I am looking forward to the last show of the year. It’s coming up this Saturday Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be 100 vendors offering unique gifts.
The show is making a comeback after a two-year hiatus. Overall, I did well this year compared to previous years. Although I missed a big one–Christmas Through Lowell due to illness.
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My hottest seller remains historical fiction The Lost Town set in Singapore, MI.
I am wrapping up the final edits to The Quest for the Lost Town.
My second best seller is my award-winning Greenwich Meridian Memoir which is a two-generation saga trackng our escape from former Czechoslovakia.
Stop by to purchase a unique gift that keeps on giving. My book no. 2 Secrets continues to sell very well. Part of its magic is the 3D optical illusion cover titled Gossip, and then the killer title Secrets.
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Czech and Slovak 46th Annual Festival, Sokol Cultural Center, July 19 & 20, Detroit
I will be at the Lowell Area Historical Museum during Christmas Through Lowell this weekend, starting Friday through Sunday, along with seven other vendors.
The hours are: Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The museum is located at 325 W. Main St. in downtown Lowell. It is stop K on the downtown map in the CTL flyer, which is located at all 68 stops on the tour.
Plan well for the tour as it extends over 21 miles from the northernmost location to the south. There are several locations with multiple vendors for a total of 350 crafters and artisans stretching from Grattan Township to 84th Street.
On Saturday, Nov. 16, @Moravian Sons Distillery of Lowell will be offering free samples of spirits and signature cocktails at Showboat Spirits & Fine Wines from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. It is designated as stop U on the downtown map.
Indulge in the tastes of Jack Rose, Applejack Rabbit and Blueberry Crush, all made with our spirits.
On this day, Aug. 21 I always observe the anniversary of the Soviet occupation of former Czechoslovakia which prompted an exodus of entire generations of Czechs and Slovaks. We were among them searching for our place in the free world. And we found it in the USA in the early 1970s.
While living in the free world, I’ve made several observations based on my experience from the old socialist and new capitalist worlds. I’ve been privileged enough to compare the two. Here are my insights.
Nothing is more valuable than personal and societal freedom; the freedom to do business and religious freedom. No one has ever considered us as “Auslanders” or outsiders in the USA as new doors opened ahead of us.
We took on new challenges and opportunities as we built on our experience in different countries including Canada and Africa. I can’t speak for the rest of the family, but I have no regrets about leaving the old country. I honor the traditions, and the past while moving ahead.
Whenever I talk about my Greenwich Meridian Memoir, memories come back to me in a good way. I use them constructively to avoid the mistakes made by many, which is not always easy.
“I feel lucky to be standing here and telling this story,” I usually conclude my talk.
Unfortunately, history repeats itself, if we don’t guard it carefully.
Stand up for freedom.
My next author’s event will be on Sept. 14- Saugatuck Art in the Park from 10 am to 4 pm in Wicks Park at 449 Water St.
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Here are author guests with links to their episodes in April. It has been an incredibly productive month, partially thanks to the cold weather in Michigan. Currently scheduling June and August. All recordings are on Zoom on Thursdays at 5 p.m. Sign up on the guest jotform. Please put down 4 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. since the form has its limitations.
Thanks to April sponsors Doc Chavent, The Lowell Ledger, and author Jen Rinaldi.
Words can be weapons. That is my horoscope for the first day in June. As an author and journalist I find this to be very true, but also motivating to reach higher and go farther in everything I do.
The horoscope is basically warning me to watch what I write or say today. As I always I will speak my heart.
I am looking forward to the upcoming release of my new book “Shifting Sands: The Lost Town” in the Shifting Sands franchise and my first event of the season Palmer Park Art Fair in Detroit this weekend.
GREENWICH MERIDIAN MEMOIR, PALMER PARK ART FAIR, DETROIT
For all the Czechs living in the greater Detroit area organized around Sokol & other groups, stop by at booth no. 140e in the authors’ tent at the Palmer Park Art Fair.
I will be signing my Greenwich Meridian Memoir about our family immigration saga from former Czechoslovakia to the USA. The book is set on the backdrop of two major political events: 1968 Prague Spring and 1989 Velvet Revolution.
The protagonist is my father professor Vaclav Konecny whose ambition took us across three continents and back to Czechoslovakia for the presidential amnesty in 1973. Will he make it back to the USA?
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I have embarked on my fall author adventures through west and central Michigan. After an exceptional summer with crowds flocking to community events, autumn promises are in the fresh air painting a colorful palette.
I am so grateful that the in person events are making a comeback, they are a lifeline for artists, artisans and crafters. After year-long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I finally get to introduce my new book “Greenwich Meridian Memoir” to the public at large.
I will be at the Charlotte Frontier Days Arts & Crafts Show in booth 101 from Sept. 10 through Sept. 12 . The arts show is located on the lawn of the Old County Courthouse. Stop by to pick up a book or two.
I will be in the one-room schoolhouse located at 14029 Covered Bridge Rd. NE in the historic village of Fallasburg signing my books and serving as a museum guide. Cross the Covered Bridge and step back some 150 years ago, when the bridge was built. The bridge is celebrating its 150th anniversary next weekend.
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