Children's story time at Barnes & amp;Noble
Children's story timeat Barnes & amp;Noble
BOARDMAN -- Ms. Laura will read, play music and conduct other creative activities for toddlers during Little Listeners Story Time on Wednesday and Thursday at Barnes & amp;Noble Bookseller, 381 Boardman-Poland Road. Sessions are free at begin at 10:30 a.m.
Area native debutswork with book signing
NILES -- Dr. Sabrina Eileen Mickel of Cleveland will kickoff the release of her debut work, a poetic memoir titled "This is My Story ... This is My Rhyme," with a book signing from at 2 p.m. Saturday at Borders Books, 2102 Niles-Cortland Road S.E.
In "Story," Mickel, a Youngstown native, writes about her childhood, which was filled with poverty, tragedy, abuse and ridicule, and her subsequent triumph of graduating from The Ohio State University Dental School and earning the title of doctor. Published by Shining Angel Press, the soft cover work lists at 19.95, and is available at Borders and online from the publisher (www.shiningangelpublishing.com), Amazon (www.amazon.com) and Rainbow Family Book Center (www.onlinerainbow.com).
Mickel, who is married with two sons, is a practicing dentist in Cleveland. She is a member of the American Dental Association, the Ohio Dental Association, the Cleveland Dental Society, the National Dental Association and Forest City Dental Society, and has an interest in speaking to elementary- and high school-age children about higher education.
Local shop to observe Free Comic Book Day '07
SHARON, Pa. -- One day a year (and for the last six years) in an attempt to introduce as many people as possible to the comic book/graphic novel art form, comic books stores around the globe give away comic books to patrons that come into their shops absolutely free of charge. No strings attached.
This year that day is Saturday, and Bennie's Comics and Cards, 462 Sharpsville Ave., is among the local stores participating. Event hours will be 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be door prizes, photo opportunities with a superhero, and chances to meet comic professionals, including Bill Murray, publisher and artist, who will sign autographs and maybe even do some sketches. For more information, contact owner Paul Worley at (724) 347-3390 or crah@infonline.net.
Regular updates, information about comic books, lists of participating publishers (and their comics) and more about Free Comic Book Day 2007 is available online at www.FreeComicBookDay.com.
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