Red Dirt Redux

Had the good fortune to take part this past weekend in the Red Dirt Book Festival, under the auspices of the Pioneer Library System, for which I work. I was remiss in not creating this blog post before the event, whereby I could have promoted it a bit. Still, it was such a great experience, I want to give it some props ex post facto.

I had the chance to introduce a great presentation by Hannibal B. Johnson about Tulsa Oklahoma's Greenwood District. Mr. Johnson has written an excellent book called Black Wall Street: From Riot To Renaissance In Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District. I'd never taken part in a book festival before, and to get a chance to meet some of the authors and vendors and mix with all the folks who were there was a great experience. To be a part of it in Oklahoma's centennial year made it even more special. I even got the chance to perform a short set of centennial-themed guitar music during the opening session.

There's another Red Dirt Book Festival already in the works for 2009. I'm looking forward to it already!