CHICAGO, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from the Estate of Elaine Steinbeck regarding today's news that the U.S.

The National Steinbeck Center, located at One Main Street in Salinas, unveils its 2011 Steinbeck Festival: Friends and Foes, to be held from August 4-7, 2011, in Salinas, on Monterey’s Cannery Row and in Cities of Letters around the world. Salinas, California (PRWEB) May 09, 2011 The National Steinbeck Center, located at One Main Street in Salinas, unveils its 2011 Steinbeck Festival: Friends and Foes, to be held from August 4-7, 2011, in Salinas, on Monterey’s Cannery Row and in Cities of Letters around the world. This year, the Steinbeck Festival looks at friends, foes and accomplices of all stripes, in books, in arts and ideas, and in Steinbeck’s life and work.

Sociobiologist and author of bestseller, The Watchman’s Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out Of Extinction, Rebecca Costa, announced today that she has agreed to be the keynote speaker at the acclaimed San Francisco Public Library Earth Day event and The National Steinbeck Center’s annual Meet the Author program.

SALINAS, Ca., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The City of Salinas wishes to hire a branding consultant to lead a Community Branding initiative. An RFP has been posted on the city's website; www.ci.salinas.ca.us; detailing all information required and a unique financing proposal.

30th Annual Steinbeck Festival, August 5-8, 2010, Journeys: Steinbeck Around the World SALINAS, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This summer, the National Steinbeck Center presents the 30th annual Steinbeck Festival, Journeys: Steinbeck Around the World, to be held from August 5-8, 2010 in Salinas and in literary locales around the globe.