Events
In addition to author meet and greets and book signings, F&F celebrates performance and fine arts in our community with events.
Plaid Friday and Shop Small Saturday at Francie & Finch Bookshop
Plaid Friday and Shop Small Saturday at Francie & Finch Bookshop
Friday, November 29, 2024 All Day Event
Downtown Lincoln’s 17th Annual Shop the Blocks 2024
Downtown Lincoln's 17th Annual Shop the Blocks 2024
Thursday, November 21, 20245:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Poetry Reading with Greg Kosmicki and Twyla Hansen
Poetry Reading with Greg Kosmicki and Twyla Hansen
Saturday, November 16, 20244:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Visiting Contributors – Patricia Miller, Michael M. Bartels, and James J. Reisdorff – Train Photos from Nebraska: The Vernacular Rail Images of Fred Ritter Jr.
Visiting Contributors - Patricia Miller, Michael M. Bartels, and James J. Reisdorff - Train Photos from Nebraska: The Vernacular Rail Images of Fred Ritter Jr.
Saturday, November 9, 20244:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Meet the (Flatwater Free) Press with Matthew Hansen
Meet the (Flatwater Free) Press with Matthew Hansen
Sunday, November 3, 20242:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Book Launch Event with Katie Anania – Print/Draw: An Experiment on Paper
Book Launch Event with Katie Anania - Print/Draw: An Experiment on Paper
Friday, November 1, 20245:30 pm - 7:30 pm
POSTPONED – Visiting Author Storytime – Heather Dawn Torres – The Tractor Squad
POSTPONED - Visiting Author Storytime - Heather Dawn Torres - The Tractor Squad
Saturday, October 26, 20243:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Visiting Author – Artist Edgar Jerins – Edgar Jerins Life in Charcoal
Visiting Author - Artist Edgar Jerins - Edgar Jerins Life in Charcoal
Friday, October 25, 20245:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Visiting Author – Stephanie Saldaña – What We Remember Will Be Saved
Visiting Author - Stephanie Saldaña - What We Remember Will Be Saved
Friday, October 18, 20245:30 pm - 6:30 pm
An Evening with Amanda Peters – The Berry Pickers** at Lincoln Highschool
An Evening with Amanda Peters - The Berry Pickers** at Lincoln Highschool
Monday, October 14, 20247:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Civil War Free Panel & Lecture Events: Dr. Jeremi Suri – Civil War by Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy
Civil War Free Panel & Lecture Events: Dr. Jeremi Suri - Civil War by Other Means: America's Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy
Wednesday, October 9, 202412:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Book Launch Celebration – Allison L. Bitz in conversation with Joan F. Smith and Laura Taylor Namey – Three Things About Emmy Crawford
Book Launch Celebration - Allison L. Bitz in conversation with Joan F. Smith and Laura Taylor Namey - Three Things About Emmy Crawford
Friday, October 4, 20247:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Visiting Author – Maura Jane Farrelly – Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent: A Story of Mystery and Tragedy on the Gilded Age Frontier
Visiting Author - Maura Jane Farrelly - Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent: A Story of Mystery and Tragedy on the Gilded Age Frontier
Saturday, September 28, 20244:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Charlotte’s Web at Lincoln Community Playhouse – Win Tickets!
Charlotte's Web at Lincoln Community Playhouse - Win Tickets!
Saturday, September 28, 20248:00 am - 5:00 pm
Book Launch Celebratioin – Ava Nathaniel Winter – Transgenesis
Book Launch Celebratioin - Ava Nathaniel Winter - Transgenesis
Saturday, September 21, 20244:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Book Launch – To the Bone – Alena Bruzas in conversation with author Kelsy Burke
Book Launch - To the Bone - Alena Bruzas in conversation with author Kelsy Burke
Friday, September 13, 20245:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Visiting Author – Bruce E. Whitacre – Good Housekeeping
Visiting Author - Bruce E. Whitacre - Good Housekeeping
Thursday, September 12, 20245:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Visiting Author – Chris Quigg in conversation with Ken Bloom – Grace in All Simplicity: Beauty, Truth, and Wonders on the Path to the Higgs Boson and New Laws of Nature
Visiting Author - Chris Quigg in conversation with Ken Bloom - Grace in All Simplicity: Beauty, Truth, and Wonders on the Path to the Higgs Boson and New Laws of Nature
Wednesday, September 4, 20245:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Visiting Author – John Janovy, Jr. PhD – Life Lessons From a Parasite: What Tapeworms, Flukes, Lice, and Roundworms Can Teach Us About Humanity’s Most Difficult Problems
Visiting Author - John Janovy, Jr. PhD - Life Lessons From a Parasite: What Tapeworms, Flukes, Lice, and Roundworms Can Teach Us About Humanity's Most Difficult Problems
Saturday, August 24, 20244:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Book Launch – Kwame Dawes – Sturge Town
Book Launch - Kwame Dawes - Sturge Town
Friday, August 23, 20246:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Book Launch Celebration- Ava Nathaniel Winter – Transgenesis
Book Launch Celebration- Ava Nathaniel Winter - Transgenesis
Friday, August 23, 20248:00 am - 5:00 pm
Visiting Author ***At Eastmont Living – Susi Amendola – The Centered Heart: Evidence Based Mind Body Practices to Stress Less and Improve Cardiac Health
Visiting Author ***At Eastmont Living - Susi Amendola - The Centered Heart: Evidence Based Mind Body Practices to Stress Less and Improve Cardiac Health
Saturday, July 20, 20242:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Visiting Author – Laura Essay – Side Effects Are Minimal: A Novel
Visiting Author - Laura Essay - Side Effects Are Minimal: A Novel
Saturday, July 13, 20244:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Poetry in the Afternoon – Poetry Workshop with Dr. Katie Marya
Poetry in the Afternoon - Poetry Workshop with Dr. Katie Marya
Saturday, June 15, 20242:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Visiting Author – Chigozie Obioma – The Road to the Country
Visiting Author - Chigozie Obioma - The Road to the Country
Saturday, June 8, 20244:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Book Launch – Nathan Vieth & Karissa Bettendorf – Remy the Lonely Dragon
Book Launch - Nathan Vieth & Karissa Bettendorf - Remy the Lonely Dragon
Thursday, May 23, 20245:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day at Francie & Finch Bookshop!
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day at Francie & Finch Bookshop!
Saturday, April 27, 202410:00 am - 6:00 pm
Visiting Author – Kerri Denell – Invited to More: Letters for Life – Love, Kerri
Visiting Author - Kerri Denell - Invited to More: Letters for Life - Love, Kerri
Thursday, April 25, 20245:30 pm - 6:30 pm
The Stocking Project Book Drive**** EXTENDED
The Stocking Project Book Drive**** EXTENDED
Sunday, April 21, 20248:00 am - 5:00 pm
Book Launch With Poet Daniel Simon – Under a Gathering Sky
Book Launch With Poet Daniel Simon - Under a Gathering Sky
Friday, April 19, 20245:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Visiting Author – Erin Belieu – Poetry
Visiting Author - Erin Belieu - Poetry
Wednesday, April 10, 20245:30 pm - 6:30 pm
First Friday Book Launch – The Nebraska Sandhills
First Friday Book Launch - The Nebraska Sandhills
Friday, April 5, 20245:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Author Event – John Waters – River City One
Author Event - John Waters - River City One
Wednesday, April 3, 202412:00 am - 12:30 am
Poetry Reading with Ae Hee Lee, Siwar Masannat and Kelly Weber
Poetry Reading with Ae Hee Lee, Siwar Masannat and Kelly Weber
Tuesday, April 2, 20245:30 pm - 6:30 pm
