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GARDEN ALPHABET |
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Mississippi wordsmith and collage artist Laurie Parker, author of Everywhere in Mississippi, The Turtle Saver, A for Angels and other favorites has now created a beautiful and one-of-a-kind treasure for gardeners. Captivating verses for each letter of the alphabet are carefully crafted, with plant/flower names and gardening terms woven together through alliteration and metered rhyme, as in this verse for the Letter B: |
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LAURIE PARKER’S GARDEN ALPHABET BOOK SIGNING SCHEDULE 2011 (More appearances being added regularly)
—Saturday July 9th, 7:30-10:00 am Debut Signing Starkville, MS Starkville Community Market
—Monday July 11th Luncheon with Books Webster County Library Eupora, MS
—Wednesday July 13th Reading/Talk/Signing Auburn, Al Lee County Master Gardeners Monthly Meeting/Potluck Supper
—Wednesday July 27th Lunching With Books Tupelo Library Tupelo, MS
—Wednesday July 27th, 4:00 Reading / Signing Memphis Botanic Garden Memphis, TN
—Thursday, July 28th 11:00 Book Talk Burch Library Collierville, TN
—Thurs., July 28th, 1:30-3:30 pm Signing Millstone Market/The Greenhouse The Market at Poplar Estates Germantown, TN
—Wednesday, August 3rd 6:30 Reading Patio Planters Garden Club Meeting The French Quarter Le Petit Theatre New Orleans, LA
—Thursday, August 4th, 12:30-2:30 Signing Bay Books Bay St. Louis, MS (CANCELLED; extensive water damage in store from plumbing incident)
—Tuesday, Aug. 9th Reading/ Talk/Signing Mid-Year Board Meeting Arkansas Federation of Garden Clubs Crowne Plaza Little Rock, AR
—Thursday, Aug. 11th Book Signing, Home of Kim & Bob Tramel Little Rock
—Sat., Aug. 13th, 7 to 10 am Signing Hitching Lot Farmer’s Market Columbus, MS
—Tuesday, August 16th Luncheon with Books Union County Library New Albany, MS
—Thursday, August 18th Luncheon With Books Bryan Public Library West Point, MS
—Thursday, Sept.1st, 10:00am Reading/Talk/Signing Jackson Council of Garden Clubs Jackson, MS
—Tuesday, September 6th, Noon Reading and Talk Friends of the Library Series Marshall County Library Holly Springs, MS
—Tuesday, September 13th, Noon Reading and Talk Louisville Garden Club Meeting at Lake Tiak O'Khata Louisville, MS
—Tuesday, September 13th, 7:00 pm Reading and Talk Pontotoc Town and Country Garden Club PEPA Bldg. Pontotoc, MS
—Wed., Sept.14th, 10:00am Reading/Talk/Signing Friends & Neighbors Club Columbus, MS
—Thurs., Sept.15th, noon Reading/Talk/Signing Oktibbeha County Master Gardeners Starkville, MS
—Saturday, Sept. 17th, 8:30-2:00 Signing St. Charles Room/Dana Center Loyola University New Orleans, LA Master Gardeners of New Orleans Gardening Symposium
—Tuesday, September 20th Lunching With Books Amory Municipal Library Amory, MS
—Wednesday, September 28th, 10:00am Reading/Talk/Signing Columbus Home and Garden Club Columbus, MS
—Friday, September 30th Lunching With Books Pratt Library Fulton, MS
—Tuesday, Oct. 4th, 4:30-6:30 Signing Main Street Books Hattiesburg, MS
—Wednesday, October 5th, 9:30 am Reading/Signing Gulf Shores Garden Club Gulf Shores, AL
—Thursday, October 6th, 9:45 am Reading/Signing Lake Forest Garden Club Mobile, AL
—Friday, October 7th, 9:30 am Reading/Signing Wisteria Garden Club Fairhope, AL
—Tuesday, October 11th Luncheon with Books Bolivar County Library Cleveland, MS
—Wednesday, October 12th, 10:00 am Reading and Talk Clarksdale Garden Club Clarksdale, MS
—Thursday, Oct. 13th, 12:00 noon “Books ’n Lunch” Oxford, Mississippi Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library
—Saturday, October 15th RADIO INTERVIEW, Supertalk MS “Weekend Gardening” /Garden Mama
—Wednesday, October 19th Lunching with Books Evans Memorial Library Aberdeen, MS
—October 19th-22nd Celebration Village Tupelo Furniture Market Tupelo, MS
—November 2nd-5th Mistletoe Marketplace Trademart Jackson, MS
—Saturday, Nov. 12th Trinity Presbyterian Church Bazaar Meridian, MS
—Wednesday, November 16th, 9:30 am Reading/Talk/Signing Brandon Garden Club Brandon, MS
—Thursday, November 17th, 9:00 to 1:00 Signing Birmingham, AL “The Market” (Junior League of B’Ham)
—November 18th-19th Handworks Market Trademart Jackson, MS
—Sunday, November 20th, 2:00-5:00 Mississippi State Library Gala Starkville, MS
—December 2nd-4th Chimneyville Festival Trademart Jackson, MS
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HIDDEN PICTURE |
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LAURIE PARKER BIO |
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NEW in 2011 from LAURIE PARKER Mississippi Wordsmith & Collage Artist
—For adult gardening enthusiasts, an A to Z celebration of everything garden!
—For children, an engaging and educational intro into the wonders of gardening AND an “I Spy” type book!
Click here for peek inside book & a list of retailers state-by-state (many NEW store locations!)
Click here for Press Release
Scroll down for 2011 signing schedule...
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Laurie with Felder Rushing and Rusty at the Hitching Lot Farmer’s Market in Columbus, MS 8-13-11 |
