Luncheon with the Authors

2018CHAIRWOMENKaren Hittinger

Bonnie Baca

COMMITTEEKaren AlbertCarrie Ballek

Maureen BechtelSera Duffy

Maryann DattilioDot Ervin

Ashley FordChris Forsthoefel

Peggy HermanKate Hughes

Sarah MontanoBetty Moran

Susan PhillipsSonya Siegfried

Carol Smoll Nikki Vasiliadis

Carol Shiner Wilson Mary Zegarski

MISTRESS OF CEREMONIESNancy Werteen

SOTA PRESIDENTCorliss Bachman

EXECUTIVE V.P.Val Johnson

V.P. - GENERAL ACTIVITIESJill Weinhold

TREASURERLynn Noll

FUNDRAISING CHAIRJessica Ruisch

WATERCOLOR by Bebe Traylorwww.bebetraylor.com

Proceeds benefit Allentown Art Museum educational programs, SOTA Education Endowment and the SOTA Print Fund.

Amounts in excess of $45.00 are tax deductible.

The Society of the Arts cordially invites you to

Luncheon with the Authors

Thursday, October 4, 201811:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

This event offers a unique opportunity to be seated for lunch with one of the featured authors. Please indicate your author preference on the response card.

Reservations must be made in advance. Seating is limited; first come, first served.

Lehigh Country Club 2319 Cedar Crest Blvd.

Allentown, PA 18103

Lehigh Country Club maintains a denim-free dress code.

For directions, please visit www.sotapa.org

Call Nikki at (610) 216 -7008 with your special dietary needs.

Raffle, Wine Pull, Book Sales & Book Signing

Dining Room Opens

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Luncheon

Authors’ Remarks

Panel Discussion With Authors

Author Q&A

Book Sales & Signing Resume;

Wine Pull & Raffle Winners Pick-up

11:00 a.m.

11:45 a.m.

12:00 noon

12:10 p.m.

1:10 p.m.

1:45 p.m.

2:15 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

Featured Authors

Deborah HeiligmanVincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

This award-winning work of nonfiction immerses us in the deep, enduring, and

complex friendship between the men and explores their impact on an artistic revolu-

tion. Champion of his brother’s artistic vision, Theo supported him emotionally and

financially, often at the cost of his own peace of mind. Devoted and psychologically

tortured, Vincent desperately needed that unconditional love.

Jennifer Zeynab JoukhadarThe Map of Salt and Stars

Moving seamlessly between the past and present of the Arab world, this powerful,

magical, and timely novel tells of two courageous girls who negotiate dangers and

everyday life to find and define home. Rawiya, disguised as a boy, apprentices to a

mapmaker and encounters adventures reminiscent of A Thousand and One Nights;

American-born Nour, relocating to Syria with her mother and sisters after her

father’s death, is caught up in a refugee’s life forced by a brutalizing civil war.

Jillian MedoffThis Could Hurt: A Novel

Not long after the devastating economic crash of 2008, Ellery Consumer Research

Human Resources director Rosa Guerrero works with intelligence and compassion

to keep the company sound and take care of and inspire employees. This “razor-

sharp and achingly funny” novel embraces an array of personalities as they negotiate

work and personal lives: loyalty, loneliness, ambition, altruism, affection.

Luncheon with the Authors Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018

Kindly respond by September 27, 2018. Please make checks payable to SOTA.

Name Patrons & Benefactors, please write your name as you wish it to be listed in the program. Thank you!

Address

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$75.00 Luncheon Admission (tables of 10)

$100.00 Patron Level (includes Luncheon Admission and Recognition in program)

$125.00 Premium Seating at Author Table (tables of 8; limited availability)

Preferred author: Deborah Heiligman Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar Jillian Medoff

$250.00 Silver Benefactor (includes 2 Luncheon Admissions and Recognition in program)

$350.00 Gold Benefactor (includes 3 Luncheon Admissions, 2 Allentown Art Museum passes, and Recognition in program)

Optional: List the names of other guests with whom you would like to be seated.

I am unable to attend, but a contribution is enclosed: $

Tickets may be also be purchased by credit card at www.sotapa.org. Seating is limited.Please contact Nikki at (610) 216-7008 with special dietary needs.

For any other questions or concerns, contact the Ticket Chair at (610) 434-6234.

c/o Mrs. Peggy Herman 2221 Bishop Road

Allentown, PA 18103