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“Meet the Author”: Max Furek
November 4, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Free
The Luzerne County Historical Society will host a presentation about the book, Somebody Else’s Dream: Dakota, The Buoys, & “Timothy.” Rock journalist Maxim W. Furek will conduct the event on Friday, November 4, 2022, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The program will be held at the Historical Society Museum, 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Furek’s book celebrates the song “Timothy,” Luzerne County’s most controversial song, which eerily paralleled the 1963 Sheppton mining disaster. Written by Broadway playwright Rupert Holmes, “Timothy” was banned by numerous radio stations because of “inappropriate content” but became a hit by The Buoys from Wilkes-Barre.
Somebody Else’s Dream depicts a cautionary tale of substance abuse, the pitfalls of censorship, and the actual price of the rock and roll fantasy. Furek also wrote, Sheppton: The Myth, Miracle, & Music.
The program is free and open to the public. For additional information call (570) 823-6244 Ext. 3, or email reservations@luzernehistory.org