BOOKMARK
June 15, 2007 - 9:00 pm
Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Neon publication to NEON, Attn: Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.
EVENTS
Poet and writer Adam Henry Carriere will have a reading at 7 p.m. today and a workshop for aspiring writers at 2 p.m. Saturday at Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North (229-6211).
Barnes and Noble, 567 N. Stephanie St., Henderson, will have "Junie B. Jones Day" celebrating Barbara Park’s children’s book character at 1 p.m. Thursday. Children are encouraged to dress up like Junie or one of her friends. The event will feature a look-a-like contest, readings, activities and prizes.
Mystery Book Group meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month; First Friday Book Group meets at 3 p.m. the first Friday of each month at Barnes and Noble, 567 N. Stephanie St., Henderson.
Saturday Morning Book Club meets at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month; the Celebrate Romance Reading Group meets the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.; the KLVX-TV, Channel 10 Book Group meets at 4 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month; the Young Adventurer’s Book Group for ages 9-12 meets the third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.; the Best Book You’ve Never Read book group meets the second Sunday of the month at 7 p.m.; Our Desert Hearts book group meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Barnes and Noble, 8915 W. Charleston Blvd.
Thursday night poetry is offered at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, 4550 S. Maryland Parkway.
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Club (SNAFFU) meets at 2 p.m. the fourth Sunday of each month at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road.
Borders bookstore, has a writers’ group at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 2190 N. Rainbow Blvd.
The Amazing Reads Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month at West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd.
The Book Lovers’ Bistro meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave.
The Brown Bag Book Club meets at 11 a.m. Thursdays and the Night Readers Book Club meets at 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the Laughlin Library, 2840 S. Needles Highway.
The West Las Vegas Book Club Social Hour is at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd.
The Great Books Reading & Discussion Group meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. At the next meeting, the group will be discussing "Distributive Justice" by John Rawls from "Collected Papers"; and the Contemporary Fiction Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road.
The Rainbow Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month, and Cover 2 Cover Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive.
The Murder of the Month Book Discussion Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave.
The Socrates Cafe, a discussion group on "Six Questions of Socrates: A Modern Day discovery through World Philosophy" by Christopher Phillips, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Reading Room at Mandalay Place, 3930 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
The Spring Valley Book Discussion Group meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd.
The Summerlin Library Book Chat Cafe meets at 10:30 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center, 1771 Inner Circle Drive.
The Sahara West Book Discussion Group meets at 7 p.m. the last Thursday of each month, and the Murder in the Library club meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month and 10 a.m. the following Wednesday of each month at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.