DATE: Saturday, March 8
TIME: 2:00
LOCATION: Jones Library, lower-level room, 43 Amity St., Amherst, Mass.
COST: $10 public; $8 Amherst Chamber members
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 Harts War.
Katzenbachs talk, entitled THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
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
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 ones work adapted for film is a bittersweet affair. There are many positives and many negatives, and Ill 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.
3:30 p.m. Z International Associates, is announcing VALLEYWOOD II A Celebration of the Digital Arts in the Pioneer Valley. 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. 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.