Notes: On Writing and Music

“Notes: On Writing and Music” featuring Chigozie Obioma and Levy Lorenzo, Thursday, December 15 @ 5pm on the Hermitage Beach: Featuring two artists who bring international perspectives, this program spans literature and music. Nigerian-born Chigozie Obioma, whose novels The Fisherman and An Orchestra of Minorities were shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Fiction, reads selections of his work and discusses his creative process. He is joined by Filipino-American musician and instrument designer Levy Lorenzo, whose quirky and innovative work has been described as “a potent force on the side of exuberance, pleasure and awe of virtuosity” by The New York Times. Presented in partnership with The Johann Fust Library Foundation. Registration is required at HermitageArtistRetreat.org ($5/person registration fee). Hermitage Beach, 6660 Manasota Key Rd, Englewood, FL 34223