Arts & Entertainment
Watertown's Dr. Charles McNair Presenter for "I Wrote That!"
Veterans will be offered a discount on the purchase of Soldiers of a Foreign War.
WATERTOWN RESIDENT DR. CHARLES McNAIR
FEATURED AUTHOR NOVEMBER 11
FOR “I WROTE THAT!”
AUTHOR TALK AT PALACE THEATER
WATERBURY- Watertown resident Dr. Charles McNair, the author of Soldiers of a Foreign War, will present a program on November 11, a 2pm as part of the Palace Theater’s new I Wrote That! author talk series. A former primary care physician for 35 years, McNair began writing after serving in Vietnam and has now self-published two war novels, Soldiers of a Foreign War & In a Dark Wood, with a third currently in the works.
Veterans will be offered a discount on the purchase of Soldiers of a Foreign War.
Tickets are available online at www.palacetheaterct.org, by phone at 203-346-2000, or in person at the Box Office, 100 East Main St, Waterbury. The series is sponsored by Rourke Insurance agency, Tim & Mary Ellen Rourke, and the OLLI program (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at UCONN Waterbury.
Other authors scheduled:
November 17 7PM Gina Barreca & Accomplices
Fast Funny Women: 75 Essays of Flash Nonfiction Edited by Gina Barreca sweeps us into the arms of provocative, smart, funny, and brave women whose stories about what got them through life’s toughest times leave us delighted, consoled, and inspired.
Hailed as “smart and funny” by People, Gina Barreca was also deemed a “feminist humor maven” by Ms. Magazine, and her pieces for Psychology Today have received over 8.5 million views. Gina, who is the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor at UCONN.
December 10, 2pm Jack O’Brien Jack in the Box Jack O'Brien, Tony Award-winning director, shares memories of people, productions, and problems surmounted during his 50-year career that he chronicled in his book, Jack in the Box.
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December 17, 1 pm Melissa Shapiro DVM, Piglet Comes Home. Bring your favorite young people and prepare to snuggle in to see and hear all about Piglet, the deaf blind pink puppy when author Melissa Shapiro reads her book Piglet Comes Home.
March 18, 2023 3pm David Freedland The Waldorf-Astoria and The Making of a Century, Historian David Freeland will take us behind the glittering image, using rare photos and documents to reveal the full extent of the Waldorf’s contribution as a shaper of twentieth century life and culture. An Afternoon Tea is part of this presentation.
May 16, 2023 2pm Martin Herman Do You Know Who You Are? Martin has published a total of 10 mystery and historic novels, thrillers, short stories, and a biography of a legendary jazz musician. In his latest novel, Do You Know Where You Are, he tells the story of Suzanne Fletcher and her perfect crime. Suzanne thought of everything...well almost everything…and that is how this novel begins.
