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Fitzgerald and Historic Golf Courses of MN with Rick Shefchik
In a special FitzFirst@Four, held at the lovely Town & Country Club, local author Rick Shefchik will talk about his book, From Fields to Fairways: Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota,as well as F. Scott Fitzgerald and his cohort's time on the historic golf courses of Minnesota.
Admission includes nonalcoholic beverages and desserts. A cash bar will also be available. Preorder a copy of From Fields to Fairways from Common Good Books today and you can pick it up at the Town and Country Club on August 21. Just visit http://www.commongoodbooks.com/book/9780816677320 buy your book, and choose "Pick up at event" at checkout. Order by August 15 to make sure there's a copy waiting for you
Rick Shefchik was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, graduated from Dartmouth College in 1974 and worked at the Duluth News-Tribune for three years. He then spent 26 years at the St. Paul Pioneer Press as a media critic, music reviewer, features writer, columnist and sportswriter. He left the Pioneer Press in December 2006 to become a novelist and freelance journalist.
He is the author of four novels and two works of non-fiction. His first non-fiction book, From Fields to Fairways: Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota, was published in March 2012. With stories and photos dating back to 1893, it has been called the state's definitive golf history book. Shefchik has also written anniversary histories of Hazeltine National Golf Club, Golden Valley Golf and Country Club and Minneapolis Golf Club. His most recent book is Everybody's Heard About the Bird: The True Story of 1960s Rock n Roll in Minnesota, published in November 2015 and featuring interviews with dozens of musicians, promoters, deejays and managers, and 150 vintage photographs. He has written a number of articles for the History Channel magazine, Minnesota Golfer magazine and the Dartmouth Alumni magazine.
Rick Shefchik lives in Stillwater, Minnesota, with his wife, Barbara. They have two children. His primary hobbies are golf and playing the guitar.
Program developed by Fitzgerald in Saint Paul board member Jim Seidel and Jerry Brennan.
More information about the event and Fitzgerald in Saint Paul can be found at: http://www.fitzgeraldinsaintpaul.org/events-activities/
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LocationTown and Country Club (View)
300 Mississippi River Blvd. N
Saint Paul, MN 55104
United States
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