Join us on Tuesday, October 6th, from 5:30 - 7:00 PM at the University of Houston's Student Center Ballroom to hear a panel of experts on Houston's hurricanes, including Houston’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Former Mayor Bill White; Dr. David Persse, Medical Director for Houston EMS; Dr. Neil Frank, former Director of the National Hurricane Center and Chief Meteorologist at KHOU; and Diana Rodriguez, Administrative Coordinator for Houston EMS, will take part along with the magazine’s editor-in-chief and Houston historian Joe Pratt.
This panel is presented by University of Houston - Houston History in conjunction with the annual Gulf Coast Reads program. Author Ann Weisgarber will be on hand to introduce The Promise and her research as part of the panel.
Look up ‘peripatetic’ in the dictionary and you may find a picture of Ann Weisgarber. Then again, you may not, because, if it’s anything like the flesh and blood Ann, it will probably be visiting another page of the dictionary—perhaps over in the W’s at ‘wayfaring’ or maybe the M’s for ‘mundivagant.’
The first weekend of Gulf Coast Reads kicks off with a trio of great free events!
Gulf Coast Reads 2015 gets off to a fast start with the first of many appearances by the author of Gulf Coast Reads 2015 selection, The Promise. 
We've been working all year behind the scenes, but we're finally about to reach October and our month of reading and activities surrounding Ann Weisgarber's book The Promise. It's time again to make sure you get a copy of the book everyone in the area will be reading and discussing. The Gulf Coast Reads libraries and partners are very proud of this year's offerings, with a record 117 educational programs and book discussion groups to choose from throughout October. Whether you're interested in Galveston history, the 1900 hurricane, music, food or dancing from the turn of the century, or you want to talk about a great book with other readers - we've got something for you!
