{"id":31181,"date":"2011-10-25T13:36:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T17:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2011\/10\/25\/dubus-to-appear-at-necc-tea\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:37:21","slug":"dubus-to-appear-at-necc-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/10\/25\/dubus-to-appear-at-necc-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubus to Appear at Women of NECC Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2191\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2191\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2191\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2011\/10\/Andre-Dubus-newsroom.jpg\" alt=\"Andre Dubus to Speak at Women of NECC Event\" width=\"250\" height=\"361\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andre Dubus III<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Acclaimed novelist Andre Dubus III of Newbury returns as a guest of The Women of Northern Essex Community College for the annual Membership Tea on Tuesday, November 8th, at 12:30 p.m. in the Hartleb Technology Center on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliott St.. This event is open to the public. Tickets are $45 per person. Seating is reserved.<\/p>\n<p>Author of \u201cThe House of Sand and Fog\u201d, \u201cThe Garden of the Last Days\u201d, and most recently \u201cTownie: a Memoir\u201d, Dubus will read from his memoir which explores his hardscrabble youth growing up in Newburyport and Haverhill.<\/p>\n<p>Dubus will also be available for a book signing at the event.\u00a0 The book \u201cTownie\u201d will be available for purchase.<\/p>\n<p>The tea menu will feature assorted tea sandwiches, a fruit cascade, and a variety of desserts.\u00a0 Each attendee will receive a complimentary coffee cake donated by The Original Boston Coffee Cake Company.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1997, The Women of NECC was organized to help Northern Essex in its efforts to raise money for scholarship for needy and deserving students.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information on the tea, contact the Northern Essex Community College Institutional Advancement Office at 978-556-3789. 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