Celebrate the Joy of Reading at the Go West Book Fest
Autry National Center, Griffith Park (4700 Western Heritage Way Los Angeles, CA 90027)
- Full Price:
- $5.00 - $11.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $5.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Go West Book Fest at the Autry have expired.
The last date listed for Go West Book Fest at the Autry was Sunday April 29, 2012 / 11:00am.
Currently at Autry National Center, Griffith Park:
2013 National Day of the Cowboy and Cowgirl at the Autry
- Full Price:
- $11.00
- Our Price:
- COMP - $5.50
Break out your finest western duds and head on down to the Autry National Center for their annual fun-filled celebration and tribute to the American cowboy and cowgirl. The full day of festivities features live music, along with crafts for the kids, cow roping, square dancing, screenings of selected episodes from The Gene Autry Show and much more. Catch demonstrations from gun-slingers, trick ropers, cowboy poets and explore all the great exhibits at the Autry, one of the world's premier museums dedicated to preserving the memory and spirit of the American West. Learn More
More Information About Go West Book Fest at the Autry
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Description
11:00am – 4:00pm: Annual Friends of the Braun Library Book Sale on the Plaza
The Annual Friends of the Braun Library Book Sale will feature a variety of topics and over 3,500 books. All books are donated to the Library for the purpose of the sale and proceeds go into the Library’s acquisition fund.
Discussions With Authors
11:30am – 1:00pm: M.G. Lord & Kate Burton
M.G. Lord's new book, The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted By Her Beauty To Notice, looks at the actress and icon in a new way.
1:00pm – 1:45pm: Gustavo Arellano
Gustavo Arellano, author of Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, is a staff writer with OC Weekly and a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times Op/Ed pages.
2:00pm – 2:45pm: Gabrielle Burton
Searching for Tamsen Donner follows Burton’s own 1977 journey in which she retraced the Donner Trail of 1846 with her family. It also includes all of Tamsen Donner’s letters, published for the first time.
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Panel Discussion on Book Clubs
In the online era it is interesting to see the growth of in-person book clubs. Why is it that when we talk about books and share our love of stories, we want to do it live? Book talk events are valuable because they build community and strengthen our personal relationships.
In-Gallery Presentations: 11:45am, 12:45pm, 1:45pm, 2:45pm
Uncover the Story (15 minutes each)
Members of the Autry Libraries staff, share their work and discuss how they discover the fascinating stories of single objects through research and library resources.
12:30pm – 2:30pm: Visit the Old West Galleries with Michael Blake
Stop by the Old West Saloon, the O.K. Corral and the Law & Order galleries to meet the author of Hollywood and the O.K. Corral: Portrayals of the Gunfight and Wyatt Earp, which examines eight movies, produced from 1939 to 1994, of the legendary gunfight.
Children’s Storytelling & Activities
Noon – 12:45pm: Storyteller Sheri Foster Blake in Journeys Gallery
Noon – 3:00pm Craft: Make your bookmark or journal in the Autry Lobby
2:00 p.m. – 2:45pm: Storyteller Kathleen Contreras in Imagination Gallery