Pen, Book, Event Pay Tribute To Mark Twain

The Mark Twain House & Museum hosted a reception Aug. 19 to mark a pair of Twain-related events. Pen-maker Montblanc presented the museum one of its 2010 Writers Series writing instruments dedicated to Mark Twain. Also, author Andrew Beahrs read from his book “Twain’s Feast” and talked about his journey across America in search of Mark Twain’s favorite cuisine. Pictured are, from left, An-Ping Hsieh, associate general counsel for United Technologies; Jan-Patrick Schmitz, CEO of Montblanc North America; Gregory Boyko, president of the Mark Twain House & Museum Board; Dr. J. David Haddox, vice president of risk management and health policy, Purdue Pharma; and Jeffrey Nichols, executive director of the Mark Twain House & Museum.