2006 SCHEDULED EVENTS for
WHY I'M STILL MARRIEDWomen Write Their Hearts Out on Love, Loss, Sex, and Who Does the  Dishes

For full national list of readings see www.whyimstillmarried.com

MEDIA CONTACT
Liz Keenan, Publicity Manager
Hudson Street Press
(212) 366-2245
elizabeth.keenan@us.penguingroup.com

VALENTINE'S WEEK LAUNCH

FEBRUARY READINGS

Thursday, February 9    
Women's National Book Association
With Susan Dworkin, Eve LaPlante,
Karen Propp & Jean Trounstine
Time and Place TBA
Boston, MA  (Books sold by Porter Square Books)

Tuesday, February 14
Middlesex Community College, 12:00 noon
With Marge Piercy, Kathleen Aguero,
Karen Propp & Jean Trounstine
Assembly Room Federal Building
33 Kearney Square, Lowell, MA. 01852
978-656-3121

Wednesday, February 15
Brookline Booksmith, 7:00 pm
With Susan Dworkin, Elizabeth Graver,
Eve LaPlante, & Jean Trounstine
Moderated by Karen Propp
279 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446
617-739 6002

Middlesex Community College, 11:30 am
With Elizabeth Graver, Audrey Schulman,
Karen Propp & Jean Trounstine
591 Springs Road, East Cafe, Bedford, MA01730
978-656-3122

Thursday, February 23
Coliseum Books, 6:30 pm
With Nell Casey, Susan Dworkin,
Karen Propp & Jean Trounstine
11 West 42nd Street
Between 5th & Sixth Avenues (Across from Bryant Park)
212-803-5890
New York City, NY

MARCH READINGS

Thursday, March 2
Andover Bookstore, 7:00 pm
With Kathleen Aguero, Helen Fremont,
Karen Propp & Audrey Schulman
Moderated by Jean Trounstine
89 Rear Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
978-475-0143

Wednesday, March 8
Avanti Salon, 7:00 pm
Jean Trounstine & Karen Propp
11 Newbury Street
Boston, MA
617-267-4027

Thursday, March 9
Newtonville Books, 7:30 pm
With Anne Bernays, Helen Fremont,
Karen Propp, Jean Trounstine
296 Walnut Street
Newton, MA 02460
617-244-6619

Saturday, March 18
Women�s Space, 2:00 pm
With Jean Trounstine
Place TBA
Great Neck, NY
516-487-6340

Thursday, March 23
Porter Square Books, 7:00 pm
With Anne Bernays,Karen Propp,
Audrey Schulman & Jean Trounstine
Porter Square Shopping Center
25 White Street
Cambridge, MA 02140
617-491-2220

MAY READINGS

Thursday, May 25
Joseph Beth Bookstore, 7:00 pm
Jean Trounstine & Liza Wieland
in Rockwood Pavillion
2692 Madison Road
Cincinnati, Ohio
513-396-8960

 

 

More Readings and Talks-2006

Thurs. April 6,  1-2pm and 7-9pm- Shakespeare Behind Bars:
         The Power of Drama in a Women's Prison,
2 talks at
         
Western New England College , Springfield, MA
Sara Weinberger
sweinber@wnec.edu

Mon. April 24, 11:30am - Shakespeare Behind Bars: The Power
                        of Drama in a Women's Prison,a
Shakespeare Celebration
      
at Westport Library, Westport Conn.
              For Info:  Joan Hume at Westport Libary - jhume@westportlibrary.org

Weds. May 10, 7:00 pm - Writing Through Pain and Adversity
       Cambridge Center for Adult Education   Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA
           Contact:  J. Moskowitz at the Center

 

Readings and Talks-2005

Weds. Feb. 9, 7:45 - 9:00pm -Shakespeare Behind Bars and Writing to Heal
           
a talk for the Melrose/Wakefield Amer. Assoc. Univ. W omen (AAUW)
            at FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Main Street, Melrose, MA.
            For info, contact monique-barnum@comcast.net
 

Tues. March 22, 7pm  --  Talk/Discusssion for "North Reading Reads "
            The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
            
         FLINT MEMORIAL LIBRARY, 147 Park St.
                        North Reading MA 01864 (978)664-4942

Fri. April 1, 7pm -- Keynote Address for Prison Society of Pennsylvania
                            Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Harrisburg, PA
                            Contact Catherine Wise at cwise@prisonsociety.org

 

Fri. April 17, 7pm -- Keynote Address for Phi Theta Kappa Organization
                              Middlesex Community College, Bedford MA.
    

Thurs. June 16, 7pm - Keynote Address for College Club of Greater Lowell
             
Scholarship Program for AAUW, POLLARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
             
      401 Merrimack St. Lowell, MA  01852  (978) 970-4120
 

Thurs. September 29, 7pm - A Night with the Author at Stoneham Library
                                    431 Main Street  Stoneham, MA
 

Mon. Oct. 31, 12-2pm- An Afternoon with the Author at Rivier College
                                       420 Main Street, Nashua NH
                            Contact Al DeCiccio, Academic Dean,  603-897-8284
                                      

Mon. December 5, 7pm -9:30pm - How To Work It, A Publishing Workshop
                           Middlesex Community College, Lowell City Campus  Room 302.
                           Contact Tom Laughlin to register laughlint@middlesex.mass.edu
 

Thurs. December 27, 9pm - Modern Language Association (MLA),  Washington DC
                          Presentation for annual conference in "Prison Shakespeare" panel
                         For info, contact Amy Scott Douglass: amyscottdouglass@yahoo.com

 

Readings and Talks-2004
Fri. Jan. 16, 6pm-8pm -Shakespeare Behind Bars: 
                   The Power of Drama in a Women's Prison 
   
a talk at SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE, School of Human services
 Manchester, NH.  For info contact:  Allison Scott@ (603)-547-8828
http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/1315bb8cf6328b6e45256e0500288504/$FILE/trounstinewebfile.pdf


Weds. Feb. 18, 6:30-8pm -Writing to Heal
        a workshop at LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL
   Clark Auditorium, 295  Varnum Ave. Lowell MA. (978)-937-6464
 

Weds. March 31, 7pm -Writing to Heal, Readings and Discussion
Almost Home Free (JT's poetry) In Sickness and In Health (Karen Propp)
and an original play by Letta Neely at BEDFORD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
         7 Mudge Way, Bedford MA. 01730 (781)-275-9440
 

Fri. April 23, 5:00 -6:15pm - From Shakespeare to Slam: The Practice and
Evaluation of Prison Theatre, Hilton Back Bay Hotel, Boston MA.
 

Mon. August 23, 6-7:30pm - Writing to Heal
        a workshop for LOWELL RAPE CRISIS CENTER
        144 Merrimack St., Lowell MA. Suite 304

Thurs. October 14, 6:30pm - A Tapestry of Voices
    poetry reading at BORDERS BOSTON, DOWNTOWN CROSSING
    Corner Washington and School Streets   617-557-7188
   

Mon. October 18, morning talk - Dom Luke Child's Lecture Series
     PORTSMOUTH ABBEY SCHOOL, School Library,
     285 Cory's Lane, Portsmouth, RI  02871  401-683-2000

Mon. November 8, 12:30-1:30pm-  Why Write?
    a talk about writing and books at MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
    "Coffee Time" -- 4th floor Writing Center, 33 Kearney Sq. Lowell, MA.

 

Readings and Talks-2003

Thurs. Feb. 27, 7pm - Almost Home Free 
   
                                              booksigning/reading 
                                  ANDOVER BOOKSTORE 
                89R Main St. Andover MA (978) 475-8103

Mon. Mar. 3, 11:30am- Almost Home Free  
   
                                            booksigning/reading 
                    added discussion of Writing to Heal and
 Shakespeare Behind Bars, MCC's "common book" 2001-3
                MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
            Reading Lab, 4th floor, Lowell City Campus  

Weds. Mar. 5, 7pmAlmost Home Free  
   
                                            booksigning/reading
                          NESMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY  
              8  Fellows Rd. Windham NH (603) 432-7154

Mon. Mar. 24, 7pm -  Poetry Reading
                     ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 
                     San Antonio TX  (210) 436-3442
                 Call Louie at Pecan Grove Press for info 
                        POSTPONED  (TBA)

Wed, April 9, 2pm  -  Shakespeare Behind Bars:  The 
                           Power of Drama in a Women's Prison  
                               - 
A talk for the Miles Program
                        
MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
                   Springs Rd.  Bedford MA   (781) 280-3200

 

Thurs. April 10, 7pm-Almost Home Free 
                                
booksigning/reading  
  w/ poet Pam Bernard reading from her new book, 
                                Across the Dark
     
Arlington Poetry Series at CARBERRY's BAKERY &
     COFFEE HOUSE  594 Mass. Ave. Arlington MA 
                               (781) 641-0007

Mon. April 14, 11:30am-Almost Home Free  
   
                                            booksigning/reading 
                    added discussion of Writing to Heal and
 Shakespeare Behind Bars, MCC's "common book" 2001-3
                MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
            Student Lounge, Bedford Campus, Springs Rd.
 

Tues. April 22, 7-9pm- A Night with the Author at the
                                   CHELMSFORD LIBRARY
           25 Boston Road, Chelmsford MA  (978) 256-5521
 

Wed. April 23, 7pm- Almost Home Free  
   
                                       booksigning/reading 
                VIRGINIA THURSTON HEALING GARDEN
                        145 Bolton Rd., Harvard MA

Wed. May 7, 8:30-9:30am - Almost Home Free  reading
     Nursing Dept./MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
     Bedford Campus, Cafe East, Springs Rd., Bedford MA


Wed. May 7, 7pm - Almost Home Free reading/signing
            PELHAM NEW HAMPSHIRE LIBRARY
        5 Main Steet, Pelham NH  603-635-7581 
                                   

Thurs. May 29, 7pm -Almost Home Free  
   
                                            booksigning/reading 
                        JOSEPH BETH BOOKSTORE
            Rookwood Pavilion 2692 Madison Road
            Cincinnati, OH 45208  (513) 396-8960

       

Tues. Sept. 16, 7pm - A Night with the Author at the
                     FLINT MEMORIAL LIBRARY
    147 Park St., North Reading MA 01864 (978)664-4942
 

Sat. Sept. 20, 2-4pm - Moses Greely Parker Lecture Series
                                on Shakespeare Behind Bars
    at POLLARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY library meeting room  
       401 Merrimack St. Lowell, MA  01852  (978) 970-4120


Mon. Sept. 29, 11:30 am - A Day with the Author
            MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
         Reading Lab, 4th floor, Lowell City Campus 
 

Weds. Oct 8, 2-4pm  Almost Home Free
                -  A talk/reading for the Miles Program
                    
MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
                   Springs Rd.  Bedford MA   (781) 280-3200


Sat. Oct. 18, 1pm - Almost Home Free reading/signing
   with Karen Propp (In Sickness and In Health) at
    BOOKS ON THE SQUARE 471 Angell St.
     Providence RI 02906 (401)331-9097
 

Sun. Oct. 26, 3pm - Writing to Heal, Readings and Discussion
Almost Home Free and In Sickness and In Health (Karen Propp)
    NEW WORDS BOOKSTORE, 186 Hampshire St.,
    Cambridge MA 02139   (617) 876-5310
 

Tues. Nov. 4, 7pm -Writing To Heal at NEWTONVILLE BOOKS
                   Almost Home Free reading/signing
          with Karen Propp (In Sickness and In Health)
      290 Walnut St. Newton MA 02460 (617)244-6619

 

Weds. Nov. 5, 7-9 pm -  A Night with the Author at the
                 NEVINS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
  
305 Broadway, Methuen MA 01844   (978)686-4080    
 

Tues. November 18, 7pm -Almost Home Free /reading
   
     NEWTON FREE LIBRARY POETRY SERIES
         330 Homer Street, Newton Centre (781)-796-1360