Presenters and Exhibitors
PRESENTERS
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Scott Calhoun9:30 a.m.Gardening specialist, lecturer and author of Hot Pots, Yard Full of Sun, The Hot Garden, Designer Plant Combinations and Chasing Wildflowers. Calhoun writes a weekly garden design column for The Arizona Daily Star and the Western states plant notes coumn for Country Gardens magazine. He is also a regular contributor to Sunset and Horticulture magazines. Gardening enthusiasts will find insight, inspiration and ideas for landscape and garden design in southwestern regions. His company, Zona Gardens, is located in Tucson, Arizona. |
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Marilyn Heins, M.D.11:30 a.m.Pediatrician and parenting educator, Dr. Heins will discuss Two Arizona Black Birds, a children's book about desert ecology and sharing, with David Fitzsimmons, Arizona Daily Star Cartoonist, who illustrated the book. Dr. Heins has a parenting website parentkidsright and has written many parenting columns for the Arizona Daily Star. |
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Linda Kranz1:30 p.m.Children's and teen author of Only One You and Let's Rock!: Rock Painting for Kids. Her works focus on inspiring kids to achieve their dreams and explore their lives through the process of journaling, painting and reading. Visit her website at lindakranz. |
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Chris O'Dell2:30 p.m.Co-author of Miss O'Dell: my hard days and long nights with the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and the women they loved. The remarkable story of an ordinary woman who was a part of rock royalty's trusted inner circle. Miss O'Dell is a backstage pass to some of the most interesting and momentous events in rock history. Visit her website at missodell. |
EXHIBITORS
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Oro Valley Historical SocietyTheir mission is to promote research, preservation, education and dissemination of history related to Oro Valley. Visit ovhistory for more information about the Oro Valley Historical Society. Local author Barbara Marriott will discuss her books In Our Own Words: The Lives of Arizona Pioneer Women and Oro Valley (Images of America series). |
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Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural AllianceSAACA will present Excellence By Design, a book commemorating Oro Valley's landmark commitment to public art. |
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Not Just for English MajorsInterested in learning more about a particular hobby or craft? Come and see how your Oro Valley Public Library can guide you to success. Several exhibitors will be demonstrating and showing their projects on display from books they have checked out from the library. |
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Mark AnderssonMark Andersson, founder of Panther Peak Bindery, is a bookbinder, book conservator, and instructor. Mark will discuss the history of bookbinding and the care of personal libraries. Articles featuring Mark have appeared in the New York Times and Seattle Times. He has also been a guest on NPR radio interview programs. Panther Peak Bindery is located in Tucson, Arizona. |
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Sun Sounds of ArizonaProvides audio access to information to people in the southwest who cannot read print because they have a disability. Sun Sounds of Arizona provides access to print on the radio, Internet and telephone. |








