BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:48658709-2793-4022-945e-c13650d8502f SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260727T221322Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T150000 SUMMARY:ZOOM: Virtual Author Talk with Irena Smith LOCATION:Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library\nClifton Park-Halfmoon Publi c Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Clifton Park-Halfmoon Publ ic Library;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library: geo:42.8581848,-73.793289 GEO:42.8581848;-73.793289 DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a range of talks from bestselling authors and thought le aders. This week\, Irena Smith will discuss The Golden Ticket to College A dmissions Is Not What You Think..\nhttps://cphlibrary.libnet.info/event/10 962046 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Irena taught literature and composition at UCLA and Stanford before transitioning to college admissions\, college ad vising\, and writing. Her recently published memoir\, \;The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays \;is the winner of t he Story Circle Network's Gilda Award\, named in honor of comedian Gilda R adner to recognize honest\, authentic writing that "makes us laugh even wh en we want to cry." It's been described by Forbes as &ldquo\;captivating a nd smart&hellip\;a potential antidote to the fevered belief that being adm itted to an elite college will spell the difference between a successful l ife vs. a doomed future.&rdquo\; \;

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