Ashley Smith, known worldwide as the single mother who persuaded Brian Nichols, Atlanta’s courtroom killer, to surrender to police, will be the featured speaker at a Celebrate Recovery event on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. The free event will be held at Eastern Heights Baptist Church on Highway 80 East and limited seating is available on a first-come basis, beginning at 6:30 when doors open. No nursery is provided. Smith is the author of “Unlikely Angel,” which recounts her harrowing experience of being held prisoner in her own apartment by a gun-wielding Brian Nichols and her eventual miraculous freedom and recovery.