• Windy City Black Pride
  July 5th, 2008 Chicago, Illinois
  Ghetto Plainsman Book Signing + workshop led by Mr. Manos: Re-inhabiting your Body: Vital Fitness for Men and Women of Color
  Hyatt Regency, 12-2 p.m., Downtown Chicago
• Taos Solar Music Festival
  Saturday, June 28 after 3 p.m. and Sunday, June 29th
  Taos, New Mexico
• Panel: Vision North Texas 2050
  June 28, 2008, 10-11:10 a.m.
  City of Fort Worth's Hispanic Leadership Organization
  Fort Worth Convention Center
  
• National Black Book Festival
  May 17-18, 2008
  George R. Brown Convention Center
  
• Fort Worth Prairie Fest
  April 26, 2008, 5:30 p.m. Keynote speaker
  Tandy Hills Natural Area
  
• Black to Green Earth Day Celebration (Little Rock, Arkansas)
  April 22, 2008, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• KTAO Radio (Taos, New Mexico)
  April 18, 2008, 10:45 a.m.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  April 11, 2008, 3:30 p.m.
• Black Vegetarian Society of Texas, Annual "Meatout" Festival
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, South Dallas
  March 29, 2008, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Fort Worth Community Arts Center
  March 11, 2008
• 1919 Hemphill, Fort Worth
  March 4, 2008
• New York Society for Ethical Culture, NYC
  Feb 28, 2008

"Just as intense as any good hip-hop album... The nimble, brutal language that Manos uses to describe the hustlers and lost souls of New York and Los Angeles works equally well in capturing the delicate beauty of a yucca plant, a sunset along an impossible horizon or the mysterious animal life that populates his home. Not since Edward Abbey have I seen such an improbable writer so hopelessly in love with nature, and so gifted in describing its bounty." -- Paul Constant, Whole Life Times

"This book shook me to the core. Manos’ voice is compelling and irresistible. The integrity of the land and our most important stories have always been inseparable, and Manos expands this storytelling tradition to our current era in which both are under unimaginable duress. GHETTO PLAINSMAN beautifully forges a path forward despite voices of the apocalypse clamoring everywhere, and as such is a crucial element of my personal toolbox of hope against senseless destruction." -- Elizabeth Merrick, author-editor of the acclaimed anthology, THIS IS NOT CHICK LIT

"An insightful look into the life, the heart and the soul of a man who cares about the Earth and humanity. Awesome awareness and observation, amazing storytelling, and a poetic lyricism that rivals the world's greatest writers." -- Bob Ray Sanders, Vice President, Associate Editor, and Columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram; award-winning member/National Association of Black Journalists

"Through his work with the Great Plains Restoration Council, Jarid Manos' words become actions, actions that illustrate the impact of his deeply compelling story." -- Tamara Warren, pop culture writer for Rolling Stone, Vibe, XXL and Men's Journal