Capote 1966: A Year In Black and White

MONROEVILLE, AL – April 2, 2011 - The Southern Literary Trail and Monroe County Heritage Museum invite you to experience the extraordinary genius of Truman Capote as noted speakers John Hafner, Don Noble & Ralph Voss present CAPOTE 1966: A YEAR IN BLACK AND WHITE.The program will focus on the year in which Capote enjoyed the tremendous success of his masterpiece In Cold Blood and his Manhattan social triumph, the highly successful Black and White Ball at the Plaza Hotel. A reception and exclusive showing of the Maysles’ (famous for “Grey Gardens”) 1966 film “To Truman With Love” will follow. Program will begin at 4:00 pm, with the film at 6:30 pm in the Old Courthouse Museum. This event is co-sponsored by the Alabama Humanities Foundation, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.FREE ADMISSION. To get you in the mood for our “Party of the Century”, downtown merchants and artists will be joining in with appetizers, displays and demonstrations per the schedule listed below: 11:00 am – Black & White photography exhibit at the Chamber of Commerce office 12:00 pm – Elaine’s Antiques, 1:00 pm – Pottery exhibit at Sam Williams’ studio 1:30 pm – Black & White Ball fashions at Danice’s 2:00 pm – a reading of Capote’s work at Beehive Coffee and Books 2:30 pm – Printmaking demonstration at Hole in the Wall Art Studio & Gallery 3:00 pm – Painting demonstration at The Purple Papaya 3:30 pm – Painting demonstration at The Art Room Contact MCHM at 251-575-7433 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              251-575-7433      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or mchm@frontiernet.net for further information.