An Evening With Barbara Kingsolver May 3, 2007

An Evening with Barbara Kingsolver
Lecture and book signing
Thursday, May 3rd, 6:30 pm
The Great Hall
7 East 7th Street at Third Avenue
$10, call Ticket Central: 212 279-4200 or go to www.ticketcentral.com. The box office at 416 West 42nd St. is open noon-7 p.m.

Barbara Kingsolver, bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible, will be speaking at The Cooper Union's Great Hall about her new book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, which chronicles the year she and her family vowed to spend eating a locally-produced diet and avoiding food transported by the use of fossil fuel. This local-food project was the culmination of Kingsolver's longstanding conviction that America has lost its way when it comes to the production and consumption of food. Kingsolver's book makes a compelling case for putting the kitchen back at the center of family life and diversified farms at the center of the American diet.

Proceeds from this event will benefit Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project, a non-profit dedicated to revitalizing underserved parks, community gardens, and open space throughout New York City and to teaching children to be better environmental stewards.

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