Friends
of the Portsmouth Public Library, Inc.
Be sure and visit our

Book Nook

at the Churchland Library

Select books for sale at modest prices

Open weekends and some Wednesdays
Same hours as the library
Open to the Public
Friday, March 2, 2012
12 pm to 6 pm

and

Saturday, March 3, 2012
10 am to 4 pm
Books sold by the inch $1.25/in. Hardbacks, $.75/in paperbacks, LP Albums, Videos, Harlequin Romance Collection
Look for our directional signs in Olde Towne

601 Court Street
Portsmouth, Virginia
IRISH PEOPLE, IRISH LINEN
For 400 years, Irish linen was the premier industry of the island of Ireland. A new book by Kathleen Curtis Wilson, Irish People, Irish Linen (Ohio University Press, 2011) explores this history through art and design, architecture, technology, economic history, and cultural traditions.

The author will talk about her work with a media presentation on Tuesday, March 27 at noon at the Commodore Theatre in Portsmouth.

Wilson, who spent eight years traveling to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to conduct research, will share the fascinating story of spinners, factory workers, creators of fine lace, mill villages, the Titanic, airplanes and astronauts, high fashion, and unseen technological and medical issues of linen through the ages.

Her talk will be illustrated by lavish images of linen artifacts, some of which have never been see outside of private collections.

Wilson, who lives in Alameda, California, has also written extensively about Applachian textiles and currently is working on a novel set against a backdrop of early Applachian textile mills.

Lunch service will be available in the dining area of the theatre prior to the presentation, beginning at 11:00 AM until noon. The hour-long talk is free and open to the public.

Copies of Wilson's book will be on sale in the lobby of the theatre and the author will be available to sign them.
The Commodore Theatre presents
Kathleen Curtis Wilson, author of
Irish People, Irish Linen
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
From Noon to 1 PM
Commodore Theatre
421 High Street
Portsmouth, VA

Directions

For more information:
email Jean Haskell

Call
757-393-4383
or
757.544.9096
Kathleen Curtis Wilson
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