Creator of the Sylvia cartoons Nicole Hollander will be at the Lubeznik Center’s Hyndman Gallery on October 7 at 2:00 pm to sign copies of her new book, “Tales of Graceful Aging from The Planet Denial.” Part personal memoir and part humorously wry rebuttal to those jolly “How to Face Aging Bravely” guides that line the self-help aisle of every bookstore across America, “Tales of Graceful Aging from the Planet Denial” is a collection of laugh-out-loud essays about growing old with sass and a sense of humor. Nicole applies her wit to such topics as living forever and whether it’s appropriate to charge medical procedures in order to earn frequent flier miles. Grouped in eighteen different chapters with titles like “Cats Never Qualify for Medicare” and “Disastrous Apparel Decisions”, each section opens with an original black and white line drawing by the famed cartoonist. With Nicole’s guidance, you’ll soon be poised to face the most important decisions that come in one’s mature years: Feign indignance or accept the senior citizen discount? Resort to plastic surgery or settle for a really good haircut? Nicole Hollander’s nationally syndicated comic strip Sylvia appears in twenty-five major newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, the Boston Globe, and the Seattle Times. She is a popular speaker who recently launched a career as a monologist to further her twin desires to speak in public and get paid for it. In 2006 she had several one-woman performances at theaters in Chicago. She has published sixteen collections of Sylvia strips, as well as “Female Problems and My Cat’s Not Fat, He’s Just Big Boned”. Copies of “Tales of Graceful Aging from the Planet Denial” are currently available for purchase at the Lubeznik Center Gallery Shop for $19.95. Click for more information about these events

Provided with support from South Shore Arts, the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency Further information about exhibits or events contact the Lubeznik Center by phone at 219-874-4900, email artinfo@lubeznikcenter.org or visit www.lubeznikcenter.org.  Information about the Odyssey Arts and Cultural Series can be obtained by contacting Judy Jacobi, PNC director of marketing at 1800-872-1231 ext. 5593.

 

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