Friday, March 2, 6:00pm
HUDSON VALLEY YA SOCIETY: Lauren Oliver & Kate Ellison Lauren Oliver (Pandemonium) and debut novelist Kate Ellison (The Butterfly Clues) come to the Hudson Valley in a memorable and fun party-like “literary salon” atmosphere, with refreshments, conversation, and giveaways for attendees. RSVPs are required for this FREE event: rsvp@oblongbooks.com or on Facebook: facebook.com/oblongbooks. Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, (845) 876-0500.
Saturday, March 3, 8:00pm
CONCERT & CD SIGNING: Dan Gurney, Traditional Irish Music on the Button Accordion
On a rainy Irish day in August 2011, accordionist Dan Gurney walked into a recording studio with pianist Brian Mc Grath. Three hours later, they walked out with an album. That album, Traditional Irish Music on the Button Accordion, is a sometimes startling display of virtuosity and a brilliant debut from one of America’s most promising young accordion players. Free concert & CD signing at Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St. (Rt.9), Rhinebeck, (845) 876-0500.
Friday, March 9, 7:30pm
POETRY READING: Stanley Blum, Couraggio!
Couraggio! is Stanley Blum’s latest book in an autobiographical trilogy, consisting of his poems and abstract oil paintings. It is a provocative inquiry into some of his passions: his loving wife, his heroes, traditional jazz, politics, and the human condition — with some surprising conclusions. Poetry reading at Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, (845) 876-0500.
Saturday, March 24, 7:30pm
DISCUSSION: Robert Fitts, Banzai Babe Ruth
Baseball historian Robert Fitts, author of Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, & Assassination during the 1934 Tour of Japan, discusses & signs his new book at Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, (845) 876-0500.
Save the Date!
4/15 – Benjamin Busch, Dust to Dust
4/21 – Dara Lurie, Great Space of Desire: Writing for Personal Evolution
5/4 Tom Wilber, Under the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes, and the Fate of the Marcellus Shale
5/5 – Priscilla Gilman, The Anti-Romantic Child
5/18 – Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds
