[percy-l] Walker Percy Weekend 2016: Single Tickets On Sale Now
Henry Mills
wppdirector at gmail.com
Fri Apr 29 15:52:28 EDT 2016
Dear Percy-L:
For those interested, below is the events overview for the Walker Percy
Weekend scheduled for June 3-5 in St. Francisville, LA. Looks to be a
very enjoyable series of events for those able to attend. For Schedule,
Tickets and Accommodation Information, visit www.walkerpercyweekend.org
Best wishes,
Henry Mills
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Percy-L Administrator
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Walker Percy Weekend 2016: Single Tickets On Sale Now
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. APRIL 29, 2016
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*Celebrating the Centennial: 1916–2016*
*JUNE 3—5, 2016
ST. FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA*
*Lectures and Panel Discussions • The Progressive Front Porch Bourbon
Tour • The "Lost in the Churchyard" Cocktail Party • Crawfish & Craft
Beer Under the Oaks. Individual tickets for the signature events of the
2016 Walker Percy Weekend are available now, with fewer than 100 remaining.
To get yours visit **www.walkerpercyweekend.org**.*
In the one hundredth anniversary year of his birth, the Walker Percy
Weekend raises a glass to the acclaimed author with a summer-weight
blend of literary discussions and fun-loving social events. The third
annual festival invites fans of Southern literature to explore Percy's
thought and writing through presentations by renowned scholars, panel
discussions, readings, and social and culinary events inspired by the
author's most famous works. Events take place in atmospheric locations
around St. Francisville's historic district.
*SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS*
LECTURES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS: Renowned writers, thinkers, and teachers
gather to discuss the life and legacy of Walker Percy and the writers he
influenced. Panel topics include *"Walker Percy & Catholicism in the
South," "The Moviegoer at 50," **"Walker Percy & Politics in Low-Down
Times," *and many more. For details visit www.walkerpercyweekend.org.
LOST IN THE CHURCH YARD: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION is an elegant and
well-provisioned reception and cocktail party staged in the churchyard
of historic Grace Episcopal Church.
The beloved PROGRESSIVE FRONT-PORCH TOUR AND BOURBON TASTINGinspired by
Percy’s famous essay, “Bourbon, Neat.” The tour visits notable homes
around the Historic District, with a different summer-weight
bourbon-based refreshment served at each.
An authentic CRAWFISH & CRAFT BEER DINNER served with a selection of
regional craft beers, presented by Chefs Cody and Samantha Carroll of
New Orleans' Sac-a-Lait Restaurant, and Hot Tails Restaurant (New
Roads). With live music for dancing.
And I KNEW WALKER WHEN… an opportunity to sit in on a panel discussion
with folks who knew, worked with, and loved, Walker Percy best.
Panelists include Steve Ellis, Jim Brown, Christopher R. Harris, and
Percy's daughter, Mary Pratt Percy Lobdell.
PRESENTERS INCLUDE: Renowned writers, thinkers, and teachers: Jason
Berry is a New Orleans documentary filmmaker and co-author of Up From
the Cradle of Jazz: New Orleans Music Since World War II. Fr. Patrick
Samway is a Roman Catholic priest and author of Walker Percy: A
Life, the authorized biography of the novelist. Matthew Sitman is an
associate editor of Commonweal magazine and former literary editor
of The Dish. Mary McCay was the first director of the Walker Percy
Center for Writing and Publishing and author of books on Rachel Carson
and Ellen Gilchrist. For details visit www.walkerpercyweekend.org.
***
Walker Percy (1916—1990) wrote novels that explored the “dislocation of
man in the modern age.” Most of his work was set in New Orleans and
around South Louisiana, including the semi-fictitious Feliciana, which
the author based upon West Feliciana and the other Florida parishes.
Percy’s debut novel, THE MOVIEGOER, won the National Book Award for
Fiction, and was included on Time magazine’s list of the 100 Best
English language novels from 1923—2005. In later works, including LOVE
IN THE RUINS,THE LAST GENTLEMAN, and THE THANATOS SYNDROME, Percy
continued exploring the search for meaning in an increasingly
materialistic society via masterfully wrought tales delivered with a
poetic Southern sensibility and informed by the author’s deep Catholic
faith.
Festival proceeds support the JULIUS FREYHAN FOUNDATION—an organization
dedicated to restoring the historic Freyhan School building to serve as
a community and cultural center for West Feliciana Parish.
FOR SCHEDULE, TICKETS AND ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION, VISIT
WWW.WALKERPERCYWEEKEND.ORG
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