Wednesday, July 29, 2009

'Forest Gump' Author Winston Groom Highlights New Orleans Area Visits This Week

Winston Groom
What: The novelist and historian, author of 'Forest Gump,' 'Conversations With the Enemy' and, most recently, 'Vicksburg, 1863,' appears with artist William Dunlap and Ogden Museum of Art director J. Richard Gruber as part of the Southern Storytellers series.
When: Sunday, 2 p.m.
Where: Ogden Museum of Art. For information and to reserve a spot, contact Stephanie Spicer, 504.539.9618.

Jeff L. Rosenheim, curator of photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents a lecture, 'In the Spirit: The Achievement and Legacy of Michael P. Smith,' today, 6:30 p.m., the Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St. Free, but seating is limited. Call 504.523.4662 for reservations.

Martha Hall Foose signs 'Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales From a Southern Cook,' Thursday, 6-8 p.m., during Ogden After Hours, featuring Larry Sieberth & Friends, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Book-signing is free; concert is free to museum members, $10 general admission.

Bill Dixon signs 'Last Days of Last Island: The Hurricane of 1856, Louisiana's First Great Storm,' Friday, 6 p.m., Octavia Books, and again Saturday, 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble/Metairie.

Sherry Lee Alexander interviews Travis Bradberry, author of 'Emotional Intelligence 2.0,' Saturday, 8:30 a.m., on Writers' Forum, WRBH-FM radio. Program repeats Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Douglas Brinkley signs 'The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America,' Saturday, 1-3 p.m., at Garden District Book shop.


Poets Chris Champagne, Danny Kerwick, Martha McFerren and Laura Mattingly present a reading, Saturday, 2-3:30 p.m., Latter Library.

Poets Julie Kane ('Jazz Funeral') and Robin Kemp ('This Pagan Heaven') read from and sign their books, Sunday, 3 p.m., Maple Leaf Bar.

Robin Kemp reads from and signs 'This Pagan Heaven,' Monday, 6 p.m., Octavia Books.

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