Gigi Georges + John Zavodny In Conversation; Art In Public: Downtown Bangor Wheat Paste Murals
TUESDAY, JUNE 29 at 7:00p.m. BDN EVENTS & LEFT BANK BOOKS PRESENT Gigi Georges & John Zavodny In Conversation: Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Join us on Tuesday, June 29 at 7:00p.m. as Maine-based writer Gigi Georges, and President of Maine Seacoast Mission, John Zavodny sit down to discuss and celebrate the release of Gigi Georges' new book, Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America. Nestled in Maine’s far northeast corner, Washington County sits an hour’s drive from the heart of famed and bustling Acadia National Park. Yet it’s a world away. For Willow, Vivian, Mckenna, Audrey, and Josie—five teenage girls caught between tradition and transformation in this remote region—it is home. Downeast follows their journeys of heartbreak and hope in uncertain times, creating a nuanced and unique portrait of rural America with women at its center. Gigi Georges, Ph.D., turned to narrative non-fiction writing after an extensive career in politics, public service, and academia. A former White House Special Assistant to the President, she has taught political science at Boston College, served as Program Director for the Harvard Kennedy School’s Innovation Strategies Initiative, and been a Managing Director of The Glover Park Group—a leading national public affairs firm. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she lives with her family in New Hampshire and Downeast Maine. John Zavodny - After earning his PhD in philosophy at the University of Tennessee, John Zavodny spent the next twenty years in higher education before joining the Maine Seacoast Mission. The son of a U.S. Navy sailor, Zavodny is proud to now be a small part of the Mission’s seagoing history. He is the first member of his family to complete college and understands first-hand the transformative role education can play.
