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April 2009 Event Calendar
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Capitola Book Cafe
1475 41st Ave
Capitola CA 95010
At the corner of 41st Ave & Capitola Rd, next to the 41st Ave Cinema
(831) 462-4415
Open Mon-Sat 9am-10pm
Sun 9am-8pm |
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| Cafe Specials |
Small Coffee & Chocolate Lace Cookie To Go
ONLY $2
Also, enjoy a glass of wine or a beer with our new salads, paninis & soups.
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| Cafe Specials |
Small Coffee & Chocolate Lace Cookie To Go
ONLY $2
Also, enjoy a glass of wine or a beer with our new salads, paninis & soups.
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| SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENT |
DemocracyNow! host & author AMY GOODMAN
Lecture & booksigning in honor of the paperback release of STANDING UP TO THE MADNESS
A fundraiser for public radio KUSP 88.9FM
MONDAY, APRIL 13
7:30pm
RIO THEATRE
Tickets available now at www.KUSP.org
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soon here at our store!
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Dear Readers & Writers,
Hello from Capitola Book Cafe! April 2009 is full of interesting events here at your local independent bookstore, including science writer MARY ROACH, food activist NINA PLANK, a lecture and tasting with DE TIERRA VINEYARDS, and a HOMEBREWING EXTRAVAGANZA on tax day--so get those returns in early.
Join us for an evening of conversation, community, and great reads soon. See full April event listing below.
And, if you join as a FRIEND OF CAPITOLA BOOK CAFE, you can receive discounts on books & gifts, plus free items from the cafe and even tickets to special events--a good deal for all readers and a meaningful partnership for the bookstore that strives to keep your town unique and you well read.
Sincerely,
Janet, Melinda, Wendy, Richard & Capitola Book Cafe
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STORYTIME
EVERY MONDAY at 11am |
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WITH READERS BILLIE HARRIS & JILL ROSE
Kids & adults will enjoy animated readings by former Shakespeare Santa Cruz actress Billie Harris and the fun-loving, boisterous Book Cafe manager Jill Rose. All ages are welcome as the readers enjoy making sure all listeners are engaged in the stories.
Everyone may enjoy hot chocolate, a snack or even lunch from our cafe before or after Storytime. |
| James Maughn
Kata (BlazeVox)
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David Lau
Virgil and the Mountain Cat (UC Press)
Thursday, April 2 at 7:30pm |
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 CELEBRATE NATIONAL POETRY MONTH WITH YOUR LOCAL POETS
James Maughn is the curator of A New Cadence Poetry Series in Santa Cruz and poetry editor of Ping Pong, the literary arts journal of the Henry Miller Memorial Library. His first book, Kata, is an ekphrastic series working out of his study of traditional karate. "These poems are as disciplined as the katas which inspired them, and likewise as spontaneous and free!" - Chad Sweeney.
David Lau, a teacher at UC Santa Cruz and  Cabrillo College, serves as co-editor of the new journal, Lana Turner: A Journal of Poetry and Opinion. His new book Virgil and the Mountain Cat is both deeply lyrical and resistant, a poetry relentless in its invention and its stance against the apathy of convention and consumption. |
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Coffee Tasting
Saturday, April 4 at 11am* |
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 SAVOR THE COFFEE IN YOUR CUP
Learn more about what good coffee really tastes like. Enjoy five different coffees freshly brewed to cupping strength--including Organic Chiasso and Tanzania Peaberry--alongside cookies and teacakes. Hylan Joseph of Santa Cruz's Pacific and Capitola Book Café's café manager, Phil Nasr, will lead an informal discussion on the various types of coffees, let you smell the glorious beans, and encourage you to elevate your expectations of your morning joe.
*Cost of $6 includes coffees and baked goods. Please assure your spot by purchasing your ticket in advance. Participation may be limited. Note Time. |
Auden Schendler
Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Revolution (PublicAffairs)
Monday, April 6 at 7:30pm |
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GET DOWN AND DIRTY ABOUT BEING GREEN
"Green" has finally hit the mainstream. In reality, though, many green-leaning businesses, families, and governments are still fiddling while the planet burns. Why? Because implementing sustainability is brutally difficult. In his witty and contrarian book, Auden Schendler, a sustainable business veteran foot soldier and Executive Director of Community and Environmental Responsibility at Aspen Skiing Company argues that the "green consultants" are clueless. There is a difference between feel-good gestures and the down-and-dirty work of going green, and we'll solve our problems only if we're realistic about the challenge of climate change. An eye-opening, inspiring work. |
| David Sibbald presents an evening of the poetry of Robert Burns
Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30pm
LOCAL SCOTTISH PIPER DAVID BREWER BRINGS THE MUSIC!
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In honor of the 250th birthday of Scotland's National Poet, Robert Burns, a leading Burns orator will perform a selection of his works and lecture on the poet himself. Robert Burns has had an enormous literary impact-from Percy Bysshe Shelley and Abraham Lincoln to John Steinbeck and his title "Of Mice and Men." David Sibbald has spoken at over 300 Burns Suppers throughout the world including such venues as Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and aboard the Royal Yacht, Britannia. He will perform such famous Burns' poems as To a Mouse and Tam O'Shanter.
David Brewer is an award-winning bagpipe performer and teacher who has traveled the world with his pipes. Based in Santa Cruz, he is on the faculty of Community Music School and he is a member of the Celtic band Molly's Revenge.
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| Book Club
Wednesday, April 15 at 6:30pm* |
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NEW READERS ALWAYS WELCOME
This month's selection is The History of Love by Nicole Krauss.
*Read the book and join us upstairs for the discussion. Note Time. |
| Homebrewing Extravaganza
Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30pm* |
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 HOMEBREWED BEER: TASTES GREAT, MORE FULFILLING THAN TAXES
Brewing your own beer is an exercise in chemistry and creativity with a long, rich history and a great pay off: unique beers served as fresh as they get. Tonight the celebrated central coast Zymurgeeks shine! Mark Crain, Dave Bossie, and Steve Rannals will share their hard-earned knowledge about basic homebrewing, including equipment and techniques, and update us on some of the current issues facing established breweries--such as the looming Oregon beer excise tax. Five long-time homebrewers will be on hand with their latest creations, so sampling the beers and then questioning their makers is a must!
*The lecture is free. Purchase any "beer book" in stock or a $5 related purchase and join us for a tasting. Over 21 only.
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| Anneli Rufus & Kristan Lawson
The Scavengers' Manifesto (Tarcher)
Thursday, April 16 at 7:30pm |
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 DISCOVER HOW SALVAGING, SWAPPING, AND REPURPOSING CAN SAVE YOUR MONEY AND YOUR SOUL
Environmentalists, anti-consumerists, do-it-yourselfers, and bargain-hunters of all stripes: unite! Anneli Rufus ( Party of One: A Loner's Manifesto; Stuck:Why We Can't (or Won't) Move On) and Kristan Lawson (frequent co-author with Rufus) invite readers to discover the most gratifying and realistic ways to go green, such as refurbishing a discarded wooden door into a dining-room table and find a bicycle on freecycle.org. Charting the history of scavenging and the world-changing environmental and spiritual implications of "Scavenomics," this work offers a framework for adopting scavenging as a philosophy and an eco-minded way of life. |
| Wine Lecture & Tasting:
DE TIERRA VINEYARDS
Sunday, April 19 at 3:00pm*
MUSIC BY KEVIN MCDOWELL BEFORE THE EVENT BEGINS!
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MEET YOUR LOCAL WINERY
This is the second in our new Wine Lecture and Tasting Series: one Sunday per month, we highlight a local winery in an event that gives them a venue through which to share their history, their unique wines, and their views on what makes our area a blissful spot for vineyards and for the crafting of wines. A chance to bring-wine lovers & readers together for the enjoyment and education of both. De Tierra Vineyards is located deep in the Corral de Tierra at the foot of Mount Toro between the Santa Lucia Highlands and the Carmel valley in Monterey--a spot described by John Steinbeck as the "pastures of heaven." Using no chemical pesticides at all, owner Tom Russell grows Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Merlot grapes. Joining us today will be winemaker Dave Coventry who will tell us the story of DeTierra and lead us through the tasting of at least four of his favorite wines.
*A cheese & bread selection is included in the $8 participation fee. Please assure your spot by purchasing your ticket in advance. Participation may be limited--and the wines and conversation will be excellent! *Note Time. Guitarist Kevin McDowell is the father of two daughters who together create a most extraordinary family trio of musicians: Dancing on Strings. Classical, jazz, flamenco--enjoy the live music before the wine event begins. |
Mary Roach
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (Norton)
Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30pm |
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 SCIENCE & SEX GET SERIOUS AND SERIOUSLY FUNNY
"The funniest science writer in the country" ( The New Yorker), Mary Roach has pondered the secret lives of cadavers ( Stiff) and the odd possibilities of the afterlife ( Spook) and now turns her outrageous curiosity and infectious wit on the most alluring scientific subject of all: sex. Research on sexual physiology has taken place behind the closed doors of laboratories, brothels, MRI centers, pig farms, sex-toy R&D labs, and Alfred Kinsey's attic. Mary steps behind those doors with investigative glee. Can a person think herself to orgasm? Can a dead man get an erection? Roach shows us why sexual arousal and orgasm, two of the most complex and delightful scientific phenomena on earth, can be so hard to achieve and what science is doing about it. |
| Eric Soderquist & Chris Burkard
The California Surf Project (Chronicle)
Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30pm |
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 CALIFORNIA'S COAST SHINES FOR SURFERS Eric Soderquist is a professional surfer and artist who has participated as both in numerous contests, films and community events while traveling the world from Peru to Australia.
Chris Burkard is a surf photographer who has worked for Surfer, Surfing, Transworld Surf, Surfline.com, Patagonia and Burton Snowboards; he is the winner of the Follow The Light Foundation grant (in memory of Larry Moore).
Together they cajoled their Volkswagen bus along Highway 1 from the Oregon border to the Tijuana Sloughs. Their fully illustrated book is a love letter to the astounding California Coast and a testament to the passion for catching a perfect wave. This event includes a one night only art exhibit! |
| Shakespeare's Birthday
Thursday, April 23 at 7:30pm |
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CELEBRATE WITH SHAKESPEARE-TO-GO ACTORS
Shakespeare Santa Cruz's education and outreach program, Shakespeare-To-Go, features UCSC Theater Arts students in a 50-minute version of A Midsummer Night's Dream adapted and directed by SSC veteran actor and UCSC lecturer Mike Ryan. The company tours schools in the tri-county area from elementary to high school, introducing students to the enduring relevance of the works of Shakespeare through their performances. Join Mike Ryan and his student actors as they talk about the program, their experiences on the road, and the building excitement for SSC's full summer program.
Happy Birthday, Willie! |
| Nina Planck
Real Food for Mother and Baby (Bloomsbury)
Sunday, April 26 at 5:30pm* |
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KEEP MOM & BABY HEALTHY WITH GOOD, SIMPLE FOOD
One of the great food activists and the former head of New York City's farmers markets (Greenmarkets), Nina Planck changed the way we view "old-fashioned foods" like butter with her groundbreaking Real Food. Then she got pregnant. Never one to accept conventional wisdom blindly, Nina found the usual advice about pregnancy and baby food riddled with myths and misunderstandings, and she now explains why traditional whole foods yet again. Pregnant women need meat and salt, not iron supplements. Meat, eggs and avocados are better than cereals for tiny tots. Even as she casts a skeptical eye on the conventional wisdom, Planck reassures by showing how to keep your baby healthy on good, simple food.
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| "Books for a Better Life" Book Club
Tuesday, April 28 at 6:30pm* |
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NEW BOOK CLUB!
Even in a down economy, hope still springs eternal, thus our new book group modeled after the annual "Books for a Better Life" award. Led by Capitola Book Café co-owner Wendy Mayer-Lochtefeld, we'll focus on the best writers in the crowded field of creative nonfiction, from memoir to travel, wellness, food, psychology, and spirit.
The first book we'll read is Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner. A self-proclaimed "grump" and very funny NPR foreign correspondent takes us on a yearlong, worldwide quest to uncover the particulars of the World Database of Happiness (based in Amsterdam, of course). Visiting countries like Bhutan, Qatar, Iceland, and Moldovia, he uncovers the surprising ways in which places and psyches connect, and the unsurprising way that happiness everywhere seems to stem from how we relate to each other.
*Read the book and join us upstairs for the discussion. Note time. |
| World Affairs Book Club
Thursday, April 30 at 7:00pm* |
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FOCUSING ON THE INSPIRING REAL LIFE FIGURE OF SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO
This month's selection is Chasing the Flame: One Man's Fight to Save the World by Samantha Power. Pulitzer Prize-winner and member of President Obama's administration, Samantha Power tackles the life of Sergio Vieira de Mello, whose work for the U.N. before his 2003 death in Iraq was emblematic of moral struggle on the global stage. Power has drawn on a staggering breadth of research to show us a heroic figure and the conflicts he waded into, from Cambodia's Khmer Rouge to the slaughter in Bosnia to the war-torn Middle East. A portrait of humanity and pragmatism.
*Read the book and join us upstairs for the discussion. Note Time.
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| Karen Joy Fowler, Joyce Maynard,
Anne Marie Feld & Andrea N. Richesin
Because I Love Her: 34 Women Writers Reflect on the Mother-Daughter Bond (Harlequin)
Thursday, April 30 at 7:30pm |
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CELEBRATE THE BEAUTIFUL YET COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTHER & DAUGHTER
In an era when the roles of mothers and daughters are constantly being questioned and redefined, Because I Love Her explores the deepest bonds and truths of motherhood by sharing stories and secrets of becoming a mother and grandmother. What would you tell your mother if you could tell her anything? What do you want your daughter to know and pass on to future generations?
Join bestselling authors Joyce Maynard (At Home in the World) and local celebrity Karen Joy Fowler (Jane Austen Book Club; Wit's End) and other writers tonight as these women reveal what their mothers taught them, what they in turn hope to impart to their daughters and, finally, what they've learned as a bridge between the two. | |
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Friends of Capitola Book Café
Annual Membership Program
Friends of the Capitola Book Cafe get great perks, such as discounts on books & gifts, free café items, reserved event seating and even complimentary tickets to special ticketed events.
Memberships last for one year from date of purchase.
All Friends of Capitola Book Café receive both a Membership Card and a Café
Rewards Card. Benefits will differ according to your membership level (see below).
ALL membership cards include:
- 10% discount on all non-discounted books, cards, and gifts.
- Access to special membership sales both in the cafe and in the store.
- Members-only email specials.
In addition, each level of membership also receives the benefits listed below:
Entry ($25):
ˇ 12 free cups of coffee or six specialty drinks per year.
Basic ($50):
ˇ One 15% discounted shopping spree.
ˇ 12 free specialty drinks per year.
Plus ($100):
ˇ Preferred seating for member & one guest for any Capitola Book Café event.
ˇ One 20% discounted shopping spree.
ˇ 12 free desserts or other bakery products per year.
ˇ One additional gift membership card for a friend or family member that includes a single 20% discounted shopping spree.
Gold ($150):
ˇ Preferred seating for member and one guest for any Capitola Book Café event.
ˇ Two tickets to one ticketed event per year.
ˇ One 25% discounted shopping spree.
ˇ 12 free café entreés per year
ˇ One additional gift membership card for a friend or family member that includes a single 25% discounted shopping spree.
Platinum ($250):
ˇ Preferred seating for member and one guest for any Capitola Book Café event.
ˇTwo tickets and a signed book for one ticketed event per year.
ˇ One 30% discounted shopping spree.
ˇ 12 free café entreés per year.
ˇ One additional gift membership card for a friend or family member that includes a single 30% discounted shopping spree.
ˇ Capitola Book Café will also donate a $50.00 Gift Certificate to Platinum members' chosen charity.
Help build the Capitola Book Café of the future.
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