University of Minnesota Press Events

Special Events

Keynote Speech: James Read, author of Doorstep Democracy: Face-to-Face Politics in the Heartland

Saturday, November 7, 2009
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

2009 Minnesota Political Science Association (MNPSA) Conference
College of St. Benedict
37 South College Avenue
Gorecki 204C
St. Joseph, MN 56374
Register by October 30 at www.mnpsa.org

Keynote Speech: "Doorstep Democracy: Candidate Doorknocking as Civic Engagement"

The quest for elected office—one conversation at a time.

Reading & Book Signing: Dean Hulse, author of Westhope: Life as a Former Farm Boy

Saturday, November 7, 2009
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Sweets 'n Stories
509 Main Ave.
Oakes, ND 58474
701-742-2007

An evocative and inspiring memoir of a vibrant rural North Dakota.

Reading & Book Signing: Eric Dregni, author of In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream

Thursday, November 7, 2009
7:00 pm

Dakota County Heritage Library
20085 Heritage Drive
Lakeville, MN 55044
952-891-0370

A vivid portrayal of modern Norway through the eyes of a fourth-generation Norwegian American from Minnesota.

Performance, Lecture, and Reading: Fred Ho, author of Wicked Theory, Naked Practice: A Fred Ho Reader

Sunday, November 8, 2009
7:00 - 8:30 pm

Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel
Macalester College
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
651-696-6371

A leading Asian American artist and activist on the explosive intersection of politics and music.

Performance and Lecture: Fred Ho, author of Wicked Theory, Naked Practice: A Fred Ho Reader

Monday, November 9, 2009
4:00 pm

The Whole Music Club
Coffman Student Union Basement
University of Minnesota
300 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

This event is co-sponsored by the African and African American Studies Department and the Asian American Studies Program.

A leading Asian American artist and activist on the explosive intersection of politics and music.

Reading & Book Signing: Daniel J. Philippon, editor of Our Neck of the Woods: Exploring Minnesota's Wild Places

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
4:00 pm

University of Minnesota Bookstore
Coffman Memorial Union
300 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Editor Dan Philippon will be joined by book contributors Terri Sutton, Kim Chapman, and Tony Capecchi.

From Minnehaha Creek to Lake Superior—Minnesota’s great outdoors beckons.

Talk & Book Signing: Randall Mason, author of The Once and Future New York: Historic Preservation and the Modern City

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
6:00 pm

Philadelphia Center for Architecture
1218 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Penn Institute for Urban Research Public Interest Series event. Event Co-sponsored with PennDesign's Historic Preservation Program and AIA Philadelphia.

Uncovering the roots of America’s historic preservation movement.

Talk: Kevin Floyd, author of The Reification of Desire: Toward a Queer Marxism

Thursday, November 12, 2009
4:30-6:00 pm

Carnegie Mellon University
Baker Hall 255A
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Sponsored by the Literary and Cultural Studies Colloquium Series in the Department of English.

A new theoretical approach to the relationship between Marxism and queer studies.

Book Signing: Armand Peterson, editor of The Vikings Reader

Saturday, November 14, 2009
9:00-10:30 am

Hector's "Holiday Happenings" celebration
Hector American Legion
160 Birch Ave. E
Hector, MN 55342

Relive fifty years of glory and defeat as a Minnesota Vikings football fan.

Talk & Book Signing: Al Papas, Jr., editor of Gophers Illustrated: The Incredible Complete History of Minnesota Football

Saturday, November 14, 2009
10:00 am

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
8040 Wedgewood Lane
Maple Grove, MN 55369
763-420-4517

A unique graphic history of Gopher football—meticulously researched and drawn by Al Papas, Jr.

Reading & Book Signing: Sue Leaf, author of The Bullhead Queen: A Year on Pioneer Lake

Saturday, November 14, 2009
12:00 pm

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
8040 Wedgewood Lane
Maple Grove, MN 55369

An evocative memoir exploring the relationship between humans and nature through the liturgical calendar.

Presentation & Book Signing: Armand Peterson, editor of The Vikings Reader

Saturday, November 14, 2009
1:00 pm

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
8040 Wedgewood Lane
Maple Grove, MN 55369
763-420-4517

Relive fifty years of glory and defeat as a Minnesota Vikings football fan.

Talk & Book Signing: Amy Bass, author of Those About Him Remained Silent: The Battle over W. E. B. Du Bois

Saturday, November 14, 2009
2:00 pm

The Bookloft
332 Stockbridge Rd
Great Barrington, MA 01230
413-528-1521

Uncovers racism and red-baiting in the dynamic between the cold war and civil rights.

Talk & Book Signing: Eric Dregni, author of Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy’s Culinary Capital

Saturday, November 14, 2009
2:00 pm

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
8040 Wedgewood Lane
Maple Grove, MN 55369

Author Eric Dregni will be talking about writing travel memoirs. He will discuss and sign copies of Never Trust a Thin Cook and In Cod We Trust.

The food-obsessed chronicle of an American’s three years in Italy.

Reading & Slide Show: Eric Dregni, author of In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream

Saturday, November 14, 2009
5:30 pm

Bethlehem Lutheran Church
720 S 2nd St
Mankato, MN 56001
507-388-2925

A vivid portrayal of modern Norway through the eyes of a fourth-generation Norwegian American from Minnesota.

Reading & Book Signing: Amy Bass, author of Those About Him Remained Silent: The Battle over W. E. B. Du Bois

Sunday, November 15, 2009
4:00 pm

The Du Bois Center at Great Barrington
684 South Main Street
Great Barrington, MA 01230
413-644-9595

Uncovers racism and red-baiting in the dynamic between the cold war and civil rights.

Reading & Slide Show: Eric Dregni, author of Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy’s Culinary Capital

Thursday, November 19, 2009
7:00 pm

Southdale Library
7001 York Ave S
Edina, MN 55435-2510
952-847-5900

The food-obsessed chronicle of an American’s three years in Italy.

Talk & Book Signing: Armand Peterson, editor of The Vikings Reader

Saturday, November 21, 2009
1:00-3:00 pm

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Fischer Marketplace
14880 Florence Trail
Apple Valley, MN 55124
952-997-8928

Relive fifty years of glory and defeat as a Minnesota Vikings football fan.

Reading & Book Signing: Sarita Echavez See, author of The Decolonized Eye: Filipino American Art and Performance

Saturday November 21, 2009
3:00 pm

Eastwind Books of Berkeley
2066 University Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704-1006
510-548-2350

Filipino American artists map and contest the United States' amnesia about its colonization of the Phillippines.

Talk & Book Signing: Al Papas, Jr., editor of Gophers Illustrated: The Incredible Complete History of Minnesota Football

Saturday, November 28, 2009
1:00-3:00 pm

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Fischer Marketplace
14880 Florence Trail
Apple Valley, MN 55124
952-997-8928

A unique graphic history of Gopher football—meticulously researched and drawn by Al Papas, Jr.

Reading & Book Signing: Daniel J. Philippon, editor of Our Neck of the Woods: Exploring Minnesota's Wild Places

Monday, November 30, 2009
7:00 pm

Micawber's Books
2238 Carter Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55108
651.646.5506

The event will include editor, Dan Philippon, as well as select contributors to the book.

From Minnehaha Creek to Lake Superior—Minnesota’s great outdoors beckons.

Talk & Book Signing: Randall Mason, author of The Once and Future New York: Historic Preservation and the Modern City

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
6:30-8:00 pm

The Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Place
New York, NY 10280

Uncovering the roots of America’s historic preservation movement.

Reading & Book Signing: Eric Dregni, author of Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy’s Culinary Capital

Thursday, December 3, 2009
7:00 pm

Italian Workman's Club
914 Regent Street (near the corner of Park St.)
Madison, WI 53715

Italian refreshments will be served. Sponsored by WisItalia. The event is free and open to the public.

The food-obsessed chronicle of an American’s three years in Italy.

Slide Show, Reading & Book Signing: Eric Dregni, author of Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy’s Culinary Capital

Friday, December 4, 2009
7:00 pm

Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave.
Milwaukee WI 53211
414-332-1181

The store will be having samples from Scott Buer's Bolzano Artisan Meats, which will include prosciutto, pancetta, and guanciale.

The food-obsessed chronicle of an American’s three years in Italy.

Reading & Slide Show Presentation: Eric Dregni, author of Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy’s Culinary Capital

Thursday, December 10, 2009
6:30 pm

Italian Cultural Institute (Istituto Italiano di Cultura)
496 Huron St.
Toronto, ON, M5R 2R3
416-921-3802

The food-obsessed chronicle of an American’s three years in Italy.

Reading & Book Signing: Al Papas, Jr., editor of Gophers Illustrated: The Incredible Complete History of Minnesota Football

Saturday, December 12, 2009
1:00-3:00 pm

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
710 County Highway 10 NE
Blaine, MN 55434

Joint event with Armand Peterson, editor of The Vikings Reader.

A unique graphic history of Gopher football—meticulously researched and drawn by Al Papas, Jr.

Reading & Book Signing: Armand Peterson, editor of The Vikings Reader

Saturday, December 12, 2009
1:00-3:00 pm

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
710 County Highway 10 NE
Blaine, MN 55434

Joint event with Al Papas, Jr., author of Gophers Illustrated.

Relive fifty years of glory and defeat as a Minnesota Vikings football fan.

A "Blues Harp Clinic" and Book Signing: Adam Gussow, author of Mister Satan's Apprentice: A Blues Memoir

Tuesday, December 29, 2009
7:00-9:00 pm

Rembrandt's Restaurant & Bar
741 N. 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19131

Adam Gussow of "Satan and Adam" will be conducting a Blues Harp Clinic. $20 advance purchase. $23 at the door. Philadelphia HARP members receive a discounted cost of $17.00 with advance purchase. Adam will also be signing copies of his autobiography Mr. Satan's Apprentice: A Blues Memoir.