Events
I'm on the road most of the year talking to audiences at bookstores, garden clubs, botanical gardens, and university and museum lecture series. Visit the Speaking Engagements page to find out what's involved with setting up an event in your hometown.
And if we can't get together in person? There's another option that is easy and affordable! Go here to find out about arranging a 'virtual' meeting using webcam, videoconference, or telephone.
Please do check with the venue to confirm date, time, and location before heading out to join me at an event.
July 18 2013 12:30 PM --
Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, LA
Panelist, "Digging into the Secrets of Tequila".
July 18 2013 07:00 PM --
Longue Vue House & Gardens, New Orleans, LA
The Drunken Botanist, in conjunction with the Herb Society of America, New Orleans Unit, and the New Orleans Botanical Gardens Foundation
July 19 2013 10:30 AM --
Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, LA
Grow Your Own: Successful Bar Gardens. Advance ticket purchase required.
July 20 2013 12:30 PM --
Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, LA
Barking Up the Right Tree. Advance ticket purchase required.
July 24 2013 06:30 PM --
Arnold Arboretum, Boston, MA
Drunken Botanist. Details to come.
July 25 2013 01:00 PM --
Titcomb's Bookshop at Scenic Roots, East Sandwich, MA
A Drunken Botanist event at Scenic Roots sponsored by Titcomb's Bookshop.
July 26 2013 --
Nantucket Garden Festival, Nantucket, MA
September 08 2013 03:00 PM --
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA
The Drunken Botanist
October 02 2013 --
Bel Air Garden Club, Los Angeles, CA
Wicked Plants
October 08 2013 07:30 PM --
Rae Dorough Speakers Series, Livermore, CA
The Drunken Botanist. Bankhead Theater, 2400 First Street, Livermore, CA.
October 09 2013 06:00 PM --
Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO
Drunken Botanist lecture
October 10 2013 06:00 PM --
The Bookworm, Edwards, CO
The Drunken Botanist. Stay tuned for details.
October 11 2013 09:00 AM --
Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO
Drunken Botanist hands-on garden-to-glass workshop
October 15 2013 06:30 PM --
United States Botanic Garden, Washington, DC
The Drunken Botanist talk and cocktails
October 16 2013 06:00 PM --
Cylburn Arboretum, Baltimore, MD
The Drunken Botanist
October 17 2013 06:30 PM --
Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD
The Drunken Botanist. Details to come.
October 21 2013 --
Georgia Center for the Book, Atlanta, GA
The Drunken Botanist
October 22 2013 12:00 AM --
Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA
The Drunken Botanist
October 23 2013 --
Wing Haven Gardens, Charlotte, NC
Cocktail-themed events Oct 23 & 24! The Drunken Botanist at the Wing Haven Symposium
October 25 2013 05:30 PM --
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, AL
The Drunken Botanist.
December 09 2013 06:00 PM --
San Diego Horticultural Society, San Diego, CA
The Drunken Botanist
This event is open to the public, but please check the website for details.
February 20 2014 06:30 PM --
Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, TX
The Drunken Botanist
February 21 2014 --
Fort Worth Garden Club, Fort Worth, TX
April 11 2014 09:30 AM --
Laguna Beach Garden Club, Laguna Beach, CA
The Drunken Botanist. Please check website for details.
May 01 2014 --
Fellows Riverside Gardens, Youngstown, OH
The Drunken Botanist
May 07 2014 --
The Center for Literature & Theater at Miami-Dade College, Miami, FL
Nonfiction writing workshop May 7-10, 2014
June 22 2014 --
Heritage Museums and Gardens, Sandwich, MA
Wicked Plants Exhibit
August 23 2014 --
Heritage Museums and Gardens, Sandwich, MA
Wicked Plants Exhibit
September 17 2014 --
Cornell Plantations, Ithaca, NY
The Drunken Botanist
October 03 2014 --
Springs Preserve, Las Vegas, NV
Lecture in conjunction with the Wicked Plants exhibit
Archive
June 17 2013 06:00 PM
Drunken Botanist event with Talking Leaves at Mike A's Lounge, Hotel @The Lafayette, 391 Washington Street.
Talking Leaves, Buffalo, NY
June 13 2013 07:00 PM
A cocktail demo and conversation with Rosie Schaap, author of Drinking with Men and cocktail writer for the New York Times. 126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY.
WORD Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY
June 09 2013 02:00 PM
Yes, it's a flower shop AND a bar. So naturally, I'm doing an event there!
Sycamore Bar & Flowershop,
June 06 2013 06:30 PM
The Drunken Botanist
The Horticultural Society of New York, New York, NY
April 27 2013 02:00 PM
Flower Confidential
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
April 24 2013 06:00 PM
Special cocktail event with The Crunkleton and Fearrington Inn with the amazing bartender Charlotte Voisey of William Grant & Sons.
Culinary Arts & Letters, Chapel Hill, NC
April 23 2013 08:00 PM
The Drunken Botanist at Warburg Lounge. Ticket purchase required.
92nd Street Y, New York City, NY
April 22 2013 06:30 PM
A special Museum of Science event held at Grand Ten Distilling. Talk, tour, and tasting included in ticket price, and fabulous food available for purchase from The Dining Car food truck. Advance ticket purchase required.
Distilling Science, Boston, MA
April 19 2013 07:00 PM
This event will be at ArtBar, 119 Gold Ave SW. Albuquerque, where we will drink some fabulous cocktails. Bookworks is sponsoring the event.
ArtBar with Bookworks, Albuquerque, NM
April 18 2013 06:00 PM
This is a private event for Director's Circle Members only.
Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, AZ
April 17 2013 07:00 PM
Join us for a talk about The Drunken Botanist--and a fabulous cocktail made with Dripping Springs Vodka.
Changing Hands Books, Tempe, AZ
April 16 2013 07:00 PM
Come sample a botanical cocktail from Tito's Handmade Vodka, mixed with Liber & Co tonic, and learn about cocktail-friendly plants with the folks from Great Outdoors Nursery.
Book People, Austin, TX
April 13 2013 07:00 PM
The Drunken Botanist
Books & Books, Grand Cayman
April 12 2013 08:00 PM
Drunken Botanist book tour
Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL
April 11 2013 07:30 PM
Drunken Botanist book tour
Magers & Quinn, Minneapolis, MN
April 10 2013 07:00 PM
Join me and the folks from Boswell Books at Great Lakes Distillery for a free tasting and talk! Co-sponsored by Boerner Botanical Gardens.
Boswell Books at Great Lakes Distillery, Milwaukee, WI
April 09 2013 07:00 PM
A Drunken Botanist party with an assortment of cocktail-friendly plants from The Growing Place garden center and a tasting of Koval Distillery's floral liqueurs and botanical spirits.
Anderson's Bookshop, Naperville, IL
April 09 2013 11:30 AM
A Lunch & Learn member event in partnership with The Book Stall. 11:30 reception, noon luncheon & discussion.
The Standard Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
April 08 2013 07:00 PM
Drunken Botanist book tour
The Bookstall, Winnetka, IL
April 06 2013 05:00 PM
5 PM: Lecture & slide show in the theater. 6-9 PM: Drinks served, book signing. The event is free; drink sales benefit the restoration of the historic Eureka Theater. A partnership with Eureka Books.
Eureka Theater Book Launch Party, Eureka, CA
March 29 2013 07:00 PM
A talk about The Drunken Botanist accompanied by cocktail-friendly plants from Christianson's Nursery.
Village Books, Bellingham, WA
March 28 2013 07:00 PM
A talk about The Drunken Botanist, plus cocktail-friendly plants from Molbak's Garden & Home.
Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, Seattle, WA
March 27 2013 07:30 PM
With a special appearance by House Spirits Distillery's Christian Krogstad, who will talk about the botanical nature of his delightful Aviation Gin, and a selection of cocktail-friendly plants from Cornell Farm.
Powell's (Burnside location), Portland, OR
March 26 2013 12:00 PM
Google Author Series, Venice, CA
March 25 2013 07:00 PM
Drunken Botanist book tour
Vroman's, Pasadena, CA
March 24 2013 05:30 PM
A talk about The Drunken Botanist
Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA
March 23 2013 10:45 AM
The Drunken Botanist. See website for ticket information.
San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, San Mateo, CA
March 22 2013 07:00 PM
Drunken Botanist book tour
Rakestraw Books, Danville, CA
March 21 2013 07:30 PM
Drunken Botanist book tour
Capitola Book Cafe, Capitola, CA
March 21 2013 09:00 AM
Garden Club Event, Phoenix, AZ
March 20 2013 07:00 PM
A special Copperfield's event at Spoonbar at h2hotel on 219 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, CA. The event is free and open to the public, but priority seating goes to those who purchase an advance ticket for $30 that includes a discounted copy of the book with one specialty cocktail. Tickets available at Copperfield's Books in Healdsburg or online at www.copperfieldsbooks.com. Additional drink tickets sold at $10 each during the event. Non alcoholic options also available. We'll also be giving away cocktail-friendly plants from the Drunken Botanist Plant Collection, courtesy of King's Nursery.
Copperfield's Books at h2hotel, Healdsburg, CA
March 17 2013 04:00 PM
A talk about The Drunken Botanist, with cocktails! We'll also be giving away plants from the Drunken Botanist Plant Collection, courtesy of Golden Nursery, so don't miss it.
Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley, CA
March 02 2013
Visit the show website for details.
Fresno Home & Garden Show, Fresno, CA
February 22 2013 04:30 PM
The Drunken Botanist: An Intoxicating Look at the World of Plants
Northwest Flower & Garden Show, Seattle, WA
February 22 2013 01:30 PM
The Backyard Bartender: Secrets to Mixing Creative Cocktails
Northwest Flower & Garden Show, Seattle, WA
February 21 2013 03:15 PM
The Backyard Bartender: Secrets to Mixing Creative Cocktails
Northwest Flower & Garden Show, Seattle, WA
January 22 2013
Garden Club Event, Los Angeles, CA
October 28 2012 02:30 PM
Wicked Plants lecture
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
October 24 2012 07:00 PM
Wicked Plants & Wicked Bugs lecture
Howard County Library, Ellicott City, MD
October 20 2012
Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Trade Show
SCIBA Show, Los Angeles, CA
October 11 2012
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association
NCIBA Show, Oakland, CA
September 22 2012
Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Trade Show
MPIBA Show, Denver, CO
September 08 2012
3 PM: A Natural Murder: Using Poisonous Plants and Venomous Bugs to Create the Perfect Crime
5:30 PM: Meet & Greet, light dinner, Wicked Plants Lecture
Ticket purchase required--click link to register.
Fernwood Botanical Garden, Niles, MI
September 07 2012 04:00 PM
"A Midwestern Night in the Garden of (not so) Good and Evil"
Illinois State University Horticulture Center, Normal, IL
August 18 2012 01:00 PM
A sneak preview of The Drunken Botanist!
Humboldt County Library, Eureka, CA
July 25 2012
Presenting "Drunken Botanist: A Preview!"
Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, LA
July 19 2012
A Natural Murder: Using Poisonous Plants and Venomous Bugs To Create the Perfect Crime
Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference, Corte Madera, CA
July 13 2012
Check website for a complete listing of events.
Iowa City Book Festival, Iowa City, IA
June 23 2012 11:00 AM
Wicked Plants lecture
The Oregon Garden, Silverton, OR
May 11 2012 06:30 PM
A special event sponsored by Portland State University, Tin House, and the Unitarian Church.
Eliot Chapel, Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th
Admission: $10, free for students with ID.
A Wicked Evening with Amy Stewart, Portland, OR
May 06 2012 01:30 PM
A special Wicked Plants lecture in conjunction with the Arboretum's exhibit based on the book!
North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC
May 04 2012 06:00 PM
A Wicked Evening!
Los Angeles Natural History Museum First Friday Series, Los Angeles, CA
April 21 2012 02:00 PM
Wicked Plants lecture and slide show
Flower, Garden, and Nature Society of Northwest Arkansas, Springdale, AR
April 19 2012 07:00 PM
Wicked Plants lecture and slide show
Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha, NE
March 03 2012 12:00 AM
Wicked Plants, Wicked Bugs
Miami Valley Gardening Conference,