Ben Folds Five Book Talk With Mayor Peduto (Monday, August 5, 2019)

Ben Folds to give book talk with Mayor Peduto on Monday, August 5

Ben Folds of Ben Folds Five fame will be in Pittsburgh to promote his new book, “A Dream About Lightning Bugs” and will be joined on stage by Mayor Peduto.

by Lindsay Patross | July 31, 2019

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This is the week when all of Mayor Bill Peduto’s Twitter friends are making a stop in Pittsburgh. (Read more about Peduto’s Twitter friendship with Guster here).

❤️ Pittsburgh https://t.co/YuATsKXfW1

— benjamin folds (@BenFolds) October 23, 2017

Ben Folds, whom you likely know from his band Ben Folds Five will be in Pittsburgh on Monday to promote his new book, A Dream About Lightning Bugs.

In his new memoir, @benfolds pulls back the veil behind his creative process and shows how a series of failures led to his legendary music career. https://t.co/MyiK8sfkD6 pic.twitter.com/SFEBYZl1Lf

— Paste Magazine (@PasteMagazine) July 31, 2019

White Whale Bookstore will be hosting the book talk and signing. Mayor Peduto will be joining Ben Folds on stage for the discussion.

An Pittsburgh Evening With Ben Folds: Book Talk Tickets, Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 7:00 PM |

Hey Pittsburgh, join me August 5th in welcoming ⁦@BenFolds⁩ back to town with an intimate discussion about his new book, Q&A, book signing (& maybe some tunes).. https://t.co/I0BDBqmC3C

— bill peduto (@billpeduto) July 25, 2019

Ben Folds Five Book Talk With Mayor Peduto

Date: Monday, August 5, 2019
Time: 7 – 9 pm
Location: First Unitarian Church, 6015 Morewood Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tickets: $15 or $30 for priority seating and a copy of the book.
Facebook event

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