Want to see a movie in action? Shake hands with Frankenstein or Beetlejuice. See the car used for From Back to the Future. See how movies are made. Check out the Terminator special effects show. Universal Studios, only a mile away from the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn, is an exciting, action-packed entertainment center with tours of the backlot and sound stages, as well as restaurants, themed rides and lot of star power from the Blues Brothers to Jurassic Park dinosaurs. This is a working studio and you never know who’ll you run into. Check to see who’s filming and you might find your into the audience of a popular TV show. End the day at Universal City Walk for shopping, excellent restaurants and shows, and tons of fun. Want something a little different, try Knotts Berry Farm which started out as a farm stand owned and operated by the Knott Family. The farm stand turned into a world class attraction with shows, rides, excellent food and shopping. Walk through the old West with cowboys, gunfights and stagecoaches amidst genuine buildings transported from old mining towns throughout the West. And for old standbys, there’s always the Disney experience at Disneyland® Park with the newest Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage to Matterhorn bobsleds that whisk travelers through a mountain peopled with Yeti, dangerous dips through water cascades and enough speed to make you breathless. Take a moment to find Captain Jack on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. And don’t forget the evening’s entertainment. The Main Street Parade of Dreams presents favorite Disney characters on dazzling floats. And after dark is the fabulous fireworks spectacular. Get your seat early near the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in the center of the part. Visit http://disneyland.disney.go.com for more information about the Greatest Place on Earth. 2009 RSJ Committee
The Los Angeles chapter of Passion for Reading will be the host book
club for the 2009 Romance Slam Jam. Thanks to Passion for stepping
up to the plate and helping ensure we’ll all have a great time!
It’s only been a few months since the Slam Jam and I know you have stories to tell about the 2008 Slam Jam. Send them on so I can include them in our RSJ Memory Book. I’m also creating an electronic photo album of the Slam Jam. I saw cameras a plenty.
If you could send me
photos you took at the Slam Jam on a CD to
Also if you have
photos of previous Slam Jams, I’d like those. Just please let me
know the years of the photos. Our 15 Year anniversary will be here
before you know it and you know I have some serious stuff up my
sleeves for you (SMILE). Thanks a whole lot and a bunch.  |
• A Word From Your 2009 RSJ Hosts • Passion4Reading • Memory Book and Pictures • Authors, Authors, Authors • 2009 Emma Awards • Fifteen Years of Black Romance • Last Words | |||
The authors are signing up to have a great time
at RSJ 2009 in California: Alice Wootson, AlTonya Washington,
Barbara Keaton, Bridget Midway, Dierdre Savoy, Donna Hill, Dyanne
Davis, Gwynne Forster, Kayla Perrin, Lena Mathews, Leslie Esdaile,
Lisa G. Riley, Marilyn Tyner, Monique Lamont, Rhonda Joseph Jackson,
Victoria Christopher Murray, Wanda Thomas and the list is growing
every day! | |||
Have you been keeping a list of Black romance
titles you’ve read this year! In a few short months, it will be time
to make your Emma Nominations. For those of you who don’t know, the
Emma Awards is the premier awards event for readers and authors of Black
romance.
In 2010 we will celebrate our RSJ Crystal Anniversary by hitting the high seas April 10, 2010! Five fun-filled days on a Carnival Cruise with Ports of Call in Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios and Jamaica. Our theme is Back to the Future with Rochelle Alers as our keynote speaker! We will celebrate our past and toast our future with fun in the sun, a cocktail party, relaxing by the pool, Karaoke and island adventures! Let’s not forget the Emma Awards! We will also be holding book discussions on some of our favorite Black romance novels over the last fifteen years. So dust off your oldies but goodies. I’ll send out a request for a reading list much closer to the conference. Get ready folks! If everything works out, we’ll be booking the reservation on August 4, 2008. This is important because once we book the reservation you will have 30 days, (by September 2nd 2008) to pay a $25 refundable deposit. After you pay the initial deposit you will have approximately 1 year to pay an additional $150 payment and the balance will be due a few months before departure. If you change your mind, the full amount will be refundable until a few months before the cruise. We will issue complete information once the reservation is made. We are booking early to reserve a good price. With the economy and gas prices as they are, we don’t want to leave anything (inflation) to chance. These rates are tentative until our reservation is made and are therefore subject to change (rates include gratuity, taxes and fees). Interior Cabins 1st and 2nd persons $534.43 3rd and 4th persons $379.43 Ocean View Cabins 1st and 2nd persons $604.43 3rd and 4th persons $399.43 Cabins with Balcony 1st and 2nd persons $704.43 3rd and 4th persons $419.43 Usually the hotel room cost around $150 a night, with tax $170, totaling approximately $510 for three nights, and this does not include the cost of your meals. With a cruise you get five glorious days at sea, Jamaica, food, and entertainment for around the same price as a hotel. What a bargain!! Also, since we do not have to pay for events to be catered, the conference registration fee will only be $50 to cover the Emma’s, T-shirts, tote bags etc. Stay tuned
Each year the Romance Slam Jam is able to keep it’s registration fees low by acquiring sponsors. If your company or you know of a company that would like to sponsor one of the Romance Slam Jam events, please contact deatri@romanceslamjam.org. How did you like the Souvenir Program last year? Simply BEAUTIFUL if I do say so myself (SMILE). We are taking orders for this years ads. Please refer to the website for details. That's it for now. If you have questions, I'm here deatri@romanceslamjam.org See you in CALIFORNIA at the Slam JamDeatri King-Bey http://www.romanceslamjamconference.com |
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