MARCH
4 Ben Johnson (“John Barleycorn Must Die: The War Against Drink in Arkansas”), 5-7 p.m., Old State House Museum
5 Barbara Joe-Williams (“Forgive Us This Day”), 2-5 p.m., PA
12 P. Allen Smith (“Container Gardens: 60 Container Recipes to Accent Your Garden”), 11 a.m.-1 p.m., WW; Sister Macrina Wiederkehr and Joyce Rupp (“The Circle of Life”), 2-3:30 p.m., WW; Sierra Club fund-raiser, percentage of book sales donated to club, all day, BN
15 Wordsworth Book Club discusses “The Story of My Life” by Helen Keller, 7 p.m., WW
18-19 La Voz Latina: A Celebration of Latino Authors. Events scheduled for Fayetteville’s Public Library and the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. The authors include Nina Marie Martinez, Rene Saldana, Jr., Maria Amparo Escandon, H. G. Carillo, Willie Perdomo, Richard Blanco, Liliana Valenzuela and Manuel Munoz. For a complete schedule, call Arkansas Center for the Book, 682-5288.
19 Ben Johnson (“John Barleycorn Must Die: The War Against Drink in Arkansas”), 3-5:30 p.m., WW
22 Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hays (“Being Dead Is No Excuse”), 5-7 p.m., WW
24 J.A. Fair’s Poets With Passion Poetry Reading, 6 p.m., BN
26 Andrew Winston (“Looped”), 4:30-6 p.m., WW; I.C. Smith (“A Top G-Man Exposes Spies, Lies, and Bureaucratic Bungling Inside the FBI), 7 p.m., BN
27 Jammie Storytime, 6 p.m., and Family Game Night, 7 p.m., BN
Every Tuesday: Little Rock Chess Association, learn how to play or enjoy a friendly game, 7-10:30 p.m., BN (no meeting the week of Christmas); Children’s Storytime, 10 a.m., BN; Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m., BAM
Every Thursday: Storytime, 10 a.m., BN, Yu-Ghi-Oh reading group, 6 p.m., BN
Every Thursday morning: Books-a-Million Buddies (geared to elementary and pre-school children), call Pam for reservations, 771-7581
Every Saturday: Themed storytime, 10:30 a.m., BAM; Cranium Night, 6 p.m, BN
Every second and fourth Thursday: C.U.R.E. meeting, 7 p.m., BN
Area Bookstores:
BAM: Books-A-Million, 2747 Lakewood Village Drive, NLR, 771-7581
BREN: Brentano’s Bookstore, Park Plaza, 663-0324
BN: Barnes & Noble-Chenal, 11500 Financial Centre Parkway, 954-7648
BN-NLR: Barnes & Nobel-North Little Rock, 4000 McCain Blvd.
LB: Lorenzen & Co. Booksellers, 7509 Cantrell Road, 663-8811
PA: Pyramid Art, Books and Custom Framing, Museum Center, 500 E. Markham St., Suite 110, 372-5824
RMBG: River Market Books and Gifts, Cox Creative Center, 120 Commerce St., 918-3093
TBMP: That Bookstore at Mountebanq Place, 1107 Oak St., Conway, 888-287-7791
TBIB: That Bookstore in Blytheville, 316 W. Main St., Blytheville, 870-763-3333
T&T: Tyler and Tyler Booksellers, 4558 JFK Blvd., NLR, 753-8530
WALD: Waldenbooks, McCain Mall, 758-5447
WW: Wordsworth Books & Co., 5920 R St., 663-9198

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