Savannah Coffee Roasters at the Savannah Book Festival

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Executive Director Robin Gold at 912.598.4040 or info@savannahbookfestival.org

Improvements Elevate the 2014 Savannah Book Festival Visitor Experience

(SAVANNAH, GA) Numerous changes designed to improve the visitor experience are in store for the main day of the Savannah Book Festival, Feb. 15. In addition to more than 30 bestselling authors, there are new book signing policies, speaking venues, transportation, food offerings and seat-capacity restrictions.

New Venues: There will be strict enforcement by the City of Savannah Fire Marshall of seating-capacity requirements in all venues this year. To accommodate the growing Festival audience, two new venues will be used for presenting authors—the Lutheran Church of the Ascension Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall on Wright Square.

Even with the additional seating, however, Robin Gold, the Festival’s executive director, advises, “If there is an author you particularly want to see, you should get to the venue early enough to make sure you have a seat.”

Transportation and Parking: Getting to the Festival will be easier than ever this year. Free trolley service will be offered all day between the Jewish Education Alliance at 5111 Abercorn St., Senior Citizens Inc. at 3025 Bull Street, and Telfair Square. All city parking garages will provide parking for a flat fee of $5 all day.

Dining: Both Barnes Restaurants and Savannah Coffee Roasters will be selling food in Telfair Square. Trinity United Methodist Church, one of the Festival venues on Telfair Square, will offer an indoor “Food and Fellowship” dining area during lunch hours. Though food will not be for sale in the Fellowship area, visitors are welcome to bring their own food in for an indoor picnic.

Book Signing: As a reminder, only books purchased at the Festival or online through Follett in advance will be signed by presenting authors. A signing card must be shown as proof of purchase. One cashier in the Book Sales tent will be designated for Sponsors and LITERATI to help lines move quickly.

“A primary reason for authors participating in book festivals is to sell books,” says Gold. “The Festival’s aim is to promote book sales so that authors of such high caliber will continue to participate.”

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The Savannah Book Festival Inc. is an independent, non-profit corporation led by a volunteer board of directors and committed to keeping all main day events free and open to the public. The 2014 Savannah Book Festival, presented by Georgia Power, will be held Presidents Day weekend, Feb. 13-16, 2014, in locations in and around Telfair and Wright Squares in Savannah’s Historic District. For more information, please contact Executive Director Robin Gold at 912.598.4040, info@savannahbookfestival.org or visit www.savannahbookfestival.org

Savannah Coffee Roasters new building...

215 W Liberty Street after the demolition but before the new roof!

The beginning!  Would you have bought a building with a lake inside?  This is truly waterfront or puts a spin on it anyway!  When it rained the east wall was like a waterfall!  Wish I had taken a photo of that!
The moss in the lake and the 3 inches of water meant that we had to invest in stylish galoshes!
Well I must say....watch tomorrow for me to show you what this space now looks like!

We listened....

Thank you to all who wanted us to open up our roastery and offer coffee tasting and the like.  We will be able to confirm the location in the next few weeks.  We have had preliminary approval for one of two locations that we are considering.  There is just some more dtail to work through.  We will have our Roastery, Retail shopping and cafe for you.  Yippee!