Jenna Bush Hager is bringing a live 'Theo of Golden' conversation to Columbus on Dec. 16

PRESS RELEASE

NBCUniversal announced Wednesday that "Today" co-host Jenna Bush Hager will bring her Read with Jenna book club to town for a live conversation with author Allen Levi, a Columbus native, on Dec. 16. 

Columbus is also the real-life inspiration behind the novel's fictional town of Golden.

• Date: Wed., Dec. 16, 7 p.m., doors at 5:30 p.m.
• Place: Legacy Hall, RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
• Tickets: $99 each plus fees and sales tax
• Podcast: Open Book with Jenna episode streams Dec. 21

Now Georgia reports the tickets sold out, but the podcast episode is your backup. VisitColumbusGA, the event's sponsor, hopes fans will also eat at local restaurants and visit museums and other attractions in town.

“We're going to get to show the world that Golden is Columbus.”

— Ashley Woitena, executive director of VisitColumbusGA

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