Think Groundhog Day with a pair of cool pre-teens instead of cranky Bill Murray. Amanda and Leo are best friends…
Liza goes before the Foster Board of Trustees (April 27)
Annie on My Mind is a game-changing YA book from 1992 about two teenage girls whose friendship (formed at an…
Alien/s Day (April 26)
LV426 (hence, April 26) is the original name of Acheron, a moon 39 light years from Earth. Though having no indigenous…
The Perfect Date (April 25)
Today is widely recognized as the perfect date (courtesy of Miss Congeniality) because it is “not too hot, not too…
Rex Manning Day (April 8)
Local music store Empire Records is about to be sold to become yet another flavorless Music Town. Unless the quirky…
First Contact Day (April 5, 2063)
On April 5, 2063, Vulcans make first contact with humans near Bozeman, Montana. This encounter was triggered by the first…
Winston Smith begins to keep a diary. (4 April 1984)
In 1984 by George Orwell, the action begins when the main character begins a diary on April 4, 1984. From…
Ash/Ash Wednesday
Now, you’ve got a choice for this holy day. You can either watch Ash Wednesday–about two brothers (Edward Burns and…
A Monet is stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (late Sept)
A group of bungling thieves-for-hire sneak into the museum by hiding in a statue of a horse and later pose…
Mr. Collins arrives at Longbourn (29 Sept)
On Michaelmas the condescending clergyman Mr. Collins arrives at Longbourn to stay with his relatives the Bennets. Oh, and choose…
Fictional Almanac 