Weekend Conference Confirmation
Thank you for registering for the 22nd Annual Mazza Weekend Conference!
Nov. 8-9, 2019
Those of us involved with the Mazza Weekend Conference love what we do – finding the best and brightest authors and illustrators of children’s books and bringing them to the University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum to enrich other educators’ lives. Conference registration starts on Friday 5 p.m. See below for direction information.
Download the full schedule and lodging information.
HOW TO GET HERE
Directions
University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum is located in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion.
For directions use 201 College Street, Findlay, OH 45840.
- From I-75, travel east on SR 224/West Trenton Avenue for one mile.
- Turn right on Morey Ave.
- Turn left on College St.
- Continue until College St. ends.
- Parking lot/Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion on the right.
Conference Schedule
Friday, Nov. 8th
5:30 – 7 p.m., Dinner with the Artists
7 – 7:30 p.m., Awarding of Floyd Dickman Librarian Award
7:30 – 8:30 p.m., Melissa Sweet
8:15 – 10 p.m., Autographing
Saturday, Nov. 9th
7:30 – 8:30 a.m., Coffee/Juice/Gift Gallery
8:30 – 9 a.m., Announcements/Door Prizes
9 – 10 a.m., Lori Nichols
10:15 – 11:15 a.m., Margaret Chodos-Irvine
11:15 – 11:30 a.m., Break
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Nina Laden
12:30 – 1:15 p.m., Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 p.m., Autographing
2:15 – 2:30 p.m., Announcements/Door Prizes
2:30 – 3:30 p.m., Peter Catalanotto
3:30 – 3:45 p.m., Break
3:45 – 4:45 p.m., Stephen Savage
4:45 – 5:30 p.m., Autographing/Gift Gallery
Lodging Information
Mention that you will be attending Mazza Conference for a discount at these hotels.
Country Inn & Suites, 903 Interstate Dr., Findlay, OH, 419-422-4200
Drury Inn & Suites, 820 Trenton Ave., Findlay, OH, 419-422-9700
Findlay Inn & Conference Center, 200 E. Main Cross St., Findlay, OH, 419-422-5682
Hilton Garden Inn, 1050 Interstate Dr., Findlay, OH, 567-250-2525
TownPlace Suites by Marriott, 2501 Tiffin Ave., Findlay, OH, 419-424-9545
Find out where to stay in Findlay!
Books Available for Purchase at Conference
Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
Boom Boom
Stephen Savage
Sign Off
Where’s Walrus?
Where’s Walrus? And Penguin?
Polar Bear Morning
Polar Bear Night
Supertruck
Jack B. Ninja
Babysitter from Another Planet
Nina Laden
When Pigasso Met Mootisse
The Night I Followed the Dog
Roberto the Insect Architect
Peek-a-Who?
If I Had a Little Dream
Yellow Kayak
Peter Catalanotto
Mother to Tigers
Ivan the Terrier
Emily’s Art
Question Boy Meets Little Miss Know-it-All
Matthew A.B.C.
Monkey & Robot
More of Monkey & Robot
Monkey & Robot: Friends and Neighbors
Lori Nichols
Maple
Maple & Willow Together
Maple & Willow Apart
Maple & Willow’s Christmas
Go Sleep in Your Own Bed
This Orq (“He say Ugh!”)
Melissa Sweet
Some Writer!
How to Read a Book
Balloons Over Broadway
A Splash of Red: the Art and Life of Horace Pippin
Little Red Writing
Firefly July