Front page news - in Westfield, Massachusetts

A close-up of two of my books on the shelf at Blue Umbrella Books in Westfield, Massachusetts, along with a notice about my upcoming visit to the bookstore on Saturday, December 3rd.

On November 16th, the local daily paper, The Westfield News, featured an article on my upcoming meet-and-greet at the store by Lori Szepelak.  That it made the front page of the paper was an special kick for me, for, as I mentioned in the interview, I used to write a weekly column for this newspaper over thirty years ago when I was a senior at Westfield State College (now Westfield State University).

I'm looking forward to meeting readers and shoppers at Blue Umbrella Books, where all my books will be available for sale and signing.  Blue Umbrella Books is located at 2 Main Street, Westfield, right in the center of town on the common.

Author at Blue Umbrella Books -- Westfield, Massachusetts

I will be signing books and visiting with readers and shoppers at Blue Umbrella Books in Westfield on Saturday, December 3^rd from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Blue Umbrella Books, located at 2 Main Street, Westfield, Mass., right on the common, carries all my books, which will be available for sale and signing.  Please stop by and chat if you have the time.

Or start your holiday shopping.

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Today I'll also be giving at talk on my book Movies in Our Time: Hollywood Mirrors and Mimics the Twentieth Century for the Women's Clubs -- Presidents' Club of Massachusetts in Worcester, Massachusetts.  I'm looking forward to visiting with these women who are dedicated to service to our communities.

Susan B. Anthony - Massachusetts Girl

Susan B. Anthony would have loved to have voted in this election.  She fought hard for the right for women to vote.  She was a Massachusetts girl.  Have a look at our previous post here on the Susan B. Anthony birthplace in the western Mass. town of Adams, now on the National Register of Historic Places.

Many leave their "I voted" stickers on her headstone at her grave in Rochester, New York. 

Go vote for president today.  She never got to.

Ivoryton Playhouse - Play based on the life of Rosemary Clooney - Ivoryton, Connecticut

NOW PLAYING - a new play at the Ivoryton Playhouse in Ivoryton, Connecticut, based on the life of Rosemary Clooney, called TENDERLY, THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL:

From the press release:

OCTOBER 26TH - NOVEMBER 13TH

By Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman

                      

America's favorite girl singer comes to life on stage in this exhilarating and inspiring musical biography. TENDERLY, THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL is not a typical "juke-box musical." It offers a fresh, personal, and poignant picture of the woman whose unparalleled talent and unbridled personality made her a legend. With signature songs woven in and out, we learn the story of her successes on film, radio, and TV, as well as her struggles in her personal life.

For tickets or more info, have a look at the Ivoryton Playhouse website here.