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Luncheon with the Authors
2018CHAIRWOMENKaren Hittinger
Bonnie Baca
COMMITTEEKaren AlbertCarrie Ballek
Maureen BechtelSera Duffy
Maryann DattilioDot Ervin
Ashley FordChris Forsthoefel
Peggy HermanKate Hughes
Sarah MontanoBetty Moran
Susan PhillipsSonya Siegfried
Carol Smoll Nikki Vasiliadis
Carol Shiner Wilson Mary Zegarski
MISTRESS OF CEREMONIESNancy Werteen
SOTA PRESIDENTCorliss Bachman
EXECUTIVE V.P.Val Johnson
V.P. - GENERAL ACTIVITIESJill Weinhold
TREASURERLynn Noll
FUNDRAISING CHAIRJessica Ruisch
WATERCOLOR by Bebe Traylorwww.bebetraylor.com
Proceeds benefit Allentown Art Museum educational programs, SOTA Education Endowment and the SOTA Print Fund.
Amounts in excess of $45.00 are tax deductible.
The Society of the Arts cordially invites you to
Luncheon with the Authors
Thursday, October 4, 201811:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This event offers a unique opportunity to be seated for lunch with one of the featured authors. Please indicate your author preference on the response card.
Reservations must be made in advance. Seating is limited; first come, first served.
Lehigh Country Club 2319 Cedar Crest Blvd.
Allentown, PA 18103
Lehigh Country Club maintains a denim-free dress code.
For directions, please visit www.sotapa.org
Call Nikki at (610) 216 -7008 with your special dietary needs.
Raffle, Wine Pull, Book Sales & Book Signing
Dining Room Opens
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Luncheon
Authors’ Remarks
Panel Discussion With Authors
Author Q&A
Book Sales & Signing Resume;
Wine Pull & Raffle Winners Pick-up
11:00 a.m.
11:45 a.m.
12:00 noon
12:10 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2:15 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
Featured Authors
Deborah HeiligmanVincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
This award-winning work of nonfiction immerses us in the deep, enduring, and
complex friendship between the men and explores their impact on an artistic revolu-
tion. Champion of his brother’s artistic vision, Theo supported him emotionally and
financially, often at the cost of his own peace of mind. Devoted and psychologically
tortured, Vincent desperately needed that unconditional love.
Jennifer Zeynab JoukhadarThe Map of Salt and Stars
Moving seamlessly between the past and present of the Arab world, this powerful,
magical, and timely novel tells of two courageous girls who negotiate dangers and
everyday life to find and define home. Rawiya, disguised as a boy, apprentices to a
mapmaker and encounters adventures reminiscent of A Thousand and One Nights;
American-born Nour, relocating to Syria with her mother and sisters after her
father’s death, is caught up in a refugee’s life forced by a brutalizing civil war.
Jillian MedoffThis Could Hurt: A Novel
Not long after the devastating economic crash of 2008, Ellery Consumer Research
Human Resources director Rosa Guerrero works with intelligence and compassion
to keep the company sound and take care of and inspire employees. This “razor-
sharp and achingly funny” novel embraces an array of personalities as they negotiate
work and personal lives: loyalty, loneliness, ambition, altruism, affection.
Luncheon with the Authors Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018
Kindly respond by September 27, 2018. Please make checks payable to SOTA.
Name Patrons & Benefactors, please write your name as you wish it to be listed in the program. Thank you!
Address
City State Zip
Telephone Email
$75.00 Luncheon Admission (tables of 10)
$100.00 Patron Level (includes Luncheon Admission and Recognition in program)
$125.00 Premium Seating at Author Table (tables of 8; limited availability)
Preferred author: Deborah Heiligman Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar Jillian Medoff
$250.00 Silver Benefactor (includes 2 Luncheon Admissions and Recognition in program)
$350.00 Gold Benefactor (includes 3 Luncheon Admissions, 2 Allentown Art Museum passes, and Recognition in program)
Optional: List the names of other guests with whom you would like to be seated.
I am unable to attend, but a contribution is enclosed: $
Tickets may be also be purchased by credit card at www.sotapa.org. Seating is limited.Please contact Nikki at (610) 216-7008 with special dietary needs.
For any other questions or concerns, contact the Ticket Chair at (610) 434-6234.