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Festival Events
The week of the West Texas
Book and Music Festival will be filled with activities celebrating books,
reading, and music. Check out the happenings below! Detailed information
about specific days can be viewed by clicking on the links.
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Tentative
schedule -- As information becomes available,
it will be added to this page.
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Michael Henry Martin performs at a Brown Bag Program at the Abilene Public Library at the 2006 Festival |
Tuesday,
September 23
6:00 -8:00 p.m. -- Library Auditorium - Free
Local Author Reception
The public is invited to a reception for local authors who have had a book published in the past twelve months.
Wednesday, September 24
12:00 Noon -- Library Auditorium - Free
Brown Bag Program
Featuring
Thursday, September 25
12:00 Noon -- Library Auditorium - Free
Brown Bag Program
Thursday, September 25
6:00 p.m. -- Abilene Country Club (
4039 Treadaway Blvd.)
Texas
Cookbook Gala
Formal dinner benefiting the Abilene Public Library. The menu features recipes from cookbooks by Texas chefs and authors and
wine from Texas wineries. Tickets begin at $100.
Friday, September 26
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. -- Paramount Theatre (352 Cypress St.) - Free
concert
Texas Songwriters Concert
Featuring - Terri Hendrix, accompanied by Lloyd Maines; Victoria Moore; Amanda Dunn; Kina Lankford
Saturday, September 27
All activities Saturday are at the Abilene Civic Center
and are free except for
the Boots & Books Luncheon
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Exhibit Hall
Hall
of Texas Authors
Texas authors, publishers and booksellers will be selling and signing
books throughout the day.
9:00 to 11:30 a.m. & 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. - Exhibit Hall
Music in the Hall
of Texas Authors
TBA
9:00 to 11:45 a.m.
Author Panels and Writer Workshops
(Individual programs TBA)
12:00
Noon - 2:00 p.m. -- Conference Center
Boots & Books Luncheon
Presentation of 2008 A. C. Greene Award to Don Graham
Music by TBA
Presentation of the Abilene Book Award to TBA
Tickets are $25 per person in advance.
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. --
Hall of Texas Authors
Book Signings
Books by featured authors, local authors and other participating authors will be available for purchase and signing.
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. -- Conference Center
Texas Gospel Hymnfest
Congregational gospel hymn singing. |