Hope's Boy, a memoir by Andrew Bridge

Author Engagements

February 5, 2008

7:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble

1055 Old Camp Road

The Villages, FL 32162

February 13, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Chelsea
675 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10010
212-727-1227

February 21, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Quail Ridge Books & Music
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-828-1588

February 22, 2008

2:00 p.m.

McIntyre's Fine Books

Fearrington Village

2000 Fearrington Village Center

Pittsboro, NC 27312

February 25, 2008

12 p.m.

University of North Carolina

School of Social Work

Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building Auditorium

325 Pittsboro Street

Chapel Hill, NC 27516

February 28, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Vroman's Bookstore
695 East Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101


March 4, 2008

Keynote Address

"The 2008 Summit – Aging Out of the Foster Care System"

Junior League of Los Angeles Community Leadership Forum

Los Angeles, CA

March 19-20, 2008

Expert Consultant

"Developing Appropriate Responses and Guidelines for

Individuals with Mental Health Crisises"

Federal Center for Mental Health Services &

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

Washington D.C.

March 21, 2008

Luncheon Address

Boys Town, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

April 1, 2008

Dinner Keynote Address

CASA Oklahoma City Annual Gala

Oklahoma City, OK

April 2, 2008

Conference Keynote Address

2008 Voices of Youth Conference

New York City Administration for Children's Services

New York City, New York

April 7, 2008

Luncheon Address

CASA Los Angeles & Edelman Children's Court

Monterey Park, CA

April 10, 2008

Luncheon Address

Southwestern School of Law

Los Angeles, CA

April 10, 2008

Guest Speaker

USC Gould School of Law & School of Social Work

Los Angeles, CA

April 14, 2008

Luncheon Address

California Child Welfare Council

Sacramento, CA

April 25, 2008

Dinner Keynote Address

CASA La Porte County

La Porte, Indiana

April 26-27, 2008

Memoir Writing Panelist

Los Angeles Times/UCLA Book Festival

Korn Convocation Hall, UCLA

Los Angeles, CA

April 30, 2008

Memoir Writing Panelist

Changing Hands Bookstore

6428 South McClintock Drive

Tempe, AZ 85283

May 3, 2008

Luncheon Keynote Address

California Judges Association

Palm Springs/Indian Wells, CA

May 21, 2008

Luncheon Keynote Address

America's Foster Care System

Federal Programs Division of

the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission

15th Annual Juvenile Justice Title IV-E Conference

South Padre Island, TX

May 22, 2008

Conference Keynote Address

Hudson County Child Abuse Prevention Center's

Annual Conference

Secaucus, NJ

August 6, 2008

Keynote Speaker

31st National Juvenile and Family Law Conference

National Association of Counsel for Children

Savanah, GA

August 27, 2008

Keynote Address

Annual Statewide Conference

Florida Department of Children and Families

Orlando, Florida

September 13, 2008
Keynote Speaker
Luncheon Gala
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education
Richmond, Virginia

October 7, 2008
Keynote Speaker
Annual Benefit Gala, Celebrating Families
Center for Family Representation
New York City, NY

November 5, 2008

Keynote Speaker

Ramona Convent Secondary School Dedication

Los Angeles, CA

November 18, 2008

Luncheon Keynote Address

Respite Care of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

January 24, 2009

Dinner Keynote Address

Methodist Home for Children Annual Gala Dinner

Raleigh, NC

April 7, 2009
Keynote Speaker
Annual Luncheon
The Angels of the Children's Place
Kansas City, Kansas

To arrange a speaking engagement, please contact Jamie Brickhouse.