Updates & Changes

Blue Ridge Anthology: Celebrating Central Virginia Writers

Authors Sharon Leiter, Deborah Prum, Rick Britton, and Jack Trammell of the Blue Ridge Anthology 2009 will participate in a panel discussion with editor Gary Kessler.  They will discuss the anthology, their writing, and answer questions.

Hosted by Blue Ridge Chapter of the Virginia Writer's Club.

Moderator: Gary Kessler

Begin With a Period: Historical Fiction

Connie Lapallo (Dark Enough to See the Stars in a Jamestown Sky) , Jim Jordan (Savannah Grey), Paul Salsini (The Cielo), and Jessica James (Shades of Gray) have pursued other careers prior to writing historical fiction.

Moderator: Jennifer Seidel

Political Asylum: Philip Schrag and David Ngaruri Kenney

Law professor Philip Schrag and David Ngaruri Kenney (Asylum Denied: A Refugee's Struggle for Safety in America) discuss Kenney's quest for political asylum in the USA.

Hosted by UVA School of Law.

Sponsored by Amnesty International Chapter 157.

Moderator: Kerry Abrams

New Dimensions: True Work

Michael Toms (True Work) and Justine Willis Toms, hosts of the award-winning New Dimensions radio show join success coach Michelle Prosser to talk about doing what you love and loving what you do.

Sponsored by Charlottesville Company of Friends.

Moderator: Michelle Prosser

Memoir of a Childhood in Liberia
(Canceled)

We regret to announce that this event has been canceled.

Regular and Decaf: One Friend with Schizophrenia, One Friend with Bipolar

Andrew Gadtke discusses his book Regular and Decaf about two friends who discuss what it is like to have a mental illness and who let us into their inner circle of trust

Moderator: Marjie Giuliano

Great Beginnings: How to Hook an Editor on the First Page

Bring your book's first page to the Moseley Writers: Jennifer Elvgren, Deborah Prum, Fran Slayton, and Andy Straka. They will read some of your anonymous pages aloud and discuss what is working and how what isn't working can be improved. Bring to the door or email: firstpage09@gmail.com.

Moderator: Andy Straka

Honey House: A Playreading and Discussion

Honey House, a drama with music, is based on a Virginia Post-Civil War story. It addresses racial issues and the societal consequences of mendacity. Directed by David Barrett, South African film producer, filmed by Darryl Saffer, Film Producer,with discussion and reception to follow reading.

Moderator: David Barrett

Movie Screening I: Virtual JFK: Vietnam if Kennedy had Lived

The documentary Virtual JFK asks: What would President John F. Kennedy have done in Vietnam if he had not been assassinated? With rare documentary footage, the film argues restraint and diplomacy require greater acts of courage than the use of force. (Followed by Q & A with authors James Blight and janet Lang)

Moderator: Marc J. Selverstone

IMPORTANT - This is a ticketed event. You must purchase tickets in order to attend.

The Flavor of Local

Fran McManus (editor, Cooking Fresh from the Mid-Atlantic) will moderate this panel featuring Gail Hobbs-Page (Caromont goat cheese), Megan Weary (Roundabout Farm), and Martha Stafford (Charlottesville Cooking School) discussing the pleasures of eating locally.

Moderator: Martha Stafford

Crime Wave: What's Funny About Murder?

Rosemary Harris, Nancy Martin, Harley Jane Kozak, and N.M. Kelby discuss how their witty, quirky characters solve crimes.

Moderator: Marcia Talley

The Flavor of Local (second seating)

Fran McManus (editor, Cooking Fresh from the Mid-Atlantic) will moderate this panel featuring Gail Hobbs-Page (Caromont goat cheese), Megan Weary (Roundabout Farm), and Martha Stafford (Charlottesville Cooking School) discussing the pleasures of eating locally.

Hosted by The Charlottesville Cooking School.

Moderator: Martha Stafford

Authors' Reception

A wine and hors d'oeuvres reception for Festival authors and the public, hosted by John Cole, Director of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, Katherine Neville (The Fire) and Daphne and Tim Reid (Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White). Tickets $35.

Moderator: Robert Vaughan

IMPORTANT - This is a ticketed event. You must purchase tickets in order to attend.

Francois Coty: The Perfume Magnate

Roulhac Toledano, co-author with Elizabeth Coty of Francois Coty: Fragrance, Power, Money, examines the financial success and setbacks of the creator of the La Rose Jacqueminot perfume, a multi-millionaire in two years and France's first billionaire.

Hosted by L'Alliance Francaise de Charlottesville.

Moderator: Marijke Ford

The Cracker Kitchen with Janis Owens
(Canceled)

We regret to announce that this event has been canceled.

Movie Screening II: Virtual JFK: Vietnam if Kennedy had Lived

The documentary Virtual JFK asks: What would President John F. Kennedy have done in Vietnam if he had not been assassinated? With rare documentary footage, the film argues restraint and diplomacy require greater acts of courage than the use of force (followed by Q&A with the authors James Blight and janet Lang).

Moderator: Marc J. Selverstone

IMPORTANT - This is a ticketed event. You must purchase tickets in order to attend.