Book Reading & Signing with Willy Bearden

Name: Book Reading & Signing with Willy Bearden
Start: 2024-09-21T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-09-21T15:00:00-05:00
Location: 824 South Dudley Street,Memphis,38104,US

Schedule

Sat Sep 21 2024 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

824 South Dudley Street,Memphis,38104,US | Memphis, TN

A memoir of a life in 49 pieces.
Memphis writer and filmmaker Willy Bearden is well-known for his documentary films and books. His latest work, "Mississippi Hippie: A Life in 49 Pieces," is a memoir that shares the stories of his youth and young adulthood, from his hometown in the Mississippi Delta to Memphis and beyond.
Join us for a reading and book signing event on either September 17th at 6 pm or September 21st at 2 pm. This event is free and books will be available for purchase.
More about the author:
Willy Bearden is the voice of “On This Day in Memphis History” on WKNO, NPR for the Midsouth. He hosts WYPL’s Dialogue television program and WYXR’s “Songs that Move You” radio show. For the past thirty years, he has written and produced films for the Elvis Presley Birthplace Museum, The Grammy Museum Mississippi, the Cotton Museum, The Blues Hall of Fame, and other museums in Memphis and Mississippi. He is the author of five books. He was born and raised in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in the Deep Delta.