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| While Marianne’ s roots are in Joliet, her family was part of the Eastern European emigration that helped to build Joliet’s diverse community. |
| Book Signing at the Joliet Area Historical Museum 204 N. Ottawa Street Joliet, Illinois Friday, November 28, 2008 11 am - 3:00 p.m. Are you looking for a special gift? Come to the Joliet Museum the day after Thanksgiving for a book-signing event sponsored by the Gift Shop. Marianne, the author of Joliet a local history book published by Arcadia in their Images of America Series will be on hand in the museum Welcome Center to answer questions and personally sign copies of her work. To learn more about this event telephone the Museum Shop at 815-723-5201, ext.226. National Award Winner Headlines TallGrass Writers' Open Mic Marianne Wolf, recognized locally, regionally and nationally for her writing, will be Featured Author at TallGrass Writers Guild's October 28 Open Mic, held upstairs at The Bourgeois Pig, 738 W. Fullerton, Chicago. The number there is 773-883-5282.Wolf, secretary of the TallGrass Guild and editor of JOLIET, has won numerous awards for her fiction and creative nonfiction, and will provide a sampling of her work at 7:30 pm. Following her appearance is the regularly scheduled Open Mic, where everyone is welcome to present up to 10 minutes of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, music, comedy and more. Sign-up to read starts at 7pm. Cover charge for Ms. Wolf's presentation + the Open Mic is $6 reduced to $5 for students. TallGrass Writers Guild is a registered, 501-C-3 not-for-profit arts organization. For details on this and other TallGrass Writers events, call 219-322-7270. |
