~ 2000 ~
PREVIOUS BOOK SIGNINGS, READINGS, AND ARTWORK DISPLAYS

DECEMBER 2000:

Saturday, December 9, 2000
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2103 Route 35, Holmdel, (732) 615-3933
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM.
Author Frank Finale met readers and signed books.

 

NOVEMBER 2000:

Thursday, November 9, 2000
New Jersey Education Association Convention, New Atlantic City Convention Center in "Author's Alley," Hall C, Atlantic City. For more information about "Author's Alley", please contact Stacey Williams at (609) 599-4561.
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
This convention is billed as "the largest educational event of its kind in the world." Author Frank Finale met readers and signed books at the Author's Alley in Hall C of the Convention Center.

Wednesday, November 15, 2000
Spring Lake Library, 1501 Main Street, Spring Lake, (732) 449-6654
Time: 7:00 PM
Author Frank Finale read from “To The Shore Once More," talked about its creation, and signed books.

 

OCTOBER 2000:

• Sunday, October 22:
Bernardsville Library, Bernardsville, (908) 204-3031
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Author Frank Finale read from “To The Shore Once More”and signed books. In addition, poet Jane B. Rawlings read from her works.

 

AUGUST 2000:

Saturday, August 5:
Favorite Things, 52 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove, (732) 774-0230
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Author Frank Finale and featured artist, Theresa Troise Heidel, signed books and met readers. Ms. Heidel displayed works that appeared in the book as well as other works.

Sunday, August 13:
Kate & Company, 1100 Third Avenue, Spring Lake, (732) 449-1633
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Author Frank Finale signed books and met readers.

Wednesday, August 16:
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3981 Highway 9, Freehold, (732) 409-2929
Time: 7:30 PM
Author Frank Finale read from “To The Shore Once More”and signed books.

Saturday, August 19:
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Brick Plaza Shopping Center, Chambers Bridge Road at Brick Boulevard, Brick, (732) 255-6600
Time: 2:00 PM
Author Frank Finale read from “To The Shore Once More”and signed books.

• Wednesday, August 23:
Jersey Shore history was discussed at the "Down Barnegat Bay: Sesquicentennial Symposium" at Point Pleasant Branch of Ocean County Library, 834 Beaver Dam Road, (732) 295-1555.

Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Author Robert Jahn presented a slide show and signed copies of his new 248 page hardbound edition of "Down Barnegat Bay: A Nor'easter Midnight Reader," recently released by Plexus Publishing.

Several other regional authors were present to sign copies of their recent books, including: Mary Ware Birkhead, "Manasquan, Vol. II;" Howard P. Boyd, "A Field Guide to the Pine Barrens of New Jersey;" Patricia Burke, "Barnegat Bay Decoys;" Gene Donatiello, "Brick Township;" Frank Finale, "To The Shore Once More;" Pauline S. Miller, "Ocean County: Four Centuries in the Making;" Robert Peterson, "Patriots, Pirates and Pineys;" and Jerry Woolley, "Point Pleasant, Vol. III."

Ocean County's Sesquicentennial celebration was featured in a panel discussion with representatives from regional cultural, historical and environmental organizations. Efforts to restore Island Beach State Park's 1899 U.S. Life Saving Station No. 14 were explored by Park Superintendent William C. Vibbert and Supervisor of State Historical Sites Paul Taylor.

Captain John Lott Dorsett's 1880 "Historical Cabinet Made from Pieces of 26 Shipwrecks" was exhibited, along with nautical artifacts from private collections and antiquarian Jersey Coast maps donated by the late Arthur Johnson.

"We're getting together to honor the Jersey Shore's maritime heritage and pay tribute to Ocean County's 150th anniversary," said the host, Robert Jahn.

The symposium, part of the continuing "Travelling Through Time" cultural series produced by Robert Jahn at the library, was free and open to all.

"This special program is a highlight of the "Time" series and the ongoing 75th anniversary of Ocean County Library," said Barbara Kaden, Head Librarian. "Advance registration was requested to reserve a seat," she added.

For further information on the "Down Barnegat Bay: Sesquicentennial Symposium," please call the library.

 

JULY 2000:

Sunday, July 9:
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Brick Plaza Shopping Center, Chambers Bridge Road at Brick Boulevard, Brick, (732) 255-6600
Time: 2:00 PM
Author Frank Finale read from “To The Shore Once More”and signed books.

Thursday, July 20:
Ocean City Library, 1735 Simpson Avenue, Ocean City, (609) 399-2434
Time: 7:00 PM
Author Frank Finale read from “To The Shore Once More”and signed books.

Tuesday, July 25:
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2103 Route 35, Holmdel, (732) 615-3933
Time: 7:30 PM
Author Frank Finale read from “To The Shore Once More”and sign books.

 

JUNE 2000:

Saturday, June 3:
Jackson Festival Of The Arts, in the Main Meeting Room of the Old Municpal Building, 95 West Veterans Highway, Jackson Township, (732) 928-1200
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Mr. Finale appears at 11:30 AM
Author Frank Finale signed books and met readers.

Saturday, June 10:
26th Annual Dover Township Founders' Day Parade - Ocean County 150 Years, Downtown Toms River
Time: 9:00 AM
Author Frank Finale, recognized as a “Community Champion,” for his book “To The Shore Once More” and his participation as a Young Authors' Teacher, marched in this parade

• Tuesday, June 13:
Three Beans Coffee House, Haddon Avenue, Haddonfield, (856) 354-2220
Time: 7:30 PM
Author Frank Finale read from “To The Shore Once More”and signed books. Also, poet Peter Murphy read from his works.

Saturday, June 24:
Great Pacific Frame Shoppe, 1004 Trenton Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach, (732) 892-6207
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Author Frank Finale signed books and met readers.

Tuesday, June 27:
Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, (732) 431-7242
Time: 7:00 PM
Author Frank Finale read from “To The Shore Once More”and signed books.

Thursday, June 29:
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Brick Plaza Shopping Center, Chambers Bridge Road at Brick Boulevard, Brick, (732) 255-6600
Time: 7:00 PM
Author Frank Finale read from “To The Shore Once More”and signed books.

 

MAY 2000:

Saturday, May 20:
Barnegat Bay Festival at Berkeley Park, Bayville, (732) 244-9812
Author Frank Finale signed books and met readers.

 

APRIL 2000:

Saturday, April 1:
Rhody's, The Shoppers Wharf, 70-72 Bridge Avenue, Bay Head, (732) 295-4944 or (800) 30-Rhody
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Author Frank Finale signed books and met readers.

Monday, April 10:
Long Beach Island Library, 217 Central Avenue, Surf City, (609) 494-2480
Time: 7:00 PM
Author Frank Finale spoke about what it's like to be a poet, where and how to send your poems, and what an editor looks for in submissions. He also read some of his poems as well as poems by other poets.

Thursday, April 27:
Summerville Assisted Living At Stafford, 1275 Route 72 West, Manahawkin, (609) 597-2500
Time: 6:30 PM
Author Frank Finale read from “To The Shore Once More”and signed books.

 

MARCH 2000:

Saturday, March 4:
21st Annual Young Authors' Conference
Time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Brick Township High School, Chambersbridge Road, Brick, (732) 505-4554
At this event, sponsored by the Ocean County Reading Council, author Frank Finale gave two poetry workshops for children and signed books and met readers afterwards.

Saturday, March 11:
"The Sensational Poets Series" at Centennial Hall in The Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street, 2nd floor, Newark. For more information, please call David Messineo at (201) 866-7189 ext. 3.
Time: 3:00 PM
Author Frank Finale read for "Sensations Magazine" and from “To The Shore Once More." An open reading followed.

 

FEBRUARY 2000:

Saturday, February 12:
Waldenbooks, Ocean County Mall, Hooper Avenue, Toms River, (732) 240-5808
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Author Frank Finale signed books and met readers.

Tuesday, February 29:
Point Pleasant Beach Rotary, Wharfside Restaurant, Channel Drive, Point Pleasant Beach, for info call Jill Carhart at (732) 892-8200
Time: 6:15 to 7:30 PM
Author Frank Finale read from “To The Shore Once More”and signed books.