'Spelling Bee for Grown Ups' Set for San Diego Central Library

SAN DIEGO -- Are you a stellar speller? If so, there's an event taking place soon that you may want to participate in.

The San Diego Press Club is partnering with the San Diego Public Library Shop for an exciting “word nerd” event: a “Spelling Bee for Grownups," taking place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 in the Neil Morgan Auditorium at the San Diego Central Library downtown.

Peter Sokolowski, editor at large with Merriam-Webster, will moderate the event, and two judges will join him onstage: San Diego Public Library Director Misty Jones and Grant Barrett of the radio show "A Way with Words."

Cost to participate as a speller is $10 per person, and spellers are encouraged to register in advance to ensure their spot on the stage.

The event is free for audience members and is open to the public. Also free for audience members are one beverage and the first two hours of parking in the downtown library's garage.

Prizes will be awarded to the finalists.

The fundraiser benefits the San Diego Press Club, San Diego Council on Literacy and the San Diego Public Library.

Participants can register at http://events.r20.constantcont.. For more details, visit http://sdpressclub.org/events/...

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