Well, THIS is different... And so exciting: I'm going on a five-library tour of Michigan to celebrate Trek's ongoing golden anniversary next week. I mean, you didn't think the Big 5-0 ended on Sept. 8, did you? The anniversary year has only begun!
And this is doubly intriguing as it won't be a hard-core fan audience, but lots of armchair fans or just newbie-curious (I';m guessing) at local regional libraries all around suburban Detroit. Just as when the Alexandria, La., library had me visit last spring, I can't wait to see what kind of curious mainstream patrons come out to hear the amazing, wacky, and above all inspiring attraction of Gene Roddenberry's vision —and how and why it has lived long and prospered, generation after generation.
I'm counting on seeing plenty of the Michigan Trekfan faithful, of course, who can make it.
I've only been to Michigan once—at a weekend internet convention two years ago—so this is literally new ground for me. I'll have a 60-90 minute talk, with a special "Between the Cracks of Trek" slideshow of course, and then table time in each venue. My thanks to Rob Butler at the Caroline Kennedy Library in Dearborn Heights for sparking the idea, then talking to more sister sites to add to the tour while I'm in-state.
So here's the schedule, as you can see at ln.com's NEWS page. Times are for the actual talk start, but since all but Saturday bump up against closing time at each site, I'll be there at least an hour early with a table to avoid the "closing rush."
Hope to see a lot of our Wolveriner Treklanders next week!
Hope to see a lot of our Wolveriner Treklanders next week!
Here's the schedule:
Monday, Sept. 19, 6:30 pm
Redford, MI
Tuesday, Sept. 20, 7:00 pm
Dearborn Heights, MI
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 6:30 pm
Berkley, MI
Thursday, Sept. 22, 6:30 pm
Lincoln Park, MI
Saturday, Sept. 24, 10:30 am
White Lake, MI
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