columbusjcc.org for more information.

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