Women's Show Saturday, Nov. 22

Women's Show Nov 22 2008 05:00

MICHELLE, by Liza Mundy, In MICHELLE, the first and only comprehensive biography of Michelle Obama, Washington Post staff writer Liza Mundy offers insight into our new first lady. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with Michelle’s friends, family, former co-workers and classmates, numerous detractors and even one with Michelle herself, Mundy supplies a deeply reported, balanced portrait of the woman making history alongside Barack Obama. With her husband’s historic election, Michelle Obama is officially the first African-American First Lady of the United States. In January, she’ll move her family into the White House and inevitably will set a new tone for what the first family will be.

Bailout – whoops! Rescue plan for troubled assets? No-now liquidity cushion for ??? Nomi Prins, Economist. Nomi brings us up to date on the economy. She is a senior fellow at the public policy center Demos and author of Other People’s Money and Jacked: How “Conservatives” Are Picking Your Pocket. She is a reformed Wall Streeter and frequent contributor to Mother Jones and The Huffington Post. Bringing us up to date on the economy, she helps us understand what has transpired and where we are headed. www.nomiprins.com.

Suede, Singer. Pop/Jazz/Blues phenom Suede plays piano, guitar and trumpet, but voice is her first instrument and entertaining is clearly her first love. She sings original material and pop, blues and jazz standards like nobody you've ever heard. Celebrating 25 years as a full-time independent artist Suede is proud to announce the release of "Dangerous Mood", her new CD. Suede will appear in concert Saturday, November 22 at 8 pm, King of Peace MCC Church, 3150 5th Ave North, St. Pete. 7:15 VIP reception with Suede to benefit Crescendo. Tickets and info at www.yougogirlproductions.com or by calling 813.990.9482. www.suedewave.com.

Nov. 21-23, 2008: Thousands will converge on Fort Benning, Georgia for the November Vigil to Close the School of the Americas. Terri Binder, listener from Sarasota, will report live from the protest. http://soaw.org/.