Texas Author Series Happy Hour and Book Signing with Mayor Steve Adler

Meet the former Mayor and now published author Steve Adler. He will discuss his new book Hot Seat — Hot City: The Austin Mayor's Story Join us at Chez Zee for an evening with Steve Adler, author of Hot Seat - Hot City. Hot Seat – Hot City is former Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s first-person account of leading one of America’s fastest-growing cities through extraordinary change and crisis. From the serial bombings and COVID-19 pandemic to homelessness, policing, affordability, and political polarization, Adler takes readers inside the difficult decisions that landed on the mayor’s desk. Using Austin as a case study, the book explores the realities of local leadership when the stakes are high, consensus is elusive, and there are no easy answers. OUR INTERVIEWER Kerry Tate is an Austin business and civic leader with a career spanning public relations, entrepreneurship, homebuilding, and philanthropy. A former chair of the Austin Community Foundation, the Austin Chamber of Commerce, and Leadership Austin, she has received numerous honors for civic leadership and mentorship and remains an active advocate for women, affordable housing, and the Austin community. MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR Steve Adler served as the 52nd Mayor of Austin from 2015 to 2023, leading the city through a period of extraordinary growth, change, and challenge. Before taking office, he practiced law for more than 30 years, with a focus on trial advocacy, eminent domain, and civil rights. A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Texas School of Law, Adler now teaches public leadership, urban policy, and strategic change management at universities in Austin. He and his wife, Diane Land, live in Austin and have three daughters and six grandchildren. Hot Seat – Hot City is his first book. Happy Hour 6:00-6:30pm Author Interview 6:30 - 7:30pm TICKETS: • General Admission: $15 + tax • Students: $7 + tax • NOTE - Make a reservation at Chez Zee for after the Author event and enjoy a $20 Gift Certificate per 2 Guests Register on this site and book your table to confirm. We encourage you to make dinner reservations at Chez Zee now, while seating is available. Admission includes light refreshments and appetizers. • Cash bar available • There will be Q&A with the author