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Book Signing Opportunity for Authors at The Pumpkin Show
If you’re a local Ohio author, join us October 17th – 20th, 2018 during the Pumpkin Show for a series of book signings hosted by Keystone Books and Gifts.
The Circleville Pumpkin Show is THE Greatest Free Show on Earth and it draws in thousands upon thousands of people from all over. If you’re looking to get yourself in front of a decent sized crowd, the Pumpkin Show would be a great event to consider!
Here’s a look at our times available for the 2018 Book Signing at the Pumpkin Show:
Wednesday, October 17th –
11am – STILL OPEN
1pm – Author Gerhard Maroscher – View Event Details Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2018667375091794/
5pm – STILL OPEN
Thursday, October 18th –
11am: Author Sandi Latimer – View Event Details Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/364588354083831/
1pm: Author Cinda Pontious – View Event Details Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/274809593141270/
5pm: Rachel & Isaac of the Dimple Times – View Event Details Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/423172375100878/
Friday, October 19th –
11am – STILL OPEN
1pm – STILL OPEN
5pm: Author R.L. Patterson – View Event Details Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1122869061210535/
Saturday, October 20th –
11am: Author Sherri Hayes – View Event Details Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/330258994412016/
1pm: Author Josef Matulich – View Event Details Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1444564465676887/
3pm – STILL OPEN
5pm: Author Eliot Parker – View Event Details Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/477502902752814/
Rules and Suggestions for this event:
Book sales will be through Keystone Books & Gifts (138 W. Main St.). If you are a new author, be sure to email us a list of your book titles and prices. You can contact us about information in regards to consignment by calling 740-474-7526 or by emailing [email protected].
The times listed above are on a first come, first serve basis. If you
wish to be a part of this event, you must send us an email confirmation
with the date and time you wish to have your signing at. We will let you
know if this time is available.
All requests to be a part of this event MUST be done via email or via
Facebook messenger so that it is time stamped. Time is not officially
assigned until you receive an email or Facebook message back stating
that you are confirmed. You are welcome to call and ask questions but
we will not agree to any times without a time stamped email.
There will be a fee for being a part of this event. If you wish to
attend on Wednesday or Thursday, the cost to participate is $15 and if
you wish to attend on Friday or Saturday, the cost is $30. Payments can
be made by stopping into the store to pay with a check or card, or by
calling us on the phone and giving us a credit card number. Times are
not confirmed and your spot is not guaranteed until payment is made.
This fee is not refundable.
In the event that you are coming to this signing, we recommend only
bringing the very basics for this signing, as you will be set up in our
tent on Main St and space will be VERY limited. We recommend only
bringing your books. We will provided a table, a chair and a table cloth.
Since the Pumpkin Show is a popular event, we recommend arriving early
and finding a parking spot as close to the show as possible. The later
in the day you wait, the harder it will be to find a spot. You will also
want to leave any books you are bringing to the signing in your car, as
we will not have space to store your books in the back of store with the
volume of people we are expected to have roaming through our store. We
recommend showing up one at least a minimum of (1) hour before your
scheduled time to set up for your signing, giving you time to maneuver
the crowd. Please note that the later in the week we get with Pumpkin
Show (weather permitting), the bigger the crowd gets. Come Friday and
Saturday, you will definitely want to arrive early in the morning as
possible and stay within the show so you can make it to your signing.
In the event that it rains at the time of your signing, you will be
given the option to set up inside our store. However, any other time you
will be sat up in the tent out on the street, as you will be seen more
and have more of an opportunity to interact with customers. It is
required, however, that you stay within the parameter of the tent. Going
beyond the tent will lead to security or volunteers talking to you.
ALL sales will be done through Keystone Books and a check will be cut
and mailed to you after the Pumpkin Show is over.
If you plan to be a part of this event, be sure to reply to this email
with the date and time you want to have your signing at. You must send
us an email confirmation in order for us to add you to our event and you
must make your payment.
If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to give us a call
at 740-474-7526, or send us an email.
>>ATTENTION OHIO AUTHORS<<
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Quick View of 2018
We are so excited about some of the things that are happening in 2018. We will still be celebrating “Independent Bookstore Day”, our 2nd birthday party will be in September, Author Alley, book signings, pottery parties and so many things that we did in 2017 but there is more on the horizon.
For the first week of January 2018 we will be working on a store reset during the time our landlord is redoing the front portion of our store. Our goal for the reset is to be able to get MORE BOOKS added to our inventory. We have thousands more books but simply not enough space to put them out. Since we don’t have plan-o-grams from a corporate office and most of our shelving is made in house by my family it is pretty much up to us to make it work.
We are working on the details of many of the new events and will start announcing more info on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/keystonebooksandgifts/) or you can keep up with happenings by being a part of our mailing list that you can join here: http://eepurl.com/b5DbX1
Thanks to everyone who helped make 2018 so awesome!
Empty Bowls Pickaway County
Empty Bowls is an international effort to fight hunger, implemented in Pickaway County, Ohio by Keystone Books & Gifts to benefit Walk The Talk Outreach Ministries and their Mobile Food Pantry. This unique fundraiser is a collaboration between area small businesses, ceramists and artist.
— EMPTY BOWL CREATION PARTIES —
This is a unique opportunity for ceramists and artist to create a soup bowl for the upcoming 2018 Empty Bowl events happening at area participating Pickaway County restaurants. With Keystone Books the way that it works is when you purchase one bowl at regular price, you will get to paint a second bowl for FREE that will be donated for the events.
- November 17, 2017 – Keystone Books and Gifts
- November 29, 2017 – Keystone Books and Gifts
- December 21, 2017 – Keystone Books and Gifts
- December 30, 2017 – Keystone Books and Gifts
- January 10, 2018 – Keystone Books and Gifts
- January 26, 2018 – Keystone Books and Gifts
- February 7, 2018 – Keystone Books and Gifts
- February 17, 2018 – Keystone Books and Gifts
To book your own party at Keystone Books with a party of 10 or more please contact us at 740-474-7526. We can also have a paint party at your location with parties of 10 or more.
PLEASE NOTE: Bowls do not have to be made at Keystone Books and Gifts and can be donated as long as they are hand crafted or painted. Basically something that would stand out to someone to help remind them of all the Empty Bowls in our world.
— EMPTY BOWL SOUP EVENTS —
For a minimum $10 donation, folks will be able to purchase a bowl of soup at one of the participating Pickaway County restaurants on one of the dates listed below, starting in March 2018. This will be done during the restaurants normal business hours and can be ordered along with any other items on their menu. When you purchase the bowl for $10 the soup is donated by the participating restaurant. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Mobile Food Pantry from Walk the Talk Ministries. To serve as a reminder of all the empty bowls in our community and the world you will get to keep the bowl that you choose.
- March 19, 2018 – Gibbys Eatery & Sports Bar
If you are a restaurant in Pickaway County and wish to be a part of this unique fundraising opportunity please contact us here or on Facebook.
— ABOUT MOBILE FOOD PANTRY —
The Mobile Food Pantry, a part of Walk the Talk Ministries is a 501(c)3 Christian Organization that delivers food to residence within the county that have difficulty making it to a food pantry.
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