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Randolph-Macon College’s Watkins Lecture Series will host author Bill Bryson, who will present “Notes from All Over” on February 26, 2020 at 7 p.m. in Blackwell Auditorium, RMC Center for the Performing Arts (205 Henry St.). Map & Directions

One of the world’s most beloved and prolific travel writers, best-selling author Bill Bryson regales audiences with his quirky observations, eye-opening tales and self-effacing humor. He has chronicled everything from hiking the Appalachian Trail in A Walk in the Woods (named one of TIME magazine’s “All-TIME 100 Best Nonfiction Books”) to capturing the zeitgeist of the Roaring Twenties in One Summer: America 1927.

With more than 20 books in circulation, Bryson’s latest book is The Body: A Guide for Occupants.

After reading and sharing stories, Bryson will hold a Q&A with the audience.

RMC’s Watkins Lecture Series
The Watkins Lecture Series was established in 1999 by Marion Watkins Herget and Dr. George D. Watkins ’44 and is named in honor of their parents, who owned and operated the Herald-Progress newspaper. The series brings together the Town of Ashland and RMC communities—two entities important to the Watkins family.

The Watkins’ gift has provided lecture attendees the opportunity to hear from a host of notable speakers, including Soledad O’Brien, Garrison Keillor, Ari Shapiro, Nina Totenberg, James Carville, Julian Bond, Bob Woodward, David Gergen, and Rubin “Hurricane” Carter.