Below are archived events by year. Click on the year’s tab to bring up the events for that year.
2010
Spring Events 2010
February 2010
Feb 13 Saturday 1-3 pm San Jose, Ca
A Silicon Valley Reads 2010 event
“In Defense of Food: A Farmer’s Perspective”
Presentation and book signing follows
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 150 E. San Fernando St., San Jose
Co-sponsored by Friends of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
Information: (408) 808-2000
Feb 26 Friday 7-10pm Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon
An Evening with Mas Masumoto -
“The Wisdom of Farming: How a Peach Can Change the World”
Reading and presentation – free event books will be available
LaSells Stewart Center (campus map)
information: (541) 737-1408
Feb 27 Saturday Oregon Small Farms Conference OSU, Corvallis, Oregon
“It’s About the Flavors of Life: Why We Farmers Work So Hard”
keynote speaker 9am
LaSells Stewart Center (campus map)
More information or call Benton County Extension Office at 541-766-3556
Feb 28 Sunday 7pm Iowa State University Ames, Iowa
Shivvers Memorial Lecture – “Wisdom of the Last Farmer: Memory, Flavors and Transformative Agriculture”
Sun Room, Memorial Union Iowa State Univ
More information or call: (515) 294-9334
Co-sponsored by: Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Committee on Lectures
Mas will also be meeting with students at Iowa State in conjunction with the Leopold Center
March 1st – Monday
March 2010
March 18 Thursday 7pm Gilroy, Calif
A Silicon Valley Reads 2010 event
“In Defense of Food: A Farmer’s Perspective”
Presentation and book signing follows
Gilroy Senior Center – 7371 Hanna St Gilroy
Co-sponsored by Frields of Gilroy Library, Gilroy Library Commission
AAUW, Gilroy Writer’s Project, Vision Literacy, Gilroy Library Book Club
information: (408) 842-8207
March 19 Friday 12 noon – 1:30pm San Jose
A Silicon Valley Reads 2010 event
Panel discussion: “Why Does Food Need Defending?”
also on panel: chef Charlie Ayers, food writer Carolyn Jung, moderated by Leigh Weimers
free but you must rsvp at SVReads@aol.com
Adobe Systems Park Conference Room, East Tower Lobby, 321 Park Ave., San Jose
March 19 Friday 4pm Saratoga Library Saratoga, Calif
A Silicon Valley Reads 2010 event
“In Defense of Food: A Farmer’s Perspective”
Presentation and book signing follows
Saratoga Library, 13650 Saratoga Ave., Saratoga
Information: (408) 867-6126
March 20 Saturday 1:30-3pm Cupertino
A Silicon Valley Reads 2010 event
Panel: “Food… or Nutrition? You Decide!”
Cupertino Community Hall, 10350 Torre Ave., Cupertino
Information: (408) 446-1677
March 20 Saturday 3:30pm San Jose
A Silicon Valley Reads 2010 event
“In Defense of Food: A Farmer’s Perspective”
Presentation and book signing follows
Evergreen Branch Library, 2635 Aborn Rd., San Jose
Information: (408) 808-3060
March 21 Sunday 10:30am Fresno/Clovis
Presentation at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Fresno
2672 E. Alluvial Ave Clovis, Ca
(559) 322-6146
April 2010
April 7-8 Wednesday-Thursday Redding, Calif
Presentations at Shasta College and Redding, Calif
Events will include a Wednesday, April 7, evening public reading
and campus events on Thursday, April 8
For details see the Shasta Community College website.
April 11 Sunday evening Menlo Park
Masumoto Peach dinner at Flea Street Cafe
Chef Jesse Cool will feature a dinner menu with Masumoto peaches as the centerpiece
Mas will make a presentation along with Marcy and Korio
3607 Alameda de las Pulgas
Menlo Park, CA 94025
To make reservations, phone Flea Street Cafe: (650) 854-1226
May 2010
May 20-22 Thursday to Saturday Monterey
Monterey Bay Aquarium “Cooking for Solutions”
Presentations and special cooking event (Saturday – see next entry)br />
May 22 Saturday Monterey
Monterey Bay Aquarium special cooking adventure
Celebrate chefs Joanne Chang, Jim Dodge, and Jerry Regester with Mas and his peaches
Reservations required
2010 Food and Wine Adventures
TOUR 3: The Farmer and the Peach
June 2010
June 18 Friday 3-9pm Sierra Nut House Fresno
“Mas and Martha Peach Party”
Great news – the Masumoto Family Farm and our organic peaches are featured in the July issue of MARTHA STEWART LIVING MAGAZINE!
Ten pages of wonderful photos and images from the farm and a delightful story and captions. Then two more pages of peach recipes. You can see images of the farm and the family on that farm – Mas, Marcy, Nikiko and Korio.
We’re excited about this and want to invite you to a “Mas and Martha” party – we’ll have copies of the magazine available and you can preorder our artisan organic PEACHES too!
This all takes place Friday, June 18th from 3:00pm to 9:00pm at the Sierra Nut House located in Villaggio Center in Fresno, Calif. Joann Sorrenti from Sierra Nut House is planning on cooking recipes from the Martha Stewart Living magazine and these treats will be available for sampling and purchase. In addition, copies of Mas’ books, the magazine and PEACHES will be available – we strongly recommend you PREORDER YOUR PEAHCES through Sierra Nut House: (559) 432-4023.
Come join us at ‘The Sierra Nut House’ located in the Villaggio Center, as we celebrate:
“MAS and MARTHA” PEACH PARTY
Mas Masumoto family farm (and their peaches)
Mas, Marcy, Nikiko and Korio Masumoto
as featured in the July 2010 issue of Martha Stewart Living Magazine
FRIDAY June 18th 3pm to 9pm
Sierra Nut House Bistro will be serving peach dishes from the magazine to sample and sell
PREORDER your 6lbs or 12 lbs boxes of organic peaches
please call by June 16th to order-l (559) 432-4023
Sierra Nut House 7901 N. Blackstone, Fresno, Calif
For directions, click here
Summer Events
July 2010
July 16 Friday 4-7pm Sierra Nut House Fresno
SUN CREST Peach Faire with the Masumoto family
Sierra Nut House – preorder Masumoto organic Sun Crest peaches: 559 432-4023
GREETINGS PEACH LOVERS
People of often asked how can they get our organic SUN CREST PEACHES.
This is our favorite peach, the one with juices that drip down your face and a flavor that has an OMG factor. (This is one of the peaches highlighted in the July issue of Martha Stewart Living Magazine and a 12 page feature on our farm).
Please join the Masumoto Family Farm for a PEACH FAIRE on July 16th at Sierra Nut House, Villaggio Center on Blackstone Ave. in Fresno. We’ll be there from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm.
We’ll be giving samples of Sun Crest along with some treats prepared by Marcy and Nikiko.
Masumoto organic Sun Crest peaches will be available for purchase but they must be preordered: a 12 pound box is $30.00 and a 6 pound box is $15.00. Order your peaches through Sierra Nut House: (559) 432-4023. (If you can’t pick them up on Friday and visit with the Masumotos, let Sierra Nut House know and Saturday will work).
Also available will be copies of the July 2010 Martha Stewart Living Magazine featuring the Masumotos, as well as Mas’ books.
Here’s what Mas wrote about the Sun Crest in his book Epitaph for a Peach:
“Sun Crest is one of the last remaining, truly juicy peaches. When you wash that treasure under a stream of cooling water, your fingertips instinctively search for the “gushy” side of the fruit. Your mouth waters in anticipation. You lean over the sink to make sure you don’t drip on yourself. Then you sink your teeth into the flesh and the juices trickle down your cheeks and dangles on your chin. This is a real bite, a primal act, a magical sensory celebration announcing that summer has arrived.”
We’d love to see and meet you and share some peach spirit! Come visit!
Sierra Nut House 7901 N. Blackstone, Fresno, Calif. For directions, click here
Autumn Events 2010
September 2010
September 23 – 25 Thursday – Sunday Carmel, Calif
Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival
Masumoto will be one of the featured authors
exact schedule to be determined
More Information
2009
AUGUST
Book Tour: Wisdom of the Last Farmer
Aug 6 Thursday 6:00 pm Fresno
“Respite by the River—An Evening With Mas Masumoto”
San Joaquin River Parkway
Contact Tim Hernandez Email
Community Programs Director
559-248-8480 ext. 154
August 11 Tuesday evening 7 pm Pasadena, CA
Vroman’s Books
Reading and discussion
Aug 12 Wednesday 7:00 pm Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica Public Library
Reading and discussion
Aug 15 Saturday 10:00am- 2:00 pm New York, NY
sponsored by Greenmarkets of New York
Army Plaza Farmers Market
book signing
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115568493263
Aug 16 Sunday afternoon New York, NY
Stone Barns
Farmer to Farmer Mentoring Workshop (afternoon)
Stone Barns special event: Dinner with the Masumoto FarmFamily
and reading from Wisdom of the Last Farmer http://www.stonebarnscenter.org/sb_calendar/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=251
Aug 18 Tuesday afternoon noon – 2:00 pm
at the 92Y Tribeca (see webpage for details)
Farmer Panel – organized by Greenmarkets of New York
“Educating the Eater” panel series
http://www.cenyc.org/greenmarket/events/educatedeater
Aug 19 Wednesday evening – 7 pm Fresno, Cal
Radio reading from Wisdom of the Last Farmer
KVPR – Valley_Writers_Read series.
for more information and to listen using KVPR Audio Archive see
http://www.kvpr.org/shows/valley_writers_read.php
Aug 24 Monday 7:00 pm Tacoma, Washington
King’s Books
Reading and discussion
co-sponsor: Tahoma Food Policy Coalition.
Aug 25 Tuesday late afternoon/early evening Seattle, Washington
(prior to reading)
Evening meal event with Chef Tamara Murphy (of restaurant Brasa)
Note: this event will be at Elliot Bay Books Cafe
Aug 25 Tuesday 7:30 pm Seattle, Washington
Elliot Bay Books
Reading and discussion
Aug 26 Wednesday 7:30 pm Portland, Oregon
Powell’s Books
Reading and discussion
co-sponsor: Edible Portland
Aug 29 Saturday San Francisco, CA
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
program in conjunction with CUESA
Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
Julie Cummins Director of Education
Partnering with Book Passage 1:00 pm
reading and presentation
Aug 3 Monday 7:30 pm Menlo Park, CA
Kepler’s
Reading and discussion
SEPTEMBER
Sept 5 Saturday 7:00 pm Point Reyes Station, Marin County, CA
Point Reyes Bookstore
Reading and discussion at Toby’s Feed Barn
for more information see
http://www.ptreyesbooks.com/events.html
Sept 9 Wednesday 6:00 pm
Mechanics Institute – San Francisco, CA
Reading & Signing
57 Post Street, Room 406
San Francisco, CA 94104
Contact: Laura Sheppard, 415-393-0114
http://www.milibrary.org/eventsall.html#1
Sept 11 Friday 7:00 pm Visalia, CA
Visalia Branch Library 200 W. Oak
hosted by Friends of Tulare County Library
Reading and presentation
http://tclnews.blogspot.com/2009/08/local-author-to-speak-at-visalia.html
Sept 12 Saturday 1:00-3:00am Fresno, CA
Fig Garden Bookstore
5084 N. Palm
Fresno
Kathi Lamonski 226-1845
Sept 15-16 Tuesday-Wednesday Chicago, Illinois
Chefs Collabrative National Summit
“Bringing Sustainability to the Table”
Featured speaker
for more infomration about this National Summit see
http://chefscollaborative.org/summit/
Sept 20 Sunday Winters, Calif
Center for Land Based Learning
reading and fundraiser for the Center
Writers Workshop 11:00am to 1:00pm
“Writing with Mas Masumoto”
learn writing perspectives, approaches, hands on writing lessons with Mas
limited space, fee $50.00
register: http://www.landbasedlearning.org/masumoto.php
Reading and discussion 2:00pm-5:00
At the Center for Land Based Learning
fee $10/refreshments provided
tickets available: http://www.landbasedlearning.org/masumoto.php
Center for Land Based Learning
5265 Putah Creek Road
Winters, CA 95694
(530) 795-152
http://www.landbasedlearning.org/
Sept 26 Saturday noon-4:00 pm Berkeley, CA
Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival
A project of Poetry Flash
Contact Mark Baldridge bridgemc@emf.net
for more information see: http://www.poetryflash.org/WS09.html
OCTOBER
Oct 3 Saturday afternoon reading Capay Valley, California
“Hoes Down Festival”
Capay Valley, Yolo County
Full Belly Farm – County Road 43 – Guinda, CA 95637
Reading and performance
http://www.hoesdown.org/
Oct 4 Sunday 4:00 pm Davis, Calif
Reading and Discussion
Avid Reader bookstore
617 Second Street
Davis, CA 95616
Tel: (530)758-4040
http://www.avidreaderbooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp
Oct 7 Wednesday evening 7:00 pm Fullerton, Calif
Reading and Presentation
Part of “Fullerton Reads” program of “One Book, One Community”
Fullerton Public Library
Maureen Gebelein, Library Director – email
http://fullertonlibrary.org/brochures/FRmasumoto.jpg
Oct 8 Thursday Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica High School
California Literature classes
School presentation and discussion
Oct 13 Tuesday Las Vegas, Nv.
Black Mountain Institute
“Food and Hunger: Eating in America.”
sponsored by Black Mountain Institute Forum on Contemporary Cultures
panel discussion with Mas and Alice Waters
for more information see
http://blackmountaininstitute.org/newsAndEvents/upcoming.php
Oct 22 Thursday Salt Lake City, UT
Kings English bookstore
The King’s English
1511 S 1500 E
Salt Lake City, Utah 84105
Reading in conjunction with Slow Food Utah
http://kingsenglish.com/event/david-mas-masumoto-and-wisdom-last-farmer
Oct 23-24 Fri-Sat Moab, UT
Confluence Writing Conference
“Eating the West”
A Celebration of Reading and Writing in Moab
Masumoto will teach a writing workshop and participate in readings and discussions
for a complete description of this conference see
http://www.moabconfluence.org/about.cfm
Oct 25 Sunday afternoon Denver, Colorado
Rocky Mountain Land Library in partnership Tattered Cover Bookstore
site and time will to be determined
NOVEMBER
Nov 4 Wednesday 7 pm Bellingham, WA
Village Books
1200 Eleventh Street
Bellingham, Washington 98225
Tel: (360) 671-2626 /
(800) 392-BOOK
Event co-sponsor: Sustainable Connections
http://www.villagebooks.com/event/david-mas-masumoto-wisdom-last-farmer-harvesting-legacies-land
Nov 5 Thursday Tulalip, WA
“Focus on Farming” Farm Conference
Tulalip Resort Hotel and Conference Center
Keynote speaker
Contact Linda Neunzig, Agriculture Project Coordinator – email
Nov 8 Sunday 5 pm dinner Palo Alto, CA
Keynote speaker at 100 year celebration
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Dynasty Seafood Restaurant in Cupertino’s Vallco Shopping Center”
contact Rev. Roger Morimoto – email
Nov 12 Thursday 6 pm Reedley, CA
Reedley Historical Society and Friends of the Reedley Library
Dinner Presentation – at Sierra View Homes 1155 E. Springfield, Reedley
Contact Carol Krehbiel 559 637-9098
Nov 19 Thursday 7:30 pm Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Braun Lecture Hall, Building 320
(Geology Corner)
Reading and discussion, part of Stanford University Continuing Studies
for more information see:
http://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/publicprograms/event.php?eid=20091_EVT%20248
Nov 20 Friday 5 – 9 pm Fresno, CA
A “meet and greet” event – Book signing and open house
Hosted by the Sierra Nut House – at the Villaggio Center SW corner of Nees and Blackstone
Contact Jo Ann Sorrenti Sierra Nut House
559-299-3052 www.sierranuthouse.com
2008
January
Jan 25
Eco-Farm Conference Workshop
“Memory and Moments Inspired by Nature”
w/ Nikiko Masumoto
Asilomar
Monterey, Calif
Jan 26
Eco-Farm Conference
Masumoto Family Farm receives Sustie Award
Ecological Farming Association
Asilomar
Monterey, Calif
April
April 12
California State University, Fresno
Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
luncheon speaker
Fresno, Ca
April 18
International Association of Culinary Professionals
Annual Conference
Workshop: “Framing the Farmer: A Food Life List”
New Orleans
July
Sun Crest Peach 40th birthday party
Tasting and Performance – (Masumoto Family)
Monterey Market,
Berkeley, Calif
August
Slow Food Nation
San Francisco, Calif
August 29
Agrarian Arts – Civic Center Plaza
Taiko and reading (w/ Nikiko Masumoto)
noon
web link
August 29
Changemakers Conference
“Future of Farming” panel
4:30 pm
web link
August 31
Fort Mason – Tasting Pavilions
Slow Food Workshop w/ Poppy Tooker
Eat It to Save It, Slow Food USA’s Ark of Taste
4:00-5:00
(ticketed event)
October
Dublin Library
“Dublin Reads”
Epitaph for a Peach
7:00
Dublin, Calif
Web link
2007
February
February 10
Fresno, California
California Association of Teachers of English
Annual Conference
Keynote Address
August
August 7th Tuesday
San Francisco, California
Rubicon Restaurant Elberta Peach dinner with Masumoto Family Farm
Phone for reservations: 415-434-4100
August 15th
Sacramento, California
Lemon Grass Restaurant Peaches and Lemon Grass dinner with Mas Masumoto
Phone for reservations: 916 486-4891
August 18-19
Yosemite, California
11th Annual Tuolumne Meadows Poetry Festival
David Mas Masumoto
Dorianne Laux Kay Ryan
2:00 p.m. Saturday
2:00 p.m. Sunday Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center
209 372-0263
September
Sept 6
Pasadena, California
City of South Pasadena Public Library
readings and presentation 6:00 pm
contact Steve Fjeldsted – email or 626 403-7332
Sept 20
Fresno, California – Respite by the River
San Joaquin River Parkway Association reading and presentation
River Center 7:00 p.m.
Contact Barbara Ruiz 559 248-8480 Website
Sept 27
Reedley, California
Reedley College
reading 7:00 p.m.
Contact David Borofka email or call 559 638-3641
Sept 29
Fresno, California
Woodward Park Regional Library
Reading and presentation 2:00 pm
Contact Stephanie Horal, librarian 559 433-3135 or email
Website
Sept 30
Winters, California
Center for Land Based Learning
Reading, tasting and presentation 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Mary Kimbell, director 530 795-1520 Website
October
HEIRLOOMS, LETTERS FROM A PEACH FARMER
by David Mas Masumoto
Library Book Tour
Readings and Presentations
Oct 4
Modesto, California
Modesto Bee Book Club
West Campus Modesto Junior College (tentative location)
Reading and interview 7:00 p.m.
Contact Denise Nordell email or 209 578-2000 or 209 578-2296
October 11
Berkeley, California
HeyDay Books
Heirlooms “official launch”
Reading and presentation
Contact Lillian at HeyDay Books 510 549-3564
Website
October 13
Modesto, California
Conference: CATESOL -Calif Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Yosemite Chapter
Keynote speaker at annual conference
Website
October 17
Visalia, California
College of the Sequoia Arts and Lectures
Lecture and reading 7:00 pm
Contact: Steve Renton 559 737-6216
Web Link
October 26
2:00-3:00 pm
Fig Garden Regional Library
3071 W. Bullard – Fresno, Ca 93711
contact Donna Morgan
559 438-4071
October 30
6:30-7:30 pm
Auberry Library
33049 Auberry Road – Auberry, Ca 93602
contact Anne Neal 559 855-8523
November
November 5
7:00-8:00 pm
Sanger Library
1812 Seventh St – Sanger, Ca 93657
contact Barbara Light 559 875-2435
November 7
3:30-4:30
Caruthers Library
13382 S. Henderson Road – Caruthers, Ca 93609
contact Tammie Wenter 559 864-8766
November 30
San Mateo, California
President’s Lecture Series – College of San Mateo
Noon on campus
Main Switchboard : (650) 574-6161 Email
2006
February
February 7 – 8
Nevada City, California
Nevada County Reads
A community reading event adopting Epitaph for a Peach for a community wide reading and conversation
Contact: Steve Fjeldsted – Nevada County Librarian
530 265-1539
February 7
7:00PM – 9:00PM
Nevada City, California
Nevada County Reads
Author program at Baggett Theater
February 8
Nevada City, California
Nevada County Reads
Nevada Union High School
Organic Luncheon
Bear River High School
February 21
Fresno, California
CSU Fresno – Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Presentation
March
March 1
Bakersfield, Calif.
One Book, One Bakersfield
2006 selection: Epitaph for a Peach
Programs:
Memoir Writing Workshop
Student presentation: FFA and 4H students
Student writing workshop, East Bakersfield High
Evening program – Author reading
Beal Memorial Library 7:00 pm
Website
March 16
Bakersfield, California
One Book, One Bakersfield
2006 selection: Epitaph for a Peach
Culminating Event 6:00 reception
Kern County Museum (661) 852-5000
Website
March 23
Merced, California
Merced High Writers Club Writing Workshop
Ocean Jones 209-385-6487
March 30 – 31
Seattle, Washington
International Association of Culinary Professionals Annual Conference
Keynote Speaker: “On Inspiration”
Website
April
April 1
Visalia, California
Portuguese-American Education Conference
Keynote Speaker
April 5
CSU Fresno, Calif
Young Writers Conference
Keynote address
Connie Hales Website
April 15
Merced, California
Great Valley Books Writers Conference
Contact: Heyday Books – 916-549-3564
May 2006
May 4
National PBS documentary series: California and the American Dream
Series Premiers Thursdays, April 13-May 4
Final segment schedule May 4: “Ripe for Change”
Along with other farmers, the Masumoto family farm is profiled
Mas and Marcy Masumoto are interviewed and share their perspective on family farming and organic/sustainable farming. Various segments filmed at the Masumoto farm.
Website
Check local PBS program schedule for exact times.
May 10-11
Sacramento, California
Great Valley Center Conference
Workshop: Literature in California
Panel with Gerald Haslam and Malcom Margolin
Website
May 12-13
Los Angeles, California
Asian Pacific American Book Festival
Planning Meeting – Japanese American National Museum
Public Programs – UCLA James West Alumni Center
A community event produced by the Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Contact: Audrey Lee-Sung Email
October 2006
October 7
Brentwood, California
Brentwood CityRead
2006 selection: Epitaph for a Peach
Author reading and presentation 2:00 pm
contact: Leonard Roudman
November 2006
November 17
Sacramento, California
California School Library Association Annual Conference
Keynote Speaker
2005
January
Friday, January 28
2:00 – 4:00pm
Reading and Presentation
FLAIR (Fresno Learning Activities in Retirement)
Spring lecture series – CSU Fresno
FLAIR members or contact: William Dailey 559 278-4212
Saturday, January 29 2005
Friends of Fresno County Public Library Annual luncheon
Lecture and reading
Tickets and reservations contact: Linda Calandra 559 453-2237
February
Silicon Valley Reads
Epitaph for a Peach has been selected as a community wide book reading project of the Santa Clara County / San Jose area of California, often called Silicon Valley. During the month of February, “Silicon Valley Reads” will be hosting a variety of reading discussion groups, presentations and readings which Masumoto will be participating in. For details you can look up the entire schedule and much more information on the website.
Tuesday, February 1
“Conversation with Mas”
Interview by San Jose Mercury News columnist Mike Cassidy
Hosted by Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley, History San Jose, and
JA Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery Theatre
291 S. Market – San Jose, California
Reception 6:15pm – Program 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Admission $5.00
Website
Wednesday, February 2
Silicon Valley Locations
7:30 am – 8:30 am
“Orchard Memories”
Los Gatos Rotary Reading and presentation
Los Gatos Lodge 50 – Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd
Los Gatos, California
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Education Materials Fair – Santa Clara County Office of Education
Reading and lecture
Contact Donna Wheelehan 408 453-6800
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Campbell Library “bag lunch”
77 Harrison Ave, Campbell
Reading and book signing
Contact: Terri Lehan 408-866-1991 x 3200
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Barnes and Noble
1875 S. Bascom Ave – Campbell, California
Reading and book signing
7:30 pm
Los Altos Library
13 S. San Antonio Rd – Los Altos, California
Reading and book signing
Information: 650 948-7683
February 3
Silicon Valley Locations
10:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Milpitas High School – Milpitas, California
Creative writing English classes writing workshop
4:00 pm
Gilroy Library
7387 Rosanna St – Gilroy, California
“Tea with Mas Masumoto”
Reading and book signing
Information: 408 842-8207
7:00 pm
Morgan Hill Community Center
17000 Monterey Rd – Morgan Hill, California
Evening reading and presentation”
Information: 408-778-646
February 9
Fresno- Fig Garden womens luncheon
Reading
February 11
Presentation to Xanterra Parks and Resorts Food and Beverage Directors and Chefs
Culinary Institute of America
St. Helena, California
February 12
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Santa Clara City Central Park Library
2635 Homestead Rd – Santa Clara, California
Reading and book signing
Information: 408 615-2900
February 12
Berkeley Public Library Foundation
Annual dinner and reception
Hosting table for friends of the Library
Berkeley, California
February 13
1:00 pm
Book Passage Bookstore
51 Tamal Vista Blvd – Corte Madera, California
Reading and book signing
Information: 415 924-3838
February 19
Keynote address
Valley of Hearts Delight Conference
Sponsored by Foundation for Global Community
Sunnyvale, California
Information: 650 328-7756
February 20
2:00 pm
Martin Luther King Jr Library
150 E. San Fernando St – San Jose, California
Information: 408 808-2397
February 23
Silicon Valley Locations
2:00 pm
Ainsley House Museum
Campbell, California
“Tea and peach preserve tasting”
Contact: Gloria Chun Hoo 408 866-2757
4:00 pm
West Valley Library
1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd – San Jose, California
Reading and discussion of Epitaph for a Peach
Information: 408 466-1677
7:00 pm
Cupertino Community Center
10800 Torre Ave – Cupertino, California
Reading and book signing
Information: 408 466-1677
February 24
Silicon Valley Locations
9:00 am
Saratoga Library
13650 Saratoga Ave – Saratoga, California
“Breakfast in the orchard with Mas”
Information: 408 867-6126
11:45 am – 2:30 pm
Santa Clara University – Orradre Library
Santa Clara, California
Reading, discussion, panel discussion
Information: 408 554-6808
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Biblioteca Latinoamericana
921 S. First St – San Jose, California
Conversation with Masumoto
Photo presentation of San Jose orchards
Information: 408 294-1237
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
San Jose History Park
Closing celebration of Silicon Valley Reads
San Jose, California
7:30 pm
Barnes and Noble
3600 Stevens Creek Blvd – San Jose, California
March 2005
March 2
6:30 pm
Auberry Library – Auberry, California
Reading and book signing
Information: Anne Neal 559 855-8523
March 12
Evening
Sacramento Public Library – Sacramento, California
“Authors on the Move” banquet
Information: 916 264-2893
March 17
6:00 pm
Nevada County Library
980 Helling Way – Nevada City, California
Reading and book signing
Information: Steve Fjeldsted 530 265-1539
March 18 – 19
Beyond Consuming: Food, Wine and Culture of the Pacific Region
Pacific Regional Humanities Center
Keynote address
Information: 530-752-4327
University of California, Davis
Davis, California
March 20
2:00 pm
Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, California
Reading and book signing
Information: 213-625-0414
April
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Evening
Writers in Conversation
Part of the California Stories Uncovered program by
The California Council for the Humanities
Los Angeles Public Library
Reading and discussion
Website
April 17
7:00 pm
Writers in Conversation
Part of the California Stories Uncovered program by
The California Council for the Humanities Chico Public Library
Reading and discussion
Website
May
May 11 – 12
Great Valley Center Annual Conference
Sacramento, California
Workshop: “Words and Art Harvests”
Workshop: Central Valley Educational Leadership Initiative
Website
May 21
Heartland Festival
Double T Acres – Stevinson, California
Speaker
Information: 831 763-2111
September
September 12 – 16
Berlin, Germany
International Literature Festival
Panel with Barry Lopez
Children’s literature festival presentation
Evening reading program
Website
September 28 – 29
Portland, Oregon
National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Conference
Keynote Speaker
Panel Discussion
Website
October
Sacramento, California
One Book Sacramento
For the month of October, the city and county of Sacramento has selected Epitaph for a Peach to be read and engage in a “community conversation.” Throughout the month, various readings, presentations, discussion groups, and activities will take place. Details available on their website
October 6
Sacramento, California
One Book Sacramento
Rotary Luncheon Speaker
Sacramento Bee Book Club
“Author-in-Conversation” With Al Pierleoni
October 8
Sacramento, California
One Book Sacramento
Elk Grove Library
Presentation
National University writer/reader forum
October 11
Sacramento, California
One Book Sacramento
Sacramento Unified School District
Student Presentation
Avid Reader Book Signing
Bella Bru Cafe “coffee and conversation” with Stan Forbes
October 13
Sacramento, California
One Book Sacramento
Book Forum On-Line Book Club
“Dear Reader”
Website
October 14
Sacramento, California
One Book Sacramento
Pride of the Library
Donor Recognition Presentation
October 21
Agriculture in the Classroom
Annual Conference
Keynote Speaker
Website
October 17
Pasadena, California
“Culture Jam: Friction, Fusion, Synergy”
Grantmakers in the Arts Annual Conference
Panel Discussion: “The Art of Eating a Peach: Understanding the Ecology of Community Knowledge”
Others on the panel include Daniel Sheehy, Sophilene Shapiro and Nati Cano
Website
October 20
Berkeley, California
University of California
Guest Lecturer
Environmental Studies
Professor Garrison Sposito
Professor Robert Hass
2004
January
January 11
Oakland East Bay Symphony
Words and Music project
Oakland, California
January 20
7:30 pm
Kepler’s Books
Menlo Park, California
January 21
Evening Reception
Keynote Speaker
Eco Farm, Monterey Aquarium
Eco Farm Conference
Asilomar, Monterey, California
January 22
7:30 pm
Bookstop – Santa Cruz, California
January 25 – February 7
Keables Chair, Writer in Residence
Iolani School – Honolulu, Hawaii
February
February 3
7:00 pm
Community Reading
Seto Hall – Iolani School – Honolulu, Hawaii
March
March 12
8:00 am – 2:00 pm
“Celebrating the Writing Life”
Fresno Pacific University – Fresno, California
March 30
”Evening with Mas”
Public Reading
One Community, One Book
Stockton / San Joaquin County reading “Epitaph for a Peach”
Stockton, California
April
April 3
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Three Arch Partners
Monterey, California
April 9
“Poetics of Place” Symposium
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California
September
September 24
Friday day program
New California Media Expo
Fresno Convention Center
Masumoto will make a presentation
as part of NCM program
Contact: Sandy Close 415 503-4170
September 23
Thursday 5-7:30 pm
Book Reception
Book Launch and Signing
(invitation only event)
Sponsored by The Fresno Bee
Smittcamp Alumni House,
CSUF campus 2625 East Keats Ave (off of Shaw Ave)
Fresno, California
September 26
Sunday 1:00 pm
United Japanese Christian Church
136 N. Villa – Clovis , California
Open to the Public
First public reading and signing in Fresno
Contact: Janelle Saito 559 322-0701
September 26
Friends of Madden Library Annual Dinner
Fundraiser event for CSUF Madden Library
ticketed event must be purchased in advance
event at: Smittcamp Alumni House,
CSUF campus 2625 East Keats Ave (off of Shaw Ave)
Fresno, California
Dinner speaker and book signing
Contact: Marcie Morrison 559 278-7177
September 27, 2004
Central Valley Higher Ed Consortium Luncheon
Keynote Speaker – Closed to public
Contact: Allen Carden
Central Valley Higher Ed Consortium
559 292-0576
September 30
Thursday 7:00 pm
Reedley Junior College
995 N. Reed – Reedley, California
Reading and signing – Open to the Public
Contact: Dave Borofka
Instructor, English Department
559 638-3641
October
October 2
Saturday 10 am – Noon
Second Space Theatre, Tower District
928 E. Olive Ave
Fresno, California
Masumoto will do a brief reading, part of “Writer’s Mosaic” in conjunction with the “Tamejavi” festival
Open to the Public
Contact: Dorina Gilmore 559 230-0128
October 4
Monday 7:00 pm
Sanger Public Library
1812 7th Street – Sanger, California
Reading and signing – Open to the Public
Contact: Barbara Light 559 875-2435
October 9
Saturday 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Book signing – Fig Garden Bookstore
5094 N. Palm – Fresno, California
Contact: 559 226-1845
October 11
Monday 7:30 pm
Bookstore Reading and Book Signing – Cody’s Bookstore On Telegraph
Berkeley, California
Contact: Melissa 510 845-7852
October 12
6:30 pm
Reading and Book Signing – Open to the Public
San Francisco Public Library – Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin St – San Francisco, California
Contact: Joan Jasper 415 557-4595
October 14
7:00 pm
Reading and Book Signing – Open to the Public
San Joaquin River Parkway
Hallowell Center for River Studies
Fresno, California
Contact: Barb Ruiz 559 433-3190
October 30
Pilgrim Armenian Men’s Forum
Fresno, California
October 31
Speaker
Unitarian Church
Fresno, California
November
November 4
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Hanford Public Library
401 North Douty – Hanford, CA
Contact: Gail Lucas 559 582-0261 x 104
November 6
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Book Signing – Borders Books – River Park
7722 N Blackstone – Fresno, California
Contact: Cynthia Carr 559 435-5518
November 9
7:00 pm
Merced Barnes/Noble
1720 West Olive – Merced CA 95348
Contact: Jodi Gidcumb 209-386-0571
November 10
5:30 – 6:30 pm
Caruthers Public Library
13882 S. Henderson – Caruthers, CA
Contact: Nance Espinosa 559-864-8766
November 12
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Picturing Letters
Doug Hansen art show featuring art from “Letters to the Valley”
Lyles Galley Speech Arts Building – CSU Fresno
Contact: 559 278-2216
November 13
5:00 pm
Keplers Books
1010 Camino Real – Menlo Park, CA
Contact: Jenny Davis 650 594-5935
November 16
7:00 pm
Reading and Book Signing – Open to the Public
Next Chapter Bookstore
622 Main St – Woodland, California
Contact: Vicky Panaich 530 668-4620
November 18
Afternoon Reading – O’Connor Woods House
3400 Wagner Height Road – Stockton, California
Arranged by: Stockton Barnes and Noble
Contact: Kathleen Anderson 209 472-1676
November 18
Evening Reading
Stockton Barnes and Noble
Contact: Kathleen Anderson 209 472-1676
December
December 2
7:30 pm
Fox Theater – Visalia, California
Sequoia Riverlands Trust
“Evening with an author and illustrator” – Mas Masumoto, author
Doug Hansen, illustrator presentation – Discussion and signing
Open to the Public
Refreshments served
Proceeds from book sales to benefit Sequoia Riverlands Trust
Contact: Johanna Lombard, Director of Development
Sequoia Riverlands Trust
559.738.0211
Website
December 4
2:00PM – 4:00pm
Fresno Barnes and Noble
7849 N. Blackstone – Fresno, CA
Contact: Mark Halvorsen 559 437-0492
December 5
11:30am - 2:30pm
First Congregational Church
2131 N. Van Ness – Fresno, CA
Contact: Rev Dave Finister 559 312-5369
2003
January
January 7
First Tuesday lecture series
California Historical Society, 5:30 pm
San Francisco, California
Website
January 8
Cody’s Bookstore 7:30 pm
Berkeley, California
Website
January 22
Company reading 3:00 pm
Public reading in the evening
Patagonia Clothing
Ventura, California
January 21
Public reading
Los Angeles Public Library
Los Angeles, California
January 31
Reading – Avid Reader Bookstore
Davis, California 7:30 pm
February
February 1
PlacerGrown Farm Conference 9:00 am
Contact Becki Carlson, Executive Director, PlacerGROWN
Lincoln High School – Lincoln, California
email
February 2
“Four Seasons in Five Senses”
Reading and performance 2:00 pm
Including selections from “Spoken Words, Story Songs”
(a CD of readings and musical duets with musicians
Larry Honda and Nikiko Masumoto)
Note: Special fundraiser for United Japanese American Christian Church – Clovis/Fresno, California
February 8
Conference Panelist – First Annual Symposium on the Culture of Cuisine
“The Power of Food and Memory” 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Copia, The American Center for Wine, Food and Arts
Copia, Napa
February 18
Elliot Bay Book Company
101 S Main St – Seattle, Washington
Website
February 19
Reading, 6:00 pm
University BookStore, Tacoma
1754 Pacific Ave – Tacoma, Washington
February 20
Powell’s Books
Hawthorne Blvd store
Portland, Oregon
February 28 – March 1
City / Community wide reading of Epitaph for a Peach
Part of Woodland Reads
School events / Community programs
Woodland, California
March
March 6 – 7, 2003
Workshops, lectures and readings
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, California
March 8
Reading
Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, California
March 18
Reading and presentation 8:00 pm
10th annual Wallace Stegner Lecture Series
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts 8:00 pm
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Mountain View, California
March 19
PBS American Masters featuring
Alice Waters and “Her Delicious Revolution”
(check local listing for specific times)
A segment includes Sun Crest Peaches and the Masumoto family farm.
Website
March 29
Annual Banquet Keynote Speaker
Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, California
April
April 8
Evening reading of “Four Seasons in Five Senses”
Part of National Library Week
Sacramento Public Library, Central Library
Sacramento, California
April 8
Campus visit CSU Stanislaus
The campus adopted “Epitaph for a Peach” as reading for all incoming Freshman.
Mas will visit classes, teach and continue the discussion.
Stanislaus, California
April 25
Keynote Speaker, Noon
California Studies Association Conference, April 24 – 25.
Conference theme… “California Stories: Origins, New Starts, Coming of Age”
University of California, Davis – Davis, California
April 24
Campus visit UC Davis.
A series of classroom visits and readings
Part of the California Studies Conference program
University of California, Davis – Davis, California
May
May 10
Luncheon Keynote Speaker
“Ethnicity, Community and Historical Preservation
in the Central San Joaquin Valley” Conference
Downtown Club – Fresno, California
May 15
Reading and panel discussion with author Aris Janigian
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Great Valley Center Conference
Sacramento, California
May 15
Reading, 7:00 pm
Lodi Public Library – Lodi, California
May 28
Presentation, reading and conversation
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Modesto Bee Book Club Selected Epitaph for a Peach for the “One Community / One Book” reading program
Book club information
Salida Branch Library – 4835 Sisk Road – Modesto, California
September 27 – 28
Featured speaker – Prairie Festival
The Land Institute
Salina, Kansas
August 16 – 17
Featured writer with afternoon readings and brief evening presentation
Yosemite Poetry Festival, Tuolumne Meadows
Yosemite National Park, California
2002
January
January 12
Keynote Speaker – California Women for Agriculture State Conference – Fresno, California
January 20
Special Reading & Presentation: “Dances with Vines”
COPIA American Center for Food, Wine and the Arts
Napa, California
January 26
Keynote Speaker
Annual Banquet & Fundraiser
McHenry Museum – Modesto, California
February 24 – 28
Presentation, Reading and Workshop
Yosemite Literary Conference – Yosemite Association
April 9 – 13
Featured Speaker
Hawaii Executive Conference – Hawaii
July
Masumoto “public farming” month
July 7
Hosting Slow Foods
BACCHUS convivium from Berkeley
farm walk, talk and brunch
July 14
Mother’s Market in Costa Mesa
in store tasting and family dialogue
11:00am – 2:00 pm
July 20
Jamfest gathering at the Masumoto family farm
(by invitation only)
July 21
Patagonia “harvest”
hosting group from Patagonia Clothing
farm peach harvest and brunch
August 31
California State University Stanislaus
Epitaph for a Peach selected as a reader for all incoming Freshman
Convocation key note address and discussion groups
Dinner banquet informal conversations
October
Biophillia
Art exhibition and program series about art and nature
Reading and discussion
Santa Fe, New Mexico
email
October 4
Family Firm International Conference
keynote address: “Memory Economy – Flavors of a Peach, Tastes of Traditions and the Family Story”
Dallas, Texas
Family Firm Institute
October 26
Environmental Law Conference of California
keynote speaker at annual conference
Yosemite National Park