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Details about last year's Minnesota Book Awards gala:
6:30 p.m. - Reception, Book Sales and Signing, Cash Bar
8:00 p.m. - Awards Ceremony (featuring complimentary champagne and desserts; celebrity presenters; music by The Willie August Project)
Our Host: Cathy Wurzer, host of MPR's Morning Edition and TPT's Almanac
Book awards will be presented to winners in 8 categories, plus:
Additional autographing and book sales will follow. Cocktail or business attire suggested. The Book Awards Gala will be taped and broadcast at a later date by SPNN-Cable TV and TPT-Minnesota Channel.
The Crowne Plaza Hotel is located at 11 East Kellogg Boulevard. For parking and directions, click here.
Cathy Wurzer is the host of MPR’s Morning Edition and co-host of TPT’s Almanac. Her impressive resume also includes previous work as an anchor and reporter for WCCO-TV, talk show host for WCCO-AM radio, a producer for KMSP-TV, and political reporter for KSTP-AM radio. Wurzer has won three Emmy Awards for her work on Almanac. | ![]() |
| Inspired by the small group jazz of the 1960s and 70s, The Willie August Project builds its sound around extraordinarily cohesive ensemble playing, with an emphasis on collective improvisation. Each member of the group is both a fine soloist and an excellent supporting musician and listener. As a result, this trio is able to maintain a remarkable consistency of mood throughout each tune. |
Please reserve early, as seating is limited. Individual seats are general admission and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets include complimentary champagne and dessert during the Awards ceremony. Sponsored tables and complete tables purchased together (10 seats per table) will receive priority seating. Tickets are non-refundable.
Put a table together with your friends so you can all sit together...
Host your favorite clients... Book Clubs welcome!
Sponsored tables (which include recognition in various Book Awards venues) and priority seating are also available beginning at the $1,000 level. For more information, please contact Wendy Moylan at 651-366-6484 or by email at wendy@thefriends.org.
If you would like to join The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library and receive a $5 discount on your Book Awards tickets, as well as other discounts and notification of free events (membership levels: $25, $50, $100 and $500), please call 651-222-3242 and place your order over the phone; or download, print, and mail or fax in your order (Fax: 651-222-1988). Click here to download the PDF.
Readers' Choice Award
All Minnesotans are invited to take part in voting for
the Readers' Choice Award. During the month of March 2009, readers will be able to visit TwinCities.com to vote for one of the Minnesota Book Award
finalists in 8 categories. The finalist with the
most popular votes will be awarded the Readers’ Choice Award. The
award is sponsored by the Pioneer Press and TwinCities.com. Please, only one vote per person.
The Minnesota Book Awards is a Capital City project, led by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, in consortium with the Saint Paul Public Library and the Office of the Mayor of Saint Paul. Outreach partners and supporting organizations include: MELSA; Minnesota Department of Education—State Library Services; Minnesota Library Association; and Library Networks for Literature—a project of the Public Programs Office of the American Library Association. Media sponsors include the Pioneer Press, The Rake, Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN), and TPT-Minnesota Channel. Generous support has been provided by the F.R. Bigelow Foundation, The Harlan Boss Foundation for the Arts, The Huss Foundation, The Katherine B. Andersen Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation, a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, and The Saint Paul Foundation.
Contact:
Ann Nelson, Minnesota Book Awards Coordinator
The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library
651-222-3242
mnbookawards@thefriends.org