Now celebrating its 10th anniversary as a nonprofit literary and educational organization devoted to the preservation of the storytelling traditions of our region and to providing realistic assistance to developing authors and other artists, the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society of New Orleans, in concert with the Southern Foodways Alliance, announces a special edition of its Words and Music Celebration, to be held the evening of September 22nd in New Orleans.

Titled “Word Masters and Their Music,” this concert will feature the musical talents of, among others, Jack Butler, author of Living in Little Rock with Miss Little Rock, and Tom Piazza, author of Blues and Trouble. The evening's performances will honor Leah Chase, of the famed Dooky Chase’s in New Orleans, the restaurant that played an integral role in the development of Southern music. A gala supper party will follow at 10:00 p.m.

Other events of interest to SFA members are scheduled for that same week, some of which are detailed in a related article in this issue of the Southern Register. For particulars on the SFA events, contact John T. Edge at 662-915-5993. For registration information, contact the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society at 624 Pirate’s Alley, New Orleans, LA 70116-3254; telephone 504-586-1612, 504-529-3450; e-mail faulkhouse@aol.com.