HOPKINS COUNTY-MADISONVILLE LIBRARY

BOOK SIGNING

HOPKINS COUNTY

MADISONVILLE LIBRARY

November 5, 2011- Madisonville-Hopkins County Library will host a book signing and discussion of my cookbooks “Favorite Recipes of Kentucky Celebrities” and “Country Goodness Recipes of Tennessee Celebrities.” The discussion will take place at 2:00 p.m. The cookbooks serve as fundraisers for non-profit organizations and I pledges 50% of the proceeds from cookbook sales to the fundraiser. For information on fundraising, you can send an e-mail

whinneryw@bellsouth.net

or

270-554-5332.

EVANSVILLE WRITERS' GUILD BOOK FAIR

This next weekend I will have the opportunity to participate in the Evansville Midwest Writers’ Guild Book Fair. As always, I pledge 50% to a local Non-profit. At the suggestion of my friend and fellow author Cora Seaman, I have chosen the Evansville Literacy Program, to receive 40% and 10% will go to the Writers' Guild.

On October 29th and 30th, 2011, the Midwest Writers Guild of Evansville is sponsoring a “Fall Book Fair” for any published author. The event will be held at Vanderburgh 4H Center located north of Evansville on Hwy 41. The Book Fair will be held in conjunction with the Fall Collector’s Carnival. We will have a separate room at this event, set aside for authors only. Collectors Carnival is a well publicized event and usually has an attendance for the two days of more than 5000 shoppers.

This two day event begins on Saturday morning at 9:00 A.M. through 4:00 P.M. and again on Sunday from 9:00 to 4:00.

I am really excited about this event. Although I have done a signing in Owensboro and near Madisonville, this is my first time to do a book signing in Evansville.

Stop by and do your Christmas Shopping, pick up a copy of “Favorite Recipes of Kentucky Celebrities,” and help a great Evansville organization.

Hopkinsville Pink Ribbon Network

Jon Ashton delights the crowd

at the Relish Magazine Cooking Show

Ted Jatczak with The Kentucky New Era newspaper has invited me to do a book signing at the Relish Magazine Cooking Show in Hopkinsville. I will be the "Pink Ribbon Network" booth (a local breast cancer support group.) to sign the cookbooks. I pledge 50% of the $19.95 cost to them.

The 2011 show, scheduled for Thursday, October 20 will mark the fourth year in a row Relish Magazine has extended the invitation to the Kentucky New Era. No other newspaper in the country has hosted more which is a testament to the success and value offered to sponsors and vendors.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Place: James E. Bruce Convention Center

Time: VIP ticket holders doors open at 4:30 p.m. with VIP mix, munch and mingle beginning at 5:00 p.m. Tickets $35.

General Admission seating doors open at 5:00 p.m. Tickets $10.

Show starts at 7:00 p.m.

4 RIVERS BOOK FESTIVAL, ARTS & CRAFTS, & HORSE SHOW

Its this weekend! Paducah's First Ever Book Festival! At Carson Park as part of the HORSES Inc. Expo. Held in conjuction with their Horse Show, Arts & Crafts Fair, and Christmas Expo.

This one day event will encompass an array of activities, truly something for everyone to enjoy. Held at Carson Park in Paducah, Ky. on Saturday October 15, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Here are just a few of the activities you can find…

There will be a wide variety of vendors set up with unique gift ideas and specialty items

The special riders will showcase their skills in the “Boots and Bridles Competition” obstacle course where they earn ribbons

A book festival will be held with authors presenting their own published books

Local entertainment throughout the day

2 concession stands

2 bands from Lexington, Ky. perform in the afternoon/evening

Students will conduct a canned food drive for local food pantry

Raffle drawings throughtout the day

and much, much more! So, whether you come to do some early Christmas shopping or come to cheer on your favorite rider in the Boots and Bridles Competition, you’re sure to have a good time and support a worthy cause. So don’t miss out!

DON'T MISS IT. OCT. 15, CARSON PARK 10:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M.

MUSEUM OF APPALACHIA FALL HOMECOMING

JOHN RICE IRWIN HAS INVITED ME TO DO A BOOK SIGNING AT THIS YEARS HOMECOMING. IT IS SUCH AN HONOR. MY FATHER-IN-LAW WAS THE LEATHER CRAFTSMAN FOR THE HOMECOMING SINCE IT FIRST STARTED.

He passed away last March and will be remembered at the Memorial Service on Saturday.

Homcoming is a wonderful tradition. Authentic, old-music fills the air at the Museum of Appalachia’s Tennessee Fall Homecoming in Norris, TN, Oct. 7-9. With musicians performing simultaneously all day on five different stages, seasoned festival-goers stop at the information tent for the daily music schedule to plan their day. Some 400 nationally and regionally known musicians will perform traditional mountain, folk, Gospel, and bluegrass music throughout the three-day event. The Homecoming is internationally renowned as one of the oldest and most authentic festivals of its kind.

Homecoming also includes demonstrations of pioneer skills, a large craft fair with authentic Appalachian artisans, and traditional Southern foods.

Tickets are available at the gate; plenty of free parking is available.The Museum offers a picturesque backdrop, with dozens of authentic log buildings, display halls filled with artifacts, and garden and farm animals surrounded by split-rail fences.

All Homecoming proceeds go toward the Museum’s mission to preserve Appalachian culture & heritage. A non-profit organization, the Museum is an official affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.