Steering Committee Meeting: September 22nd

Wednesday, September 22, 3:30 PM, Mohave County Library - 3269 North Burbank.

Wrap up meeting Today at 3:00

Steering Committee – Wrap-up Meeting
Mohave County Library – Kingman Library Admin Building
3269 North Burbank

3:00 PM - Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Discussion of "lessons learned" and things we can improve upon for next year. . .

Parking Lot Extravaganza Fundraiser This Saturday at Big Lots!

Saturday, May 29th, 11:00 AM -3:00 PM.

• Live music by groups Above, Gene Pool, and Deadline!
• Prizes and raffles. Family fun!
• Classic car shows by Route 66 Cruizers and AZ CAR NUTZ!

All proceeds benefit KABAM! in supporing the joy of reading and literacy in Mohave County.

Thank you message from Robert Shupe, KABAM Steering Committee Chair

I express a deep and sincere thank you to the many, many staff members who helped in a myriad of ways toward what culminated as a VERY successful KABAM Fest! The helpers were many, from Steering Committee members who began working on this year's event 11 months ago; to the various subcommittee members who have held numerous "in-between" meetings; to volunteers who helped set-up and take-down; to staff who re-arranged their work schedules in order to be at the park all day Saturday; to staff who covered the libraries so that staff could be at the park all day Saturday; to staff who came as visitors/patrons of the festival. The list of individuals, groups, branches/divisions, etc. would be too long to try and list them all here...but please know that I know, more than ever, that this truly is a team effort (along with numerous individuals, groups, businesses and organizations in the community) that makes it happen.

By the way, the Saturday event in the park had over 2,100 visitors - by far a new record for KABAM. I don't yet know how many hundreds of additional kids and adults were directly impacted by author visits and presentations before Saturday. Not to mention the about 100 or so that attended the Poetry Slam in downtown Kingman Thursday evening.

Again, thank you all!!!

Sincerely,

Robert

THANK YOU KINGMAN!!!!!

The members of the KABAM! Steering Committee wish to thank the many volunteers, individuals and organizations who worked so hard to make the 2010 Kingman Area Books are Magic Festival 2010 a success.

A special thank you goes out to the people of Kingman and surrounding communities who gave us such a great turnout on Saturday--a new record!

KABAM Steering Committee - May 17, 2010 . . .

AUTHORS RECEPTION TONIGHT - Friday May 14

Free and open to the public.

6-8 PM at Mohave Community College (1971 Jagerson Avenue). Barnes & Noble will remain open with copies of KABAM Featured Authors' books for sale to be autographed.

Local and visiting authors mingle in an informal setting with refreshments and live musical entertainment.

Kingman poet Becky Hayes wins KABAM SLAM III

Kingman poet Becky Hayes wins the KABAM Slam trophy, bragging rights, and approximately $132 in cash.





On May 13, KABAM SLAM III held three rounds of competition among young poets from not only Kingman but also Seligman and the Bullhead City area. After the third round, Becky's cumulative score was the highest among all poets competing in front of an audience of over 100 spectators.

In addition to the competition, KABAM SLAM III featured live dance and musical performances, as well as live poetry performances by Aaron Johnson, Ryan Brown, and Los Angeles poet Ellyn Maybe.