Some of my favorite evenings are those I spend with my husband enjoying and exploring downtown Nashville. I’m just as guilty of doing the same old thing as everyone else, even to the point where I could say (oh-no!), I may even be in a rut. There. I said it. There is nothing worse than Rutsville, USA, especially in the dead of winter. If you are living there also, here’s an idea for you and it won’t break the bank:
David Maraniss
Tuesday, February 23, you can enjoy one of the best views of downtown and take part in some stimulating conversation with world-renowned author David Maraniss, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winning author. He is in town to discuss his new book, Into the Story: A Writer’s Journey Through Life, Politics, Sports and Loss at the 13th installment of McNeely Pigott & Fox’s Speakers’ Series. This casual gathering starts at 4:30PM and includes some nice wine and cheese.
*Full disclosure here, my husband is the Fox in McNeely Pigott & Fox
I know it’s hard to put daily life aside and get downtown, but you will not be disappointed if you make the effort.
Two important points about the Speakers’ Series:
1) each installment is FREE
2)you are guaranteed to feed your brain. (Ms. Cheap if your google search engine is working, I said FREE)
Here is a little more about Maraniss to whet your intellectual appetite. David Maraniss, a longtime writer and editor for The Washington Post, will talk about some of the 32 stories that make up the “greatest hits” compilation of his work, including biographical pieces on the likes of Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and Muhammad Ali, as well as his sweeping narrative pieces written for the Post on everything from the Virginia Tech shootings to 9-11. Recently, Maraniss returned from a three-week trip to Kenya, where he conducted research for a “multi-generational biography” of Barack Obama.
Maraniss is the author of five previous best-sellers. These include biographies of Bill Clinton, Roberto Clemente and Vince Lombardi, as well as Rome 1960 (a history of those Summer Games that so prominently featured TSU’s Tigerbelles) and the Vietnam classic They Marched Into Sunlight. Tom Hanks has bought the movie rights to Sunlight, and the Lombardi bio will become a Broadway play this fall.
I have met David Maraniss several times with his son Andrew, who lives in town and works for MP&F. Both father and son are charming, witty and smart. Sorry ladies, unfortunately both are happily married.
After the series, you can head out and explore the city! One place on my radar screen is Paradise Park, owned and operated by the delightful Goldberg brothers. Liza and I visited Patterson House, another one of their super cool venues, and we couldn’t wait to get the Paradise Park next. Once at Paradise Park, grab yourself a PBR beer, a double wide cheese burger and relish the fact that only in Nashville can you see a Pulitzer prized author, drink a cold one in Paradise Park, the state’s #one seller of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and wander over to Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge for a nightcap and live music. And, you won’t be living in Rutsville, USA any longer!
- What: McNeely Pigott & Fox speakers series featuring David Maraniss
- When: Tuesday, February 23rd at 4:30PM
- Where: The McNeely Pigott & Fox offices, the 28th floor of the Renaissance Hotel at 7th and Commerce.
- Why go?: So people will think you are smart
- What then?: Paradise Park & Tootsies Orchid Lounge
- RSVP: [email protected].
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