Thursday, April 1, 2010

John Fante event time change

NOTE TIME CHANGE: Family, scholars and fans of Downtown L.A. novelist John Fante gather for Fante Square unveiling

WHAT: Councilwoman Jan Perry unveils the commemorative JOHN FANTE SQUARE sign on the 101st anniversary of the author's birth, followed by a FREE ESOTOURIC WALKING TOUR of Fante's lost L.A. including Angels Flight railway, lunch at Grand Central Market and a toast to the author at the last Skid Row Bar The King Eddy Saloon

WHERE: Starting on the corner of 5th & Grand, downtown LA (next to the Central Library)

WHEN: Thursday, April 8, starting at 11am ­ John Fante's 101st birthday

RELATED NEWS: Esotouric & On Bunker Hill have launched a self-guided tour map of John Fante's Downtown ­ LINK: http://johnfantesdowntown.notlong.com .

And on Saturday, April 17, 12 noon Esotouric offers its occasional bus tour "John Fante's Dreams from Bunker Hill" ­ LINK: http://www.esotouric.com/fante

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