Contributed by Erika Davis / Creekside Books & Coffee

Creekside Books & Coffee, an independent bookstore and coffeehouse in Skaneateles, is pleased to announce its fourth annual local author day celebration on Saturday, November 8th at 1PM.  Authors include, Dan Roche, Matthew Dunn, Thomas Phillips, Bob Molinari, Rachael Ikins, Barbara Florance and Norman O. Keim. Authors will spend 15 minutes each presenting their work. Following the presentations, enjoy refreshments and time to linger, chat with the authors and get books signed.

“Join us for our fourth annual Local Author Day venue.  It always proves to be a spectacular overview of amazing local talent,” says Erika Davis, owner of Creekside Books and Coffee.  “These people never fail to impress me and their audiences.  Central New York is home to a wide variety of  incredibly talented and giving individuals.” (more…)

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Contributed by Erika Davis / Creekside Books & Coffee

Creekside Books & Coffee an independent bookstore and coffeehouse in Skaneateles presents author and law clerk, Mike Langan on Saturday October 25, 2008.  Langan’s second book, Ready for the Defense was published in May 2008.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mike Langan writes novels that draw on his experience as a former litigator in Washington, D.C., and Syracuse, N.Y.  He received his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law, where he was notes editor of the Law Review.  Before becoming a lawyer, Mike received his M.F.A. in creative writing from George Mason University, where he was a graduate fellow, and his B.A. in philosophy from Colgate University, from which he graduated cum laude.  He has published several short stories and legal articles, and has taught college courses in both English and law.  He lives with his wife and two daughters in the Syracuse area. His first novel, Dark Horse, was published in February of 2008.  His second novel, Ready for the Defense, was published in May of 2008. (more…)

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Saturday October 4, 2008 at 1PM, Creekside Books & Coffee, an independent bookstore and coffeehouse in Skaneateles, welcomes Gustav Niebuhr author of Beyond Tolerance Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America

“After reading Beyond Tolerance you will feel as honored as I do to welcome Gustav Niebuhr to Creekside. He wraps up a six city tour before stopping in Skaneateles,” says Erika Davis, owner of Creekside Books and Coffee. “His thoughts are provoking and insightful, and I am certain his discussion will leave his audience changed and charged with an energized outlook on tomorrow.”

From the SU website http://thecollege.syr.edu/pressrelease/niebuhrRC.htm: “Using reporting skills he honed during his 20-year career as a journalist, Niebuhr takes readers on a cross-country journey to meet groups who are building bridges to better religious understanding.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gustav Niebuhr—grandson of renowned religious thinker Reinhold Niebuhr, and grandnephew of renowned ethicist Helmut Reinhold Niebuhr—a former New York Times Religion reporter takes the reader on a hopeful journey through America’s religious heartland, shining a light on the multitude of congregations that are reaching across theological boundaries not with tolerance, but with respect. (more…)

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Creekside Books & Coffee, an independent bookstore and coffeehouse in Skaneateles, is thrilled to host Laura Numeroff’s visit to Syracuse’s John H. Mulroy Civic Center, Carrier Theater on Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 3:00 pm.

“I am thrilled to be bringing award winning author, Laura Numeroff to Central New York,” says Erika Davis, owner of Creekside Books and Coffee. “Her books have captured the hearts of not only children for so many years, but their parents and teachers as well.”

ABOUT Laura Numeroff
Laura Numeroff is the best-selling author of a number of books for children, including If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If You Give a Moose a Muffin, If You Give a Pig a Pancake, If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, If You Take a Mouse to School and If You Give a Pig a Party, illustrated by Felicia Bond; The Chicken Sisters, illustrated by Sharleen Collicott and Laura Numeroff’s 10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster illustrated by Nate Evans. She lives in Los Angeles, California, but still loves to travel back to New York.

Her visit includes a reading of the book, question & answers, and plenty of time to personally sign copies of the book. (more…)

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Contributed by Laura Ponticello / Laura’s List: Books for Women

Laura’s List: Books for Women, Creekside Books & Coffee and Mirbeau Inn & Spa host Nourish Your Mind, Body and Spirit. Throw away your worries for a Girl’s Night Out! Thursday evening, October 23 at Mirbeau Inn and Spa.
5:00pm welcome reception and event kickoff at 6:00pm.
Help us cultivate hope … A portion of the proceeds will support Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund, Inc. given October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

It will be a night to remember, with:
Inspirational stories, spa pajama party, special guest appearance by the Baldwin family, cocktail hour
Spa tote/goody bag for each attendee sponsored by CNY Healing Arts (Dr. Robert Kiltz)
A copy of keynote speaker Jeannie Ralston’s book and featuring “The Unlikely Lavender Queen” , on Good Morning America, Southern Living, Ladies Home Journal, Fortune Small Business Magazine
Vendors with inspirational products for women
Throw away your worries- Mind-body wellness experts from Mirbeau Inn & Spa that will lead transforming exercises for women
National speaker and Motivational Humorist Yvonne Conte, with best seller Serious Laughter and Bits of Joy. (more…)

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Contributed by Bob Comenole

Thursday Evenings at Creekside Books
7:00 – 8:30pm
September 25th – October 23rd 2008

Purpose: Everyone has a great story to tell. Our lives are unique and worthy of exploration. How will your life be documented…what will you leave behind?
This seminar is designed to help participants decide what life story to tell and the most powerful and effective way of telling it. Participants will learn to employ the various techniques involved in the craft of writing memoir and autobiography.

Format: Workshops are conducted at Creekside in an informal, interactive atmosphere. Instructor will offer mini-lectures, conduct small group discussions, and facilitate peer critiques. Participants will refine their own works-in-progress, in and out of class.

Instructor: For 20 years Bob Comenole has taught writing, literature and communications at several colleges, including Miami University, Siena College, the State University of New York and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Comenole, author of Bushel & Lamp and the novella The Long Night of Clement C. Craggogre, has just completed work on a collection of short stories, Perplexed by the Egg & Other Stories, as well as a collection of essays. (more…)

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Contributed by Erika Davis / Creekside Books & Coffee

Put your writing cap on! Bob Comenole, local teacher and writer, will be facilitating the Creekside Writing Workshops, a series of topic-related workshops for interested writers. Possible workshop topics include:  Writing Memoir and Autobiography * Writing the Personal Essay * Discover Your Writing Niche * How to Overcome Writers Block * Poetry Workshop * Constructing the Novel * The Hero’s Journey for Storytellers * Creating Characters * The Lyric Essay * Creative Nonfiction

Interested persons should contact Creekside bookstore at 685-0379.

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Contributed by Erika Davis / Creekside Books & Coffee

Wednesday, August 20th 9am-2pm Women TIES sponsors a Public Relations Event: “Preparing For Your Fall PR Campaign”

“Publicity begets Publicity” is one of the truest statements in public relations today. As soon as a woman entrepreneur and her company obtain publicity, the more publicity they continue to receive. Publicity is an inexpensive, creative way to gain awareness for a business and its owner. There are three essential components to get the ball rolling: a professional headshot, a template for a press release, and a list of valuable PR opportunities.

This unique opportunity will provide women entrepreneurs with a professional headshot session with Laure Lillie Photographie in her Skaneateles photo studio, a fifteen-minute PR consulting session and materials handout with Tracy Higginbotham, a hot beverage, snack and $10 book coupon from Creekside Books & Coffee.

To visit the Women TIES website and learn more information about this event, click www.womenties.com/events for reservations due by August 17th.

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Creekside Books & Coffee, an independent bookstore and coffeehouse in Skaneateles, presents Mary Humphrey author of Kids’ Yoga Book of Feelings on Thursday August 14, 2008 at 7PM.  Admission: $20.00 includes your own book, along with instructional workout.

“It’s motivating that adults recognize young children have issues that bring on stress,” says Erika Davis, owner of Creekside Books and Coffee.  “This book is one in a  set of tools that allows the child to de-stress through a fun creative outlet called “yoga.”  It also empowers, which is doubly wonderful. Don’t be surprised to find older siblings joining in and helping out!”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
MARY HUMPHREY, a school librarian and yoga teacher, has taught children for more than thirty years. Introducing yoga to teachers, she has enabled others to bring the art of yoga and other mind/body techniques into the classroom. She is the author of Living the Hero’s Quest: Character Building through Action Research and a presenter at national conferences dedicated to children’s development and learning. She lives with her husband, daughters, and two cats in Skaneateles, New York.

ABOUT THE BOOK
Yoga is an art that emphasizes a calm, happy state of being. Yoga helps to harmonize your feelings to achieve a more balanced way of living. Each of the poses described has an animal or familiar object linked to the feeling it expresses. In addition, there’s an affirmation about the feeling being released. For example, as you assume the pose of the polar bear, you say, “I feel balanced and grounded,” just as a polar bear stands firmly on a patch of ice. Come celebrate yoga with the kids in this book as they demonstrate twenty poses from the Butterfly to the Opossum. Target age 6-13 yr. (more…)

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Contributed by Erika Davis / Creekside Books & Coffee

Creekside Books & Coffee, an independent bookstore and coffeehouse in Skaneateles, welcomes Ken Blanchard, author of The One Minute Entrepreneur, Thursday, August 7th at 6pm.

“As an entrepreneur I live the daily risks outlined in this book,” says Erika Davis, owner of Creekside Books and Coffee. “But this book is truly for more than just the entrepreneur. Anyone interested in successful living should join us for an insightful lesson from one of the masters.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ken Blanchard is Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies®, an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Dr. Marjorie Blanchard, founded in 1979 in San Diego, California. He is also a visiting lecturer at his alma mater, Cornell University, where he is a trustee emeritus of the Board of Trustees. Ken is co-founder of The Center for FaithWalk Leadership, which is dedicated to helping leaders walk their talk in the marketplace. (more…)

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