Palmer Woods Holiday Salon
Posted on December 13, 2007
Dear Palmer Woods Neighbors and Friends:
Take a break from the malls and celebrate the season at an interlude with the arts!
Barbara and Spencer Barefield invite you to their Holiday Salon,
A winter wonderland of jazz, literature, designer pottery, wine & refreshments.
Sunday, December 16, 2 - 4 p.m.
19550 Argyle Crescent in Palmer Woods, Detroit
Admission is free - just bring your support for the arts!
Music & Art:
Exhibit and sale of designer pottery by artist, Spencer Barefield IV
Performances by jazz-notable A. Spencer Barefield and sale of CDs
Readings & Book Signings:
Desiree Cooper, co-author of Detroit Noir, and Other People’s Skin.
Elizabeth Atkins, co-author of Other People’s Skin.
E.J. Olsen, editor and co-author of Detroit Noir.
(Note: Other People’s Skin is a recommended book in the Dec. 2007 issue of Ebony)
RSVP to Barbara, 313-891-2514 or barbarabarefield@aol.com
Desiree Cooper is the co-host for public radio’s Weekend America, a frequent commentator for National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, and a columnist for the Detroit Free Press. A University of Virginia law school graduate, she has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize twice and has won prizes for poetry and fiction.
Elizabeth Atkins is the bestselling author of five novels with mixed-race characters: White Chocolate (featured on Montel), Dark Secret, Twilight (with Billy Dee Williams), and two hip-hop novels for Urban Books that were in Black Expressions Book Club. After attending Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Elizabeth was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for articles on race at The Detroit News. She also celebrated a 100-pound weight loss on Oprah.
E. J. Olsen comes from a long line of sturdy Michigan folk, and has lived in the Detroit area most of his life. He works as a freelance writer and editor and is currently writing his first novel.
Here are the links:
http://www.empowerourselves.org/
http://www.detroitnoir.com/