Tennessee Williams Literary Fest Hosts Final Coffee & Conversation Session

Coffee & Conversation is Thursday, December 9 at 7:00 PM

Join us this Thursday for the final in our 2010 Coffee and Conversation series. Free and open to the public, the event includes an interview and question-and-answer session with author Charles E. Nolan and photographer Frank J. Methe. Complimentary coffee will be provided by the library. Books will be on sale, provided by the "Friends of the Library Association" and Nolan and Methe will sign copies.
Coffee and Conversation is produced by the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. This program has been made possible through a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Presentations are free and open to the public and begin at 7:00 pm at:

Jefferson Parish Library
East Bank Regional Branch
4747 West Napoleon Avenue
Metairie, LA
Thursday, December 9, 2010, 7-9 PM
Splendors of Faith

From St. Louis Cathedral to Immaculate Conception, New Orleans' breathtaking cathedrals have withstood time and natural disaster and remain some of the most distinctive architectural masterpieces of the city. Join historian Charles Nolan and photographer Frank Methe as they explore thirteen of New Orleans' most fascinating cathedrals. Marvel at the stunning staiNed Glass, paintings, and other architectural wonders while learning the history behind the congregations. In a discussion led by Barbara Turner Windhorst, cathedrals become much more than a place of worship-they are community strongholds and historical treasure troves.

Charles E. Nolan is the retired archivist of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and retired adjunct of historical and pastoral theology at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. In addition to Splendors of Faith, he has worked on more than forty books on southern Catholic history.

As the photographer and photo editor for Clarion Herald, Frank J. Methe has photographed for several books, including another book with Charles Nolan, Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis, King of France.

Barbara Turner Windhorst has worked with the archdiocesan Catholic Cultural Heritage Center since its establishment. She is a retired Superintendent of Jefferson Parish Public School System and is retired as the first lay president of Ursuline Academy.