Colorado Springs area literary events starting Oct. 30

Oct. 30—SIGNINGS

GaGa Gabardi — "The Last Hurrah" and "The Last Slide," 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 Second St., Monument; 719-481-2665, coveredtreasures.com.

LITERARY EVENTS

Virtual Open Critique — Hosted by Pikes Peak Writers, 6-9 p.m. Thursday; pikespeak writers.com/ppw-events.

HOT OFF THE PRESS

Recent regional author offerings:

— "Suspected Hippie in Transit: Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, and Search for Higher Consciousness on the International Trail, 1971 — 1977" by Martin Frumkin. Published by Balsam Press LLC. Summary: What was it like to backpack along the international hippie trail 50 years ago? Martin Frumkin's pre-tech, countercultural rucksack romp throughout Asia captures the tumultuous, don't-give-a-damn attitude of such rebellious, nomadic vagabonds as Marco Polo, Ibn Battalu and Neal Cassady.

TUTORS NEEDED

Children's Literacy Center — 719-471-8672, childrens literacycenter.org.

AVAILABLE

E-books and More — E-books, e-audiobooks, e-magazines free with PPLD library card. Click on CyberShelf at ppld.org.

LIBRARY LISTINGS

Pikes Peak Library District: ppld.org.

— 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive

— Calhan, 600 Bank St.

— Cheyenne Mountain, 1785 S. 8th St.

— East, 5550 N. Union Blvd.

— Fountain, 230 S. Main St.

— High Prairie, 7035 Old Meridian Road, Falcon

— Manitou Springs, 515 Manitou Ave.

— Monument, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Drive

— Old Colorado City, 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave.

— Palmer Lake, 66 Lower Glenway

— Penrose, 20 N. Cascade Ave.

— Rockrimmon, 832 Village Center Drive

— Ruth Holley, 685 N. Murray Blvd.

— Sand Creek, 1821 S. Academy Blvd.

— Ute Pass, 8010 Severy Ave., Cascade

CARLOTTA OLSON, THE GAZETTE