Museum Of Art | Fort Lauderdale And Books & Books Debut Monthly
“Art Of Literature” Book Club Series On June 22 With Bestselling Author Lisa See
Wednesday, June 22
6-7 p.m. – Cocktail Reception and Q&A with Lisa See
7-8 p.m. – Lisa See Conversation and Book Signing
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Marks Gallery
One East Las Olas Boulevard at Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
954.525.5500
www.moafl.org

The cost to attend the cocktail reception is $25 per person. There is no charge to attend the conversation/book signing 7-8 pm.
Reservations are required for the cocktail reception/Q&A. To RSVP, call 954.262.0249 or email gvilone@moafl.org.

Events to Feature Celebrated Authors, Private Cocktail Reception/Author Q & A,
Conversation/Book Signing Open to the Public, and Viewing of Museum’s Current Exhibitions

The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University and Books & Books is reaching out to book clubs and others who enjoy literature with the new “Art of Literature” monthly series. Each event will feature an acclaimed author scheduled by Books & Books, and include a private cocktail reception and Q&A with the author. Following, the public is invited to enjoy conversation with the author and a book signing. Guests will also have the opportunity to view the Museum’s current exhibitions located on the building’s second floor, which include Sight Specific: Explorations in Space, Vision and Sound and The Art of Caring: A Look at Life through Photography.

The first “Art of Literature” event on Wednesday, June 22 will feature New York Times bestselling author Lisa See. During the private cocktail reception, attendees will enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres while See discusses her latest book, Dreams of Joy. Dreams of Joy, which picks up where Shanghai Girls ended, tells the story of a mother’s and daughter’s struggles as they combat their guilt-ridden past, and a Communist China intolerant of their free spirits. Reservations are required for the cocktail reception/Q&A; the cost is $25 per person.

See will have the opportunity to discuss her other works during the Q&A and conversation. She also wrote the critically-acclaimed international bestseller Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, which is now a movie, opening July 2011. Her other books include Peony in Love, Shanghai Girls, On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family, and Flower Net: A Red Princess Mystery.

“We’re very pleased to extend our programming to offer this series for those who love literature,” said Museum Executive Director Irvin Lippman. “In partnership with Books & Books, we are able to present some of the world’s most acclaimed authors during these monthly events.”