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Bill and Sandra McGee present a slide show of images from THE
DIVORCE SEEKERS at the Gatekeepers Museum in Tahoe City, California,
on July 13, 2004. The event was presented by the North Lake Tahoe
Historical Society. |
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Bill McGee's custom-made roping saddle is on display in "DeSotos,
Dames & Dudes: Divorce Reno Style" at the National Automobile Museum
(The Harrah Collection), April 11 - October 3, 2005.
See event listing below and the Press Room
for details. (Photo courtesy National Automobile Museum)
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Book Signings & Events in 2007 |
February 1
7:30 p.m. |
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Belvedere-Tiburon Library, Founders Room
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Slide show presentation. Q&A and book signing.
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1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon CA 94920
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For Information call 415-789-2665
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Book Signings & Events in 2005 |
February 25
2:00-3:00 p.m. |
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KPCC-FM 89.3, Southern California Public Radio
Authors William and Sandra McGee will discuss the glitz and
glamour of the Reno divorce on "Talk of the City," hosted by
Kitty Felde, on 89.3 KPCC-FM, the major NPR affiliate for
Southern California.
Listeners in the Pasadena area who went to Reno for a
divorce in the 1940s and 1950s are invited to call in during
the show and share a memory. Call-in number is
1-866-893-5722.
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March 31
8:30-9:00 a.m. |
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"North Bay Insight" KFTY-TV50, Santa Rosa, CA
Bill and Sandra will be interviewed on the Morning North Bay
News with anchors Scott Craig and Curtiss Kim. |
April 11
Thru
October 3 |
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DeSotos, Dames & Dudes: Divorce Reno Style
Exhibit of vintage autos and memorabilia recreates the period
in Reno when divorcees arrived en masse to take the "Cure."
Featured are photographs and text excerpts from The
Divorce Seekers. Automobiles in the exhibit are a
1947 DeSoto Suburban, which was used on a Reno dude ranch to
meet wealthy divorce seekers at the train depot, and a 1936
DeSoto De Luxe Airstream Taxicab. National Automobile
Museum, The Harrah Collection, Reno, NV (775) 333-9300,
www.automuseum.org
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Book Signings & Events in 2004 |
April 14
7 p.m. |
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Nevada State Railroad Museum
2180 So. Carson Street, Carson City, NV (775) 687-6953.
Slide show presentation of images from THE DIVORCE SEEKERS
with narration by the authors, followed by a Q&A session
with the audience and book signing.
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April 16
Noon-3:00 p.m. |
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The Book Den
1328 US Highway 395 S, Gardnerville (775) 783-1100
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April 17
8 a.m. - Noon |
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KOH AM 780
Weekend Magazine with Dave Preston, Reno,
NV |
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April 17
1-3 p.m. |
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Sundance Bookstore
1155 W. 4th Street, #106, Reno,
NV (775) 786-1188 |
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April 18
2-4 p.m. |
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Barnes & Noble
5555 S. Virginia Street, Reno (775) 826-8882 |
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May 15
2:00 p.m. |
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Borders
911 Topsy Lane, Carson City, NV (775) 267-0755 |
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Friday, June 11, 6:00 p.m. |
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Tecolote Book Shop
1470 East Valley Road, Montecito, CA (805) 969-4977 |
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June 13
3-5 p.m. |
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Chaucer's Books
3321 State Street, Santa Barbara, (805) 682-6787 |
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July 10
2:00 p.m. |
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Barnes & Noble
1725 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 565-0166 |
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July 11
1:00-3:00 p.m. |
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Mark Twain Book Store
111 So. C Street, Virginia City, NV 89440 (775) 847-0454 |
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July 13
10:00 a.m. |
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North Lake Tahoe Historical Society &
Gatekeepers Museum
130 W. Lake Blvd. Tahoe City, CA (530) 583-1762 |
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July 13
7:00 p.m. |
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Truckee Library
10031 Levon Avenue, Truckee, CA 96161 (530) 582-0515
Slide show presentation, discussion & signing. |
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July 16
7:00 p.m. . |
Borders
4995 S. Virginia Street, Reno, NV (775) 448-9999 |
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July 17
1:00-3:00 p.m. |
Nevada Historical Society
1650 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV (775) 688-1190 |
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July 23
7:00 p.m. |
Copperfield's Books
1303 First Street, Napa, CA 94959 (707) 252-8002 |
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September 14
7:30 pm. |
Gold Hill Hotel, “Nevada’s Oldest Hotel, Est. 1859”
Located one mile south of Virginia City on Hwy. 342.
Virginia City, NV 89440. Tuesday Night Historic Lecture & Dinner
Series. Slide show presentation, discussion & signing.
Reservations (775) 847-0111. |
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September 15
7:00 p.m. |
Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center
1477 Highway 395 N. Gardnerville, NV 89410. Slide show
presentation, discussion & signing. Presented by the Douglas
County Historical Society. (775) 782-2555 |
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September 16
6:30 p.m. |
Westerners’ International, Reno Corral
Sands Regency Casino & Hotel, 345 N. Arlington Avenue at 4th
Street, Reno, NV 89501. Slide show presentation, discussion &
signing. Reservations (775) 348-6303 |
November 13
2 pm |
Barnes & Noble, Summerlin
8915 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV (702) 242-1987 |
November 14
2 pm |
Borders
2190 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas, NV (702) 638-7866 |
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December 5-11 |
Norwegian Cruise Line’s “Pride of Aloha”
Guest Lecturers presenting a series of Enrichment
Seminars on “How To Write and Self-Publish Your Book”. |
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