[act-ma] 9/17: Garrison Keillor, "Pontoon"

[Ford Hall Forum]

Ford Hall Forum 
Free Public Lecture & Discussion Series
presents:

Garrison Keillor
³Pontoon²
 
   

Monday, September 17, at 6:30-8:00 pm
at 
Northeastern University
Blackman Auditorium, Ell Hall
(directions at www.fordhallforum.org/directions.html)

-FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC-

Garrison Keillor, author, storyteller, humorist, and creator of the weekly
radio show A Prairie Home Companion, joins us tonight to share from his
latest Lake Wobegon novel.  Set in the iconic Midwestern small town - a
place where ³the women are strong, the men are good looking, and all the
children are above average² ­ Pontoon is a story about a woman with a
secret.  Keillor¹s tales of Lake Wobegon have touched the hearts of millions
and, as stated by the Chicago Tribune, captured ³what is small and ordinary
and therefore potentially profound and universal in American life.²

Equal time will be provided for the speaker¹s remarks and questions from the
audience.
Come join the conversation!



Reserved seating available for Ford Hall Forum members
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A book signing of Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon will follow the lecture
and discussion.

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