| July starts off with a bang!--We host events with Orrin Pilkey, Heather Havrilesky and Chuck Palahniuk!
| FIND WALDO LOCAL -- SCAVENGER HUNT! July 5 -- July 31, 2016 -- Sponsored by The Regulator Bookshop and Sustain-a-Bull  Waldo returns to support Durham's Shop Local Movement! Where's Waldo? He's in Durham, of course! After a year away exploring seas unknown, Waldo will be back in Durham this July! The famous children's book character in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting thirty-six different local business in our community this July. Those who spot him can win prizes, including buttons, book coupons, gift certificates and more. The hunt starts July 5th! Pick up your FIND WALDO LOCAL Passport here at The Regulator and go find Waldo and qualify for prizes. Visit participating businesses through the end of July and get your passport stamped or signed for each Waldo you spot. Then bring your stamped passport on July 31 to The Regulator for a party! We'll have a big Waldo shindig with raffle prizes donated by local businesses, snacks, family fun activities, a costume party, and more. Come dressed as Waldo and join the fun! From Elmo's Diner to Bull City Craft, from Morgan Imports to Bull City Running, from Cocoa Cinnamon-- to Cozy-- to NOSH, Waldo figures will be hidden in local business establishments all over town. You might find him atop a cash register, on a shelf, or peeking out of a shirt pocket! Spot WALDO at each stop and get your passport stamped. The first 100 Waldo seekers who get their passports stamped or signed at fifteen or more sites can bring their passports back to The Regulator Bookshop to collect prizes. Collecting store stamps or signatures at twenty-five or more businesses will entitle diligent seekers to enter in a grand prize drawing on July 31, with the top prize being a multi-volume deluxe set of Waldo books. Other prizes include gift-certificates to local businesses, exercise class passes, a ukulele from High Strung Violins & Guitars, and other specialty items selected by local merchants for the event. The July 31 "Wrap Party" starts at 3:00 PM at The Regulator Bookshop (720 9th St., Durham, NC) with food, prizes, family-friendly activities, a costume party, and more! ORRIN PILKEY and CHARLES PILKEY Wednesday, July 6, 7:00 p.m. Ever wonder where sand comes from? Why shells are colored differently? How to estimate the size of a wave?Lessons from the Sand: Family-Friendly Science Activities You Can Do on a Carolina Beach reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on the beaches of the Carolina with more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children. Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change is a big-picture, policy-oriented book explains in gripping terms what rising oceans will do to coastal cities and the drastic actions we must take now to remove vulnerable populations. The authors detail specific threats faced by Miami, New Orleans, New York, and Amsterdam; they consider the burden to the taxpayer and the logistics of moving landmarks and infrastructure, including toxic-waste sites, and conclude with effective approaches for addressing climate-change denialism and powerful arguments for reforming U.S. federal coastal management policies. Charles O. Pilkey is an artist and writer living in Mint Hill, North Carolina. Orrin H. Pilkey is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at Duke University and coauthor of How to Read a North Carolina Beach. APS CAT ADOPTION EVENT Sunday, July 10, 2016 2:00 pm Durham Animal Protection Society will hold a monthly cat adoption event at the Regulator. Come visit our furry friends from 2:00 - 3:30. Note the time and date. HEATHER HAVRILESKY IN CONVERSATION WITH CARTER KERSH Monday, July 11, 2016, 7:00 pm. at Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave. The How To Be a Person In The World Book Tour Meet Durham native Heather Havrilesky, author of the popular ASK POLLY  advice column in New York Magazine in-person and pick up a signed copy of HOW TO BE A PERSON IN THE WORLD: ASK POLLY'S GUIDE TO THE PARADOXES OF MODERN LIFE. Bring your hard-to-ask, hard-to-answer questions and POLLY will answer them LIVE!
Havrilesky will read favorite passages from her book and be joined onstage by special guest Carter Kersh for a live advice session at Motorco Music Hall.
How to Be a Person in the World is a collection of never-before-published material, along with a few fan favorites from the archives. Whether she's responding to cheaters or loners, lovers or haters, the depressed or the down-and-out, Havrilesky writes with equal parts grace, humor, and compassion to remind you that even in your darkest moments you're not alone.
Is there ever a right time to cheat on your spouse? How do you rein in an overbearing mother? Will you ever stop dating half-hearted assholes? Should you put off having a baby for your career? When is it time to get your shit together and start making your art? (Hint: right now.) Heather Havrilesky is here to guide you through the "what ifs" and "I don't knows" of modern life with the signature wisdom and tough love her readers have come to expect.
"What I love so much about Heather Havrilesky and her new book is that, beside being her usual brilliant, hilarious, equally kick-ass and compassionate self, she actually gives great advice. 'How to Be a Person in the World' will change your life, for the way better." -Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author of Small Victories
Heather Havrilesky writes the popular advice column Ask Polly for New York Magazine's The Cut. She is the author of the memoir Disaster Preparedness (Riverhead, 2011)and the new advice book How to Be a Person in the World (Doubleday, July 2016). She writes The Best Seller List column for Bookforum and has also written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Esquire, The Los Angeles Times, NPR's All Things Considered, and many other publications. She grew up in Durham, North Carolina and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and a loud assortment of dependents, most of them nondeductible. Carter Kersh won The Monti's "Overall Best Story (2012)" award for his performance piece about growing up in Brevard, NC. He lives and works in the Triangle. CHUCK PALAHNIUK Wednesday, July 13 at 4:00PM - This is a ticketed event; please note time. - This FIGHT CLUB 2 appearance is a signing ONLY. - Chuck will not be performing or reading at this event. - This is a ticketed event and each ticket will include a copy of the FIGHT CLUB 2 hardcover ($29.95). Each copy of the new book to be signed MUST have a ticket! - Tickets must be purchased in order to join the signing line. Tickets are being numbered in the order they are sold. The number on your ticket gives your place in the signing line. - In addition to FIGHT CLUB 2, Chuck will sign only TWO other items (a piece of memorabilia or book). - Chuck will happily pose for photos with fans. - Line formation will begin at 3:30PM. About the Book: New York Times bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk and acclaimed artist Cameron Stewart have collaborated for one of the most highly anticipated comic book and literary events-- the return of Tyler Durden. The first rule of Fight Club 2 might be not to talk about it, but Fight Club 2 is generating international headlines and will introduce a new generation of readers to Project Mayhem. Chuck Palahniuk's ten previous novels are the bestselling Fight Club, which was made into a film by David Fincher; Survivor; Invisible Monsters; Choke, which was made into a film by director Clark Gregg; Lullaby; Diary; Haunted; Rant; Snuff; and Pygmy. He is also the author of Fugitives and Refugees, a nonfiction profile of Portland, Oregon, published as part of the Crown Journeys series, and the nonfiction collection Stranger Than Fiction. He lives in the Pacific Northwest. |
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