TBF Contact: Sandra Heiser
[email protected]
512-453-8861
Press Release: October 10, 2007
For Immediate Release:
The Texas Book Festival will be held Nov. 3-4, 2007 on the Capitol Grounds & adjoining areas. Attendance is free, first-come-first-served for all events based on seating capacity.
Marlee Matlin, actress, author & activist on behalf of deaf people, will be a guest speaker. Her new book, Leading Ladies, will be released this month. It is her third children’s book, following Nobody’s Perfect & Deaf Child Crossing. She will speak at The First United Methodist Family Life Center, 1300 Lavaca St., Saturday from 3:30-4:15 pm. She will be assisted by her own Sign Language Interpreter. She will sign books after her presentation.
The TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL OFFERS SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION
Visit the website to view the schedule of events & information about Speaker Presentations:
The full schedule is posted & is subject to change as necessary. A program schedule will be in the Austin American Statesman the week prior to the Festival & free copies are available at the Festival.
Speaker events will be held in the Capitol & Annex, the First United Methodist Church, 1200-1300 LaVaca, & the Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress.
Sign Language Interpreters will be scheduled at the Information Tent located at 12th & Colorado. Look for the International SLI Symbol banner. Scheduling will be on a first-come basis. Depending on the availability of Interpreters & the demand, it may be necessary to return to the Information Tent to schedule for multiple Presentations.
Reserved seats for deaf persons will be available at all speaker presentations. They will be held until 10 minutes before the speaker begins. After that they will be released for the general public. It is advisable to schedule at the Information Tent at least 30 minutes prior to the presentation.