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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Krystal Caron, Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-826-0347 • kcaron@EdinaMN.gov • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Edina Art Center Announces an Evening with Kasey Lansdale
Edina, Minn., July 16, 2015 – The Twin Cities Sisters in Crime mystery author group will host a concert at
the Edina Art Center, 4701 W. 64th St., featuring Country Blues Singer Kasey Lansdale.
The event will take place 6:45-8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4. There will be a lecture with Lansdale 6:45-7:45 p.m.,
with an acoustic concert to follow. The event costs $25.
Twin Cities Sisters in Crime is a chapter of the national organization, Sisters in Crime. The group offers
networking, advice and support to local mystery authors.
Kasey Lansdale is the daughter of Joe R. Lansdale, author of over 40 novels and numerous short stories. His
work has appeared in national anthologies, magazines and collections, as well as numerous foreign
publications. During the lecture, Kasey will share what it was like to grow up in the Lansdale home and offer
perspective on her father’s work.
Kasey will perform her own work at an acoustic concert following the lecture. Kasey has recorded with
Grammy Award-winning Producer John Carter Cash, who has produced legends such as Loretta Lynn,
George Jones and Willie Nelson. She recorded her first studio album, “Restless,” in the historic Cash Cabin
Studio in 2013. Along with the “Restless” album release, Lansdale is performing both nationally and
internationally, including large events and festivals such as the Halogaland Music Festival in Norway and The
Piacenza Blues Festival in Italy. Her music was featured in the film “Cold in July.”
The Lansdales’ books, CDs and DVDs will also be available for purchase at the Aug. 4 event.
Call the Edina Art Center at 952-903-5780 to register for this event.
Twin Cities Sisters in Crime has monthly meetings that are open to the public, featuring a variety of guest
speakers.
For more information on the Edina Art Center or its programs, classes and events, visit
www.EdinaArtCenter.com.
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