Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 17:28:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Cathy Green <dalek_cag at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Dinner with LC Bookfest participants
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

I'm in favor of Colleen's suggestion.  as many of you
may recall, the reason we decidd to have the event at
the Gillilands' in the first place was because the
authors all had to be in Arlington because they were
already committed to being interviewed for Fast
Forward.  Since the original plan was to take the
authors out for dinner, this doesn't alter things.
And it makes it more convenient for the authors and
for those of us who use public transportation to get
around.

--Cathy Green

--- Colleen Cahill <ccah at earthlink.net> wrote:

> As many of you are aware, a motion was passed on the
> Friday WSFA meeting to
> invite the participants of the Science FIction and
> Fantasy pavilion
>
http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/04/pavilions/fantasy/index.html
> to dinner on
> Sat., Oct. 9.  The motion was that the event would
> be held at the Gillilands.
>
> I have a suggestion from the Fast Forward crew that
> the event be held at
> the Boulevard Wood Grill, 2901 Wilson Boulevard,
> Arlington, VA, which is 2
> blocks from the Clarendon Metro station.  The
> advantages are that the
> authors can walk to there from the studio, no need
> for rides to and from
> the Gillilands and no one has to clean up before or
> after the event.  This
> restaurant even has a room we could ask about having
> the event in, it that
> seems reasonable.  The cuisine is American and has
> vegetarian
> options.  Prices seem to be between $15 and $30 for
> the entrees.
>
> Since we will not have a lot of time after the next
> meeting (Oct. 1) and
> the bookfest, I hoped this could be discussed on the
> list and see if this
> idea works.
>
> I am going to sent out the invitations this weekend
> and will only state
> that WSFA offers the writers a dinner at 7:00pm on
> Oct. 9.  We can work out
> details later.
> Colleen
>
> Colleen R. Cahill
> ccah at earthlink.net
> Librarian by Profession, Reviewer by Avocation,
> Reader by Addiction
>

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