Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse

Robert Chumbley Reading & Signing Alabama Snow Local artist and author James Randall Chumbley will read from his new book, Alabama Snow, at a benefit for YouthPride’s suicide prevention program known as Evolve! The event will take place at Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse on Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. Outwrite is located at 991 Piedmont Ave., at the corner of Tenth St. in Midtown Atlanta, 404-607-0082.   This special fundraising event is also being staged to raise community awareness of the risks of suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth and young adults in metro Atlanta. Chumbley will be donating to Evolve! his portion of the proceeds from all copies of Alabama Snow sold at Outwrite during the month of October.   Chumbley is also donating one of his original mixed-media contemporary landscape paintings, valued at $3000, which will be raffled off to benefit Evolve! Raffle tickets are available from October 7-14 for $5.00 each at Outwrite, where the art will be on display. The winning ticket will be drawn during the October 14 event.    Look For This Sign In-Store To Sign Up For The Raffle!   Having survived his own attempted suicide earlier this year, Chumbley is finding new strength after a long struggle with depression by speaking out publicly. He plans to use his art and writing, and the release of his new book, as instruments of hope and support to individuals and organizations battling issues of suicide within the LGBTQ community. As he embarks on his book tour for Alabama Snow, Chumbley will host similar book events across the country, each benefiting local market LGBTQ suicide prevention programs.