Author Talk with J. Ryan Stradal

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$350
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Complete
Start Date
October 2019
End Date
October 2019
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Carver
Carver
Project Overview

Author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest, will speak about his writing and latest book, The Lager Queen of Minnesota. Stradal serves up a cast of lovable, quintessentially Midwestern characters set against the backdrop of Minnesota beer culture from the 1950s to today.

Project Details

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Legal Citation / Subdivision
2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91 - HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$350
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees will learn about the author's writing and his latest book, as well as offer time for questions and answers.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees reported learning and/or experiencing the following:
I loved how the author paid tribute to the women in his life.
It was great to hear the author read parts of his book.
The writing process and character development.
Learned more about the author and characters in the book.
Interesting questions - good content for our fiction book club.
So wonderful to listen to a down to earth Midwestern author talk about his writing.
Terrific - Process of writing.
How this author develops a story.

Project Manager
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Vrieze
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
scott@melsa.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200