WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (April 28, 2022) – Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times best-selling author Dave Barry is this year’s Special Guest at the West Palm Beach Library Foundation’s annual Food for Thought Gala on Saturday, Nov. 5, hosted at the Norton Museum of Art.
Called “the funniest man in America” by The New York Times, Barry has written more than 30 books, including the novels Big Trouble, Lunatics, Tricky Business, and most recently, Insane City. His titles are frequently found on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Barry won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary for his humor column carried in some 500 newspapers, including the Miami Herald. In announcing the prize, the Pulitzer committee cited Barry’s “consistently effective use of humor as a device for presenting fresh insights into serious concerns.”
“It’s an incredible honor to have this acclaimed writer as our Food for Thought Special Guest,” said Dean W. Dimke, Executive Director of the West Palm Beach Library Foundation. “He has brought joy to millions with his entertaining, thought-provoking books and columns. With his unique ability to use humor to make people think, he is a powerful choice to help promote our cause.”
Barry is appearing at the Foundation’s premier fundraiser for the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach where all proceeds benefit the library’s free programs, services, and resources that enrich and strengthen the community.
Guests will select a table host from various notable personalities and enjoy an elegant dinner with lively conversation with these local luminaries featuring authors, foodies, historians, artists, media, and community leaders. After taking place at the library for many years, the gala is being held for the first time at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach.
“Our relocation to the Norton Museum of Art gives us a beautiful new setting for this event devoted to the art of literature,” said Dianne Bernstein, Board Chair of the West Palm Beach Library Foundation and Honorary Co-Chair of the Food for Thought Gala. “Having Dave Barry as our Special Guest elevates it even further.”
For more information or to purchase a ticket, please visit https://wpblf.org/index.php/events/food-for-thought-2022.
About the West Palm Beach Library Foundation
The West Palm Beach Library Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization formed in 2000 to support the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach. It holds activities and events to financially sustain the library’s free programs, services and resources for children, teens and adults that enrich the diverse community. For more information or to donate to the Foundation, please visit https://www.wpblf.org.
