BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20171119T160000Z DTEND:20171119T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Bards Alley Presents David Baldacci DESCRIPTION:BARDS ALLEY PRESENTS DAVID BALDACCI\n\nDiscussion and Signing of END GAME (Robie #5)\n\n \n\nMeet David Baldacci just days after the release of his most breathtaking thriller yet END GAME (Will Robie #5). Mr. Baldacci will discuss writing END GAME and sign copies. Books are available with ticket purchase ($35 for general admission and book\; $6 general admission only).\n\n11 a.m.\, Sunday\, November 19\n\nJammin Java\, 227 Maple Ave E\, Vienna\, VA 22180\n\n \n\nOrder tickets online at http://www.jamminjava.com/event/1583272.\n\n \n\nWill Robie returns home from a mission overseas to discover that his boss codenamed Blue Man has vanished. His last known location was in remote Colorado\, and there have been no other sightings or communications since. But there is violence brewing in this small town\, and Robie and his sometime-partner Jessica Reel will be lucky if they make it out alive\, with or without Blue Man \n\nAbout David Baldacci. David Baldacci has been writing since childhood\, when his mother gave him a lined notebook in which to write down his stories. (Much later\, when David thanked her for being the spark that ignited his writing career\, she revealed that she'd given him the notebook to keep him quiet\, because "every mom needs a break now and then.")\n\nDavid published his first novel\, Absolute Power\, in 1996. A feature film followed\, with Clint Eastwood as its director and star. In total\, David has published 34 novels for adults\; all have been national and international bestsellers\, and several have been adapted for film and television. His novels are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries\, with over 130 million worldwide sales. David has also published six novels for younger readers.\n\nA lifelong Virginian\, David received his Bachelor's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law\, after which he practiced law in Washington\, D.C.\n\nIn addition to being a prolific writer\, David is a devoted philanthropist\, and his greatest efforts are dedicated to his family's Wish You Well Foundation . Established by David and his wife\, Michelle\, the Wish You Well Foundation supports family and adult literacy in the United States by fostering and promoting the development and expansion of literacy and educational programs. In 2008 the Foundation partnered with Feeding America to launch Feeding Body & Mind\, a program to address the connection between literacy\, poverty and hunger. Through Feeding Body & Mind\, more than 1 million new and gently used books have been collected and distributed through food banks to families in need. \n\nDavid and his family live in Virginia.\n\nAbout Bards Alley. Bards Alley is Vienna's new bookstore\, located at 110 Church St. NW. Carrying more than 5\,000 titles\, the bookstore provides a place for:\n\n Books new fiction and literary classics\, non-fiction and biographies\, young adult literature and children's books\n Wine a rotating selection of wine and craft beer to accompany locally made bread\, cheese\, soup and charcuterie\n Kindred Spirits a place for book clubs\, author readings\, book signings\, children's storytime\, poetry and writers' workshops\n\n \n\nBards Alley hosts frequent author readings\, story times\, writing workshops and other events. The store hosts in-store book clubs: Contemporary Fiction\, Science Fiction\, Historical Fiction\, Middle Reader (parent-child)\, Men's\, and Badass Women's. The store is also available for private book clubs: no living room to clean\, no hors d'oeuvres to prepare! Up to eight private club members can gather for a comfortable discussion and order their own food and beverages at the caf .\n\n \n\nStore hours are 10 a.m. 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Noon 6 p.m. on Sunday. For more information about Bards Alley events and book clubs\, visit http://www.bardsalley.com/. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:BARDS ALLEY PRESENTS DAVID BALDACCI
\nDiscussion and Signing of END GAME (Robie #5)
\n \;
\nMeet David Baldacci just days after the release of his most breathtaking thriller yet&hellip\; END GAME (Will Robie #5).  \;Mr. Baldacci will discuss writing END GAME and sign copies. Books are available with ticket purchase ($35 for general admission and book\; $6 general admission only).
\n11 a.m.\, Sunday\, November 19
\nJammin Java\, 227 Maple Ave E\, Vienna\, VA 22180
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\nOrder tickets online at http://www.jamminjava.com/event/1583272.
\n \;
\nWill Robie returns home from a mission overseas to discover that his boss &ndash\; codenamed Blue Man &ndash\; has vanished. His last known location was in remote Colorado\, and there have been no other sightings or communications since. But there is violence brewing in this small town\, and Robie and his sometime-partner Jessica Reel will be lucky if they make it out alive\, with or without Blue Man&hellip\;
\nAbout David Baldacci. David Baldacci has been writing since childhood\, when his mother gave him a lined notebook in which to write down his stories. (Much later\, when David thanked her for being the spark that ignited his writing career\, she revealed that she&rsquo\;d given him the notebook to keep him quiet\, because &ldquo\;every mom needs a break now and then.&rdquo\;)
\nDavid published his first novel\, \;Absolute Power\, in 1996. A feature film \;followed\, with Clint Eastwood as its director and star. In total\, David has published \;34 novels \;for adults\; all have been national and international bestsellers\, and several have been adapted for film and television. His novels are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries\, with over 130 million worldwide sales. David has also published six \;novels for younger readers.
\nA lifelong Virginian\, David received his Bachelor&rsquo\;s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law\, after which he practiced law in Washington\, D.C.
\nIn addition to being a prolific writer\, David is a devoted philanthropist\, and his greatest efforts are dedicated to his family&rsquo\;s Wish You Well Foundation®\;. Established by David and his wife\, Michelle\, the Wish You Well Foundation supports family and adult literacy in the United States by \;fostering and promoting the development and expansion of literacy and educational programs. In 2008 the Foundation partnered with Feeding America to launch Feeding Body &\; Mind\, a program to address the connection between literacy\, poverty and hunger. Through Feeding Body &\; Mind\, more than 1 million new and gently used books have been collected and distributed through food banks to families in need.
\nDavid and his family live in Virginia.
\nAbout Bards Alley. Bards Alley is Vienna&rsquo\;s new bookstore\, located at 110 Church St. NW. Carrying more than 5\,000 titles\, the bookstore provides a place for:\n\n \;
\nBards Alley hosts frequent author readings\, story times\, writing workshops and other events. The store hosts in-store book clubs: Contemporary Fiction\, Science Fiction\, Historical Fiction\, Middle Reader (parent-child)\, Men&rsquo\;s\, and Badass Women&rsquo\;s. The store is also available for private book clubs: no living room to clean\, no hors d&rsquo\;oeuvres to prepare! Up to eight private club members can gather for a comfortable discussion and order their own food and beverages at the café\;.
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\nStore hours are 10 a.m. &ndash\; 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Noon &ndash\; 6 p.m. on Sunday. For more information about Bards Alley events and book clubs\, visit http://www.bardsalley.com/.
\n \; LOCATION:Jammin Java 227 Maple Ave E Vienna\, VA 22180 UID:e.9111.5944 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260413T214944Z URL:http://viennabusiness.memberzone.com/events/details/bards-alley-presents-david-baldacci-5944 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR