Launch of "The Ladybug's Lament" by Sarasota Resident and Artist Vicki Chelf

Arts & Culture

RSVP to: Natalie Laughlin Tanner at NatalieLTanner@me.com.

Meet Vicki Chelf, the author and illustrator of a new children’s book, “The Ladybug’s Lament,” and a multimedia project called the “Bug People Project.” Natalie Laughlin Tanner, a co-founder of the project and narrator of the audible version of “The Ladybug’s Lament,” will also be onsite for interviews. Thursday, May 13, 5:30pm located at 1731 Cunliff Lane, Sarasota. Vicki overcame dyslexia and an eating disorder to become a cookbook author and professional artist. She has written a dozen vegetarian and vegan cookbooks published in two languages and is the founding owner of Le Pommier Fleure, one of the first natural food stores in Canada. Vicki is a graduate of Ringling College. The Bug People stories are inspired by personal experience.

RSVP to: Natalie Laughlin Tanner at NatalieLTanner@me.com.

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