Events

Come and meet Madalyn Kinsey, author of 3 mysteries:  The Ghost of Cheeney Creek, The Mystery of Gatewood Airport & The Man Who Defied Gravity.  Madalyn was born and raised in Indianapolis and worked in Chicago and San Francisco before returning home to her Indiana roots where she works as a corporate attorney and author.  She studied voice and journalism at I.U. and also received her law degree from I.U.

Cynthia Leavesley is having an art show of her paintings 11:00-6:00pm, Saturday, January 27th at Black Dog Books (115 S. Main Street).  Cynthia will be here to meet and speak with you about her art.  She is inspired by the beauty of nature and began drawing and photographing when she was young and began exhibiting and winning awards at age 13.

Her focus for the past 10 years has been in pastel and oil painting, especially plein air painting where she absorbs the vibrancy and true essence of the subject.  She frequently travels to coastal areas so she can capture her favorite subject - the luminescent quality of light found there.

Cynthia's work has been influenced by her study and appreciation of many artists and their work, especially the French and American impressionists, Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and John Singer Sargent.  She has studied with Rosalie Nadeau, Elizabeth Mowry, Robert Eberle, Larry Rudolph, Pam Newell, Stan Moeller and Mary-Jean Weber.  Her work can be seen at various locations and galleries throughout the U.S.

Cynthia is excited to be relocating to Maine, a place she has always found visually inspiring.  This art show will possibly be the best time to see Cynthia and her beautiful paintings before she leaves Indiana.

Join us for FIRST SATURDAY STORY TIME!  Susan Bruno, who works at Black Dog Books, will be reading a wonderful selection of stories.  Follow us on Facebook for more details, about what she will be reading.

Join us at 10AM on Saturday, April 7th for FIRST SATURDAY STORY TIME with SUSAN!  She will read "KITE DAY!" and stories about spring.

Join us 1-3PM on Saturday, April 28th at Black Dog Books for Carol Michel's double book signing:   Homegrown and Handpicked:  A Year in a Gardening Life and Potted and Pruned:  Living a Gardening Life, both recently published.  Carol is a lifelong gardener with a bachelor's degree in horticulture from Purdue.  She is an avid collector of old gardening books and claims to have the largest hoe collection in the world.  She regularly writes for Indiana Gardening and her award-winning garden blog, www.maydreamsgarden.com.

Carol writes with humor and she also slips in gardening tips and wisdom in her entertaining essays.  She makes gardening fun and will inspire readers to get out and garden!

Carol will be bringing some of the most interesting hoes from her collection to the book signing event!  We are also inviting people to bring perennials from their gardens to swap.  Carol will speak briefly at 1:30 and take questions.  Please RSVP to Black Dog Books at 317-733-1747.  Event is free and refreshments will be served.

Join us for Zionsville's Annual KITE DAY, Sunday, April 29th at the Girls & Boys Club West in Zionsville.  Bring your family & friends, kites and picnics.  Admission of $2 per person and $5 per family benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Zionsville.  Rain date will be the following Sunday, May 6th.  LET'S GO FLY A KITE!

Debbie Spence will be signing copies of her book, "Spring Pleasures - 50 Simple Pleasures for Winter Weary Souls" on Black Dog Books' breezy front porch, during Zionsville's Brick Street Market Day.  Debbie has been blogging since 2011 on "enjoying an unhurried life".  Her blog, "The Breezy Porch", encourages and inspires her readers to enjoy the delights that an unhurried life has to offer.

Join us for FIRST SATURDAY STORY TIME, 10AM, Saturday, May 5th at Black Dog Books.  Susan will be reading some wonderful horse stories in honor of the Kentucky Derby!

Black Dog Books and Rush on Main are paired together this year for SAVOR, SIP & SEE! It's Tri Kappa's 5th Annual Progressive Dinner on Main Street in Zionsville and raises money for local scholarships.

Join us 10-5, Saturday, May 12th for ZIONSVILLE MARKET DAY! DEBBIE SPENCE will be at Black Dog Books
signing her new book, "SPRING PLEASURES - 50 SIMPLE PLEASURES FOR WINTER-WEARY SOULS". Debbie's blog,
The Breezy Porch, encourages and inspires her readers to 'enjoy an unhurried life.

Join us for our ANNUAL BOOK SALE - always the first Saturday in July.

Join us! 12-2PM (or right after the FALL FESTIVAL PARADE), Saturday, September 8th for "GRITS, NOT GRITS"
book signing. Meet LISA COX (author), TAMMI BECK (illustrator) & MARCIE CATES (parent contributor).

Do you have what it takes to endure a tough situation and not give up? Do you have grit? What is grit?
How does one explain this quality to children? "GRIT, NOT GRITS" shares one day in the lives of two friends. Sam, who has cerebral palsy, is a role model to Leo who is learning about grit. A baseball theme and humor are used to explain this important trait to children.

A portion of the sale of each book will be donated to the UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY Association of Greater Indiana by the author as well as by Black Dog Books. Refreshments will be served. Call (317)733-1747 to reserve your copy.

"THE RAVEN" Returns! Evermore!
Join us at 8PM on the first Friday in October for our
annual candlelight reading of "The Raven"
read by Patrick Kalahar. After the reading, Patrick
will take questions. Cider and raven cookies will be
served. Come early.

Join us  1-3pm on Saturday, October 20th for RON MAY'S book signing of Our Service, Our Stories Volume II.  Retired Navy chaplain, Ron May interviews as many Indiana veterans as he can to capture and preserve the stories about their World War II military service experiences.  Ron's second book just came out.  He will bring a veteran with him to the book signing.

Join us for a tradition!  Amy Lacy will read her storybook, Where is Christmas?  4PM, Saturday, November 24th at Black Dog Books.  Zionsville's annual Tree Lighting Ceremony follows on Main Street.  Copies of Amy's Storybook, that tells about Zionsville's Christmas tradition are available at Black Dog Books.

Please join us for HOLIDAY STORY TIME, every Saturday during CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE, up until Christmas!  These dates include, December 1, 8th, 15th and 22nd.   Susan Bruno will be reading wonderful stories that you will enjoy!  If you have questions, please call us at 317-733-1747.

Black Dog Books welcomes ladies for LADIES' SHOPPING NIGHT on Thursday, December 6th.   We will have a drawing for a gift certificate and will offer refreshments.  Books are gifts that are opened again & again!  Pick up a box of Christmas cards to send to your friends.  We also carry fine art oil paintings by Susie Rachels which make exquisite gifts.  In addition, we have journals, maps (antiquarian and new), note cards, paperweights, and many other fun things in our children's room, including  plush Sophie puppies!