Tennessee Williams Literary Fest Hosts Coffee And Conversation 10/28

Coffee and Conversation Thursday: Lee Barclay, Leah Chase Ann Marie Coviello, and Erroll Laborde on New Orleans: What Can't Be Lost

Join us for the second installment of humanities discussions. Presentations include author interviews, book signings, question-and-answer sessions, and complimentary coffee. Coffee and Conversation is produced by the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival and has been made possible by a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Books by participating authors are made available by the "Friends of the Library Association" and are for sale during the programs.

Presentations are free and open to the public and held from 7:00-9:00 pm at:

Jefferson Parish Library
East Bank Regional Branch
4747 West Napoleon Avenue
Metairie, LA
Thursday, October 28, 2010, 7-9 PM
Keys to the City

Leah Chase
Listen to the love song played by eighty-eight voices in New Orleans: What Can't Be Lost. Representing the eighty-eight black and white keys on the piano, these stories and photographs unlock the many doors to the heart of the city. Whether they are performing in the streets for tourists, dreaming up spectacular parades, teaching kids, or working magic in the kitchen, these storytellers will enchant and enthrall.

Editor Lee Barclay and contributors to the book Anne Marie Coviello, Leah Chase, and Errol Laborde will read and discuss their stories, crafting the melodies of New Orleans with their words.

Lee Barclay, proud resident of New Orleans, lives in Faubourg St. John where she takes an active role in preserving New Orleans culture through community education and collaboration.

Leah Chase is a New Orleans chef, author, and television personality. Known as the Queen of Creole cuisine, Chase has been the recipient of a multitude of awards and honors, including the James Beard Foundation's Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America in 2010. Her restaurant, Dooky Chase, is known as a gallery due to its extensive collection of African-American art. The New Orleans Southern Food and Beverage Museum named a permanent gallery in her honor in 2009.

Anne Marie Coviello taught language arts in New Orleans public schools for 15 years before becoming a certified school librarian. She is currently head librarian at Ridgewood Preparatory School.

Errol Laborde is Editor in Chief of Renaissance Publishing, Editor/Associate Publisher of New Orleans Magazine and Editor/Publisher of Louisiana Life Magazine. Errol is also a producer and regular panelist on Informed Sources, a weekly news discussion program broadcast on public television station WYES. Errol is a three-time winner of the Alex Waller Award, the highest award given in print journalism by the New Orleans Press Club.

Join us for our full 2010 season of Coffee & Conversation:

StreetWalker: Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Discover the architectural history and diverse texture of New Orleans neighborhoods as Times-Picayune columnist R. Stephanie Bruno talks us through the city streets. John Lawrence will moderate.

Splendors of Faith: Thursday, December 9, 2010

An exploration of New Orleans' breathtaking cathedrals with Charles E. Nolan, retired archivist of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, and photographer Frank J. Methe. Moderator: Barbara Turner Windhorst.

Presentations are free and open to the public and held from 7:00-9:00 pm at:

Jefferson Parish Library
East Bank Regional Branch
4747 West Napoleon Avenue
Metairie, LA

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