Event details
The Resettlement of Vesta Blonik
Location
The Chapel
Category
Arts & Culture
Event Details
Join a literary discussion with author Denise Smith Cline about her debut book, The Resettlement of Vesta Blonik.
About the Book: Set during the Great Depression, The Resettlement of Vesta Blonik is the story of two strong-hearted strangers, bent but not destroyed by grief and financial destitution. Vesta Blonik, an unmarried farm woman from Minnesota and Gordon Crenshaw, confined to Dorothea Dix Hospital after the death of his wife and child, meet through misleading letters written by Gordon’s family members. But reality doesn’t look at all like what was promised, and when they learn the truth, the two must find a path forward, together or apart.
About the Author: Denise Smith Cline is an upstate South Carolina native and practicing attorney in Raleigh. Denise’s fiction and non-fiction has won awards from Carolina Woman, Salem College’s 2014 International Literary Contest, and the 23rd Annual Carteret Writers’ Contest. Her work has appeared in Prime Number, Carolina Woman, The Shoal, and the Raleigh News & Observer.
Tickets
This is a ticketed event.
Cost is $5.00 + fees.
Get tickets at the link above.
This event is presented by the Dix Park Conservancy and So & So Books.
Know Before You Go
Chapel Address: 1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603
- Via Western Boulevard: Enter at Hunt Drive or S. Boylan Avenue
- Via Lake Wheeler Road: Enter at Umstead Drive
- Follow signs towards Chapel
- Parking is located in the lots next to and in front of the Chapel. ADA parking is available.
Dix Park continues to strive to be accessible and welcoming for visitors, including those with disabilities. Currently, portions of Dix Park, including some areas where programs and events occur, have uneven surfaces and are not fully accessible. Accessibility is a primary focus for all park improvements and development.
Parking: ADA parking spaces for the Chapel are to the left and out front of the building. ADA parking spaces are available in all lots.
Chapel Entrance: Ramp and ADA push button activated door is located to the left of the front of the building.
Restrooms: Indoor accessible restrooms are available in the Chapel.
Programs and Events: Raleigh Parks Inclusion Services works with community members to support participation. To request a program modification based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please complete and submit the Accommodation Request Form or contact Inclusion Services staff at 919-996-2147 or ParksInclusion@raleighnc.gov.
Contact Dix Park Staff at 919-996-3255 or events@dixpark.org.
