Events

Thank you for visiting Lauren Simone Publishing House. Below are all upcoming events. Please RSVP so we have sufficient material for activities. 

 June 12, 2020 12-6pm
Juneeteenth Celebration 
Black Wall Street
Bridgeport, CT
June 6, 2020 
Local Author Festival
Windsor Public Library
323 Broad Street, Windsor, CT 06095
CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
 May 6, 2020 5:30pm, 7pm
LOL Virtual Book Club
Guest Authors: Victoria Allen and Yvette Phillips
 April 2nd, 2020
Literacy Night
Environmental Sciences Magnet School at Mary Hooker
440 Broadview Terrace, Hartford, CT 06106
www.environmentalsciencesmagnet.org
CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19

March 21, 2020 11am-1pm
Spring Art Showcase
Nomads Adventure Quest
100 Bidwell Rd, South Windsor, CT 06074
Admission: $5
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
 March 18, 2020 6-8pm

LOL Book Club presents Literature Out Loud
Vernon Center Middle School
 777 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066

 March 2nd, 2020
National Read Across America Day
All Are Welcome
Volunteers needed in Hartford, CT.
Contact:  Annie Sommers
asommers@unitedwayinc.org or 860-493-1135
 
February 29, 2020  7pm
Black Business Gala
Small Business Night Out
   960 Main Street, Hartford, CT
Black business gala
 February 29, 2020  3:30- 4:30pm
Birthed Out of Africa Black Heritage Month Celebration
East Hartford Cultural Center
50 Chapman Place, East Hartford, CT

 February 27, 2020 10am-2pm
Black History Month Celebration
Department of Administrative Services
450 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT

 

Feb 26, 2020 6-8pm
Urban Grants 4 Us Visual Literacy Exhibition
Stetson Branch Library
200 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511
visual literacy

 

 February 7, 2020
LOL Book Club presents Literature Out Loud
Vernon Center Middle School
 777 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
 February 1, 2020
Take Your Child to Library Day

 

 January 17, 2020 630-8pm
                                                    LOL Book Club

Presents 
Literature Out Loud
Vernon Center Middle School
 777 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066

LOL book club January 2020

 December 13, 2018 6pm
LOL Book Club
Presents 
Literature Out Loud
Vernon Center Middle School
 777 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066

Literature out loud

 

                                   December 7, 2019 10am-3pm
                                             Bloomfield Vendor Fair
First Congregational Church of Bloomfield
10 Wintonbury Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002
Bloomfield vendor fair
December 5, 2019 11am-3pm
 Holiday Bazaar
Barnes and Noble
18 Front Street, Hartford, CT
holiday bazaar
 November 8th at 5:30pm
LOVE OF LITERATURE BOOK CLUB MEETS AGAIN! 💃🏾
777 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
Vernon Center Middle School! We can’t wait to see you all again and explore fun through literature. 💃🏾😍📚 this club is for boys and girls ages 6 to 13. Please invite a friend and RSVP ASAP! 
book club
 October 19, 2019 10am-2pm
Strong Family Farm Festival
274 West Street, Vernon, CT 06066
 October 12, 2019 11:00am - 3:00pm
East Hartford Fall Festival
Town Green
1047 Main Street
East Hartford, CT
 
 October 5, 2019 10am- 5pm 
Connecticut Literary Festival
Real Art Ways
56 Arbor Street
Hartford, CT
 October 5, 2019 11am- 4pm
Auerfarm Fall Festival
158 Auer Farm Road
Bloomfield, CT, 06002
 
September 20, 2019 10am
Barnes & Noble and the Hartford Business Improvement District are hosting the Books on Pratt!  
 August 9, 2019 11:30am-12pm
Story Time at Ruth Mott Foundation
Applewood Estate
Flint, Michigan

 

 July 20, 2019 10am-4pm
Giant Leap Day
Discovery Museum
Bridgeport, CT
Free admission
July 6, 2019 3-5pm
Royal Party with Yvette Phillips
at Kozy Korner Bookstore
Kingston, JA
For ages 6-12
RSVP: 876-669-6813
June  23, 2019 1-3pm
Sally Sunflower Adventure
Strong Family Farm

 June 7, 2019 630-8pm
LOL Book Club
Center Road School
20 Center Road, Vernon, CT 06066
 June 1st, 2019 11am-12pm
Sally Sunflower Adventure
Everwonder Children Museum
31 Pecks Ln, Newtown, CT 06470
 May 31, 2019 5:30-7:30pm
Center Road School 50th Anniversary Party
Imani Grant presents her new book, 
The Golden Life of Sally Sunflower, and a fun activity to go along with it.
Activities also include a DJ, bounce house, food trucks, and more!

May 18, 2019 10am-4pm
Hartford LIT Book Festival
Hartford Public Library
500 Main St, Hartford, Connecticut 06103
For all ages
March 23, 2019 1-6pm 
Family Feud Brunch
2550 Main Street,
Hartford, Connecticut 06120
 May 11th 6-10pm 
Dream Girls
Artist Collective
1200 Albany Ave,
Hartford, CT 06112
April 12, 2019 6-8pm 
PJ Party Story Time with Olivia Lauren
That Book Store
Wethersfield, CT
For ages 2-8 years old
 March 31st 5:30-7:00pm
The Claypen
997 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06107
For ages 6 and up
RSVP here

March 16, 2019 1-3pm 
Painting with a twist
Meet and Paint with Imani Ariana
45 Pratt St, Hartford, CT 06103 
860-970-1819
For ages 6 and up

  

March 15, 2019 7-830pm 
Olivia Travels: A Guide to Modes of Transportation
21 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
For ages 3-9 years old
March 2, 2019 1-2pm 
Bookophilia
Special double reading of "Olivia Travels" and
"The Dowe Twins: Siblings Fight" both from the
Lauren Simone Publishing House. 

March 1, 2019 6-8pm 
Read Across America Day
LOL Book Club Meeting (recurring event)
20 Center Road, Vernon, CT 
 
 February 18, 2019
Intrepid Air, Sea, and Space Museum
Imani Ariana at 
Pop Up and Read Explosion