Special performance of Clybourne Park benefits OLC February 26, 2018 Help the Altrusa Club of Greater Birmingham support the Oakland Literacy Council! A portion of each ticket sale of this special performance of Clybourne Park will benefit OLC. Sunday March 11, 2018 1:00 p.m. for reception 2:00 p.m. curtain St. Dunstan’s Theatre Guild of Cranbrook 400 Lone Pine Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 Tickets: $25 per person Seating is assigned as checks are received. For reservations mail a check payable to Altrusa to: Maxine Smiley, 31945 Carlelder, Beverly Hills, MI 48025 248-647-5888 Tickets will be held at the door. About Clybourne Park: A razor-sharp satire about the politics of race. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play, Clybourne Park is a razor-sharp satire about the politics of race. Act One takes place in 1959, as white community leaders anxiously try to stop the sale of a home to a black family. Act Two is set in the same house in the present day, as the now predominantly African-American neighborhood battles to hold its ground in the face of gentrification.
Motor City Wine and Food Festival Invites You to Frolic and Play Bocce February 6, 2018 Proceeds will benefit adult literacy in the Metro Detroit area. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here .
Romance Book Festival Supports Oakland Literacy February 6, 2018 Come meet local romance authors and support the Oakland Literacy Council. A percentage of all proceeds from book sales will go to the OLC if you use this voucher. You can also buy online at www.bn.com/bookfair , just use code 12306254.
The OLC is moving. Come see the new office at our open house. January 23, 2018 February 12 from 3-6 pm. 43700 Woodward Ave., Suite 20, Bloomfield Hills
CELEBRATE NATIONAL BOOK MONTH AT LEON & LULU WITH ITS AWARD-WINNING EVENT, BOOKS & AUTHORS October 9, 2017 Meet the Authors Behind the Books at Event Celebrating Michigan Writers October 22 CLAWSON, MI (September 27, 2017) – Book it to Leon & Lulu from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, October 22 for a fresh edition of the retailer’s award-winning Books & Authors event. October is National Book Month, an entire month dedicated to the pleasure of reading and enjoyment of books. Leon & Lulu celebrates this occasion with its tenth Books & Authors event at Leon & Lulu. The event – now held in April and October – is a juried book fair featuring mostly Michigan writers. Guests will have the opportunity to mix and mingle with up to 60 authors who will sell and sign books. “We love this event, which gives authors the chance to leave their ivory towers and meet their adoring fans,” says Mary Liz Curtin, co-owner of Leon & Lulu. “We’re again working with the Oakland Literacy Council, a very important organization that will benefit from the event,” she explains. Shake the ink-stained hands of local authors and celebrate reading, writing, and really good hot dogs at Leon & Lulu’s Books & Authors event October 22. For a full list of expected authors, please visit www.leonandlulu.com/meet-the-authors. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. For more information, visit www.leonandlulu.com. Find Leon & Lulu on Facebook at www.facebook.com/leonandlulu. To learn more about Three Cats Café – the new café inside The Show at Leon & Lulu – go to www.threecatscafe.com. Daily lunch offerings are published here www.facebook.com/threecatscafe. About Leon & Lulu Leon & Lulu is a destination lifestyle store featuring an eclectic mix of upscale furniture, unforgettable gifts, and accessories in an environment unlike any other. Located in the historic Ambassador Roller Rink in Clawson, Michigan, Leon & Lulu offers 15,000-square feet of fabulous shopping, with a new 7,800-square feet expansion called The Show and Three Cats Café, which recently opened in the neighboring Clawson Theatre. Locally owned and family run, Leon & Lulu prides itself in providing a fun, welcoming atmosphere, serving hot coffee, cookies and popcorn – often via roller skates – to visiting patrons. For more information, or to shop online, please visit www.leonandlulu.com.
Annual Ex-Libris Dinner Set for November 9th September 20, 2017 Join us for Oakland Literacy’s Annual Fundraising Dinner Ex-Libris! Thursday November 9, 2017 6:30 – 10:00 pm Village Club, Bloomfield Hills Featured Speaker: Sarah Miller Sarah Miller began writing her first novel at the age of ten, and has spent the last two decades working in libraries and bookstores. She is the author of two previous historical novels, Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller, and The Lost Crown. Her nonfiction debut, The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century, was hailed by the New York Times as “a historical version of Law & Order.” She lives in Michigan. Featured Tutor George Zak and Student Jose Arenas Tickets: Patron Ticket is $125; Benefactor Ticket is $175. For reservations, please call 248-253-1617.
Bookstock is Coming Soon April 17, 2017 Mark your calendars for the biggest book and media sale to hit Michigan! Come buy books or volunteer! The Oakland Literacy Council benefits from this event and coordinates volunteers for Friday evening and Saturday. We need your help to sell more books on April 29th. To sign-up, please visit: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0A4DA5AB2DA7FF2-bookstock1 To find out more, please visit: www.bookstockmi.org
Come Join the OLC at Leon and Lulu April 17, 2017 Come see us at Leon and Lulu! Book on over to Leon & Lulu from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 30 for a brand new spring edition of the retailer’s award-winning Books & Authors event. This will mark the ninth Books & Authors event at Leon & Lulu. The event – formerly held only once a year in October – is a juried book fair featuring mostly Michigan writers. Guests will now have the chance to mix and mingle with up to 60 authors who will sell and sign books, twice annually. “Books & Authors has just exploded with popularity with changes in the industry, making book publishing more accessible to talented authors,” says Mary Liz Curtin, co-owner of Leon & Lulu. “Hosting the event twice a year will allow new authors to meet their adoring fans. This year we’re again working with the wonderful folks at the Oakland Literacy Council, who provide the basic literacy and English language instruction necessary for adults in our community to find employment.” The Oakland Literacy Council will be on hand to greet shoppers and 10% of the day’s proceeds will be donated to the nonprofit agency. With a nod to Independent Book Store Day, the April 30 Books & Authors also will give guests the chance to check out Leon & Lulu’s new Three Cats Café, which is next door at The Show. Here writers will read excerpts of their work from 11:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. where patrons can enjoy baked goods and coffee drinks, or lunch until 3 p.m., while listening. Shake the ink-stained hands of local authors and celebrate reading, writing, and really good hot dogs at Leon & Lulu’s Books & Authors event April 30. For a full list of expected authors, please visit www.leonandlulu.com/meet-the-authors. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. For more information, visit www.leonandlulu.com. Find Leon & Lulu on Facebook at www.facebook.com/leonandlulu. To learn more about Three Cats Café, go to www.threecatscafe.com. Daily lunch offerings are published here www.facebook.com/threecatscafe.