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SUMMARY:An Evening with Jeffrey Blount\, author of Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way\, in conversation with Rebecca Dwight Bruff
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 1\, 2024 – 5:00-7:00 PM EDT\nPrice: Free\nRegistration: Eventbrite\nVenue: Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce | 711 Bladen Street Beaufort\, SC 29902 \nWebsite: Facebook Event Page \n“A heart-wrenching and beautiful story of a man and his family brought to its knees by the Civil War. . . . historical fiction at its finest.”–Patti Callahan Henry\, New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea \nThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening with award-winning writer Jeffrey Blount\, author of the newly published novel Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way\, in conversation with fellow novelist Rebecca Dwight Bruff\, author of Trouble the Water. Free and open to the public\, this event will be held at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce\, 711 Bladen St.\, on Thursday\, February 1\, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A reception will follow the author’s presentation\, with books available for sale and signing through the Beaufort Bookstore. \nAbout Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way\nAfter a highly publicized fall from grace\, James Henry Ferguson attempts to flee from the chaos in his life. He ends up in a community he had never heard of before\, one that has been neglected and ignored by everyone in rural Ham\, Mississippi. A place of abject poverty\, the neighborhood is commonly referred to as “Around the Way.” \nWithin a place forgotten by the rest of the world\, politics can be a dangerous game. When a troubling discovery is made\, the entire neighborhood is rocked to its core and James is forced to confront his own past in order to help the community have a future. He will have to find the strength to fight for the neighbors he once disregarded and avert a heart-breaking disaster. \nA self-identified failure is forced to uncover the wisdom of his past in order to recognize that money can’t solve every problem. Full of never-ending twists and turns\, no one can prepare themselves for the surprises in store. Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way is a story about failure\, self-discovery\, empowerment\, and the possibility of redemption. \n“Blount makes us pause to take an up-close look at poverty and racism in our collective backyard. This powerful novel shows the true meaning of ‘it takes a village\,’ and that doing the right thing should be color blind.”—Karen White\, New York Times bestselling author \n“This tender story is for any of us who have fallen and found the only way up is by reaching out a hand to others.” —Cassandra King\, author of Tell Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nJeffrey is the award-winning author of three novels. His most recent book\, The Emancipation of Evan Walls was the winner of the 2020 National Indie Excellence Award for African American fiction. \nHe is also an Emmy award-winning television director and a 2016 inductee to the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame. During a 34-year career at NBC News\, Jeffrey directed a decade of Meet The Press\, the Today show\, NBC Nightly News\, and major special events. He is the first African-American to direct the Today show. He is also an award-winning documentary scriptwriter for films and interactives that are now on display in the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture. In 2017 and 2018\, Jeffrey served as Journalist in Residence and Shapiro Fellow at the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University. A Virginia native\, he graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in Communications/Broadcast Journalism. Born and raised in Smithfield\, Virginia\, he now lives in Washington\, DC. \nABOUT THE INTERVIEWER\nRebecca Dwight Bruff is the author of the award-winning debut novel\, Trouble the Water\, published June 2019\, and the non-fiction book\, Loving the World with God\, published 2014. \nBruff earned her Bachelors degree in education at Texas A&M University and Master and Doctorate degrees in theology\, both from Southern Methodist University. In 2017\, she was a scholarship recipient for the prestigious Key West Literary Seminar. She lives and writes in the South Carolina lowcountry. \n\nThis program and others like this would not be possible without your financial help for which\, as always\, Pat Conroy Literary Center gratefully thanks you.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/an-evening-with-jeffrey-blount-and-rebecca-dwight-bruff/
LOCATION:Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce\, 711 Bladen St\, Beaufort\, SC\, 29902\, United States
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SUMMARY:February 2024 Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s monthly Open Mic Night will be held virtually on Thursday\, February 8\, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Our featured writer is mystery novelist Sally Handley\, author of The Mystery of the Bogus Blooms. Open Mic will also feature short readings of 3 to 5 minutes each by other writers in many genres. \nWhen: Thursday\, February 8\, 2024 at 6 PM – 7:30 PM EDT\nPrice: Free · Duration: 1 hr 30 min\nWhere: Facebook Live \nInterested in reading as part of Open Mic? Let us know at contact@patconroyliterarycenter.org \nWe want to build our community of writers and an appreciation for the art and talent of new\, emerging\, and long-time writers. Thank you for supporting this partnership! \nEvent Facebook Page \nAbout The Mystery of the Bogus Blooms\nWhen Holly Donnelly gets invited to speak about home-composting at Pineland Park Community College’s Eco-Fair\, the last thing she and her sister Ivy expect is to become involved in\, not one\, but two murder investigations. Throw in a controversy over a student GMO experiment that yields unexpected results\, and once again the gardening duo find themselves called upon to help those falsely accused. Are the murders and the experiment connected? Can the stalwart sisters find the real killer and save the students’ scholarships? Not without a little help from their friends. Joining them to solve the mystery are trusted allies from past adventures\, Kate Farmer and her neighbors\, Benny and Razor\, along with the plucky Peppy Alvarez and rookie FBI agent Nicky Manelli. \nAbout our featured writer:\nSally Handley is author of the Holly & Ivy cozy mystery series and the stand-alone suspense novel\, Stop the Threat. She also writes a series on the Kindle Vella platform entitled The Adventures of Trixie\, written from her faithful companion’s point of view. A member of Sisters in Crime\, Sally hosts a monthly on-line Mystery Book Club and a Meet the Authors Series on her YouTube Channel\, @sallyhandley1430. For more information\, visit her website at www.sallyhandley.com. \n\nThis program and others like this would not be possible without your financial help for which\, as always\, Pat Conroy Literary Center gratefully thanks you.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/february-2024-open-mic-night/
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SUMMARY:Evening with Raj Haldar\, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Banned
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, February 22\, 2024 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.\nWhere: Technical College of the Lowcountry | 104 Reynolds St Beaufort\, SC 29902\nRegistration: Free Tickets at Eventbrite \nJoin us for a free\, family-friendly evening of story and song with Raj Haldar\, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Banned. This special event is hosted by the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center in collaboration with the Storybook Shoppe\, DAYLO (Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization)\, and the Technical College of the Lowcountry. \nFollowing Raj’s musical storytelling performance\, he will be in conversation with the students of DAYLO to discuss the importance of intellectual freedom and pro-literacy advocacy. \nThis event will be held at the Technical College of the Lowcountry\, Bldg 12\, McLean Hall\, 104 Reynolds St.\, Beaufort\, on Thursday\, February 22\, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Attendance is free with advance online registration. Books will be available for sale and signing after the program through the Storybook Shoppe children’s bookstore. Register Here. \nWebsite: Facebook Event Page \nABOUT THIS BOOK IS BANNED\nFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author of P Is for Pterodactyl Raj Haldar comes a silly and irreverent new picture book all about sharing ideas. \nThis is a book about dinosaurs. No\, it’s not. Dinosaurs are not allowed. \nOh. This is now a book about avocados! Sorry. We deleted those too. \nFINE. This book is about―nope! Forbidden! \nMaybe you shouldn’t even try reading this book…But what could possibly be inside? \nDiscover just what can happen when ideas are erased instead of expressed with this hilarious picture book romp that kids (and grown-ups) will want to read over and over again. This Book Is Banned is a funny\, engaging book perfect for families to read aloud with kids of all ages\, parents eager to share a laugh while addressing meaningful themes\, educators looking for an entertaining resource to discuss important issues\, and readers with a penchant for humor\, vibrant illustrations\, and thoughtful content. \n“A funny\, thought-provoking book that opens the door to discussion about book banning with younger children.”―School Library Journal\, STARRED review \n“Well done and adorably funny… a really great introduction to the subject of banned books for little ones.”―Youth Services Book Review\, STARRED review \n“A zany\, fourth wall–breaking exploration of book banning.”―Kirkus Reviews \n“Haldar and Patton employ absurdist hijinks to explore the practice of book banning… By story’s end\, readers will likely have had at least one beloved subject ousted―potentially prompting conversation about real-world events.”―Publishers Weekly \n“The adult-child combination who reads This Book Is Banned together will have fun discussing the issue of banning in the hypothetical\, thanks to the busy and engaging illustrations and text that await them. Young children will want you to read it to them over and over again… Strongly reminiscent of The Monster at the End of This Book.”―NY Journal of Books \nAbout the author: \nRaj Haldar is the author of the #1 New York Times Bestselling picture book P is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever. But\, for close to a decade\, he has been better known as Lushlife\, the rapper\, producer\, and multi-instrumentalist. In that time\, he’s amassed a fervent global fanbase and released award-winning viral music videos that highlight his erudite lyrics. \nThe Sunday New York Times describes his work as “an intoxicating mix of captivating rhymes with audacious\, gorgeous production.” So it should come as no surprise that Haldar has made the leap into the world of children’s literature. His latest book\, entitled This Book is Banned\, gives young readers a lighthearted entry point to begin understanding the dangers of book banning and censorship. His work has been featured by The Washington Post\, Interview Magazine\, VICE\, Pitchfork\, Village Voice\, Mental Floss\, BBC\, SPIN and more. Raj currently lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his wife and two young daughters. \nDuring his visit to the Lowcountry\, Raj will also be appearing as a featured author at the Palmetto State Literacy Association annual conference and visiting local schools. He last appeared with leaders of DAYLO in a Banned Books Week national livestream for the Children’s Book Council\, hosted by Pat R. Scales\, and subsequently featured in Publishers Weekly. \n\nThis program and others like this would not be possible without your financial help for which\, as always\, Pat Conroy Literary Center gratefully thanks you.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/evening-with-raj-haldar/
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