The Bay County Library System is hosting our next Friends author event with Brendan Slocumb next Tuesday, October 1st at Garber High School. The address is 213 Pine St, Essexville MI. The event will start at 7:00 PM and will include a presentation by the author, a Q and A, and book signing. Books will also be available for purchase courtesy of Leopard Print Books. No registration or ticket required - simply join us for a fun and inspiring evening of books and music! We hope you'll attend and help us spread the word! More info can be found at: https://www.baycountylibrary.org/event/evening-brendan-slocumb-72947 More about Brendan Slocumb: Brendan Nicholaus Slocumb was born in Yuba City, California and was raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a degree in music education, concentrations on Violin and Viola. While at UNCG, Brendan was the concertmaster for the University Symphony orchestra and served as the principal violist. He performed with numerous small chamber ensembles, including flute and clarinet choirs, and in the BESK string quartet. For the past twenty-three years, he has been a public and private school music educator from kindergarten through twelfth grade, teaching general music, orchestra and guitar ensembles. His students were often chosen for district and regional orchestras. In 2005, Brendan was named Teacher of the Year for Robert E. Lee High School; has been named to Who’s Who of American teachers, and is a Nobel Teacher of distinction. Brendan also serves as an educational consultant for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Music has always played a major part of Brendan’s life. He believes that it’s a life-saving force, and a gift we should always offer our children. When he was nine, he started playing violin through a public school music program. It actually saved his life. Friends he grew up with are today sitting in jail; when they were out running the streets, he was in rehearsals. When they were breaking into people’s houses, he was practicing Dvorak and Mozart. His violin opened the door to opportunity, and he ran through it. Through music, Brendan developed a work ethic that he now tries to instill in his students so that they too can experience the joys of what music can do for us all. Each student is unique. No two kids learn the same way. Not everyone will go on to become world famous musicians, but everyone can learn to appreciate and love music, and to find new ways of communicating. Meeting each student where he or she is, and taking them farther than they thought possible, is what Brendan has always strived to do. Kristin Freeman Marketing Manager Bay County Library System 500 Center Ave. Bay City, MI 48708 (989) 893-9566 extension 2221 Pronouns: she/her Currently Reading [Book Cover]