# Event Details - **Event Name**: Texas Author Series Happy Hour and Book Signing with Patricia Lee Lewis - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Join us at Chez Zee for an evening with Patricia Lee Lewis, author of "Thorns of the Mesquite"About this EventSet on a West Texas cattle and sheep ranch in the late 1930s, Thorns of the Mesquite captures a landscape shaped by drought, Dust Bowl hardship, and the uncertainty of a world on the brink of war. At the heart of the story is Dona Rose Willis, a woman deeply rooted in the land she loves, navigating the traditions and tensions of her time.Through vivid storytelling inspired by her own family history and Texas upbringing, Lewis explores themes of resilience, faith, injustice, devotion to land, and the enduring complexity of love and forgiveness. What began as a memory of her great-aunt walking a dirt ranch road grew into a richly imagined novel grounded in personal history and the spirit of the Lone Star State.Happy Hour begins at 6:00pm, followed by the program from 6:30–7:30pm, with a book signing to follow.Happy Hour 6:00-6:30pmAuthor Interview 6:30 - 7:30pmTICKETS:General Admission: $19 + taxStudents: $9 + taxDinner Guests: Free admission with your dinner reservation(Register on this site and book your table to confirm).We encourage you to make now, while seating is available.Admission includes light refreshments and appetizers.Cash bar availableThere will be Q&A with the author https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/25f2fd50-0830-11f1-8e72-eb9923d9d6b2-rimg-w1200-h400-dcffffff-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/austin/texas-author-series-happy-hour-and-book-signing-with-patricia-lee-lewis/100001982923582815 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Ftexas-author-series-happy-hour-and-book-signing-with-patricia-lee-lewis-tickets-1982923582815 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 23.93, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Austin - **state**: TX - **country**: United States - **location**: Chez Zee American Bistro - **lat**: 30.3366911 - **long**: -97.7579682 - **full address**: Chez Zee American Bistro, 5406 Balcones Drive, Austin, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Chez Zee American Bistro (https://allevents.in/org/chez-zee-american-bistro/22600731) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/79272f506761a4318bf33bf4e8e2e27afc2dbaf5516748750d22509089c4f020-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1770913836 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/608a6232aa7696904bed75ec880ecba9df7875bbf2e408d087197406487b1907-rimg-w400-h400-dcf5f4ee-gmir.jpg?v=1770913835 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? 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