KAREN HAID APPEARANCES – BOOK SIGNINGS AND PRESENTATIONS
March 2023
9th, 1-2, Calabria: The Other Italy, Zoom presentation for Il Cenacolo, Italian Cultural Club in San Francisco
September 2020
3rd, 6-7:30, Basilicata: Authentic Italy, Zoom presentation for Discovering Italy Series at Las Vegas Clark County Library – link to recording of virtual event on YouTube: Basilicata: Authentic Italy presentation.
October 2019
14th, 10:30 am, “Karen in Calabria,” Presentation at Nostro-Repaci Linguistic High School in Villa San Giovanni, Calabria, Italy (article in Italian about visit: Un’Americana in Calabria)
April 2019
4th, 6-7:30 pm, Matera: European Capital of Culture, Discovering Italy Series at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV
February 2019
19th, 1 pm, Calabria Presentation, OLLI at UNLV, Paradise Campus, 851 E. Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV
26th, 6 pm, Calabria Travel, Las Vegas Single Seniors Travel Club, $5 includes snacks, Tap House Bar & Grill, 5589 West Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89146
December 2018
6th, 6-7:30 pm, Discovering Italy Series featuring Calabria and Christmas Traditions at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV
November 2018
27th, 2-4 pm, Calabria: The Other Italy, Lake Wildwood Community Center, 11255 Cottontail Way, Penn Valley, CA 95946, open to the public, please call 530-432-3260 for information and to RSVP
February 2018
2nd, 10 am, Calabria: The Other Italy Presentation on the FreeThinkers Series, Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL, phone for information 941-371-4974
November 2017
16th, 6:30 pm, “My Italian Blog – How in the World?” Anglo-Italian Club of Reggio Calabria, Istituto Tecnico Statale Raffaele Piria, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy
27th, 8 pm, Guest on Program “Terzo Millennio” – Live Broadcast on Radio Antenna Febea, Reggio Calabria, Italy (See Guest on Italian Radio blogpost)
June 2017
10th, 4 pm, An International View of an Authentic Calabria at the conference Journey to the Island of Greek Language and Culture in Calabria, presented by Ìmmasto at the Palazzo della Cultura, Reggio Calabria, Italy
March 2017
18th, 10-11:30 am, Author Showcase, Meet and Greet Book Signing, Paseo Verde Library, 280 S Green Valley Pkwy Henderson NV 89012
25th, 2-3:30 pm, Spring Fling Book Fair, Book Signing, Las Vegas Clark County Library, 1401 E Flamingo Rd Las Vegas NV 89119
February 2017
9th, 6:30 pm, Calabria: The Other Italy, Presentation and Tasting at the Westchester Italian Cultural Center, One Generoso Pope Place, Tuckahoe, NY, (914) 771-8700 RESCHEDULED FOR FEB. 10th DUE TO SNOW PREDICTION
12th, 5 pm, Calabria: The Other Italy, Dorothea’s House, Casa di Cultura Italiana, 120 John St., Princeton, NJ, http://www.dorotheashouse.org
November 2016
16th, 9 am, “Incontro con Karen Haid” – Meeting with Students of Liceo Linguistico in Villa San Giovanni, Calabria, Italy
17th, 6:30 pm, “Writing about Calabria,” Anglo-Italian Club of Reggio Calabria, Aula Magna, Istituto Tecnico Statale Raffaele Piria, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy
25th, 9:15 pm, “Salotto dell’Editore,” a cultural talk show at Reggio TV – Italian TV, Calabria, Italy
August 2016
16th, 7 pm, Calabria Presentation, Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation, 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY, RSVP 718-273-7660
18th, 6 pm, Book Presentation Series, Calabria: The Other Italy, America-Italy Society of Philadelphia, 1420 Walnut Street, Suite 310, Philadelphia, PA, RSVP at 215 735 3250 or info@aisphila.org
July 2016
31st, 2 pm, Painted Stories – Duel in the Library, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV
April 2016
3rd, 2 pm, Meet the Author Series, Sacramento Italian Center, 6821 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Carmichael, CA
14th, 6 pm, Desert Author Series, Presentation and Book Signing, Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV
January 2016
5th, 7 pm, Mob Month at the Library, The Mafia in Italy, Presentation and Book Signing, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV
November 2015
17th, 6 pm, Book Presentation & Introduction to Calabria, Lake Wildwood Community Center, 11255 Cottontail Way, Penn Valley, CA 95946, Free and open to the public, please RSVP by calling 530-432-3260
October 2015
22nd, 3:30 pm, Book Presentation & Discussion, Campanella European High School, Reggio Calabria, Italy
June 2015
27th, 5-7:30 pm, Local Author Showcase – Book Signing and Meet-and-Greet at The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., Las Vegas, NV
April 2015
4th, 1 – 3 pm, Calabrian Tea Party – Book Signing and Informal Discussion about Calabria at BooksOrBooks, 3460 E Sunset Rd, Paradise, NV 89120 – Come learn about Calabria and sip a cup of Earl Grey tea, whose distinct flavor originates in this less-traveled Italian region (BYOM – Bring Your Own Mug)!
March 2015
14th, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Book Signing at Spring Fling Book Fair, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV
24th, 12:50 pm, Calabria Presentation, OLLI at UNLV, Paradise Campus, 851 E. Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV
28th, 1 – 3 pm, Book Signing at Local Author Showcase, Paseo Verde Library, 280 S. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson, NV