The Jack Kerouac Writer in Residence Project presents:
The 2008 Central Florida Book & Music Festival
Friday and Saturday, March 28th and 29th

Friday, March 28th, be part of the scene at Uptown Altamonte’s Eddie Rose Waterfront Amphitheater at Cranes Roost Park and enjoy a FREE live concert featuring the David Amram Jazz Quartet, 7:00pm until 9:00pm, and special guest Ben Alba, author of Inventing Late Night.

Venue Information:
Eddie Rose Waterfront Amphitheater at Cranes Roost Park
247 Cranes Roost Blvd.
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

Saturday, March 29th, re-live the NYC of the 1950s with a 12:00, noon, luncheon. Admission cost is $30 which includes lunch and David McElroy’s performance of “An Evening With Kerouac” a One Man Show written by Steve A. Rowell and David A. McElroy. After the play: A performance commemorating the 1st ever Jazz Poetry Concert of 1957 by David Amram and Jack Kerouac – re-created by the David Amram Jazz Quartet. Seating begins at 11:00AM and show begins at noon.

Venue Information:
Holiday Inn Altamonte Springs

For tickets order online at Southern Winds Theatre site:
www.southernwindstheatre.com

For information regarding any of these events contact chaptersbooks@yahoo.com

UCF Events

Monday the 31st – Library room 511, 2:00 PM
Roundtable about Kerouac and the Beats to be hosted by the Library.
David will read from his book on the Beats and discuss the significance
of the 50th anniversary of Dharma Bums.

Tuesday the 1st – Library room 223, 7:00 PM
Screening of Pull My Daisy, the short film narrated by Jack Kerouac and
scored by David Amram with a short presentation about the making of the
film and a Q/A session.

Thursday the 3rd – Reflection Pond, tentatively scheduled for 7:00 PM
An Evening Affair with music…David would like to use this time to
improvise with music students…also plan to ask Sigma Tau Delta if they
want to read selections of Kerouac’s works with David’s accompaniment.