Back by popular demand is the Ohio County Public Library’s Lunch With Books second annual Simple Life Christmas Special with Don Feenerty. Last year’s online broadcast of “The Simple Life a Foxfire Christmas” broke Library online attendance records with viewers from as far away as Ireland.

Feenerty’s unique view on life that he calls the “Simple Life” is an easy to follow and enjoyable philosophy based on contentment and making do with what you have. Feenerty, a life long Ohio Valley resident, grew up in South Wheeling and now lives on a farm in rural Belmont County, Ohio, where he claims the simple spirit of Appalachia is what rules his daily life.

Feenerty has spent his entire adult life working as a creative. For over thirty-five years he owned and operated a successful commercial photography business but is equally known for his creative writing and story telling. Feenerty promises to share with guests a recent story that he wrote for the show, titled “The Christmas Ghost of Hart Road,” a story seventy years in the making. Feenerty claims, “with all my stories there is a little bit of truth mixed in with a lot of fiction.” “It’s the job of the listener to decide what parts are true,” Feenerty added.

The show will also showcase simple and memorable gifts from Feenerty’s life and gifts you can make yourself. He will also dedicate part of the show to making the most of what you have in a demonstration on how to take one simple worn out item and create many memorable family heirlooms, gifts to last a lifetime.

Featured throughout the show will be performances by Feenerty’s musical friends, Faire May, who will be playing traditional holiday music in their old time style. The show will conclude with vocal artist, Jariel Henthorn singing Ave Maria in Latin, accompanied by Zac Gordon on the violin.

Ohio County Public Library program director, Sean Duffy said, “This is a must see show. Don Feenerty and his Simple Life philosophy has something to touch the heart of everyone.”

The Simple Life Christmas, a Simple Gift, will be held at the Ohio County Public Library at noon on Tuesday, December 21. Admission is free but space is limited. Coffee will be served and guests are encouraged to bring a bag lunch. 

See the program In-Person at the Ohio County Public Library’s auditorium at 52-16th Street in Wheeling or, use this link to watch live on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IRGbpf. Call the Library at 304-232-0244 for more information.

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