{"id":5218,"date":"2023-08-18T14:34:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T14:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/18\/local-authors-celebrate-55-years-of-adult-literacy-efforts\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T14:34:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T14:34:10","slug":"local-authors-celebrate-55-years-of-adult-literacy-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/18\/local-authors-celebrate-55-years-of-adult-literacy-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Authors Celebrate 55 Years of Adult Literacy Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adult literacy council Turning Pages SC is excited to host the annual &#8220;Authors for Literacy&#8221; as part of its 55th birthday bash, &#8220;Dive into a Literary Feast.&#8221; Scheduled for Saturday, August 26, from 4 pm to 8 pm, at River&#8217;s Edge Retreat, this collaborative fundraiser celebrates both local authors and the organization&#8217;s milestone service achievement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Authors for Literacy&#8221; will feature over a dozen distinguished local authors, including Jerry Bellune, Founder of Lexington County Chronicle, picture book author Lisa Cole and accomplished historical novelist Tom Elmore. Attendees can enjoy a poolside BBQ, along with an author meet &amp; greet session, where authors will showcase their works and engage in enriching conversations.<\/p>\n<p>In its 11th year, &#8220;Authors for Literacy&#8221; supports Turning Pages SC, combining a passion for literature with the organization&#8217;s commitment to adult literacy. This partnership highlights the importance of books in building connections and shaping brighter futures.<\/p>\n<p>Guests at the &#8220;Dive into a Literary Feast&#8221; event will have the unique opportunity to interact with these talented authors, explore their literary creations, and celebrate the love of reading.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for this combined celebration are available at turningpagessc.org\/birthday. Authors for Literacy welcomes all book enthusiasts, supporters, and community members to join in this celebration of literature that will help fund crucial literacy programs in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adult literacy council Turning Pages SC is excited to host the annual &#8220;Authors for Literacy&#8221; as part of its 55th birthday bash, &#8220;Dive into a Literary Feast.&#8221; Scheduled for Saturday, August 26, from 4 pm to 8 pm, at River&#8217;s Edge Retreat, this collaborative fundraiser celebrates both local authors and<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/18\/local-authors-celebrate-55-years-of-adult-literacy-efforts\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,31],"tags":[229],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-5218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-civic","category-community-news","tag-fundraiser"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/TurningPagesAuthors_2023_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C349&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}