Chet Raymo to Present Reading at UB on April 28 as Part of WBFO's "Meet the Author" Series

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Chet Raymo author of "The Path: A One Mile Walk Through the Universe, will give a reading from his book at 7 p.m. on April 28 in the auditorium of Allen Hall on the University at Buffalo South (Main Street) Campus.

Raymo's reading will be broadcast live on WBFO 88.7-FM, UB's National Public Radio affiliate and will be presented as part of the station's "Meet the Author" series. It will be free and open to the public. Bert Gambini, WBFO music director, will be the host.

WBFO will present the reading in cooperation with Talking Leaves Books, The Buffalo Science Museum and the Astronomical Society of New Western New York. A reception and book signing will take place following the reading.

For almost 40 years, Chet Raymo has walked a one-mile path from his house in North Easton, Massachusetts, to Stonehill College where he is professor emeritus of physics and astronomy. The woods, fields, and stream he passes are as familiar as his own backyard, yet he admits, "There has never been a day I have walked the path without seeing something noteworthy. Every pebble and wildflower has a story to tell."

Raymo chronicles the universe he finds on his path with a scientist's curiosity, a historian's respect for the past, and a child's capacity for wonder. With each step, the landscape he traverses becomes richer and more multidimensional, opening door after door into astronomy, geology, biology, history, and literature, making the path universal in scope.

Raymo is the noted author of "An Intimate Look at the Night Sky," "Skeptics and True Believers," "The Dork of Cork," and "365 Starry Nights." His column "Science Musings" appears weekly in the Boston Globe.

The "Meet the Author" series is an interactive, public lecture series geared toward those with a passion for learning, accurate authoritative commentary and open discussions. Individual programs allow the community to convene and share ideas with an important literary contributor to society.

Past participants have included Alice Carey, author of "I'll Know It When I See It: A Daughter's Search for Home in Ireland;" Ashley Kahn, author of a book on John Coltrane's " A Love Supreme" Album; Lauren Belfer, author of "City of Light;" Frank Deford, NPR commentator, sports writer/commentator and author of "Don't Get Me Started," and Craig Wilson, USA Today columnist and author of "It's the Little Things: An Appreciation of Life's Simple Pleasures."

The audio from Meet the Author events is archived on WBFO's web site at http://www.wbfo.buffalo.edu/programming/authors.php3.