Good People is set in South Boston\, the blue-collar neighborhood where Lindsay-Abaire himself grew up. Margie Walsh\, let go from yet another job and facing eviction\, decides to appeal to an old flame who has made good and left his Southie past behind. It's life in America when you're on your last dollar.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120208T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120208T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/karen-tack-alan-richardson-cupcakes-cookies-pie-oh-my URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/karen-tack-alan-richardson-cupcakes-cookies-pie-oh-my SUMMARY:Karen Tack & Alan Richardson - Cupcakes\, Cookies & Pie\, Oh My! DESCRIPTION:The New York Times best-selling authors of Hello\, Cupcake! and What's New\, Cupcake? are back\, applying their oversized imaginations not just to cupcakes\, but to cookies\, pies\, cakes\, and much more. Playing with your food has never been so exciting--or so easy. The talented pair will demonstrate some of their latest decorated sweet treats\, and we'll have samples for eating.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120209T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120209T140000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/kmox-book-club-amy-chua-battle-hymn-tiger-mother URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/kmox-book-club-amy-chua-battle-hymn-tiger-mother SUMMARY:KMOX Book Club\: Amy Chua - Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120209T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120209T233000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/feast-home-made-yvette-van-boven URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/feast-home-made-yvette-van-boven SUMMARY:Feast\: Home Made by Yvette van Boven DESCRIPTION:How do you make cheese from pantry staples? Or create an oven smoker from scratch in just two minutes? Or make ice cream without a machine? In Home Made\, Yvette van Boven shows you how\, complete with an irreverent voice\, step-by-step photos and illustrations\, and a gorgeous photo alongside every recipe. Visit feastSTL.com for event date and location.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/congressman-william-lacy-clay-sr-power-principled-politics URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/congressman-william-lacy-clay-sr-power-principled-politics SUMMARY:Congressman William Lacy Clay Sr. - The Power of Principled Politics DESCRIPTION:Congressman William L. Clay\, Sr. of St. Louis served for 32 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Clay will discuss his new book\, The Power of Principled Politics\, with book sales benefitting the William L. Clay Scholarship and Research Fund\, which was founded in 1985 to address a profound problem for scores of talented high school students lacking the financial resources to pursue a college education and reach their goals.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/amy-chua-battle-hymn-tiger-mother URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/amy-chua-battle-hymn-tiger-mother SUMMARY:Amy Chua - Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother DESCRIPTION:Amy Chua argues that Western parenting tries to respect and nurture children's individuality\, while Chinese parents typically believe that arming children with skills\, strong work habits\, and inner confidence prepares them best for the future. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is an awe-inspiring\, often hilarious\, and unerringly honest story of one mother's exercise in extreme parenting\, revealing the rewards--and the costs--of raising her daughters the Chinese way.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120212T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120212T210000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/margaret-hermes-relative-strangers URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/margaret-hermes-relative-strangers SUMMARY:Margaret Hermes - Relative Strangers DESCRIPTION:Relative Strangers by Margaret Hermes\, who lives in St. Louis\, was the winner of the 2011 Doris Balkin Award for writing by a woman. In the words of contest judge Jill McCorkle\, "\;So many of these characters are strangers within their own families and their own lives… Change\, loss\, alienation\, it's all here. But so is humor and compassion and a fresh spin on the way people deal with the most vulnerable aspects of life."\;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120215T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120215T170000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/current-affairs-sex-dawn-christopher-ryan-and-cacilda-jetha URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/current-affairs-sex-dawn-christopher-ryan-and-cacilda-jetha SUMMARY:Current Affairs\: Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha DESCRIPTION:Renegade thinkers Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha debunk almost everything we "\;know"\; about sex\, weaving together convergent\, frequently overlooked evidence from anthropology\, archeaology\, primatology\, anatomy\, and psychosexuality to show how far from human nature monogamy really is.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120216T133000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120216T133000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/st-louis-jewish-book-festival-susan-elliott-across-divide URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/st-louis-jewish-book-festival-susan-elliott-across-divide SUMMARY:St. Louis Jewish Book Festival\: Susan Elliott - Across the Divide DESCRIPTION:Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis\, SSE CEO &\; Chairman Elliott shares how she conceived and managed her business in a field with exponential change and international competition\, offering leading-edge solutions and insights into how small start-ups can grow and compete. Business networking &\; light morning refreshments. ADMISSION $5 – FREE with Series PLUS Tickets
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120217T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120217T003000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/lesbian-reading-group-night-watch-sarah-water URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/lesbian-reading-group-night-watch-sarah-water SUMMARY:Lesbian Reading Group\: The Night Watch by Sarah Water DESCRIPTION:Moving back through the 1940s\, through air raids\, blacked-out streets\, illicit partying\, and sexual adventure\, to end with its beginning in 1941\, The Night Watch tells the story of four Londoners whose lives connect in tragedy\, stunning surprise and exquisite turns\, only to change irreversibly the the shadow of a grand historical event.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120219T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120219T210000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/keija-parssinen-ruins-us URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/keija-parssinen-ruins-us SUMMARY:Keija Parssinen - The Ruins of Us DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120224T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120224T003000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/gay-mens-reading-group-my-dog-tulip-j-r-ackerley URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/gay-mens-reading-group-my-dog-tulip-j-r-ackerley SUMMARY:Gay Men's Reading Group\: My Dog Tulip by J. R. Ackerley DESCRIPTION:The distinguished British man of letters J. R. Ackerley hardly thought of himself as a dog lover when\, well into middle age\, he came into possession of a German shepherd. To his surprise\, she turned out to be the love of his life\, the "\;ideal friend"\; he had been searching for in vain for years.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120224T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120224T230000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/splendid-friday-lynne-rossetto-kasper URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/splendid-friday-lynne-rossetto-kasper SUMMARY:St. Louis Public Radio & Sauce Magazine\: A Splendid Friday with Lynne Rossetto Kasper DESCRIPTION:This is a unique opportunity to meet Lynne Rossetto Kasper\, join her in a discussion about her newest book\, The Splendid Table's How to Eat Weekends\, and learn the philosophy and adventure behind weekend eating. The evening begins with a catered reception\, followed by a discussion and Q&\;A session\, and concludes with the book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event or in advance through Left Bank Books. Tickets are $35 per person and can be purchased at http\://www.stlpublicradio.org/lrkfriday/.
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The event is SOLD OUT\, but you can order signed copies of the featured book below. Please place orders by noon on Friday\, February 24.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120225T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120225T210000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/writers-read-burning-down-house-charles-baxter URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/writers-read-burning-down-house-charles-baxter SUMMARY:Writers Read\: Burning Down the House by Charles Baxter DESCRIPTION:As much a rumination on the state of literature as a technical manual for aspiring writers\, Burning Down the House\: Essays on Fiction contains thoughtful analysis\, humorous one-liners\, and plenty of brushfires that continue burning long after the book is closed.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120226T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120226T190000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/moveable-type-truck URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/moveable-type-truck SUMMARY:Moveable Type Truck DESCRIPTION:Moveable Type is the system of printing that uses moveable pieces of type--individual letters\, numbers\, characters--to reporduce the elements of a document. Today\, moveable type is associated with the heart of letterpress printing. It is also a project involving a 1982 Chevy step van an da few thousand pounds of lead\, wood\, iron\, and love. Stop by our CWE store the afternoon of February 26 and this truck should be parked out from and doing demos.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120228T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120228T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/ja-jance-left-dead URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/ja-jance-left-dead SUMMARY:J.A. Jance - Left for Dead DESCRIPTION:Ali Reynolds investigates two shocking cases of victims brutally left for dead in New York Times best-selling J.A. Jance's latest mystery-thriller. When Ali's classmate from the Arizona Police Academy is gunned down and left to die\, suspected of falling in with the drug trade escalating across the border\, and an unidentified young woman is presumed to be an illegal border crosser\, Ali becomes determined to seek justice and safety for both victims.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120229T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120229T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/mary-curran-hackett-proof-heaven URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/mary-curran-hackett-proof-heaven SUMMARY:Mary Curran Hackett - Proof of Heaven DESCRIPTION:With a wisdom far beyond his years\, Colm has come to terms with his probable fate\, but he does have one special wish. He wants to meet his father who abandoned his beloved mother\, a devout Christian\, before Colm was born. But the quest to find the dying boy's missing parent soon becomes a powerful journey of emotional discovery--a test of belief and an anxious search for proof of heaven.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T202128Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120301T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120301T000000Z UID:http://www.left-bank.com/event/ayad-akhtar-american-dervish URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.left-bank.com/event/ayad-akhtar-american-dervish SUMMARY:Ayad Akhtar - American Dervish DESCRIPTION:Hayat Shah was captivated by Mina long before he met her\: his mother's beautiful\, brilliant\, and soulfully devout friend is a family legend. When he learns that Mina is leaving Pakistan to live with the Shahs in America\, Hayat is thrilled. Hayat's father is less enthusiastic. He left the fundamentalist world behind with reason. What no one expects is that when Mina shows Hayat the beauty and power of the Quaran\, it will utterly transform the boy.
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