PRESS RELEASE
Blue Rider Press, and Lincoln Park Village
and its Life 3.0 Committee present:
TWO LATE-LIFE LIVE WIRES ON
"REINVENTING YOURSELF AT ANY AGE”
Authors Meredith Maran and Elaine Soloway
in conversation with Alison Cuddy
at Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago,
60625.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., event 6:00-7:30 p.m.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
At the age of 61, Meredith Maran’s life fell apart: her long, happy marriage ended, her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, her best friend died of ovarian cancer, and she lost her life savings to a Madoff-type broker. She briefly considered spending her remaining years under the covers, but instead she moved to Los Angeles and re-started her life from scratch—in Hollywood, of all places. Meredith’s brand-new memoir, The New Old Me: My Late-Life Reinvention, is her story of coming apart and putting herself back together again, with some unexpectedly delightful results.
Chicagoan Elaine
Soloway, 78, has published four books, and aspects of her life have been
immortalized on the Emmy Award Winning “Transparent,” produced and written
by her daughters, Jill and Faith Soloway. A lifelong Chicagoan, Elaine
writes about moving to the West Coast — and discovering she was happier back in
her hometown. In her new book, Bad Grandma and Other Chapters in a Life
Lived Out Loud, Elaine tackles the ageism that pervades our
society, the stress of caregiving, her passion for city living — all with her
signature warmth and wicked sense of humor.
Alison Cuddy, is the
Associate Artistic Director of the Chicago Humanities Festival. Before coming
to the Festival, Alison spent more than 10 years at WBEZ 91.5 FM, the NPR
affiliate in Chicago. There she helped launched Odyssey, a
nationally syndicated talk show of arts and ideas, hosted the morning
newsmagazine Eight Forty-Eight and reported on arts and
culture.
Lincoln Park Village is a leader in
the nationwide Village movement. An innovative, nonprofit organization
leveraging the talents, wisdom and skills of its members to enhance the quality
of life and the wellbeing of individuals as they live longer, so that they
remain integral, vibrant and contributing members of our communities.
The
Life 3.0 Committee aims to foster good transitions by identifying the
needs and interests of people who have either recently retired or are thinking
about retiring and helping them explore what they want next in life.
Copies of both
books will be available for signing. Light snacks and
non-alcoholic beverages will be served.
This event is free, but please register in advance. You can register by visiting the Lincoln Park Village web site at http://www.
This event is free, but please register in advance. You can register by visiting the Lincoln Park Village web site at http://www.
