Greetings. I usually post every four days, so this is an ‘Extra’ edition. I want to tell you about two events where I’ll be presenting in the next few days.
Westport Writers Workshop, Friday, April 24
Special Event! Please come to a reading at the Cobb’s Mill Inn, Weston, Friday, April 24, at 7 pm.
Featuring Faculty Member Christine Pakkala and writers from her Upper Level Writing About Your Life class.
And Here I Am! Guest Reader: published WWW writer
Catherine Onyemelukwe, author of Nigeria Revisited: My Life and Loves Abroad
Free and open to the public. Cobb’s Mill Inn will make a special discounted bar menu available, starting at 6pm.
Mount Holyoke Club of Fairfield Villages, Sunday April 26
| Alumnae Book Reading and SigningPlease join us on Sunday, April 26, 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. as Catherine Onyemelukwe ’62discusses Nigeria past and present, and reads from her recently published memoir, Nigeria Revisited: My Life and Loves Abroad. The event will be hosted by Sharon Phillips ’73 at 6 Hycliff Road, Greenwich, 06831.Catherine’s book wonderfully chronicles her twenty-four years in Nigeria, beginning as she arrives for her Peace Corps assignment following graduation in 1962 and concluding with her return to the United States in 1986. In it, she reflects on her experiences during those years as she changed from an idealistic though naïve Peace Corps volunteer to an experienced educator, parent, and entrepreneur.Catherine is based in Westport and is an author, speaker, and blogger. She has spoken in Unitarian Universalist congregations, adult education settings, and classrooms from kindergarten to college level. She uses her adopted extended Nigerian family to explain issues of the developing world, especially Africa. She invites audiences and readers to experience the culture of Nigeria though her descriptions of daily life and unusual situations. Visit Catherine’s website, where she blogs every few days, for a complete biography.A book signing will follow the presentation. Please bring your copy if you already have it! Books will also be available for purchase at the event ($15). Guests are welcome to attend.
RSVP to Jacquie Marumoto ’90 by emailing or calling 203-341-0208. |
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It would be great to see you at one, or both, of these events.
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Author, blogger, speaker. Born in New York, grew up in mid west United States, lived in Nigeria for 24 years, back in U.S. since 1986. Advocate for racial justice.
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