Patrick D. Smith's Blog, page 8
January 6, 2014
A Land Remembered Comes To St. Petersburg College
Few if any books have captured the spirit and colorful history of Florida as has Patrick Smith’s beloved novel, A Land Remembered. It has been said many times that people should be issued a copy of A Land Remembered when they cross the Florida state line.
Click for a calendar of appearances.
Enter your name and email address to be notified of updates to the tour schedule!
First Name
Here is your opportunity to get to know the author and his work as Smith’s son, Rick, takes the stage to delight audiences with a multimedia show about his father and the extraordinary experiences he had which were necessary for him to write with such authority of Florida pioneers, the Seminoles, migrant workers, “river rats” of Mississippi, the social injustices of the South and the challenges of the present.
Patrick Smith makes video appearances throughout the program to entertain and enlighten the audience about his extraordinary life as a writer and his thoughts about Florida.
• He’ll explain things such as how his father broke into the Seminole culture in order to learn about them so that he could write about them in Forever Island. This was a crucial step in his writing career.
• He’ll explain how he worked alongside migrant workers in order to write Angel City, which helped improve the lives of migrant workers everywhere.
• You’ll learn how he researched A Land Remembered for over two years before he could write it.
• He’ll share his thoughts about the “real” Florid
• See how seemingly random events play into Patrick Smith’s books.
This is a media intensive show. It is not a “lecture” or just a “talk.” You have never seen visual storytelling like this.
You will come away with a deeper appreciation for Florida’s history and a desire to know more about your own family history.
This program is a sensory delight incorporating video clips, photos, paintings, music, sound effects and a few jokes to transport you to another place and time. Rick Smith narrates live throughout the show, answers questions and will happily sign your books (even though his Dad wrote them.)
Rick Smith is an award-winning media producer and his father’s biggest fan. His passion for his subject is clearly evident in this lovingly produced program. Come and enjoy an unforgettable journey into a Florida that once was, is no more, and never again will be.
We are very interested in having you return to Mount Dora in October. Because of the interest shown at your presentation here, I want to have it at our Community Building which holds approximately 600 people. I have had a lot of presenters/actors, etc and I have never seen such attentiveness on the part of the audience to your presentation. People stood the whole time and did not complain!
Stephanie Haimes - Library Director, W.T. Bland Public Library, Mount Dora
Rick Smith was wonderful in his presentation to honor his father, Patrick. We had a standing room only crowd in Panama City and people are still talking about how great it was.
Book clubs are reading and discussing the books and even people who are not avid readers have read Patrick Smith books since this presentation. We would love to have Rick back this fall!
Rebecca Saunders - Northwest Regional Library System, Panama City
We totally loved seeing you guys and the presentation was awesome!
What a guy your father is! Wow wee!
Gayla
My wife and I saw Rick when he came to Stuart. To say the least we were impressed.
I want to urge him to come to Okeechobee on his fall speaking tour.
Terry N.
Thank you! My husband and I so enjoyed your presentation at the library in Cocoa.
Susan B.
Thank you so much for coming to Windy Ridge to speak with our sixth graders about your father and his wonderful legacy. The students have now finished volume 1 and can’t wait to start volume 2 of A Land Remembered. Our unit has been so enhanced by your personal account of childhood with your dad. You spoke beautifully and tailored the program perfectly for our kiddos! Thank you again so much for your visit!
Elizabeth Chick
I made it to the Marco Island talk. Was a great show, and I managed to get a signed copy of the book A Land Remembered.
Thank you for doing this tour.
Randi R.
One day I was looking through a Forum Magazine from the Florida Humanities group, and I noticed an article about Patrick Smith, his life’s adventures and the books he had written. I instantly knew I wanted him to talk to the Marco Island Historical Society members. I called the number listed and found his son, Rick Smith who agreed to travel to Florida from California and he was willing to do a presentation about his life with his famous, beloved father. His video clips with his father speaking all helped us to get to know the man behind the wonderful writings. What a wonderful tribute to a legend.Thank you, Rick
BJ Henning, Program Director, Marco Island Historical Society
I attended the show yesterday in Melbourne. Really enjoyed it all. The venue and informal setting made it feel very personal.
Rick does a great job entertaining (he really is funny!), Kim takes care of the tech and sales end and I learned some things about Patrick Smith that I didn’t know .
I learned about the books I hadn’t read, and it won’t be long because I purchased them and have already begun reading The River is Home.
Congratulations on a successful tour Rick and Kim.
Debbie Horn Little
WHAT? You haven’t read A Land Remembered yet? You will enjoy this show so much more if you’ve read the book, so order your copy right here.
July 10, 2013
A Land Remembered Is Coming To Leesburg, November 16, 10:00 AM
Few if any books have captured the spirit and colorful history of Florida as has Patrick Smith’s beloved novel, A Land Remembered. It has been said many times that people should be issued a copy of A Land Remembered when they cross the Florida state line.
Click for a calendar of appearances. Here’s a map of Rick’s route.
Enter your name and email address to be notified of updates to the tour schedule!
First Name
Here is your opportunity to get to know the author and his work as Smith’s son, Rick, takes the stage to delight audiences with a multimedia show about his father and the extraordinary experiences he had which were necessary for him to write with such authority of Florida pioneers, the Seminoles, migrant workers, “river rats” of Mississippi, the social injustices of the South and the challenges of the present.
Patrick Smith makes video appearances throughout the program to entertain and enlighten the audience about his extraordinary life as a writer and his thoughts about Florida.
• He’ll explain things such as how his father broke into the Seminole culture in order to learn about them so that he could write about them in Forever Island. This was a crucial step in his writing career.
• He’ll explain how he worked alongside migrant workers in order to write Angel City, which helped improve the lives of migrant workers everywhere.
• You’ll learn how he researched A Land Remembered for over two years before he could write it.
• He’ll share his thoughts about the “real” Florid
• See how seemingly random events play into Patrick Smith’s books.
This is a media intensive show. It is not a “lecture” or just a “talk.” You have never seen visual storytelling like this.
You will come away with a deeper appreciation for Florida’s history and a desire to know more about your own family history.
This program is a sensory delight incorporating video clips, photos, paintings, music, sound effects and a few jokes to transport you to another place and time. Rick Smith narrates live throughout the show, answers questions and will happily sign your books (even though his Dad wrote them.)
Rick Smith is an award-winning media producer and his father’s biggest fan. His passion for his subject is clearly evident in this lovingly produced program. Come and enjoy an unforgettable journey into a Florida that once was, is no more, and never again will be.
We are very interested in having you return to Mount Dora in October. Because of the interest shown at your presentation here, I want to have it at our Community Building which holds approximately 600 people. I have had a lot of presenters/actors, etc and I have never seen such attentiveness on the part of the audience to your presentation. People stood the whole time and did not complain!
Stephanie Haimes - Library Director, W.T. Bland Public Library, Mount Dora
Rick Smith was wonderful in his presentation to honor his father, Patrick. We had a standing room only crowd in Panama City and people are still talking about how great it was.
Book clubs are reading and discussing the books and even people who are not avid readers have read Patrick Smith books since this presentation. We would love to have Rick back this fall!
Rebecca Saunders - Northwest Regional Library System, Panama City
We totally loved seeing you guys and the presentation was awesome!
What a guy your father is! Wow wee!
Gayla
My wife and I saw Rick when he came to Stuart. To say the least we were impressed.
I want to urge him to come to Okeechobee on his fall speaking tour.
Terry N.
Thank you! My husband and I so enjoyed your presentation at the library in Cocoa.
Susan B.
Thank you so much for coming to Windy Ridge to speak with our sixth graders about your father and his wonderful legacy. The students have now finished volume 1 and can’t wait to start volume 2 of A Land Remembered. Our unit has been so enhanced by your personal account of childhood with your dad. You spoke beautifully and tailored the program perfectly for our kiddos! Thank you again so much for your visit!
Elizabeth Chick
I made it to the Marco Island talk. Was a great show, and I managed to get a signed copy of the book A Land Remembered.
Thank you for doing this tour.
Randi R.
One day I was looking through a Forum Magazine from the Florida Humanities group, and I noticed an article about Patrick Smith, his life’s adventures and the books he had written. I instantly knew I wanted him to talk to the Marco Island Historical Society members. I called the number listed and found his son, Rick Smith who agreed to travel to Florida from California and he was willing to do a presentation about his life with his famous, beloved father. His video clips with his father speaking all helped us to get to know the man behind the wonderful writings. What a wonderful tribute to a legend.Thank you, Rick
BJ Henning, Program Director, Marco Island Historical Society
I attended the show yesterday in Melbourne. Really enjoyed it all. The venue and informal setting made it feel very personal.
Rick does a great job entertaining (he really is funny!), Kim takes care of the tech and sales end and I learned some things about Patrick Smith that I didn’t know .
I learned about the books I hadn’t read, and it won’t be long because I purchased them and have already begun reading The River is Home.
Congratulations on a successful tour Rick and Kim.
Debbie Horn Litte
WHAT? You haven’t read A Land Remembered yet? You will enjoy this show so much more if you’ve read the book, so order your copy right here.
May 16, 2013
A Land Remembered Tour Schedule
Scroll through the calendar to October to see the next schedule.
Some specific addresses of the may not be available yet.
Scroll through the calendar to February to see the next s...
Scroll through the calendar to February to see the next schedule.
Some specific addresses of the may not be available yet.
January 31, 2013
PatrickSmithOnline.com
Learn more about Patrick Smith and all of his novels at the original family site, http://PatrickSmithOnline.com.
