# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An Evening with Ann Patchett - Virtual
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: In-person tickets are SOLD OUT - Join the waitlist: cityoperahouse.org

Presented by Jon and Sue Kinne "Fiction" Author Conversations

Ann Patchett, one of the most acclaimed and influential authors writing today, returns this summer with WHISTLER, a moving, luminous novel that reminds us of the sweetness and impermanence of life and the power of connection to defy time.  

Ann Patchett will be joined in conversation with Senior Charitable Giving Specialist for the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, Erin Anderson Whiting. Patchett is the author of many novels, most recently the #1 New York Times bestselling Tom Lake, works of nonfiction, and children’s books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the PEN/Faulkner, the Women’s Prize for Fiction in the UK, and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her novel The Dutch House was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Event Details

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with live music, and the conversation begins at 7:00 p.m. This event includes a Q&A session. Every ticket comes with a signed hardcover book. Ann Patchett is not personalizing books after the show. 

Sustaining Sponsor: Green Brick Foundation
Season Sponsors: Greenleaf Trust, Cottage Book Shop, Golden Fowler Home Furnishings, North Guard Technology Group, image360
Livestreaming Underwriter: Nancy Davy
Literary Sponsors: Cherry Republic, Bay Books
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/an-evening-with-ann-patchett-virtual/200030266475709
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Music, Entertainment, Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Traverse City
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: City Opera House
- **lat**: 44.763824005647
- **long**: -85.623297339978
- **full address**: City Opera House, 106 E Front St,Traverse City, Michigan, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is An Evening with Ann Patchett - Virtual being held?
  - **A:** An Evening with Ann Patchett - Virtual takes place on Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm at City Opera House, 106 E Front St,Traverse City, Michigan, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing An Evening with Ann Patchett - Virtual?
  - **A:** An Evening with Ann Patchett - Virtual is organized by Traverse City National Writers Series.

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