Past Events
Upcoming Events
2010
Book Club
August 19, 2010
Palisade, Colorado
Thunder Over Michigan
Gathering of Fortresses Legends
August 708, 2010
Willow Run Airport
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Military Officers of American Association
South Coast Chapter
July 16, 2010
6:00 PM
Canyon Lodge Restaurant
Laguna Beach, CA
Hudson Institute
2010 James H. Doolittle Prize Dinner
honoring General David H. Petraeus
June 24, 2010
The Metropolitan Club
New York, New York
By invitation only
398th Bomb Group
June 15 - 20, 2010
Nuthamsted, UK
Grandpaw Pettibones Luncheon
June 10, 2010
11:30
Garden Grove Elks Lodge
11551 Trask Ave
Garden Grove, CA
Memorial Day Services
May 31, 2010
11:00
Harbor Lawn Memorial Park
1625 Gisler Ave
Costa Mesa, CA
Festival of Women Authors
May 22, 2010
8:30 - 5:00
Irvine Marriott
18000 Von Karman Ave
Irvine, CA
Tri State Warbird Museum
21 May 2010
6:00 PM
Bactavia, Ohio
Planes of Fame Air Show
15-16 May 2010
with Bud Anderson and Johnny Alison
Planes of Fame Air Museum
7000 Merrill Avenue
Chino CA 91710
(909) 597-3722
Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach
"Noted Authors Dinner Gala"
April 30, 2010
5:15
Hilton Oceanfront Hotel
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Quiet Birdmen Forth Worth Hanger
9 April 2010
American Legion Post
Bedford, TX
By invitation only
Tom Griffin's Breakfast Club
2 April 2010
Cincinnati, Ohio
Military Officers of America Association
13 March, 2010
Holiday Inn
2726 South Grand Avenue
Santa Ana, CA
Palm Springs Literary Salon
8 March 2010
Palm Springs, CA
By invitation only
Phi Beta Kappa Alumni
in Southern California
7 March 2010
1:00
Flight Path Learning Center
6661 W. Imperial Highway
Los Angeles, CA 9009
By invitation only
Chino, CA
2009
El Toro Memorial Park
Pearl Harbor Observance
December 7, 2009
25751 Trabuco Rd
Lake Forest, CA 92630
(949) 951-8244
Palm Springs Air Museum Book Fair and Chili Tasting
December 5, 2009
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
745 North Gene Autry Trail
Palm Springs, CA 92262
760-778-6262 X222
Sharon@PalmSpringAirMuseum.org
www.palmspringsairmuseum.org
Men of Mystery
10th Anniversary Celebration
with Michael Connelly
November 21, 2009
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Irvine Marriott
18000 Von Karman Ave
Irvine, CA
$70.00
Global Warfare Symposium
Air Force Association
November 20, 2009
9:15 AM
The Beverly Hilton
9876 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310-274-7777
http://www.afa.org/events/NatlSymp/2009/GWS2009_Agenda.asp
Altadena Public Library
November 11, 2009
7:00 pm
with Vi Cowden, Jack Hammett, David Lester and Clyde Davis
600 East Maraposa Street
Altadena, CA 91001-2211
Historic Flight Luncheon
November 6, 2009
Grumpy Returns!
With Distinguished Special Guest
John M. Shalikashvili
General, US Army (Ret)
and
Brigadier General George L. Bartlett, USMC (Ret)
Historic Flight Restoration Hanger
Everett, WA
www.historicflight.org
(by inviatation only)
Planes of Fame
3rd Annual Wine Tasting Party
October 24, 2009
7000 Merrill Ave. #17
Chino, CA 91710
www.planesoffame.org
(909) 597-3722
Western Museum of Flight
October 17, 2009
11:00 am
3315 Airport Drive
Torrance, CA 90505
(310) 326-9544
www.wmof.com
Members free
Non-members $5.00
Gathering of Eagles
Society of Experimental Test Pilots
October 16, 2009
Lancaster Fairgrounds
$75.00
661-277-8050
Ebell Society of the Santa Ana Valley
October 12, 2009
1:30 pm
625 French Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
B-17 Combat Crewman and Wingman
October 11, 2009
1:00pm
Air Flight Terminal
3250 Airlift Way
Long Beach, CA 90807
Byrd Aircraft Recovery Kick-off
October 10, 2009
6:00 pm - midnight
Proud Bird
11022 Aviation Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045-6187
$125.00
(for tickets send to:
Byrd Aircraft Recovery Expedition
P.O. Box 1243
Monrovia, CA 91017)
byrdexpedition.org
DAC-MDC Retirees Luncheon
October 6, 2009
12:00
Sycamore Center
Lakewood, CAhttp://macdacwestretirees.org
(Watch for details)
Reno Air Races
September 16 - 20, 2009
Reno Stead Field
Reno, Nevada
www.airrace.org/indexJS.php
Chico Air Museum
Odyssey Winery
August 16, 2009
8th Air Force Historical Society Reunion
August 20 - 23, 2009
Millinnium Hotel
Cincinnati, Ohio
www.8thafhs.org
EAA Air Venture
Oshkosh
"An Afternoon with Jimmy Doolittle"
July 31, 2009
10:00 am
Authors' Corner II - Wearhouse
August 1, 2009
11:30 am
Authors' Corner II - Wearhouse
August 2, 2009
10:00 am
Authors' Corner II - Wearhouse
www.airventure.org
Palm Springs Air Museum
July 4, 2009
Palm Springs Air Museum
745 North Gene Autry Trail
Palm Springs, California 92262
760-778-6262 ext: 222
Email:
Sharon@PalmSpringsAirMuseum.org
http://www.palmspringsairmuseum.org/
Book Launch Just Doing My Job
Planes of Fame Air Museum
June 20, 2009
10:00 - 12:00
7000 Merrill Ave. #17
Chino, CA 91710
http://www.planesoffame.org/
(909) 597-3722
Featured Guests Include: Bob Coates, Wes Coss, Vi Cowden, Claude Davis,John Doolittle, Tom Griffin, Bonnie Gwaltney, Jack Hammett, David Lester, Edith McClure, Marie Moramarco, Billie Reeg, Dick Troxcil, and Cindy Woods
El Segundo Public Library
2009 Author Fair
June 7, 2009
12:45-4:45
Friends of the El Segundo Library
111 West Mariposa Avenue
El Segundo, CA 90245
Cambridge American Cemetery
May 25, 2009
Madingley Road
Coton
Cambridge
CB3 7PH
United Kingdom
http://www.madingleyamericancemetery.info/
Bassingbourn Barracks
May 23, 2009
10:30 - 5:00
The Tower Museum
The Life and Times of General Jimmy Doolittle
Hanger 3, Bassingbourn Barracks
Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5LX
England
http://www.towermuseumbassingbourn.co.uk/
(+44) 01762 243 500
8th Air Force Historical Society
May 15 - 17, 2009
Crown Plaza National Airport
Washington, DC
www.cpnationalairport.com/index.php
Andrews Air Force Base Air Show
May 15 - 17
www.8thafhs.org/specialevent.htm
Huntington Beach Library
May 12, 2009
6:30 PM
7111 Talbert Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
www.hbpl.org
714-842-2281
Pacific Air Museum
April 18, 2009
5 - 7 PM Book Signing by Jonna Hoppes
7 - 8:30 PM Rightous Revenge - Dramatic Reading of new play by Joe Moore
8:30 PM "Meet the Cast" Dessert Reception
Hangar 37 on Ford Island
319 Lexington Blvd.
Honolulu HI 96818
http://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/joemoore.php
$15.00 members
$35.00 non members
808-441-1008
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
April 26, 2009
UCLA Campus
Santa Monica Press
Book Launch for Just Doing My Job
Warhawk Air Museum
May 2, 2009
Warhawk Air Museum
201 Municipal Way
Nampa, ID 83687
www.warhawkairmuseum.org
(208) 465-6446
Festival of Women Authors
Literary Guild of Orange County
May 9, 2009
Marriott Hotel
18000 Von Karman
Irvine, CA
Jonna will be attending and encourages other interested readers to attend.
www.litguildoc.org
Aviation Hall of Fame
March 13 - 15
Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviators
Dayton, Ohio
www.reelstufffilmfest.com
Historical Society of Palm Springs
February 27, 2009
Portola Community Center
Palm Desert, CA
http://hspd.org
American Airlines Vanguards
Gardena Elks Club
January 13, 2009
Gardena, California
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2008
Arizona Memorial
December 8, 2008
Arizona National Monument
Arizona Memorial
December 7, 2008
1 Arizona Memorial Place
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818
http://www.nps.gov/usar
Pacific Aviation Museum
2nd Anniversary Dinner
December 6, 2008
Hangar 37 on Ford Island
Honolulu HI 96818
www.pacificaviationmuseum.org
Arizona Memorial
After Hours in the Park
December 5, 2008
Arizona National Monument
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818
Arizona Memorial
After Hours in the Park
December 4, 2008
Arizona National Monument
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818
March Field Air Museum Dinner
November 19, 2008
Riverside, CA 92518
www.marchfield.org/mfm.htm
Company Grade Officers Luncheon
November 17, 2008
Gordon Conference Center,
Los Angeles Air Force Base
Night of the Stars
November 17, 2008
Griffith Observatory
Los Angeles, CA 90027
www.griffithobs.org
Air Force Week Film Festival
November 14 - 18, 2008
Film Festival: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
November 18, 2008
Linwood Dunn Theater
Hollywood, CA 90028
Lt Col (ret) Richard E. Cole (Raider)
Maj (ret) Thomas Griffin (Raider)
Tom Liu (Chinese citizen who helped rescue downed Raider crew)
Edith McClure (spouse of Raider and WWII nurse in England)
Jonna Doolittle Hoppes (author, granddaughter of Gen. Doolittle)
South Coast Alumnae of Beta Phi
November 13, 2008
Sherman Gardens
Newport Beach, CA
American Legion Post 257
October 23, 2008
Clubhouse One
Laguna Woods Village
Laguna Woods, CA
Goldenwest Chapter of MOAA
October 3, 2008
Planes of Fame
Special Event
September 20
Reno Air Races
September 10 - 14, 2008
Stead Field
Reno, NV
B25 Invitational
Warhawk Air Museum
August 15 - 17, 2008
Nampa, ID 83687
www.warhawkairmuseum.org
Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club
July 29, 2008
Five Crowns Restaurant
Corona Del Mar, CA
Museum of Flying Volunteers
July 25, 2008
Private Event
Ginny Stevenson's Book Club
July 24, 2008
Private Event
Old Farts Flying Club
July 23, 2008
Burbank Airport
Stonehurst Park Auditorium
Sun Valley, CA
8th Air Force Association
Jimmy Doolittle Chapter
July 19, 2008
Twilight Meeting
Oakland Air Museum
Westminister School District
Educational Program
June 27, 2008
Doolittle Raiders Homecoming 1942 - 2008
May 27 - 31, 2008
Fort Walton Beach, FL
All proceeds benefit The Fisher House of the Emerald Coast
Planes of Fame Air Show
May 17 - 18, 2008
Chino, CA
www.planesoffame.org
Freedom Committee Historical Society
May 14, 2008
Costa Mesa, CA
Sally Valentine's Book Club
April 24, 2008
Private event
Frontiers of Flight Museum
April 17, 2008
Luncheon, Presentations, and Book Signing
Cavanaugh Flight Museum:
April 18, 2008 (Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid)
Luncheon, Presentation, and Book Signing
Frontiers of Flight Museum
April 18, 2008
Celebrity Speaker Reception and Banquet
featuring General T. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff, USAF
University of Texas at Dallas
April 19, 2008
Presentation and Book Signing
UTD Conference Room
Richardson, TX
Doolittle Raiders' Reunion
April 16 - 20, 2008
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Dallas, TX 75209
www.doolittleraider.com
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
April 15, 2008
Addison, TX 75001
www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com
Orange County Military Officers
Association of America
April 12, 2007
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
Tales and Tails Gala
March 28, 2008
Dallas, TX
www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/
Wings over Wendy's
World War II Veterans
March 10, 2008
Canoga Park, CA
The Flight Path Museum
March 15, 2008
Los Angeles, CA
Wings over Wendy's
World War II Veterans
March 10, 2008
Canoga Park, CA
Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Pooler, GA
http://www.mightyeighth.org/word/index.php
Society of Women Adventurers
January 20, 2008
Los Angeles, CA
B-17 Combat Crewmen and Wingmen
January 13, 2008
Long Beach, CA
2007
AMA - Desert Storm Squadron
December 14, 2007
Palm Springs, CA
Pacific Aviation Museum - Pearl Harbor
December 6 - 9, 2007
with John Doolittle and Richard Cole
Ford Island
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818
www.pacificaviationmuseum.org
Air Force Association
Jimmy Doolittle Chapter
December 1, 2007
The Underground
Hermosa Beach, CA
Stuart Air Show
Witham Field Airport
November 8 - 11, 2007
with Dick Cole, Tom Griffin and Ed Horton
Stuart, FL
www.vnaairshow.com/index.asp
Friends of the Signal Hill Library
Monday, November 5, 2007
Signal Hill, CA
39th Fighter Squadron
September 22, 2007
Eagle, ID 83616
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
September 17, 2007
With Richard Cole
www.si.edu/visit/directions.htm
Notes on the Doolittle Tokyo Raid
www.nasm.si.edu/udvarhazy
Constitution Day Celebration
September 16, 2007
With Dick Cole
Washington, DC
B25 Invitational
Warhawk Air Museum
August 11 and 12, 2007
With Dick Cole, Tom Griffin, and Dave Thatcher
Nampa, ID 83687
www.warhawkairmuseum.org
Eighth Air Force Historical Society Reunion
July 21, 2007
Kalamazoo, MI
Ramstein Air Force Base
Friday, June 29, 2007
This event is a fund raiser for the Fisher House.
www.fisherhouse.org
Ramstein, Germany
Alaska Aviation Museum
Friday, June 1, 2007
Anchorage, AK
Prince William Sound Museum
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Whittier, AK
John Wayne Airport
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Santa Ana, CA
Long Beach Library
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Long Beach, CA
Dedication of the AFSOUTH
Doolittle Combined Air and Space Operations
May 9, 2007
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ
The Aviation Museum of Santa Paula
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Santa Paula Airport
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Reunion
April 17 - 21, 2007
San Antonio, TX
March Field Air Museum
Friday, April 13, 2007
Riverside, CA 92518
Riverside Public Library
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Riverside, CA 92501
World War II Bomber Days
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Planes of Fame
Chino, CA 91710
Jonna with Dick Cole, Tom Griffin, and John Doolittle
Los Angeles Air Force Base
February 27, 2007
Jonna with Dick Cole, Tom Griffin, and John Doolittle
Huntington Beach Library
February 27, 2007
Friends of the Library
Central Library
Huntington Beach, CA
http://www.hbpl.org
Jonna with Dick Cole, Tom Griffin, and John Doolittle
Regency Point
February 21, 2007
Irvine, CA
http://www.regentspoint.com/rp
Bakersfield Navy League
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
American Legion Post #26
Bakersfield, CA
2006
Fantasy of Flight
December 9, 2006
Broadway Boulevard
Polk City, FL
http://www.fantasyofflight.com/directions.htm
Sarasota News and Books
December 7, 2006
Sarasota, FL
http://www.sarasotanewsandbooks.com
Panama City Library
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
The Historic Martin Theater
Down Town Panama City, FL
Tyndall Air Force Base
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
TAFB, FL
Barnes and Noble
December 3, 2006
Naples, FL
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com
Barnes and Noble
December 2, 2006
St Petersburg, FL
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com
Barnes and Noble
December 1, 2006
Tampa, FL
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com
Association of Naval Aviators
Two Block Fox Squadron
November 16, 2006
Granada Hills, CA
World War II Veterans Committee
Ninth Annual Conference
November 8 - 11, 2006
Arlington, Virginia
Community United Methodist Church
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Huntington Beach, CA
American Association of University Women
(AAUW)
November 4, 2006
Long Beach, CA
Castle Air Force Base Museum
Open Cockpit Days
October 28 - 29
Atwater, CA
http://www.elite.net/castle-air/contact.htm
Airventures
October 19, 2006
West Los Angeles, CA
Aero Association of the California Institute of Technology
Caltech/JPL Flying Club
October 18, 2006
http://aacit.caltech.edu
Adler Creek Middle School
September 29, 2006
Squaw Valley Institute
Olympic Valley, CA
http://www.squawvalleyinstitute.org
Barnes and Noble
September 15, 2006
San Pedro Crossing
San Antonio, TX
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com
Stories of Service Symposium 2006
August 13 - 14, 2006
History Park San Jose
San Jose, CA
www.StoriesofServiceSymposium2006.doc
The Shirley Street Antique Mall
July 26, 2006
Naples, FL
Sarasota News & Books
July 22, 2006
1341 Main St.
Sarasota, FL
Wings of Freedom Tour
Wednesday - Monday, May 31 - June 5, 2006
Moffett Federal Airfield
Mountain View, CA
http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm
Wings of Freedom 2006 Air Show
Friday - Sunday, May 26 - 28, 2006
Red Wing Regional Airport
Bay City, WI
info@wingsoffreedom.org
http://www.wingsoffreedom.org/index.html
The Adventurers Club of Los Angeles
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Los Angeles, CA
www.adventurersclub.org/
Wings of Freedom Tour
Friday - Sunday, May 19 - 21, 2006
Hollister Municipal Airport
Hollister, CA
http://www.collingsfoundation.org/
Wings of Freedom Tour
Thursday - Monday, May 12 - 15, 2006
San Luis County Regional Airport
San Luis Obispo, CA
http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm
Fountain Valley Historical Society
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Fountain Valley, CA
Books & Co.
Friday, April 21, 2006
Dayton, OH
64th Doolittle Raiders Reunion
Monday - Friday, April 17 – 21, 2006
The National Museum of the Air Force
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, OH
www.doolittletokyoraiders.com/
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Saturday - April 8, 2006
Chantilly, VA
National Air and Space Museum
Thursday, April 6, 2006
Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater
Washington, D.C.
www.nasm.si.edu
Assistance League Author Luncheon
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Long Beach, CA
The Antique Airplane Association of Colorado
Presents: "An Evening with Jimmy Doolittle"
Wednesday, March 16, 2006
Boulder, CO
Tattered Cover Book Store
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Highlands Ranch, CO
www.tatteredcover.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp
U.S. Air Force Academy
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
USAFA, CO
With Bill Bower, Dick Cole, and John Doolittle
Air Force Association
Curtis E. LeMay - Orange County Chapter
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Costa Mesa, CA
American Business Women's Association
Authors Day
Sunday, February 26, 2006
San Pedro, CA
8th Air Force Reunion
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Anaheim, CA
Aero-Space Club
Friday, February 24, 2006
Laguna Woods, CA
The Adventurers Club
Friday, February 17, 2006
Chicago, IL 60610
www.theadventurersclub.org
Pritzker Military Library
(Calculated Risk was nominated for a Colby Award)
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Chicago, IL 60611
www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org
Huntington Beach Library
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Friends of the Library
Central Library
Huntington Beach, CA
http://www.hbpl.org/
World War II Bomber Days
Planes of Fame
Saturday, January 7, 2006
Chino, CA 91710
Aviation Breakfast Club
Sunday, January 8, 2006
Fountain Valley, CA
Los Alamitos High School
December 2, 2005
Los Alamitos, CA
Gathering of Eagles
Friday, October 21, 2005
Lancaster, CA
Newport Beach Public Library
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Newport Beach, CA
http://www.nbplfoundation.org/lectures.htm
CopperState Fly-In
Thursday - Sunday
Casa Grande, AZ
http://www.copperstate.org/travel
Aerospace Walk of Honor
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Lancaster, CA
http://www.awoh.org/index2.htm
Rio Vista VFW Hall
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Rio Vista ,CA
Vacaville Public Library, Town Square
Saturday, October 1, 2005
Vacaville, CA
http://www.solanolibrary.com/vacts.cfm
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