Books2Eat 2005

The Sixth International Edible Book Festival

Waters Edge
Georges Masraff
New York 2004

Survival
Suzie Bohm- Germany 2004

Tales of two cookies: the smart and the tough
Béatrice Coron- New York, 2004

Ulysses by Pam
Thame, England 2004

Clear and Present Danger
Barbara Zober
Shaker Heights,.Ohio 2004

Green Eggs and Ham on Toast
Karen Vance Chicago 2004

After the Greenhouse Effect
Roz Helfand - Los Angeles, California 2004

Whiz Comic
Benjamin James-Wilmington, Delaware 2004

See Food
Jane Cullina Brunswick, Maine 2004

The Invisible Flan by the Crouch Collective
Thame, England 2004

Salty Tales of the Sea
Kristen Rorke New York, 2004

Participants of the 6th Festival
Friday, April 1st, 2005

Australia - Brazil - Canada - England - France - Japan - Germany - Italy - Ireland - Japan - Luxembourg -Mexico-

The Netherlands - New Zealand - Russia - U.S.A: Arizona, California, Colorado ,Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland/Washington D.C. , Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington, Wyoming

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Canada
2x4 group , Toronto
Saturday April 2nd 1pm-5pm (feast at 4)
This Ain't The Rosedale Library's gallery space
483 Church
For more information, and pictures from last year's event, please go to:
http://2x4totheforehead.com/ediblebooks
Contact: James Spyker

Eastern Edge Gallery in St. John's, Newfoundland.- See Pictures of previous years -
Contact: Tara Bryan

Mexico
San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas at Taller Leñateros
contact: Ambar past

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Arizona
Arizona State University at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, AZ
Contact: Dan Mayer

Tucson, Paperworks- See Pictures-

California

Linnaea's Café, San Luis Obispo- See Pictures-
Contact Catherine J. Trujillo, Robert E. Kennedy Library Special Collections Department Tel: (805) 756-2305

San Diego Book Arts at UCSD See Pictures
Contact: Gerry McAllister For reservations, please call Melanie Trecco at (858) 534-2533 by March 29th.

Weingart Center for the Arts, Los Angeles- See Pictures-
Contact: Judith A. Hoffberg

Colorado:
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (see website)
www.bookartsleague.org , a community nonoprofit arts organization
1750 13th Street Boulder Co 80302
April 2, 2005, 4 - 6 pm
Registration: 3-4 pmTea: 4 - 6 pm Viewing: 4 - 5:30 pm
Consuming: 5:30 - 6 pm
ADMISSION: $5 general admission, $3 for BMoCA members, $2 entry fee only for participating artists
Contact: Julia Seko, 303 492-4788 or julia.seko@Colorado.edu
For updates and an entry form for the 2005 Edible Tea:
http://www.BookArtsLeague.org/balevents.html
To view previous Edible Tea events in Boulder: http://www.BookArtsLeague.org/balteapage.html

Connecticut
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Friday April 1, Beinecke Library 3:30 pm
Info: webpage

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Delaware
Goldey-Beacom College , Hirons Library, Wilmington (see pictures)
4701 Limestone Road,
Contact: Charlotte Criste

Georgia:
The Southeast Chapter of the Guild of BookWorkers, Atlanta, Georgia
in the Student Lounge 4th floor of the Atlanta College of Art Building at 1280 Peachtree Street, NE Free admission
From 12 - 2, the edible books will be set up for viewing.
From 2 - 4 p.m., you sip High/Low Tea while viewing the edible exhibit. At 4 p.m., after documenting the work, we eat it too!
Contact: Ann Frellsen 404-727-0307 (daytime)

Illinois:
Columbia College Chicago Center for Book & Paper Arts - Chicago- Illinois
-See pictures-
The Columbia College Library, 3rd Floor 624 South Michigan Chicago, IL 60605
RSVP to MAKE a BOOK: or call Melissa Jay Craig at 312-344-6635
RSVP to EAT BOOKS only: or call Michelle Ferguson at 312-344-7384,

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Maine
Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor -See pictures-
Rangley Hall, Sylvan Rd., Bangor
For more information consult website
Contact Deb Perro, 207-941-4601, dperro@emtc.org, or Sue Jagels,207-973-8227

The Book Arts Class at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine- See pictures-
Daggett Lounge, Thorne Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine.
For directions, or questions, or to RSVP Write to Rebecca Goodale

Portland Public Library, Portland, Maine
Wednesday, April 6th, Rines Auditorium
11:30-12:30pm: Edible Books on Display
12:30-2:00pm: Edible Books Awards and Sampling
To enter or for more information, please contact Kristi Calhoun, Development and Programming Office, 871-1700, Ext. 759 or calhoun@portland.lib.me.us.

Maryland/Washington,D.C.
Indian Springs Recreation Building - See Pictures-
Contact: Koralleen Stavish

Massachusetts:
Booklover's Gourmet, 55 East Main Street, Webster, MA
When:
Where: Booklovers' Gourmet, 55 East Main Street, Webster, MA
How: Just show up with your creation in hand! We will photograph entries.
Contact: Debra Ostrokolowicz tel:508-949-6232

Zea Mays Printmaking , Florence (Northampton), MA
the Arts and Industry Building
If you are interested in creating a book for the tea, please RSVP to Liz Chalfin or Carrie Wilson.
Contact:Liz Chaflin (413) 584-1783or Carrie Wilson 413-210-5652

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Michigan:
The Roeper School , Michigan
1051 Oakland Avenue Birmingham, MI 48009
Contact: Pat Lawrence: stampaddy@comcast.net

Minnesota:
Books2Eat @ Argyle-Zebra Gallery, St. Paul Minnesota
308 Prince street
Contact: Robyn Beth Priestley (651) 310-0026 Jeffrey Morrison - A-Z Gallery (651) 602-9105

Minnesota Historical Society, St Paul, Mn
Family Class: Edible Books
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Fee: $35 child/adult pair, $32 members of MCBA or Minnesota Historical Society, $16 for each additional child.
Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555

New Jersey:
The Book Arts Roundtable - South Orange, NJ
Contact: Ellen

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New Hampshire:
New Hampshire Institute of Art Library- Manchester
Event date is Thursday April 14, 2005, 5-7 PM
Fuller Hall 156 Hanover Street
Contact: tel 603-623-0313 Kathy Ritter at ext. 530 or ext. 532



New York:
Center for Book Arts - New York - New York
At the Center for Book Arts in New York, the event is planned as a 30th Anniversary Benefit to help fund education and outreach programs.
download call for artist 2005 pdf file

Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, New York
AIHA Library (website)
Sunday, April 17, 2005 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the Rice House of the Albany Institute of History & Art. A highlight of this year’s event will be a light-hearted contest judging entries based upon creativity, whimsy, and originality with our celebrity judge Doug Blackburn, Food Writer with the Times Union.
For more information on the Edible Book festival contact the Albany Institute Library at (518) 463-4478 or library@albanyinstitute.org. Also, visit our website at www.albanyinstitute.org.

North Carolina:
Tate Street Coffee House and the UNCG English Department, Greensboro's first edible book festival
Tate Street Coffee House, 1-5pm
Contact: Adrian Wurr (336-334-3564) or Ann Fitzmaurice-Russ (336-275-2754)

Ohio:
Burton Library Burton, OH
14588 W. Park St.
Friday, April 1, 2005
2:30 - 4:00 pm All Ages Welcome!
Info: (440)834-4466

Denison University Granville, OH 43023 See pictures
William H. Doane Library 400 West Loop
Contact: Nedda Ahmed

Loganberry Books, Shaker Heights, OH 44120 See Pictures
13015 Larchmere Blvd. tel: 216-795-9800
Saturday, April 2nd, 2005. From 1 to 3 pm booklovers, bookbinders, cooks, and craftspeople of all ages are invited to view the Edible Book entries, cast their votes, and eat the edible books. There is no fee for contest participants, and each participant will be given a special handcrafted miniature book pin by Strong Bindery.
The edible books will be exhibited, judged, and consumed. Popular vote will determine the winners for the Literary, Binding and Temptation Awards. Prizes will include thematically chosen books from Loganberry Books. People of all ages are invited to participate and to register their entry with Loganberry Books (216-795-9800 or harriett@logan.com).
Set-up begins at 11:00am and the exhibition opens to the public for viewing and voting at 1:00 pm. Awards will be presented at 2:00 pm, with eating of the books immediately following. The event is free for all to view, but tickets for voting and eating will be $2.
A booksigning with local author Gail Ghetia Bellamy will also be featured this year. Bellamy's nostalgic Cleveland Food Memories is a treat for Cleveland memories, published by local press Gray and Company (2004, large paperback, 112 pages, lavishly illustraed, $17.95).
Contact:Harriett R. Logan

University of Cincinnati- Cincinnati, Ohio- See Pictures-
Read press reviews
Contact: Erika Taibl

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Oklahoma:
Waterworks- Tulsa, Oklahoma-
TBAG,Tulsa Book Arts Gang, will exhibit at WaterWorks,the Municipal Art Center
Contact: Ed Witterholt

Texas:
University of North Texas Libraries, Denton, Texas-
Visit webpage for more information.
Contact: Mary Durio

The University of Texas, Austin, Texas-
This year the Edible Book Fest is brought to you by students from the University of Texas iSchool and the Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record
Visit webpage for more information
Contact: Shannon Phillips.

Washington:
BiblioBiscuit, Seattle
Location: Hugo House Cafe, 1634 Eleventh Avenue, Seattle WA
Date/Time: April 2, 2005 1pm-5pm Admission is free.
website: http://frybooks.com
Contact: ediblebookfest@yahoo.com

Wyoming:
The Natrona County Public Library Foundation, Casper, Wyoming 82601
Friday, April 1, 2005, 6:30 pm
Coliseum Motors, 6101 East 2nd Street, Casper
contact: Barbara Walker
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