James Solheim's Past Appearances
This is a list of the places where James Solheim has already been.
For a schedule of upcoming James Solheim appearances, click here.

 
1998
Sept. 16-18 Plains Regional Reading Council Conference, Rapid City, SD
Sept. 19 Upper Midwest Booksellers Association trade show, Minneapolis, MN
Oct. 1 South Dakota Library Association Conference, Pierre, SD
Oct.  4 Book signing, Cover to Cover, Brookings, SD
Oct. 5 Middle School, Waverly, SD
Oct. 6 Middle School and Elementary Schools, Madison, SD
Oct. 17 Children's Book Writing and Illustrating Conference, Omaha
Oct. 23 Cedarcrest School, Minnetonka, MN
Oct. 22-23 Blake School, Minneapolis, MN
Oct. 24 Book signing, the Red Balloon Bookstore, Saint Paul, MN
Oct. 24 Higher Ground radio program, Wisconsin Public Radio, 7:00
Nov. 5 Bertha Barber Elementary, Bellevue, Nebraska
Nov. 5 Book signing, the Village Bookshop, Omaha, Nebraska
Nov. 5 Sunset Hills Elementary, Omaha, Nebraska
Nov. 5 Paddock Road Elementary, Omaha, Nebraska
Nov. 6 Loveland Elementary, Omaha, Nebraska
Nov. 6 Swanson Elementary, Omaha, Nebraska
Nov. 17-19 School appearances, Miami, Florida
1999
Jan. 8 Book Signing, Pied Piper Books, Rochester, Minnesota
Mar. 12 School appearances, Brentwood, Missouri
Mar. 13 Book signing, The Library Limited, Saint Louis, MO
Mar. 15 School appearance, Ellisville Elementary (Saint Louis, MO)
Mar. 25-27 Missouri Reading Council Conference, St. Joseph, MO
Mar. 31-Apr. 2 School appearances, Atlanta, Georgia
Apr. 3 Book signing, Hobbit Hall Bookstore, Atlanta, Georgia
Apr. 8-9 Iowa Reading Council Conference, Des Moines, Iowa
Apr. 8 Book Signing, The Alligator's Tale, Des Moines, Iowa, 7:00
Apr. 12 Hillcrest Elem. and Medary Elem., Brookings, SD
Apr. 13 Deubrook Elem. (White, SD) and Elkton Elem. (Elkton, SD)
Apr. 14 Sioux Valley Elem. (Volga, SD), Estelline Elem. (Estelline, SD)
Apr. 16-22 Washington, D.C., school appearance and book signing
Sept 14 G. Stanley Hall Elementary, Papillion, NE, 9:30-11
Fri., Sept. 24 Rex Mathes Elementary, Des Moines, IA , 11:00 book signing
Sat., Oct. 2 Scholastic Book Fair Booth at PTA gathering, Holiday Inn, Omaha, NE, 72nd Street and Grover, 9:00 a.m. -?
Thurs., Oct. 7 Mason City, IA, book signing, 1:00
Oct. 8 Plains Regional Conference, Int'l Reading Assoc., Minneapolis, MN
Thurs., Oct. 14 Hillside Elementary, 75th & Western, 9-11 a.m. (book fair)
Thurs., Oct. 14 J. Sterling Morton Elementary, 1805 S. 160th St., Millard, NE  5:30-7:00 (book fair)
Fri., Oct. 15 Prairie Lane Elementary, Omaha, 11:45-1 (book fair)
Oct. 18 G. Stanley Hall Elementary, Papillion, NE, 8:30-11
Oct. 18 Sandoz Elementary, 120th & Q, Millard, NE  1:30-3:00 or 3:30 (book fair)
Oct. 18 Twin Ridge in Bellevue, 7:00-8:00 p.m.  (book fair)
Oct. 19 Aldrich Elementary, Omaha,  6-8 p.m. (book fair)
Oct. 19 & 
Oct 20
Hitchcock Elementary, 5809 S. 104th St., Millard, NE, 1-3 p.m., 8-11 a.m.
Oct. 20 Fort Crook Elementary, 12501 S. 25th St., Omaha/Bellevue, NE  (Scholastic book fair), 2:30-4:30
Oct. 20 Leonard Lawrence Elementary, 5-7
Oct. 21 Prairie Wind Elementary, 10908 Ellison St.,  Omaha, NE (Scholastic book fair), 5-7:00
Oct. 25 Louisville Elementary, Louisville, NE (Scholastic book fair, 6-7:30)
Oct. 28 Carter Lake Elementary, Carter Lake, IA  7:00-8:00
Oct. 29 Sandoz Elementary, 120th & Q, Millard, NE, 9:15-11:30
Nov. 9 Not available
Nov. 10 Millard Public Library, Millard, NE, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 11 Saint Vincent Depaul 1:00 and 2:00
Fri., Nov. 12 Saint Wenceslaus Elementary (book fair), 4-6
Nov. 13 American Assoc. of School Librarians Conference, Birmingham, AL
Nov. 15-17 Nov. 15 p.m.:  Corral Drive Elementary, Rapid City, SD
Nov. 15 evening:  Rapid City Public Library
Nov. 16 a.m.:  Corral Drive Elementary
Nov. 16 p.m. - Nov. 17  Meadowbrook Elementary (tentative)
Nov. 18 Saint Vincent DePaul autographing 1:30-3:30 (w/J)
Nov. 18 Dundee Elementary Read and Feed, 5:30-7:00
Fri., Nov. 19 Holling Hts.Elementary, Millard, NE, Harrison & 138th, (2 presentations, morning 9:30-11:30, 1 presentation in afternoon with book signing)
Nov. 20 Omaha Children's Museum, 1:00 and/or  3:30
Dec. 17 St. Robert Bellarmine School (autographing session only), 12:30
2000
Tues., Jan. 11 Oakdale School, Omaha, NE (9:50-10:40)
Fri., Feb. 11 Harrison Elementary School, 5304 Hamilton St., Omaha, NE: 9:15 
Wed., Feb. 23 Corning Elementary, Corning, IA (afternoon)
Fri., Feb. 25 St. Robert Bellarmine School
Mon., Feb. 28 Alcester and Beresford, SD
Tue., Feb. 29 Cody Elementary, Millard, NE, morning presentation (10-11)
Thurs., Mar. 2 Cody Elementary, Millard, NE,  autographing 6:30-8 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 3 Carter Lake Elementary, Carter Lake, IA 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 24 Harvey Oaks Elementary, Millard, NE: 9:30-11:30 am
Mon.,  Mar. 27 Collins Elementary, Tacoma, WA 
Tues., Apr. 11 Willowdale Elementary 4th Grade, 1:00
Tues., Apr. 11 autographing at Willowdale Elem. Book Fair
Wed., Apr. 12 Morton Elementary, 1805 S. 160th St., Millard, NE, K-1:  9:20 am
Wed., Apr. 12 Harvey Oaks Elementary, Millard, NE: book fair  autographing, 11:00
Fri., Apr. 14 Morton Elementary, 1805 S. 160th St., Millard, NE, older grades:  9:20 am
Fri., Apr. 14 IEMA Spring Conference, Council Bluffs, IA:  presentation 3:30 and autographing 5:00
Mon., Apr. 17 Sorenson Branch, Omaha Library, 7:00
Mon., Apr. 24 Nebraska Counseling Association, Dist. 2, Bookworm, 7:00-8:00
Wed., Apr. 26 "Kids Kollege"/Young Authors Program, Madison, SD
Fri., Apr. 28 Willowdale Elementary, Millard, NE, 9:30-11:25
Fri., May 5 Westside Middle School, Omaha, NE Career Day, 9:30 a.m.
Mon., May 8 Shelby, IA, Middle School 12:45
Tues., May 9 Maurrs Academy, Omaha, NE, 5619 S. 19th Street, 10-11 a.m.
Thurs., May 11 Saint Stephen the Martyr, 10-11; evening author's tea 7-8; contact Anne Weist
Fri., May 12 Rockwell Elementary, Millard, NE, 9:35-11:20; return in afternoon for K-1 and autographing
Sat., May 13 Scholastic Book Fair Warehouse sale, 9:30-11:30, 3-4
Wed., May 17 Maurrs Academy, Omaha, NE, 5619 South 19th Street, 9:15 & 10:15; return for afternoon autographing
Sat., May 27 Our Book Club, 652 N. 59th Street, 11:00, Ruth Mack 551-5837
Thurs., Oct. 12 Roper Elementary Scholastic book fair, 7:00 p.m., Lincoln, NE
Tues., Nov. 14 Skyline Elementary Book Fair, Elkhorn, Nebraska 2:00-
Thurs., Nov. 16 Barnes & Noble Oakview, 11:00
Thurs., Nov. 30 Rower Elementary Book Fair, 17701 F Street, 6:00 p.m. (894-6228)
2001
Fri., Feb. 2 Skyline Elementary, Friday Night Prime Time, Elkhorn, Nebraska
Tues., Feb. 13 Ackerman Elementary Book Fair, 6:30-8 pm, contact Becky 895-8419
Fri., Feb. 16 Lawrence Catholic Schools, Lawrence, Kansas
Thurs., Feb. 22 Eugene Field Elementary, Sioux Falls, SD, 10:00-11:30
Thurs., Feb. 22 Hayward Elementary, Sioux Falls, SD, 1:00
Fri., Feb. 23 Robert Frost Elementary, Sioux Falls, SD, 8:15-9:30
Fri., Feb. 23 Garfield Elementary, Sioux Falls, SD, 10-11:30
Fri., Feb. 23 Cleveland Elementary, Sioux Falls, SD, 12:30
Fri., Apr. 27 Young Authors Conference, Valley, Nebraska (contact Everett LeRew, 359-2583 or Linda Brown 359-2151)
Thurs., May 3 Hamburg, Iowa Middle School and Elementary School (1:30)
Fri-Sat. May 4-5 Missouri Southern Young Author's Conference, Joplin:  contact Jane Scholl, 417-625-3095
Fri-Sat, Sept. 21-22 Nebraska Literature Festival, Peru, NE, and Nebraska City, NE
Sun., Sept 23 Book signing, The Bookworm, Omaha, NE  2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Oct. 6-7 Upper Midwest Booksellers Association Trade Show, Saint Paul, MN
Oct. 17-20 Plains Regional IRA conference, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Oct. 24 Benson Branch, Omaha Public Library, evening panel
Mon., Oct 29 Rissler Elementary, Trenton, Missouri, and Gilman City Elementary, Gilman City, MO
Nov. 5-9 District Book Exhibit, Omaha, NE
Nov. 15 Family Fun Night, Parkview Heights Elementary, Papillion, NE
2002
Jan. 19 KidsExpo Omaha, 12-12:30 and 5:30-6.  Oakview Barnes & Noble
                            booth, Civic Center.
Wed., Mar. 20 Iowa School for the Deaf, Council Bluffs, 1:00 pm
Fri., Mar. 22 Keene Memorial Library, Fremont, NE, 10:00 am (speaking to children's librarians)
Fri., April 12 Rosehill Elementary, Omaha. Contact Brenda Young, youngbl@ops.org
Thurs., April 18 Nebraska City School and Book Clinic Bookstore book signing
Mon., May 6 Author for a Day, Tarkio, Missouri, Elementary
Fri., May 24 Neihardt Elementary, Millard, NE, 151st and Drexel, 8:45
Sat., Sept 21 Bookworm, Omaha, NE book signing for Teachers' Day
Mon., Oct. 7 Nebraska English Language Arts Council, Bryan High School, Sarpy County, NE.  Contact 557-2437 (appearance cancelled)
Sun., Oct. 20 Millard Branch, Omaha Public Library, 2:00
Sunday,
Oct. 20
Millard Branch, Omaha Public Library, 2:00. 
Friday,
Oct. 25
Sweet 98 radio, Omaha
Saturday, 
Oct. 26
Barnes and Noble, Council Bluffs, Iowa (book signing).  Contact Peggy Freilinger at 323-5328
Saturday,
Dec. 14
Omaha Children's Museum, 10:30:  two presentations and book signing.  Contact Christian Burke, 342-6164 ext 433
Saturday, 
Jan. 25
Kidz Explore Omaha, 9-10 am
2003
Tuesday,
Feb. 11
Oakview Barnes and Noble, Omaha, 7:00 pm, 30-40 minutes.    Contact Shannon.  Book Bowl review presentation.
Friday, 
March 14
RV Library System, Oxford, NE, Public Library Summer Reading Program.  Contact Susan Franklin, 800-569-4961
Wed.,
March 19
Mrs. Dolphens's class, Oakdale Elementary, Omaha, 2:40
April 15-16  Atlantic, Iowa, 4th and 5th grades.  Contact Gini Jordan
Saturday,
April 26
Omaha SCBWI Conference, Mahoney State Park
Sunday,
April 27
Brownville Festival of the Book, Brownville, Nebraska.  Presentation 2-2:30.  Contact Jane Smith, 402-825-4331
Monday,
April 28
Bedford, Iowa, schools.  Contact Nancy Drake
Saturday,
Jul. 12
Harlan Community Library, Harlan, Iowa, 2:00.  Contact Pat, 712-755-5934
Saturday,
Sept. 27
Omaha Children's Museum
Oct. 4-5 South Dakota Book Festival, Deadwood, South Dakota.  Contact Grete Bodøgaard
Fri., Nov. 21 Saint Margaret Mary's, Omaha, 8:30-noon
2004
Apr. 19 Rock Port Elementary, Rock Port, Missouri.  Contact Julia Shrader, jshrader@rockport.k12.mo.us
Aug. 27-29 South Dakota Festival of Books, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Oct. 6-9 Plains Regional IRA Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota
Oct.  Nebraska Book Festival, Kearney, Nebraska.  Contact Susanne Bloomfield, stbloomfield@direcway.com
Feb. 26 Golden Hills Elementary in Papillion LaVista Schools,  Bellevue, Nebraska, 8:30.  Contact Marilyn Spence, marilyn_spence@cox.net
Apr. 19 Rock Port Elementary, Rock Port, Missouri.  Contact Julia Shrader, jshrader@rockport.k12.mo.us
Fri.-Sat., Jun. 4-5 Book Expo America, Chicago:  autographing at 2:00 Friday in traditional autographing area; at Carolrhoda booth Saturday
Aug. 27-29 South Dakota Festival of Books, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (contact Sherry DeBoer)
Oct. 1-3 Upper Midwest Booksellers Assoc., Saint Paul: Sunday autographing 10-10:30 a.m., Sunday "Moveable Feast" luncheon talk 1-2:30 pm
Oct. 6 Bel Air Elementary school visit in connection with Norsk Høstfest, Minot, North Dakota
Oct. 6-9 Plains Regional Reading Association Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota
Oct. 18 Nora Springs, Iowa, schools, and reading association meeting. Contact Neva at dnvh@netconx.net.
Oct 27-29 Alabama Reading Association Conference, Birmingham
Nov. 4-6 New York Reading Association Conference, Saratoga (presentation Nov. 5)
Mon. Nov. 22 Kindernook Preschool PB & J club, Omaha
Tues., Nov. 23 Interview on KFOR radio, Lincoln, NE, 9:15 a.m.
Wed., Nov. 24 Appearance on KETV, Omaha: Arrive at studio at 11:15. Interview at approximately 11:45.
Sat., Nov. 27 Book Clinic in Nebraska City, NE (bookclinic@alltel.net), 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 28 Lee Booksellers, 56th & Highway 2 in Lincoln, NE, 2:00 p.m. (402 420-1919). Radio interview for KZUM--FM89.3
Thurs., Dec.2 Morton Elementary, 160th Street in Millard, NE:  8:00 Book Club before school, then two morning presentations, 1 afternoon presentation.  Contact Angela Griggs, 691-1290.
Sat., Dec. 4 The Red Balloon Bookstore, 891 Grand Ave., Saint Paul, MN, 10:30 a.m. (one-two hours)
Sat., Dec. 4 Southdale Library, Minneapolis/Saint Paul, 7001 York Ave. South, Edina, MN, 3:00 p.m. (one hour)
Sun., Dec. 5 Barnes and Noble, Rochester, MN, 425 Apache Mall, 1:00 pm.
Wed., Dec. 8 Purcellville, Virginia school visit. Contact Elizabeth Evans, Emerick Elementary: epevans@earthlink.net
Dec. 9-10 West Virginia Reading Association Conference, Greenbrier Resort, White Sulphur Springs, WV with Thurs. night authors gathering; presentation Friday 9:15 am to 10:15 am
Dec. 9-10 Alleghany County Schools, Virginia. Three schools Thursday; 2 presentations at Mountain View on Friday. Contact Donna Loan, 540-965-1817, DGL1507@yahoo.com
Sat., Dec. 11 A Likely Story Bookstore, 2:00 a.m. autographing, Alexandria, VA (Washington, D.C.)
Tues., Dec. 14 Norris Elementary, 6:00 p.m., Millard, Nebraska. Contact rfielder@mpsomaha.org.
Thurs.-Fri., Dec. 16-17 Kindernook Preschool classrooms, Omaha
Sat., Dec. 18 The Bookworm, 10:00 a.m. till noon, autographing, Omaha
Tues., Dec. 21 Sorenson Branch, Omaha Public Library, 1:00 p.m.
2005
Weeks of Jan. 17 & Jan 24 (Tues, Wed, Thurs.) Sunset Hills Elementary author in residence, Omaha
Fri., Jan. 21 Ezra Millard School, Millard, Nebraska. Writing-focused presentations. Contact Nancy Balm, nbalm@cox.net or 991-5326.
Tues., Jan. 25 Oakdale Elementary Girl Scouts, Omaha, Nebraska. 4:00.
Thurs., Feb. 3 Westgate School, Omaha, Nebraska. Contact Diana Hiatt, dhiatt@westside66.org.
Fri., Feb. 4 Prairie Lane School, Omaha, Nebraska. Contact Diana Hiatt, dhiatt@westside66.org.
Th.-Sat., Feb. 24-26 Nebraska Reading Council Conference, Kearney, NE.  Contact Julie Agard, agardj@unk.edu
Sun., Feb. 27 Children's Scandinavian Dance Party, Scandinavian American Societies Building, 7575 Crowne Pointe Avenue in Omaha, NE. All children and parents welcome with or without folk dance experience! Contact jimsolheim@yahoo.no
Tues., Mar. 8 Jackson Elementary in Omaha, 30th and Leavenworth. 2 presentations starting at 9:20. Contact Barbara Carlson, barbara.carlson@ops.org
Thurs., Mar. 31 Aberdeen, SD schools: Overby Elem 8:15; Lincoln Elem 10:00; Tiffany Elem 1:00; Contact Lila.Morris@aberdeen.k12.sd.us
Mar. 31-Apr. 2 South Dakota Reading Council Conference, Aberdeen, SD.  Contact Lila.Morris@aberdeen.k12.sd.us
Sat., Apr. 16 Metropolitan Reading Council Mini-conference, Millard North High School, Omaha, NE, 9-10 a.m. Contact Linda Plazcek, 344-7147 (w)
Sat., Apr. 23 Brownville Festival of Books, Brownville, NE. Contact Jane Smith, 402-825-4211
Friday, June 24 Public Library in Blair, NE, 1 p.m. Contact uutrue@hotmail.com
Friday, June 24 Public Library in Fremont, NE, 3 p.m., two presentations including one to creative writers fifth grade and up. Contact chesley@keene.lib.ne.us
Jul. 14 University of Nebraska-Omaha summer camp program
Tues., Nov. 1 Beveridge Magnet School for the Arts and Global Studies, Omaha, Nebraska Contact Sheila McCauley.
Thurs., Nov. 17 Lincoln, Nebraska Public Library System: 6:30 interview, 7:30 presentation. Contact Meredith McGowan, 402-441-8516 or email heritage@lincolnlibraries.org.
2006
Sat., January 14 Bookworm, 10:00 a.m., 87th and Pacific in Omaha, NE
Tues., April 11 Holy Family School, Twin Cities, MN
Mon., May 15 Schools and library in Gering, NE. Contact Chris Smith, smithc@rwmc.net
Sat., August 12 Eckles Memorial Library, Oakland, Iowa, 10:00 a.m. Contact Emily Christensen, emilykc@frontiernet.net
Sun., August 20 Sons of Norway Cultural Festival, Omaha, NE
Thurs.-Sat., October 4-7 Plains Regional International Reading Asscociation conference, Omaha, NE. Contact Julie Agard, agardj@unk.edu
Fri.-Sat., October 13-14 Dakota SCBWI Conference at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Contact Jean Patrick, jean@jeanpatrick.com
Wed., December 13 Horace Mann Elementary, Maryville, MO. Contact RoAnne Solheim, 660-562-1769
Wed., December 20 Oakdale Elementary, Omaha, NE. Contact Marie Dolphens.
2007
Thurs., Mar. 15 Red Oak Elementary, Shakopee, MN. Contact Amy Sticha, apayne@shakopee.k12.mn.us
Fri., Oct. 12 St. Peter's School Literary Festival, Lincoln, NE. Contact Susan Kelly at suz25@alltel.net
Fri., Nov. 16 Jefferson Elementary, Conception Jct., MO after-school party
Sat., Nov. 17 2-3:30 Barnes and Noble near 144th and Center, Omaha, NE
Sun., Nov. 18 1:30 Book signing at The Bookworm, 87th and Pacific, Omaha, NE
Fri., Nov. 30 12:30 Oakdale Elementary 1st grade, Omaha, NE
Fri., Nov. 30 6:30-8 pm book signing at Oakview Barnes and Noble near 144th and Center, Omaha, NE
Dec. 1 from 11-12:30; Dec. 6 from 6:30-8; Dec. 7 from 5-6;
Dec. 8 from noon to 1 pm;
Dec. 9; Dec. 13
Book signing at book fairs, Oakview Barnes and Noble near 144th and Center, Omaha, NE
Fri., Dec. 21 1:30 Bertha Barber Elementary, Bellevue, NE. Contact Pam Fairman

 
 
 
To contact James Solheim, email jim[at]jamessolheim.com or call 402-393-6108!


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