Easter at the White House, 2002 reading at Barnes & Noble, 2009

2010 January 16 ALA Midwinter Conference January 17 Wenham Museum Wenham, MA 2:00 pm presentation and signing January 22 Barnes and Noble Portsmouth, NH "A Special Evening with Matt Tavares and Dover Reads" 4:00 pm reading and signing, with fun baseball-themed crafts, a barbershop quartet playing old-time songs, and more! A portion of sales go to Dover Reads. January 23 Water Street Bookstore Exeter, NH 11:00 am reading and signing January 24 Book Ends Wincester, MA 2:00 pm reading and signing February 3 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library San Jose, CA 7:00-9:00 pm presentation on Henry Aaron's Dream followed by Q&A and book signing, part of "Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience", a national traveling exhibition that chronicles the remarkable history of baseball's Negro leagues and the challenges and success of African-American baseball players. The exhibit was was organized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the American Library Association. February 4 Hicklebee's San Jose, CA 3:00 pm reading and signing February 4 ABA Winter Institute San Jose, CA 6:15 pm Author Reception March 1 Dover Public Schools, Dover, NH school visit March 2 Dover Public Schools, Dover, NH school visit March 18 University of Central Florida Library Orlando, FL 9:30 am presentation on Henry Aaron's Dream and book signing, part of "Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience", a national traveling exhibition that chronicles the remarkable history of baseball's Negro leagues and the challenges and success of African-American baseball players. The exhibition was organized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the American Library Association. March 18 Barnes & Noble Orlando, FL 7:00 pm reading and signing March 19 Orlando Public Library Orlando, FL 10:30 am presentation and signing March 23 Biddeford Intermediate School, Biddeford, ME school visit during the day, followed by an evening book signing for families. March 24 Biddeford Intermediate School, Biddeford, ME school visit April 14 Texas Library Association conference, San Antonio, TX (time tba) half-day program on non-fiction books, with Marc Aronson and Betty Carter April 19 Northwest Independent School District Roanoke, TX, school visit April 20 Northwest Independent School District Roanoke, TX, school visit April 21 Northwest Independent School District Roanoke, TX, school visit April 28 Boston University presentation at Phi Delta Cappa banquet May 2 Little Shop of Stories Decatur, GA 3:00 pm presentation and signing May 3 Rock Springs Elementary School Lawrenceville, GA, school visit May 4 Rock Springs Elementary School Lawrenceville, GA, school visit May 4 Gwinnett Stadium Lawrenceville, GA, 7:05 pm book signing during game between the Gwinnett Braves and Pawtucket Red Sox, AAA affiliates of the Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox May 6 Mount Bethel Academy Marietta, GA, school visit May 7 Mount Bethel Academy Marietta, GA, school visit May 11 Foster School Hingham, MA, school visit