Livermore Public Library - Civic Center

Meet Christine Wente, part of the fifth generation Wente family and Senior Vice President of Hospitality at Wente Vineyards. She will speak on the Wente family’s leadership role in sustainable agriculture, land use and related sustainable winegrowing practices in the Livermore Valley, as well as The ... (more)Restaurant at Wente Vineyards’ philosophy of highlighting locally and estate grown ingredients throughout its menu. Plus—Mini Food Festival featuring local food producers, music provided by Karl Wente and The Front Porch Band. Throughout February 2009, the Livermore Public Library will present a series of programs related to food, agriculture, cooking, sustainability, and other issues raised in Michael Pollan’s provocative book.

Art will present a slide show of dazzling, eye-opening images that traces the evolution of the paperback book cover art and format - marketing, stylistic trends, design motifs and influential cover artists. He is the author of The Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis, collaborated with Richard Lupoff ... (more)in production of The Great American Paperback, and has contributed articles to Paperback Parade Magazine. Art Scott has been collecting vintage paperbacks for over 30 years, and has frequently lectured at mystery conventions