Aspen Words Annual Benefit: Susan Orlean

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Date

Wed Jun 19, 2019
6:00pm – 10:00pm

Location

Aspen, CO
Hotel Jerome Ballroom
330 E. Main St.

Aspen Summer Words Annual Benefit Dinner

Susan Orlean, author of The Library Book

The Aspen Summer Words annual benefit dinner features Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and a New Yorker staff writer. Her most recent work, The Library Book, became an instant New York Times bestseller. Individual tickets or table purchase available. Includes dinner and reception with Summer Words authors, agents and editors. A portion of the ticket is tax-deductible.

Hotel Jerome Ballroom
Reception at 6:00 | Dinner at 7:00 p.m.Aspen Summer Words Annual Benefit Dinner
Susan Orlean, author of The Library Book

The Aspen Summer Words annual benefit dinner features Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and a New Yorker staff writer. Her most recent work, The Library Book, became an instant New York Times bestseller. Individual tickets or table purchase available. Includes dinner and reception with Summer Words authors, agents and editors. A portion of the ticket is tax-deductible.

Hotel Jerome Ballroom
Reception at 6:00 | Dinner at 7:00 p.m.

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