Saturday, September 13th - Monday, September 15th
BOSTON
National Foster Parent Conference
Saturday:
Reception, comedy relief by Loretta LaRoche - 6pm
Victoria introduced by Raymond Torres - 7:30-7:45pm
Speech followed by book signing - 7:45-8:15pm
Tuesday, September 16th
ATLANTA
Atlanta Business League
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
265 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Opening plenary event and speech: "Orchestrating Balance: The Tune of Success" - 8:30-10am
Two book signings at breakfast and lunch events
Friday, September 19th
KALAMAZOO & GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Meijer Author Tour
10:30-11am - Meijer Store #21
5800 Gull Road, Kalamazoo
3-4pm - Meijer Store #50
5531 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids
5-6:30pm - Meijer Store #158
1997 East Beltline Avenue NE, Grand Rapids
Saturday, September 20th
LANSING, ANN ARBOR, & CANTON, MI
Meijer Author Tour
10:30am-12noon - Meijer Store #25
2055 West Grand River Avenue, Lansing
3-4:30pm - Meijer Store #173
5645 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor
5:15-6:45pm - Meijer Store #32
45001 Ford Road, Canton
Sunday, September 21st
ROCHESTER HILLS, ROYAL OAK, & MONROE, MI
Meijer Author Tour
10-11:30am - Meijer Store #57
3175 Rochester Road, Rochester Hills
12:15-1:45pm - Meijer Store #34
5150 Coolidge Highway, Royal Oak
3:30-5pm - Meijer Store #67
1700 Telegraph Road, Monroe
Saturday, September 27th
AUSTIN, TX
A World for Children
Location TBA
Speech: "The Women Who Raised Me, and How They Put Me on the Right Path" - 8pm
Book signing to follow speech.
Thursday, October 2nd
MEMPHIS
Le Moyne-Owen College
Location TBA
Keynote speech: "Humanitarianism and Its Importance in the World Today" with Q&A - 6-7:30pm
Reception and book signing - 7:30-8pm
Sunday, October 5th
GREENSBORO, NC
North Carolina Division of Social Services
Location TBA
30-minute keynote speech, followed by book signing - 9:30am
Thursday, October 9th
VANCOUVER, WA
Hilton Vancouver Washington
Clark County YMCA 15th Annual Conference
"Humanitarianism and Its Importance in the World Today"
30-minute keynote speech for luncheon, followed by book signing - 12noon-1:30pm
Wednesday, October 15th
DALLAS
Wednesday's Child Benefit Corporation
The Realities of Foster Care: "The Miraculous Things
That Happen When People Care"
Dallas, Texas, Country Club
4100 Beverly Drive
Dallas, TX 75205
25-minute speech - 11am-1:30pm
Wednesday, October 15th - Sunday, October 19th
FRANKFURT, GERMANY
Frankfurt Book Fair 2008
Times TBA
Tuesday, October 21st
AUSTIN, TX
Greater Texas Community Partners
Doubletree Hotel
6505 IH-35 North
Austin, Texas 78752
(512) 454-3737
Keynote speech followed by book signing - 10:30am-12noon
Thursday, October 30th
BALTIMORE
Alliance for Children & Families Annual
Conference
Sheraton Baltimore City Center
101 West Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410) 752-1100
45-minute keynote speech followed by book signing -
10:30am-12noon
Friday, October 31st
LOS ANGELES
My Life - Casey Family program event
Renaissance Hotel
Times TBA
Friday, November 7th - Sunday, November 9th
ANTIGUA
Antigua & Barbuda International Literary
Festival
Jolly Beach Resort
www.antiguaandbarbudaliteraryfestival.com
Times TBA
Saturday, November 15th
University of Pennsylvania Bookstore
Translating Life's Experience into Books or
Film
Lecture, followed by book signing - 3-4:30pm
Wednesday, December 3rd
BOSTON
Foster Care Conference
Time and place TBA
~ ~ 2009 ~ ~
Sunday, February 1st
PRINCETON, NJ
Twentieth National African American Read-in
Princeton University
2-7-G Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544-2098
Lecture and book signing - Time TBA
Wednesday, February 25th
LOUISVILLE, KY
African American History Month at the University of
Louisville
Topic: "The Women Who Raised Me"
Keynote speech and reading featuring Q&A - 6-7pm
On-campus reception, photo ops, book signing - 7-7:45pm
Monday, April 13th
WILMINGTON, DE
Smart Talk Women's Celebrity Lecture Series
DuPont Theatre
1007 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
1 (800) 338-0881
Lecture: "The Women Who Raised Me" - 7:30-8pm
Moderated Q&A, followed by book signing - 8:15pm
Tuesday, April 14th
CINCINNATI
Smart Talk Women's Celebrity Lecture Series
The Aronoff Center
650 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-3344
Lecture: "The Women Who Raised Me" - 7:30-8:15pm
Moderated Q&A, followed by book signing - 8:15pm
Tuesday, April 21st
DES MOINES, IOWA
Smart Talk Women's Celebrity Lecture Series
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
221 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 246-2300
Lecture: "The Women Who Raised Me" - 7:30-8:15pm
Moderated Q&A, followed by book signing - 8:15pm
