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Steve Lopez

Steve Lopez - The Soloist

9:30 a.m. November 5, 2009
Polsky Theatre, Carlsen Center
Johnson County Community College

In his book The Soloist, Steve Lopez, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, chronicled the life of Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, a homeless, Juilliard-trained musician with schizophrenia. The book was turned into a movie of the same name starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx that was released last summer.

The Soloist is the selection for the 2009 community-wide initiative United We Read, sponsored by the Kansas City Library and Information Network. The book touches on themes of homelessness, mental illness, racism and music.

'The Soloist'

Lopez’s residency at JCCC is sponsored by the college’s English and Journalism division, Billington Library and the college’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

For more information about Lopez’s residency at JCCC, contact Pat Decker, program facilitator, Honors program, 913-469-8500, ext. 2512, pdecker@jccc.edu.