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January 2020
January 31, 2020 - February 2, 2020
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
TBA
March 2020
March 7, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Peninsula Comics Festival Presentation
Nidhi will speak about her path to comics and the process of creating Pashmina. Nidhi Chanani is a freelance illustrator, cartoonist and writer. Her debut graphic novel, Pashmina, received starred reviews in the School Library Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, and was reviewed in the New York Times. In March of 2019, the film adaptation of Pashmina with Netflix was announced. She is currently working on her second original graphic novel, Jukebox, which is slated for 2021 release. Books will be available for purchase at the event. This program will…
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March 14, 2020
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Disney Wonderground Gallery Featured Artisan
Cancelled
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March 15, 2020
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Disney Wonderground Gallery Featured Artisan
Cancelled
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March 27, 2020
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival
**Event cancelled** Nidhi is happy to announce another appearance at the 2020 Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival. Her new Disney pieces, including the above Mulan piece “Victorious”, Moana piece “I will be with you”, Thumper “Kinda Bashful” and “Dreams come true” will be available exclusively at the festival from Feb 28th to April 21st. There will also be a selection of non Disney prints like “Love you forever” and “Three of us” available. Nidhi will also be painting live and signing artwork…
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March 28, 2020
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival
**Event cancelled** Nidhi is happy to announce another appearance at the 2020 Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival. Her new Disney pieces, including the above Mulan piece “Victorious”, Moana piece “I will be with you”, Thumper “Kinda Bashful” and “Dreams come true” will be available exclusively at the festival from Feb 28th to April 21st. There will also be a selection of non Disney prints like “Love you forever” and “Three of us” available. Nidhi will also be painting live and signing artwork…
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March 29, 2020
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival
**Event cancelled** Nidhi is happy to announce another appearance at the 2020 Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival. Her new Disney pieces, including the above Mulan piece “Victorious”, Moana piece “I will be with you”, Thumper “Kinda Bashful” and “Dreams come true” will be available exclusively at the festival from Feb 28th to April 21st. There will also be a selection of non Disney prints like “Love you forever” and “Three of us” available. Nidhi will also be painting live and signing artwork…
Find out more »August 2020
August 11, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Book Joy LIVE
John Schu, Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic, and an all-star lineup of special guests celebrate and encourage reading, share free resources, and spotlight can't-miss new books. Tune in for some mood-lifting, restorative reading. Tuesday August 11th will feature N.H. Senzai, Shannon Hitchcock, Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright, Thrity Umrigar, and Nidhi Chanani.
Find out more »June 2021
June 22, 2021
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
JUKEBOX Virtual Book Launch
Join Hicklebee's for a virtual book launch with Nidhi Chanani, creator of the graphic novel Pashmina! Chanani returns with a new middle grade graphic novel, Jukebox: Grab some coins for the jukebox, and get ready for a colorful, time-traveling, musical tale about family and courage. A mysterious jukebox, old vinyl records, and cryptic notes on music history, are Shaheen's only clues to her father's abrupt disappearance. She looks to her cousin, Tannaz, who seems just as perplexed, before they both turn to the…
Find out more »December 2021
December 4, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meet the Author – What Will My Story Be?
Join Bel & Bunna's Books for a live reading of Nidhi Chanani's new book What Will My Story Be? After spending an afternoon listening to her aunties tell her stories from their pasts, a young girl ruminates on all of the tales that she can create using her imagination and begins to feel as if the possibilities for her future are endless. Filled with Nidhi Chanani’s signature vibrant illustrations, What Will My Story Be? is for anyone who finds inspiration in the quiet…
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