Saturday, July 31, all day long: Morris Book Shop's 2nd Anniversary Sale. It's been two years since we (re)opened The Morris Book Shop, and we're celebrating with a sale/party: 20% off everything in the store, and special musical guests Robert Schneider (at 1:00 pm) and Coralee & the Townies Trio (at 4:00 pm). Also beginning at 4:00, we will start passing out hot, delicious slices from Hardwood Pizza Company. Please join us in celebrating two wonderful years!

Monday, August 2 at 5:30 pm - Wizard Wrock Wroundup! Harry Potter fans, music lovers, and kids of all ages, listen up! It's time for Wizard Wrock featuring an all-star lineup: Snidget, Nagini, Fred & George The Band, and Muggle Mike. (Click on each act to check out their respective MySpace pages: these folks are magic!) This show is free and open to the Muggle public and each band will offer CDs and T-shirts for sale. Don't miss the 2010 "Carpe Geekdom" World Tour!

This Summer: "Homegrown Authors" at the Downtown Farmers Market! On selected Saturdays this summmer, you can meet an area author and buy a signed copy of their book at the Downtown Farmers Market! Cosponsored by the Morris Book Shop and the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Come on down for some fresh, local literary produce!

Homegrown Author Dates:

August 7 - Donna Ison (author of The Miracle of Myrtle: Saint Gone Wild) and Joel DiGirolamo (author of Yoga in No Time at All)

August 21 - Barbara Napier (author of Hot Food and Warm Memories)

O The Clear Moment! by Ed McClanahan

Songs of Nod and Echoes of Nod by Adam Craft

Calling Home by Janna McMahan

Secrets of a Kentucky Gardener by Karen Angelucci

I'm Not From Here by Kenn Minter

In Tongues: Illustrated by J.T. Dockery

Kentucky Horse Country by James Archambeault

James Archambeault's Historic Kentucky

David and Lalie Dick have a large selection of books at the Morris Book Shop, and many editions are signed by the authors.

Kentucky III by James Archambeault

Let There Be Light by David Dick