Please join us as the Library hosts authors Phil Wiggins and Frank Matheis in a conversation about Sweet Bitter Blues, a compelling and personal narrative about the Piedmont blues scene in the Washington, D.C., area. Many of the region’s best-known traditional bluesmen and women had deep roots in Virginia, including Flora Molton, Archie Edwards, and Wiggins’s long-time musical partner, John Cephas. Audience members will also be treated to a performance of Piedmont blues by Wiggins, a widely acknowledged master of the Piedmont style and a blues harmonica legend.This is the inaugural event in the 2020 Carole Weinstein Author Series, which supports the literary arts by bringing both new and well-known authors to the Library of Virginia.

Free and open to the public, the series focuses on Virginia authors and Virginia subjects across all genres. Register HERE

A reception opens this evening at 5:30 PM, followed by the program at 6:00 PM and a book signing at 7:15 PM.

Books are available for pre-order in the Virginia Shop at 804.692.3524 or for purchase at thevirginiashop.org/sweetbitterblues.aspx. 

For more information, contact Dawn Greggs at 804.692.3813