MEET BARBARA MCQUEEN THIS WEEK!

This is the week that my friend Barbara McQueen makes her final appearance touring her book, "Steve McQueen: The Last Mile", Co-Authored by another friend of mine, Marshall Terrill. For those of you based on the West Coast who have blogged with me for years, come to Arizona because I'd love to meet you! More importantly, you'll meet Barbara--a remarkable lady whose camera lens caught intimate moments of her husband, American actor and legend Steve McQueen.

A must see for any Steve McQueen fan - The Last Mile: An Exhibition of Rare and Private Photographs by Barbara McQueen. You are invited to view this intimate and private body of work of photographs taken of Steve McQueen from 1977 - 1980. Steve and Barbara McQueen spent their time before his 1980 death traveling around America in his vintage pickup trucks, making friends with "ordinary people" and enjoying life away from Hollywood, which is captured in these candid and poignant photos.

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WHEN: Friday, March 6 from 7 to 9 P.M. "Meet the Artist": Barbara McQueen!

WHERE: At The Chandler Center for the Arts Exhibition Hall, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, Arizona.

HIGHLIGHTS: Admission is free to event. Also, Jeb Rosebrook will be present. Jeb wrote the screenplay for the 1972 McQueen film, "Junior Bonner" which was filmed in Prescott, Arizona.

POST EVENT: Gallery hours are 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday and 12 Noon to 4 P.M. on Saturday through April 11th. For more information, call (480) 917-6859 or visit www.chandlercenter.org.