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Book Arts League offers workshops, classes, exhibits and demonstrations in letterpress printing, bookbinding, papermaking and paper decoration for those who want to learn about the traditional crafts of printing and bookbinding. The league also hosts occasional workshops at Lafayette Public Library and other locations. 303-492-4788; www.bookartsleague.org. Join community discourse on diverse subjects such as global issues, geopolitics, cosmology and Arabic literature. More than 10 unique groups meet regularly at Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd.; Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Road; and George Reynolds Branch Library, 3595 Table Mesa Drive. www.boulder.lib.co.us/read. COLORADO COWBOY POETRY GATHERING, Annually in January This four-day roundup features the world’s best rhymers, yarn-spinners, sagebrush side-ticklers, yodelers and cowboy singers Jan. 10-13. This year’s jamboree presents more than 30 poets and musicians paying tribute to the late Western poet Buck Ramsey. Both matinee and evening shows. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. 720-898-7200; www.arvadacenter.org. FREE POETRY READING, 3rd Friday of every month Join Boulder poets Reed Bye, Susan Noel and Gary Allen for monthly free poetry readings in the Community Room at the Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center. Young poets get heard at the open mike during the first 30 minutes of every reading. 7-9pm. 1345 Spruce Street. 303-444-0190. www.boulder.shambhala.org LAFAYETTE COLORADO PUBLIC LIBRARY The Lafayette library offers adult classes, teen programming, free afternoon teen ArtsFridays classes, Cuentacuentos Spanish storytimes and more. 775 West Baseline Road, 303-665-5200; www.cityoflafayette.com/library. This series presents established and emerging poets and writers whose works explore ordinary things in unusual ways. Readings are held at the Left Hand Book Store, 1200 Pearl St. No. 10 (Pearl and Broadway). Call for authors and dates. 303-888-6726; www.lefthandreadingseries.blogspot.com. LONGMONT COLORADO PUBLIC LIBRARY Book discussion groups, storytimes for tykes, and bags of books for private book groups are a few of the offerings at the Longmont Public Library. 303-776-6050; www.ci.longmont.co.us/library. LOUISVILLE COLORADO PUBLIC LIBRARY The Louisville Library, at 951 Spruce St., runs a variety of programs, including kids’ storytimes and book discussion groups. Call 303-335-4849 or visit www.ci.louisville.co.us/library. MileHiCon, annually in fall Explore robotic combat, anime, gaming and more at the Rocky Mountains’ largest science-fiction literary convention Oct. 24-26, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency-Tech Center, 7800 E. Tufts Ave., Denver. The event includes a masquerade and more than 80 authors, artists and speakers; guests of honor include authors Jim Butcher, Tim Powers, and Patricia Briggs, and fictional guest of honor Rules. www.milehicon.org. MANY MOUNTAINS MOVING LITERARY SALONS Moving hosts readings by published poets and writers at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1419 Pine St. Open mic follows featured readers. Bring food to share; drinks provided. See website for upcoming events, or e-mail woc @ indra.com. www.mmminc.org. Writers weave words in live readings at this illustrious lecture series. Spring 2008 presentations: Erik Larson on Feb. 12, and Anna Quindlen on March 18. Events take place in Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts on the DU campus, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. 303-357-2787; www.penandpodium.com. STORY CIRCLES STORYTELLING SESSIONS, ongoing The Rocky Mountain Storytellers Guild hosts adult storytelling sessions with professional and amateur storytellers in the Boulder Creek Room at Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd. Check website for schedule. 303-441-3196; www.boulder.lib.co.us/special. This monthly series highlights how women have made a difference in the world. Upcoming speakers are still being scheduled, but past speakers have included Erin Brockovich, Goldie Hawn and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. All events are at 7:30pm at the Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre, 950 13th St., Denver. 877-872-8124; www.uniquelives.com.
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