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Press Release
Meet & Mingle with 21 National Award-Winning Authors at Literary Feast 2010
Two-day celebration of literary arts features 4 main events
The 22nd edition of Literary Feast, Broward County’s premier literary event, will bring 21 acclaimed authors to South Florida on March 19 and 20.
Benefiting the Broward Public Library Foundation, the annual celebration treats book lovers to free author readings and discussions, book signings and the program’s signature “A Night of Literary Feasts.”
With Nova Southeastern University (NSU) returning for the ninth year as the Title Sponsor, Literary Feast 2010 features an exceptional line-up of award-winning authors, including best-selling writers Russell Banks (The Reserve), Elizabeth Kostova (The Swan Thieves), Lisa See (Shanghai Girls), and mystery writer Deborah Crombie (Necessary As Blood).
“Nova Southeastern University is honored to once again host the annual LitLIVE! event, which showcases the amazing, award-winning authors taking part in Literary Feast 2010,” said NSU Chancellor Ray Ferrero, Jr. “Providing this chance for up-close-and-personal interaction with these authors allows us to promote literacy and gives book-lovers of all ages the opportunity to support our library system – which in these tough economic times is even more vital to the community.”
Literary Feast 2010 authors participate in four unique events during the weekend:
- Novel Day for Students on Friday, March 19: The authors visit Broward County high schools to discuss their books and the craft of writing. They will also announce the winners of the annual Literary Feast Short Story Contest at each school. Sponsors are Bank of America and the Josephine S. Leiser Foundation.
- “Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire” Luncheon on Friday, March 19 (11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.): A new course has been added to Literary Feast – a luncheon with Mireille Guiliano, author of Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire and French Women Don’t Get Fat. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six’s revolving Pier Top in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $65. Sponsors are Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust and AutoNation.
- Lit LIVE! on Saturday, March 20 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.): Authors participate in a FREE series of author talks, panel discussions and book signings with the public at Nova Southeastern University’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center on NSU’s main campus at 3301 College Ave. in Davie.
- A Night of Literary Feasts on Saturday, March 20 (6 p.m. – 11 p.m.): The namesake fundraising event begins with cocktails, a silent auction and book signings at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six. Guests are then treated to intimate dinner parties with the authors in private homes and upscale South Florida restaurants. Ticket packages start at $150 per person.
“Literary Feast 2010 offers something for everyone – mysteries and thrillers, scholarly observations, musings on food and design, sports and social media, as well as investigative journalism, analyses and even the Bernie Madoff scandal,” said Literary Feast Co-Chair Diane Brewer, Vice President/Private Banker at Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust.
“These events are for everyone in the community to appreciate the literary arts,” added co-chair Joe Piccirilli, a co-founder of Sound Advice and local entrepreneur. “At the same time we’re raising money for critical library programs, such as computer instruction classes, that would otherwise be eliminated in this difficult economic climate.”
Guest authors for Literary Feast 2010 include: Steve Alten, MEG: Hell’s Aquarium; Russell Banks, The Reserve; R.B. Bernstein, The Founding Fathers Reconsidered; Deborah Crombie, Necessary As Blood; Joy Fielding, The Wild Zone; Mireille Guiliano, Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire; Anne C. Heller, Ayn Rand and the World She Made; David Kirby, Little Richard: The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll; Jean Hanff Korelitz, Admission; Elizabeth Kostova, The Swan Thieves; Emily Liebert, Facebook Fairytales: Modern Day Miracles to Inspire the Human Spirit; Ellen Lupton, Design Your Life: The Pleasures and Perils of Everyday Things; Peter Maass, Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil; Bob Morris, Baja Florida; Achy Obejas, Ruins; Alexandra Penney, The Bag Lady Papers; Patricia Powell, The Fullness of Everything ; Lisa See, Shanghai Girls; Poppy Tooker, Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook; Jerald Walker, Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption; and L. Jon Wertheim, Strokes of Genius
Dinner hosts for Literary Feast 2010 are: Tyra Bacon with The Grateful Palate and Slow Food Glades to Coast, Cecil Beach with Sam Morrison, Elizabeth Buiani, Willis Dickens, Sheryl Dickey with Hugh McCauley, Stacey and Craig Farlie with Christine and Brian Fingado and Alysa Plummer, Katy and Jon Ferrando with Laura and Gordon Devens, Yvonne and Glen Garth, Carol Harrison with Janet and Jim Wolff, Barbara and Michael Landry, Anne and George Platt, Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow, Judy Stern, Tower Club with Beth and Greg McGowan and Wine Watch and U.S. Trust with Brian Mormile and Penelope Blair.
Platinum sponsors include Comcast and the Sun-Sentinel. The Night of Literary Feasts Cocktail Reception sponsor is Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six. Gold sponsors are AutoNation, Classical South Florida, H.I. Foundation, Inc., WFOR Channel 4 and WPBT Channel 2. Silver sponsors are Albert E. and Birdie W. Einstein Fund, Inc., Bacardi, BankAtlantic, Barnes & Noble, Cellars Wine & Spirits Warehouse, John and Frances Flynn, Holland America Line, Richard Ingham, JM Family Enterprises, Inc., Joan Readding, Barbara Seegul and Ted Mozino, and George Helen Weaver. Bronze sponsors are Tom and Judy Ahearn, American Express, Greenberg Traurig, Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust, Jeffrey and Jan Greenhawt Charitable Foundation, Hudson Family Foundation, Shutts and Bowen, LLP and Trip Scott, P.A.
For more information or to purchase tickets to “A Night of Literary Feasts” and the “Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire” luncheon, please visit www.literaryfeastonline.org or call 954-357-5954. Fans can connect with the Broward Public Library Foundation on Facebook at facebook.com/bplfoundation and on Twitter at @LitFeast2010.
About the Broward Public Library Foundation: Incorporated in 1982, the Broward Public Library Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization committed to enhancing the collections, programs and services of the Broward County Library system beyond the means of public funding. Broward County Library is the ninth largest library system in the United States. For more information, visit www.bplfoundation.org.
About the Alvin Sherman Library: The Alvin Sherman Library is a joint-use facility, which is the result of an innovative agreement between NSU and the Broward County Board of County Commissioners. The five-story Library, Research, and Information Technology Center is Florida's largest library building at 325,000 square feet. It serves the residents of and those who work in Broward County, as well as NSU students, faculty, and staff members. For more information visitwww.nova.edu/library/main/. To sign up for a library card, visit www.nova.edu/library/card.
About Nova Southeastern University: Situated on 300 beautiful acres in Davie, Florida, Nova Southeastern University is a dynamic fully accredited institution dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs of distinction from preschool through the professional and doctoral levels. NSU has more than 29,000 students and is the seventh largest not-for-profit independent institution nationally. The university awards associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields, including business, counseling, computer and information sciences, education, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, dentistry, various health professions, law, marine sciences, early childhood, psychology and other social sciences. For more information visit www.nova.edu.
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For more information call (954) 357-7384 or email nrogers@bplfoundation.org
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