[Hidden-announce] Thank you, GoNOMAD! NEXT: Join us for VALLEYWOOD II, Saturday, March 8, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

[Claudia Gere]

Thursday night's sip 'n schmooze held in the welcoming environment of the 
GoNOMAD cafe was another engaging gathering of the Hidden-Tech community--
and perhaps our largest there yet. Thank you one and all for making it a 
happening event! 

NEXT:

JOIN US FOR VALLEYWOOD II -- A Celebration of the Digital Arts in the 
Pioneer Valley

DATE: Saturday, March 8

TIME: 2 – 3:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Jones Library, lower-level room, 43 Amity St., Amherst, Mass.

COST: $10 public; $8 Amherst Chamber members


	The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce and Reader to Reader Inc., with 
support from A – Z International Associates, is announcing VALLEYWOOD II – A 
Celebration of the Digital Arts in the Pioneer Valley.

	The opening program features John Katzenbach, Amherst resident and 
the acclaimed author of numerous books that have been turned into film, 
including Just Cause and Hart’s War. 

Katzenbach’s talk, entitled “THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY – Why I Love 
Hollywood and Why I Hate Hollywood,” is scheduled from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on 
Saturday, March 8 in the Jones Library lower-level room, 43 Amity Street, 
Amherst, Mass.

	VALLEYWOOD II is planned as an ongoing series of afternoon weekend 
lectures by regional writers, screenwriters, film-makers, animators, special 
effects, sound and others who are developing content for Hollywood, 
television and a wide range of mobile devices – all of whom fit into what is 
commonly called the “digital economy” or “new media.” The aim is to schedule 
one, mid-afternoon lecture per month during the school year on a weekend day 
in the lower level meeting room of the Jones Library, or other locations in 
Amherst to be announced.

	Katzenbach is also the author of In the Heat of the Summer, adapted 
for the screen as The Mean Season, as well as The Shadow Man, The New York 
Times bestseller The Traveler, and others. Filming of the script he wrote 
based on The Madman's Tale is schedule to start filming this spring.

	“Having one’s work adapted for film is a bittersweet affair. There 
are many positives and many negatives, and I’ll talk about both,” Katzenbach 
said.

	Admission at the door is $10 for the general public; $8 for Chamber 
members. The audience is welcome to bring snacks.