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- 1, 2007 - - Time: 0.00 pm NEW BOOKS AND NEW FRANKOMA PLATES !!!!!
— NEW FOR 2008 !! DON'T MISS OUR NEW ILLUSTRATED BOOK, "RABBIT AND THE WELL," JUST RELEASED. ALSO MURV HAS DESIGNED A NEW PLATE TO COMMEMORATE FRANKOMA POTTERY'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY, AND IT IS A BEAUTY. AVAILABLE IN THREE COLORS. E-MAIL US TO ORDER AND WATCH FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITE.
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January - 19, 2007 - Friday - Time: 1.00 pm Maryetta School Stilwell, Oklahoma
— Jacob and Duvall look forward to meeting with art students at the award-winning Maryetta School. They'll tell the kids how they plan, process and put together illustrated books.
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March - 3, 2007 - Saturday - Time: 11.00 am Tulsa Central Library American Indian Resource Center's Festival of Words
— Jacob and Duvall will participate in this year's literary event! Watch for updates.
—• free admission •—
April - 21, 2007 - Saturday - Time: 11.00 am Five Civilized Tribes Museum Art Under the Oaks Indian Market Honor Heights Drive atop Agency Hill (next to VA Hosp) Muskogee, OK 74464 www.fivetribes.org 918-683-1701 — It's time again for the Spring event of the year at the Five Tribes Museum - get set to see work by some of the finest artisans in the area at their annual Art Under the Oaks show and sale. Outdoor booths, great food and entertainment both Saturday and Sunday. At 11:30 am on Saturday, Debbie Duvall and friend Mike Allen will perform 7 of Debbie's orginal songs. Murv Jacob is perhaps the last artist who has shown at this event every year since its inception. All our latest books, paintings, ceramics, and more!
—• Free Admission!! •—
April - 28, 2007 - Saturday - Time: 10.00 am 36th Annual Trail of Tears Art Show Cherokee Heritage Center
Tahlequah, OK 74464 www.cherokeeheritage.org 918-456-6007 — The grand old Trail of Tears Art Show opens on Saturday, April 28, with the awards ceremony at 12:00 noon. Murv has entered two illustrations from our upcoming book, now under contract with University of New Mexico Press, entitled "The Well." (Hear the story and view the paintings on this site.) Both are priced to sell at only $1,600 each. "Firing the Pots," shows the Animals at work making pottery to store water as drought descends. "Stealing the Water," is our old friend, Ji-Stu the Rabbit, in disguise! Debbie has entered three of her honeysuckle double-walled Cherokee baskets. Look for the one entitled, "Freedman's Journey," the most intricately woven basket she has ever made.
—• Free Admission on Opening Day •—
April - 28, 2007 - Saturday - Time: 10.00 am Red Fern Festival Courthouse Square
Tahlequah, OK 74464 — Here's a chance to see prototypes of the Oklahoma Centennial commemorative plate that Murv designed for the famed Frankoma Pottery. Two swirling Scissortail Flycathcers (state birds) encircle a branch of the Redbud (state tree) on these collectible plates. Of the three color choices, the green/blue comes in a numbered limited edition with original signatures of Murv Jacob and Crystal Merryman of Frankoma. GOT MATCHING T-SHIRTS !! The Red Fern Festival is the first one, and it celebrates the book and movie about our home town, "Where the Red Fern Grows." Duvall's father, Ralph Dunham, was a consultant on the coon hunting scenes. She's bringing along his hunting pistol and his biggest coon hide! Books, paintings,too!
—• free!! •—
April - 29, 2007 - Sunday - Time: 3.00 pm "Woody's Children" Radio Show, hosted by Bob Sherman KFUV Radio Fordham University New York, NY — If you have a chance to log on to Bob Sherman's nationally broadcast folk music show, "Woody's Children," on Sunday afternoon, April 29, 3:00, you'll get to hear Sherman introduce and play two of Debbie's new songs! Sherman started the prestigious show in 1969, in response to the national interest in folk music, and aptly named it "Woody's Children" in honor of Oklahoma's great Woody Guthrie and those who carry on his songwriting tradition. This is a huge honor and we are thrilled. Hope you will listen in on-line. Just visit kfuv.org and click on "Listen Live" at 3:00!
—• free, streaming internet •—
May - 12, 2007 - Saturday - Time: 10.00 am Bristow Tabouleh Festival Downtown
— Jacob and Duvall will join a host of other tabouli salad lovers at Bristow's annual Tabouleh Festival - a celebration of the Lebanese culture of the area. The new Frankoma Oklahoma Centennial plates that Murv designed will be available for the first time, along with the matching T-shirt! Also, you'll see copies of all our Cherokee storybooks, and a great selection of Murv's paintings and sculptures. Look for us in downtown Bristow!
—• free admission •—
May - 16, 2007 - Wednesday - Time: 8.00 pm Iguana Cafe The Big Iguana! 500 N. Muskogee Avenue Tahlequah, OK 7446 — Debbie Duvall joins friends Dango Rose, Bill Erickson, Dan Rodriguez, Bridget Law and Sage T. Cook, for an evening of great original music in a show call "The Big Iguana!" Murv is helping put this on, so he'll be there too! Come and enjoy!
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June - 9, 2007 - Saturday - Time: 10.00 am Muskogee Centennial Celebration
Spauding Park Muskogee, OK 74403 — Don't miss Muskogee, Oklahoma's centennial celebration, located at beautfiul Spaulding Park. Entertainment includes music by the Muskogee Community Band, demonstrations by Native Americans, Civil War reenactors, and more. Jacob and Duvall will be on hand to display Murv's creation, the Frankoma Pottery official Oklahoma Centennial commemorative plate, along with matching T-shirts, illustrated books and Debbie's baskets.
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June - 16, 2007 - Saturday - Time: 9.00 am 30th Annual Hay Day
Downtown Inola Inola, OK — Did you know that Inola,Oklahoma is the Hay Capital of the World? Activities for this official Oklahoma Centennial event include all manner of tossing competitions, a beauty pageant, live music, a parade, and arts and crafts booths. Look for our Frankoma sign to find your own beautiful Oklahoma Centennial plate, created by Murv.
—• FREE !! •—
July - 25, 2007 - Wednesday - Time: 1.00 pm Oklahoma State Capitol The Blue Room
— It is a great honor for Murv Jacob to accompany Det and Crystal Merryman of Frankoma Pottery to make a special presentation to Governor Brad Henry. The Governor will receive plate number One of the limited edition Frankoma Oklahoma Centennial Commemorative Plate designed by Jacob for the 2007 event. The signed and numbered plates feature Jacob's beautiful design (see our homepage) of two Scissortail Flycatchers swirling around a Redbud tree branch - the state bird and state tree of Oklahoma. Persons wishing to purchase their own Centennial Plates may contact us to order: (918) 456-4718.
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August - 12, 2007 - Sunday - Time: 4.00 pm KFSR Public Radio
Fresno, CA — Jacob and Duvall were interviewed by Steve Barile and Tanya Nichols of California State University at Fresno this August. Tanya was in Tahlequah doing research for a new novel she's writing about Tahlequah in the 1930's. Hear Steve's comments about our town and some of Debbie Duvall's orginal music on his weekly public radio show, The Big Fresno Barn Dance, Sunday afternoon, airing between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m central time.
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September - 1, 2007 - Saturday - Time: 10.00 am Cherokee National Holiday Cherokee Heritage Center Outdoor Market PO Box 515 Tahlequah, OK 74465 www.cherokeeheritage.org (918) 456-6007 — This is the highlight of the Cherokee National Holiday, held every Labor Day weekend in Tahlequah, OK, capital of the Cherokee Nation. The best place to shop for quality arts and crafts is at the Cherokee Heritage Center's annual market on the shaded grounds of the Cherokee National Museum. You'll appreciate the trees and the great entertainment available at the Heritage Center. This is the biggest selection of Cherokee inspired artwork, books and more to be found during the Holiday, which begins on Friday and runs through Sunday each Labor Day weekend. Don't forget to look for Murv and Debbie, and grab one of Murv's very collectible Cherokee Holiday T-shirts. This year, we'll have Oklahoma Centennial plates and T-shirts to go along with Murv's artwork, Debbie's baskets, and their award-winning books.
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October - 6, 2007 - Saturday - Time: 11.00 am The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History Family Day Celebration 2000 Mountain Road Albuquerque, NM www.cabq.gov/museum/ (505) 243-7255 — Set during the world's largest hot air balloon festival in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Albuquerque Museum's Family Day celebration will feature Jacob and Duvall in a program of storytelling, artwork and songs. Patrons, kids and parents are invited to hear books read aloud from the Grandmother Stories series and learn about the legendary animal characters of the ancient Cherokees. HOPEFULLY the newest release from UNM Press, "Rabbit Goes to Kansas" will be available that day!
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October - 27, 2007 - Saturday - Time: 10.00 am Mashantucket Pequot Museum Author and Illustrator Workshop 110 Pequot Trail Mashantucket, CT 06338 www.pequotmuseum.org (860) 396-6859 — Murv and Debbie travel to Connecticut, along with another Oklahoma writer/illustrator team, Tim Tingle and Jeanne Rorex Bridges, to demonstrate their collaborative work at a special event planned by the Mashantucket Pequot Museum. The Pequot is one of the country's most prestigious Native American institutions. Jacob and Duvall and Tingle and Bridges will discuss the many ways they are able to work together to produce their award-winning illustrated storybooks. We are really looking forward to this exciting journey to New England.
—• with museum admission •—
November - 2, 2007 - Friday - Time: 6.30 pm Rabbit Goes To Kansas! Manhattan Kansas Public Library 629 Poyntz Avenue Manhattan, KS 66502 www.manhattan.lib.ks.us 785-776-4741 — Join us Friday evening at the Manhattan Library as Jacob and Duvall present their newest book release, "Rabbit Goes to Kansas!" Manhattan is the first stop on their Kansas tour with the book that unleashes a whole new mythology about Kansas! This book is so original, you'll never guess the plot line, so you might as well just be there! Signed copies of this one-of-a-kind new illustrated storybook are available, and they're hot off the press. Don't miss this fun-filled evening with Jacob and Duvall!
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November - 3, 2007 - Saturday - Time: 10.30 am RABBIT GOES TO KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas Public Library 707 Vermont Street Lawrence, KS www.lawrence.lib.ks.us (785) 843-3833 — Jacob and Duvall take their new book, Rabbit Goes to Kansas, to the Lawrence, Kansas Library. Join us to learn how Ji-Stu the Rabbit discovers legendary red and blue birds atop the highest hill around, covered with sunflowers and topped off with a giant cottonwood tree. Guess who's along for the trip? Wildcat, of course. Don't miss the fun as Ji-Stu returns to Kansas! Signed first editions available!
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November - 3, 2007 - Saturday - Time: 2.00 pm Topeka Shawnee County Public Library RABBIT'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO KANSAS!! 1515 SW 10th St. Topeka, KS www.tscpl.org (785) 580-4515 — Our long awaited new storybook from UNM Press, "RABBIT GOES TO KANSAS" is finally here and we're bringing it to Kansas! What better location to begin our tour than the place where the book was inspired, the Topeka Shawnee County Library. Join Murv and Debbie and the library staff for this very special presentation of the book. Learn about how this unique story came to be and enjoy your chance to be among the first to own a printed copy. Every Kansan will want one of these!
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