Thought some Forum members might like to know about this: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ANNUAL BIRTHDAY WALKING TOUR EXPLORES “MARK TWAIN'S NEW YORK” - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - WHAT: A two-hour walking tour of Mark Twain homes and other Twain-related landmarks in SoHo and Greenwich Village, enlivened with appropriate anecdotes and epigrams -- and Twain's piquant observations about the New York of his day (e.g., "I have taken a liking to the abominable place") WHEN: Saturday, November 29, 1:00 PM AND Sunday, November 30 (Mark Twain's 173rd birthday), 1:00 PM WHERE: Broadway and Spring Street, southwest corner TOUR LEADER: Pete Salwen, New York historian (Upper West Side Story: A History and Guide) and independent Mark Twain scholar PRICE: $15.00 MORE INFO: Please see online news release at www.salwen.com/mtnytour.html for more information, or contact Pete at 917-620-5371 or [log in to unmask] AN ARTICLE about Twain's New York years (he claimed they called him "The Belle of New York") is also available online at www.salwen.com/mtbelle.html