Schedule of Events 2019

Friday, September 20, 2019

7 – 8:30 PM at The Milford Theatre
TICKETED EVENT

An Evening with Lisa Lampanelli
From Queen of Mean to Queen of Meaning

Friday Morning
10 – 11:15 AM at The Pike County Public Library

FREE EVENT

Fun for Kids at the Library with Mison Kim
Registration, book store, author signings and author reception will all be at St. Patrick’s Hall, 111 E. High St., Milford, PA, one block from the Milford Theatre.
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• Friday registration open from 3 pm to 7 pm
• Saturday registration open from 9 am to 5:30 pm – Bookstore 10 am to 6 pm
• Sunday –Bookstore 12  to 3 pm

TICKETED EVENTS   Saturday and Sunday, September 21 – 22, 2019

Saturday, September 21, 2019
10 – 11:15 AM
Milford Theatre
TICKETED EVENT

Last Boat Out of Shanghai: A Conversation with Helen Zia and Anne A. Cheng

Saturday, September 21, 2019
11:45 AM – 1 PM
Milford Theatre
TICKETED EVENT

Life in the Afterlife with acclaimed psychic/medium George Anderson and Dr. Eben Alexander, author of the best seller “Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife”.

Saturday, September 21, 2019
2:30 – 3:45 PM
Milford Theatre
TICKETED EVENT

Telling Secrets: Writing About the CIA with Jack Devine, Tim Weiner and Lucian Truscott IV

Saturday, September 21, 2019
4:15 – 5:30 PM
Milford Theatre
TICKETED EVENT

Twenty Million Books Later: A Conversation with Anne Perry and Victoria Zackheim

Saturday, September 21, 2019
5:45 – 7:15 PM
St. Patrick’s Hall
TICKETED EVENT

Private Authors Reception: Cocktail reception to meet and mingle with the stars of this year’s festival.

Sunday, September 22, 2019
10 – 11:15 AM
Milford Theatre
TICKETED EVENT

Constitution Under Siege with Judge Andrew Napolitano, Fox News senior legal analyst and Jeffrey Rosen, author, law professor, and President of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

Sunday, September 22, 2019
11:45 AM – 1 PM
Milford Theatre
TICKETED EVENT

In the Company of Legends with Joan Kramer and David Heeley, an insiders’ view of  Hollywoood’s famous and powerful.

FREE PANELS   Saturday and Sunday, September 21 – 22, 2019

Saturday, September 21, 2019
11 – 12:30 PM
Pike Co. Public Library
FREE EVENT

sci-fi fantasy background

Wide Worlds of Fantasy with Barbara Krasnoff, Rajan Khanna, Michael Libling and Matthew Kressel. The panel will explore the various aspects of Fantasy in the realm of speculative fiction.  Readings and Beer Event on Saturday night at the Dimmick Inn.

Saturday, September 21, 2019
11:45 AM – 1 PM
Fauchère Meeting Center
FREE EVENT

Melinda Chateauvert, Stonewall to Slutwalk, Sex Workers Unite

Melinda Chateauvert – “Sex Workers Unite – Stonewall to SlutWalk”, taught courses on the civil rights movement, social justice organizing, gender and sexuality in African American families, sex work and gendered labor…

Saturday, September 21, 2019
12 – 1:30 PM
St. Patrick’s Hall
FREE EVENT

Romance – Love is in the Air  Can you hear this song in your head when you think of romance stories? Join the conversation with our panel of romance authors: Susana Axelson, Eleanor Wagner, Dr. Patrick Suraci and DC Caruso as moderator.

Saturday, September 21, 2019
1 – 2:15 PM
Pike Co. Public Library
FREE EVENT

Moral Lessons through Children’s Books. Angela Parrino, Ph.D. will lead a panel of children’s book authors and illustrators discussing the importance of introducing children to reading early and to writing books with an educational component in them.

Saturday, September 21, 2019
2 – 3:30 PM
St. Patrick’s Hall
FREE EVENT

Rhythm and Rhyme in Poetry – Listening to a poem is like hearing a piece of music. They both rely on flow, rhythm and expression to achieve their goal. With Michelle Oram, Umeleni Mhlaba-Adebo, Mike Vreeland, Nancy Dymond and Veronica Coyne, moderator.

Saturday, September 21, 2019
3 – 4:15 PM
Pike Co. Public Library
FREE EVENT

Hook, Line and Sinker: How to Catch and Keep a Reader – Gayle Krause. A hands-on writing seminar to help define the hook of a story (premise and promise) and discuss where it should be placed for optimum value.

Saturday, September 21, 2019
4:15 – 5:30 PM
Fauchére Meeting Center
FREE EVENT

Richard Morais, The Hundred-Foot Journey

Richard C. Morais – “The Man with No Borders: A Novel”. An award-winning American journalist and novelist, Richard is the author of the New York Times and international bestseller “The Hundred-Foot Journey”.

Saturday, September 21, 2019
8 – 10 PM
Dimmick Inn
FREE EVENT

Beer fest at Dimmick Inn for Sci Fi readings

Sci-Fi Readings and Libations. What better thing to do on a Saturday night than to socialize with your favourite sci-fi friends and authors.

Saturday, September 21, 2019
8 – 11 PM
TBD
FREE EVENT

Milford RAW After Dark – Open MIC  For adults 18+. Offers an opportunity to promote conversations and creative diversity.

Sunday, September 22, 2019
10 – 11:30 AM
Triversity Center
FREE EVENT

Triumph Over Trauma III: Far Beyond Survival.With courage, stamina, and a commitment to doing more than surviving after being shot with an AK47, Phil Murphy lives life full on.

Sunday, September 22, 2019
12 – 1:15 PM
St. Patrick’s Hall
FREE EVENT

The ABCs of Writing for Children. Authors Karen Kaufman Orloff and Della Ross Ferreri will talk about how writers get ideas…

Sunday, September 22, 2019
2 – 3:15 PM
Milford Theatre
FREE EVENT

Mary Frances Berry

History Teaches Us to Resist – Mary Frances Berry with Rep.Matt Cartwright.  Berry’s publications include such subjects as the history of constitutional racism in America and child care and women’s rights.

Sunday, September 22, 2019
1 – 3 PM
Grey Towers
FREE EVENT

Seeing the Forest Through the Trees: Finding Deeper Meaning in the Woods. Experience the beauty and healing to be found within forests through the work of authors Doug Bill and John Harvey.