Thursday, October 9, 5:30 PM. Author Adam Higginbotham. The 2025 Clifford W. Burgess Fall Author Night, featuring Adam Higginbotham, will be held on October 9 at Vinegar Hill. The Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library in Kennebunkport is pleased to once again partner with Vinegar Hill for this special evening with Adam Higginbotham, author of “CHALLENGER: A TRUE STORY OF HEROISM & DISASTER ON THE EDGE OF SPACE”. The author will be interviewed by former TV news anchor and journalist Pat Callgahan (WCSH-TV, Portland), who covered the Challenger story in 1986. Reserved seating tickets are on sale now at vinhillmusic.com for $50-$60. Join us for food and drinks before the show in the outdoor garden prior to the event. A (cash bar) cocktail hour and book sales will start at 5:30 PM, followed by an intimate conversation with the award-winning author at 6:30 pm. From the New York Times bestselling author of “Midnight in Chernobyl” comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on fascinating new archival research and in-depth reporting—a riveting history that reads like a thriller. A masterful blend of human drama and fascinating and absorbing science, “Challenger” brings to life a turning point in history—and the result is an even more complex and astonishing story than we remember. Graves Library thanks Clifford W. Burgess, Octopus Books, Lark Hotels and Vinegar Hill Music Theatre for their continued generosity in sponsoring this event. Vinegar Hill Music Theatre is located at: 53 Old Post Road, Arundel, Maine 04046, Tel: 207-985-5552.The proceeds of all tickets sold benefit the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library.