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« Monday April 05, 2010 »
Mon
Start: 9:00 am
Join us for Monday Night at the Lectures with author Gregory Maguire. The Penguin Bookshop is the exclusive bookseller at this event. For information and/or ticket sales call 412-622-8866 or visit PITTSBURGHLECTURES.ORG   WIZARD OF WICKED An entertaining and thought-provoking speaker, Gregory Maguire is best known for rewriting fairy tales to highlight their intriguing moral questions. His best-seller, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, turned the story of The Wizard of Oz inside out and is the origin of the Tony Award-winning musical. Maguire is also a national figure in children’s literature education and has written more than a dozen books for children. His lectures feature the voices of his characters and appeal to all ages. For more information about Gregory Maguire, click on these links: gregorymaguire.com powells.com seacoastonline.com
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 12:45 pm
  For children ages 3-5 Pack up your brown bag lunch and join your friends at the Penguin Bookshop for a lunch-hour story time. Munch on lunch while Miss Penguin and Mrs. Wilson read. Then try a make- and-take activity.
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