Richard Adams Carey Hosts Reading and Book Signing in Colebrook
by Christina Mancuso
- Sep 14, 2015
MANCHESTER, N.H., Sept. 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) On September 9, 2015, author and Southern New Hampshire University MFA in Fiction and Nonfiction faculty member Richard Adams Carey read from his newly released non-fiction book, In the Evil Day (ForeEdge 2015), at the Tillotson Arts Center in Colebrook, New Hampshire.
In the Evil Day chronicles the tragic shootings that occurred in Colebrook on the afternoon of August 19, 1997. The shooter, Carl Drega, was armed with a semiautomatic weapon and killed four of the small, rural New Hampshire town's residents. The victims included two state trooper, a local lawyer, and a senior editor at Colebrook's local newspaper, the News and Sentinel. Drega was killed later that evening in a shootout with the Vermont and New Hampshire state police.
Carey dedicated thirteen years to the writing of the book. In that time, he conducted interviews with many of the people directly involved in the events, several of whom were in attendance for the reading. Those who had agreed to interviews with him received complementary copies of In the Evil Day.
In a Facebook post prior to the reading, Carey noted that, of all the upcoming events for In the Evil Day, the one at the Tillotson Art Center 'is at once the happiest and most dreadful.'
'There were about 60-70 people there in the Tillotson Arts Center, and maybe a dozen were people who now enjoy a double life as characters in my narrative,' Carey said. 'The gathering itself was friendly and receptive, but also rather somber.'
'The line was long,' he continued, 'and we sold - or gave away - boxes of books. Gave copies to the Historical Society and the town library. It was a beautiful, restorative event, one that I left with tears in my eyes. And I hope it was one more step on this long and still incomplete journey towards healing.'
In a starred review from Booklist, In the Evil Day received praise as a 'tension-filled report of a small town's terror' that was 'portrayed with surprising love, bittersweetness, and hope, resulting in a beautifully written and enthralling true-crime tale.'
Other upcoming events for In the Evil Day include readings at Gibson's Bookstore in Concord, NH on September 30 at 7PM, and at the Barnes & Noble in Salem, NH on October 3 from 1-3PM. All event listings can be found on Carey's website.
In the Evil Day is the first of two September book releases for faculty members at Southern New Hampshire University's MFA in Fiction and Nonfiction. Chinelo Okparanta's critically anticipated Under the Udala Trees will be released on Tuesday, September 23.
Pine Box Theater Company Presents ElectionFest 2012, 10/22-30
by Kelsey Denette
- Oct 12, 2012
Just in time for the final showdown for the White House, Pine Box Theater patriotically presents ElectionFest 2012, twelve bold, ten-minute plays exploring the issues driving the divide in today's political landscape and the upcoming election, written by some of the country's most exciting theatrical voices. The four-night festival will be presented October 22-23 & 29-30, 2012 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. Tickets are currently available at www.theaterwit.org or by calling the Theatre Wit Box Office at (773) 975-8150.
Pine Box Theater Company Presents ElectionFest 2012, 10/22-30
by Kelsey Denette
- Oct 8, 2012
Just in time for the final showdown for the White House, Pine Box Theater patriotically presents ElectionFest 2012, twelve bold, ten-minute plays exploring the issues driving the divide in today's political landscape and the upcoming election, written by some of the country's most exciting theatrical voices. The four-night festival will be presented October 22-23 & 29-30, 2012 at Theatre Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. Tickets are currently available at www.theatrewit.org or by calling the Theatre Wit Box Office at (773) 975-8150.
BIRDIE Closes at the Lyric Stage 6/26
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 26, 2010
Lyric Stage's BYE BYE BIRDIE, 1961's Best Musical Tony Award winner, opens tonight at the Irving Arts Center's Carpenter Performance Hall. Lyric Stage's production will feature a 31 piece orchestra playing Robert Ginzler's original Broadway orchestrations.
BIRDIE Sings Tonight At Lyric Stage
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jun 18, 2010
Lyric Stage's BYE BYE BIRDIE, 1961's Best Musical Tony Award winner, opens tonight at the Irving Arts Center's Carpenter Performance Hall. Lyric Stage's production will feature a 31 piece orchestra playing Robert Ginzler's original Broadway orchestrations.
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