# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Road Less Traveled to Winchester- Annual Friends Night
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 21 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join the Friends of HRLS for Annual Friends Night! This event is open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.

The Friends will present the Volunteer of the Year award and the Barbara Dickinson Scholarship to a HRLS staff member. There will also be a presentation of the annual donation to the library.

The guest speaker for the event will be award-winning author Tj O'Connor. He is known for his mysteries and thrillers and works as an international security consultant specializing in anti-terrorism, investigations, and threat analysis—experiences that inspire his novels. His thriller titles include The Hemmingway Deception, The Consultant, and newly released The Whisper Legacy. Additionally, he has written a mystery trilogy called The Dead Detective Casefiles. Tj will discuss how Virginia's history has shaped his writing and will give us a preview of a book set to be released later in 2025, which takes place in our very own Handley Library!

Tj was raised in New York's Hudson Valley and now resides in Virginia with his wife, their Labrador retrievers, and Maine Coon cats. They have raised five children, who have given them a growing tribe of grandchildren. 

Winchester Book Gallery will be on hand selling Tj's books throughout the event.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/winchester/the-road-less-traveled-to-winchester-annual-friends-night/200028124515826
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Winchester
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Handley Library
- **lat**: 39.18717
- **long**: -78.16646
- **full address**: Handley Library, Winchester, Virginia, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Road Less Traveled to Winchester- Annual Friends Night being held?
  - **A:** The Road Less Traveled to Winchester- Annual Friends Night takes place on Wed, 21 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 21 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm at Handley Library, Winchester, Virginia, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Road Less Traveled to Winchester- Annual Friends Night?
  - **A:** The Road Less Traveled to Winchester- Annual Friends Night is organized by Handley Regional Library System.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Road Less Traveled to Winchester- Annual Friends Night is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Winchester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If The Road Less Traveled to Winchester- Annual Friends Night sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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