[OPLINLIST] Awards, speakers, and mystery dinner theater highlight local festival--McArthur, Ohio

[Erick C. Walker]

*Awards, speakers, and mystery dinner theater highlight local festival*

"/A Spring Literary Arts Festival: The Plot Thickens/" in McArthur, Ohio 
will feature a diverse schedule on Saturday, April 14, ranging from a 
writing contest awards ceremony to famous guest speakers and a mystery 
dinner theater.

At noon, the Friends of the Library will hold a reception and awards 
ceremony in the meeting room of the library for the winners of the Linda 
Ogle Russ Memorial Writing Contest.The general public is invited to 
attend as local writers are recognized for their writing merits that 
have focused on the mystery genre for this year's contest.

Following the awards ceremony, Stephanie Barczewski, professor of 
history at Clemson University and author of /Titanic: A Night 
Remembered,/ will offer a presentation and book signing commemorating 
the 100^th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic 
(http://www.clemson.edu/caah/history/faculty/facultyBio.html?id=84) 
(http://www.amazon.com/Titanic-Night-Remembered-Stephanie-Barczewski/dp/1441161694/ref=tmm_pap_title_0/182-5714500-2212830). 


At 2:30, Steve Hamilton, mystery writer and winner of several awards, 
including the Hopwood Award for fiction, the Michigan author award, the 
best first mystery award by the Private Eye Writers of America, and most 
recently the 2011 Edgar Award and author of /The Lock Artist/ and the 
Alex McKnight series, will also offer a presentation and book signing 
(http://authorstevehamilton.com/).Admission to the events at the library 
is free of charge.

Later that evening, ticket holders will have a special treat when Random 
Acts of Toledo (http://www.random-acts.net/ABOUTUS.html) engage the 
audience in a mystery dinner theater at 7:00 p.m. in the Vinton County 
High School cafetorium, entitled "A Titanic Mystery."A $25 advance 
purchase ticket includes dinner and the show (on sale until Monday, 
April 9). The menu, provided by Chef Mary Reynolds of Flutes and 
Peppercorns (http://www.flutesandpeppercorns.com/), includes a mixed 
leaf salad with black peppercorn or sweet Vidalia onion dressings, 
roasted Cornish hens with sage, onion, and celery dressing, mashed 
potatoes and gravy, roasted mixed vegetables, homemade yeast rolls, and 
apple cake with rich vanilla sauce./
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/A Spring Literary Arts Festival: The Plot Thickens is sponsored by the 
Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library and the Friends of the Herbert Wescoat 
Memorial Library in McArthur, Ohio. Major events will begin on Monday, 
April 9 and the last event will be held on Sunday, April 15. For more 
information, contact the library at 740-596-5691 or visit the Friends of 
the Library on Facebook at Friends of the Herbert Wescoat Memorial 
Library, Inc./

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