The Manatee Performing Arts Center is excited to announce New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger will be kicking off the 2015 Arts and Lecture Series jointly sponsored by the Manatee Library Foundation, Inc. and the Manatee Performing Arts Center. Unger is the bestselling author of 13 novels and several short stories. Unger will speak on Monday, May 4, 6:00 pm at the Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 3rd Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida. CRAZY LOVE YOU is Unger's latest release. IN THE BLOOD, now in paperback, was a 2014 Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee for Best Book, Amazon Best Book of the Month, Suspense Magazine Best Books of 2014, Sun Sentinel Best Mystery Novels of 2014 and Indie Next Pick. The second lecture in the series will be author Jeff Lindsay on Monday July 13, 2015 followed by author Nancy Cohen on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. Tickets for the lecture series are $35 per lecture or $75 for all three and may be purchased at the Manatee Performing Arts Center ticket office by calling 941-748-5875 or online at www.manateeperformingartscenter.com. Immediately following the lecture, a reception with Lisa Unger including Hors d'oeuvres will take place at Palmetto Riverside Bed & Breakfast at 7:30pm where attendees will have the opportunity to meet the author. Attendance is OPTIONAL and IN ADDITION to the lecture series at the Manatee Performing Arts Center. Seating is extremely limited and reservations will be processed on a first come, first serve basis. For more information about the Meet and Greet, click here: www.manateelibraryfoundation.org/author-meet-and-greet-2015-arts-lecture-series/. The Manatee Players, Inc., located in downtown Bradenton, Florida, is committed to being the community's premier theater and the region's center for cultural, educational and artistic expression. Our team works tirelessly to ensure we deliver engaging excellence for all ages through the talent we present, the services we offer and the experiences we create. Our goal is not just to entertain you...we want to inspire you.
