FREDERICK DOUGLASS NOW Announced At August Wilson African American Cultural Center
After performing Frederick Douglass NOW on Martha's Vineyard, a site where Douglass himself spoke 145 years earlier, Obie Award-winning playwright, actor, and educator Roger Guenveur Smith will bring his acclaimed one-man show to the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) in Pittsburgh as a continuation of his partnership with the Center as its inaugural guest theater curator.
HBO Sports Documentary SAY HEY, WILLIE MAYS! to Debut in November
HBO Sports Documentaries in association with Company Name, UNINTERRUPTED & Major League Baseball presents SAY HEY, WILLIE MAYS!, a film exploring the life and career of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Directed by Nelson George, the documentary includes exclusive interviews with Mays and his family.
2019 JAW Playwrights Announced
This summer, the 21st Annual JAW: A Playwrights Festival brings three new plays to The Armory for two weeks of script workshopping that will culminate in the JAW Big Weekend, where public staged readings of the scripts will be presented along with performances from local artists and classes. This year's plays are What Are You Worth? by Kara Lee Korthron, an adaptation of Howards End by Caroline Hewitt, and Otto Frank by Roger Guenveur Smith.
California Author Releases GETAWAY DAY
When a father gives to his son, they both laugh. When a son gives to his father, they both cry.
It's the 1962 World Series. New York Yankees versus San Francisco Giants. Tropical storm Freda has delayed the crucial sixth game in San Francisco. It's dry as a bone in Modesto, California, where the Yankees have a farm team and a field named after Yankee owner Del Webb. A flurry of phone calls leads to a bus ride to the Central Valley town of 30,000. On October 14th, 1962, a crowd of more than 5,000 fills the small minor league park. This once-in-a-lifetime event features eight future Hall of Famers. Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle from the Yankees; Orlando Cepeda, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry from the Giants.
One of the fans is thirteen-year-old Mikey Wright. Unlike the rest of the spectators, he's not there to see his idol and namesake, Mickey Mantle. He's there to convince the Commerce Comet to play catch with Mikey's father, who is dying of cancer.
'Getaway Day' chronicles Mikey's journey to save his father's life. And learn the meaning of his own.
'Getaway Day' will appeal to Baby Boomers, young adults, and anyone who loves baseball and remembers the joy and sorrow of adolescence.
What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others is, and remains, immortal.
Getaway Day is available in softcover, hardcover and ebook format.
Book Details:
Getaway Day
Author: Ken White
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Published: March 2014
ISBN: 978-1629949154
ASIN: B00IX0D7L8
Pages: 400
Genre: Coming of Age
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, October 18th, 10AM to 4PM
Book Signing
Great Valley Bookfest
The Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley (AKA Bass Pro Center)
Manteca, CA
Saturday, October 25th, 2PM to 2:45PM
Reading
Book Signing To Follow
California Capital Book Festival
Festival Venue - Field of Sports
Sacramento, CA
About The Author:
Born in Lathrop and raised in Modesto, California, Ken White continues to live in his home town. He received his A.A. degree at Modesto Junior College, his B.A. and teaching credential at UC Davis, and his M.A. at San Francisco State University. He has taught mass communications and film appreciation at Modesto Junior College. Ken recently retired from the worlds of advertising, corporate communications, and interactive entertainment to concentrate on writing and community service.
Ken White is married to Robin and has two adult step-sons, Tyler and Eric. He is the author of four novels, fourteen screenplays, two stage plays, a short story collection, and one sitcom pilot. Most of his stories are about his home town and the Central Valley heartland.
For review copies, author interviews, or more information please contact:
Ken White
Email: KenWhite@kw209.com
Website: http://kenwhite.tateauthor.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KenWhite209
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ken.white.7106
Juan and John Plays The Kirk Douglas Theater
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