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FRI MAY 8 Andrew Lawler

  • Historic St. John's Church 2401 East Broad Street Richmond, VA, 23223 United States (map)

Andrew Lawler

Friday May 8 at 7:00 PM

The Walter W. Craigie Speaker Series

PRESENTS

Andrew Lawler

SPEAKING ON

A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution

 
TICKETS

$25

Includes a pre-talk reception with a chance to meet the speaker.

Reception begins at 5:30 PM. Beer, wine, and light hors d’oeuvres.

Doors open at 6:45 PM for seating | Talk starts promptly at 7:00 PM

 
 

Andrew Lawler is a journalist and author who has written four books:


• A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution
• The prize-winning Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City
• The national bestseller The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke
• The acclaimed Why Did The Chicken Cross The World: The Epic Saga Of The Bird That Powers Civilization.

Andrew’s byline has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and many other publications. He is a contributing writer for Science and contributing editor for Archaeology, as well as a National Geographic Explorer and a Pulitzer Center grantee. His work has won a number of journalism awards, and appeared several times in The Best of Science and Nature Writing.

 
 

House Rules for Historic St. John’s Church

  • We encourage masks but they are no longer required.

  • Seating is first come, first served. Tickets are required.

  • There is no food, drink, gum, candy, strollers, backpacks or firearms permitted inside the church.

  • Bags larger than 16 x 16 x 8 are prohibited inside the church. Any and all bags are subject to inspection. Please leave backpacks and bags inside your vehicle as we have no place to store them.

 
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