Lamott, other speakers coming to Canterbury this fall

Canterbury United Methodist Church will host a well known writers and personalities for its fall speaker series.

Tickets for bestselling author Anne Lamott’s Nov. 1 talk have already sold out, but a new set of tickets to a simulcast in an overflow room at Canterbury will be available at a lower rate. 

Lamott is the author of Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith; Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers; Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life; Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace; and other titles. Her event will take place from 7:30-8:30 p.m.

On Sept. 13, Hal Edward Runkel will kick off the series with a talk on “Scream Free Marriage: Calming Down, Growing Up, and Getting Closer” on Sept. 13 at 9:30 a.m. An evening program may also be announced at a later date.

On Oct. 4, Glennon Doyle Melton, author of the popular blog Momastery and the New York Times best-seller Carry On, Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life, will speak from 6-7:30 p.m. at the church. 

For more information, visit canterburyumc.org/speakers