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2020 Virtual CABS Line Up

Cathy Gardner | September 11, 2020
2020 Virtual CABS Line Up

Join us for our first Virtual Cultural Arts & Book Series! Register for any CABS event and be entered in a raffle to win a special Meet & Greet with one of our featured authors. All Author events are free, register today!

2020-2021 CABS LINE UP!

OCTOBER EVENTS

Opening Night
Thursday, October 22, 7PM via Zoom
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Author Steven Levy
Facebook: The Inside Story
No charge.
You can purchase Facebook: The Inside Story through online retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BooksAMillion), and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.

NOVEMBER EVENTS

Thursday, November 5, 7PM via Zoom
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Author Amy Fish
I Wanted Fries With That: How to Ask for What You Want and Get What You Need
No charge.
You can purchase I Wanted Fries With That through online retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble), and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.

Tuesday, November 10, 7PM via Zoom
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Author Yousef Bashir
Words of My Father: Love And Pain in Palestine
No charge
You can purchase Words of My Father through online retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BooksAMillion) and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.

Thursday, November 12, 7PM via Zoom
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Author Janice Kaplan
It’s the Genius of Women: From Overlooked to Changing the World
No charge.
You can purchase It’s the Genius of Women through online retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble) and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.
Partnering with Jacksonville, FL JCC; Toledo, OH JCC; Worcester, MA JCC.

Saturday, November 14, 7PM via Zoom
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Author Alan Zweibel
Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier
No charge.
You can purchase Laugh Lines through online retailers (Amazon) and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.

Thursday, November 19, 7PM via Zoom
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Author Talia Carner
The Third Daughter
No charge
You can purchase The Third Daughter through online retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound) and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.

DECEMBER EVENTS

Wednesday, December 2, 7PM via Zoom
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Author Libby Copeland
The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are
No charge
You can purchase The Lost Family through online retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound) and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.
Partnering with Miami Valley Jewish Genealogy & History; support for this event is provided in memory of Marcia Jaffe

Tuesday, December 8, NOON via Zoom
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Author Jan Eliasberg
Hannah’s War
No charge
You can purchase Hannah’s War through online retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BooksAMillion, IndieBound) and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.

Tuesday, December 8, 7PM via Zoom
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Authors Stephanie Butnick, Liel Leibovitz, Mark Oppenheimer
The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia
No charge
You can purchase The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia through online retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BooksAMillion) and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.

Monday, December 14 , 7PM
Notorious RGB: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Live Virtual Exhibition Tour with the Illinois Holocaust Museum
Cost: $10
JAUARY 2021 EVENTS
Sunday, January 10 2021, NOON via Zoom
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Author Amy E. Schwartz
Can Robots Be Jewish and Other Pressing Matters of Modern Life
No charge
You can purchase Can Robots Be Jewish through online retailers (Amazon) and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.

FEBRUARY 2021 EVENTS

Thursday, February 18 2021, 7PM via Zoom
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Author Howard Blum
Night of the Assassins: The Untold Story of Hitler’s Plot to Kill FDR, Churchill, and Stalin
No charge
You can purchase Night of the Assassins through online retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound) and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.

MARCH 2021 EVENTS

Monday, March 1 2021, 6PM via Zoom
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Author Anna Solomon
The Book of V
No charge
You can purchase The Book of V through online retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, Audible Audio Book) and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.
Partnering with Hadassah, Dayton Chapter

APRIL 2021 EVENTS

Wednesday, April 14 2021, 7PM via Zoom
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Author Leslie K. Barry
Newark Minutemen
No charge
You can purchase Newark Minutemen through online retailers (Amazon) and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.

Thursday, April 22 2021, NOON via Zoom
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Author Katherine Ester Ellison
Mothers & Murderers: A True Story of Love, Lies, Obsession … And Second Chances
No charge
You can purchase Mothers & Murderers through online retailers (Amazon, Audible Audio Book) and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.

MAY 2021 EVENTS

Closing Night
Tuesday, May 4 2021, 7PM via Zoom
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Author Jeremy Benstein
Hebrew Roots, Jewish Routes
No charge
You can purchase Hebrew Roots, Jewish Routes through online retailers (Amazon, IndieBound, and in person at Barnes and Noble on 725, across from the Dayton Mall.

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