All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
January 24-26, 2023: 78th Battle of the Bulge Anniversary
Washington D.C.
The Embassy of Luxembourg will host a reception for our veterans, family and friends on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 25, 2023 to commemorate the end of the battle. Also included are 3 wreath-laying ceremonies at the Battle of the Bulge Memorial, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and WWII Memorial! We will also have a historical program with speakers and hospitality room on January 24. Click the itinerary link below for details and register by the January 2nd deadline.
February 5, 2023 6:30-8pm: Ghent Square Lecture Series
Norfolk, VA
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, author of The Time Left between Us will read from her book regarding the liberation of Buchenwald and her visit to Dachau.
*Private event, members of Ghent Square only
March 13, 2023 7-8pm: Tired Eyes Book Club
Camden County Library, NJ/Virtual
At this month’s Tired Eyes Book Book Club discussion we will be joined by author Alicia DeFonzo to discuss her narrative non-fiction work The Time Left Between Us. DeFonzo recounts her Grandfather Del’s experiences during World War II as an Army combat engineer. Her decade long journey to understand both the war and how it impacted her beloved grandfather includes extensive research, travel across Europe, and ultimately leads to a new understanding of family.
Apr. 12, 2023 5:30-6:30pm: Perry Honors College Presents
Norfolk, VA
Old Dominion University Perry Honors College hosts a reading and reception by Senior Lecturer and author Alicia DeFonzo of The Time Left Between Us. Book raffles, appetizers, and drinks served to Perry Honors College alumni and students.
May 13-20, 2023 Travel Writing: Old Dominion University
London, UK
This experiential learning course takes students on an adventure to London as a contributing travel writer for Conde Nast Magazine. Under the study of author, Alicia DeFonzo, students learn independent and collaborative writing and thinking skills and first-hand, primary research thrust into real-world experience.
July 24, 2023 11:50am – 1:15pm: Fall for the Book Festival
“Reinventing Genres with author Alicia DeFonzo” Fall for the Book Festival presents author of narrative nonfiction The Time Left Between Us, who speaks to how she challenged the nonfiction war genre by hybridizing various genre styles and writing techniques. The Library Journal calls her book, “a deeply personal venture but also one of significant importance now and for all future generations to learn from.”
October 20, 2023 With Good Reason
DeFonzo returns to national NPR syndicate and award-winning “With Good Reason” hosted by Sarah McConnell about the veteran experience surrounding her nonfiction narrative The Time Left Between Us.
Join us live or streaming.
June 5, 2024 2-5pm, 80th Anniversary of D-Day
Normandy Victory Museum, Carentan, FR
Book signing and reading
June 6, 2024 12pm 80th Anniversary of D-Day Commemoration Ceremony
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
2024 marks the 80th Anniversary the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy. In 2024, Normandy honours the memory of these events and the men and women who came from all over the world to liberate us.
July 18, 2024, 12-1pm Normandy and Beyond: The Fight for Freedom
Virginia War Memorial, Richmond, Virginia
Eighty years have passed since the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy in the greatest amphibious assault in the history of modern warfare. Join us for a three-day look at World War II and the liberation of Europe. Experience the newest gallery at the Virginia War Memorial, “D-Day + 80,” and its focus on the voices of those who were in France during the summer of 1944. Acquire resources for lessons from material that has never been published. Enjoy a charter bus trip to the D-Day Memorial in Bedford as part of this institute.