Presenting Belfast's
Singer & Song Writer Andy White
and
Novelist Glenn Patterson

When: March. 25. 2010
7:00pm
Where: Florence Kopleff Recital Hall
Georgia State University
Free and Open to the Public

For the past forty years, no other international city has generated more significant writers than Belfast. Out of the ravages of civil war, a vital literature has developed, one rich in the possibilities of language. Post-ceasefire Belfast has emerged as a new city, not unlike the Phoenix, the symbol of our city of Atlanta. Belfast is right now -- a place of exciting and largely undocumented change, in the wake of ceasefire, new government, economic changes, and a renewed sense of itself.

Join us for an exciting symposium exploring the ways in which Belfast art and culture have been shaped by recent history. A special edition of Five Points: A Literary Magazine will be published in conjunction with the symposium.


Andy White

Belfast born singer and song writer Andy White has merged pop sensibility with lyrical excellence, social commentary and acoustic guitars ever since his debut single 'Religious Persuasion' (Stiff Records, 1985) and first album 'Rave On Andy White' (Decca, 1986).

Andy White's new album 'Songwriter' was released in the UK and Europe, September 28, 2009 on Floating World Records. Distribution is through Universal in the UK and Evangeline and its licencees in Europe. Catalogue number FW 034.


Glenn Patterson

The author of several novels, Belfast born Glenn Patterson has been Writer in Residence at the Universities of East Anglia, Cork and Queen's University, Belfast, where he currently teaches on the MA in Creative Writing. He was one of two writers (with poet Bernardine Evaristo) selected by the British Council and the Arts Council to attend the 'Literaturexpress Europa 2000' international literature tour, and has twice chaired the Council's annual Walberberg Seminar. In 2006, he was elected on to Aosdana, the affiliation of Irish Artists. His latest books are The Third Party, published in 2007, and Once Upon a Hill: Love in Troubled Times (2008).

Directions

Directions to the Florence Kopleff Recital Hall

10 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303
(Inside the Arts & Humanities Building, entrance on Gilmer Street)

From the North: Take I-85/75 South to the Courtland Street exit (Exit 249A); turn right on Edgewood Avenue; go one block (Hurt Park is on the left); turn left onto Gilmer Street (a one-way street). The Florence Kopleff Recital Hall is located on your immediate right in the Arts and Humanities building (on the corner of Peachtree Center Avenue and Gilmer Street).

From the South: Take I-85/75 North to the Edgewood/Auburn Avenue exit (Exit 248B); turn left and continue straight on Edgewood. Go straight one block (Hurt Park is on the left). Turn left onto Gilmer Street (a one-way street). The Florence Kopleff Recital Hall is located on your immediate right in the Arts and Humanities building (on the corner of Peachtree Center Avenue and Gilmer Street). Parking for The Florence Kopleff Recital Hall is available in the I Lot located under the Sciences Annex on Peachtree Center Avenue.

Riding MARTA: Take the North/South or the East/West line to the Five Points station. Exit toward Peachtree Street. After exiting the station, turn right onto Decatur Street. Go through the first traffic light (Park Place), and then turn left at the next light (Peachtree Center Avenue at Walters clothing store). Stay on Peachtree Center Avenue to Gilmer Street (second light) and turn right. The entrance to Kopleff Recital Hall is immediately on your right.