About this Event
Join Goldberry Books, Concord NC's indie bookstore, for an evening of conversation with two of North Carolina's favorite writers, Scott Fowler and Tommy Tomlinson! Both Scott and Tommy have new titles out, so we'll be discussing how those books came to be and what it's like to be a NC writer. Then both authors will read from their new work and answer audience questions before finishing out the evening with a signing.
Books will be available to purchase at the event, or you can certainly drop in at Goldberry Books anytime ahead of time.
This event will take place in the beautiful theater at the Cabarrus Arts Council and all ticket proceeds for this event will be donated to their programs.
About the Arts Council
The Cabarrus Arts Council was founded in 1980 in response to the North Carolina Arts Council's plan to establish a local arts council in every county. In 1982 the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners selected the arts council to serve as its Designated County Partner, receiving and distributing Grassroots funding from the state and the state arts council.
Today the arts council programs and operates the Davis Theatre and The Galleries, conducts one of North Carolina's largest art-in-education programs for both the Cabarrus County and Kannapolis City school systems, supports arts organizations and artists through grants and workshops and serves as a catalyst and consultant for public and corporate art.
About the Authors
Sports columnist Scott Fowler has written for The Charlotte Observer since 1994. Fowler has earned 22 national APSE sportswriting awards and hosted The Observer’s podcast “Carruth,” which Sports Illustrated named “Podcast of the Year.” Fowler’s new podcast and online series is called “Sports Legends of the Carolinas” and features 1-on-1 interviews with NC and SC sports icons. The series has also been turned into a coffee-table book, available at SportsLegendsBook.com.
Tommy Tomlinson is the author of the memoir (Simon & Schuster, 2019), about life as an overweight man in a growing America. His new book, Dogland, about the Westminster Dog Show, came out in April 2024. Tommy is the host of the podcast “SouthBound” at WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR station, and he also does weekly commentaries for the station. He also has a Substack newsletter called The Writing Shed. He has written for publications including Esquire, ESPN the Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Garden & Gun, and many others. He spent 23 years as a reporter and local columnist for the Charlotte Observer. He’s a graduate of the University of Georgia and was a 2008-09 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Tommy and his wife, Alix Felsing, live in Charlotte.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cabarrus Arts Council, 65 Union Street South, Concord, United States
USD 10.00
