FCAC Hosts Afternoon Tea with Journalist Jane Falkner on Nov. 12

October 23, 2016 Donna Campbell Smith events, local-nc, news
Writer and journalist Jane Falkner. Source: Donna Campbell Smith, FCAC.
Writer and journalist Jane Falkner. Source: Donna Campbell Smith, FCAC.

By Donna Campbell Smith, Franklin County Arts Council

Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) will host its November tea with writer and journalist Jane Falkner. The Afternoon Tea will be held Saturday, November 12, 2016, at 3 pm, at the FCAC Headquarters located at 22 S Main Street, in Franklinton NC.

Falkner, recently honored as a recipient of a United Arts Council Regional Artist Award, is the first woman sports writer in Virginia and one of the first in the Southeast. She has won awards in both sports journalism and public relations writing.

Falkner’s informal discussion will include a brief excerpt from her current project, a memoir entitled In Search of Cesar Chavez and a discussion of the author’s recent cross-country adventure. She will be introduced by long-time friend, Raleigh native, Debbie Durham.

Sponsors of the event, which includes refreshments, include the Franklin County Arts Council and members of Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Oxford, North Carolina.

For more information, email or call 919.497.6910. FCAC events are online at fcacarts.org/events.aspx.

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Donna Campbell Smith, an author based in Franklinton NC, worked in the horse industry for over thirty years as an instructor, trainer, breeder, and writer. She has an AAS Degree in Equine Technology from Martin Community College and is a certified riding instructor. Smith has written four non-fiction books on equine management: The Book of Donkeys, (The Lyons Press 2016) The Book of Miniature Horses (The Lyons Press 2005), The Book of Draft Horses (The Lyons Press 2007), and The Book of Mules (The Lyons Press 2009. All her books are available at Amazon.com or ask for them at a bookstore near you. Donna is a member of Franklin County Arts Council. Visit her website at www.donnacampbellsmith.com.