Our friends at LAVA (Los Angeles Visionary Association) have asked us to help spread the word about an event scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 2013 — LAVA Literary Salon: A Dashiell Hammett Evening. This sounds like an amazing event — and if you make at least part of your living as a writer, it’s probably tax deductible (research!) — a special evening to celebrate the life and work of Dashiell Hammett, the author who started the hardboiled detective genre.
Here’s what you can expect…
Julie M. Rivett (Hammett’s granddaughter and editor of several books about him) wlll discuss the author’s professional life, private life, public life, and literary legacy.
Richard Layman, a Hammett biographer, will trace the author’s remarkable journey from high school dropout to world renowned writer.
Q&A with Rivett and Layman.
The Long Beach Shakespeare Company will present scenes starring legendary Hammett characters, including Nick and Nora Charles.
Buffet Dinner that features gourmet fare popular in exclusive restaurants circa 1950.
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2013
Time: 630-10:30 p.m.
Location: Los Angeles Athletic Club, 431 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90014
Tickets: $100 (more information here)
ABOUT THE LAVA LITERARY SALON SERIES: LAVA’s Literary Salon is a place for lovers of great Los Angeles writers to come together in historic spaces for good company, fine food, and fascinating discussions by experts in the field. Events take place in the historic Los Angeles Athletic Club, where Raymond Chandler, then a young oil executive, played bridge and eavesdropped on the powerful men who would shape the city and his detective fiction.
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