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“Pontoon”<BR>
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Monday, September 17, at 6:30-8:00 pm<BR>
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<B>Garrison Keillor</B>, author, storyteller, humorist, and creator of the weekly radio show <I>A Prairie Home Companion</I>, joins us tonight to share from his latest Lake Wobegon novel. Set in the iconic Midwestern small town - a place where “the women are strong, the men are good looking, and all the children are above average” – <I>Pontoon </I>is a story about a woman with a secret. Keillor’s tales of Lake Wobegon have touched the hearts of millions and, as stated by the <I>Chicago Tribune</I>, captured “what is small and ordinary and therefore potentially profound and universal in American life.” <BR>
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A book signing of <I>Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon</I> will follow the lecture and discussion.<BR>
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