3 Mcbride Way Bridgewater Nj

[Evelio Olivo]

Inaddition to writing, McBride toured as a saxophonist sideman with jazz legend Jimmy Scott, among others. He also has written songs (music and lyrics) for Anita Baker, Grover Washington Jr., Pura F, Gary Burton and even for the PBS television character Barney. He received the Stephen Sondheim Award and the Richard Rodgers Foundation Horizon Award for his musical Bobos, co-written with playwright Ed Shockley. McBride has been featured on national radio and television in America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the event starting at 7:30 p.m. The format for the event is a traditional lecture with a Q&A portion to follow. Attendees will have a special opportunity for a book signing with McBride from 8:30 to 9 p.m. A livestream of the event will be available at bridgewater.edu/mcbride.

McBride will speak about his latest novel Deacon King Kong, which tells the story of a 1969 shooting in Brooklyn and the strange intersections of the lives of the characters involved in the incident. Told with insight and wit, Deacon King Kong demonstrates that love and faith live in all of us.

The event will be a traditional lecture format beginning at 7:30 p.m. with a Q&A portion to follow. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and attendees will have an opportunity for a book signing with McBride from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Bring your own book or books available to purchase on site. An American sign language (ASL) interpreter will be present to facilitate communication between McBride and deaf or hard of hearing attendees. A livestream of the endowed lecture will be available at bridgewater.edu/mcbride.

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