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This is where I’ll post every important event, personal stories, book launches and other announcements. Enjoy! 🙂
Happy Birthday Patrick-August 18, 2024
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATRICK! We love you and miss you on what would be your 72nd birthday on August 18, 2024. Thank you for your profound legacy. Thoughts are with the family.
Sue has won Finalist in the Performing Arts category
Sue has won Finalist in the Performing Arts category in the 2024 18th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards for her book Patsy Swayze: Every, Day, A Chance to Dance.
New Award for My Book
Patsy Swayze: Every Day, A Chance to Dance Winner: Performing Arts Book Excellence Awards 2024
Remembering Patrick on the Fifteenth Anniversary of his Passing on September 14, 2009
We love you and we miss you. Still so inspired by you and so grateful for your profound legacy. Thoughts are with the family.
Happy Birthday Patrick
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PATRICK! We love you and miss you on what would be your 71st birthday on August 18th! We are still so inspired by you. Thoughts are with the family.
My dear friend Kris at the Jewish Book Fair
My dear friend Kris, also an author, surprised me and popped into the Jewish Book Fair today and took these photos. Thank you, Kris
Sue will be doing a book signing
Sue will be doing a book signing for Patsy Swayze: Every Day, A Chance to Dance at the Detroit Jewish Book Fair on Sunday, November 13 from 11a-12noon. Location: Jewish Community Center, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. The book can also be purchased at BookShop.org. This...
The Thirteenth Anniversary of the Passing of Patrick
Patrick, We love you and we miss you. We are grateful for your profound legacy and continue to be inspired by you. Thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
Happy Birthday Patrick
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PATRICK! We love you and miss you on what would be your 70th birthday on August 18th! Thoughts are with the family.
The Twelfth Anniversary of the Passing of Patrick
Patrick, We love and miss you. We are grateful for your awesome legacy. Thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
Happy Birthday Patrick
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATRICK! We love you and miss you on what would be your 69th birthday on August 18th!
The Eleventh Anniversary of the Passing of Patrick
Patrick, You are so missed and always in our hearts. We celebrate your wonderful legacy: your awesome body of work as an artist and your courageous spirit! Our thoughts and prayers go out to Patrick's family.
Happy Birthday Patrick
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATRICK! We think of you on what would be your 68th birthday on August 18th! We celebrate you and we miss you! Your legacy lives on!
The Tenth Anniversary of The Passing of Patrick
September 14, 2019 is the tenth anniversary of the passing of Patrick.Patrick, You are sorely missed and always in our hearts!We celebrate the wonderful legacy: your huge body of work as an artist and your shining, courageous spirit.Our thoughts and prayers go out to...
Happy Birthday, Patrick!
Announcement: Looking for participants
Exciting news! I am starting to write a new book that will celebrate Patsy Swayze. The book will primarily focus on her career: how she taught so many pupils to dance, but also taught them about life, how she became a dancer and choreographer, her accomplishments as a...
Dirty Dancing Gala Sizzles
‘80s nostalgia runs wild at homage to ‘87 movie By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com LAKE LURE — Despite blazing heat, the 9th Annual Lake Lure Dirty Dancing Festival, held Aug. 24-25, drew crowds that approximated last year’s all-time record...
Friday, September 14, 2018 is the ninth anniversary of the passing of Patrick
Patrick, you are sorely missed and always in our hearts! We are so appreciative of and inspired by your legacy: your huge body of work as an Artist and your shining, courageous spirit. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Patrick's family.
Dirty Dancing Festival
Here I am selling books at the Dirty Dancing Festival with my brother Bruce helping at the tent and my sister-in-law Andrea being the photographer.
Dirty Dancing Festival Speech
Click on the button below to see my speech that I gave at the Dirty Dancing Festival on August 24th, 2018. Speech Text: LAKE LURE — Hello fans of Patrick Swayze and “Dirty Dancing!” I am very honored to be here to talk about Patrick and “Dirty Dancing.” I am a big...
Happy Birthday to Patrick!
Happy Birthday to Patrick on August 18th! This would have been his 66th birthday! We celebrate you!
Wonderful news!
I am honored to be a special guest at the Dirty Dancing Festival in Lake Lure, NC August 24 & 25. I will be giving a talk on stage prior to the screening of the movie August 24 and doing a meet & greet/book signing both dates. Hope to see you there! A portion...
Book Signings Photos – Hub City Bookstore – 7th April 2018
Photo 1 Wonderful time at Hub City Bookstore in SC on April 7, 2018 meeting Patt Rocks and her daughter and granddaughter at my book signing. Patt and her husband, Tom were prominent dance extras in Dirty Dancing and graciously gave an interview for my 2nd book The...
Book Signings
Sue is very excited to announce that she will be doing two book events in South Carolina focused on her latest book PATRICK SWAYZE The Dreamer. This book highlights the wonderful legacy Patrick Swayze has left all of us; including his work as an Artist, and even more...
A wonderful new foundation to continue the SWAYZE legacy of giving!
Writer inspired by Patrick Swayze’s life, artistry
Inspiration can come from the most unlikely places. For Sue Tabashnik, a long-time resident of Walled Lake, her inspiration to become a writer came from an actor who was famous for his dirty dancing. Read more
From President, Official Patrick Swayze International Fan Club
December 19, 2017 Our Buddy Sue Tabashnik has recently published her book “Patrick Swayze – The Dreamer” and it is available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Sue-Tabashnik/e/B0042IKVO6 and through Sue's website here: https://likedirtydancing.com/A portion of the...
My Book is Featured on The Bookworm Lodge
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Goodreads Giveaway
Enter for a chance to win an autographed paperback. CLICK HERE Patrick Swayze, the beloved dancer, actor, singer, songwriter, producer, choreographer, family man, athlete, horseman, and more, had a diversified career in the arts world for over thirty-five years. He...
Patrick’s hat!
A benefit of being a writer is getting to know awesome people and experiencing their generosity and graciousness. Here I am wearing one of Patrick's hats! which was given to me by Patrick's brother and brother's wife. I am very lucky to have this treasure.
The Swayze Family Legacy
Join an awesome group to honor the SWAYZE family legacy!
Press Release: To Honor Patrick Swayze, Author Writes Book: “PATRICK SWAYZE The Dreamer”
Eighth anniversary of Patrick Swayze’s passing
Wonderful news! The original DIRTY DANCING can be seen in US movie theaters soon.
Seventh anniversary of Patrick Swayze’s passing
May 9–13, 2016 | Jackie Horner Dance Week at Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon, NY
November 20, 2015 | Interview with Sue on podcast Far Out Flavors
Sue was recently interviewed about Dirty Dancing for the podcast Far Out Flavors. Click here to listen to the interview. Winner of Gold Medal Global Ebook Awards 2014Finalist National Indie Excellence Awards 2014 My latest post: A portion of the proceeds from the sale...
October 31, 2015 | Dirty Dancing Stage Show
Sue and Mary Kiriazis at the Dirty Dancing stage show in Detroit. Winner of Gold Medal Global Ebook Awards 2014Finalist National Indie Excellence Awards 2014 My latest post: A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Patrick Swayze...
Monday, September 14, 2015 | is the sixth anniversary of the passing of Patrick.
Patrick, you are sorely missed and always in our hearts! We are always amazed and entertained by the body of your work. Your spirit shines bright. We continue the work against pancreatic cancer. Winner of Gold Medal Global Ebook Awards 2014Finalist National Indie...
March 27–31, 2015 | BookExpo America
Winner of Gold Medal Global Ebook Awards 2014Finalist National Indie Excellence Awards 2014 My latest post: A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Patrick Swayze Pancreas Cancer Research Fund at Stanford Cancer Institute....
Winner of Gold Medal Global Ebook Awards 2014
Finalist National Indie Excellence Awards 2014
My latest post:
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the first three books will be donated to the Patrick Swayze Pancreas Cancer Research Fund at Stanford Cancer Institute.
