The Auburn University Community Orchestra, the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities and the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art will join with the Arts Association of East Alabama, Envision Opelika and the Auburn Chamber Music society to sponsor “Book and Buffet: An Evening with Rheta Grimsley Johnson” on Thursday, August 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Museum.
The evening is a benefit for the restoration of historic Miriam S. Brown School in Opelika into an area-wide community cultural and small conference center and has two options for tickets:
“First Edition” includes a conversation by Johnson, “The South Did This to Me”; a copy of her latest book, “Poor Man’s Provence”; a book signing; and a Buffet of Southern Specialties and cash bar provided by caterers Ursula Higgins, Martha Hicks and Billy Lee. ($75 per person, 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium, limited to 150)
“Second Edition” includes a copy of “Poor Man’s Provence,” book signing, and Buffet of Southern Specialties and cash bar by caterers Ursula Higgins, Martha Hicks, and Billy Lee. ($45 per person; Buffet and cash bar opens at 7 p.m. in the Grand Foyer.)
Rheta Grimsley Johnson, a 1977 graduate of Auburn University and winner of the 1974-1975 National Pacemaker Award, served on the staff of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution before becoming a syndicated columnist. Her many awards include the National Headliner Award for commentary in 1985, the Scripps Howard’s Ernie Pyle Memorial Award for outstanding human interest reporting in 1984 and the Scripps Howard Writer of the Year from 1983-1985. Her books include “America’s Faces,” “Good Grief,” the authorized biography of Charles Schulz, and “Poor Man’s Provence.”
The Brown School restoration project has received support from the Auburn University Departments of Art and Architecture, the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Alabama Historical Commission, the City of Opelika and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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