The next Authors’ Night Meet & Greet will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 beginning at 6:00 pm at Jubilee Circle, 2627 Millwood Avenue, Columbia, SC. Authors’ Night is a monthly event that features five local authors. It is free and open to the public. Enjoy light refreshments, music by Ken Baldwin and Igo Agafonov, a 30-minute presentation by one of the featured authors, and a book signing by all five authors. Books will be available for purchase and personally autographed by the author.

The featured author presenting for June will be Speaker Hall of Fame, professional humorist, singer and best-selling author, Jane Jenkins Herlong. Jane finds the funny in dysfunction while entertaining folks with her comedy and singing. From the tomato fields of her native Johns Island, South Carolina all the way to runway of the Miss America Pageant, Jane’s contagious optimism helps audiences learn how to handle difficult life situations with a sense of humor and grace. Through really funny original Southern stories and award-winning singing, audiences learn life-skills dealing with stress to achieve more success. Jane travels across the country and has spoken in New Zealand and Germany. She is fluent in four languages: English, Southern, Northern and Gullah. Jane is the author of the book, “Bury Me with My Pearls,” “Bare Feet to High Heels: You Don’t Have to be a Beauty Queen to be a Beautiful Person,” “What Ta-Tas Teach Us,” and “Rhinestones on My Flip-Flops.” As a professional singer, Jane has recorded multiple CDs of her music along with numerous live recordings of her comedy and speeches that are available on iTunes and Pandora.

A Book Signing will be held from 7:00 – 8:00 pm. Other authors being featured are James “Don” McAllister (Fiction); John M. Starino (Poet), MaryJo Briggs (Non-fiction), and Shennice Kleckley (Children’s Book).