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Friends of Betty MacDonald™ A literary society and fan magazine
Welcome to Friends of Betty MacDonald, the official fan web site for American author and humorist, Betty Bard MacDonald.
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Do you know of a "Betty" event? You can add it to the calendar. We also welcome notice of events about other contemporary writers, especially 20th Century American humorists.
Upcoming Events
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March 12, 2008
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Betty MacDonald Exhibit - Seattle Library
 Show details... Hide details...This event's daily schedule varies: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; noon-6 p.m. Sundays.
Location: Hugh And Jane Ferguson Room, Level 10, Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle.
Contact: 206-386-4636
More Info: http:/ / www.spl.org
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March 13, 2008
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Betty MacDonald Exhibit - Seattle Library
Show details... Hide details...This event's daily schedule varies: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; noon-6 p.m. Sundays.
Location: Hugh And Jane Ferguson Room, Level 10, Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle.
Contact: 206-386-4636
More Info: http:/ / www.spl.org
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BBC Radio: The Egg.. Betty M' Had A Farm
Show details... Hide details...A BBC radio documentary about MacDonald written by Lynne Truss ("Eats, Shoots & Leaves"). Program available online for one week after a March 13 broadcast (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4, click "Listen Again" option).
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March 14, 2008
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Betty MacDonald Exhibit - Seattle Library
Show details... Hide details...This event's daily schedule varies: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; noon-6 p.m. Sundays.
Location: Hugh And Jane Ferguson Room, Level 10, Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle.
Contact: 206-386-4636
More Info: http:/ / www.spl.org
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BBC Radio: The Egg.. Betty M' Had A Farm
Show details... Hide details...A BBC radio documentary about MacDonald written by Lynne Truss ("Eats, Shoots & Leaves"). Program available online for one week after a March 13 broadcast (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4, click "Listen Again" option).
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March 15, 2008
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Betty MacDonald Exhibit - Seattle Library
Show details... Hide details...This event's daily schedule varies: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; noon-6 p.m. Sundays.
Location: Hugh And Jane Ferguson Room, Level 10, Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle.
Contact: 206-386-4636
More Info: http:/ / www.spl.org
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BBC Radio: The Egg.. Betty M' Had A Farm
Show details... Hide details...A BBC radio documentary about MacDonald written by Lynne Truss ("Eats, Shoots & Leaves"). Program available online for one week after a March 13 broadcast (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4, click "Listen Again" option).
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March 16, 2008
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Betty MacDonald Exhibit - Seattle Library
Show details... Hide details...This event's daily schedule varies: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; noon-6 p.m. Sundays.
Location: Hugh And Jane Ferguson Room, Level 10, Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle.
Contact: 206-386-4636
More Info: http:/ / www.spl.org
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BBC Radio: The Egg.. Betty M' Had A Farm
Show details... Hide details...A BBC radio documentary about MacDonald written by Lynne Truss ("Eats, Shoots & Leaves"). Program available online for one week after a March 13 broadcast (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4, click "Listen Again" option).
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Betty MacDonald's 100th Birthday
Show details... Hide details...Betty MacDonald, who lived on Vashon when she wrote her bestseller, The Egg and I and her portrait of her family's Vashon life, Onions in the Stew, was born 100 years ago on March 26. Come and celebrate her humor and her enduring character, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle.
1pm: Mrs. Piggle Wiggle stories for the whole family, with Jennifer Carroll. 1:45pm: Cake, juice and coffee-everyone welcome. Heritage Museum, 10105 SW Bank Rd.
2pm: "Betty MacDonald Slept Here" - Betty MacDonald's memoirs offer detailed descriptions of nearly every house in which she lived. Join Paula Becker, a Staff Historian for HistoryLink.org, the online encyclopedia of Washington state history, for an illustrated exploration of these homes. Library, 17210 Vashon Hwy. SW.
4pm- Film reminiscences about Betty from friends and family. Park District Bldg., 17130 Vashon Hwy, SW.
Time 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: Multiple Locations In Vashon (Vashon Island). See Details.
Contact: 206-463-2069
More Info: http:/ / www.kcls.org/ vashon/
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March 17, 2008
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Betty MacDonald Exhibit - Seattle Library
Show details... Hide details...This event's daily schedule varies: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; noon-6 p.m. Sundays.
Location: Hugh And Jane Ferguson Room, Level 10, Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle.
Contact: 206-386-4636
More Info: http:/ / www.spl.org
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BBC Radio: The Egg.. Betty M' Had A Farm
Show details... Hide details...A BBC radio documentary about MacDonald written by Lynne Truss ("Eats, Shoots & Leaves"). Program available online for one week after a March 13 broadcast (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4, click "Listen Again" option).
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March 18, 2008
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Betty MacDonald Exhibit - Seattle Library
Show details... Hide details...This event's daily schedule varies: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; noon-6 p.m. Sundays.
Location: Hugh And Jane Ferguson Room, Level 10, Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle.
Contact: 206-386-4636
More Info: http:/ / www.spl.org
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BBC Radio: The Egg.. Betty M' Had A Farm
Show details... Hide details...A BBC radio documentary about MacDonald written by Lynne Truss ("Eats, Shoots & Leaves"). Program available online for one week after a March 13 broadcast (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4, click "Listen Again" option).
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March 19, 2008
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Betty MacDonald Exhibit - Seattle Library
Show details... Hide details...This event's daily schedule varies: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; noon-6 p.m. Sundays.
Location: Hugh And Jane Ferguson Room, Level 10, Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle.
Contact: 206-386-4636
More Info: http:/ / www.spl.org
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BBC Radio: The Egg.. Betty M' Had A Farm
Show details... Hide details...A BBC radio documentary about MacDonald written by Lynne Truss ("Eats, Shoots & Leaves"). Program available online for one week after a March 13 broadcast (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4, click "Listen Again" option).
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March 20, 2008
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Betty MacDonald Exhibit - Seattle Library
Show details... Hide details...This event's daily schedule varies: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; noon-6 p.m. Sundays.
Location: Hugh And Jane Ferguson Room, Level 10, Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle.
Contact: 206-386-4636
More Info: http:/ / www.spl.org
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BBC Radio: The Egg.. Betty M' Had A Farm
Show details... Hide details...A BBC radio documentary about MacDonald written by Lynne Truss ("Eats, Shoots & Leaves"). Program available online for one week after a March 13 broadcast (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4, click "Listen Again" option).
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March 21, 2008
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Betty MacDonald Exhibit - Seattle Library
Show details... Hide details...This event's daily schedule varies: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; noon-6 p.m. Sundays.
Location: Hugh And Jane Ferguson Room, Level 10, Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle.
Contact: 206-386-4636
More Info: http:/ / www.spl.org
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BBC Radio: The Egg.. Betty M' Had A Farm
Show details... Hide details...A BBC radio documentary about MacDonald written by Lynne Truss ("Eats, Shoots & Leaves"). Program available online for one week after a March 13 broadcast (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4, click "Listen Again" option).
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