Ann Arbor Book Festival
Thursday, May 15 – Sunday, May 18, 2008
UCLL, in collaboration with the 5th annual Ann Arbor Book Festival, will sponsor a visit by Dr. Stephen Buchmann, a nationally recognized expert on pollination and bee conservation. He is the author of
Letters from the Hive: An Intimate History of Bees, Honey and Humankind and
The Bee Tree, a children’s book.
Dr. Buchmann will offer a series of talks, workshops, and book signings throughout the festival. On Wednesday, May 14, "Disappearing Honey Bees & Bumble Bees: What’s Happening to our Polllinators?" will take place at the Pittsfield Public Library. This event is sponsored by
Project Grow, Inc and the
Ann Arbor District Library. UCLL will be hosting a reception and book signing for Dr. Buchmann on Thursday evening, followed by "Cooking with Honey" a workshop for middle school teens on Friday afternoon. Many of these events are free and open to the public. Reservations are needed for some events, so be sure to click on the flyer below for more details.
More on Dr. Stephen Buchmann
Dr. Buchmann is the International Coordinator for The Pollinator Partnership™. You can learn more about this organization at www.Polinator.org.
Read more about Dr. Buchmann here on the website of Cinco Puntos Press, the publisher of The Bee Tree.
More on Ann Arbor Book Festival
Visit the Ann Arbor Book Festival's website for more details on this year's festival.
