Dan Cirucci: Lots To Talk About -- And Entertaining, Too!

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Lots To Talk About -- And Entertaining, Too!

The following Philadelphia Free Library Author Events are held in the Montgomery Auditorium at the Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, unless noted. Events generally consist of a talk by the author and a Q & A period with the audience followed by a book signing. Books are sold on-site. Seating begins 45 minutes prior to event start times. No tickets or reservations are required for Free Author Events.

Live American Sign Language translation of Author Events is provided upon request. Please call the Author Events Office at least two weeks in advance to request this service.

Janet Benton | Lilli de Jong
Monday, June 5, 2017 at 7:30 PM
FREE | No tickets or reservations required
A young Quaker gives birth in an institution for unwed mothers in 1883 Philadelphia in this debut novel from the notable writing instructor and founder of The Word Studio. In conversation with Sam Katz, civic entrepreneur and executive producer of History Making Productions.

Sam Calagione with Patrick E. McGovern |Ancient Brews: Rediscovered and Re-created
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 7:30 PM
FREE | No tickets or reservations required
Sam Calagione is a beer expert and founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Patrick McGovern is the scientific director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. In Ancient Brews, Calagione and McGovern blend science and archeology to discover brews of yore.Watch live in the auditorium and/or join the Ravens for a beer garden on the roof from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., where you can enjoy the simulcast of the event in the Skyline Room at 7:30 p.m.

Photo Op with Kevin Hart | I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 5:00 PM | buy tickets>>
PHILLY, WE HEARD YOU. We've reconfigured the event as a Photo Op (with a pre-signed book) and it has moved to the library. Anyone who bought tickets to the event at Temple will receive a full refund. The comedian, actor, Forbes magazine's "king of comedy," and CEO of Hartbeat Productions describes the hard work and determination that led to his success. Please check the website for event details.

Yaa Gyasi | Homegoing
with Kei Miller | Augustown
Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 7:30 PM
FREE | No tickets or reservations required
Yaa Gyasi's New York Times bestselling breakout debut novel follows two half-sisters on opposite sides of the 18th-century Ghanaian slave trade and their descendants.

Kei Miller is acclaimed for portraying the cultural and socio-political issues of his native Jamaica. Set in the Jamaican backlands, Augustown tells the story of a woman's struggle to overcome the weight of history, race, and violence.

Free Library Author Events
Andy Kahan, Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Director, Author Events
Laura Kovacs, Associate Producer & Director
Jason Freeman, Production Associate

phone: 215-567-4341
email: authorevents@freelibrary.org

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About Dan Cirucci

He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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