RESCHEDULED 2022 Decatur Book Festival Keynote Event

308 Clairemont Avenue,Decatur GA 30030

04 November, 2022

Description

We are very pleased to announce that the Decatur Book Festival Keynote event featuring Pete Souza is rescheduled for November 4, 2022. Tickets for the rescheduled Keynote Event on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022, at First Baptist Church Decatur featuring Pete Pouza, author of The West Wing And Beyond: What I Saw Inside The Presidency will be made available on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022 at NOON. Registrants are permitted one ticket for themselves and one guest ticket. Re-ticketing for individual ticket-holders for the original event to request tickets for the November 4, 2022,is now CLOSED. If you were a ticket-holder for the Sept.30 2022 event, you may contact Joe Davich at 404-370-3070 X 2225 or [email protected] with any questions. About the Keynote Event:The 2022 Decatur Book Festival Presented by Emory University is pleased to present the rescheduled Keynote Event on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022, at First Baptist Church Decatur featuring Pete Pouza, author of The West Wing And Beyond: What I Saw Inside The Presidency. Souza will project rarely-seen photographs and tell stories from his new book. Following his presentation, Mr. Souza will take questions from the audience. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. The event will begin promptly at 8:00 p.m. If you would like to purchase a copy of the book to be picked up at the event at the "will call" table, please click the link: PURCHASE Books may also be picked up after the event at A Cappella Books. All books will have pre-signed bookplates. There will be NO SIGNING LINE at this event. Video and Audio Recording, and Flash Photography are strictly prohibited. To ensure a capacity crowd, the venue will be oversold. A free ticket does not guarantee a seat. COVID precautions dictate that a mask is properly worn at all times in the venue. Tickets: Tickets for this event are through Eventbrite only. Tickets are free and open to the public but you must register on Eventbrite to receive a digital ticket as seating is limited.There are no physical tickets issued for this event, or ticket pick-up locations. To ensure a capacity crowd, the venue will be oversold. A free ticket does not guarantee a seat. Please arrive early to secure your seats before showtime. Unclaimed seats will be released 15 minutes before showtime. Should you bring a guest, it is the ticket-buyers' responsibility to make guests aware that COVID precautions dictate that a mask is proplerly worn at all times in the venue. Seating capacity for this event is capped to promote social distancing. There are NO STANDING ROOM ONLY TICKETS FOR THE EVENT. Should the event sell out, guests may sign up on the waitlist to be notified should tickets become available. To register on the waitlist, please call or e-mail: Joe Davich at 404-370-3070 X 2225, or [email protected]. Be sure to leave your name, phone number and number of tickets (LIMIT TWO PER REGISTRANT). Indivials may to obtain a "walk-up" ticket the night of the event. Should we have room after we have accomodated the ticketed guests, Walk-up guests will be accommodated on a first come, first served basis. There will be a special line for "Walk-up" guests. Please join the queue, and at 7:50 p.m. all unclaimed seats will be released to walk-up guests. Keynote Event Safety: The Decatur Book Festival is following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 guidelines and is working in alignment with the policies of the First Baptist Church Decatur. We are committed to a safe environment for all writers, attendees, vendors, and volunteers. We are taking the following steps for safety during the festival weekend:   
-Masks: Face masks must be worn properly over the nose and the mouth at all times on the entire church property, including outdoors. -Social Distancing: Attendance indoors is capped at less than 50% of capacity, with alternating rows left vacant.  In the event that either the CDC or the First Baptist Church of Decatur advises that in-person events be suspended because of a change in the COVID-19 situation, we will explore other presentation options. About the Author:Pete Souza was the Chief Official White House Photographer for the entire tenure of the presidency of Barack Obama. He is the author of several books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Obama: An Intimate Portrait and Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents. At the keynote event he will discuss The West Wing and Beyond: What I Saw Inside the Presidency. Souza was also an official White House photographer during the Reagan administration, a freelance photographer for Life and National Geographic, and the Washington-based national photographer for the Chicago Tribune. A documentary about his work in the White House, The Way I See It, was nominated for an Emmy, and its premiere was the highest-rated non-news, non-live program in MSNBC history. About the book:Meet the people inside the presidency and go behind the scenes of the West Wing—into the Oval Office and Situation Room, aboard Air Force One, and beyond—with #1 best-selling author and former presidential photographer Pete Souza. Pete Souza has spent more time in the Oval Office than almost any person in history. During the Obama administration alone, Souza was inside the presidential bubble for more than 25,000 hours and made nearly 2 million photographs. The result is an unprecedented view of how our democracy really works. Now Souza invites you into the inner sanctum of the American presidency, sharing rarely seen photographs and untold stories of life and work in the White House and traveling with the President around the world. The West Wing and Beyond takes you behind the scenes of consequential moments and traditions with the people who define our nation’s highest office—from the senior White House staff to the Oval Office valets. It delivers new insights into the role of the Secret Service, the seriousness of decisive meetings in the West Wing, and even some fun moments aboard Air Force One. Brimming with gorgeous photographs paired with fascinating storytelling, The West Wing and Beyond offers a one-of-a-kind look into the personalities, intrigues, and fascinating details that comprise the modern presidency. It is an essential book for every citizen who believes in American democracy.