Fusionist Action featuring the Unbearables: Oct. 16 at 6 PM
onlineThe Unbearables: Group reading and art opening from NYC
Free
Loading view.
artist
Robin Riding: Mermaids Fast Asleep
onlineRobin Riding lives in a Pennsylvania town full of old stone houses, where she and her husband run Book and Puppet Co. She enjoys making beautiful puppets and writing silly songs. Mermaids Fast Asleep is her debut picture book.
Free
Todd Parr Helping Kids Cope: Fishy in the Sea – It’s Okay To Be Different
onlineJoin Book and Puppet Co.'s Andy Laties and Rebecca Migdal for an interactive story hour and puppet show for kids about why it's okay to be different. This program is based on Todd Parr's "Fishy in the Sea" and "It's Okay to be Different" children's books.
Free
Paul O. Zelinsky
onlineInterview (with Andy Laties) Author and illustrator of "Wheels on the Bus" speaks with Andy Laties.
Free
Todd Parr Helping Kids Cope: Rocky Raccoon – The Goodbye Book
onlineJoin Andy Laties and Rebecca Migdal in this interactive storytime with puppets based on author Todd Parr's "Rocky Raccoon" and "The Goodbye Book."
Free
World War 3 Illustrated: The World We Are Fighting For
onlineWorld War 3 Illustrated is an American comics anthology magazine with a left-wing political focus, founded in 1979 by New York City comic book artists Peter Kuper and Seth Tobocman, and painter Christof Kohlhofer, and subsequently produced by a collective with a rotating editorship. For their 51st edition, World War 3 Illustrated asked their artists …
World War 3 Illustrated: The World We Are Fighting For Read More »
Free
Rebecca Thornburgh: A Kid’s Guide to Illustrating Books
online"When I was seven, I announced at the dinner table that when I grew up, I was going to be a bookmaker. Everybody laughed. But ever since I can remember, making books — creating stories and pictures — was what I wanted to do. So, now that I’m more or less a grownup, I’m more …
Rebecca Thornburgh: A Kid’s Guide to Illustrating Books Read More »
Free
Todd Parr Helping Kids Cope: Bubble Wrap Fruit – The I Love You Book
onlineJoin Book and Puppet's Andy Laties and Rebecca Migdal for a fun puppet show and interactive story hour featuring Todd Parr's "I Love You Book."
Free
World War Three Illustrated Election News Desk
onlineWorld War 3 Illustrated comics-journalists check-in from their communities around the country to discuss how we can all respond in a positive and effective way, whatever the aftermath of the election. With Easton's own Rebecca Migdal and Jackie Lima, WW3 founder Seth Tobocman, moderated by editor Sandy Jimenez. and with additional WW3 contributors from around …
Free
Word: A Visual Art Show
onlineJoin Jackie Lima and other artists for a virtual art show and party. Artists include: Edward Coppola Marie Roberts Joseph O’Neal Harriet Finck Patricia Dahlman Michael DalCerro Betsey Rosenwald Jenna Katzin Lash Jackie Lima
Free
Rock Reads: Musicians On Books
onlineRock Reads- Local Musicians On Books- Coming Tuesday, November 10th at 7:00 PM EST. This will be a virtual event on zoom webinar AND streaming on Facebook and the Easton Book Festival website. Webinar: 822 6055 9193. About this event: Please join us in a special virtual discussion for the Easton Book Festival with local …
Free
Books As Art
Lafayette College Store, 211 McCartney Street (on College Hill, corner of High Street) 211 McCartney Street, Easton, PA, United StatesLafayette College Store will host Maryann Riker, a mixed media artist who will take us on a journey into the beautiful and fascinating world of artist books.
Joe Frinzi, Cathy Bednar, Robin Riding and More, at Children’s Author Expo
Book and Puppet Company 22 Centre Square, Easton, PA, United StatesJoe Frinzi will have his two “Princess Bria” books, along with “Kubrick’s Monolith” (about the history of the film, 2001: A Space Odyssey), and “Movies On My Mind” (a collection of his film columns from the Easton Irregular). Cathy Bednar will be selling her two “Myra Carter” children’s books, along with her book of poems …
Joe Frinzi, Cathy Bednar, Robin Riding and More, at Children’s Author Expo Read More »
Echo City Capers Storytime and Workshop
Book and Puppet Company 22 Centre Square, Easton, PA, United StatesEnjoy an afternoon of capers and coloring at Book & Puppet with Ralph Greco & Joe Swarctz, the creators of children's book series, "Echo City Capers". Ralph will be reading from illustrated series and Joe will lead kids-of-all-ages in a fun drawing & coloring workshop.
Children’s Illustrator Elizabeth Zunon Shows Kids How She Makes Books
onlineElizabeth Zunon will take youngsters on a journey exploring the illustrations of her books "Off to See the Sea" and "Bedtime for Sweet Creatures" by Nikki Grimes, through her reference photos, drawings, and colorful paintings and collages. Watch on our book festival front page.
Gallery Talk: Easton Nights, with photographer Peter Ydeen
Sigal Museum’s Chrin Gallery 342 Northampton St, Easton, PA, United StatesMeet photographer Peter Ydeen and explore the mysterious and wonderful exhibition called Easton Nights. In over 70 photographs, Easton Nights evokes the surreal and romantic world of Easton’s small hours. The photos are animated, silent, and cathartic. Ydeen explains, “Easton Nights is a story which grew from the unique and uncommon valley in which the …
Gallery Talk: Easton Nights, with photographer Peter Ydeen Read More »
Free
Big Easy Easton Brass Kickoff Concert & Mini-Parade
Book and Puppet Company 22 Centre Square, Easton, PA, United StatesMarch along with Easton’s own community second-line marching jazz band, the Big Easy Easton Brass (BEEB) as they bring a taste of New Orleans to downtown Easton. Bring your tambourine, kazoo, or any instrument you like, and join in the fun! Open to all ages and skill levels, this community band is bringing a New …
Big Easy Easton Brass Kickoff Concert & Mini-Parade Read More »
Free
Floyd Cooper Memorial Children’s Story Hour: MAX AND THE TAG-ALONG MOON
Book and Puppet Company 22 Centre Square, Easton, PA, United StatesBring the kids to a delightful storybook reading of the late award-winning children’s book author and Easton’s own Floyd Cooper. The Parents Choice Awards best books list title, Max and the Tag-Along Moon, will be performed by Book and Puppet Co. owner, Andy Laties. About the Book: Max loves his grandpa. When they must …
Floyd Cooper Memorial Children’s Story Hour: MAX AND THE TAG-ALONG MOON Read More »
Free
Drag Queen Story Hour, with Eileen O’Brennan
Book and Puppet Company 22 Centre Square, Easton, PA, United StatesYour kids and the whole family will be entertained and enlightened by this very special story hour that features PrideFest 2022 Royale Champion drag queen, Eileen O’Brennan. Children learn tolerance early, and what better way to introduce them to the reality of human variety than in the safe, nurturing space of a children’s story hour?
Free
Easton: City of Resources, with Photographer Bruce Fackenthal
Lafayette College Store, 211 McCartney Street (on College Hill, corner of High Street) 211 McCartney Street, Easton, PA, United StatesMeet Bruce Fackenthal, author of Easton: City of Resources --a stunningly photographed and designed history of the city of Easton, Pennsylvania. The book shows Easton at the height of the Industrial Revolution. Get an inside view as to what inspired this archive-based documentation of a lost moment in time. It's truly a romantic reflection of …
Easton: City of Resources, with Photographer Bruce Fackenthal Read More »
Free
Author Interview: UnMasking the Mask with Arne Zaslove & Erminio Pinque — Interviewed by Rebecca Migdal
onlineIn his book, UnMasking the Mask: Insights from Physical Theatre and Life, Arne Zaslove, offers inspiration to theatre makers, theatre lovers, and those who wonder how and why theatre has nourished our understanding of human nature for thousands of years. Drawing on decades of experience as a director and teacher, Zaslove offers a look behind …
Free
Virtual Panel: ROCK READS II: Musicians on Books, with Lehigh Valley Musicians
onlineThis talk will help viewers see a different side of some local favorites, with this candid talk on biographies, music heroes, history written (or rewritten), and all things books and music.
Free
Grand Launch of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group Permanent Bookshelf!
Book and Puppet Company 22 Centre Square, Easton, PA, United StatesHistory is being made here in Easton, so don’t miss it! The Greater Lehigh Valley Writer’s Group (GLVWG), an all-genre writer’s support organization, will be inaugurating its own commemorative and permanent bookshelf at Book and Puppet Co! GLVWG features local writers of fiction or non-fiction, poets, journalists, essayists, and playwrights. All are welcome! Book …
Grand Launch of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group Permanent Bookshelf! Read More »
Free
World War 3 Illustrated Magazine Artist Slideshows: Seth Tobocman, Kevin Pyle, Fly, Rebecca Migdal, Jenny Gonzalez-Blitz, Terry Tapp
Book and Puppet Company 22 Centre Square, Easton, PA, United StatesTake a visual tour of World War 3 Illustrated –an American comics anthology magazine with a left-wing political focus that was founded in 1979 by New York City comic book artists Peter Kuper and Seth Tobocman, and painter Christof Kohlhofer. The anthology is now produced by a collective rotating editorship that includes Isabella Bannerman, Sue …
Free
Writing Graphic Novels with Victoria Jamieson, author of When Stars Are Scattered
Easton Area Public Library 515 Church Street, Easton, PA, United StatesJoin Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Victoria Jamieson in a fun, hands-on comics-making workshop! Victoria Jamieson is the author and illustrator of graphic novels for kids, including Roller Girl and When the Stars are Scattered. She was raised in Havertown, PA until she was twelve years old, and her family moved to …
Writing Graphic Novels with Victoria Jamieson, author of When Stars Are Scattered Read More »
Free
Arts Program: Bonnie Winfield’s Book Making Workshop
smARTivities 60 Centre Square, Easton, PA, United StatesYou will learn how to create your own artist book in this special workshop at Smartivities Showcase. The materials are free, so this workshop has limited enrollment. Sign up now! Dr. Bonnie Winfield is an expressive arts facilitator and educator. She has been providing an open studio and safe space for …
Arts Program: Bonnie Winfield’s Book Making Workshop Read More »
Free
Author Talk: CHAZAN Unfiltered, with Graphic Novelist Erminio Pinque
Easton Area Public Library 515 Church Street, Easton, PA, United StatesGraphic novelist Erminio Pinque presents his biographical graphic novel about Joseph A. Chazan, MD, celebrating the doctor's contributions to the community. Erminio Pinque is the founder and artistic director of BIG NAZO, an international performance group and creature-making studio in Providence. Originally from New York, he has lived in Providence since receiving his BFA in …
Author Talk: CHAZAN Unfiltered, with Graphic Novelist Erminio Pinque Read More »
Daedal Doodle with artist Victor Stabin
Easton Area Public Library 515 Church Street, Easton, PA, United StatesFueled by the love he felt for his children, drawing, and the dictionary, acclaimed fine artist Victor Stabin began combing through the pages of the Oxford English, Merriam Webster, and Chambers Concise in search of alliterative couplets that would work well with illustrative narratives. The published result is a whimsical revue of 26 characters known …
Free
Workshop: Zine Life,with Maryann Riker
Lafayette College Store, 211 McCartney Street (on College Hill, corner of High Street) 211 McCartney Street, Easton, PA, United StatesWhat are zines, why do people make them, and how can I get started? Book artist, Maryann Riker will tell us about the counter-cultural history behind zines and show you a variety of ways to make one of your own in our hands-on workshop. Maryann Riker is a mixed-media artist …
Free
Art WorkshopFloating Painted Cardboard Cut-Out with Big Nazo
Easton Neighborhood Center 902 Philadelphia Road, Easton, PABIG NAZO is an international performance group of visual artists, puppet performers, and masked musicians. During BIG NAZO's “Floating Painted Cardboard” Workshop, images are created through a collaborative drawing process that involves every participant responding to the evolving drawing instead of being concerned with a pre-conceived finished product. Once the “composite personas” are completed, they …
Art WorkshopFloating Painted Cardboard Cut-Out with Big Nazo Read More »
Author Talk: Sean Ford Only Skin Presentation
Book and Puppet Company 22 Centre Square, Easton, PA, United StatesOnly Skin is an exploration of the hallucinatory and grim landscape of rural America seen through the eyes of two orphaned siblings searching for answers in a world filled with terrible questions. A pair of siblings return to their rural hometown to investigate the mysterious disappearance of their father. "Sean Ford creates a world that's both …
Free
An Exaltation of Poets & IF Museum Fall Exhibition
International Fusionism Museum 107 N 4th St, Easton, PA, United StatesThe Unbearables Poetry Collective & Lehigh Valley Poetry perform at IF Museum, during the museum's fall exhibition opening party. The Unbearables are a loose confederation of poets and writers who came of age in the 1980s and 90s in New York. Infamous for their high-minded aesthetics and low, barroom manners, the group has sought to …
An Exaltation of Poets & IF Museum Fall Exhibition Read More »
Free