A Reading and Discussion with Lucy Anne Hurston
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
7:30 p.m.
University Student Commons, Richmond Salons I and II
907 Floyd Avenue
Lucy Anne Hurston, niece of major 20th century writer Zora Neale Hurston and Professor of Sociology at Manchester Community College in Manchester, Connecticut, is the author of the remarkable multimedia biography, Speak, So You Can Speak Again: A Life of Zora Neale Hurston. The work consists of text, photographs, a CD of Zora herself speaking and singing, and various pieces of removable memorabilia, including letters, maps, vintage magazine articles, and rough drafts of Zora's poems. A book signing and reception will follow the reading and discussion.
Free and open to the public. Parking is available for a fee in the West Main Street and West Cary Street parking decks. If special accommodations are needed, please contact the VCU Libraries at (804) 828-4640 or (804) 827-1165 prior to February 13.
Co-sponsored by the VCU Libraries and the English, African American Studies, and Women's Studies departments.