Story-Book Evenings - 1/20 7:30 pm

This month’s Story –Book Evening will feature two exceptional artists bringing short stories to life for you on Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s hall at 212 West San Antonio Street. Tickets are $15.00 for Adults and $5.00 for students. Tickets may be purchased in advance at Grasshopper and Wildhoney located at 113 East Main Street. Tickets are also available at the door. For more information, please call 830-997-0212.

Robert Waller will read two of his short stories for our performance. Among Robert's publications is the best-selling novel, The Bridges of madison County, with 12 million copies in print in 36 languages, which also was a major film and has stage productions currently running in seven countries. Taken together, his books have sold approximately 17 million copies. He also has published six other novels, has published five additional books on various topics, and has completed a photography-poetry book. His novel Puerto Vallarta Squeeze has been made into a motion picture starring Harvey Keitel and Scott Glenn and is available on DVD and presently has been running on Showtime. His most recent novels are: A Thousand Country Roads (2002), High Plains Tango (2005), and The Long Night of Winchell Dear, which was published in November 2006.

Robert lives on a small farm in the Texas Hill Country and, as the spirit moves him, pursues his various interests in economics, mathematics, photography, music, and fly fishing for trout in locations throughout the United States. He is married to Linda Bow, and his daughter, Rachael, is a professional photographer.

Sam Carter Gilliam will bring her magical interpretations of two short stories to conclude the evening. Sam currently teaches in the Department of Speech and Drama at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Sam’s career in the professional theater and arts education spans 35 years. She has performed throughout the United States. She is a member of Actor’s Equity Association. Closest to her heart is Sam’s growing collection of story portraits of Old and New Testament biblical women. Her storytelling has taken her to a wide variety of Christian denominations. She has performed with the Texas Lutheran University Choirs for the past four years in the TLU Christmas Vespers services.

Sam also works as a visual artist with her husband, Steve, in their theatrical design company, SLG Design & Creative Talent. They live in San Antonio.