Tom Rivers, an author and longtime staff writer for the Batavia Daily News, will give a reading and presentation of his recently published book, "Farm Hands: Hard work and hard lessons from Western New York fields." A Q&A session will follow.
It will take place at GoArt!'s Seymour Place, at 201 E. Main St. in Batavia, from 7 until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26.
Rivers' book is a compilation of first-person segments of his state and national award-winning series on farming, which he wrote in 2008. The series chronicles his experiences on various farms in Genesee and Orleans counties. The book includes additional background information along with 101 pictures.
You can find more information on Rivers' book by visiting www.farmhandsbook.com. For more details on the program, call GoArt! at 343-9313 or e-mail info@goart.org.
