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Palm Springs Speaks Speaker Series Features Talk by Author Dave Barry

By Desert Star Staff

Palm Springs, CA (March 31, 2023): The Friends of the Palm Springs Library announce that the next Palm Springs Speaks speaker for season four will feature an appearance by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, bestselling author, and humorist Dave Barry. The talk, sponsored by his publisher Simon & Schuster, will take place at the Palm Springs Cultural Center (historic Camelot Theatre) located at 2300 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 7:30 PM. A VIP Reception, which begins at 6 PM, will enable a limited number of attendees to have an exclusive photo opportunity with Barry on the stage and receive a copy of his “Swamp Stories” book that he will autograph. The VIP cocktail reception will be catered by LULU California Bistro. The talk is expected to run for an hour, followed by a short Q&A session. His book will be for sale at the event courtesy of Follet Books, and Barry will sign copies following the talk. Tickets are $35 rear reserved (ADA spaces available), $50 general admission, $75 premium reserved, and $125 VIP (includes a copy of his book and the cocktail reception and photo opportunity with Barry). More information about the speaker series may be found at palmspringsspeaks.org.

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“Swamp Stories” is a humorous account of a broke and desperate Florida housewife who stumbles across a long-lost treasure but must elude a gang of evil men to keep it. It is a rollicking caper full of oddballs and more twists and turns than a snake slithering away from a gator.

“We are delighted to add the much-beloved humorist Dave Barry to our roster of important speakers,” said Director of Library Services Jeannie Kays.

“Barry’s new novel comes out May 2, so this talk will allow people to hear him speak about his first novel in a decade. In addition, our presenting sponsor, The Friends of Palm Springs Public Library, enables us to bring a truly dynamic lineup of thought-provoking speakers to the Coachella Valley. We thank our additional sponsors, The City of Palm Springs, LULU American Bistro, Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs, Palm Springs Unified School District Foundation, The Palm Springs Cultural Center, and Rivera Design, for their ongoing support.”

About Dave Barry Dave Barry is an author and humorist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his syndicated column, which ran in more than 500 newspapers and was the inspiration for the television show “Dave’s World.” He has also written dozens of bestselling books, most recently Lessons

From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog. His new novel, Swamp Story, will be published by Simon and Schuster in May 2023. Along with Ridley Pearson, Barry wrote the bestselling Starcatchers series of young-adult books, one of which was adapted as the Tony-award-winning Broadway play Peter and the Starcatcher.

Source: Bob Bogard

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