MEDIA APPEARANCES AND EVENTS
SPRING 2020
Release of 400 Friends and No One to Call (March 26 with Central Recovery Press)
RADIO INTERVIEWS
Get the Funk Out! with Jeneane, KUCI, March 16
Kathryn Zox Show, Voice America, April 1.
Unplugged and Totally Uncut with Arroe Collins, April 2, iHeartRadio
Parade, 40 Ways to Maintain Social Ties During the Coronavirus Quarantine, March, 2020
Catching Health, How Are You Holding Up?, Q&A with Val Walker by Diane Atwood, April, 2020
BabyBoomer.com, 10 Ways to Make Meaningful Connections in Retirement, March, 2020
BoomerMagazine.com, Book Review by Annie Tobey for 400 Friends and No One to Call, March, 2020
SPEAKING AND TEACHING
Please note: Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the following events may later be cancelled.
- May 20th, Wednesday, 12:45-2:45pm, Edward King House, Circle of Scholars, Newport, RI, Brave New Friendships: Building Community and a Sense of Belonging
- May 26th, Tuesday, 7pm-8pm, Camden Public Library, Camden, Maine, Brave New Friendships talk and book signing for 400 Friends and No One to Call. (Books provided by the Owl and Turtle Bookshop)
- June 2nd, 7pm-8:30pm, ZOOM video class: Building Friendships, Fellowships and Community (even while physically distancing), Brookline Adult and Community Education
- June 8th, Monday evening, Newton Free Library, Newton, MA: the Council on Aging and other sponsors will host a panel discussion on tackling loneliness and isolation in seniors. I will be on the panel sharing my story and other stories from my book, 400 Friends and No One to Call.
FILM
- I am serving as a resource for All the Lonely People, a feature-length documentary with the award-winning film company, The Clowder Group.
This film explores the fast-growing epidemic of loneliness and social isolation around the world. Watch the teaser for this new film, to be released by late 2020. http://allthelonelypeoplefilm.com/