9th Ave: Larry Hayes

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Please note that, while RSVP is not required, it is very helpful to us in gauging expected attendance. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP. Those who have not RSVP'd will not be denied entry. Seating is first come, first serve. Join us on Tuesday, August 4 at 7pm when we welcome Larry Hayes to celebrate his book, *14 Going on 24: Growing Up with Willie Mays*,** at 9th Ave! ​ Free to Attend, Please RSVP Or Watch on YouTube Live/Link Available Soon ​ **Praise for *14 Going on 24*** "I found Mr. Hayes’ book *14 Going on 24: Growing Up With Willie Mays* a wonderfully nostalgic trek through the subtle real-life nuances of our national pastime and its historical social influences. His ability to capture the cultural significance of my father’s character and impact as narrated through the Forrest Gump-like eyes of his central character was heartwarming."**- Michael Mays, son of Willie, screenwriter, Founder/Chairman of the Youth Rescue Project** **​** "Larry Hayes has written a splendid book on Willie Mays. It’s fiction, yet when you read through the pages of *14 Going On 24: Growing Up With Willie Mays*, it feels real, as if you were side by side with the characters, including the Say Hey Kid himself. The author has keen knowledge and insight on Mays, so much so that some of the specifics he provides are known only by a select few.**– John Shea, national sportswriter and co-author (with Willie Mays) of The New York Times best-seller — *24: Life Stories and Lessons from…