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PoeFest is celebrating its 15th year commemorating the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and you can be a part of it all at multiple locations throughout Phoenix, Arizona this October. PoeFest has been a labor of love for a decade. When PoeFest first opened, it did so to just six audience members. With a packed audience on the third night, they knew they had something special. The fest includes mainstage productions of Poe’s short stories every weekend during the month of October with Poe’s stories rotating nightly. PoeFest usually culminates on Halloween night with ‘The Raven’ at Rosson House Museum. But there’s something extra special about PoeFest that makes Bookmans honored to be a sponsor!

Here are the updated rules for 2023:

STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

Short Story Contest

1. All Arizona students in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2023-2024 school year are eligible.
2. Home-schooled students are eligible.
3. Student authors must be residents of the State of Arizona.
4. The submission deadline is Midnight on October 29, 2023.
5. All short story submissions must be between 1,000 and 7,500 words.
6. The themes for short stories must stick to the genres of horror and/or mystery.
7. Stories must be original.
8. Authors retain all copyrights.
9. Revised previous submissions accepted.
10. Submissions can be made in electronic form (contest@poefest.org.) Word document or PDF formats only, please.

11. All submissions must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. All authors must have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate.

12. All submissions must include the author’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2023-2024 school year. (Home-schooled students are welcome.)

13. One winner will be declared and notified via email and/or phone on October 31st, 2023. Public Notifications on social media pages will be posted after contact with winners. Initials of winners will be posted and the city they are from.

14. All submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of judges.
15. Prize packages will be provided by Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange.

STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

Poetry Contest

1. All Arizona students in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2023-2024 school year are eligible.
2. Student authors must be residents of the State of Arizona.
3. Home-schooled students are eligible.
4. The submission deadline is Midnight October 29th, 2023.
5. All poetry submissions must be no more than 422 lines.
6. Themes for poems must stick to the genres of love, horror, and/or death.
7. Poems must be original.
8. Poets retain all copyrights.
9. Revised previous submissions accepted.
10. Submissions can be made in electronic form (contest@poefest.org.) Word document or PDF file formats only, please.

11. All submissions must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. All authors must have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate.

12. All submissions must include the poet’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2023-2024 school year.

13. One winner will be declared and notified via email and/or phone on October 31st, 2023. Public Notifications on social media pages will be posted after contact with winners. Initials of winners will be posted and the city they are from.
14. All submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of judges
15. Prize packages will be provided by Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange.

We can’t wait to see all of the submissions! If you have any questions, please contact MesaEvents@Bookmans.com. Happy writing everyone!

PoeFest is celebrating its 15th year commemorating the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and you can be a part of it all at multiple locations throughout Phoenix, Arizona this October. PoeFest has been a labor of love for a decade. When PoeFest first opened, it did so to just six audience members. With a packed audience on the third night, they knew they had something special. The fest includes mainstage productions of Poe’s short stories every weekend during the month of October with Poe’s stories rotating nightly. PoeFest usually culminates on Halloween night with ‘The Raven’ at Rosson House Museum. But there’s something extra special about PoeFest that makes Bookmans honored to be a sponsor!

Here are the updated rules for 2023:

STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

Short Story Contest

1. All Arizona students in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2023-2024 school year are eligible.
2. Home-schooled students are eligible.
3. Student authors must be residents of the State of Arizona.
4. The submission deadline is Midnight on October 29, 2023.
5. All short story submissions must be between 1,000 and 7,500 words.
6. The themes for short stories must stick to the genres of horror and/or mystery.
7. Stories must be original.
8. Authors retain all copyrights.
9. Revised previous submissions accepted.
10. Submissions can be made in electronic form (contest@poefest.org.) Word document or PDF formats only, please.

11. All submissions must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. All authors must have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate.

12. All submissions must include the author’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2023-2024 school year. (Home-schooled students are welcome.)

13. One winner will be declared and notified via email and/or phone on October 31st, 2023. Public Notifications on social media pages will be posted after contact with winners. Initials of winners will be posted and the city they are from.

14. All submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of judges.
15. Prize packages will be provided by Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange.

STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

Poetry Contest

1. All Arizona students in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2023-2024 school year are eligible.
2. Student authors must be residents of the State of Arizona.
3. Home-schooled students are eligible.
4. The submission deadline is Midnight October 29th, 2023.
5. All poetry submissions must be no more than 422 lines.
6. Themes for poems must stick to the genres of love, horror, and/or death.
7. Poems must be original.
8. Poets retain all copyrights.
9. Revised previous submissions accepted.
10. Submissions can be made in electronic form (contest@poefest.org.) Word document or PDF file formats only, please.

11. All submissions must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. All authors must have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate.

12. All submissions must include the poet’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2023-2024 school year.

13. One winner will be declared and notified via email and/or phone on October 31st, 2023. Public Notifications on social media pages will be posted after contact with winners. Initials of winners will be posted and the city they are from.
14. All submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of judges
15. Prize packages will be provided by Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange.

We can’t wait to see all of the submissions! If you have any questions, please contact MesaEvents@Bookmans.com. Happy writing everyone!

Do you have a love for Anime and or Manga? Do you have a favorite title or artist that you just can’t get enough of and want to share with the rest of the world? Then this is definitely the book club for you! You won’t even have to leave your favorite reading spot because we meet virtually at 7 P.M  the first Saturday of every month and you are invited to be part of the discussion.  Ruth is our club moderator and is a longtime Manga enthusiast making her the perfect hostess. She welcomes you to this all-inclusive event.

To get signed up Please contact: MesaEvents@Bookmans.com

Bookmans is your place for educational and interactive events. Check out our events calendar for a list of all of our upcoming events. We look forward to seeing you!

The Phoenix Herpetological Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is a statewide facility that includes a surrender facility, education program, summer camps and rescue and rehabilitation.

PHS focuses on two specific goals:

Rescue and Rehabilitation
The need for a sanctuary was not only for non-native but native species as well. Currently PHS is home to animals of which 90% are pet trade type animals. We assist the general public, humane societies, animal welfare leagues, animal control departments,  law enforcement and other organizations across the United States.  For example, PHS assisted the SPCA on a rescue in Texas a few years ago where we picked up 572 animals. Many of these animals were rehabilitated, some were adopted, and many still call PHS home.

Conservation Education
Conservation begins with education. Our desert (and our planet) is in serious jeopardy. It is imperative to teach our youth the importance each animal plays in our eco-system. Last year the PHS outreach program touched 250,000 people. These were primarily school-aged children and teenagers.

The Phoenix Herpetological Society will be here today showcasing some of their exciting reptiles, some to look at and some to touch. No registration is required and all events are free.

What better way to kick off summer than digging for Dinosaurs? Mad Science will be here to help us with that! Today at 1 P.M. kids can examine fossil casts and explore the differences in the teeth of herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs. Students participate in a mini dinosaur excavation and make a cast of a dinosaur tooth to take home.

LIMITED CAPACITY FOR THIS EVENT. TO REGISTER PLEASE CONTACT: MesaEvents@Bookmans.com

Bookmans is your place for educational, interactive, and most importantly F.U.N events every Wednesday at 1 P.M. Check out our events calendar for a list of all of our events. We look forward to seeing you!

Join us at Bookmans for a day celebrating the ukulele! Our guest instructor, Kehau Kuhi, and Steve have years of ukulele performance and teaching experience. We will learn simple chords and how to play two or three songs. This beautiful instrument was brought from Portugal to Hawaii and is recognized all around the world as an island instrument.

The event is free and open to the public. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your own ukulele or pick one up here at Bookmans’ Musical Instrument Department for a low price and join in!

Bookmans is your place for educational and interactive events. Check out our events calendar for a list of all of our upcoming events. We look forward to seeing you!

In the animal kingdom, nothing is quite as it seems. Join us at 1 P.M. when the Phoenix Zoo will be here to teach us about the animals around us. We will play a fact or fiction game in the pursuit of the truth as well as meet some wonderful animals! Live animals, free event, how can you miss this?

Larger Groups Please contact: MesaEvents@Bookmans.com

Bookmans is your place for educational, interactive, and most importantly F.U.N events every Wednesday at 1 P.M. Check out our events calendar for a list of all of our events. We look forward to seeing you!

East Valley Children’s Theatre (EVCT) is more than just a theatre. It is a place where children can grow and develop into confident young adults. At EVCT youth gain self-esteem, and develop creativity. Its mission is to offer youth age 5-18 opportunities to experience the process and product of live theatrical performances, by children for children. School-age children and adolescents age 8-18 are invited to audition for every show. Auditions are conducted by highly qualified production teams which vary from show to show. No previous experience is required for children to audition and no advance preparation is needed. We provide the youth of the East Valley the opportunity to participate in community-based quality theatrical events for the purpose of developing and enhancing confidence, individual creativity, and self-esteem. We are dedicated to the development of active performers, crews and the audience.

“On the Spot” Teen Improv Troupe from East Valley Children’s Theatre will be playing theatre and improv games with lots of audience participation. The Troupe will entertain and tickle your funny bone as they perform on-the-spot improvisation.

Come join us at the iconic Bookmans in Mesa on May 19th for a night of poetry! Poet Dylan Webster hosts an open mic for all things poetic starting at 7pm. Whether you’ve published multiple books, or just wrote your first haiku today, this open mic is for you. Come and share, or just sit back and enjoy a night of beautiful words and meaningful images. Contact Dylan to sign up at william22webster@gmail.com, or find him on Instagram @phoenicianpoet. There will also be a sign-up sheet available at the event.

About our host: Dylan Webster (he/him) lives and writes in the sweltering heat of Phoenix, AZ. He is the author of the poetry collection Dislocated (Quillkeepers Press, 2022), and his poetry and fiction have appeared, and are forthcoming in, anthologies by Quillkeepers Press and Neon Sunrise Publishing; as well as the journals The Dillydoun Review, Last Leaves, The Cannons Mouth by Cannon Poets Quarterly, Amethyst Review, and The Chamber Magazine. Dylan has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize as well as the Best of The Net.

Sound Baths are a healing modality that has been used for centuries. Some of the oldest sound bowls date back 5,000 years! Its origins are mysterious, but the monasteries in the Himalayan mountains are said to be the most trusted place of origin. Tibet gets a lot of credit for the distribution of sound bowls, but this is because family names were inscribed on these bowls and sold during times of hardship and war. Today, research shows many benefits to sound therapy, from relaxation to pain relief and direct relationships to brain function.

About our Hosts: Gregory Dwyer is a Level II Reiki Practitioner trained in the “Usui Shiki Ryoho” or “The Usui System of Natural Healing” and certified through the Reiki Alliance. His practice includes Reiki, Sound Baths, and Meditation to facilitate a moment of relaxation and regeneration to promote mental and physical well-being.

A natural intuitive, Seraphim has spent the last five years mentoring and practicing under the guidance of a traditional indigenous medicine woman and cultural elder. She has also integrated practical applications of breathing techniques, meditation, and self-love practices to assist those around her.

No registration is required and we welcome you to join us for this FREE event!

The Arizona Puppet Theater is returning this year with the beloved story of “The Three Wishes”.  Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it! A kind-hearted woodcutter and his wife are granted three wishes by a tree elf and use them in increasingly silly ways in this charming European folk tale. We recommend arriving early to get a great spot!

Larger Groups Please contact: MesaEvents@Bookmans.com

Bookmans is your place for educational, interactive, and most importantly F.U.N events every Wednesday at 1 P.M. Check out our events calendar for a list of all of our events. We look forward to seeing you!

PoeFest is celebrating its 15th year commemorating the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and you can be a part of it all at multiple locations throughout Phoenix, Arizona this October. PoeFest has been a labor of love for a decade. When PoeFest first opened, it did so to just six audience members. With a packed audience on the third night, they knew they had something special. The fest includes mainstage productions of Poe’s short stories every weekend during the month of October with Poe’s stories rotating nightly. PoeFest usually culminates on Halloween night with ‘The Raven’ at Rosson House Museum. But there’s something extra special about PoeFest that makes Bookmans honored to be a sponsor!

Here are the updated rules for 2023:

STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

Short Story Contest

1. All Arizona students in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2023-2024 school year are eligible.
2. Home-schooled students are eligible.
3. Student authors must be residents of the State of Arizona.
4. The submission deadline is Midnight on October 29, 2023.
5. All short story submissions must be between 1,000 and 7,500 words.
6. The themes for short stories must stick to the genres of horror and/or mystery.
7. Stories must be original.
8. Authors retain all copyrights.
9. Revised previous submissions accepted.
10. Submissions can be made in electronic form (contest@poefest.org.) Word document or PDF formats only, please.

11. All submissions must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. All authors must have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate.

12. All submissions must include the author’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2023-2024 school year. (Home-schooled students are welcome.)

13. One winner will be declared and notified via email and/or phone on October 31st, 2023. Public Notifications on social media pages will be posted after contact with winners. Initials of winners will be posted and the city they are from.

14. All submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of judges.
15. Prize packages will be provided by Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange.

STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

Poetry Contest

1. All Arizona students in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2023-2024 school year are eligible.
2. Student authors must be residents of the State of Arizona.
3. Home-schooled students are eligible.
4. The submission deadline is Midnight October 29th, 2023.
5. All poetry submissions must be no more than 422 lines.
6. Themes for poems must stick to the genres of love, horror, and/or death.
7. Poems must be original.
8. Poets retain all copyrights.
9. Revised previous submissions accepted.
10. Submissions can be made in electronic form (contest@poefest.org.) Word document or PDF file formats only, please.

11. All submissions must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. All authors must have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate.

12. All submissions must include the poet’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2023-2024 school year.

13. One winner will be declared and notified via email and/or phone on October 31st, 2023. Public Notifications on social media pages will be posted after contact with winners. Initials of winners will be posted and the city they are from.
14. All submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of judges
15. Prize packages will be provided by Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange.

We can’t wait to see all of the submissions! If you have any questions, please contact MesaEvents@Bookmans.com. Happy writing everyone!

With the summer heat rising, sometimes it’s better to stay inside and get creative. Are you up for the challenge? Today at 1 P.M. Join us for a celebration of all things Lego. Participants will each receive a bag of random Lego blocks and pieces to create their next masterpiece. All skill levels are welcome to join us for this all-inclusive free build.  

Supplies, space, and materials for this event are very limited and will work on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Larger Groups Please contact: MesaEvents@Bookmans.com

Bookmans is your place for educational, interactive, and most importantly F.U.N events every Wednesday at 1 P.M. Check out our events calendar for a list of all of our events. We look forward to seeing you!

Jungle Jill’s Animal Encounters was founded in 2006 as a way to educate, inform and entertain audiences. Jungle Jill brings live, exotic, and domestic animals to you, up close and interactive for an unforgettable experience!

Join us LIVE in-store today at 1 PM for this FREE event and meet these LIVE animals up close!

Larger Groups Please contact: MesaEvents@Bookmans.com

Bookmans is your place for educational, interactive, and most importantly F.U.N events every Wednesday at 1 P.M. Check out our events calendar for a list of all of our events. We look forward to seeing you!

PoeFest is celebrating its 15th year commemorating the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and you can be a part of it all at multiple locations throughout Phoenix, Arizona this October. PoeFest has been a labor of love for a decade. When PoeFest first opened, it did so to just six audience members. With a packed audience on the third night, they knew they had something special. The fest includes mainstage productions of Poe’s short stories every weekend during the month of October with Poe’s stories rotating nightly. PoeFest usually culminates on Halloween night with ‘The Raven’ at Rosson House Museum. But there’s something extra special about PoeFest that makes Bookmans honored to be a sponsor!

Here are the updated rules for 2023:

STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

Short Story Contest

1. All Arizona students in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2023-2024 school year are eligible.
2. Home-schooled students are eligible.
3. Student authors must be residents of the State of Arizona.
4. The submission deadline is Midnight on October 29, 2023.
5. All short story submissions must be between 1,000 and 7,500 words.
6. The themes for short stories must stick to the genres of horror and/or mystery.
7. Stories must be original.
8. Authors retain all copyrights.
9. Revised previous submissions accepted.
10. Submissions can be made in electronic form (contest@poefest.org.) Word document or PDF formats only, please.

11. All submissions must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. All authors must have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate.

12. All submissions must include the author’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2023-2024 school year. (Home-schooled students are welcome.)

13. One winner will be declared and notified via email and/or phone on October 31st, 2023. Public Notifications on social media pages will be posted after contact with winners. Initials of winners will be posted and the city they are from.

14. All submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of judges.
15. Prize packages will be provided by Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange.

STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

Poetry Contest

1. All Arizona students in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2023-2024 school year are eligible.
2. Student authors must be residents of the State of Arizona.
3. Home-schooled students are eligible.
4. The submission deadline is Midnight October 29th, 2023.
5. All poetry submissions must be no more than 422 lines.
6. Themes for poems must stick to the genres of love, horror, and/or death.
7. Poems must be original.
8. Poets retain all copyrights.
9. Revised previous submissions accepted.
10. Submissions can be made in electronic form (contest@poefest.org.) Word document or PDF file formats only, please.

11. All submissions must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. All authors must have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate.

12. All submissions must include the poet’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2023-2024 school year.

13. One winner will be declared and notified via email and/or phone on October 31st, 2023. Public Notifications on social media pages will be posted after contact with winners. Initials of winners will be posted and the city they are from.
14. All submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of judges
15. Prize packages will be provided by Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange.

We can’t wait to see all of the submissions! If you have any questions, please contact MesaEvents@Bookmans.com. Happy writing everyone!

PoeFest is celebrating its 15th year commemorating the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and you can be a part of it all at multiple locations throughout Phoenix, Arizona this October. PoeFest has been a labor of love for a decade. When PoeFest first opened, it did so to just six audience members. With a packed audience on the third night, they knew they had something special. The fest includes mainstage productions of Poe’s short stories every weekend during the month of October with Poe’s stories rotating nightly. PoeFest usually culminates on Halloween night with ‘The Raven’ at Rosson House Museum. But there’s something extra special about PoeFest that makes Bookmans honored to be a sponsor!

Here are the updated rules for 2023:

STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

Short Story Contest

1. All Arizona students in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2023-2024 school year are eligible.
2. Home-schooled students are eligible.
3. Student authors must be residents of the State of Arizona.
4. The submission deadline is Midnight on October 29, 2023.
5. All short story submissions must be between 1,000 and 7,500 words.
6. The themes for short stories must stick to the genres of horror and/or mystery.
7. Stories must be original.
8. Authors retain all copyrights.
9. Revised previous submissions accepted.
10. Submissions can be made in electronic form (contest@poefest.org.) Word document or PDF formats only, please.

11. All submissions must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. All authors must have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate.

12. All submissions must include the author’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2023-2024 school year. (Home-schooled students are welcome.)

13. One winner will be declared and notified via email and/or phone on October 31st, 2023. Public Notifications on social media pages will be posted after contact with winners. Initials of winners will be posted and the city they are from.

14. All submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of judges.
15. Prize packages will be provided by Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange.

STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

Poetry Contest

1. All Arizona students in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2023-2024 school year are eligible.
2. Student authors must be residents of the State of Arizona.
3. Home-schooled students are eligible.
4. The submission deadline is Midnight October 29th, 2023.
5. All poetry submissions must be no more than 422 lines.
6. Themes for poems must stick to the genres of love, horror, and/or death.
7. Poems must be original.
8. Poets retain all copyrights.
9. Revised previous submissions accepted.
10. Submissions can be made in electronic form (contest@poefest.org.) Word document or PDF file formats only, please.

11. All submissions must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. All authors must have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate.

12. All submissions must include the poet’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2023-2024 school year.

13. One winner will be declared and notified via email and/or phone on October 31st, 2023. Public Notifications on social media pages will be posted after contact with winners. Initials of winners will be posted and the city they are from.
14. All submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of judges
15. Prize packages will be provided by Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange.

We can’t wait to see all of the submissions! If you have any questions, please contact MesaEvents@Bookmans.com. Happy writing everyone!