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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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