[Hidden-announce] THIS SATURDAY: Join us for VALLEYWOOD II, March 8, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

[Claudia Gere]

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.