See Hickam, author of Rocket Boys
PPLD and the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado present a conversation and dinner with Homer Hickam, Jr., author of All Pikes Peak Reads 2009 selection Rocket Boys. Special guests will include several NASA astronauts.
In 1998, Rocket Boys was published and went on to become a New York Times best-seller, published in nine languages, and adapted into the ever-popular film October Sky . Hickam is a retired NASA engineer, a scuba instructor, and a consultant on a variety of aerospace projects.
Seats are available for this fundraising event for $95. Proceeds will fund Hickam’s other public appearances in the region. RSVP to Mary Furman at (719) 531-6333, x2203 or mfurman@ppld.org.
NEW!
Click here to purchase tickets online!If you don’t already have username and password, you will need to fill out the registration information. After you’ve registered or logged in, you can fill out the “Donation Information” form and choose “$95 Rocket Boys” as the Amount.
If you’d like to purchase more than one ticket, choose “Other Amount” as the Amount and enter the total cost of your tickets (for example: to purchase 2 tickets you’d type in 190 in “Other Amount”). Under “Designation”, choose “Rocket Boys Conversation Homer Hickam”.
Please contact Mary Furman at (719) 531-6333, x2203 or mfurman@ppld.org if you have any questions or need assistance purchasing tickets online.
The event is sponsored by Ent Federal Credit Union, Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado, and GE Johnson Construction Company.
- When: Friday, October 23, 2009
6 – 7 p.m. Silent Auction and Entertainment
7 – 8:15 p.m. Dinner
8:15 – 9:30 p.m. Presentation - Where: Doolittle Hall, United States Air Force Academy
Catherine Beiswenger said,
September 21, 2009 @ 3:51 pm
Are there group prices offered for the Homer Hickam Dinner?
My son’s 8th grade is reading this book currently in their Language Arts class at Discovery Canyon Campus, just 15 minutes east of the Air Force Academy.
Thank you,
Catherine Beiswenger
Charlotte said,
September 22, 2009 @ 6:26 am
Hi. I think your author bio is out of date. Hickam has written several follow-ons to Rocket Boys and a number of novels and is a full-time author now. See his website at http://www.homerhickam.com.
Jeremiah said,
September 22, 2009 @ 9:52 am
Hi, Charlotte. We are aware of Hickam’s many other published books. This blog (with abridged bio) focused on Rocket Boys as it is an APPR 2009 title. Readers interested in his other work can find eight additional titles in our catalog.
Catherine, we will pass along your query about a group discount to the PPLD Foundation (which is handling the financial prtion of this event).
Elaine said,
September 29, 2009 @ 3:03 pm
How do we get tickets? We sent to the library in Briargate and they did not know.
Virginia said,
September 29, 2009 @ 3:16 pm
Hi Elaine,
You can RSVP to Mary Furman at (719) 531-6333, x2203 or mfurman@ppld.org .
We should also have an online option up in the next few days.