Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Also on This Day: October 31

Also on this day...
Carve a Pumpkin Day
National Caramel Apple Day

Jan Vermeer was born in 1632, and John Keats was born in 1795. Marie Laurencin, painter, was born in 1883, and Ethel Waters, singer and actress, was born in 1896. Eduard Franz, actor, was born in 1902, and Helmut Newton was born in 1920.

Happy Halloween!

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Monday, October 30, 2017

Also on This Day: October 30

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Dorothy of Montau - Patroness of Brides, and Widows

Mischief Night
National Candy Corn Day
Pumpkin Bread Day

Ezra Pound was born in 1885, and Ruth Hussey was born in 1911.

Buy a Doughnut Day

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Sunday, October 29, 2017

Alson on This Day: October 29

Also on this day...
National Oatmeal Day
National Hermit Day
National Cat Day - founded to bring awareness to the number of homeless cats

Fanny Brice was born in 1891.

Bob Ross

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Saturday, October 28, 2017

Friday, October 27, 2017

Also on This Day: October 27

Also on this day...
National Cranky Co-worker Day
Frankenstein Friday
National Bandana Day

Isaac Singer, who invented the Singer sewing machine, was born in 1811, and Emily Post was born in 1872. Lee Krasner was born 1908, and Roy Lichtenstein was born in 1923.

National Black Cat Day

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Also on This Day: October 26

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Alfred the Great - Patron of the Arts, and Literature

National Pumpkin Day
Horseless Carriage Day

Mahalia Jackson was born in 1911, and Jackie Coogan was born in 1914.  Hillary Rodham Clinton was born in 1947.

Howl at the Moon

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Also on This Day: October 25

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Boniface I - Patron of Brewers
Feast of Saints Crispin and Crispinian - Patron of Shoemakers, and Leatherworkers

International Artist Day - honors the contributions artists have made, and are making, to society

Georges Bizet was born in 1838. John Francis Dodge, automobile pioneer, was born in 1864, and Picasso was born in 1881. Minnie Pearl was born in 1912, and Barbara Cook was born in 1927.

Punk for a Day

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Monday, October 23, 2017

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Also on This Day: October 21

Also on this day...
Feast of St. John of Bridlington - Patron of Fisherman
Feast of St. Laura of St. Catherine of Siena - Patron of People Suffering From Racial Discrimination

Babbling Day
I Love Yarn Day
National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day

The Guggenheim Museum opened in 1959 in New York City.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, was born in 1772.  Alfred Nobel was born in 1833, and Ted Shawn, dancer and choreographer was born in 1891.  Dizzy Gillespie was born in 1917, and Judith Sheindlin, "Judge Judy," was born in 1942.

Happy Apple Day!

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Friday, October 20, 2017

Also on This Day: October 20

Also on this day...
International Sloth Day

Arthur Rimbaud, poet, was born in 1854, and Bela Lugosi was born in 1882.  Grandpa Jones, banjo player and singer, was born in 1913, and Mickey Mantle was born in 1931.

National Suspenders Day

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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Also on This Day: October 19

Also on this day...
Dress Like a Dork Day
Purple Thursday - wear purple to honor victims, and support survivors, of domestic violence

Peter Max was born in 1937, and Divine was born in 1945.  Philip Pullman was born in 1946, and Jennifer Holliday was born in 1960.

Diwali

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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Also on This Day: October 18

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Luke - Patron of Physicians and Surgeons

Hagfish Day - "we can find beauty in the ugly and protect all ocean animals"
National No Beard Day

An exhibition of Henri Matisse's works opened at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, in 1961.  One work, "Le Bateau," was exhibited upside down for over a month.

Lotte Lenya was born in 1898.  Pierre Trudeau was born in 1919, and Paul Chuckle, children's entertainer, was born in 1947.

Chocolate Cupcake Day

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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Calendar

For see the calendar at www.tomie.com for current information:
www.tomie.com/calendar/

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2017
Book Signing
I AM BOOKS
10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
189 North Street (North End)
Boston, MA 02113
www.facebook.com/iambooksboston
Store Phone: 857-263-7665

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017
Book Signing
GIBSON'S BOOKSTORE
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
45 South Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
www.gibsonsbookstore.com
Store Phone: 603-224-0562
This store has a wonderful book chat space, so Tomie spends some time before the autographing, sitting in a comfy chair, answering questions.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2017
Book Signing
NORWICH BOOKSTORE
10:30 a.m. - Noon
291 Main Street
Norwich, VT 05055
www.norwichbookstore.com
Store Phone: 802-649-1114

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2017
Book Signing
MORGAN HILL BOOKSTORE
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
253 Main Street
New London, NH 03257
www.morganhillbookstore.com
Store Phone: 603-526-5850

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2017
Book Signing
DER MARKT AT MARKLIN CANDLE
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
28 Riverside Drive
Contoocook, NH 03229
www.facebook.com/dermarktatmarklin
Store Phone: 603-746-5442

Wear Something Gaudy Day

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Monday, October 16, 2017

Also on This Day: October 16

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Hedwig
Feast of St. Gerard Majella - Patron of Expectant Mothers

Learn a Word Day
National Dictionary Day - Noah Webster's birthday is today
World Food Day - honors the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN in 1945
National Multicultural Diversity Day - educators celebrate NMDD to "increase awareness of the tremendous need to celebrate our diversity collectively"

Jadwiga was crowned "King" of Poland, in 1384, despite being a woman.

Edward Ardizzone was born in 1900, and Sugar Pie DeSanto, singer, was born in 1935.

Oscar Wilde

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Sunday, October 15, 2017

Also on This Day: October 15

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Teresa of Avila - Patron of Headache Sufferers

National Grouch Day
International Day of Rural Women - the UN recognizes "the critical role and contribution of rural women"

"I Love Lucy" premiered in 1951.

Virgil was born in 70 B.C.  Friedrich Nietzche was born in 1844, P. G. Wodehouse was born in 1881, and Mervyn LeRoy was born in 1900.

International Day of Rural Women

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Saturday, October 14, 2017

Also on This Day: October 14

Also on this day...
Be Bald and Be Free Day
National Costume Swap Day - swap an old Halloween costume for a different one

William Penn was born in 1644.  Lillian Gish was born in 1893, and E.E. Cummings was born in 1894.

Ethel Merman in "Girl Crazy"

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Friday, October 13, 2017

Also on This Day: October 13

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Gerald of Aurillac - Patron of Bachelors, and Disabled People

Silly Sayings Day
Friday the 13th

Charles Frederick Worth, fashion designer, was born in 1825, and Lillie Langtry was born in 1853.  Beverly Johnson was born in 1952, and Marie Osmond was born in 1959.

World Egg Day

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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Also on This Day: October 12

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Cosmas of Maiuma - Patron of Hymnographers
Feast of St. Heribert of Cologne - Patron of Rain

International Moment of Frustration Scream Day

Ding Ling, Chinese writer, was born in 1904, and Luciano Pavarotti was born in 1935.  Hugh Jackman was born in 1968.

Old Farmer's Day

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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Thich Nhat Hanh

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Also on This Day: October 11

Also on this day...
Sukkot - the Feast of Tabernacles - the Festival of Booths - ends at nightfall.

Feast of St. John XXIII
Feast of St. Gummarus - Patron of Difficult Marriages, and Hernia Sufferers

National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work or School Day
Take Your Parents to Lunch Day
National Fossil Day

"Saturday Night Live" premiered in 1975.

Eleanor Roosevelt was born in 1884, and Dawn French was born in 1957.

Henry John Heinz

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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Also on This Day: October 10

Also on this day...
International Ada Lovelace Day - international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and math
National Angel Food Cake Day

"Betty and Bob," soap opera, premiered on radio in 1932.

Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813.  Albert Giacometti was born in 1901, and Thelonious Monk was born in 1917.

Lilly Dache

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Monday, October 9, 2017

Day Nine of the October Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word.  That's all.

Also on This Day: October 9

Also on this day...
Feast of St. John Leonardi - Patron of Pharmacists

Columbus Day
Native Americans Day
National Indigenous People's Day
Thanksgiving Day in Canada

John Lennon was born in 1940.

Feast of St. Denis, Martyr

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Sunday, October 8, 2017

Day Eight of the October Peace Novena

© Tomie dePaola

The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word, or "Peace."  That's all.

Fluffernutter Day

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Saturday, October 7, 2017

Day Seven of the October Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days-
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word, or "Peace."  That's all.

Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

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Friday, October 6, 2017

Day Six of the October Peace Novena

© Tomie dePaola

The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word, or "Peace."  That's all.

Also on This Day: October 6

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Bruno

Garlic Lovers Day
Mad Hatter Day
World Smile Day

Jenny Lind, Swedish opera singer, was born in 1820, and Le Corbusier was born in 1887.  Janet Gaynor was born in 1906.

Plaidurday

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Thursday, October 5, 2017

Day Five of the October Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word, or "Peace."  That's all.

Also on This Day: October 5

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Flora - Patroness of the Abandoned, and Victims of Betrayal

World Teachers Day
Do Something Nice Day
National Apple Betty Day

Louise Fitzhugh (HARRIET THE SPY) was born in 1928.

Feast of St. Placid

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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Sukkot Begins at Sunset

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Day Four of the October Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word, or "Peace."  That's all.

Also on This Day: October 4

Also on this day...
"Dick Tracy," the comic strip featuring Dick Tracy, made its debut in 1931.

World Animal Day

Kanelbullens Dag - cinnamon bun day - is celebrated in Sweden.
National Kale Day

Damon Runyon was born in 1880, and Buster Keaton was born in 1895.

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Day Three of the October Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word, or "Peace."  That's all.

Look at the Leaves Day

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Monday, October 2, 2017

Day Two of the October Peace Novena

© Tomie dePaola

The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word, or "Peace."  That's all.

Feast of the Guardian Angels

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Sunday, October 1, 2017

Day One of the October Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word.  That's all.

Also on This Day: October 1

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Romanus the Melodist - Patron of Church Singers

World Vegetarian Day
Fire Pup Day
National Homemade Cookies Day

Vladimir Horowitz was born in 1903.  Jimmy Carter was born in 1924, and Julie Andrews was born in 1935.

Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux

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