July 10-11    Prairie du Chein, WI    Villas Louis Mansion
Pat and Dave will participate in the "War of 1812 in Wisconsin" special event.
http://villalouis.wisconsinhistory.org/Events/EventDetail/Event194.aspx

July 14-15    St. Paul, MN    Hamline University, Sundin Music Hall on the St. Paul Campus
July 14    2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Pat and Dave will present "Pat and Dave go to War: The Making of a Civil War Picture Book"
July 15    2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Pat will present "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants: Inspiration in Picture Books"
http://www.hamline.edu/education/literacy/summer_institute.html

July 16 - 17    Bloomington, MN   Gideon Pond's 200th Birthday Chautauqua event at Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
July 16    1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
July 17   10:00 pm - 4:00 pm

July 22    Prior Lake, MN    Prior Lake Library Summer Series
6:30 pm Pat and Dave will perform with Don and Sherry Ladig of the New Pearl Button Players. The presentation will include Civil War-era music and dramatic readings from local newspapers and "B is for Battle Cry: A Civil War Alphabet".

July 23 - 25    LaPointe, WI    Madeline Island Museum
Pat and Dave will join several living history interpreters in "Connecting Cultures: Exploring the Lake Superior Fur Trade"
http://madelineislandmuseum.wisconsinhistory.org/Events/EventDetail/Event1050.aspx

July 29 - August 1    Duluth, MN    Tall Ships
Pat and Dave will be in early 19th century costume, along with many other living history characters, demonstrating painting, drawing, cooking, games, etc.
http://www.visitduluth.com/tall-ships

August 7    Little Falls, MN    Childrens Day at Charles Lindbergh House
Dave will help young visitors with an ongoing workshop on paper plate painting.
http://events.mnhs.org/calendar/Results.cfm?EventID=4206&CFID=19217026&CFTOKEN=64702032

August 12    Apple Valley, MN    Minnesota Reading Association Conference at Apple Valley High School
Pat and Dave will present two sessions:
"Pat and Dave Go to War: The Making of a Civil War Picture Book"
"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Inspiration in Picture Books"

August 13 - 14    Grand Portage, MN    Grand Portage National Monument Rendezvous Days
http://www.nps.gov/grpo/planyourvisit/special_events.htm

September 11    Red Wing, MN    Anderson Center
12:30 pm - 5 pm Celebration of Minnesota Children's Authors and Illustrators
Meet Minnesota's finest children's authors and illustrators.

September 12    Hastings, MN   LeDuc Historic Estate
Civil War event

September 25    Granite Falls, MN
Wood Lake Battlefield Symposium

Where has Dave been?

Jan. 19    Minneapolis, MN    Mezzolago Art Gallery   

Jan. 26    St. Paul, MN    The Red Balloon Bookshop   

Jan. 30    River Falls, WI    Greenwood Elementary School

Jan. 31    Rochester, MN    Bamber Elementary School

Feb. 6    River Falls, WI    Greenwood Elementary School

Feb. 7th    Mankato, MN    Washington Elementary School

March 31 - April 4   Richardson Elementary School    St. Paul, MN
"Artist in Residence" program with Kindergarten through 5th grade students.

April 9   Black Hawk Middle School   Eagan, MN

April 17    Black Hawk Middle School   Eagan, MN

April 18   Holy Spirit School   St. Paul, MN

April 20   St. Croix Art and Culinary Show   New Richmond, WI

April 26   Har Mar Barnes and Noble Booksellers  Roseville, MN

May 1   Rosemount Middle School   Rosemount, MN

May 7 - 8   International Reading Association Convention   Atlanta, GA

May 11   Gibbs Museum of Pioneer & Dakotah Life  St. Paul, MN

May 18   Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards  Duluth MN

May 24 - Oct. 4  Madeline Island Historical Museum  La Pointe, WI

June 1   Fort Snelling State Park Open House Day  St. Paul, MN

June 17   South of the River Learning Academy  Lakeville, MN July 13   Arcola Mills  Stillwater, MN

July 18-20  Battle of Prairie du Chien  Prairie du Chien, WI

July 21-24  Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
"Using Historic Sites to Teach MN History"

July 24   Great River Road Visitor and Learning Center   Prescott, WI

July 25-27  Connecting Cultures: Exploring the Lake Superior Fur Trade  La Pointe, WI
Madeline Island Historical Museum

July 30   Washburn Library  Minneapolis, MN

August 2  Lindbergh Historic Site  Little Falls, MN

August 8-Aug. 10  Grand Portage National Monument Rendezvous Days  Grand Portage, MN

Aug. 19   Wisconsin Historical Museum   Madison Wisconsin

Sept. 6   Celebration of Minnesota's Children's Authors and Illustrators   Red Wing, MN

Feb. 6^th and 7^th   Wisconsin State Reading Association    Milwaukee, WI

Feb. 18^th    Pinecrest Elementary School    Hastings, MN

Feb. 19^th   Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton School    Hastings, MN

Feb. 20^th   McAuliffe Elementary School    Hastings, MN

Feb. 27^th   St. Peter Catholic School    North St. Paul, MN

March 1^st    St. Paul, MN    Minnesota History Center
"Minnesota on the Map"

March 2^nd and 3^rd   Elroy and Kendall Elementary Schools    Elroy and Kendall, WI

March 4^th    Kennedy Elementary School    Hastings, MN

March 5^th  Minnesota Council for the Social Studies Conference   Prior Lake, MN

April 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, May 1^st    McKinley Elementary School    Ham Lake, MN

April 25^th    Minneapolis/St. Paul  Historic Fort Snelling History Center
Annual Civil War Symposium

May 3^rd    St. Paul, MN    Red Balloon Bookshop
Release Party for B is for Battle Cry: A Civil War Alphabet

May 4^th and 5^th    Minneapolis, MN    Minneapolis Convention Center
International Reading Association Convention

May 5^th    Minneapolis, MN    Radisson University Hotel
EQS (Enhancing Quality Staff) Symposium

May 19^th    Coon Rapids, MN    Anoka - Ramsey Community College
Young Authors Conference

May 31^st 1:30PM    Hastings, MN    LeDuc Historic Estate

June 4^th and 5^th    Rosemount, MN    Rosemount Middle School

June 8^th    Eagan, MN    Oak Ridge Elementary School

June 20^th   Minneapolis, MN    True Colors / Amazon Bookstore
Book Signing

June 27^th   Harpers Ferry, WV    Harpers Ferry Park Bookshop
Book Signing

June 28^th    Gettysburg, PA    Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center Book Store
Book signing

July 4^th    Springfield, IL    Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum Bookshop
Book Signing

July 11^th    Prairie du Chien, WI    Villa Louis Mansion
War of 1812 in Wisconsin

July 24 - 26^th    Madeline Island, WI    Madeline Island Museum
Connecting Cultures: Exploring the Lake Superior Fur Trade

July 30^th    Prescott, WI    Great River Road Visitor and Learning Center
Book signing

August 7- 9^th   Grand Portage, MN    Grand Portage National Monument
Rendezvous Days and Pow Wow

Sep. 12^th    Red Wing, MN    Anderson Center
10th Annual Celebration of Minnesota Children's Authors and Illustrators

Sept. 13^th    Hastings, MN    LeDuc Historic Estate
"Civil War Weekend"

September 25 -27^th    Greenbush, WI    Historic Wade House
Civil War Weekend

October 8    Apple Valley, MN   Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies

Oct 17   Mankato, MN   Betsy-Tacy Houses
1 to 3 pm Celebrate the reprint of The Black Angels and join in the burning of Betsy's house mortgage!

Oct 19    Tomah, WI    Miller Elementary

Oct 20   Tomah, WI    St. Mary's School and Lemonweir Elementary

Oct. 21   Oakdale and Camp Douglas, WI    Oakdale Elementary and Camp Douglas Elementary

Oct. 22   Warrens and Wyeville, WI    Warrens Elementary and Wyeville Elementary

Oct. 23   Tomah, WI    LaGrange Elementary

Nov. 12   Shoreview, MN    St. Odilia Parish School

Nov. 14    Burnsville, MN    Barnes and Noble
Pat and Dave will read from B is For Battle Cry at this book fair for Sioux Trail Elementary.

Dec. 4    St. Paul, MN   Har Mar Barnes and Noble

Dec. 5    Maplewood, MN    Maplewood Barnes and Noble
Reading of B is for Battle Cry and book signing for Mahtomedi elementary schools book fair.

Jan. 13    Marshall, MN    Marshall Middle School
Classroom Visits

Jan. 19    New Berlin, WI    Orchard Lane Elementary School
Classroom visits

Jan. 22    Brooklyn Center, MN    St. Alphonsus School
Classroom visits

Jan. 26    Lakeville, MN    Dakota County Heritage Library
Pat and Dave shared stories about writing and illustrating B is for Battle Cry, with a book signing afterwards.

Feb. 2-4    Pine City, MN    Pine City School District
Classroom visits

Feb. 11    Prescott, WI    Malone Elementary School
Classroom visits

February 17    Minnetonka, MN    Groveland Elementary School
Classroom visits

Feb. 19th    Lakeville, MN   Kenwood Trail Middle School
Costumed Civil War presentation to 7th grade students.

Feb. 20th    Minneapolis, MN    3 Tiers
Pat and Dave read from B is for Battle Cry at this wonderful new bakery and confectionary.

March 22-26    Bismarck, ND    Various Schools
Classroom visits:
Centennial Elementary
J. Myhre Elementary
Rita Murphy Elementary
Highland Acres Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary
Fort Lincoln Elementary, Mandan, ND
Little Heart School, St. Anthony, ND

March 23    Bismarck, ND   Former Governor's Mansion State Historic Site
Public Presentation
Dave talked about his life-long passion for art and history, with costuming, original artwork and slides.

March 28    Rochester, MN    Rochester Public Library
Yaggy Colby Lecture Series
Pat and Dave presented a costumed reading of B is for Battle Cry, and talked about their process of writing and illustrating.

April 11    Lake City, MN    Lake City Public Library
Public Library Benefit
Pat and Dave joined the New Pearl Button Players for Civil War readings and music.

April 19    Maple Grove, MN    Beacon Academy
Classroom visit

April 26    Mendota Heights, MN    Somerset Elementary School
Classroom visit with a Voyageur focus

April 27    Rosemount, MN    Dakota County Technical College
Painting demonstration for Applied Arts students

April 29    St. Michael, MN    St. Michael Middle School East
Classroom Visits

April 30    White Bear Lake, MN   St. Mary of the Lake School
Classroom visits

May 3 - 7    Lakeland, MN   Afton - Lakeland Elementary School
Week-long Artist in Residence

May 25    Rosemount, MN    Rosemount Middle School
7:00 pm "Evening of the Arts" Guest artist/illustrator

June 4 - 7    Rosemount, MN    Rosemount Middle School
Classroom visit with a "Minnesota in the Civil War" focus

June 26 -27    Eagan, MN    Eagan Commuunity Center Festival Grounds
Pat and Dave read and presented, through music and words, B is for Battle Cry.