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Events are listed in chronological order based on the festival schedule. Registration will remain open until 24-hours prior to each event. Please confirm your attendance today and save your spot. All registration links can also be found here.
V.T. BIDANIA
A History Stretching Across Oceans and Generations
Monday, October 19 | 11:00-12:00
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room
No registration required for this FREE event. In-person attendance only.
Recommended for elementary and middle school students and their families.
THE GOOD WIVES 4-Course Chef's Tasting Menu: A Meal Event (Two Seatings)
A Culinary Tour through the Book Festival
Tuesday, October 20 | 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Seatings
The Good Wives Restaurant
Tickets are required for this meal event. If possible, please register everyone in your party at one time to accommodate seating.
PATTI SEE, JOHN HILDEBRAND, NICKOLAS BUTLER, B.J. HOLLARS
Writing in Your Own Backyard: Local Columnists On Writing the Chippewa Valley
Wednesday, October 21 | 6:00 p.m.
Riverview Room, Pablo Center at the Confluence
Registration is required for this FREE event. In-person attendance only.
ANIKA FAJARDO
The Geography of Two Worlds
Thursday, October 22 | 4:30 p.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room
Registration is required for this FREE event. In-person and virtual attendance options.
PAO LOR
Sharing a Hmong American Experience
Thursday, October 22 | 6:00 p.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room
Registration is required for this FREE event. In-person and virtual attendance options.
MICHAEL TORRES
Poetry and Conversation
Architecture of the Unspoken: Poetry, Identity, and the Power of Memory
Thursday, October 22 | 7:30 p.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room
Registration is required for this FREE event. In-person and virtual attendance options.
MATT FORBECK
Playing With Books
Friday, October 23 | 4:30 p.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room
Registration is required for this FREE event. In-person attendance only.
Recommended for middle school and high school students and young adults. This event is presented in person only.
MARY ROACH In Conversation with Mike Perry
Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy
Friday, October 23 | 6:00 p.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room
No registration required for this FREE event. In-person and virtual attendance options.
PLEASE NOTE: Roach will be joining virtually with Michael Perry as her in-person conversation partner.
THOMAS FULLER
Redefining the Underdog: A Story of Deafness, Dedication, and Championship Dreams
Saturday, October 24 | 9:30 a.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room
Registration is required for this FREE event. In-person and virtual attendance options.
JEROME POLING
History and Tales of the American Birkebeiner
Saturday, October 24 | 11:00 a.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room
Registration is required for this FREE event. In-person and virtual attendance options.
RITA WOODS
What is True in Fiction?
Saturday, October 24 | 1:00 p.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room
Registration is required for this FREE event. In-person and virtual attendance options.
REBECCA KAUFFMAN
The Mysterious Ordinary
Saturday, October 24 | 2:30 p.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room
Registration is required for this FREE event. In-person and virtual attendance options.
LAYNE FARGO
My Personal Favorites: Finding Inspiration in Obsession
Saturday, October 24 | 4:00 p.m.
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Riverview Room
Registration is required for this FREE event. In-person and virtual attendance options.
THE EPILOGUE: A GATHERING
End of the Festival Celebration
Saturday, October 24 | 5:30 p.m. (Doors Open at 5:00 p.m.)
Leona’s Pizzeria
Pizza and beverages will be available for purchase. Registration is requested.
