The 2012 Tennessee Antiquarian Book Fair, featuring more than 50 book sellers and several guest speakers, is this weekend at Monterey Station, 104 Monterey St., in Cowan, Tenn.
The fair is presented by the Tennessee Antiquarian Booksellers Association.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Free book appraisals will be held from noon to 1 p.m. both days (all times are Central). General admission $5, free to anyone under 18.
For more information, visit www.tennaba.org.
SPEAKER SCHEDULE
Note: Programs take place in the theater of Cowan Center for the Arts, 301 Montgomery St., one block from Monterey Station. Fair admission grants entry to all programs. All times are Central.
Saturday
• 10-11 a.m. “Harold the Snail,” by Nancy C. Hall
• 11 a.m.-noon. “Zahava & the Legend of the Golden Poodles,” by Rachel Schiff
• 1-2 p.m. “Sissieretta Jones,” by Maureen Donnelly Lee
• 2:30-3:30 p.m. “Book Collecting 101,” by Jim Strawn
• 4-5 p.m. “Murfreesboro in the Civil War,” by Dr. Michael R. Bradley
Sunday
• 1:30-2:30 p.m. “History and Memory in the Cultural Narrative of the Civil War,” by Dr. John McCardell