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  • In Store Book Signing! This event will consist of a 30 minute discussion with the author followed by the book signing. Attending the Event? With your purchase of "A Girl Called Rumi," in the comments section at checkout please write “attending event.” When you come to the event your book will be on hold for you at the register. How to Order a Signed/Personalized Book If You Aren’t Attending In the comments section at checkout write signed only or to whom your book should be personalized. Authors can sign their newest book or any older titles you’d like signed. Requests for anything beyond a name are up to the author's discretion and are not guaranteed. Orders must be placed by 12pm pt on the day of the event. Please call the store if you wish to purchase a book after this time. About the Author Ari Honarvar is the founder of Rumi With A View, dedicated to building music and poetry bridges across war-torn and conflict-ridden borders. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Teen Vogue, Slate, Vice, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. She is the author of the oracle card set and book, Rumi’s Gift. She lives in San Diego, where she has befriended a hummingbird named Taadon. Event Instructions We recommend arriving at the store 15-30 minutes before the event begins. This will give you time to pick up your book and find seating. Seating is first come first serve. Parking Please note, parking is limited. Allow yourself time to find a spot when planning to attend an event. If you are unable to find a spot in the lot in front of the store, parking is also available across the street in the neighboring shopping center.
  • Federal officials are expected to prohibit king salmon fishing this season along much of the West Coast, which many predict could stretch into 2024 season as the drought and other factors take their toll on the iconic Chinook fish.
  • This will be a presentation and discussion on the subject of Yiddish regional dialects, issues of language status, social identity and history of multilingualism. Using regional dialect maps of Europe as a basis the discussion will then range to uses of Yiddish in the Americas and Israel as well as in Hasidic contexts. About the instructor: Dr. Miriam Isaacs is a scholar, writer, translator, and educator specializing in Yiddish language and culture. She is a native Yiddish speaker and has taught Yiddish courses at the University of Maryland and lectured internationally. Dr. Isaacs has given lectures and workshops for Yiddish New York, UC Berkeley, the Library of Congress, the Jewish Genealogical Society, among others. Date | Sunday, December 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Location | Online Register here! General admission: $25. For more information, please visit yaaana.org/workshops or call (619) 719-1776.
  • COVID-19 vaccinations for children younger than 5 could start right after the Juneteenth holiday.
  • Here is a list of some of KPBS' picks to ring in the Year of the Rabbit and Cat in San Diego County.
  • Civil war has blockaded the country's northern region and decimated a hospital system that serves nearly 7 million people. Without basic supplies, power and medicine, thousands are needlessly dying.
  • Black artists celebrate ordinary moments of grace and kindness in a "borderless" online exhibition; creator Andrea Walls plans physical installations across Philadelphia as well.
  • A strong earthquake set off landslides and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines in Wednesday. In the capital, hospital patients were evacuated and terrified people rushed outdoors.
  • The poll finds that 56% of Americans favor requiring people on planes, trains and public transportation to wear masks.
  • Atypical of inspirational weight-loss books, Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry — an advocate of Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed — is a love letter to the author's native cuisine.
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