Schedule
Welcome to Karen’s Blog Schedule Page!
To request an event or to schedule a seminar, workshop, or classes featuring Karen Jean Matsko Hood, please contact:
507 North Sullivan Road, Suite LL-7
Spokane Valley, WA 99037-8576 USA
Phone: (509) 924-3550 / Fax: (509) 922-9949
Email: karen@karenjeanmatskohood.com / Website: www.karenjeanmatskohood.com
Karen Jean Matsko Hood is an author and poet, child advocate and feminist, researcher and educator, cook, and an epicurean writer. She is an experienced teacher and a public speaker who instinctively inspires audiences of all ages through her extensive writings and her strong desire for social justice.
Living in the Inland Northwest presents a multitude of opportunities for both participation and facilitation of charitable events. From book signings to seminars and workshops, Ms. Hood is a strong supporter of projects that strengthen the local economy as well as educate communities.
Karen Jean Matsko Hood is the founder and CEO of Whispering Pine Press International, Inc. which publishes a wide genre of family-friendly literature, including cookbooks, poetry, inspirational, children’s and young adult, adoption and foster-family books, scrapbooks, journals, dog and horse-themed materials, and catalogs.
Hood also owns and operates Karen’s Collectors Cottage, Inc. & Art Gallery, Gift Baskets Delivered Worldwide, Artistic Book and Web Design, Artistic Design Marketing and Consulting, Mountain Valley View Farm, Inc., and Getaway Studio, all located in scenic Spokane Valley, Washington.
The following upcoming events are opportunities for you to visit or interact with the author, publisher, and entrepreneur. Karen Hood participates in and/or endorses these events that you are cordially invited to attend.
February 4, 2011: “Valentine Venue” at Karen’s Collectors Cottage, Inc. and Art Gallery, 507 North Sullivan, Lower Level 3, Spokane Valley, WA (509) 924-3550, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. PST. This month’s most popular featured item is Valentine Delights Cookbook by Karen Jean Matsko Hood! Also, enjoy our large inventory of autographed cookbooks and poetry, personalized by Hood, especially for your sweetheart. Order your St. Patrick’s Day Delights Cookbook and get a glimpse of our New Book Releases for spring 2011! March is National Reading Month. Mention this ad when you visit our store in March and receive a purchase discount on our selection of children’s books!
April 1, 2011: “Celebrate Spring!” at Karen’s Collectors Cottage, Inc. and Art Gallery, 507 North Sullivan, Lower Level 3, Spokane Valley, WA (509) 924-3550, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. PST. Our Spring Celebration features our most popular fruit-themed Cookbook Delights Series: Apple, Blueberry, Coconut, Huckleberry, Peach, Raspberry, Rhubarb, and Strawberry.
Order your copies of Easter Delights Cookbook and Mother’s Day Delights Cookbook today! You can also request customized gift baskets to be shipped to your family and friends.
May 27, 2011: “Poets Unite!” at Karen’s Collectors Cottage, Inc. and Art Gallery, 507 North Sullivan, Lower Level 3, Spokane Valley, WA (509) 924-3550, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. PST. You are invited to attend our 1st Annual Poets Unite! Event. Author and Poet Karen Jean Matsko Hood will be present to personally autograph your copies of Frost of Spring Green, Morning Reflections, and a variety of her cookbooks, inspirational, and children’s books. Submit your one-page poem for an opportunity to become published by Whispering Pine Press International, Inc.
July 2011: “27th Annual Walla Walla Sweet Onion Festival” in Walla Walla, Washington. This family-friendly festival is all about fun! Events include; “Sweet Onion Olympics” on the Courthouse lawn, an onion eating contest, recipe and art contests, games, live music, chef demonstrations, a farmer’s market, and much more. Look for Onion Delights Cookbook by Karen Jean Matsko Hood, as well as other popular cookbooks, children’s books, and poetry published by Whispering Pine Press International, Inc.
July 2011: “2011 Lentil Festival” in downtown Pullman, Washington. The main event includes a cook-off contest where dishes are judged on appearance, flavor, aroma, texture, and lentil presence. The winning recipes are awarded cash prizes. Entries come from across the country, originating in nearly 40 states. Lentil Delights Cookbook, written by Karen Jean Matsko Hood, will make its debut at this year’s annual event! Pre-order books for your back-to-school fundraiser now!
Watch for Hood’s upcoming cooking classes scheduled at a location near you!
