PAST SPEAKING EVENTS
The dates below are in the past and are posted for information only.
2011-2012 JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL TOUR
Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 — ST. LOUIS, MO
St. Louis Jewish Community Center (JCC), 1 pm
St. Louis Jewish Book Festival
Tues., Nov. 8, 2011 — ROCKVILLE, MD
JCC of Greater Washington, Noon
42nd Annual Jewish Book Fair
Weds., Nov. 9 2011 — DAVIE, FL (FT. LAUDERDALE AREA)
David Posnack Jewish Community Center, 7:30 pm
24th Annual Jewish Book Festival
Thurs., Nov. 10, 2011 — SAN DIEGO, CA
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4 pm
San Diego Jewish Book Fair 2011
Weds., Nov. 16, 2011 — WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Cohen Pavilion, 11 am
JCC Book Festival Luncheon with Ariel Sabar
Sponsored by the JCC of the Greater Palm Beaches
Tues., Jan. 17, 2012 — BOCA RATON, FL
Sandler Center for Jewish Life, 2:30 pm
A Literary Afternoon with Ariel Sabar
OTHER 2011 EVENTS
Fri, March, 18, 2011 – ROANOKE, VA
Temple Emanuel, 7:30 pm
Featured book: My Father's Paradise
Sat., March 19, 2011 — CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
Virginia Festival of the Book
Barnes & Noble, Noon:
Short Stories panel, with authors
Mary Akers, Ed Falco, and Andrew
Wingfield
Village School, 2 pm:
Nice Jewish Kids Gone Wild panel
with authors Micah Nathan and Phoebe
Potts, and screenwriter Lee Goldberg
Featured book: Heart of the City
Weds., April 6, 2011 — NEW YORK CITY
Museum of Jewish Heritage, 7 pm
Joint appearance with author Jessica Jiji
Featured book: My Father's Paradise
Weds., April 27, 2011 — WASHINGTON, DC
Northeast Neighborhood Library, 7pm
Featured book: Heart of the City
Thurs., April 28, 2011 — ITHACA,NY
Cornell University, 4:30 pm
Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
Featured book: My Father's Paradise
View the event poster here
Sun., May 15, 2011 — WASHINGTON, DC
Literary Hill BookFest, 1 pm
North Hall, Eastern Market
- Ariel will be on hand from 11 am
to 3 pm. He gives a talk at 1 pm
(after celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn and
before columnist Marguerite Kelly)
Tues., May 24, 2011 – MONTREAL, QUEBEC
Jewish Public Library, 7:30 pm
Free, but email here to register.
Sponsored by the Miriam Schachter
Vineberg Foundation
Featured book: My Father's Paradise
Tues., June 28, 2011 — GREAT BARRINGTON, MA
Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 7:30 pm
Featured book: My Father's Paradise
Thurs., Sept. 22, 2011 — FAIRFAX, VA
Fall for the Book Festival, 6 pm
George Mason University
Ariel joins authors Peter Manseau and Ethelbert Miller for
a panel on autobiography & memoir, moderated by critic
Marcela Valdes.
Sponsored by the National Book Critics Circle.
Student Union Bldg. II, Third Floor, Rms. 3,4,5
HEART OF THE CITY HARDCOVER TOUR - FEB 2011
Thurs., Feb. 3, 2011 — PROVIDENCE, RI
Brown University, 6 pm
Brown/RISD Hillel, 80 Brown St.
Sponsored by Brown Nonfiction Writing Program
Mon., Feb. 14, 2011 – NEW YORK CITY
Borders, Park Ave. & 57th, 7 pm
Tues, Feb. 15, 2011 — NEW YORK CITY
Tenement Museum, 6:30 pm
Tenement Talks Series
Weds., Feb. 16, 2011 — NEW YORK CITY
Strand Book Store, 7 pm
Mon, Feb. 21, 2011 — WASHINGTON, DC
Politics & Prose, 7 pm
OTHER 2010 EVENTS
Tues., April 13, 2010 – WASHINGTON, DC
George Washington University, 7 pm
Marvin Center Grand Ballroom
800 21st St., NW
Jewish Literature Live Author Series
Sat., May 15, 2010 – GAITHERSBURG, MD
Gaithersburg Book Festival, 3 pm
Dashiell Hammett Pavilion, City Hall grounds
Olde Towne Gaithersburg
Thurs., Nov. 4, 2010 – NEWARK, DE
University of Delaware, 4 pm
"Imagining Global Citizenship" Speaker Series
Gore Hall, Room 103
MY FATHER'S PARADISE / PAPERBACK TOUR
Tues., Sept. 22, 2009 – WASHINGTON, DC
Southeast Neighborhood Library, 6:30 pm
Fri, Oct. 16, 2009 – WILMETTE, IL
Sponsored by Congregation Sukkat Shalom
Location: Community Church of Wilmette, 7:30 pm
Mon., Oct. 19, 2009 – WORCESTER, MA
JCC Author Series
Congregation Beth Israel, 7:30 pm
Tues., Oct. 20, 2009 – CAMBRIDGE, MA
Enormous Room, 7 pm
sponsored by Harvard Book Store
with Harvard Hillel and the New Center for
Arts & Culture
Weds., Oct. 21, 2009 – PHILADELPHIA AREA
Barnes & Noble store#2697, 7 pm
Fairless Hills, PA
Thurs., Oct. 22, 2009 – MADISON, C T
RJ Julia Booksellers, 7 pm
Fri, Oct. 23, 2009 – RYE, NY
Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester, 7:30 pm
Kickoff talk for a Scholar-in-Residence Weekend
featuring Ariel and his father, Prof. Yona Sabar
Sat, Oct. 24, 2009 – RYE, NY
Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester, 9 am
Saturday breakfast and talk by Prof. Yona Sabar
for Scholar-in-Residence Weekend
Tues., Oct. 27, 2009 – SEATTLE, WA
Elliott Bay Book Co., 7 pm
Weds., Oct. 28, 2009 – BELLINGHAM, WA
World Issues Forum, Noon
Fairhaven College, Western Washington University
Weds, Oct. 28, 2009 – BELLINGHAM, WA
Congregation Beth Israel, 7 pm
Co-sponsored with Village Books
Tues, Nov. 3, 2009 – LOS ANGELES
NEW LOCATION: UCLA Faculty Club,
in the club's California Room, 7:30 pm
Post-talk Q&A with Ariel and his father,
UCLA Professor Yona Sabar
Preregistration required: cjsrsvp@humnet.ucla.edu
Sponsored by The UCLA Center for Jewish Studies
Weds., Nov. 4, 2009 – SANTA ROSA, CA
Congregation Shomrei Torah, 7 pm
co-hosted by Copperfield's Books
Thurs., Nov. 5, 2009 – CAPITOLA, CA
Capitola Book Café, 7:30 pm
Weds., Nov. 11, 2009 – DENVER, CO
43rd Festival of Jewish Books & Authors
Mizel Arts & Culture Center, 7 pm
My Father's Paradise is the festival's
"2009 Denver Jewish Community Read"
Sat, Nov. 14, 2009 – MIAMI
Miami Book Fair International, 4:30 pm
Auditorium Pavillion B (Parking Lot #9)
Ariel joins a panel discussion with
authors Kati Marton and Sadia Shepard
Tues., NOV 17, 2009 - BALTIMORE
Enoch Pratt Free Library, 7 pm
Poe Room, Central Library
Thurs., Nov. 19, 2009 – LONG ISLAND
"On the Same Page" Author Breakfast
Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY, 10:30am
My Father's Paradise is Long Island's
2009 "On the Same Page" Jewish
Community Read
Mon., Nov. 23, 2009 – NEW YORK CITY
McNally Jackson Books, 7 pm
Weds., Dec. 2, 2009 – SYKESVILLE, M D
Fairhaven Retirement Community, 7:30 pm
Weds., Dec. 9, 2009 – POTOMAC, MD
Congregation Har Shalom, Noon
Daytimers Forum
MY FATHER'S PARADISE / HARDCOVER TOUR
Weds., Aug. 20, 2008 – NEW YORK CITY
The Jewish Week's Literary Summer
In conversation with Sadia Shepard,
author of The Girl from Foreign
Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 pm
Sun., Sept. 7, 2008 – SPENCERTOWN, NY
Festival of Books, 2 pm
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
Paired discussion with Sadia Shepard
Tues, Sept. 16, 2008 – BEAVERCREEK, OH
Books & Co., 7 pm
Thurs., Sept. 18, 2008 - CHICAGO
Highland Park Public Library, 7 pm
consponsored with The Book Stall
Highland Park, Ill.
Tues., Sept. 23, 2008 – WASHINGTON, DC
Jewish Literary Festival
Washington DC JCC, 7:30 pm
Weds, Sept. 24, 2008 - FAIRFAX, VA
Fall for the Book Literary Festival, 3 pm
Provident Bank Tent (Outside Johnson Center)
George Mason University - Fairfax
Thurs., Sept. 25, 2008 - MIAMI AREA
Books & Books, 8 pm
Coral Gables, Fl.
Thurs., Oct. 2, 2008 - CORTE MADERA, CA
Book Passage, 7 pm
Sat., Oct. 4, 2008 – BERKELEY, CA
Congregation Netivot Shalom, 1:30 pm
Mon., Oct. 6, 2008 - SONOMA, CA
Readers' Books, 7:30 pm
Tues, Oct. 7, 2008 – PALO ALTO, CA
Albert L. Schultz JCC, 10 am
Tues., Oct. 7, 2008 - MENLO PARK, CA
Kepler's, 7:30 pm
Thurs., Oct. 23, 2008– PROVIDENCE, RI
Brown University Bookstore, 4 pm
Sun., Oct. 26, 2008 - WASHINGTON, DC
Politics & Prose, 5 pm
Wed., Oct. 29, 2008 – DALLAS, TX
Aaron Family JCC, 7 pm
Sat., Nov. 1, 2008 – DOVER, DE
Delaware Book Festival, 1:15 pm
Memoir Panel with Lily Koppel,
author of The Red Leather Diary
First State Heritage Park
Sun., Nov. 2, 2008 - PHILADELPHIA AREA
One Book, One Jewish Community,
which made My Father's Paradise its
2008-2009 "Community Read"
Kickoff Conversation, 7 pm
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El
Wynnewood, PA
Thurs., Nov. 6, 2008 – HOUSTON, TX
36th Annual Jewish Book & Arts Fair, 8 pm
JCC of Houston
Sun., Nov. 9, 2008 – NEW YORK CITY
Culture Shock: Jewish Writing in America
On panel with authors Andre Aciman
(Out of Egypt) and Dalia Sofer
(The Septembers of Shiraz) and
moderator Sara Ivry, of Nextbook.
At 92Y Tribeca, 1:30 pm.
For ticket info, click here.
Tues., Nov. 11, 2008 – DETROIT AREA
JCC of Metropolitan Detroit, 7 pm
15110 West Ten Mile Rd., Oak Park, MI
Weds., Nov. 12, 2008– DETROIT AREA
JCC of Metropolitan Detroit, 10:30 am
6600 West Maple Rd., West Bloomfield, MI
Thurs., Nov. 13, 2008 – SAN DIEGO
San Diego Jewish Book Fair, 9:30 am
San Diego Center for Jewish Culture
La Jolla, Calif.
Thurs., Nov. 13, 2008 – SAN FRANCISCO
BJE Jewish Community Library, 7:30 pm
Sun., Nov. 16, 2008 – ATLANTA
Book Festival of the Marcus JCC of Atlanta
MJCCA Zaban Park, Dunwoody, 7 pm
Panel discussion with authors Sadia Shepard and Peter Godwin
Tues., Nov. 18, 2008 – SAINT PAUL, MINN.
Twin Cities Jewish Book Fair, 7:30 pm
The Saint Paul JCC
My Father's Paradise is the fair's
"Community Read"
Fri., Nov. 21, 2008 – PHILADELPHIA AREA
Author-in-Residence Program, 7:30 pm
Main Line Reform Temple
Wynnewood, PA
Tues., Nov. 25, 2008 – FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CT
Bethel Public Library, 7 pm
Tues, Dec. 2, 2008 – LOS ANGELES
Sinai Temple, Noon
Weds., Dec. 3, 2008 – PASADENA, CA
Vroman's Bookstore, 7 pm
Ariel's father, UCLA Professor Yona Sabar,
on hand after talk to answer questions
Sat., Dec. 6, 2008 – REDONDO BEACH, CA
Temple Menorah, 5 pm
Please click here for details (pdf)
Sat., Dec. 6, 2008 – PASADENA, CA
Jewish Book Festival, 7:30 pm
Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center
Ariel's father, UCLA Professor Yona Sabar,
on hand after talk to answer questions
Weds., Jan. 14, 2009 – WASHINGTON, DC
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 7 pm
Got Roots? Genealogy Speaker Series
Paired with testimony expert Amelia Klein
Sun., Jan. 25, 2009 – CHICAGO
Spertus Institute, 2 pm
Co-sponsored by Nextbook
Weds., Feb. 11, 2009 – WASHINGTON, DC
Library of Congress, Noon
Thurs., Feb. 12, 2009 – FAIRFAX, VA
3rd Annual Jewish Book Festival
JCC of Northern Virginia, 7:30 pm
Fri., March 20, 2009 – CHARLOTTESVILLE
Virginia Festival of the Book
Searching for Our Roots: Memoirs, 2 pm
Panel Discussion with authors
Lise Funderburg (Pig Candy),
Martha Frankel (Hats & Eyeglasses),
& Randall Kenan (The Fire This Time)
Thurs., March 26, 2009 – PHILADELPHIA
Germantown Jewish Centre, 7 pm
Panel with Ariel, his father
UCLA Professor Yona Sabar &
Villanova U. Sociologist Donna Shai
Thurs., April 30, 2009 – NEW YORK CITY
The Jewish Museum, 6:30 pm
Books in Focus series
Joint appearance with Sadia Shepard,
author of The Girl from Foreign
Thurs., May 7, 2009 – BALTIMORE
Center for Jewish Education, 7 pm
Weinberg JCC
My Father's Paradise is the 2009
nonfiction "Community Read"
for On the Same Page Baltimore
Weds, June 10, 2009 – CHERRY HILL, NJ
Author Talk, Katz JCC, 7:30 pm