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<\/p>\nMiami musician, writer and storyteller Eric Garcia, who performs as Uncle Scotchy, will celebrate the release of his memoir\u00a0Uncle Scotchy & The Time Thief with an official book launch and signing on Thursday, November 5, from 7\u20139 PM at Little River Distillery.<\/p>\n
The book grew out of Garcia\u2019s eighteen years as a family caregiver \u2014 eight years helping care for his mother after her younger-onset Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis, followed by another ten years caring for his father.<\/p>\n
Those experiences first became\u00a0The Blues Opera, Garcia\u2019s one-man show combining original music, storytelling, grief, dark humor and blues mythology. The production ran for 71 performances in Miami before evolving into the memoir.<\/p>\n
Told in twelve boxing-style \u201cRounds,\u201d\u00a0Uncle Scotchy & The Time Thief\u00a0explores family, caregiving, memory, loss, Miami and the question of who a caregiver becomes when the caregiving finally ends. Alzheimer\u2019s and the passage of time appear throughout the story as an\u00a0unseen adversary Garcia calls\u00a0\u201cThe Time Thief.\u201d<\/p>\n
Garcia fronts the Miami band\u00a0JUke\u00a0and was named Miami New Times\u2019 Best Songwriter in 2023.<\/p>\n
The November 5 launch will include a book signing, conversation about the story behind the memoir, and a free Easttop\u00a0harmonica with book purchase while supplies last. Garcia is also scheduled to appear at the Miami Book\u00a0Fair\u00a0on Nov. 21.<\/p>\n
EVENT DETAILS<\/p>\n
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026
7\u20139 PM
Little River Distillery
73 NW 71st St., Miami, FL 33150<\/p>\n
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