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Victoria's News
Dear Wonderful Fans,
The response to the book tour has be AMAZING! If you do not see your city or a city near you on the list, please be patient. We are adding new stops as quickly as possible, but this is not a quick process. Just check back often and see if your city has been added. Love to you all!
These dates are subject to change. PLEASE check with the bookstore prior to the event. Thank you!
Friday, September 14th
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Visionary Leadership Institute Regional Women’s Conference
Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center
201 Lafayette Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
Tel: 1-225-344-5866
Saturday, September 15th
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Visionary Leadership Institute Regional Women’s Conference
Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center
201 Lafayette Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
Tel: 1-225-344-5866
Friday, September 21st
Orlando Area
Sponsored by The Lake County Library Systems
Keynote and Signing and Talk
Lake Receptions
4425 N Hwy 19A
Mount Dora, FL 32757
Phone: (352)253-6153
6 PM - 10 PM
Saturday, September 22nd
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Speaker: Tennessee Foster Adoptive Parents Assoc
Signing and Talk
5 PM – 9 PM.
Sunday, September 23rd
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Circle of Sisters Expo 2007
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
Panel: The Gift
2 PM – 3 PM
Signing to follow.
Monday, September 24th
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Black Legislative Caucus: Day 4 Youth Positive Influence & Motivation -Keynote
12:30 PM
1105 Pendleton Street Suite 207
Columbia, SC 29201-3732
803 -734- 3041
12:30 PM
Monday, September 24th
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
1101 Lincoln Street
Columbia, SC 29201
5:30 PM
Book Signing.
Thursday, September 27th
WASHINGTON, DC
Congressional Black Caucus: Annual Conference
Victoria to Host Emerging Leaders Empowerment Series Instant Apprentice Luncheon
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington DC 20001
12:30 PM
Thursday, September 27th
WASHINGTON, DC
Congressional Black Caucus: Annual Conference
Karibu Books Authors Pavillion
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington DC 20001
2:30 PM 4:30 PM
Book Signing
Friday, September 28th
WASHINGTON, DC
Congressional Black Caucus: Annual Conference
Child Welfare Brain Trust Forum
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington DC 20001
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday, September 29th
WASHINGTON, DC
National Book Festival
Home and Family Pavilion
between, 7th street and 14th Street NW
10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Presentation and Signing
Saturday, September 29th
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Baltimore Book Festival
Mount Vernon Place
600 block North Charles Street
2:00 PM
Book Signing
Sunday, September 30th
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
West Hollywood Book Fair
West Hollywood Park
647 N. San Vicente blvd
2:00 PM 0 3:00 PM
Book Signing
Saturday, October 6th
LARGO, MARYLAND
Capital Book Festival
931A Capital Centre Blvd.
Largo, MD 20774
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Book Signing
Saturday, October 7th
AURORA, ILLNOIS
Midwest Literary Festival
Copley Theatre.
8 E. Galena Blvd
4:00 PM
Book Signing
Friday, October 12th
DALLAS/ADDISON, TEXAS
Texas CASA's 18th Annual State Conference
Dallas/Addison Marriott® Quorum by the Galleria
14901 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75254
Phone: 1-972-661-2800
9:00 AM
Key Note followed by Book Signing
Thursday, October 18th
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Harlem Hospital and Hue Man Bookstore - Benefit
Harlem Hospital
506 Lenox Avenue @ 135th street
New York, New York 10037
212-939-1390
7:00 PM
Saturday, October 20th
WILMINGTON, North Carolina
Wilmington black Expo @ The Schwartz Center
Cape Fear Community College
601 N. Front Street
Wilmington, NC
910-362-7000
2 PM – 3 PM – keynote speech – topic – Empowerment for the African American Community
3 PM – 4 PM – book signing, autograph
4 PM – 5 PM – VIP – reception with Sponsor
Tuesday, October 23rd
BOSTON, Ma
Association of Financial Planners Annual Convention
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
15 Summer Street 210 B
Boston, MA
8:30 - 10 AM –keynote – Q&A –
*book signing to follow
Thursday, November 1st
CHARLESTON, MS
Son-Edna Foundation
1:00 pm
School assembly with Vicki
Victoria presents a signed copy of her book for each library
Victoria speaks about literacy and the importance of reading
Q&A afterward
Thursday, November 1st
CHARLESTON, MS
Son-Edna Foundation
8:00 pm
SonEdna Annual Fall Costume Party & Hay Ride
Victoria presents a signed copy of her book for each library
Victoria speaks about literacy and the importance of reading
Q&A afterward
Friday, November 2nd
Mississippi State University
10:00 am
Reading, Book signing, and reception
Saturday, November 3rd
Communities-in-School event in Greenwood
9:00 am
Keynote and Q&A
Saturday, November 3rd
Charleston High School’s Morgan Freeman Auditorium
7:30 pm
Reading
Keynote and Q&A
7:30 pm – SonEdna Writer’s Showcase at Charleston High School’s Morgan Freeman Auditorium ($5.00 each.)
Thursday, November 8th
ALLENTOWN, PA
Pinebrook Children’s Services Luncheon
11:30 AM -Luncheon and book signing
Sunday, November 11th
MIAMI, Florida
Miami Book Fair International
Miami Dade College p>
300 Northeast Second Avenue
Miami, FL 33132
4:30 PM
Talk, Q&A, and book signing
Tuesday, November 13th
COLUMBUS, OH
Ohio School Boards Association
Greater Columbus convention center
400 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
11 AM Talk – Topic: Advocacy for Children
12 PM - Book Signing
Saturday, November 17th
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Madam Walker Theatre Center
617 Indiana Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
http://www.walkertheatre.com
Evening of Recognitions featuring Kirk Whalum, Wayman Tisdale and Victoria Rowell
8 PM - Book Signing
Tickets are $80/$55/$35
Wednesday, November 28th
SAN ATONIO, TX
Ohio Respite Care of San Antonio, Inc.
University of the Incarnate Word
The Sky room
847 E. Heldebrand (at Hwy. 281)
San Antonio, TX
11 AM Luncheon
12 PM - Speak for 30 minutes – Topic: The Women Who Raised Me
2 PM – Book Signing
Saturday, December 1st
KANSAS CITY, MO
KVC Behavioral Health: Foster Care for State of Kansas.
10th Annual Resource Family Conference
@ Overland Park Marriott
8:15 AM – Welcoming remarks
8:30 - 915 AM – Keynote – Q&A
Book Signing to follow
Friday, December 7th
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Annual National Conference
@ Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill
Washington, DC 20001
202-898-9000
1PM: Keynote – Topic – The Women Who Raised Me
2PM: Book Signing
Saturday, December 8th
OAKLAND, CA
Kwanzaa Gift Show Official Site
Oakland Marriot Convection Center
1001 Broadway
Oakland, California 94607
1-510-451-4000
8AM: Breakfast with Victoria
2PM-6PM: Booksigning
Tuesday, December 11th
BOSTON, MA
Conference for Women
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Boston, MA 02210
415 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
877-393-3393
9:45 AM – 11:00 AM Topic Many Mother's, One Girl
Wednesday, December 12th
BOSTON, MA
Boston Public Schoo Homelss Student Initiative
1241 adams Street
Forbes 103
Lower Mills, MA 02124
617.861.5015 tel.
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Talk and Book Signing
2008 SCHEDULE
Thursday, January 10th
JACKSON, MS
Mississippi Families for Kids
6:30 pm
Reception and Book Signing
Friday, January 11th
JACKSON, MS
Mississippi Families for Kids
11:30 am
Luncheon and Book Signing
Saturday, January 12th
ATLANTA, GA
Trumpet Award Ceremony
6:00 pm
Victoria to receive “Stars for a Cause Award
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 Born as a ward of the state of Maine—the child of an unmarried Yankee blueblood mother and an unknown black father—Victoria Rowell beat the odds. Unlike so many other children who fall through the cracks of our overburdened foster care system, her experience was nothing short of miraculous, thanks to several extraordinary women who stepped forward to love, nurture, guide, teach, and challenge her to become the accomplished actress, philanthropist, and mother that she is today. 
Rowell spent her first weeks of life as a boarder infant, before being placed with a Caucasian foster family—a controversial practice under the state’s then archaic child-welfare laws, which highly discouraged the fostering and adoption of African-American or mixed-race children by white families. Although her stay lasted for only two years, at this critical stage Rowell was given a foundation of love by the first of what would be an amazing arrayof women, each of whom presented herself for different purposes at every dramatic turn of Rowell’s life.
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