Upcoming Events

Indianapolis, IN

• Jan 24: Uber Boutique & Design (5910 N. College Ave., Indianapolis), Free Preserved Lemon Demo, 6:30-8p
• Jan 25: Marmalade and sweet preserves canning class at City Market, 6:30-8:30p, advance sign-up required, buy tickets here
• Jan 26: Homespun modern handmade (5624 E. Washington St., Indianapolis), 6:30-8p, Free DIY mason jar pendant light, space is limited so reserve a spot by calling the store (317) 351-0280.
• Jan 28: Earth House Collective, 1:30-2p, pickling demo before SUPER Swap with Indy Food Swappers

Tucson, AZ

• March 11: Tucson Festival of Books, 9:30-11:30a, Author Pavillion, Tent 1

Past Events

Albany and Capital Region, NY

• April 22: Houseparty hosted by the rockin’ FromScratchClub
• September 14: Troy Farmers’ Market, 3-6p, pickling demo and booksigning
• September 15: Spoon & Whisk in Clifton Park, 7-9p, fermented pickling demo and booksigning

Anchorage, AK

• August 20: 1-3pm, Signing and Rhubarb jam-making demo

Asheville, NC

• May 22: Malaprops Bookstore & Cafe, 3pm

Austin, TX

• April 19: Book Release Party!, my house (South Austin) 7-10pm, RSVP here
• April 30: BookPeople, 5pm
• May 12: Sweet Charity Gifts, 10am-12pm & 1-3pm
• May 17: Austin Blogger party, 6-8pm contact Megan or Stephanie for an invite!
• May 29: Sunday brunch houseparty, details to come!
• July 7: Bookwoman, 7pm, book discussion and signing, plus, learn how to make pickles!
• July 21: Local Authors Book Signing, Skinny’s Ballroom, 5-9pm
• August 14: Bookwoman, 3-6pm, Afternoon Extravaganza of Radical Homemaking
• October 23: Food Day Canning demos at 11a at HOPE Market and 1p at Local Food Fair
• November 6: Sausage-making party with Hilah Cooking!, skill-share style. 12-3p Email Hilah to receive an invite.
• November 16: Junior League of Austin, Girls Night Out Party, featured author
• December 3: Austin Flea, 11a-6p Grab a signed/inscribed copy of the book for folks on your holiday gift list
• December 7: Better Bites of Austin Holiday Fair, 4-9pm, Domain II area
• January 14, 2012: Cedar Park Farms to Market, 9a-noon, waterbath canning and pickled beets demo (Lakeline Mall Parking Lot - Behind Sears and Dillard’s)

Brooklyn & Manhattan, NY

• April 20: Bookmark Shoppe, 7pm, Event link
• May 7: New Museum Festival of Ideas StreetFest, 11am-7pm
• May 8: Brooklyn Flea, Williamsburg location, (11am-1pm)
• May 9: Greenlight Bookstore, 7:30pm, Event link
• September 9: Union Square Greenmarket, 11a-2p, pickling demo and booksigning
• September 10: Greenpoint McCarren Park Greenmarket, 9a-1p, pickling demo and booksigning

Boston, MA

• April 21: Concord Bookshop, 7pm, Event link

Chicago and surrounding areas, IL

• October 6: Lincoln Square Farmers’ Market, 3-7p, pickling demo and book signing
• October 8: Houseparty hosted by Jennifer of Nourish Cooking,4-6p, sign up here
• October 9: Pickling demo and book signing at Urban Orchard, 1-3p

Cincinnati, OH

• May 4: Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 7pm

Coventry, CT

• September 11: Coventry Regional Farmers’ Market, 11a-2p, pickling demo and booksigning

Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX

• May 28: Houseparty! 1-4pm, RSVP via Facebook event page or just email Jasmine

Houston, TX

• April 28: Blue Willow Bookshop, 7pm

Ithaca, NY

• September 16: Buffalo Street Books, A DIY Salon featuring Kate Payne, 6-8p, appetizer potluck and booksigning

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

• May 14: MPLS Swappers, 2-4pm
• May 15: Barnes & Noble, Roseville, 2pm

Northampton, MA

• September 13: sticks and bricks, 7-10pm, Potluck, book-selling/signing and a pickling demo, RSVP via the Facebook event page or just show up!

Philadelphia, PA

• April 26: Houseparty! Details and sign-up link here
• April 27: UPenn Bookstore, 6pm

Portland, OR

• June 16: Powell’s, Cedar Hills Crossing location, 7pm
• June 24: Potluck event hosted by PDXSwappers and Lost Arts Kitchen, sign up here. 7-10pm

Raleigh/Durham, NC

• May 20: Soap-making Houseparty 7pm (Northeast Raleigh, near Triangle Town Center)-Party is currently full, but please contact Deborah to be informed of cancellations.

San Francisco, CA

• June 19: San Francisco Food Swap, 1-3pm, contact Aimee or Chef Stephanie for RSVP info
• June 19: Not-your-Grandma’s tea party event with Blue Chair Fruit Co., 4-7pm, RSVP via Eventbrite
  
• June 21: Books Inc., The Marina location, 7pm

Santa Cruz, CA

• June 20: Bookshop Santa Cruz, 7:30pm, Check out the event link

Seattle, WA

• June 25: Elliott Bay Book Company, 2pm
• June 28: Houseparty! Location and RSVP info TBA soon!

Toronto, Ontario Canada

• September 17: The Stop at Wychwood Barns greenmarket, 8a-noon
• September 18: Leslieville Farmers’ Market, 9a-2p, pickling demo and booksigning
• September 19: 86’ed Mondays event at the Drake Hotel, 7-10p, co-launch with Laura Calder
• September 20: Toronto home-preserved appetizer tasting and swap, by invite, please contact Joel.

Please fill out my houseparty planning form below if you live in or near any of these cities and are interested in attending a Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking party. If you don’t see your city listed, go ahead and fill it out anyway and I’ll try to make something work!