AK's Fiddling Poet & Book Signing
Schedule
Fri Jun 14 2024 at 05:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
2901 E. Bogard Rd. #104, Wasilla, AK, United States, Alaska 99654 | Wasilla, AK
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🎶🎵Ken Waldman comes to Black Birch Books in beautiful Wasilla at 5 pm, Friday, June 14, where he'll play fiddle, read (and recite) work from his many books, and tell stories about his time in state. He'll be happy to sign books and CDs after his performances.Ken moved to Fairbanks in 1985 to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks, where he graduated in 1988 with a degree in Creative Writing. Since then he's lived in Juneau, Sitka, Nome, back to Juneau, and then Anchorage, and has traveled extensively in state. Down South, he's made a living performing as Alaska's Fiddling Poet.
Want to know more? www.kenwaldman.com. Come see him here at the store!
Author Bio:
Ken Waldman has drawn on 38 years as an Alaska resident to produce poems, stories, and fiddle tunes that combine into a performance uniquely his. 12 CDs mix Appalachian-style string-band music with original poetry. 20 books include 16 poetry collections, a memoir, a children's book, a creative writing manual, and his newest, a novel, Now Entering Alaska Time. Since 1995 he's toured full-time, performing at leading festivals, concert series, arts centers, and clubs, including the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Dodge Poetry Festival, Woodford Folk Festival (Queensland, Australia).
“Like a Ken Burns movie . . . Always recommended” --Austin Chronicle
“Renegade Americana.” --Denver Post
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Where is it happening?
2901 E. Bogard Rd. #104, Wasilla, AK, United States, Alaska 99654Event Location & Nearby Stays:
