{"id":29191,"date":"2017-09-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/friends-of-tarletons-dick-smith-library-hosts-annual-dinner-in-the-stacks\/"},"modified":"2021-11-12T02:13:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T02:13:06","slug":"friends-of-tarletons-dick-smith-library-hosts-annual-dinner-in-the-stacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/friends-of-tarletons-dick-smith-library-hosts-annual-dinner-in-the-stacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends of Tarleton’s Dick Smith Library hosts annual Dinner in the Stacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Friends<\/a><\/p>\n

Friends of the Dick Smith Library Present<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, September 26, 2017<\/p>\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas—For Friends of Tarleton State University’s Dick Smith Library, fall means one thing. Dinner in the Stacks.<\/p>\n

Dr. Craig Clifford features his book, Pickers & Poets: The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas <\/em>(Texas A&M University Press, 2016),<\/em> at the annual event, set for Saturday, Sept. 30, in the library. Author of several books, Clifford is executive director of Tarleton’s Honor College and professor of philosophy and social sciences.<\/p>\n

Appetizers are served at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 and the evening’s program. Copies of Pickers & Poets<\/em> will be available for sale and signing.<\/p>\n

“I’ll talk a little about the origin of the book and about the term ‘ruthlessly poetic,’” Clifford said, “and I’ll play songs discussed in the book, as well as a few of my own. <\/p>\n

“I’ll definitely play songs by Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, David Rodriguez and Steve Earle, as well as a couple from John Moreland and Jason Isbell, young songwriters from out of state who are challenging Texans for the ‘ruthlessly poetic mantle.’”<\/p>\n

Janice Horak, assistant vice president of development, said Clifford’s latest book maintains a standard of excellence similar to that found in Tarleton’s Southwestern Studies in the Humanities series.<\/p>\n

“Although Pickers and Poets<\/em> is not included in the Tarleton series, it reflects the same high quality writing and research one expects from all Texas A&M University Press publications,” she said.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Dinner in the Stacks are available online at http:\/\/bit.ly\/XLQfFK<\/a> or at the Dick Smith Library. Deadline to purchase tickets is Thursday, Sept. 28. Cost for Friends of the Library is $20, while non-members pay $25. Parking will be available in Lots P11 and P12, both near the Dick Smith Library.<\/p>\n

Established in 1990, the Friends of the Dick Smith Library is a volunteer organization dedicated to the support of the university’s library. The organization funds the acquisition of educational amenities that lie outside the library budget; sponsors discussions, lectures, book talks and other scholarly activities; and helps with endowments, bequests and other gifts to the library.<\/p>\n

For more information on Dinner in the Stacks, contact Tonya Dobson, assistant to the university librarian, at 254-968-9474 or dobson@tarleton.edu<\/a>. For a map of the university, go to www.tarleton.edu\/campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tarleton, celebrating 100 years as founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow’s professional leaders. As a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) with campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, leadership, excellence and service.<\/p>\n

#<\/p>\n

Contact: Tonya Dobson, Assistant to the University Librarian
254-968-9474
dobson@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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