Lifestyles
FOL offers the hottest ticket in town
The Art Circle Friends of the Library (FOL) Annual Dinner on Thursday, May 6, will be the first major event held in the new library meeting room. Add the New York Times best-selling author Robert Hicks as principal speaker and a scrumptious buffet dinner catered by Forte's Catering. The result is high demand for a limited number of tickets that will sell out quickly. The festivities will begin at 6 p.m., as those in attendance will savor the glittering surroundings of architectural and artistic dessert for the eyes that the new library provides.
Tickets are $25 per person and are available at the Art Circle Library on First Street only until March 13 when it will close in preparation for the opening of the new library planned for the end of April. A limited number of tickets are also available at the Depot in Crossville or by calling Joyce Baur at 277-3569, Margie Buxbaum at 484-6936, Carol Davis at 456-6053, Kathy Koester at 788-1360, Marty McKnight at 277-5853 or Delores Schwartz at 484-5028.
Hicks has written two novels: The Widow of the South and A Separate Country. The first book was on the New York Times best seller list and tells of a battle in Franklin, TN, during the Civil War. The second book, just released in fall of 2009, is a story of post Civil War New Orleans told through the eyes of a famed Confederate General who settled there after the war. If you have computer access, try www.robert-hicks.com for insight about Mr. Hicks. There you will find “A Short Guide to My favorite Dives, Bars and Fine Dining in NOLA” (New Orleans for us nothiners). You will also find that Robert is much more than a gifted author. His passions are listed as Civil War preservationist, community activist, collector and speaker. This list does not indicate that he has been a music publisher and artist manager. He is also a partner in B.B. King’s Blues Clubs in Nashville, Memphis, Orlando and Los Angeles. His official title in this activity is Curator of Vibe. Hicks is a resident of Nashville and a renaissance advocate of the south. Now, you know why a ticket for the FOL Annual Dinner is the hottest ticket in town.
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