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Below are this week's events at Bookworks. For more information, visit bkwrks.com/event.

Michigan F.A.S.H. FEST LLC's anticipated go-to event comes to Detroit for the 3 rd year today, September 12. The two-day event kicks off with the Runway Industry Showcase/Gala from 8-11 p.m. at the Skillman Branch Detroit Public Library, 121 Gratiot and continues with the Free Fine Art Festival on September 13, noon-11 p.m., taking over Farmer Street.

DETROIT, Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Michigan F.A.S.H. FEST LLC's anticipated go-to event comes to Detroit for the 3 rd year on September 12. The two-day event kicks off with the Runway Industry Showcase/Gala from 8-11 p.m. at the Skillman Branch Detroit Public Library, 121 Gratiot and continues with the Free Fine Art Festival on September 13, noon-11 p.m., taking over Farmer Street.

The Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader announced the winners of the seventh annual Children's Choice Book Awards (CCBA) at a charity gala benefitting Every Child a Reader in New York City this evening. The announcement is an annual highlight of Children's Book Week (May 12-18, 2014) as the Children's Choice Book Awards is the only national book awards program where the winning titles are selected by kids and teens. Young readers across the country voted in record numbers for their favorite books, author, and illustrator at bookstores, school libraries, and at ccbookawards.com, casting more than 1,261,000 votes.

Idina Menzel, who voiced 'Elsa', sang the film's anthem 'Let it Go' at the Oscars ceremony, and her performance has spurred even more covers from fans online. YouTube has gathered a list of the most popular covers of "Let It Go" on the site, which includes children singing the popular tune, a classical interpretation and even mashups of the song with popular songs such as Passenger's "Let Her Go," as well as other creative versions. Check out the full list and watch all 10 versions below!

The Women in the Arts & Media Coalition has announced the winners of the 2013 Collaboration Awards. The Collaboration Awards, which recognize women who successfully collaborate across disciplines to create new and influential work, will be presented at the Awards Gala tonight, October 24th at Baruch Performing Arts Center's Engelman Auditorium in New York City. Madeleine Smithberg, Emmy and Peabody Award winning co-creator and original executive producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, will keynote the evening's Gala.

Handbag and accessory designer Clare Vivier opened her first store in Manhattan at 239 Elizabeth Street. The boutique is filled with Vivier's signature foldover clutches and totes as well as Chateau Marmont and Le Feu de l'Eau candles. There are small leather goods and wallets arranged on a center display with books and miscellaneous accessories from a few outside brands, including Annie Costello Brown, Grace Lee, and Maya Brenner.

Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Spirit Awards, announced the jury and audience award winners for the 2013 Festival at the Awards Brunch, hosted by CHAYA Downtown for the fourth year. Actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead was on hand to present the awards. The LA Film Fest, presented by Film Independent, in conjunction with Presenting Media Sponsor Los Angeles Times, Host Partner L.A. LIVE and Premier Sponsors DIRECTV and American Airlines, ran from Thursday, June 13 to Sunday, June 23, in downtown Los Angeles.

Today the Los Angeles Film Festival, presented by Film Independent, in conjunction with Presenting Media Sponsor the Los Angeles Times and Host Partner L.A. LIVE, announced its official US and international selections. Fox Searchlight Pictures' The Way, Way Back, written and directed by Oscar winners Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, will serve as the Closing Night film for the 2013 Festival.

Tonight, February 13th, NewFilmmakers NY celebrates Valentine's Day.

On Wednesday, February 13th, celebrates Valentine's Day.

The Boston College Theatre Department will present a one-night festival --Puppetology: An Evening of Uncommon Theater--in conjunction with the department's Rev. J. Donald Monan, S.J. Professorship in Theatre Arts, which this year is held by theater scholar and artist John Bell, a leading international authority on puppet theater and its allied artistic forms of object theater and toy theater.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney Publishing will debut a SOFIA THE FIRST storybook today, prior to the premiere of its upcoming animated movie of the same title

This World Premiere stage adaptation of John Steinbeck's Sweet Thursday, transports you to Cannery Row, Monterey, CA circa 1947 for a surprising and timeless romantic comedy. Adapted from the novel by Robb Derringer and Matt McKenzie, directed by Matt McKenzie, Sweet Thursday is the first show of Pacific Resident Theatre's 26th season.

This World Premiere stage adaptation of John Steinbeck's Sweet Thursday, transports you to Cannery Row, Monterey, CA circa 1947 for a surprising and timeless romantic comedy. Adapted from the novel by Robb Derringer and Matt McKenzie, directed by Matt McKenzie, Sweet Thursday is the first show of Pacific Resident Theatre's 26th season.

The Foundry Theatre presents THIS IS HOW WE DO IT: A FESTIVAL OF DIALOGUES ABOUT ANOTHER WORLD UNDER CONSTRUCTION, April 20-22 at Cooper Union.

The Foundry Theatre presents THIS IS HOW WE DO IT: A FESTIVAL OF DIALOGUES ABOUT ANOTHER WORLD UNDER CONSTRUCTION, April 20-22 at Cooper Union.

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) presents the 76th annual fashion show, FASHION 2010, Friday, May 7. For the first time in its storied history, the fashion show takes place in the critically acclaimed Renzo Piano-designed Griffin Court of the Art Institute of Chicago's Modern Wing (159 East Monroe Avenue).

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) presents the 76th annual fashion show, FASHION 2010, Friday, May 7. For the first time in its storied history, the fashion show takes place in the critically acclaimed Renzo Piano-designed Griffin Court of the Art Institute of Chicago's Modern Wing (159 East Monroe Avenue).