Katrinaville Chronicles: A Lecture by Author and Photographer David Spielman

Hurricane Katrina was the event. The real story is what happened after the wind stopped blowing.

The GreenwichHistorical Society is pleased to present author and photographer David Spielman as part of the Greenwich Reads Together program on Thursday, April 19, at 7:00 pm. Through images and words, Spielman will share his experiences during and after the great storm, as he lived without electricity, gas or running water while continuing to photograph his beloved New Orleans under incredibly difficult circumstances.

Mr. Spielman’s first-person account and his images will enable you to see, feel and understand what was happening to this city under siege. After the lecture, Mr. Spielman’s book Katrinaville Chronicles: Images and
Observations from a New Orleans Photographer will be available for purchase and signing.

To bring the topic even closer to home, seldom-seen original photographs from the Historical Society Library & Archives that depict Greenwich floods, storms and hurricanes will be on display.

Admission is free but reservations are required. To reserve a space, please call 203-869-6899, Ext. 10. The program will be at the Greenwich Historical Society Vanderbilt Education Center, 39 Strickland Road, Cos Cob, CT.

David Spielman’s appearance is being held in conjunction with Greenwich Reads Together, a community-wide reading experience that engages all of Greenwich in exploring a single book. This year’s selection is award-winning Zeitoun by Dave Eggers, the true story of Abdulrahman Zeitoun, a Syrian-American who also chose to stay behind through
the storm, assisted those around him by passing out supplies from a canoe and then suddenly vanished. Visit www.greenwichlibrary.org to learn about other
Greenwich Reads Together programs.

Katrina Chronicles:
A Lecture by Author and Photographer David Spielman
Thursday, April 19, 7:00 pm

Greenwich Historical Society

Vanderbilt Education Center, 39 Strickland Road, Cos Cob, CT