BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:New Orleans Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:New Orleans Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c0dccddd-8ad0-48e3-a264-534d1e3a9095 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260726T002646Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260721T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260721T193000 SUMMARY:Author Night at Hubbell Library: Michael Strecker LOCATION:Cita Dennis Hubbell Library\nCita Dennis Hubbell Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Cita Dennis Hubbell Librar y;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Cita Dennis Hubbell Library:geo:29.9531163,-90 .0482518 GEO:29.9531163;-90.0482518 DESCRIPTION:In this comedic novel set in New Orleans in the late 1980s\, a n inveterate lottery player will risk everything―except gainful emp loyment―to strike it rich..\nhttps://neworleans.libnet.info/event/1 6447518 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Filled with local-flavored humor\, \;< em>The Knights of Wade \;features engaging\, unforgettable charac ters and a unique plot that offers insights into fate\, faith\, and the va garies of life.

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Michael Strecker is an award-winning author and st andup comedian. His comedic New Orleans-based novel\, The Knights of W ade\, has garnered rave reviews from Vanity Fair \;to The Times-Picayune. Now in its second printing\, the book has been nominated for The Thurber Prize for American Humor. His short fiction has been selected twice as a Tennessee Williams Festival finalist and has appe ared in leading literary journals. He is also the author of several acclai med children&rsquo\;s books\, including The Young Comic's Guide to Tel ling Jokes\, Book 1 and 2 and the NOLA-favorite Jokes for Crescen t City Kids. He lives in the New Orleans area with his wife\, poet Ji llian Strecker\, and their two children Stephen and Joseph.

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