November 2019 News

Writers of Kern Bookfair
Sunday, December 8
Bakersfield, CA

Writers of Kern joins forces with Barnes & Noble on Sunday, December 8, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at 4001 California Avenue, Bakersfield, CA. “WOK” invites members and the general public to shop for gifts in a way that supports the club: Banes & Noble donates a percentage of net proceeds from sales that day (instore ad online) to WOK’s projects and programs.

Holidays Coming
Dickens Not Far Behind

Looking ahead to the Riverside Dickens Festival, February 22-23, 2020, where CWC-South will have a booth and essay-writing workshop, the East Sierra Branch will hold its annual Dickens Tea on Saturday, December 7, in the My Enchanted Cottage Victorian Tea Room in Ridgecrest, CA, starting at 2:00 p.m. The event features a dramatic Dickens reading, Yuletide crafts, book exchange with free books provided, tea and bread pudding. Beginning December 1 and throughout the month, East Sierra will curate a Dickens display in the Ridgecrest Branch Library of the Kern County Library System. For details, visit CWC-ridgewriters.org.