2011 Please Be Seated Readings

Friday, July 29^th

12:00 The Town That Went to Sea, by Aubigne Lermond Packard, Seat: “Knit2Gather”, at the SW corner of High and Main Streets, offered by Artisan Books & Bindery.

1:00 Little Boy Lost, by Marghanita Laski. Seat: “Let’s Swivel” in front of the good table, offered by Beyond the Sea.

1:00 Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey. Seat: “Wonderfully Whimsical – The Frog” in the children’s green. Offered throughout Belfast.

2:00 Brute Neighbors – Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. Seat:  “Penny the Pig”, at the NE corner of High and Main Streets. Offered by Old Professor’s Bookshop.

3:00 William Crosby’s Coming Into Belfast 1801. Seat: “Penny the Pig”, at the NE corner of High and Main Streets. Offered by The Belfast Historical Society.

5:30 – 8:00 This Book of Poems You Found, by Jacob Fricke.

Belfast Poet Laureate, Jacob Fricke, will be visiting shops and reading throughout downtown.

Saturday, July 30^th

11:00 Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney. Seat: “Wonderfully Whimsical – The Frog” in the children’s green. Offered by BELLABOOKS.

11:00 Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard.  Seat:  “Penny the Pig”, at the NE corner of High and Main Streets. Offered by Old Professor’s Bookshop.

12:00 Miss Ranskill Comes Home, by Barbara Euphan Todd. Seat:  “Let’s Swivel” in front of the good table, offered by Beyond the Sea.

12:00 Standing with Trees, by Karin Spitfire.  Seat: “Welcome Rocker” at the NE corner of Church and Main Streets. Offered by Coyote Moon and Aarhus Gallery.

1:00 The Expendable Man, by Dorothy B. Hughes. Seat: “Let’s Swivel” in front of the good table, offered by Beyond the Sea.

1:00 Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey. Seat: “Wonderfully Whimsical – The Frog” in the children’s green. Offered throughout Belfast

2:00 The Log of the Skipper’s Wife, by James W. Balano. Seat: “Knit2Gather”, at the SW corner of High and Main Streets, offered by Artisan Books & Bindery.

2:00 Beautiful Blackbird, by Ashley Bryan. With Craft Activity.  Seat:  “Let’s Swivel” in front of the good table, offered by Artisan Books and Bindery.

Sunday, July 31^st

1:00 Fairy Tales Seat: “Titania’s Faery Throne”, at the Belfast Free Library, offered by Waterfall Arts.

1:00 Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey. Seat: “Wonderfully Whimsical – The Frog” in the children’s green. Offered throughout Belfast

2:00 84 Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff. Seat:  “Let’s Swivel” in front of the good table, offered by Beyond the Sea.