**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**  

Food writer and author Nicole A. Taylor will discuss her new cookbook, Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations, in this ZOOM webinar. Learn about the history of Juneteenth and the ways in which the holiday has evolved. Taylor will share some of her favorite recipes to honor the Juneteenth holiday and Black celebrations year-round. 

Nicole A. Taylor is a James Beard Award–nominated food writer, master home cook, and producer. She has written for the New York Times, Bon Appétit, and Food & Wine. Nicole is the author of The Up South Cookbook and The Last O.G. Cookbook. She is the executive producer of "If We So Choose," a short documentary about the desegregation of an iconic southern fast food joint. Nicole is the cofounder of The Maroon, a marketplace and retreat house focused on radical rest for Black creatives. She lives in New York City and Athens, Georgia, with her husband and son.

Register directly on Zoom HERE.  Presented in collaboration with the Cary Memorial Library in Lexington.

NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the program.