Colo. Book and Arts Festival Comes To Arvada

ARVADA, CO – "More books for me!" is the push-back from Marie Kendo's book-pitching philosophy of the new Netflix series "Tidying Up." Kendo suggests winnowing your entire book collection down to 30 volumes, which has led to huge mounds of donations to libraries and thrift stores.

But if you disagree, and instead want more books, more authors, more music, arts and literature, come to The Arvada Center March 16, 2019.

The Arvada Center along with Denver's Tattered Cover Bookstore and Regis University are partnering to present the Colorado Book and Arts Festival, a one-day literary arts festival celebrating books, art, and music for the whole family.

The Arvada Center will be filled with award-winning authors, panel discussions, an onsite pop-up Tattered Cover Book Store, children’s area with author-led activities, artist booths, musical performances, and more.

A special Keynote Conversation will take place with with Peng Shepherd, author of The Book of M.

This festival is the kickoff event for the NEA's Big Read program which will feature a series of events through mid-April.

An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read "broadens our understanding of the world, our communities and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book," according to a press release. The Arvada Center is the only recipient of this grant in Colorado.

Here's the Colorado Book and Arts Festival Schedule:

Saturday, March 16, 2019

12 pm – Keynote Conversation with Peng Shepherd, author of The Book of M

12 pm – 4 pm – Book Festival

Adult authors will include

• Peng Shepherd (Keynote)
• Eleanor Brown
• Roberta Gately
• Nicole Hampton
• Elisabeth Hyde
• Kelly Lund
• Sarah Scoles
• Cynthia Swanson

Young adult authors

• Julie Buxbaum
• Susan Cunningham
• Tehlor Kay Mejia
• Ingrid Palmer
• Crystal Smith
• Lisa Brown Roberts
• Jessie Hilb

Middle grade authors

• Kamilla Benko
• Stephen Bramucci
• Todd Fahnestock
• Lija Fisher
• Jason Henderson
• Lynne Kelly
• Stel Pavlou
• Laura Resau
• Melissa Savage
• Kate Siber
• Kim Tomsic
• Anne Ursu
• Booki Vivat

Picture book authors

• Deborah Diesen
• Martha Freeman
• Josh Funk
• Leslie Patricelli
• Dow Phumiruk
• Jean Reidy
• Julia Sarcone-Roach
• Ruth Spiro
• Jonathan Stutzman
• Andrea Wang
• Lily Williams
• Mike Wohnoutka
• Kenneth Wright & Sarah Jane Wright
• Stan Yan
• Toni Yuly

Tickets cost $15 for the keynote and festival, and $5 for the festival only. Children ages 3-12 et in for a buck and younger kids are free.

For more information, and tickets, visit the Colorado Book and Arts Festival page: cobookandartsfest.com

The Arvada Center for Arts and The Humanities is located at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada. Patron parking is free.

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