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AUTHOR PROGRAMS
Fall 2024 Lineup through Spring 2025
Erika Sanchez on October 9 @ 7p.m.
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Jason Reynolds (youth program) on Oct 22 @ 7p.m.
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Chef Art Smith on November 20 @ 7p.m.
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Raina Telgemeier (youth program) on December 10 @ 7 p.m.
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Dec 20-22 Recording Virtual Screening ONLY
Theatre Screening: Little Women: The Musical (2022)
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Steve Dolinski on January 9 @ 7p.m.
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Michelle Buteau on January 23 @ 7p.m.
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James McBride on February 4 @ 7p.m.
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Amy Tan Wednesday February 19 @ 7p.m.
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Coralie Adam on March 4 @ 7 p.m.
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March 21-23 Documentary Screening Recording Only
9 to 5: The Story of a Movement
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Alexis Nikole Nelson on April 10 @ 7p.m.
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Dan Santat (youth program) on May 3 @ 2p.m.
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Matthew Desmond on May 15 @ 7p.m.
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