Other
books include “Over, Under, Across & Through” and “Mercy,” other titles in
the Real World series; “The Healer’s Gift,” a romance; “A Lovely Dream,” a
romantic thriller, “Prim and Proper,” a true romance with a touch of
mystery, and “Lucky,” a thriller set in the not-so-distant future in
post-plague Earth.
“I
recently completed another work of fiction titled ‘Compromising Positions’ and
have started writing a romance titled ‘Sight Unseen,’” she told me.
When
I hear people tell me they don’t have time to write, I send them to Cutrera’s
web site for inspiration.
“I
work with the visually-impaired and am visually-impaired myself,” she writes on
her website. “I firmly believe that our minds are only limited by the
restrictions that we place upon them. That is why my literary credo is, ‘Transcending
reality by exploring it one story at a time….’”
For
more information on this prolific and inspiring Louisiana author, visit www.onmywayuponline.com.
Awards
Multi-published
author and business trainer Christee Gabour Atwood of Alexandria will receive
the Knowledge Management Leadership Award for her work in the field of
knowledge management and information sharing on June 27 in Mumbai, India. The
award will be presented at the Global Knowledge Management Congress and Atwood
will be the keynote speaker. The award is based on the body of work represented
in Atwood’s workforce training and development projects as well as her five
business books. In July 2012 Atwood was the keynote speaker at the Human
Capital Conference in Tokyo.
With regrets
Robert Anthony
“Bobby” Gisclair, 65, a native and resident of Galliano and author of
“Singing To The Lions,” passed away on Jan. 16 at his residence. Gisclair also produced
and wrote a French play titled “Blanche Neige.” He was a Vietnam veteran, a
world traveler and cultural connoisseur who spoke several languages.
Black History Month
In
celebration of Black History Month, the Louisiana Center for the Book in the
State Library is hosting author Kim Marie Vaz for a discussion of “The ‘Baby
Dolls’: Breaking the Race and Gender Barriers of the New Orleans Mardi Gras
Tradition” at noon Feb. 6 at the State Library Seminar Center.
Vaz’s
book is a history of the Million Dollar Baby Dolls, one of the first women’s organizations to participate in Mardi Gras, and its post-Hurricane Katrina
comeback. The “Baby Dolls” traces the tradition as it spread to different New
Orleans neighborhoods and empowered women. The “Baby Dolls” served as the basis
for a major installation on the Baby Doll tradition at The Presbytere museum as
part of the permanent Carnival exhibit. Vaz
is associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and education professor
at Xavier University in New Orleans. Registration is not required for this free
event and attendees are invited to bring brown bag lunches. She
will also appear at the Hubbell Library in Algiers Point at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
11, 725 Pelican Ave. in Algiers Point.
Conferences
New
Orleans Comic Con 2014 will be Friday through Sunday, Feb 7-9, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center in New Orleans. Some of the celebrities scheduled to visit are Norman
Reedus, Steven Yeun, Jon Bernthal, Michael Rooker of “The Walking Dead;” Matt
Smith, The 11th Doctor of “Doctor Who;” Manu Bennett of “The Hobbit” and “Arrow” and Carlos Pacheco, an
Eisner Award nominee, among many more. For more information, visit
http://www.wizardworld.com/home-neworleans.html.
The
31st annual Romantic Times Booklovers Convention is scheduled for May 13-18 at
the Marriott Hotel on Canal Street in New Orleans. Some of the authors
appearing will be Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series (and the movie
starring Tom Cruise); inspirational fiction author Francine Rivers; Charlaine
Harris, author of the bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels adapted for HBO’s “True
Blood” series and Louisiana regular Heather Graham, to name a few. Some Louisiana
authors to be in attendance are Diana Rowland, Jana DeLeon and Sabrina Jeffries,
again among many more. For more information, visit www.rtconvention.com.
The
17th annual Blue Ridge Writers’ Conference will be April 4-5 at The
Art Center in Blue Ridge, Ga. The keynote speaker will be Claire Cook,
author of “Wallflower in Bloom” and “Must Love Dogs,” the latter of which was
adapted into a film starring John Cusack and Diane Lane. Other
speakers include Sally Apokedak, Glenda Beall, Jennifer Jabaley, Jennifer
Justus, Elizabeth Dulemba and Stellasue Lee. The conference charges a very
reasonable fee and the town of Blue Ridge is delightful, a perfect weekend
getaway. For information, visit http://www.blueridgewritersconference.com/.
Book events
There
will be a spoken word event featuring African American writers and poets
beginning at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, in the Ernest J. Gaines Center of the UL Dupre
Library, third floor. Administrators, faculty and students will read passages
and the public is invited to participate with a one- to five-minute reading of
their favorite passage. For more information, contact the Gaines Center at
482-1848 or gainescenter@louisiana.edu.
Ages
5-12 may make a Candy Butterfly Valentine
at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at South Regional
Library and 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Milton Library and 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the
Youngsville Library.
Kim
Vaz, author of “The ‘Baby Dolls,’ Breaking the Race and Gender Barriers of the
New Orleans Mardi Gras Tradition,” will speak from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at
the State Library Seminar Center in Baton Rouge.
The
three-time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion Buddy Wakefield is coming
to the Lafayette Science Museum at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7. Tickets are $10.
The
Wild & Wacky Olympics for Teens begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at
South
Regional
Library in Lafayette.
Cheré Coen is the author
of “Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana” and “Exploring Cajun Country: A Historic
Guide to Acadiana,” both from The History Press, and co-author of “Magic’s in
the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags and Sachets.” She teaches writing
at UL-Lafayette’s Continuing Education. Write her at cherecoen@gmail.com.
No comments:
Post a Comment